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For our God is a consuming fire. (Hebrews 12:29 KJV) Just an idea... Peace and Love, Stephen |
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Isaiah 66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. 24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. Note also that these worship services take place every week (sabbath) and every month (new moon), so there will be familiar time constraints in place in God's new heavens and earth. Quote:
Mark 5:9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. Last edited by Kiwi Christian; 03-11-2009 at 03:18 AM. |
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are we talking worm souls or full size human souls? Forgive me Kiwi, you know I had to ask this... Last edited by Bro. Parrish; 03-11-2009 at 06:54 AM. |
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sort of depends on the size of the worm...
http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/giant-tube-worm.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._worms02m.html http://animals.jrank.org/pages/1689/...-ACCOUNTS.html |
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I've been thinking about the phrase Christ used three times in Mark chapter 9 "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched", and if this worm is another creature and not the soul itself, then the text is not teaching eternal damnation of the soul, but only teaching that the worm creature never dies? See what I mean, jellybean? |
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And like yourself, I am not sure about all this either brother. Oliver B. Greene believed as you do, but he avoided any details. Quote:
Okay let's see... The word "damnation" does not appear anywhere in this chapter, however: I see the UNQUENCHING FIRE no less than six times in that passage. I see the word HELL no less than three times in there. So, whether this worm is the human soul or a devouring maggot that never dies, it would have no bearing on the fact that there is severe and everlasting BURNING punishment implied. I still think these are the supernatural worms of hell which cover Lucifer (Satan) in Isaiah 14:9-15. Furthermore, I think the the rich man in hell appeared to Abraham as a MAN in flames. Abraham seemed to recognize this fellow as a human, for he detailed his life on earth and referred to him as a "son" not a degenerated worm without hands or feet, etc. Food for thought, just food for thought. |
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Brings up an interesting point, those in hell will be resurrected before they are tossed into the lake of fire, so maybe they retain their human form until the resurrection and then begin their degeneration once in the lake! |
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Let's review... These creatures are made for a special purpose, they NEVER die, just like "the fire that NEVER shall be quenched." (Mark 9:43-48). These nasty worms are associated in scripture with hell and satan. (Isaiah 14:9-15). God apparently used some unusual worms to devour Herod Agrippa in a matter of seconds (Acts 12:23), and we know God has used fiery serpents to torment and kill people (Numbers 21:6-9) so I have no problem seeing these as His instruments of eternal torment... just like the torment of those horrible flames. To me the picture is clear; this means the child murderer who killed little six year old Adam Walsh and tossed his severed head in a Florida canal will not only BURN forever, he or she will be GNAWED UPON by worms, like rotten fruit for all eternity. |
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