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Was John in the Spirit on the "Day of the Lord" or "Sunday" in Revelation 1:10?
I only found a couple of bible versions using Sunday in Rev 1:10, and it is a valid translation. New Matthew Bible, and MSG, and versions mentions Sunday in footnotes.
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Was John in the Spirit on the "Day of the Lord" or "Sunday" in Revelation 1:10?
Despite the recent fashion for applying this to the Old Testament "Day of the Lord", my money remains on the more traditional "the Lord's Day", referring it to Jesus (who is also ...
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Was John in the Spirit on the "Day of the Lord" or "Sunday" in Revelation 1:10?
I don't believe the etymology of a single Greek word should be the proof to determine an accurate translation. The context in Greek as in Hebrew determines the correct translation, not semantics. For ...
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What does it mean in Revelation 21:1 when it says, "...and the sea was no more."?
I have a theory that the sea was originally some sort of prison.
Revelation 20:13
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they ...
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In Revelation 21:16 do the walls of the new Jerusalem rise 12,000 furlongs?
There are several ways to look at the New Jerusalem.
Main points:
John saw the holy city (Rev 21:2). So, it looked like a city(why would he call a cube or Pyramid a city?) It probably looked like a ...
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In Revelation 21:8 Did John mean by "all liars" the previously mentioned in the same verse?
I believe john mentions all the liars in 1 john. I think its those who dont believe in the right Jesus. Who dont believe he came in the flesh, who dont believe he was the christ, who dont believe he ...
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Are the 144,000 in Revelation 14:4 male only?
As some here I believe the 144k virgins reflects a “spiritual” state of being at such time (see 1Cor.15:51-52) and the precept in Jeremiah 31:3-4 NKJV in a nutshell confirms this. In order for us to ...
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Being saved and lying - lake of fire
Paul claimed not all who are descended from Israel are Israel (Romans 9:6), is an allusion to "not all claimed to be Christians are Christians".
John called these people "liars", ...
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Being saved and lying - lake of fire
It is possible that "all liars" refer to the previously mentioned - the adulterers, murderers, idolaters etc. - for all of them are liars in a certain sense, namely in the sense that being ...
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Why does Revelation 19:18 mention commanders on horses when this future prophecy is likely to not have actual horses?
Perhaps the best way to answer this question is with a few more questions:
You note that you are doubtful this passage is not meant to be interpreted symbolically; do you have a clear criterion for ...
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Why does Revelation 19:18 mention commanders on horses when this future prophecy is likely to not have actual horses?
The white horse symbolizes-righteous war. The mention of horses at rev 19:18-symbolizes the destruction of all war supplies--There will be no more war after these events occur-Gods kingdom will be in ...
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Why does Revelation 19:18 mention commanders on horses when this future prophecy is likely to not have actual horses?
Either the scenes in Rev 19 are literal or symbolic. The difference is easy to determine given the elements employed. However, we also note that John begins his book with a clear statement about the ...
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In Revelation 13:11 why does the "lambkin" have horns?
Horns are a symbol of power, all the way through the Old Testament. This probably comes originally from the religious respect paid to bulls.
The Lamb in ch5 v6 has horns, for that reason. Seven of ...
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Why does Revelation 19:18 mention commanders on horses when this future prophecy is likely to not have actual horses?
The prophetic nature of the book of Revelation does not extend to including modern visual details. No other passage in the book contains anachronisms of the kind you are expecting to see here. Why ...
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In Revelation 22 is it twelve manner of fruits per month or one fruit per month for twelve months?
Seeking a literal answer to the 12 manner of fruit...as in the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nation....have searched this through and wondered if possibly this was also like a parable. ...
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Who are the "Great Multitude" in Revelation 7:9?
The "great multitude" is the presence in heaven of those who have just been sealed in the previous verses. That is why this verse comes immediately after the account of the sealing. It is ...
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Why might John not be allowed to write the prophecy of "the seven peals of thunder" (Rev. 10:4)?
I'm going to quote from my own book on this one;
The voice of seven thunders would have to be God's voice, of course, the expression of God's will (since "seven" is the number indicating &...
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Why might John not be allowed to write the prophecy of "the seven peals of thunder" (Rev. 10:4)?
I have a more basic question arising out of this text. With what and how would John be writing things down? Does it imply that he was not in heaven? That it was what could be called an open vision, ...
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