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In Rev 1:7, are not the tribes are mourning for the figure in the clouds because he is dead?
The phrase "coming in the clouds" (or very similar) achieves an almost technical meaning in the NT denoting the second coming of Jesus:
Matt 24:30 - At that time the sign of the Son of Man ...
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Is there significance to the diversity within the "Great Multitude" of Revelation 7:9?
The two elements of the vision in Rev 7 are part of a pattern of opposite things in pairs which John first "hears" and then "sees" - in each case what John hears and sees are ...
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Is there significance to the diversity within the "Great Multitude" of Revelation 7:9?
Revelation 7:9:
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, ...
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How will the Words "Those who pierce him will see him" be fulfilled
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The words “Those who pierced Him will see Him” will be fulfilled when the Jews in Jerusalem and all over the world will see Christ coming on the clouds at the Second Coming.
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The ...
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How does the 4th trumpet (in Revelation 8:12) happen after the 6th seal (in Revelation 6:12)?
In ch6, the blackness of the sun, the redness of the moon, and the apparent disappearance of the stars could all be the effects of atmospheric pollution.
This is the kind of phenomenon which could ...
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Who were the Nicolaitans and why did Jesus hate their deeds?
So why is it we practice idolatry/participate in pagan rituals like cutting down a tree/propping it up/decorating it with silver and gold and teach our children to practice idol worship by bowing down ...
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