oldiesman

Would you trade places with him?

From the Douay-Rheims Latin Vulgate:

 

  39 And one of those robbers who were hanged, blasphemed him, saying: If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.  40 But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Neither dost thou fear God, seeing thou art condemned under the same condemnation?

 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done no evil.  42 And he said to Jesus: Lord, remember me when thou shalt come into thy kingdom.  43 And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with me in paradise.  44 And it was almost the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.  45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

[43] COMMENTARY:   "In paradise": That is, in the happy state of rest, joy, and peace everlasting. Christ was pleased, by a special privilege, to reward the faith and confession of the penitent thief, with a full discharge of all his sins, both as to the guilt and punishment; and to introduce him immediately after death into the happy society of the saints, whose limbo, that is, the place of their confinement, was now made a paradise by our Lord's going thither.

6 hours ago, Charity said:

How did she convince you that you had been hypnotized other than saying you were?

She didn't, but since she's the professional and I'm the student, I didn't argue and simply accepted what she said.

17 hours ago, Joe Maslow said:

Freedom, a new life, a new perspective about God and the Bible

An opportunity to love all people, to serve from something as basic as a warm greeting in the morning to saying thank you and please, not being a false servant in a group only to become a leader.

A wonderful chance to get closer to my family, that family from which I distanced myself because they did not participate in the ministry.

Welcome Joe.   Your words "only to become a leader" hit home.   That turned out to be my big mistake.   I should have been contented with going out WOW then go home and be happy.  But no, I had to go in the Corpse.  And I became one.

A few years ago, I went to a hypnotist, deliberately.   I wanted to find out how it worked, what she does to hypnotize people, and whether or not I could get hypnotized.   

The therapist says I was hypnotized.   But, I was aware the whole time, and I had complete control of my thoughts at all times.  While I was hypnotized, I kept thinking to myself "ok, when will I get hypnotized."     I didn't lose my will or get forced into doing something and if she told me to do something that I objected to, I'd have said 'no'.   

My conclusion was that hypnotism was no big deal. 

Try it for yourself and let me know if your experience agrees with mine.      

OK so, it's 3 years later from the start of this thread, so let's see where gold and silver are compared to then.    All values are approximate.

Silver value April 1, 2022:   $22.81 oz

Silver value April 1, 2025:   $34.00 oz

Gold value April 1, 2022:    $1937.06 oz

Gold value April 1, 2025:    $3144.33 oz

Interesting isn't it.   So if you had 10 oz of .9999 gold back then, it be worth $19,370.60.    Those same 10 gold coins on April 1, 2025 were worth $31,443.30.    

Over $10,000 profit in 3 years only for keeping those pieces in your safe!

This is interesting to say the least.   At first blush, I can't imagine AI having a soul, or free will.

15 hours ago, revvel said:

To set the stage for the witness of the Lord God & Moses…

Matthew 25: The Parable of the 10 Virgins/Galilean Culture

On the Mount of Olives, the Son spoke to His disciples in parables—with relatable Hebrew symbols/language/culture.  The kingdom of Heaven is likened to a wedding banquet.

“Those who were foolish took their lamps, but took no oil with them. But the wise took jars of oil with their lamps.” 

In this parable, Christ’s illustration draws upon a Galilean reality: The members of a wedding procession would carry their (oil fired) torches* in the night through the streets to the wedding banquet… And in the parable, it’s the wise virgins—with their torches ablaze—who enter the banquet.

*In the parable, the Greek word—Lampas—means “torch” (i.e. lamppost)—not lamp.

(Another usage: Revelation 8:10: “The third angel sounded, and a great star from heaven, burning like a torch [Lampas].”) 

Of course, the question is: What exactly is Christ conveying with this illustration of 10 Virgins & the kingdom of Heaven?

Consider 40+ days later…

Ascension Day

The Son is back on the Mount of Olives with His disciples, and they have the following exchange:

“So when they had come together, they asked Him, ‘Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?’” (Acts 1:6).

Question:

Is it possible/probable the disciples are continuing in the same train of thought—the future (deliverance/restoration) of Israel—that Christ established with the parables of the Fig Tree (Israel) & 10 Virgins (Israel)?

Next: The Witness of the Father, the Son & Moses—the first deliverer of Israel

Peace.

revvel

Unlikely.   "Israel" is the old covenant in this passage.   The old covenant was abolished when Christ offered his body and blood as payment for the sins of all mankind that now all mankind, Jews and Gentiles, must agree to/believe in to be saved (new covenant).    Now, if you want to refer to the new covenant as today's Israel, that's ok with me.    But I believe it can and does spread some confusion about what covenants we are talking about.  Thx.

On 11/26/2024 at 8:01 AM, WordWolf said:

In case anyone is confused, I'd like to clarify.

oldiesman confirmed there was a lawsuit that was filed.  He did not confirm the lawsuit had merit or that it was factually correct.   But, as a point of history, he confirmed that people were saying that at the time.

An amazing find and appropos to the discussion; just ordered this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Strongest-Poison-Survived-Jonestown-Massacre/dp/1940522161/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tFIXKKP6_n66F0cOBGcbxsUoQLlzP9XTQG5Bano0TbfGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.cwMJlyg8IdcDcj1IzMmLXX6HjiZ6uFeyfO2n8y6toLk&qid=1743891964&sr=8-1

It's by author Mark Lane, an excellent research man and author, who's written extensively about the JFK assassination.    I found out about this most recently through 'Americas Untold Stories' podcast that I am a subscriber to.    Here are a couple of links, if anyone would like to know more about Mr. Lane and his interesting experiences.  
 

Martin Luther, A Life

Think and Grow Rich

The Hoax of the Twentieth Century

Life is Tremendous

38 minutes ago, Charity said:

 

 

I owe you an apology oldiesman.  When I used the word "gaslighting" in my post to you above, I was meaning that you were questioning Marie's perception of her reality.  I checked this morning and its full definition is the manipulation of someone into questioning their own perception of reality.  I do not find you to have been at all manipulative in your posts.  I also realize that you never said Marie was lost as I said you did in my reply to you.  You actually said twice that she had lost her faith.  I apologize for my mistake.

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much Charity for taking the time to say all of this it's greatly appreciated.

22 hours ago, Charity said:

Yes, but what is faith?  Where does faith come in when it comes to her question - "My daughter’s 36 now and she’s schizophrenic and if God is going to bless me with a miracle baby then why did he give her schizophrenia – what kind of god would do that?"

You know as much as me that faith is believing... but I should have said "former faith" since she apparently lost it along the way.

I know nothing about schizophrenia... did a little AI searching but can't speak authoritatively.    Scriptures promise a chance at healing with the Lord but not guaranteed (unlike that TWI hand that always fits in the glove, we know healing is not always the end result). 

But first, I would do everything medically in the senses realm... medication, therapy, etc.    While seeking that, continuing in prayer (and fasting) and wait for a response from God.     We know God allows these things to occur -- the biggest question is why?     I don't have an answer to that, but the fact that I don't doesn't stop me from continuing to have faith in him. 

11 hours ago, Raf said:

I don't have to believe in Steve Urkel to despise the character.  

You don't have to believe that Steve Urkel exists to despise the character of Steve Urkel.

Isn't that what some might refer to as a strawman argument?