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Post by Azrael on Feb 14, 2009 8:02:49 GMT -5
hey Lou,
What about the tablets of destiny from the sumerian writings? (thats the closest they can be translated into english)
The annukai fought wars over them, they seemed to give some sort of powers or abilities. What are they? where are they?
Iraq has always been an interest of the world powers because of its archeological importance and the hope ancient artifacts/clues are hidden there.......is that the real reason the USA is in Iraq? or was it to clear out renegade ET''s who are taking over the middle east or something?
And instead of a synopsis of the book of revelations how about just the Anti-christ and dragon?
thanks!
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Post by jasonrocksteady on Feb 15, 2009 5:57:50 GMT -5
Dear Lou, Like me as you dont believe in jesus will you eventually,hopefully not for a long time,put your family though a catholic funeral? My Grandma was read the last rights twice recently then almost next day was siting/talking for hours then a month later was mall shopping. The priests only upset the family? Long live Sleeper
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Post by Lou on Feb 15, 2009 8:27:46 GMT -5
Hi sleeper, What the heck does this mean? Luke 16:1-9 1 He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. 2 And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.' 3 And the manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. 4 I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.' 5 So, summoning his master’s debtors one by one, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' 6 He said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' 7 Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' 8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings. Thanks. Hi noface The rich man is God, the manager is the Jewish leaders, Pharisees, Sadducee's and others entrusted with the laws of God. Those that followed the teachings of those leaders (managers) were being shortchanged by those leaders. That passage is written to sound as if money is the problem in men's lives, and it certainly is for those who squander their "riches". Money is not the issue, it was a translation glitch done intentionally. Some books use the word "Mammon" which means hidden treasure or other-worldly treasures as in the treasure of the knowledge of God, which was entrusted with the Jews. This knowledge was hoarded and squandered by the high priest.
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Post by Lou on Feb 15, 2009 8:53:57 GMT -5
hey Lou, What about the tablets of destiny from the sumerian writings? (thats the closest they can be translated into english) The annukai fought wars over them, they seemed to give some sort of powers or abilities. What are they? where are they? Hey azrael Kind of like a recipe for Coke a Cola today. Many of the cuneiform tablet are hidden away in museums. They have since lost their magic powers. Not so for Coke ;D That's about right There has to be a christ for there to be an anti-christ. Nevertheless, there is other hidden meaning in those end time tales. But its not a can of worms I want to open, at least not for awhile.
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Post by Lou on Feb 15, 2009 8:58:58 GMT -5
Dear Lou, Like me as you dont believe in jesus will you eventually,hopefully not for a long time,put your family though a catholic funeral? My Grandma was read the last rights twice recently then almost next day was siting/talking for hours then a month later was mall shopping. The priests only upset the family? Long live Sleeper Hi jason There are some rituals that are ingrained in peoples lives and not much we can do about it. People will be upset either way. So what the heck, let them have their rituals.
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Post by noface on Feb 15, 2009 21:37:41 GMT -5
The rich man is God, the manager is the Jewish leaders, Pharisees, Sadducee's and others entrusted with the laws of God. Those that followed the teachings of those leaders (managers) were being shortchanged by those leaders. That passage is written to sound as if money is the problem in men's lives, and it certainly is for those who squander their "riches". Money is not the issue, it was a translation glitch done intentionally. Some books use the word "Mammon" which means hidden treasure or other-worldly treasures as in the treasure of the knowledge of God, which was entrusted with the Jews. This knowledge was hoarded and squandered by the high priest. Well that interpretation is certainly from a different place. ;D What does the part mean when God commends the dishonest Jews, etc.: "8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings." If I read that other book you wrote about the Christian scriptures would that give me a good handle on this sort of thing?
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Post by Lou on Feb 22, 2009 9:34:39 GMT -5
What does the part mean when God commends the dishonest Jews, etc.: "8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings." Certain factions of the Jewish hierarchy played ball with the Romans, didn't rock the boat and enjoyed protection and prosperity under Rome's rule. The Zealot portion of the population of Jews, most of them living outside Jewish traditions and hidden in the hills believed that such Jews had sold their souls for Roman peace, prosperity, and dabbled with some of the pagan gods. The Zealots finally won over the hearts of the Jewish people, rebelled and fought Rome at every turn expecting God to rush in and save them from the Pagan Romans. The Jews lost their peace and Rome executed all Jews, those that didn't escape into the hills and into other countries. The book explains some of the miracles and other New Testament parables.
