I love a good puzzle

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iamsoandso

iamsoandso

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hmm, if Jesus was found worthy to open the sealed book in Rev.5:9-12 did he speak of any of it in the Olivet discourse(before it had been unsealed)?
 
Willie-T

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Deacon_D said:
No, it’s out of this world literally.
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I love a good puzzle, too............ but "answering with one?"

That is, I assume you answered me. Since you did not "REPLY WITH QUOTE", there's no way to be sure who you were answering. (Yet, another puzzle?)
 
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joefizz

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Ugly said:
So what does that say of the Speak Your Mind thread? During my years here I have seen numerous threads posted in the BDF that we're not serious or bible based. It happens.
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says alot I suppose lol.
 
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Miri

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Me me - did Adam and Eve have belly buttons - (sorry couldn't resist)
 
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Miri

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Deacon_D said:
I didn’t know there were so odd people out there. I’m talking about puzzles o f the Word of God.
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Everyone has a answer for everything on here. :)
 
hornetguy

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[SUP]10 [/SUP]As soon as He was alone, [SUP][b][/SUP]His followers, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables. [SUP]11 [/SUP]And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables, [SUP]12 [/SUP]so that while seeing, they may see and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear and not understand, otherwise they might return and be forgiven.”
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It sounds as if Jesus is saying that only the 12 apostles are "worthy" to hear the truth.... that is why Jesus taught in parables, because everyone else might hear the truth, and want to be forgiven/saved.

This makes absolutely no sense to me. That is my "serious" puzzle.


My non-serious puzzle would be the age-old question...

"who put the ram in the ram-a-lam-a-ding-dong"....

enquiring minds, and all that....
 
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Deacon_D

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I am of the opinion that lsrael has it right, everyone has to spend two years in the service. When they get out they’ll know why we cherish our flag.
 
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Deacon_D

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Well the way I see it, in prophecy there are old trees like Nebuchadnezzar and then there was nuts like Nabal.
 
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Deacon_D

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This is the jest of the whole idea. People have different ideas about what the Bible says and they come up with different answers. We are supposed to be speaking the same thing. So why aren’t we?
 
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nddreamer

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Prov.2:1-5, Matt.13:15 The parable of the sower that Jesus did reveal (Matt.13:18-23) really tells it all. To understand the Word of God, you have to read it and keep on reading it. You won't be given understanding any other way. It is given but you have to show him you want it.
Why parables? If he wrote it so it could be easily understood; it would be read, dismissed and forgotten. But here we are thousands of years later and still intrigued - brilliant!
 
hornetguy

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nddreamer said:
Prov.2:1-5, Matt.13:15 The parable of the sower that Jesus did reveal (Matt.13:18-23) really tells it all. To understand the Word of God, you have to read it and keep on reading it. You won't be given understanding any other way. It is given but you have to show him you want it.
Why parables? If he wrote it so it could be easily understood; it would be read, dismissed and forgotten. But here we are thousands of years later and still intrigued - brilliant!
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If that's in answer to my question, it doesn't address the main problem I have with it. I am pretty sure I understand why Jesus taught in parables, that doesn't help me much. I don't understand his appearing to NOT want unbelievers to hear, and desire salvation.
 
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Deacon_D

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This is the reason I wrote I like a good puzzle. The whole Bible is a puzzle that you can not understand it until it all put together then and only then can you make out the whole picture.
 
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Deacon_D

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There’s only one answer and it must be according to the whole Bible
 
hornetguy

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This "puzzle" stuff is beginning to sound more and more like a teasing kind of game.

I'm not into that at all.

I'm out.
 
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Deacon_D

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Sorry but I got hit with a bunch of questions all at once. Not sure I’m even doing this right or not but trying. Forgiveror over looking your question.
 
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