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Post by rondonmonson on Oct 11, 2020 18:59:12 GMT -6
I am not going to say something is MY OPINION in order to reply to a post to you or anyone else. You are not going to box me in with that. I know what is of the Holy Spirit and what is not of the Holy Spirit, if you have to qualify something, more power to you brother, but I don't. I have been doing this 35 years, 25-30 years ago I was on milk, I am now on meat. I am not just guessing about things. There are very few things I really am not hooked into as per understanding prophecy. One of those things were i was not hooked into a few years ago was Daniel 11, so I did an Exegesis on it and I know who every king was, how he came to power, what the palace intrigue was, who helped him come to power etc. etc. Doing this helped me learn who Jason was and why he is the TYPE False Prophet to come. Basically, you are trying to get me to say I am just guessing when I am not. I am a man of God, called unto prophecy 35 years ago, I don't guess brother. The Bible says the Holy Spirit will lead us unto ALL TRUTH, if people can't get to that truth they are not praying enough, sacrificing enough or studying enough. When I was 27 and everyone else was partying etc. I was home praying, studying, an asking God for guidance. I am not going to pretend I am guessing brother. God Bless. Your hours praying, fasting, shining your Bible don't compare to the 50 years John MacArthur has faithfully taught his church - never to change his mind about any topic. And yet I am sure you would disregard his beliefs because they disagree with your own. I don't worry about what MEN THINK, or what MEN SAY to be honest. I know when something is of the Holy Spirit and when its not. I will let others waste their time on comparing men. Jesus stated there would be many false preachers/teachers/prophets. There is nothing new under the sun. So, by your way of thinking we can never know what's of God and what is not of God because a lot of people are wrong. I don't think like that, because the Holy Bible says different, it doesn't say because we have false preachers/teachers you therefore will always be confused, it basically says this, the Holy Spirit will lead you unto ALL TRUTH. I don't sit around fretting about false teachers and preachers. God Bless.
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Post by venge on Oct 11, 2020 19:07:12 GMT -6
I’m sorry, but I disagree with you. It’s sad we cannot have a conversation without you having to add your theories in every post. Why can’t we discuss scripture itself? Everyone has an opinion on things, to say you don’t is incredibly wrong. We also learn from each other, but you point out you’re on meat and have studied enough not knowing what I have studied or where I come from or what the HS has showed me. boraddictI will say this, everything you read..prove it yourself with the word. Don’t go on blind faith for answers. I’m always available in PMs if you want to talk about scripture Pre Tb, Post, Mid etc
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Post by yardstick on Oct 11, 2020 19:45:40 GMT -6
I am not going to say something is MY OPINION in order to reply to a post to you or anyone else. You are not going to box me in with that. I know what is of the Holy Spirit and what is not of the Holy Spirit, if you have to qualify something, more power to you brother, but I don't. I have been doing this 35 years, 25-30 years ago I was on milk, I am now on meat. I am not just guessing about things. There are very few things I really am not hooked into as per understanding prophecy. One of those things were i was not hooked into a few years ago was Daniel 11, so I did an Exegesis on it and I know who every king was, how he came to power, what the palace intrigue was, who helped him come to power etc. etc. Doing this helped me learn who Jason was and why he is the TYPE False Prophet to come. Basically, you are trying to get me to say I am just guessing when I am not. I am a man of God, called unto prophecy 35 years ago, I don't guess brother. The Bible says the Holy Spirit will lead us unto ALL TRUTH, if people can't get to that truth they are not praying enough, sacrificing enough or studying enough. When I was 27 and everyone else was partying etc. I was home praying, studying, an asking God for guidance. I am not going to pretend I am guessing brother. God Bless. Your hours praying, fasting, shining your Bible don't compare to the 50 years John MacArthur has faithfully taught his church - never to change his mind about any topic. And yet I am sure you would disregard his beliefs because they disagree with your own. boraddict , rondonmonson , mike , barbiosheepgirl , bondservant , venge, boymakerPlease be reminded what kinds of behaviors Believers are called to... 'Mine is better than yours' is not one of them...
