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    The Coffee Drinkers Thread

    in Fellowship Hall

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    17 hours ago, Starise said:

    At the airport waiting to board. I had 24 ounces of coffee. I hope I’m close to a bathroom.

    Don't forget that "kohi" is Japanese for coffee. Look for the following katakana characters:

     

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    Do prophet's exist here on earth? How do I know if someone claims to be a real prophet of God? And are their apostles here on earth?

    in General Discussion

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    1 minute ago, Jaydub said:

    Has knowledge passed away? when will these things pass away?  When completion comes. When does completion come? when we see him face to face. according to this scripture tongues and prophesy will be here until Christ returns

    That's my understanding of the passage as well. Until we are with the Lord in fullness, the imperfect remains. 

     

    IS THE UNPARDONABLE SIN - SINGULAR?

    in General Discussion

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    I understand that not coming to Christ places one with dead who are resurrected to be judged (ref. Revelation 20), but bear in mind that not all of the dead are cast into the lake of fire. Only those whose names are not written in the book of life are cast into the lake of fire.

    That's not ALL of the dead. 

    Rahab (Not the Harlot)

    in General Discussion

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    54 minutes ago, Dennis1209 said:

    Has anyone ever heard the theory Rahab was a planet?

    I am omitting the harlot Rahab; what or who is the other Rahab? In most myths, there are usually kernels of truth. I have assumed Rahab was an ancient city destroyed, as most commentators agree. The following includes snippets from Tim Alberino’s book, "Birthright.” His book and thoughts are sometimes out of the mainstream, but interesting:

    Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. (Psalm 89:9 KJV) Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. (Psalm 89:10 KJV)

    Job 26:12 (ESV) By his power he stilled the sea; by his understanding he shattered Rahab.

    Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? (Isaiah 51:9)

    RAHAB (Rāʹ hăb) Name meaning “arrogant, raging, turbulent, afflicter.” 1. Primeval sea monster representing the forces of chaos that God overcame in creation (Job 9:13; 26:12; Ps. 89:10; Isa. 51:9; cp. Ps. 74:12–17). 2. Symbolic name for Egypt (Ps. 87:4). Isaiah 30:7 includes a compound name Rahab-hem-shebeth.1

    1 Brand, Chad, et al., editors. “Rahab.” Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Holman Bible Publishers, 2003, p. 1362.

    Many times in scripture, raging seas are not literal oceans but metaphors for chaos, danger, and places that are dangerous to humans and unhabitable.

    In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. (Isaiah 27:1) [Does this sound like a fish?]

    The desolated topography of Earth’s neighboring planets, marred by the gaping craters of intense meteoric bombardment, implies that some cataclysmic event rocked the solar system. The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is likely the debris of an obliterated planet called Rahab, one of the seven shattered vessels of Edom.

    Stilling and ruling the raging sea are metaphors for quelling and subduing insurrection. The shattering of Rahab was the decisive blow that pierced the dragon and brought his rebellion to an abrupt and devastating end. When Rahab exploded, its smoldering shards rained down on the planets in its vicinity, each one striking with a force many thousands of times more powerful than a nuclear bomb, igniting their atmospheres with a firestorm hot enough to liquefy solid rock and vaporize everything else.

    Psalm 89 provides a fitting synopsis of the concepts presented thus far. Written in memorial of the dragon’s rebellion, the psalm proclaims a solemn warning to all those who would dare to defy the King of heaven and rise up against him:

    For who in the skies [cosmos] can be compared to the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord, a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones [cherubim], and awesome above all who are around him? O Lord God of hosts [armies], who is mighty as you are, O Lord, with your faithfulness [faithful] all around you? You rule the raging of the sea [insurrection]; when its waves rise, you still them. You crushed Rahab like a carcass; you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm [the Son of God]. The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them. (Psalm 89:6-11 ESV) 1 1Alberino, Timothy. Birthright: The Coming Posthuman Apocalypse and the Usurpation of Adam's Dominion on Planet Earth (p. 62). Alberino Publishing. Kindle Edition. 

    Rahab (monster). ray´hab (Heb. rahab H8105, “assault, violence”). In the poetical books of the OT the name is applied to a monster or demonic power. The allusions occur in the context of God’s power in nature: he overcomes Rahab in a contest of force (Job 9:13; 26:12 [in parallel with “serpent,” v. 13]; Ps. 89:10 [in parallel with “enemies”]; Isa. 51:9 [in parallel with dragon]).11 Silva, Moisés, et al., editors. “Rahab (Monster).” Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Revised, Zondervan, 2011, p. 1205.

    From what I found, Rahab in that context was a Hebrew euphemism for Egypt. 

    So at what stage are you with smoking?

    in Everything Else

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    Ah, I forgot about this particular poll you had going, @farouk. Everyone makes a point which testifies to the truth that different things work for different people. 

    I tossed tobacco aside and didn't experience withdrawals. That's because I was delivered. Not everyone is... sometimes, the Lord requires us to endure something. The only issue I experienced was what @FJK referred to regarding rituals associated with smoking. That meant more than the tobacco itself. Ceasing from those habits and rituals required effort.

    Smoking was the "ritual" I engaged in whenever I wanted to sequester myself and consider a matter at length. It was also an opportunity to do that with other smokers or socialize with them as it were. 

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