jsimms615

No, I'm referring to now. Your either "in Adam" or "in Christ". If you are "in Christ" then you are a part of the true church

God has one church regardless of the denomination. It isn't divided. Denominations are man made

I usually read the New American Standard Version

God doesn't promise us that life will be free from suffering. Most of the apostles were martyred for their faith and suffered a lot more than any of us. So did most christians throughout history for their faith. Prosperity preachers do take away from the Bible by sugar coating how easy life will be if they follow Christ. Christ didn't promise that. He told us to take up our cross, die to self and follow Him

So, I'm just curious, would you interpret all of the other kingdoms in symbolic language because Isaiah mentions numerous other kingdoms in his prophecy? So, you don't see any of them as literal? I wonder if Isaiah understood it to be like that as well

I believe what is being referred to is that by our own efforts we cannot please God because the flesh is hostile to God. As it says in Romans 8:7-8 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

19 In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. 20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. 21 And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it. 22 And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them. 23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. 24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: 25 Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance." Isaiah 19:19-25 My question is when did or will this happen or has it already happened? Or is this a reference to the millenium?

If you think about it all your sins past, present and future were in the future when Jesus went to the cross to pay for them. So, our forgiveness was complete then and we don't have to now worry about walking in condemnation Romans 8:1.

I would leave and go somewhere else.

The obvious problem with that thought that these are just Jews is that it says that people from all nations and people groups are represented and not just Jews.

Rev 3:10 is specifically written to the church in Philadelphia. Context

Yes, I did look up the passages you quoted. I do realize that Abraham had family members there and that is part of why he was worried about the situation. I was already aware of that. I read my Bible also

According to this timetable then the saints who were dead and raised are alive during the tribulation and floating around in the air above while everyone else on earth is suffering. Got it. That makes me feel better

admittedly that is a little confusing because it isn't until the next chapter that we see a multitude who came out of the tribulation having been martyred. So, it seems that there are believers present during this passage and that they must be so terrified also that they are hiding. Though that really isn't that hard to believe because just reading it it sounds terrifying I surely hope that you are right and that the church is raptured out of the tribulation beforehand. I wouldn't want to be there that is for sure

The only one of those four verses that really look like it could apply is the Genesis 18:23 one. I really think your stretching the context of the other passages