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rondonmonson
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Post by rondonmonson on Oct 12, 2020 0:42:55 GMT -6
I’m sorry, but I disagree with you. It’s sad we cannot have a conversation without you having to add your theories in every post. Why can’t we discuss scripture itself? Everyone has an opinion on things, to say you don’t is incredibly wrong. We also learn from each other, but you point out you’re on meat and have studied enough not knowing what I have studied or where I come from or what the HS has showed me. boraddict I will say this, everything you read..prove it yourself with the word. Don’t go on blind faith for answers. I’m always available in PMs if you want to talk about scripture Pre Tb, Post, Mid etc We can have a conversation about anything, but I am not agreeing to your preconditions, that is my point. Like Yardstick says, its not up to me to say your beliefs are right or wrong per se, unless it goes way off the rails, then I assume the admin. would step in, its not my place tbh. When I hear from the Lord I am not going to say I am not hearing from the Lord and am just guessing. I will also not ask you to do likewise. We can converse all you like, but I will not say what I hear from God was not from God, tbh, I don't even get why you would come with that angle. If all we have is opinions, then we don't have the Holy Spirit guiding us. I don't get that point either brother. Of course there are things along the way where you do have opinions until God informs us via the Holy Spirit, it might take years before God decides to enlighten us, but after 35 years of preaching, praying, studying, etc. if people haven't heard from the Holy Spirit on almost every subject, then maybe they are not called unto such and such. There are a lot of people who do not understand prophecy, that is just factual, because people not called unto prophetic utterings do not see any merit in that for the most part. They are intrigued by it, but will say, my Faith in Jesus is all that matters. Whereas I was called unto Prophecy, and thus I make it my business to understand it. If others wish to assume I am guessing, that is on them, its their opinion. But I will not agree with you that what the Holy Spirit teaches me over 35 years is my opinion. You are free to think as you will, but you will never see me asking a brother to deny what the Holy Spirit speaks to their heart, if I think they are wrong, I will just offer a counter opinion. I am not going to counter with those are just your theories. The VERY WORDS we speak condemns or uplifts us, who would I be to deny the truths the Holy Spirit has uttered unto me? God Bless brother.
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Post by boraddict on Oct 12, 2020 10:17:43 GMT -6
It takes a lot of work and study to identify the details of the Savior's doctrine. Some things are so obviously false (Ex. like sprinkle baptism for babies) that a simple testimony satisfies the inquisitive mind. However, things that we dive into on this Unsealed site (Ex. like when the Savior was born) are often complex and difficult to answer. Yet, through it all we are alike in our testimonies that Jesus lives, loves, leads, and allows us to believe freely whatever we wish to believe. Yet, that is not enough because we want to understand all the details of the Gospel. So, we work and work to find the truth. Because, we are of the truth; and we all know what that is a reference to.
If we did not have our hearts and souls bound to the Savior and his doctrine then none of this would matter. But it does matter, and we love the Savior and his gospel and his doctrine; and we all are beyond the milk. If that were not true then we would not be here.
If I were LDS (Mormon) then I would defer my thoughts to Nelson (the LDS false prophet) and not wrestle to find the truth. Because, he would provide any instruction from the Savior that I would need for the security of myself and my family (so the LDS claim). Yes, that is, my whole state of being would not rest in the truth but in the false prophet Nelson.
However, we are told by the Savior to not place our trust in man but in him. And, I am so comforted that the doctrine that I learn is of the Savior and not man. So I am grateful to everyone here at Unsealed for hashing out the truth. Thank you. You are all blessings in my life.
