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Did God forsake Jesus while on the cross?
Yes, God had forsaken Jesus on the cross (for about three hours).
The fact that the Father was Jesus' constant, incessant and unwavering companion throughout Jesus' life, as correctly documented by ...
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Why did the Pharisees connect baptism to the coming of Christ?
This is a good question, because there is no particular connection between baptism and the coming of the Messiah in the OT. I think the Essene tradition had something to do with it (see below).
In ...
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Why did Jesus appear to despair before dying on the cross in Mark and Matthew?
Leading up to his death on a cross, Jesus knew what lay ahead of him even before he was arrested in the garden of Gethsemane. His prayer then teaches much about seeking God's strength to proceed into ...
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In Luke 11:50, why is 'this generation responsible for the murder of all God's prophets?'
The answer to this question is actually found in the earlier verse and is thus contained in the charge that Jesus levels at "this generation".
Luke 11:47-51 - 47 Woe to you! You build tombs ...
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Jesus was taken by what type of spirit to the Desert?
There is a simple grammatical rule in Koine Greek that the article is generally (there are important exceptions) is anaphoric to the previous occurrence.
Luke 4:1 provides a perfect illustration of ...
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Does Paul seeing Jesus physically after his ascension Violate Matthew 24?
No, Paul's experience with Jesus on the Damascus road does not violate the warning of Mt. 24:2326. The verses in question read:
Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He ...
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Why did Jesus appear to despair before dying on the cross in Mark and Matthew?
Just worth pointing out...
Superman was never my favorite superhero. It's easy to be confident when you're indestructable.
Similarly, Jesus' singularity of purpose is easy to imagine if he's got a ...
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Why did Jesus appear to despair before dying on the cross in Mark and Matthew?
A prayer may be addressed to God (to God as such or, perhaps, to the Father) which is questioning, which is expressed in adversity, which may have a tome of perplexity, of need, and even of a query as ...
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Why did Jesus say "your father" and not "our father" regarding Abraham?
Because the Lord uses here a rhetorico-ironical means of disputation and education: in this context, the Jews are affirming that they are not slaves, in virtue of the fact, that they are "...
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What is the only way to see God and live?
Many examples of apparent contradiction in human speech come from the fact that words are being used in different ways. I believe this is one of them.
The idea that men cannot see God makes sense. The ...
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If those that had seen Jesus had seen the Father, what did he mean when he said "you have neither heard His voice nor have you seen His appearance; "?
John 5:37 is addressed to the 'Jews' who 'persecuted' Jesus and 'sought to slay him'. They had never heard God or seen anything of him.
John 14:9 is addressed to Philip who had repented and followed ...
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Did Judas betray Jesus' carnal mission?
The main question refers to "Jesus' carnal mission" without saying what that mission is understood to have been. The phrase never occurs even once in the entire Bible. This means that no ...
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Jesus' Lineage and Descent from David
Jesus' Davidic descent is through his father. Joseph adopted him, and he thereby inherited Joseph's lineage. Jewish law is not crystal clear about the legal status of such a child but the Rabbis do ...
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Why did Jesus appear to despair before dying on the cross in Mark and Matthew?
It points to prophecy
One possible reason is that Jesus is quoting the opening to Psalm 22, a Psalm which vividly foretold his crucifixion and resurrection, providing yet more evidence to those there (...
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Does 'That Fox' refer to Herod or the Pharisee?
Your question is actually two questions:
What do we do with ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲥ?
What is the referent of ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲥ in context?
Demonstrative Pronouns in Greek
Greek has two demonstrative pronouns:
ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲥ
ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲛⲟⲥ
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Did God forsake Jesus while on the cross?
With regard to the Hebrew text, itself, John Brug offers this useful commentary:
Psalm 22:2
The quotation of verse 2 in Matthew 27:46, lama sabachthani, is
Aramaic, the language which Jesus ...
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Who is angry - Jesus or the Crowd? Mark 3:5
I would say that it was Jesus who was angry. I base this on the actions of the Pharisees at vs6. "And the Pharisees went out and immediately began taking counsel with the Herodians against Him.&...
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Who is angry - Jesus or the Crowd? Mark 3:5
It is the Lord who is both angry and compassionate at the stupidity of the crowd; even grammatically, it seems that had it been the crowd, the Greek would specify it with ὄντας: καὶ περιβλεψάμενος ...
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The use of the verb "διερμήνευσεν" in Luke 24:27 is an illustration of the exegetical approach or hermeneutics?
The verb διερμηνεύω occurs just six times in the NT, Luke 24:27, Acts 9:36, 1 Cor 12:30, 14:5, 13, 27. Its meaning is given by BDAG as follows:
to translate from one language to another, translate, ...
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Does the Sinaiticus contain the name of Jesus?
There are 907 instances of ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ in Codex Sinaiticus.
Of these there are three occurrences of the name written out plene:
Mark 16:6: ⲓ̈ⲏⲥⲟⲩⲛ
Luke 3:29 ⲓ̈ⲏⲥⲟⲩ. (referring to Joshua)
Col. 4:11 ...
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Does Paul seeing Jesus physically after his ascension Violate Matthew 24?
Jesus delivered more than one message to Paul:
On the Road to Damascus, Acts 9:3-6, 22:6-10, 26:12-18. In all these accounts, Jesus did not "appear" personally but Saul only saw a bright ...
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Who is angry - Jesus or the Crowd? Mark 3:5
Having [looked at them with anger] or "Having looked at them, those who were with anger".
Mark 3:5 καὶ περιβλεψάμενος αὐτοὺς μετ' ὀργῆς, συλλυπούμενος ἐπὶ τῇ πωρώσει τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν, ...
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If those that had seen Jesus had seen the Father, what did he mean when he said "you have neither heard His voice nor have you seen His appearance; "?
Jesus is NOT the Father and the Father is NOT Jesus. However, we have the clear statement in Col 1:15
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all
creation.
Thus, if Jesus is ...
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Was there some type of animal that was kept locked up in the High Priest's house for sacrifice?
The answer to the first question is no. Animals were brought to the Temple area for sacrifice, not the high priest's house. Norma Robertson explains that the number of animals was in the thousands and ...
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Jesus was taken by what type of spirit to the Desert?
Both Matthew's gospel and Luke's have this statement about Jesus being led in chapter 4 verse 1 of their respective accounts. Strangely, I cannot find either listed in Young's Analytical Concordance, ...
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Did Judas betray Jesus' carnal mission?
Luke 22:53
"But this is your hour , and the power of darkness".
"darkness" here is spiritual. The Son of Man is about to be crucified. It is also physical darkness. The people ...
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Did demons know Jesus in the present time or in a pre-incarnate past?
We read in Mark 5 how Jesus is confronted by a man possessed by evil spirits:
Mark 5:6-7 NLT
6 When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him. 7 ...
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Why did the Pharisees connect baptism to the coming of Christ?
Because the Messiah was supposed to baptise or cleanse his people. Using commentaries and the cross-references listed on the verse:
Matt 3:11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is ...
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