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  1. Yes, there is evidence. But since you never believe any of it, why bother?
  2. You might want to look into Babylonian Arithmetic Methods which were as precision as the math we use today. Look up The Antikythera mechanism which is basically an ancient hand-cranked computer that tracked the movement of planets in our solar system. It was thought to be ancient Greek, but it has cuneiform writing on it indicating it is much older. Look at the gears, and modern replica. Not everyone back then was a sheep herder.
  3. You apparently cannot tell the difference between a book of evil written about God, and the Bible even after being told the differences. Since you give each book equal credence, you obviously understand neither. If you don't mind, I don't want to carry out this conversation any further since we could not possibly disagree, more. If someday you figure out there is a difference between the two sources, look me up.
  4. I don't think anyone who reads the Zohar agrees on anything about it nor masters it, and while God allows you freewill choices, you should use them wisely. The only god you will get closer to in reading the Zohar, is Satan; the god of this world (little g).
  5. If you are reading the Zohar and practicing Kabbalah, you are practicing black magic. The people who practice Kabbalah believe God is both good and evil, which is their first huge mistake. They try to enter Heaven without God or his permission, and are trying to study the words God used to create the Universe, to try to be God. If you are studying that Satanic garbage, I would strongly suggest you not.
  6. No, it is not but God Almighty is the same God the Jews worship. The Jews were chosen by Him, first. Now Kabbalah is black magic, and evil. If you cannot tell the difference between the Bible and the Zohar, I guess that would explain your confusion about most of this topic, but God and his ways are supernatural. As for the restrictions of science, the only restriction of science (the tool) is that it can only be used to test and observe things in the natural world. When Jesus brought people back from the dead, healed the sick, walked on water, science (the tool) would fail you because those things were supernatural. It might do you some good to study what science, isn't.
  7. I think you mean scientists. Science cannot 'look' at anything, anymore than a screwdriver can, because science is simply a tool. Revelation is a book about the end and a new beginning, but it gives us a clue about the beginning of it all. God was the illumination then, and will be in our future. When God said 'Let there be light,' light came into existence along with gravity and the laws of physics, electricity and the various properties of the universe. God didn't work in the dark simply because He created our sun later; He is light. He can count the hours and call it a 24 hour day, for our sake and understanding. In the future, for those saved, there will be no night. Revelation 21:23 (NKJV) The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. Revelation 21:25 (KJV) And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
  8. Yes, I do, and I understand how the phrase ties directly to Jesus. In fact, you should too because I showed you.
  9. So, do you believe the 24 hour day described in Genesis is trillions of years, or something like that?
  10. Do you disagree with what I have written, and my reasoning? I have already told you, it's not 'my way.' Would you say that a person who was not saved would even know what that passage meant, describing Jesus being God? The text is clear when you know what John meant. For what it is worth, the Holy Spirit won't disagree with Himself, and for that matter neither will the Bible which was written by man, but which was Holy Spirit inspired.
  11. Hermeneutics is a tool kit, with tools. Not a single tool. When you study Hermeneutics, you will know what to apply to what type of reading. A person who has accepted the Gift of Salvation has their own personal relationship with their savior, Jesus Christ. If you want to know more about Jesus, that is what the Bible is about from cover to cover. If you want to know more about how to understand the Bible, then Hermeneutics helps you to understand the Bible. What did John mean by "The Word?" It has a deeper meaning to people of those ancient times, for both the Jews and Gentiles, but suffice it say he is describing Jesus, himself. "The Word" = Jesus. Knowing that, what does this scripture say? John 1:1 (KJV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:14 (KJV) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. If a person didn't know what John meant by 'the Word,' would they arrive at the right translation that Jesus is God in these scriptures?
  12. I have already told you, and demonstrated it. Think of Hermeneutics as a tool kit; a set of rules for interpretation that helps you to understand what the original authors of the Bible were saying. Part of it are rules for reading narratives, versus prophecy, versus poetic form, versus legal material, and so on, and part is understanding the times, and the culture back then. What does it mean when a Jew, of ancient times, tore his garment? It had specific meaning, but what meaning? To a Jew of those times, it needed no explanation. Genesis 37:29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes. It is puzzling in our times that a person would tear their clothes, and if we went back in time, and spoke perfect Hebrew, my guess is that those people would not understand a 'mosh pit' even if we played a video of it, because it is something unique to our culture.
  13. Nope, that is not what I am saying, at all. But I am saying there is a correct way to interpret the Bible, and I will add that it is not 'my way' of thinking. I am also saying that those who are born again and saved who are indwelled by the Holy Spirit have a helper in understanding the Bible. (ESV) John 14:26 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
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