posted May 24, 2012 04:36 PM            

I will be happy to look at your specific Biblcal references about the rapture tho.

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posted May 24, 2012 07:40 PM            

I am interested in your belief and if you will point the Bibical way, I will then be able to have some clarity on your beliefs and why you believe as you do.

Thank you for the advice on googling tho

posted May 24, 2012 08:01 PM            

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Originally posted by juniperb:
Ami Anne, I know the Bible very well and am aware of the different intpretations. I have studied Holy Texts for over 30 years with many Scholars.

I am interested in your belief and if you will point the Bibical way, I will then be able to have some clarity on your beliefs and why you believe as you do.

Thank you for the advice on googling tho

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posted May 24, 2012 08:16 PM            

IF you do, I will then give you my belief in what that specific Scripture relates to.

posted May 24, 2012 08:37 PM            

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The problem with that Ami Anne is related Scripture will differ to us. I am requesting your related Scripture.
Since I do not believe there is a Bibical Rapture Fundalmentalists believe in, I am inquiring your faiths specifics to understand you. If you can`t provide the Scripture, I understand.

IF you do, I will then give you my belief in what that specific Scripture relates to.

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Ok Juni When I get my head up from under water in my website, I will do it. It is not easy installing and learning to use computer programs for charts etc, as you may imagine. That is what I am trying to figure out now. I think I just deleted the whole thing, by accident

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posted May 25, 2012 06:41 PM            

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Ami Anne, I don`t believe in the Rapture as many do.

I will be happy to look at your specific Biblcal references about the rapture tho.

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I don't believe in the "rapture" either. Most Protestants and Catholics and Orthodox whom I know don't. I'm not going to argue about it or get into it, but I'll simply say that it's not a universally-held Christian belief, for those unfamiliar with Christianity. (My only intent is to clarify this for people out there who may not be familiar with differing opinions within Christianity).

posted May 25, 2012 06:42 PM            

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As soon as I get clear thinking, I will write an article on the Rapture complete with Scriptures, as I know that people are interested. The most amazing study, but it is very detailed, is Les Feldick on the study of how Noah's Arc is a picture of the Rapture down to exact details. Each O.T event is the shadow of a a NT event/person. For example, Joseph was a picture of Jesus. Joseph was the only person in the Bible with no sin, or none pictured. All others were shown as human and making mistakes. In the OT, it is concealed. In the NT, it is revealed. Anyway, I am not sure I can go back and go through the whole Noah's Arc study as it is a lot, but you could look up Les Feldick if you want as he is super intellectual but super clear and interesting.

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posted May 25, 2012 06:48 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
Bad things happening to good people and good things happening to bad can be summed up in what and how people think (whether reincarnation is true or not). To get Biblical with it: "As ye sow, so shall ye reap." We can sow the seeds of positive thoughts or negative thoughts. We attract much of what we experience in life with our thoughts. Good people can think negative thoughts and be their own worst enemy. Also Biblical (in Proverbs) is: "As a man thinketh, so is he."

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Hadn't thought of that right now on this topic; I appreciate the insight!

posted May 25, 2012 06:53 PM            

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Originally posted by Aquacheeka:

I know what the bible says (well, in one section, anyway), I am just curious how a person rectifies their belief in astrology with their belief in biblical teachings. Technically, it's blasphemous and "a sin" to follow astrology/divination altogether, not to mention celebrity fandom/celebrity worship, also against biblical teachings.

Having said that, I am well aware that there are multiple interpretations one can make and extract to whatever situation, as well as blatant and obvious contradictions within the bible ("an eye for an eye/turn the other cheek" etc.) so I can also sort of see how a Christian can come to embrace the principle of reincarnation and not feel that it is at odds with their biblical beliefs.

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Actually, plenty of Christians studied astrology long ago.

Studying astrology isn't bad. It's worshiping the stars that's bad. It's denying God's control over the stars that's considered bad.

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posted May 26, 2012 08:28 PM            

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^That pretty much sums it up.

Astrology teaches us that we reincarnate until all of our karmic "lessons" are learned; biblical dogma insists that the "good" go directly to heaven; do not pass Go, do not collect $200.

One question astrology does not really answer is what becomes of the consciousness after the final incarnation? (Perhaps it is actually Buddhism that answers this and my own ignorance is the problem).

It's also curious that the bible makes no direct mention of reincarnation given its many astrotheological references and metaphors. Obviously such a declaration would conflict with its own notions of heaven but the bible is not lacking for contradictions within itself anyways. How does a metaphysically-minded Christian rectify the two?

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I've nothing to say about reincarnation. Maybe, we do. Maybe, we don't. Just because a nutter says we do, doesn't mean we do. And just because another nutter says we don't, doesn't disprove the theory. I don't associate the nodes, Saturn,etc, etc. with past lives. That's a different branch of astrology. If you want to believe in it, you believe. If you don't want to, you don't. Jesus said married christian couples shouldn't divorce/separate, yet they do. He also said no to 'fornication' but we all know that countless christian kids become sexually active around the age of 14.
The Bible is self-contradictory in nature & I don't believe in a Bible that made Eve look stupid & Adam, the wise one.

Buddhists in the first place shouldn't believe in a god. Buddha himself was an atheist/agnostic. According to him, a person after death begins a new life cycle in a different body & this continues till he/she has resolved his/her past bad karma & learnt to detach from the material world. Once free, he/she attains salvation/nirvana. One popular sect believes we merge with god. The traditional sect believes that we live happily ever after(in the universe). If we want, we can come back to enlighten those who seek the path to eternal bliss.