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Re: Deep Universe: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered
[Re: James Peterson]
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08/13/13 06:24 PM
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What Bible verse did you read that taught you that morning stars and sons of God are the Holy Spirit and angels in other dimensions? I don't remember ever reading that directly in the Bible. The abode of God and the angels is outside our physical universe. Jesus said, "God is spirit". There're angels walking about you, and you don't even know. Jesus said God is spirit. He didn't say anything about hidden dimensions. And parallel dimension is not the only way to be invisible. Human senses are severely limited.
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There is no excuse for any one in taking the position that there is no more truth to be revealed, and that all our expositions of Scripture are without an error. The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth for many years by our people, is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age will not make error into truth, and truth can afford to be fair. No true doctrine will lose anything by close investigation. RH 12/20/1892
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Re: Deep Universe: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered
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08/13/13 08:51 PM
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If angels existed before Day 1, then it is obvious that other things were created before Day 1.
Gen. 1 is about the creation of what has become a physical universe of black holes, exploding stars, barren wasteland and death and suffering. So why do you disagree that other things existed before Day 1? And what Bible verse places the limitation of Day 1 the way you do? Why not limit it to the Solar System? Why not limit it to the extent of unaided human vision? What verse gave you that idea? Sigh! Didn't we discuss this already? When it is written, "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth", it is speaking of the primordial dark mass of singularity that he would use to create heaven (and all things therein) and earth (and all things thereon). EVERYTHING MATERIAL comes from that mass created at the beginning of day 1. God and the angels are in a totally different "dimension". ... ..
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Re: Deep Universe: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered
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08/13/13 09:02 PM
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Jesus said God is spirit. He didn't say anything about hidden dimensions. I use the term "dimension" because my vocabulary is VERY terribly limited in describing Divine things. Consider that "God said, Let there be light: and there was light." That is not the potential of any material in our physical universe. There is a term for it: SUPER-NATURAL. Does that term accurately describe who God is and what he does? I believe it hardly does. And parallel dimension is not the only way to be invisible. Human senses are severely limited. This is not a mere limitation on our part, but a stark and real difference to the extent that ONLY GOD CAN GIVE LIFE. .... ..
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Re: Deep Universe: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered
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08/13/13 10:14 PM
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2 Cor. 12:2 I know a man in Christ fourteen years before (whether in the body, I do not know; or outside of the body, I do not know; God knows) such a one was caught up to the third Heaven. What is the third heaven that Paul is referring to in the above text?
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Re: Deep Universe: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered
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08/14/13 10:52 AM
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2 Cor. 12:2 I know a man in Christ fourteen years before (whether in the body, I do not know; or outside of the body, I do not know; God knows) such a one was caught up to the third Heaven. What is the third heaven that Paul is referring to in the above text? It helps to compare Paul's experience with that of John. Here is Paul's first. It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell:God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell:God knoweth;) How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter." Notice how he describes it like an "out of body" experience, yet physically remaining on earth. It is much like a dream of visiting a distant place, even while lying in bed. The experience of travel is VERY REAL, though the dreamer is sleeping soundly on a VERY REAL bed. Here is John's experience. After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven:and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit:and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. Both Paul and John don't go anywhere, but the angel of God sent to them, touches them in such a way that they begin to experience the vista the angel wishes them to see. We have the same ability though at a VERY primitive stage. We are drawn to the TV, and there on it's screen, we are shown things outside our present environment. Some even cry in front of the TV, shedding tears for what they see: even if it's just a cartoon. Poor Cinderella! "The third heaven" is our human way of saying, "the place of God, a place I really can't give an address for". It is what the ancient world conceived of as being "higher than the highest star". ... .
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Re: Deep Universe: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered
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08/14/13 12:10 PM
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What about Enoch and Elijah who never experienced death, but were taken up to what Paul describes as the third heaven?
Also, what about those who were resurrected with Christ and also taken up to the third heaven?
