you forgot to tie in the satanic conspiracy that planted the dinosaur bones in the earth to test our faith.
Woody said:Yes, I'm afraid so. It looks like it is none other than Judas Iscariot the Son of Perdition:
2nd Thes 2:3-4
So the son of perdition is a man. A man is a human, or do you disagree?
But they (beast and false prophet) are mortal sinners. So you are wrong.
Yes I have, it is clear that the beast is the "son of perdition" and he is a man. He is called "the man of sin" how much plainer can it be?
Your own point proves itself wrong. Where does the bible say sinners will be removed from the lake of fire and given a second chance? Reinstated as it were. You are grasping for straws and there aren't any.
Revelations 14:11 is the final coffin nail for your argument. It says:
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Whoever worships the beast will be tormented forever, and they shall have no rest forever.
Your argument on hell is all washed up.
Here it is in the OT as well:
Dan 12:2
“ And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
”
Matthew 25:41,46
“ Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
”
Isn't it odd that an atheist is going to tell christians what to believe about our bible and about hell?
Atheists don't even believe there is a God so why are we arguing about hell anyway?
There is a passage about someone leaving Hell to convince his kin to lead good lives.
If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
I said even if they were mortal, it doesn't make any difference, as they specifically have an eternity in the lake of fire and brimstone, whereas this is not stated for anybody else.
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist,
after spending some time in Hell, I presume souls move onto Heaven, because after the Apocalypse, the earth isn't a place mortals can stay, is it?
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Sounds to me that this is just a confirmation that the smoke rises for ever, because the lake of fire is eternal. It doesn't state that people are tormented for ever Woody.
and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image
It doesn't state that Woody, you are making that up. Here's one I didn't make up;
Lamentations 3:31-32 (NIV):
31 For men are not cast off, by the Lord forever.
32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love
Please falsify this passage Woody. It's quite clear.
Not true Woody, you have made claim that the beast and false prophet are mortal
Why not? You've got a contradiction in your holy books, Woody. Please explain why one passage is correct over aniother!
Woody said:Good luck finding it because it's not in the bible.
Woody said:You say it ends but it doesn't. In the lake of fire, their situation is the same as the beast's.It is quite clear that hell isn't mentioned in this passage. You have made a connection that doesn't exist in scripture. The burden of proof is on you to make the connection. Where in any of the scriptures does it say people get a second chance after they go to hell?
Woody said:I just quoted the bible, that's all. The beast is a man according to the bible. Fuss at the author of the bible.
I don't see a contradiction, and it doesn't give me heartburn.
I clearly say to the West, you have a problem. You cannot comprehend how much the Muslims love Prophet Muhammad (SAWS). You are still unable to understand this point. If you had really encompassed its significance, you would never have accepted what happened.
wesmorris said:I think if a cartoon offends you and you participate in violence due to your offence, you should be executed for the sake of the gene pool.
smallaxe0217 said:It takes faith to believe in either Darwinism or Creationism.
The question is whether you will believe that life began out of nothing, or whether life began from a self-exisiting life force. Neither can be proved, either must be taken on faith.
Once both sides recognize the importance of faith to BOTH SIDES and once mutual respect is established, then a proper dialogue can be entered. That's my opinion, at any rate...