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That's all good stuff, Clete, but I think there's more to it. There was an agreement between David and Bathsheba that her son would sit on the throne. We don't know when the agreement was made, but I expect it was part of the deal early on, maybe when Bathy first discovered she was pregnant...

There's another issue on this one that needs to be addressed. She was supposedly "caught in the act", and that only works if the man is actually caught, too, but no man was brought forward. According to the law, both were to be put to death. So where was he? I've heard it suggested that this was...

Right, So would Jesus be giving that kind of prophecies in that kind of language? I say no, because He had seen the likelihood of the prophecies failing. And that seems like what Jesus is saying--that despite His disciples being hunted down and killed by those opposed to the true King, those...

I'm not. I'm merely discussing whether Jesus would have thought the prophetic program was a sure thing or not. And surely He would consider the roll of the Holy Spirit. I don't recall writing "willy-nilly" anywhere. And if I didn't, then what you have done is set up a straw man about what I...

So you're suggesting a large percentage of the original disciples might be killed before anyone comes up with a sermon that is good enough to kick off plan B? But that didn't happen. Right, that's what I said. A main point of open theism. The passage certainly speaks of His second coming, but...

Good question! These perhaps: Ephesians 2:9 KJV — Not of works, lest any man should boast. I.e., if there is some way we could find to tell God about anything we could do to earn salvation...those are the works.

I don't have time to give the positive answer to your comment justice, but I'll try at some point in the future. Negative answer follows. Ok, but you haven't offered any with a better reading that seems to say anything different. Stephen's death? Just one death was needed to derail the...

I never said it was unbelievers and believers mixed together. But you said it was only the twelve. Not just events that occurred prior to His death, but also some of those. Plus the event of His death, plus the resurrection (defeat of the kingdom's greatest enemy), plus the filling of the Holy...

This is demonstrably not true: [Mar 8:34 KJV] 34 And when he had called the people [unto him] with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. That verse is a mere 5 verses earlier than Mark 9:1, and is the...

It's a good list (and thanks for compiling), but I think some don't apply. For instance: 1 - God Hopes His Prophecies of Judgment will Fail This one doesn't apply, because if Christ was talking about judgment of something bad the people did, He expressed it in terms that were favorable, where...

Then let me repeat it again with some additional points. Jesus' prophecy was about His kingdom, right? Here's the verse we're talking about: [Mar 9:1 KJV] 1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have...

If you look closely, you will see that the recorded words on the Mount are slightly different from what Peter wrote. On the Mount God said "This is my beloved Son. Hear Him", according to the 2 Gospel accounts that recorded it. So the confusion is somewhat expected. Forgotten. Worse, it was 6...

Interesting. "Pharaoh" is supposedly a Hebrew word for "palace". So maybe more like "Caesar". But since "Benhadad" denotes separated kings, not necessarily related to each other, it seems less like a dynasty and more like a reference to the power of the god, like "Amen-hotep" or the...

You probably ought to reread the accounts. Here's an excerpt from Mark: Mark 9:1 — And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. 2. And after six days Jesus taketh...

Some people deal with it the way Peter did: [2Pe 1:16-17 KJV] 16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there...

Agreed. Elijah was the one sent to anoint Hazael, but also to anoint Jehu. We aren't told he anointed either. Elisha had an unnamed "child of the prophets" anoint Jehu, and it seems he was going to do the same to Hazael, I guess, but it is never explicitly stated that Hazael was anointed...

But not only "divine will and purpose". This from American Heritage Dictionary 2. A prediction of the future, made under divine inspiration. However, I think there are reasons to believe God is bringing grief to the northern 10 tribes through the Syrians. Add this one: [1Ki 20:42 KJV] 42 And...

Yes, I agree with all that. Likely Hazael already was scheming to take over the throne. And at least we could also say whether God had plans for anyone to stop Hazael (no, He didn't). God also was going to allow Syria to invade Israel (northern 10 tribes) because their king was so bad. So it...

Elisha had no need to tell Hazael what he would do, knowing also it would spur him to act sooner. The fact that he did seems to indicate it was bringing about God's plan in some way. Hazael's words to Bennie make sense, as that answered the question he was asked. No sense in alerting the king...

The Lord revealed what Hazael will do in the future? We don't think of the future that way. Is the Lord merely searching his heart?