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originally posted by: CJCrawley
a reply to: ntech
Jesus believed he would return in the lifetime of the people he was preaching to.
"I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
(Matthew 16:28)
Must have got held up.
Whoever made the change in Revelation 8:13 saw that "eagle" and "angel" were interchangeable as far as the Bible is concerned.
"Eagles" could be angels of God
The symbolism of the eagle can be ambiguous in the Bible. Sometimes it is an ominous symbol of invaders, but sometimes it is used as an auspicious symbol of God's supernatural deliverance. The context determines the symbolic meaning. In the following passages the eagle is a symbol of God's supernatural help:
"Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself." (Exodus 19:4)
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31)
"And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent." (Revelation 12:14)
There is a textual variant in Revelation 8:13. In Jerome's Vulgate and Alexandrian manuscripts, "eagle" replaces the Textus Receptus reading of "angel."
NASB (Alexandrian text): "Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!""
KJV: "And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!"
Whoever made the change in Revelation 8:13 saw that "eagle" and "angel" were interchangeable as far as the Bible is concerned.
"24 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25 Behold, I have told you before. 26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
originally posted by: Tennison
a reply to: silo13
Well now, they didn't recognize Jesus the first time he came. But to each his own. I can't speculate how he'll look if he does return any time soon.
Revelation 1:7 says, "Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him.”
also we heqar a lot of about end of days and prophecy etc. I thin kits abit ignorant to thin kit will happen in your life time, as a 100 years of your life is a blimp on the radar compared to the billions of years earth has existed. The earth will keep on moving,. Human will end up killing their own species off or a natural disaster will happen.
If people believed in themselves more than they believe in spooky beings I think we would evolve so much quicker.
Stating in Matthew 24:32, Jesus says this:
"Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things
are fulfilled."
We are warned to not consider every war or disaster signs in the parables like the fig tree.We need to have witnessed in a single generation all of the signs mentioned.
originally posted by: silo13
a reply to: SeaWorthy
We are warned to not consider every war or disaster signs in the parables like the fig tree.We need to have witnessed in a single generation all of the signs mentioned.
Keep your eyes on Israel. That temple gets rebuilt and it's time.
And no, we don't know the hour but we're supposed to keep aware of the season.
originally posted by: ntech
Here's the story. Since 9-11 and having a few "experiences" I have been trying to figure out what's been happening recently with the world and biblical prophecy. Figured out quite a bit since then and thought I woud bring this up. It would appear that Jesus Christ is just about ready to come back. Here's the prophecy in question.