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Manipulation Through Fear

Why Does Fear Exist? Fear is a natural emotion designed to act as a means for protection in this physical world, from dangers and ultimately death. Man is the only creature that has an awareness of his own death and … Continue reading

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Was Jesus the Messiah?

In the day Messiah comes there would be:

  • Peace and prosperity over all the Earth (Isa 2:4; 11:6-8)
  • All of Israel’s enemies defeated (Zac 14:3-4)
  • All the tribes of Israel scattered around the world gathered back to their own land (Isa 43:5-6)
  • God’s righteous reign in all the world. (Isa 2:3-4, Isa 11, Mic 4:1-3)
  • The rebuilding of the temple — the third temple. (Ezekiel 37:26-28)
  • Unity of all of Humanity in the universal knowledge of the God of Israel. (Mic 4:1-3, Zec 14:9, Isa 11:9)

Obviously, not one of these conditions was met when Jesus arrived.

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Isaiah 53

The so-called “Suffering Servant” story of Isaiah 53 has long been by considered Christologists to be a messianic prophecy, or about Jesus the Messiah. There are passages in this chapter that that sound like prophecies about the life and death of the Jesus. However, there are some very problematic parts of it that seem to make it impossible to be a prophecy about the future “sacrifice” of Jesus and more about the nation of Israel. Continue reading

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Did Jesus Really Die? Part 1

Three Main Reasons Jesus Did NOT Die on the Cross

The first thing to remember is that it takes belief to be deceived. If you don’t have facts you only have opinions. Truth is based on fact, not belief.

Three main reasons:

    1. Belief that Jesus was raised from the dead — a requirement for salvation.
    2. Jesus appeared to his disciples in his wounded physical body — in secret.
    3. Large amounts of herbs that were known at the time to be curative were brought to the tomb.

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