lvbuckeye
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absolutely. ancient Hebrew doesn't have any vowels. the consonants that form the word for serpent also form the word for "Shining." we read later in the Bible that Lucifer transforms himself into an angel of light in order to deceive creation.Bleed S & G;912042; said:i see what you are saying now.
well.. me and you will not come to an agreement im sure.. but the way i look at that is this..
when i see things such as adam was tricked by a talking snake, its something more than a 'talking snake'
but only because of what you observe in the world today. i'm inclined to believe that Noah really WAS that old for a couple of reasons. 1) the Bible says that a day to the Lord is as a thousand years. despite the extreme longevities of the predeluvian people, no one lived a thousand years. they all died in the 'day' that they lived. 2) after the flood, life expectancy dropped considerably. in the 400 years or so from Noah to Abram, it dropped from several hundred to 120. and down to 70 by King David.when noah built the ark at the age of 200 or whatever it was, i don't think noah really was 200 years old.
ALL death is death of the soul. quite simply put, the soul is the life of the body. Genesis says that God breathed life into the clay and it became a living soul. no breathe = no soul.and this is where me and you obviously differ in our own interpetations.. and as for the 'by one man, sin entered the world' and has a consequence that brought death into the world. i would look at that, as more of a spirtual death.. the death of the soul.
it also may be because it's the truth.i really think modern science has proved the bible, between RNA and proteins forming in clay, and the theory of realitivity alongside of the 6-day creation story is enough to make my blood run cold. this may be in part because i'm looking for it.
what about eternal life? do you believe in the immortality of the spirit?either theres some truth to the bible, or some dude 3 to 4,000 years ago had an incredibly lucky guess.
but like i said in an earlier post, ignorance is bliss, and once the first man induldged in knoweldge, learned the diffrence between right and wrong, and still choose wrong.. thats where 'death entered the world' and its more of a spirtual death than it is a physical death. i dont think its possible for a man to live thousands of years pre-sin because, logically, it's not possible. our bodies break down naturally over time.
he physically died, but conquered the grave and rose again three days later.looking at Christs death on the cross, and him conquering death (and in effect, sin) he didn't stay alive physically, but he conquered death & sin spirtually.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;
And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father. -- Philippians 2:5-11
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