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A NEW covenant because the first had faults...... not a renewing of the old one, but a new one. A better one not according to the first one.

I have to respectfully dispute your claim about the emperors of rome after nero. The empire and the seat of the emperor had not yet reached it's pinnacle of power and nero CERTAINLY was not at that pinnacle. Marcus Aurelius, Trajan, and Hadrian are widely considered to be three of the greatest roman emperors and all were after nero. Rome wasn't even at it's peak. Rome still GREW after 70 a.d. The other "beasts" couldn't have been later emperors anyway because nero died before the abomination at the temple, so if partial or full preterism is true then they'd have to be the emperors immediately between nero and titus, but titus wasn't the emperor at the time he could've caused the abomination (and there's no record that i know of saying that he did). If a roman stood in the temple and proclaimed himself God it had to be titus, who didn't even become emperor until almost 10 years later. His father, vespasian, was marching an army back to rome to claim the throne out of the power vacuum created by Nero's death and replacement with a very fast succession of inept rulers when Jerusalem finally fell. I'm sorry, if you study actual history it just doesn't line up. The problem I have with a partial or full preterist view is that we KNOW the history and it should line up exactly with the prophecy and it quite simply does not.

Hi, My wife and I have been blessed to see the Lord intervene in many peoples lives. On Saturday we went out to Beaverton to pray over people, and we came across an older lady who had a crooked back, she was bent over and could not stand up straight. We felt moved with compassion for her so we prayed and the Lord straightened out her back, then she started crying and said.. "But I'm a Muslim." After that, we were blessed to see so many people healed by the Lord that night. My wife went into Old Navy and started talking to two ladies, one had a walker. One of the ladies just lost her husband so she was broken and the Lord empowered my wife to comfort them and after that we prayed over the lady with the walker, her spine was messed up and she had a hip replacement. She actually wasn;t from here, she came to have her back looked at. The Lord made her spine straight and also gave her a new hip. She was able to walk without her walker and started crying praising the Lord. Seeing how the Lord touched them was so moving, no words can discribe it. It was pure glory unto the Lord. This is how my weekends usually are, my wife and I have been going out since September and seeing the Lord move in such powerful ways. Miracles happen and the Lord moves in the same power He did in the bible today.

God is our healer. He says He heals all our diseases. We have the promise of healing within us as believers in Jesus Christ. The trouble with many Christians is that they do not realize that they can appropriate healing that is already ours at salvation. This is why many Christians die prematurely. If they had the knowledge about how we have healing in the atonement, then their faith would kick into gear and healing would be achieved---much of it without others having to pray for them. I have witnessed God's healing many times. For one, my good friend had a serious brain tumour until she claimed her healing, had a pastor lay hands on her and the church prayed over her. It disappeared. Psalm 103:3 He is the one who forgives all your sins, the one who heals all your diseases, Yes, miracles happen every day.

What a testimony to God's grace your mother was and still is to those she came into contact. It seems your mom understood that it is not our will even through earnst and sincere prayer, it is His will not ours that takes place when we put our trust in Him. Its hard to understand the whys of everything, I still have no answers to many questions but I have faith that one day they all will be answered. The example your mom set and the one that made the most impact on her friend of many years was your moms caring heart, a heart to pray to serve not only those who know Him already but also those who yet to have put their faith in Him. I do think miracles happen perhaps not water turning into wine but I know of so many small little ones, cars not running out of gas inspite of the gauge saying empty for an hour, lumps in breast that disappear after laying of hands and congregational prayer. We can expect God to heal us, we can also accept that the answer is sometimes a resounding no. That doesn't make it any harder to accept His will at times like these. shalom, Mizz

I am prayiing for you and your wife. You are not alobe. I am going through the same thing. The famalies are under attack. I have found peace in seeking God with all my heart. I found a local fellowship with some great christian brothers, It has helped so much. God Bless

Praying, Jerry. As i am in similiar situation, i am reminded that christians all around me kept saying things like, don't give up hope. and i struggled with that, as how do i keep hoping when she will not even talk to me? took a while, but i believe God is working in her heart, and i keep praying. and if I believe that Jesus is Lord, then i need to trust Him. One step. i don't look past that one next step. And in that step, i try to look to our Lord. Let all things bring us closer to our Lord, Jesus. I pray He hold you close, and draw you nearer every day.