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Post by venge on Oct 12, 2020 18:35:39 GMT -6
I’m sorry, but I disagree with you. It’s sad we cannot have a conversation without you having to add your theories in every post. Why can’t we discuss scripture itself? Everyone has an opinion on things, to say you don’t is incredibly wrong. We also learn from each other, but you point out you’re on meat and have studied enough not knowing what I have studied or where I come from or what the HS has showed me. boraddict I will say this, everything you read..prove it yourself with the word. Don’t go on blind faith for answers. I’m always available in PMs if you want to talk about scripture Pre Tb, Post, Mid etc We can have a conversation about anything, but I am not agreeing to your preconditions, that is my point. Like Yardstick says, its not up to me to say your beliefs are right or wrong per se, unless it goes way off the rails, then I assume the admin. would step in, its not my place tbh. When I hear from the Lord I am not going to say I am not hearing from the Lord and am just guessing. I will also not ask you to do likewise. We can converse all you like, but I will not say what I hear from God was not from God, tbh, I don't even get why you would come with that angle. If all we have is opinions, then we don't have the Holy Spirit guiding us. I don't get that point either brother. Of course there are things along the way where you do have opinions until God informs us via the Holy Spirit, it might take years before God decides to enlighten us, but after 35 years of preaching, praying, studying, etc. if people haven't heard from the Holy Spirit on almost every subject, then maybe they are not called unto such and such. There are a lot of people who do not understand prophecy, that is just factual, because people not called unto prophetic utterings do not see any merit in that for the most part. They are intrigued by it, but will say, my Faith in Jesus is all that matters. Whereas I was called unto Prophecy, and thus I make it my business to understand it. If others wish to assume I am guessing, that is on them, its their opinion. But I will not agree with you that what the Holy Spirit teaches me over 35 years is my opinion. You are free to think as you will, but you will never see me asking a brother to deny what the Holy Spirit speaks to their heart, if I think they are wrong, I will just offer a counter opinion. I am not going to counter with those are just your theories. The VERY WORDS we speak condemns or uplifts us, who would I be to deny the truths the Holy Spirit has uttered unto me? God Bless brother. Well, I suppose that's an issue because you say you have been lead by the HS for your opinion and in fact, I feel the Holy Spirit has lead me to mine. Mine is in opposition to yours. So how do you explain that? How does that make me feel or someone else? If we google biblical prophecy....there is a Pre TB theory, a Post Wrath theory and there are theories of who the AC is, theories of heaven and all kinds of things and in each, most people say they received this from the Holy Spirit. But in light of all that, each is an opinion differing from someone else whether its how they translate, what version they use, if they are strictly literal or use symbolism etc. All of that cannot be from the HS and all against each other and all be correct. With that comment, you are saying what you teach is all a fact. And though it differs from many others views we can find all over the net on websites and forums...is everyone else in the world wrong because your "teaching" is not an opinion and fact based? Do you understand how that comment sounds? I am not denying the HS doesnt speak to you. If you believe, he does. But that doesnt mean you make no more mistakes in the way you understand things. That is why, when you make a mistake, the HS brings it up to you and you feel ashamed. Sometimes its there to block it, by bringing it to memory, before you let it happen. But we are still flesh and we still err in life with sins and that includes improper understanding of biblical text. Look at the church today. You are a man and are prone to mistakes so forgive me, but you err and I err and your understanding is not perfect and neither is mine. To think a Christian of 35 years makes no biblical mistakes is crazy. I pray none of us do, but it happens. And I pray that when we do, we find ourselves, acknowledge our mistake before God and grow from it. Just because someone tell's me they are a Christian doesnt cause me to open up and swallow everything that have. I search and prove it myself as we all should. And you know what rondonmonson, I differ on opinion on many subjects with alot here and that is ok with me. But I keep coming back because the Lord wants me to, as many times as I am ready to leave, I feel he wants me to stay. But I would go to any length to explain the way I see prophecy to another, even if it meant not explaining my opinions because I'd go to any effort to pass what I feel I was told to another so that they may hear it for the first time that way. I'm sorry you won't agree to talk to me about specific subjects. Its not just a loss for you and me, but the readers as well. boraddict, I'll be seeing you in PM's
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Post by boraddict on Oct 12, 2020 20:26:48 GMT -6
I live in Mormon country and a couple of years ago I attended a meeting of the split off group established by Denver Snuffer. He was and still may be a high priced attorney based out of Salt Lake or one of it's surrounding cities. So I listened to his talk and that of several other people and they sounded so very good. If I had not had my background in scripture then I might have been tricked by them. So after the meeting there was a gathering in one of the local parks and I went hoping to talk to Snuffer. However he was thronged by his admirers like a rock star and I was only able to speak in the shallowest of terms concerning scripture; perhaps one or two minutes. However, as I sat down to have some of the food that was very good, I visited with a few of the people that were at the table. Then each time I would try to discuss the BofR they would reference what Snuffer had said about the topic I was discussing. That is, they themselves could not discuss scripture but paraphrased what Snuffer had taught on the subjects. So I purchased from the internet the works that this group was claiming to be scripture. In there Snuffer has written word for word what he claims the Savior has said to him. So I investigated the text for standard language identifiers that show the Savior's speech; like, similes, types and shadows, chiasmi, etc. However, there were none! The text contained language from a lawyer; and there was my proof! Snuffer is clearly a false prophet.