What about Christ Himself who ascended in bodily form into the third heaven and has gone there to prepare a place for us there, as He says in John 14:1-3?
Sounds like a very real place to me.
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Re: Deep Universe: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered
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08/14/13 12:29 PM
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When it is written, "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth", it is speaking of the primordial dark mass of singularity that he would use to create heaven (and all things therein) and earth (and all things thereon).
EVERYTHING MATERIAL comes from that mass created at the beginning of day 1.
God and the angels are in a totally different "dimension".
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.. 1) There was no mass created on Day 1. On that day, the following things were created and/or named: - Light
- Darkness (depending on one's interpretation)
- Day
- Night
2) The "Earth" was formed on Day 3, and the "Heaven" was made on Day 2. Blessings, Green Cochoa.
We can receive of heaven's light only as we are willing to be emptied of self. We can discern the character of God, and accept Christ by faith, only as we consent to the bringing into captivity of every thought to the obedience of Christ. And to all who do this, the Holy Spirit is given without measure. In Christ "dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him." [Colossians 2:9, 10.] {GW 57.1} -- Ellen White.
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Re: Deep Universe: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered
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08/14/13 02:59 PM
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[quote=asygo]
If angels existed before Day 1, then it is obvious that other things were created before Day 1. Gen. 1 is about the creation of what has become a physical universe of black holes, exploding stars, barren wasteland and death and suffering. So why do you disagree that other things existed before Day 1? And what Bible verse places the limitation of Day 1 the way you do? Why not limit it to the Solar System? Why not limit it to the extent of unaided human vision? What verse gave you that idea? What Bible are you reading? I don't see all that in my book. Sigh! Didn't we discuss this already? When it is written, "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth", it is speaking of the primordial dark mass of singularity that he would use to create heaven (and all things therein) and earth (and all things thereon). EVERYTHING MATERIAL comes from that mass created at the beginning of day 1. God and the angels are in a totally different "dimension". ... ..[/quote]
By God's grace,
Arnold
There is no excuse for any one in taking the position that there is no more truth to be revealed, and that all our expositions of Scripture are without an error. The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth for many years by our people, is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age will not make error into truth, and truth can afford to be fair. No true doctrine will lose anything by close investigation. RH 12/20/1892
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Re: Deep Universe: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered
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08/14/13 03:03 PM
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Jesus said God is spirit. He didn't say anything about hidden dimensions. I use the term "dimension" because my vocabulary is VERY terribly limited in describing Divine things. Consider that "God said, Let there be light: and there was light." That is not the potential of any material in our physical universe. There is a term for it: SUPER-NATURAL. Does that term accurately describe who God is and what he does? I believe it hardly does. And parallel dimension is not the only way to be invisible. Human senses are severely limited. This is not a mere limitation on our part, but a stark and real difference to the extent that ONLY GOD CAN GIVE LIFE. .... .. You got all that from "God is spirit"?
By God's grace,
Arnold
There is no excuse for any one in taking the position that there is no more truth to be revealed, and that all our expositions of Scripture are without an error. The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth for many years by our people, is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age will not make error into truth, and truth can afford to be fair. No true doctrine will lose anything by close investigation. RH 12/20/1892
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Re: Deep Universe: Hubble's Universe Unfiltered
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08/14/13 03:40 PM
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What about Enoch and Elijah who never experienced death, but were taken up to what Paul describes as the third heaven?
Also, what about those who were resurrected with Christ and also taken up to the third heaven?
What about Christ Himself who ascended in bodily form into the third heaven and has gone there to prepare a place for us there, as He says in John 14:1-3?
Sounds like a very real place to me. Yes, that is true. God is real and so is heaven. However, theirs is a reality far removed from our periodic table of elements. They are not constrained by gravity, time, distance or temperature. Just by their word, our universe is bent into shape, stands straight, sent asunder, brought together, is healed or utterly taken away. Moses and Elijah were taken there. That is indisputable.
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