I believe it is the superior interpretation for a few reasons, but I am okay with others that hold to it being after the Tribulation. I just believe they are missing the beauty of the Church Age. They seem to want to combine the Church and Israel. But all the same result in eternity.
What do you mean by it, and why do you think that?
What does rejecting vengeance mean for you? To no longer pursue vengeance and be instead forgiving is highly valued in Islam, for an individual. As a legal system, vengeance is valued as well for those that want or need it. As a moral system, both are valued with preference on forgiveness as a means of drawing nearer to God.
I had asked you about a hypothetical Muslim, not Islam.
I am starting to notice some strangeness. I might not be able to live up to it. Thank you for the advice.
Dhikr is the transliteration of an Arabic word into English alphabet. In English it is read left to right and in Arabic it would be read right to left. Dhikr means ‘remembrance’, usually implying remembering God
I will translate it for you:
So, in other words remembering God is the greatest Christian virtue
(not in opposition to forgiveness, but moreso … the father of it … in a manner of speaking…)
Interesting. I suppose I haven’t thought about it much. I never considered it as being foundational for me, I only ran across it a few months ago if I recall correctly.
You might be right on that.
a little bit of hate can go a long way make 70 excuses for your brother
Yeah I see the resemblance. Maybe I will find more.
John 1:29, “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” Need I say more?
The body of Christ is also known as the espoused bride of Christ.
It does take place in the third heaven. The only one cast out of the third heaven is Lucifer (aka Satan) Some of the angels that disobeyed were not allowed back to the third heaven, and Satan’s angels are not allowed in. I have never given much thought about who is allowed in the third heaven, but I ask my little group and start a discussion with them.
BTW, “never leave” is not accurate if we are talking about the third heaven as a location that never relocates. This gets complicated and probably counter to what many believe, so I’ll stop there.