I mention this to show what a real bad person is like. Snuffer is a liar pure and simple trying to convince people that he is a prophet of God. And when I confronted these people that Snuffer was their prophet they would deny and say he was not. So I would point out errors in his philosophy and they would get mad at me. Like, why get angry at me for showing errors in Snuffer's teachings if he is not the prophet you worship? Needless to say but they refused to speak to me any further. I guess that I was a hopeless case; unredeemable and rebellious in the eyes of God. Can you believe that? The Snufferites are more radical (IMO) than the LDS and they all make me sick; doctrinally speaking that is.
Side note: I am convinced that Joseph Smith (leader of the LDS) was murdered by the rising star Brigham Young (leader of the LDS main group) There were more than 7 or 8 split off groups after Smith was killed in 1845 (thereabouts).
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Post by yardstick on Oct 12, 2020 20:30:36 GMT -6
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Post by mike on Oct 13, 2020 11:13:52 GMT -6
Couldn't it be that the temple and witnesses are in the first 42 months, then the beast kills them and reigns for his 42 months and then he is killed? See Rev 11:7 They finish their testimony and then are killed by the beast. Then in chapter 13 he is given 42 months to exercise authority. (Rev 13:5) A total of 7 years with him being killed at the end. Could it be that the two witness do not have to have perfect alignment with the aforementioned 42 months? Isnt it very possible that if we say for example that the 42 months which can be clocked at the abomination of desolation happens in March, but the 42 months of the two witnesses starts at minimum 3.5 days prior to the AoD? Or some other time frame, still being 42 months yet not precisely concurrent with 42 months of the beast? Rev 11:2 but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. 3 And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” ...7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,Although written together their is not a necessity to demand these begin and end the same day. While they could be the same, it is not a requirement from the text. IF the AC sits in the temple in the middle of the tribulation (after the first 1260 days) the witnesses could be present prior to this or perhaps the 1290 days from Daniel factors in here somehow. Their witness seems to me happen at some point prior to and after the fifth angel blowing his trumpet. Perhaps before the first woe and ending prior to the second woe as the text indicates. Rev 9:1 And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit...11 They have as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon...12 The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still to come.Rev 11:11 But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13 And at that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14 The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is soon to come.EDIT - Looks like rondonmonson has a more precise explanation than I gave, but I was on track with some overlapping
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Post by mike on Oct 13, 2020 12:17:50 GMT -6
venge I am not 100% on him remaining buried. I know this is off the topic of this thread... Jude 1:9 But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses,If Moses remained buried what was the contention here that Michael was sent to intervene against Satan himself? Seems to be a major heavyweight match here over his body. Just curious if you had other thoughts on this. I reviewed Albert Barnes notes on the subject too...I oft wondered if this contention was Michael buried Moses (on behalf of the Lord Deut 34:6). Either case is not material. No one knew where the tomb was, so there was 'no body', which I have also understood that his body may have been idolized by the Jews, hence the reason for no one knowing where and perhaps the contention between Michael & Satan. Just my $0.02
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Post by mike on Oct 13, 2020 12:31:48 GMT -6
rondonmonson venge John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Rom 12:10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
1 John 3:11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another...14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers.
2 John 1:5 And now I urge you, dear lady--not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning--that we love one another.
