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Is there any interpretative room for considering the prophetic predictions of 2 Peter 3:3-13 as already fulfilled?
2 Pet 3 is Isaiah 34 and Isaiah 34 is a future day of the Lord chapter. We even see the Marriage Supper of the Lamb in Isaiah 34 which is the match to Isaiah 25.
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How best to understand the NLT translation of Malachi 2:16?
No one here is going to defend a paraphraistic version (or any other version). The NLT is highly interpretive and should be read as such. It is anything but literal.
The NLT quoted by the OP appears ...
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I am reading Acts 3:17-23 (NIV) and I am trying to understand why it seems like the writer is discussing Jesus, but also a Messiah other than Jesus
As I read these verses, "heaven must receive" in v21 refers to the fact that Jesus has ascended. Then the plea that God "send him" in v20 is for Jesus to come back, which was the ...
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Why was it Abagus who prophesied about Paul's arrest in Acts 21:11?
Here's a little background to put the verse in context.
Paul was hurrying to go to Jerusalem to be there at Pentecost.
Paul decided to sail past Ephesus, that there may not be to him a loss of time ...
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Why was it Abagus who prophesied about Paul's arrest in Acts 21:11?
The key point is verse 10
10 While we were staying for many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
The gift of prophesizing of Philip and his 4 daughters, may well observed as their ...
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Why are Phillip's unmarried daughters mentioned in acts 21?
Remember the gospel of Luke, the first episode of Acts, Luke wrote
Luke 1:1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those ...
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Why are Phillip's unmarried daughters mentioned in acts 21?
Narratively, it is a way of picking up an Old Testament theme and bringing it into the New Testament.
The theme is that of women receiving an inheritance. Their prophesying is evidence of the Holy ...
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Why was it Abagus who prophesied about Paul's arrest in Acts 21:11?
Again, we are not told so we cannot be certain. However, here are some suggestions:
the four daughters might have also prophesied but Luke was not inspired to record it
Agabus prophesied because the ...
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Why are Phillip's unmarried daughters mentioned in acts 21?
Luke's method is to name his sources and where they can be found - he does this throughout:
the Gospel of Luke, much of which is organized by geography, cites the towns Jesus visited and calls out, ...
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What is the foundational support for interpreting prophecies as having dual fulfillments?
The idea of "double fulfillment" of prophecies in hermeneutics is not attributed to a specific person or time. It has been a part of biblical interpretation for centuries, and some exegetes ...
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Why are Phillip's unmarried daughters mentioned in acts 21?
The Scripture does not answer this question so any suggestions must, to a certain extent, be at least a little speculative. Here are my suggestion reasons for this being part of the inspired record.
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Why are Phillip's unmarried daughters mentioned in acts 21?
First the word is not unmarried but virgins παρθένοι (G3933)
Now this man had four virgin daughters who were prophetesses. Acts 21:9 NASB
And if we look back to the earlier female prophetesses ...
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Why are Phillip's unmarried daughters mentioned in acts 21?
Surely Luke mentions them because he wants to report the fact that they prophesied.
This will have been a frequent event (imperfect tense), and the fact that women prophesied is something we want to ...
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In Hebrews 12:2 what is the joy "set before" Jesus?
His joy should not be denigrated by understanding it as looking forward to some reward, such as being seated at God's right hand. This explanation borders on what is sinful:
22 But the fruit of the ...
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Did Jeremiah's prophecy about Pharaoh's defeat at Nebuchadnezzar’s hands fail?
The 2nd prophesy of Jeremiah 46:13-26 did happen in 568BC.
After the destruction of Jerusalem in 587BC , some Jews fled to Egypt and lived in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis and Upper Egypt. Jeremiah 44:1-...
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How is Jesus "υἱὸς ὑψίστου κληθήσεται" (Luke 1:32 NAS28) different from a prophet (παιδίον, προφήτης ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ Luke 1:76 NAS28)?
"Highest" and "Most high" are epithets to designate God Almighty either directly or things that belong to Him. Here is a brief sample.
Epithet of God Himself:
Gen 14:19, 20 - “...
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Did Jeremiah's prophecy about Pharaoh's defeat at Nebuchadnezzar’s hands fail?
Here are key excepts from the passage:
13 The word that the Lord spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about the
coming of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon to attack the land of Egypt:
14 Declare in Egypt, and ...
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How is Jesus "υἱὸς ὑψίστου κληθήσεται" (Luke 1:32 NAS28) different from a prophet (παιδίον, προφήτης ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ Luke 1:76 NAS28)?
The first text is spoken by an angel, to the virgin Mary, regarding the One to be born of her. This One shall be called Jesus, she is told, "and he shall be great, and shall be called Son of the ...
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To whom was Isaiah referring in Isaiah 53?
Very difficult to be clear – but it does not seem to relate to Jesus, for the following reasons;
53:3 He is despised and rejected of men;
[Luke 10:1, Jesus has at least 70 followers, and in other ...
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How is Jesus "υἱὸς ὑψίστου κληθήσεται" (Luke 1:32 NAS28) different from a prophet (παιδίον, προφήτης ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ Luke 1:76 NAS28)?
One answer is found in Hebrews;
"[Jesus] was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in God's house. Yet Jesus has been counted worthy of as much more glory than Moses ...
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What is the foundational support for interpreting prophecies as having dual fulfillments?
The foundation may be found in Scripture:
10 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the ...
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What is the foundational support for interpreting prophecies as having dual fulfillments?
The only exegetical license for dual prophecies is the Bible text itself. Let me illustrate:
Here are a few prophecies that have a dual fulfillment:
Matt 24:3 - While Jesus was sitting on the Mount ...
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What is the foundational support for interpreting prophecies as having dual fulfillments?
This is a common technique in Jewish literature. Hebrew writing frequently makes a "dual prophecy" - that is, the prophet states something that will have a temporal fulfilment and a ...
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Who is the mighty and strong one in Isaiah 28:2?
The prophets of the Old Testament are speaking in the first instance to the people of their own time. So what would the prophet have meant consciously?
This verse is part of a passage which is ...
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What could the future significance of the 2300 evenings and mornings, mentioned in Dan, 8, represent? Antiochus' later persecution of the Jews aside
I can agree that the prophecy of the 2300 evenings and morning refers to Antiochus. However, there is a long time fulfilment as well. The prophecy begins with the battle between the ram (Persia) and ...
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Better translation of Jeremiah 33:16?
There is an important difference between a very literal translation and a translation accurately conveying the meaning of the text. Jer 33:16 is a perfect example of this. We observe the following:
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