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Post by frami12 on Feb 27, 2009 13:07:57 GMT -5
Hello Dear Lou! I was thinking about the Pharaohs dream 'The seven lean cows'. It was for real? Why let them knew it? Could we apply these passage to present days? Frami
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Post by Lou on Feb 27, 2009 18:02:46 GMT -5
Hello Dear Lou! I was thinking about the Pharaohs dream 'The seven lean cows'. It was for real? Why let them knew it? Hello Frami The world has always been a place of feast and famine, always will be. Some will feast some will starve. Pharaohs dream had other meaning for Jacob's clan. Jacobs offspring, eventually known as the Israelites, prospered in the Egyptian Delta, the most fertile land in Egypt. Egypt served as a spiritual incubator for the Israelites. Much of the famine talked about in the bible is a spiritual famine. All the books and movies about the Israelites have it wrong ;D Yes, there is a huge spiritual famine going on as we speak. Which often translates into a physical famine.
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Post by frami12 on Mar 10, 2009 0:57:38 GMT -5
Thank's a lot Lou!! Something about numerology in Bible. What is the meaning of the 144 000? To forgive 70 times 7? Why exactly Ten Commandments instead of twelve or six.? Seven capital sins? Seven days of Creation, or the week days? What else as you know. Frami
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Post by Azrael on Mar 12, 2009 9:25:27 GMT -5
Hi Lou,
What does the mark that Cain is given from God after killing his brother mean/what is it/what does it signify ?
The bible says in many chapters that Jesus will return to judge mankind....if the bible Jesus is a metaphor/not a real person what does this mean? what is going to happen when/if these prophecies come true (what does the metaphor mean) ?
Where did the Giants go? there is some documentation of giants in the roman times (celtics, saxons had some giants among them). And then you have the bible giants, were they eliminated in the flood (the bible ones?)
What is the significance of Israel and the holyland?
and what is armageddon?....since in the bible there isnt really an end of the world since mankind carries on 1000 years afterward then there is a new earth (which I assume is when they restart the cycle that you said has carried on with this planet for millions of years where the old civilization is eliminated to make way for the new one).
And finally after armageddon the anti-christ/beast and his prophet and Satan are plucked from the battlefield and put in the lake of fire (what is that?) ,,,what does that all mean are they actual people?, nations? metaphors? and after the thousand years the dragon is allowed out again.....why is this....and why not the antichrist and his prophet.
thanks for any insight.
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Post by Lou on Mar 16, 2009 8:40:39 GMT -5
Thank's a lot Lou!! Something about numerology in Bible. What is the meaning of the 144 000? 12000 men each from the 12 tribes of Israel. There were 13 tribes, but one tribe was set aside as the priestly tribe. Considering that many of us have difficulty forgiving even once forgiving 490 times is asking a whole lot of us mere immortals. ;D 7 is considered perfection, the the holy day, the day of rest after the 6 days of creation. Well, there is no rest for those that don't forgive and forgive and forgive---for all eternity. Or one, like love your neighbor, well, that is if they are not married. No real rhyme or reason for ten other than baby steps to love is the only true road to happiness. Loving everyone is quite the task and unattainable for most people. There is only one capital sin, hate. Those that do wrong to others certainly don't love them. Union rules
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Post by Lou on Mar 16, 2009 9:19:01 GMT -5
Hi Lou, What does the mark that Cain is given from God after killing his brother mean/what is it/what does it signify ? It signifies sin. While sin is on us we can't die or be killed, in other words we keep coming back until we sin no more. If Jesus comes back then he is not a metaphor and all bets are off ;D The best way to deal with such conundrum is clean up your act and fly right. All will face judgment, no ifs, ands or butts, Jesus or no Jesus. That would be the metaphor--be a good person "always" not only when you feel like it. For one, we can be snatched from this life at any moment. And at that moment all our deeds are locked in. They were removed to make room for us little people. Also many of the giants in biblical speak are metaphors. When someone kicks your ass and you go and tell others about it you may exaggerate and tell them that you got whipped by some big fellas. None of us want to admit that we were whipped by someone smaller than us. And if you whip someone you aren't going to say he was a little guy, that would not look good on the reputation resume'. ;D Goliath was not really a giant, he represented the Philistines, the nation that gave the Israelites (David) much trouble. They had and still have a purpose. Armageddon is the ongoing battle between good and evil. It is fought on this planet and off planet for thousands of years. No end in sight. Metaphors. There are many souls in the lake of fire. Souls tormented by their own evil and ignorance, are cast into such places even while alive on this earth. Much of the metaphors concern ancient Babylon, Egypt, Syria and Rome. But there is some future stuff in there too.
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Post by abarnard on Mar 16, 2009 18:50:51 GMT -5
Hello Lou, what do you think of spirit release or attachment?
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Post by grumble on Mar 16, 2009 20:33:52 GMT -5
But there is some future stuff in there too. Damn it, sleeper, it is the 's that keep us in suspense. ;D
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