Acts 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul
1 Cor 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.I understand that both of you have a far greater hold on prophetic interpretation than I do and perhaps ever will. As I have read through the prior pages, the tone coming across is not one of brotherly kindness and love towards one another. I realize this medium is difficult at times to communicate through, where tone and body language are missing although they are very important when communicating. Maybe if I could see the body language I wouldnt read this thread as tenuous, but the fact is there is no way to see the body language or tone in other than what is written. I ask that you both take some of the verses above to heart & mind when responding to one another. Really, take deep breaths grab one or two of those, tell yourself how much you love the brother whom Christ also died for, then reply. Else no one really cares how much you think you know if that knowledge isnt given with charity to the other. - Blessings brothers, maranatha!!!
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Post by rondonmonson on Oct 15, 2020 0:00:14 GMT -6
rondonmonson venge John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Rom 12:10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
1 John 3:11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another...14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers.
2 John 1:5 And now I urge you, dear lady--not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning--that we love one another.
Acts 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul
1 Cor 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.I understand that both of you have a far greater hold on prophetic interpretation than I do and perhaps ever will. As I have read through the prior pages, the tone coming across is not one of brotherly kindness and love towards one another. I realize this medium is difficult at times to communicate through, where tone and body language are missing although they are very important when communicating. Maybe if I could see the body language I wouldnt read this thread as tenuous, but the fact is there is no way to see the body language or tone in other than what is written. I ask that you both take some of the verses above to heart & mind when responding to one another. Really, take deep breaths grab one or two of those, tell yourself how much you love the brother whom Christ also died for, then reply. Else no one really cares how much you think you know if that knowledge isnt given with charity to the other. - Blessings brothers, maranatha!!! I understand, I have no problem with brother venge, I never put any of his points/posts down. I just offer my knowledge to the board. He seems to think if we disagree then I am saying he's wrong, tbh, as per prophecy, if you take 25 people, they are going to have about 15-20 different opinions in the lot. So, I never say that, I just offer what I have learned in my 35 years. God Bless. P.S. I am not saying I will not converse with him. I am just telling him that I will not converse with a stipulation that everything I say is just my theory. That would undermine my testimony to others, at least in my mind it would. I know what I point out here is not Prophecy, but if I preached to an unsaved person and told them Jesus will save you, but that's just my opinion/theory, I don't think the Holy Spirit would be very pleased. With me, I am led by the Spirit, and I freely preach what the Lord places on my heart. What another preachers or teaches I am not going to come against, each man will have to answer for their own words. (There are limits of course, we have both seen some crazy preacher/teacher types like David Koresh, Jim Jones etc., we would all call that out).
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Post by rondonmonson on Oct 15, 2020 0:59:57 GMT -6
We can have a conversation about anything, but I am not agreeing to your preconditions, that is my point. Like Yardstick says, its not up to me to say your beliefs are right or wrong per se, unless it goes way off the rails, then I assume the admin. would step in, its not my place tbh. When I hear from the Lord I am not going to say I am not hearing from the Lord and am just guessing. I will also not ask you to do likewise. We can converse all you like, but I will not say what I hear from God was not from God, tbh, I don't even get why you would come with that angle. If all we have is opinions, then we don't have the Holy Spirit guiding us. I don't get that point either brother. Of course there are things along the way where you do have opinions until God informs us via the Holy Spirit, it might take years before God decides to enlighten us, but after 35 years of preaching, praying, studying, etc. if people haven't heard from the Holy Spirit on almost every subject, then maybe they are not called unto such and such. There are a lot of people who do not understand prophecy, that is just factual, because people not called unto prophetic utterings do not see any merit in that for the most part. They are intrigued by it, but will say, my Faith in Jesus is all that matters. Whereas I was called unto Prophecy, and thus I make it my business to understand it. If others wish to assume I am guessing, that is on them, its their opinion. But I will not agree with you that what the Holy Spirit teaches me over 35 years is my opinion. You are free to think