According to the UN’s UTI, the number of worldwide internet users will hit 3 billion in 2014. Microsoft projects 4 billion users by 2020. By 2028, the vast majority of the world will be connected. We believe this is the culmination of the 150 years of rising truth (water) of the antitypical days of Noah. The internet is having the same effect as the printing press did, only a hundred times faster. Whereas he printing press set off the renaissance and the reformation, we see a similar effect today. Old monopolies in every sector are slowly falling (including religion).
Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 21, 2014
2014 Internet
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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 20, 2014
Satan’s Heaven
If Satan can’t convince people that heaven and God don’t exist, his next move is to make heaven utterly bland. Completely purposeless. Like when you’re on vacation way too long, and you’re bored. This is why we have this idea of floating around with wings playing harps and monotonously praising God like a hymn with 54 verses. Sounds like a prison vacation. The actual truth is that heaven is a big job, much like being a parent. Reigning with Jesus is all about helping humanity back to the original condition in Eden. It’s going to take a lot of work, and will be very frustrating at times. Hardly boring. Some of those resurrected will even die. The full range of emotions will still be at play. It’ll be more fulfilling than anything we ever experienced in our first life!
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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 20, 2014
King Tut
According to the hypothesis of Dr. Lennart Moller, king Tut was the firstborn son and heir to the throne that died in the plague of the firstborn, Nisan 15, 1615BC. He was 18, and his father Amenhotep III died chasing the Israelites into the Red Sea (Gulf of Aqaba). King Tut’s grave was very elaborate (It was intended for his father) and protected such that it was undisturbed until discovery in 1922. The date for the Exodus is commonly given as 1446BC, partly because of 1 Kings 6:1. The actual time between the Exodus and the start of Solomon’s temple was 598 years (1615BC to 1017BC). 1 Kings 6:1 evidently excludes years when the Israelites were in rebellion to God (117+ years). There a few other periods not counted with the 1446BC date. If this theory is true, then King Tut is a reminder of God’s wrath, and yet nobody today realizes this!
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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 18, 2014
Moses & Noah
Does the story of Moses and the Exodus overlap with the days of Noah prophetically? (And also Joseph while we’re at it?) The flood numbers 370 days. The census of Israel starts 375 days after they left Egypt on Nisan 15. After this there are a series of rebellions. Is that what happens during the resurrection of the second born? Just before Moses’ census, the priests and Levites have been thoroughly installed at their positions ministering at the tabernacle. Does this jive with the firstborn being resurrected in Noah’s 370 days (years)? We can’t know for sure, but it’s fun to compare. There are so many prophetic pictures that come out of Israel’s experience, it’s impossible to know them all before they happen. We know that the Law was given to Moses 50 days after they came out of Egypt.
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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 13, 2014
Moses survives
Why was baby Moses saved when other baby Hebrews were being systematically drowned in the Nile? And why did Pharaoh allow his daughter to adopt a Hebrew baby, while he was slaughtering the others? Egyptian history tells of a pharaoh who had no son, only a daughter. She in turn was childless. Perhaps she was at the age of barrenness, and was desperate for a boy. Perhaps under these circumstances her dad granted her request. Nefure fits the bill. She later became queen Hatshepsut. Her adopted son had the Egyptian name Senmut. This was Moses. Moses was heir to the throne! This all changes when he kills the Egyptian foreman and has to flee the court to the land of Midian.
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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 12, 2014
Biblical Millennium
A possible Millennium outline:
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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 11, 2014
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
Why doesn’t verse 17 say, “And whoever does not believe in him shall burn and writhe in the eternal flames of hell!”? It is notable that the New Testament mostly uses positive promises. Jesus does warn of judgment, even severe judgment. Fire is used to refine metal. But he only issued those warnings when necessary. His main message was not, “believe in me, or burn in hell!” For God wants all “people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:4
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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 10, 2014
Joseph Overlay
Another possible overlay in prophecy is the story of Joseph and the first half of the Millennium. In his case we’d have 250 years of plenty followed by 250 years of famine. 500 years is the approximate duration of the resurrection of the first and second born, i.e. All of humanity. If this is the case, Jesus would reveal himself corporately to the Jews 9/14 of the way through 500 years, or about 320 years in. This roughly matches the first dry day in the story of Noah’s flood, the 313th day. We think that Jesus’ revealing to the Jews will happen before the resurrection of the second born because Jacob’s house had not yet moved in with Joseph when he revealed himself to his brothers. So the overlay in this post is not the preferred possibility. But it’s ok to ponder prophecy and the future. And it’s ok to be wrong. Jesus said, “keep asking, keep seeking, keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.” Granted, some of those doors will not be opened until our second life.
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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 8, 2014
Second Death?
I recently read a commentary that said that second death was merely a refining process. It also promoted universal salvation. Many scriptures were cited. This shows the need to always go back to the bible. It is possible to construct a convincing teaching based on multiple scriptures. But maybe they left other scriptures out? For this reason, it is important to remain cautious of people or groups who spend the majority of their time reading commentaries.
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Posted by: biblestudyseattle | May 7, 2014
Noah and Joseph
Is there a prophetic overlay of the days of Noah and the story of Joseph? The flood of Noah was 370 days; we presume these days represent 370 years prophetically. Joseph was prime minister during the 14 years of plenty and famine in Egypt and ‘the whole world’. Could the seven years of plenty be the first half of the 370 years, or 185 years? Assuming these years start at 1874/1878, we are within 50 years of these days of plenty being over. Does this coincide with the completion of the church? It is not until the years of famine that Joseph’s brothers confess their sin so that Joseph reveals himself to them. It is only after this that the great multiplication starts – representing the resurrection of the second born? These ideas are much speculation, but who knows?
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