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    The Rapture

    Yes. The ones taken were the ones taken away in the flood. The ones left were in the ark. I'd rather be left than taken in the last days too.
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    The Rapture

    I don't always agree with you, Phipps, but on this I think you are spot on. No rapture in the Bible, but yes to two resurrections. I grew up in the Brethren which was Darby's movement, and it's taken me a lifetime to unlearn that awful misguided rapture doctrine and understand more about what...
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    Jesus - Liar, Lunatic, Lord or Legend?

    Thank you not sure when I'll get time to look at this, but I'll get to it. A couple of years back you introduced me to Michael Heiser's work which was life changing and I'm now reading a fourth book of his. I am in awe of how much material you get through!
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    “Read this Next” - The Return of the gods

    Fair! It's interesting too, to think about indigenous perspectives. Like in NZ, the polytheistic Maori religions were suppressed and legislated against. Maori are now reclaiming their language, traditional knowledge and religion. I wonder where this would fit with the Return of the Gods idea...
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    “Read this Next” - The Return of the gods

    . Once you see it, you can’t “unsee” it either! [/QUOQUOTE just read the book. He doesn't reference well enough for me - compare Cahn's number of sources to something by Michael Heiser. Although it was an interesting read, I felt very unsatisfied. For instance, if pride, same sex attraction...
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    VCF Christian Fellowship

    Yes!!! Going on the sky rail and Kurunda today! We saw so many beautiful fish yesterday, and a turtle swam between us eee! Went to Green Island crocodile zoo as well. Gonna need to go home for a rest after all this holidaying. And BATS there are BATS in the garden!!!
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    VCF Christian Fellowship

    Hey JoChris I AM IN AUSTRALIA!!! we are on holiday in Cairns, went snorkeling on Great Barrier Reef yesterday. The garden of our Air BnB has cockatoos and Ulysses butterflies.
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    VCF Christian Fellowship

    NZ is in the middle of its worst natural disaster in a century. We have a tropical cyclone hitting us. I'm in Hawkes Bay which is quite badly damaged, although praise God we are not flooded, power is back on and we think all our family is probably safe. I will prob be helping with civil...
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    Rallies, Protests, and General Street Action thread

    This next election in NZ is probably going to be a mess. We have the MMP system, and many people don't understand how it works. Neither main party leader is a clear favorite, so many people will probably use their party vote on smaller parties, necessitating a coalition, and likely one where...
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    Rallies, Protests, and General Street Action thread

    False hope of what? Nz is in a recession and has a cost of living crisis like many other places. Neither of the main parties are offering any quick fixes at this point. Although it is an election year, so the usual promises will pop up. What do you think we could be won over to, and what kind...
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    Rallies, Protests, and General Street Action thread

    Nope, total baloney. Adern's popularity in the polls has gone down since covid has abated, but she was still very much the forerunner, and many people are sorry to see her go. There was no suggestion of a leadership coup, she had been preparing to retire for a month. The new prime Minister...
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    Are Spiritual Smells a Thing?

    Particularly a smell of death? My husband experiences a smell where nobody else does. It happens around people who are not even necessarily ill, but then pass away within a short space of time. For instance, we got out of the car on the road in front of a friend's house this evening, and he...
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    Rapture - For or Against

    Wow you're ambitious. I don't think The Rapture is a thing. I believe in the 2 resurrections 1 Thess 4:16,1 Cor 15:52, Rev 20:11 and the manifestation of the sons of God Roman's 8:19. To me the whole Bible supports the Kingdom, not the rapture.
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    The Man of Sin at the Rapture

    Oh that's interesting. I didn't know that about Catholics. What do you believe instead? Is this common to all Catholics? I understand and believe the 2 resurrections and the manifestation of the sons of God on the Day of the Lord, but absolutely cannot get my head around 'the rapture' as it...
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    International Dark Sky Association

    We have 3 in N Z. My brother in law is trying to establish another in our region where he has his observatory. And an Air B &B
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