as you will, but you will never see me asking a brother to deny what the Holy Spirit speaks to their heart, if I think they are wrong, I will just offer a counter opinion. I am not going to counter with those are just your theories. The VERY WORDS we speak condemns or uplifts us, who would I be to deny the truths the Holy Spirit has uttered unto me? God Bless brother. Well, I suppose that's an issue because you say you have been lead by the HS for your opinion and in fact, I feel the Holy Spirit has lead me to mine. Mine is in opposition to yours. So how do you explain that? How does that make me feel or someone else? If we google biblical prophecy....there is a Pre TB theory, a Post Wrath theory and there are theories of who the AC is, theories of heaven and all kinds of things and in each, most people say they received this from the Holy Spirit. But in light of all that, each is an opinion differing from someone else whether its how they translate, what version they use, if they are strictly literal or use symbolism etc. All of that cannot be from the HS and all against each other and all be correct. With that comment, you are saying what you teach is all a fact. And though it differs from many others views we can find all over the net on websites and forums...is everyone else in the world wrong because your "teaching" is not an opinion and fact based? Do you understand how that comment sounds? I am not denying the HS doesnt speak to you. If you believe, he does. But that doesnt mean you make no more mistakes in the way you understand things. That is why, when you make a mistake, the HS brings it up to you and you feel ashamed. Sometimes its there to block it, by bringing it to memory, before you let it happen. But we are still flesh and we still err in life with sins and that includes improper understanding of biblical text. Look at the church today. You are a man and are prone to mistakes so forgive me, but you err and I err and your understanding is not perfect and neither is mine. To think a Christian of 35 years makes no biblical mistakes is crazy. I pray none of us do, but it happens. And I pray that when we do, we find ourselves, acknowledge our mistake before God and grow from it. Just because someone tell's me they are a Christian doesnt cause me to open up and swallow everything that have. I search and prove it myself as we all should. And you know what rondonmonson , I differ on opinion on many subjects with alot here and that is ok with me. But I keep coming back because the Lord wants me to, as many times as I am ready to leave, I feel he wants me to stay. But I would go to any length to explain the way I see prophecy to another, even if it meant not explaining my opinions because I'd go to any effort to pass what I feel I was told to another so that they may hear it for the first time that way. I'm sorry you won't agree to talk to me about specific subjects. Its not just a loss for you and me, but the readers as well. boraddict , I'll be seeing you in PM's Being a Christian is a journey from sin to Jesus, who is the truth, we shed many untruths along the way. We may very well go years and not understand something in full, but when the Holy Spirit gives us the answer, we know, that we know, that we know its of THE TRUTH. During that journey we may have a thought on something, but we don't know for sure, and until we get that UNCTION of the Holy Spirit that says this is the truth, we will not understand, no mater what we do. I will demonstrate later. There are many opinions but there is ONE TRUTH brother. If one is still in the opinion mode then he hasn't heard from the Holy Spirit yet, that is my point, once we heard from the Holy Spirit the issue is solved. Before we hear from the HS we are just guessing, it is indeed just our opinion brother. Now as a man called unto prophecy in 1986 via a vision where the Holy Spirit basically told me very loudly, "The Man of Sin is here" I went almost 30 years and never had my full breakthrough, I was frustrated, I knew I was called unto prophecy because of that vision, then seeing Jimmy Swaggart (in another vison) preaching to 10 people in a huge auditorium (I was there in the spirit) about 2 weeks before he fell, which confirmed my first vision was about realities. Anyway, I read, studied for 30 years, I knew what the greatest preachers taught, I had MY OPINIONS/Theories (as I look back) on things, I went through the RCC and Pope phases and saw that as just not reality, I could see what was FALSE (Satan whispering lies to me) but I just couldn't dig God's deep truths out in full. I knew these were the end times and God wanted to show us ALL THINGS, yet I saw 25-50 different understandings of Babylon, of the Harlot, of the 144,000 of the 4 Beasts of Daniel, etc. etc. etc. and this was my calling, but I had been in a rut for 25-30 years, I asked God why, WHY? Why is the Church so all over the place on these prophetic utterings Lord I asked. And this is what set me free. I got this back from the Holy Spirit. "Ron, you guys already know every thing" !! Do you see it? Do you get what this means? I got it right away, the reason I could not see these deep truths on God's Prophesies, or Daniel/Revelation etc. etc. was because I already knew it all, of course the HS was being overtly facetious with me. I had "MENS TRADITIONS" in my mind on many of these prophetic utterings, because as young Christians we see Prophecy as way over our heads, so we read Hal