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In Rev. Ch.5:1-5 John is weeping much and only Jesus is worthy to open the book. If John wrote Revelation why could he not look at it?

The question asked is three-fold, (1) "Why is John weeping?" (2) Is it because he wrote the book of the Revelation but could not open, or look at it (read it)?" (3) Is it because only ...
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Why did the Jews refuse to kill Christ in John 18:31?

By the time of Jesus' crucifixion the Jewish Sanhedrin had lost the power to perform capital punishment without Rome's approval. This did not mean they could not execute criminals; it meant they had ...
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Does the demon in Luke 8:28 testify that Jesus is God?

The Greek precludes “most High” from modifying “Son”. The noun υἱὲ (“Son”) is declined in the vocative case, while τοῦ ὑψίστου (“most High”) is declined in the genitive case. Therefore, τοῦ ὑψίστου ...
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In Romans 8:9 is Paul assuming that Christ is God?

My views about the divinity of Christ are well-known on this site (I have been consistently downvoted for them, often). However, let me set out what Rom 8:9 actually says. If we assume for the moment ...
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In Rev. Ch.5:1-5 John is weeping much and only Jesus is worthy to open the book. If John wrote Revelation why could he not look at it?

The reason John wept is explicitly stated in Rev 5:4 - And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it. That is, John wept because no one was ...
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How to understand John 1:1 in light of Hebrews 7:3?

The opening of the Gospel of John is a midrash of Genesis 1:1. Bereshit bara Elohim - "when God started to create the heaven and the earth".  "In the begining" in both texts does ...
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In Rev. Ch.5:1-5 John is weeping much and only Jesus is worthy to open the book. If John wrote Revelation why could he not look at it?

"If John wrote Revelations why could he not look at it?" Because the sealed scroll is not the Book of Revelation. In the Book, John writes of several powerful visions and messages from Jesus....
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Riddle: How is a Jew not a Jew, but a Gentile is a Jew?

The answer to this is provided in Rom 9:6-8 ... For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. ... So it is not the ...
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How can Jesus NOT be a created being, but the Creator himself?

The OP is correct - Jesus cannot be both the creator and the beginning of God's creation as some have suggested about Rev 3:14. The important/pivotal word in Rev 3:14 is ἀρχὴ (arche) which has two ...
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In John 5:18 should ἴσον be translated as "equal with" or "like"?

Recall that Greek is the origin of logic and this is one of the words well-used, whose meaning is quite precise. In John 5:18, the operative word is ἴσος (isos) which means "equal, equivalent, ...
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Was Jesus given power (Acts 10:38)

The Bible's own testimony is usually better than any commentary. Here are scriptures that address your question. 6But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then ...
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What does "Smote their breasts" signify in Luke 23:48?

The habit of "beating one's breast" is a Jewish or oriental custom to display a range of deep, heartfelt emotions, usually deep fear, foreboding, etc. Note the comments of Barnes - Smote ...
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How to understand John 1:1 in light of Hebrews 7:3?

John 1:1 does not say the word began (γενεσθαι). It says the Word was (ἠν). Hebrews 7:3 supports the interpretation of the eternal existence of the Word in John 1:1. Was (ἠν [ēn]). Three times in ...
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Could Peter's denial be classified in the same level as the betrayal of Judas?

There are different Greek words for 'repentance'. For Judas, the word in Matthew 27:3 means "to be careful, or concerned with". That is, to be full of care about a concerning matter. It is ...
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Does the demon in Luke 8:28 testify that Jesus is God?

There are several elements to this question. First, "Most High" is definitely an exclusive title of God as confirmed by several verses such as: Gen 14:19, 20, Deut 32:8, Ps 46:4, 47:2, 57:2,...
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In Rev. Ch.5:1-5 John is weeping much and only Jesus is worthy to open the book. If John wrote Revelation why could he not look at it?

"Seven" is a number indicating "belonging to God". The seven seals identify God as the author of the scroll, not John. So nobody in the created world (heaven or earth or under the ...
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In John 5:18, shouldn't there be scare quote punctuation marks to identify the Jews' false accusations against Jesus?

There are no quotes in the Greek text - either here or anywhere else in the NT. But some translators do go out of their way to make sure readers understand the Bible itself is not teaching that Jesus ...
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Is the Son second in authority under God the Father? 1 Corinthians 15:24-28

Introduction Here is the passage in the King James Version: 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end, when he ...
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To Jews in Jesus' time, what did "the Son of Man" mean?

To the Jews at the Time of Christ A lot of answers here have dealt with the definition of "Son of Man," and its etymology. Some have not discerned the difference between the terms in Ezekiel ...
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1 Cor 15:25 - Does Jesus stop reigning? What's the actual function and meaning of "until" in the context of this verse?

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. [...
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How can Jesus NOT be a created being, but the Creator himself?

Just as God the Father is Creator and yet “the Beginning and the Ending” (Rev 1:8; 21:6), Jesus is Creator and yet “the Beginning and the Ending” (Rev 22:13). Just as Yahweh God is Creator and yet “...
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Who was under the authority of Jesus?

This is not an exhaustive list, but here are a few things that were subject to, or under the authority of Jesus: the natural elements such as wind and waves, according to the incident when Jesus ...
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What does butter and honey represent scripturally?

Stephen Disraeli has great insights, but then I thought about what Isaiah was describing. It involves a virgin, a small male child, foods he eats (the baby, not Stephen), and choosing good over evil. ...
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What is the spiritual meaning of the fish fragments not being gathered in John 6:13?

John Chrysostom gives this interpretation, which I find very sound: the 12 baskets full of the remaining food was to be taken by each of the 12 apostles. This was intended for them to perceive through ...
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Difference between "putting into the heart of Judas Iscariot" and "entering into Judas" in John 13:2,27?

Jesus' parable of the four types of 'soil' where the 'seed of the word' lands, helps explain. Mark 4:1-20 needs to be read in full. Jesus explained the meaning of that parable to his followers (so, ...
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Why is John 7:39 bracketed?

Lots of different English translations of that one verse have brackets at the start and end of its two sentences. In this case, it is to denote an interjection between what Jesus said to the crowds in ...
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Could Peter's denial be classified in the same level as the betrayal of Judas?

Of course. And as you say, the difference was that Peter, when given the opportunity, repented, whereas Judas did not. There is a parallel in the Garden of Eden. God did not, as Genesis tells us, ...
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Ephesians 1:22 Language a reference to marriage?

The language of Ephesians 1:22-23 is often understood to express the idea of Christ as the head of the Church, which is his body. This imagery suggests a close relationship between Christ and his ...
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Ephesians 1:22 Language a reference to marriage?

OP's question, Ephesians 1:22 Language a reference to marriage? Ephesians 1:22-23 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the ...
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