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I believe the Rabbis would have taught from a form of Hebrew , not Greek, especially in the synagogues , They are still radically Jews first. Was Jesus reading Hebrew in this? Luk 4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he...

I agree, we cannot decide if a translation is inspired , if so then which one or which not We have to say the original languages, what ever they are, are the only inspired scriptures. Quoting a translation in scripture is the problem, Is the NT quote inspired, or as is suggested only the...

So , has LXX references been used as inspired scripture ?

Satan was Lucifer a high ranking spiritual being,before he sinned. He will be cast into lake of fire. with many others. The only purpose of the entire creation of the physical world is to redeem sinners

if God knew how we would react why go through the motions? It is a personal understanding and relationship Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Rom 8:10 And if Christ be...

The Bible clearly says things we do not recognize, siting the verses . We are ignorant. God did not make a mistake. What part of old England? We most often watched shows or movies from England

We should expect to meet Simeon in Heaven, but He died before the Crucifixion. He was in Paradise. Jesus preached the Gospel of His purpose while he and the others were waiting in Paradise. This is the only way we can explain OT saints being saved without knowing of Christ. Their...

I agree, their faith in God was accounted for Righteousness, but confessing Jesus as our only way of salvation is necessary. I think they were preached to at the time of the Crucifixion to know all about Jesus, Since there is no time in death, I do not consider the time from death until...

not lost, Gal 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. but saved without a knowledge of Jesus, ? I believe those who were righteous, Heb 11 and others, were in Paradise were shown Jesus as Savior. This was after Jesus has ascended to the Father as...

Did Abraham go to Heaven without a personal knowledge of Jesus? From a NT story or parable we understand He was in Paradise. Did Noah? Moses? Lazarus? You get the point, If a different way to Heaven exists than the Gospel of Jesus, we are all Baptists in vain. I believe preaching to those...

no, Humanity is the shared blood and death of Jesus, Spirits or fallen angels have no brotherhood with Jesus

That would be a second chanced for the wicked, I think it is fitting to consider those like Heb 11 who were faithful

If they are dead, why these verses? and your post #13

I think it relates to these who were faithful but did not know of Jesus Heb 11:1¶ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Heb 11:2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. Heb 11:39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith...

It was in the past as being told by Peter, years later. Why did those dead have a second chance?

I made it a point not to have to understand it to accept what it says. I can only speculate and wonder why it is here

Do you mean those that had recently died before the resurrection and did not know of the completed salvation?

Like I have said before, Scripture is given for our benefit. If we do not understand it is our problem, not God's I think it relates to the importance of the spiritual verse the flesh. If this is the OT saints, they should have all scripture explained to them of Jesus, like the two on Emmaus Rd.

The next verses that use Noah references show how long-suffering God is

maybe a one time affair to deal with the OT righteous who were in Paradise and not yet allowed in Heaven