Lindsey, or other authors, we read many men's ideas, and those "IDEAS" kind of put a "BLOCK" on the Holy Spirit teaching us His truths, all we can see is what we learned. Then I remembered Jesus telling the Pharisees what their problems were "Men's Traditions" so, likewise their understandings were blocked because of men's traditions, the scriptures taught of Jesus, but all they could see was what they had been taught. Anyway, so, I understood I had to FORGET everything I had learned for 30 years and simply do like the babes/disciples did, ask Jesus to show me, to teach me, like I had done with the Gospels/Old Testament etc. With no preconceived notions on anything. That is what I did, anytime I came to a crossroads I just asked the Holy Spirit to show me the truth, and He has. Because He wants to teach us all these things in these last days. So, I understood how to come to the truth after 30 years of prophetic wanderings. Of course this only applied to Prophecy, I learned the rest of the bible by just asking Jesus already, I deferred on Prophecy because I thought it was over my head 35 years ago. Of course if others disagree, I am not going to call out their understanding, I am just preaching/teaching what the Holy Spirit has taught me. We do error, but we can also hear the Holy Spirits voice. I can go years without understanding something, and most of the times I can hear Satan's lies, but in order to hear God's truths I found out I have to remove road blockers. If you think this, this and this, and its not so, you can never get past that roadblock until you remove the preconditioned understanding. Once we hear from the HS its settled, nothing can change my mind them, understanding that we need to get there by shedding old men's traditions is the hardest part to learn via prophecy. In other words, until we come unto God with a blank mind, He can't teach us in full. But the HS can not err. As I explained, I was in a rut on prophecy for 30 years, I learned, but I went into hyperdrive when I understood God wanted to teach me from a BLANK SLATE. I learn from those I banter with, along my journey I learn many things from others inspiration. People say something, and it may inspire me to research something, or they make points and I think about it. For instance, I used to think there were 21 Judgments, some people used to say that the Seals/Trumps/Vials are all the same events, I could never buy that at all, but they were kinda right, or half right. There are no Seal Judgments, the 6th Seal and the First Four Trumpet judgments are the same event. The 6th Seal is not actionable, its prophetic in nature. I went 30 years thinking there was 21 Judgments, when its only the 7 Trumpet Judgments, you have the Asteroid (four Trumps) and the THREE Woes. The Last Woe is all 7 Vials. So, I learn from others and take all things into account, but when the Holy Spirit finalizes something with me, it never changes. I can listen to your opinions, I have not learned it all, of course, no one has, we are on a journey unto the truth, but when we do hear from the HS we have to be able to say this is of the Holy Spirit. I never try to fault anyone else's beliefs per se. That was your choice brother. You tried to condition our replies. My point is I am not going to say something is my opinion if its of the Holy Spirit. God Bless.
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Post by venge on Oct 15, 2020 7:16:40 GMT -6
rondonmonson , I had said: But you just finished saying if youre lead by the HS, it isnt an opinion. Why do you call mine an opinion as you said: By your own words, they are not my opinions, as they came from the HS. You said: I prefer to talk about the specific subject. Going off the rails can be seen as a way to change subjects in order to confuse. I'd rather focus on one subject and talk about it. Not multiple subjects to get confused. The subject was the man of sin as a horn or a beast etc. and the heads. It wasn't where he controls, who he removes, when he comes to power. There is no need to add all that when we were still explaining each others insight on the horns, heads and beast. Baby steps are good, not a giant leap in all directions. Tell me about Christ (as an unsaved person). You don't go into the entire life...you start small and aim big. You don't drop information overload. Because we are on a forum, words here are different then if we met. I would stop you and say ok, hold on Ron...lets go back to where you said....and we'd go back. Here, people just keep going. Asking you to pause on those things and focus on another isn't bad. Its zeroing in on a specific part till its addressed before moving on. I'm not willing to talk about 15 subjects at once. It's not proper if we want to understand each other. You refuse to do that and I'm not sure why unless you want to confuse me, which I highly doubt. There were questions I asked that you didn't answer. You went on to the other things. That is why I said I don't want to talk about that. Its deterring from our original conversation. You may not see it that way, but I do. If I cannot focus on what you are saying, the conversation doesn't go anywhere. Do you understand? You don't write the same way as boraddict , She doesnt write anything like rt rt doesnt write like mike We all speak English fine, but writing styles are all different...yours and myself. If I spoke to Mike or someone else, I'd ask the same thing - whether on the phone, in person or on a forum.
