09-09-09
 

For the central time zone 09-09-09 09:09:09 will be coming up in a bit.......pretty cool, huh?

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We just passed that milestone a few minutes ago in Eastern time zone without much fanfare.

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Yep, doubt any fanfare - - I just want to check out my phone and see all the 9's just for the fun of it.

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celebrating my granddaughter's 11th birthday TODAY!!

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Now, the moment has passed.

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I think the computers can handle 0909090909 just fine.....

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We lost our first sibling, a brother, two years ago today!
As David said about the child he and Bathsheba lost, I cannot
bring him back, but I can go to him.
We cannot bring our loved ones who have crossed over back.
BUT we can go to them. WE, everyone without exception will
also, in time, cross over to the other side!

Falla39

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I think it's cool!

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Just think 998 years ago it was

1111 11 11 11:11:11

There never will be a

2222 22 22 22:22:22


makes you think....or not.

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FYI: today is 09-09-09. For the Bible scholar, the number 9 is representative for finality and/or judgment. Thus it is used to communicate completeness and the judgment of man and his works. An example of this is: Jesus was crucified at the third hour of the day (9:00 AM), and died at the NINTH hour of the day (3:00 PM). At the NINTH hour there was darkness over all the earth.

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Bro. Burk,
That is very interesting indeed!
Falla39

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And if you turn that 09-09-09 you get you know what! Mawwhawww haawwww!

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60-60-60???

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I see 09/09/09 as BIRTH BIRTH BIRTH. :) And His death brought my birth. There are 9 fruit of the Spirit, 9 beattitudes and 9 gifts.

9 moons/months bring birth from conception.

9 is the number of SPIRIT -- NEW BIRTH.

I spoke tonight at church about CONCENTRATED LIFE (all 20 elements in the ashes of the red heifer rite to cleanse one touched by death - Num 19) to destroy death. I mentioned the 9 factor of the date today. Enjoyed the thought.

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Put the word out... Blume is raising red heifers!!

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One of the first books I read upon becoming a new Christian was 88 Reasons Why In '88.

For some reason I have it stuck in my mind that Jesus will return during Rosh Hashanah. Which is coming up in about 9 days. :heeheehee

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My sister's birthday is Sept 9th.

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My b/day is Sept 18.

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As long as you discount the book of John Oh Scholarly One. In the 6th hour Jesus was still in Pilate's court.....no mention of darkness, earthquakes, raised dead.....why do you suppose John missed all that OH Scholar of Scripture?

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I'm going to the beach Sept. 19th - - LOL!

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spent the weekend on the beach - the water was PERFECT!!!

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It is now 09/10. On 10/10 I will be in BALI. Is there a spiritual significance to 10/10?

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No, but there's got to be a spiritual significance to being in Bali!

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Ameeen!

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That just proves what a great day that day is!! :thumbsup

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Can't get any more perfect than going to the Beach for 'Talk Like A Pirate Day' on Sept. 19th!!!

Except, of course, being on a ship. :winkgrin

Buwhahaha!!! :toofunny

You should buy a hat!

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l7...iratepuppy.jpg

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LOL! I thought "talk like a pirate day" was just a joke.

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There is none so wise as he who sees himself wiser than others.

You are correct. He stood in judgment early. This was the process of Him going to the cross. Then, darkness set in until the NINTH hour. I regret not making this clearer. It's clear that my post was too short to be considered as a scholarly thesis. However, I do think it's nice that you consider me a "scholar of Scripture." :thumbsup

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Excuse me? Don't patronize me. I did not mis-read your post. You clearly said Jesus was crucified at the third hour of the day . Yet in John he was still in Pilate's court on the 6th hour. Which in Luke was also the start of the "time of darkness" which John missed altogether in his version. So I was asking you, since you claim to be a scholar, which was correct. Because the stories appear to contradict.

The point is, had you used the book of John, your story would have fallen a bit flat. The timeline does not match the other versions. And they are just versions aren't they..

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Islamic folks need to stick to the Koran unless they do more research in the Bible before they critique the Bible.

About the sixth hour (hōs hektē). Roman time, about 6 a.m. (a little after 6 no doubt) when Pilate rendered his final decision. Mar_15:25 notes that it was the third hour (Jewish time), which is 9 a.m. Roman time, when the crucifixion began. Why should John give Jewish time writing at the close of the first century when Jerusalem and the Jewish state passed away in a.d. 70? He is writing for Greek and Roman readers.

WORD PICTURES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
by
Archibald Thomas Robertson

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Aarrrr me Lass, tis no joke!

I'm buyin' meself a hat fer sure!

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Don't worry, no one is suggesting that I am standing in your way of being seen as more correct. :ursofunny

Lord bless your studies....

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Good points. :thumbsup

I regret making my little statement about 09-09-09. I never intended it to be a debating point.

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Intentions are everything. If a person did not intend something, then it is not their problem that it turned into a debate. :)

God bless!

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Brother Burk, I would not regret it if I were you.

We have a muslim in out midst who was trying to score points and prove the Bible inaccurate to further help himslef with his deep love for the koran.

It was a great oppurtunity for Brother Blume to handle the issue quite nicely.

God bless every muslim. They all need the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

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OOOOOOOH I see. So it is not a literal translation. A minor inconsistancy. Wow, I am in the midst of scholars. I am not trying to prove the bible inaccurate. I have questions about what appear to be inconsistancies in the texts (although the "roman time" and "jewish time" thing makes a bit of sense I guess)

Since the two of you are here, please explain then to me which version of events happened on THIS day:

1. Who was actually there? 1 woman, 2 women, or 3 women?
2. Was the stone removed before they arrived or after arrival?
3. Was it still dark or daylight?
4. Did the women leave and not tell anyone because they were afraid or did they tell the disciples or did they run into Jesus after they left THEN went to tell the disciples?
5. Were there (2) angels, (1) angel, or (no) angels?

I offer the (4) different versions

Version 1:

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

Version 2:

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' " Then they remembered his words.
When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
Version 3:

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!" So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)

Version 4:

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you." So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them.

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I remember a song entitled one after 909.

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Maybe this might help.
http://www.bible-truth.org/WhatDayDidChristDie.html

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True and what's to regret after all? It's the e-world...

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Grrrr I was getting to that 2 day/3 day thing. One thing at a time......LOL