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Post by rt on Oct 15, 2020 9:35:51 GMT -6
rondonmonson , venge , rondonmonson , venge , yardstick , boraddict , mike , I see I was tagged in this thread (Thanks Venge) I did not read through the whole thing, but do have a couple of comments. rondonmonson I see that you say that your conclusions concerning prophecy are not your opinions but are rather the Holy Spirit's conclusions. I too have been a believer for many years, 43 in fact. I have been a serious student of prophecy for about 15 of those years. I spend much of my day in prayer, I study God's word with diligence. I have come to an understanding of the timing of events concerning prophecy that varies greatly from most of the prevailing views. I too believe I was led by the Holy Spirit in drawing those conclusions. I would like to say a few things about what scripture says regarding this topic: It is clear according to scripture that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth, and because He indwells us, we have access to that truth in Christ. The Spirit leads us into the truth of Christ. There is a chain of command here so to speak: The Father discolses to or with Christ, Christ discolses to the Spirit and the Spirit discloses to those whom He indwells. These passages indicate that the Spirit guides us into all truth, teaches us all things. Does this mean we know everything God knows? Let's consider what Paul says in his letter to the Corinthians: According to Paul, we (believers) have some degree of knowledge which he calls partial; describing it as seeing in a dimly lit mirror. We have the truth of God reflected onto us via the Holy Spirit, but we are not perfect vessels of the truth, we are mortal fallable human beings of flesh, therefore the truth is not fully known to us. Is this a contradiction of the passages in John? No! What Christ discloses to us is the truth. One of the most important ways He discloses this truth is in His word, the scriptures which we have recieved. Peter writes specifically regarding prophecy: The prophecy he is talking about here are those contained within the scriptures, not a "prophetic word" as we often hear about today. The prophecies of scripture were disclosed to men moved by the Holy Spirit who then disclosed them to us in the scriptures they wrote. We are then left to try to understand those prophecies. Prophecy by nature is difficult to understand, we see and know it only in part, because God only gave us part of it, that is all He chose to disclose to us. He didn't give us the whole thing, only bits and pieices. Therefore we only have a partial understanding. It's like being given a 5000 piece puzzle, without seeing what the finished picture looks like, and we are only given 2,352 peices to work with. SInce we don't have the full picture we have to look at the pieces we are given (in scripture) and based on those we can speculate what the rest of the puzzle looks like and how the pieces may fit together. Do you grasp what I am saying here? To claim that others are not being led by the Spirit to understand is incorrect. I know without a doubt the Holy Spirit led me on my journey into study of prophecy, but I would never claim that I have nailed it in my interpretation of it, that I have it all completely figured out. I do not know for certain if my conclusions and understanding are correct. That doesn't mean that the Holy Spirit failed me in my search for answers. It means that there is only so much He wishes to disclose right now. The rest is speculation. Only hindsight will determine if my insights were truly inspired by the Spirit or if they were just the best efforts of a true follower wishing to understand things that could not be fully understood at that given time. Speculating isn't wrong, it can help us understand other truths in scripture as we work to understand and as we search scripture in that pursuit we learn more, we understand more, we gain insight and knowledge. What is wrong is to claim that I have arrived at complete understanding and my speculations are truth, and that everyone else hasn't arrived and therefore their conclusions must be wrong and they must not be truly following Christ. I would add that saying that our speculations are 100 % Spirit driven is dangerous business, because that means we are claiming that our words are on par with the word of God. We are claiming to speak directly for God. That is one heavy burden to bear and I know for myself that is one I do not wish to bear nor would I ever attempt to. One day when we are perfected in the resurrection, we will fully know as we are now fully known. But today we have to humble ourselves and be satisfied with only knowing in part.
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