--- On Sat, 10/9/10, Carlos Burman wrote:
From: Carlos Burman
Subject:
To: Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010, 4:33 PM
Hi again Eiko,
I kind of promised to send some sort of information back to your emails you sent in the past...and this is one of your emails that you sent in June.
You wrote quite alot of information and some of it being detalied.
I cant promise i will address everything you wrote but i think first of all,since english isnt your first language,i have to be clear in what you mean by certain terms,words or phrasing..
For example, you first sentence of your email you wrote :
Monotheism Moses found in circa 1300 BCE is very different from Christianity we see today
This sentence above at first glance appears to be saying that Moses is the Founder or the Establisher of Monotheism ..
Do you mean that Moses by Gods command helped Reestablish Monotheism?
of course,Moses didnt invent ,establish or found Monotheism...Moses was used by Jehovah God to lead his people out of Egypt to worship him..something which had not been done for a long time previous,since they were slaves having to see thousands of false Icons and images everyday which represented Gods for the Egyptians.
When Moses Led Jehovahs People out of Egypt ,it was for the reestablishment of the true religion that Jehovah himself founded from the start of Human history.
THEY have been called the most famous opening words ever written. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)
Of course the very first verse in the Bible points to the truth that True religion is always Monotheistic and was ultimately established by Jehovah God.
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You also wrote this in your email:
"The thought of Saviour was later formed after they were in Babylonian captivity. Firstly people thought the Saviour was Jehovah himself, but they started believing someone appears as Saviour. Christians in general believe Jesus to be the Saviour. "
Infact, Genesis 3:15 gives the FIRST mention of a saviour...Moses himself was the writer inspired by God to record this prophecy..
Its says:
(Genesis 3:15) "And I shall put enmity between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed. He will bruise you in the head and you will bruise him in the heel.”
Although at the time of writing this scripture,the full understanding of the seed and the bruising of the head and heel was not clear at all, the scripture nevertheless points to someone who will destroy Jehovahs Gods enemy by bruising him in the head....
Because in modern times we have the full complete Bible and Jehovah is allowing his servants to understand the Bible more clearly, we know today that Jesus is the sees that came ...when he died in 33CE..that was a bruising in his heel....hurts but not fatal... yet satans fatal bruise in the head is still future...
the theme of a "seed" or "saviour" is interwoven through every Bible book...
For example, the 2nd Bible Book,Exodus is about the Israelites returning back to the true worship in Jerusalem.
If the exodus didnt take place,then true worship would never have been restored or reestablished and thus how would Jesus ancestors be born in order for jesus himself many centuries later be born.
In every Bible Book ...all 66 books...Jesus Christ in the central theme ,being the saviour.
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You also mentioned this:
"Believe on not, Pentateuch was written or edited in this Babylonian captivity in circa 550 BCE,"
Im not sure where you find your statistics or figures but 550BCE is too too late for the first 5 books of the Bible to be written.
Below is when the Pentateuch was written:
Genesis writing completed = 1513 BCE
Exodus writing completed = 1512 BCE
Leviticus writing completed = 1512 BCE
Numbers writing completed = 1473 BCE
Deuteronomy writing completed = 1473 BCE
Below i have pasted a Long chart of Events that took place in the bible and when they took place and where they are written in the bible...please look at the date 1513 BCE
(sorry thats its so long,but please, no need to read all of it,however it might be useful to look at for future reference)
CHART OF OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL DATES
Symbols: a. for “after”; b. for “before”; c. for “circa,” or “about.”
Date Event Reference
4026 B.C.E. Adam’s creation Gen. 2:7
a. 4026 B.C.E. Edenic covenant made, first Gen. 3:15
prophecy
b. 3896 B.C.E. Cain slays Abel Gen. 4:8
3896 B.C.E. Birth of Seth Gen. 5:3
3404 B.C.E. Birth of righteous Enoch Gen. 5:18
3339 B.C.E. Birth of Methuselah Gen. 5:21
3152 B.C.E. Birth of Lamech Gen. 5:25
3096 B.C.E. Death of Adam Gen. 5:5
3039 B.C.E. Transference of Enoch; ends Gen. 5:23, 24;
his period of prophesying Jude 14
2970 B.C.E. Birth of Noah Gen. 5:28, 29
2490 B.C.E. God’s pronouncement as to Gen. 6:3
mankind
2470 B.C.E. Birth of Japheth Gen. 5:32; 9:24;
10:21
2468 B.C.E. Birth of Shem Gen. 7:11; 11:10
2370 B.C.E. Death of Methuselah Gen. 5:27
Floodwaters fall (in autumn) Gen. 7:6, 11
2369 B.C.E. Making of the covenant after Gen. 8:13; 9:16
the Flood
2368 B.C.E. Birth of Arpachshad Gen. 11:10
a. 2269 B.C.E. Building of the Tower of Gen. 11:4
Babel
2020 B.C.E. Death of Noah Gen. 9:28, 29
2018 B.C.E. Birth of Abraham Gen. 11:26, 32; 12:4
1943 B.C.E. Abraham crosses Euphrates Gen. 12:4, 7;
on his way to Canaan; Ex. 12:40;
Abrahamic covenant Gal. 3:17
validated; beginning of
the 430-year period to Law
covenant
b. 1933 B.C.E. Lot rescued; Abraham visits Gen. 14:16, 18; 16:3
Melchizedek
1932 B.C.E. Ishmael born Gen. 16:15, 16
1919 B.C.E. Covenant of circumcision made Gen. 17:1, 10, 24
Judgment of Sodom and Gen. 19:24
Gomorrah
1918 B.C.E. Birth of Isaac, the true Gen. 21:2, 5;
heir; beginning of the Acts 13:17-20
‘about 450 years’
1913 B.C.E. Weaning of Isaac; Ishmael Gen. 21:8; 15:13;
sent away; beginning of the Acts 7:6
400-year affliction
1881 B.C.E. Death of Sarah Gen. 17:17; 23:1
1878 B.C.E. Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah Gen. 25:20
1868 B.C.E. Death of Shem Gen. 11:11
1858 B.C.E. Birth of Esau and Jacob Gen. 25:26
1843 B.C.E. Death of Abraham Gen. 25:7
1818 B.C.E. Esau marries first two wives Gen. 26:34
1795 B.C.E. Death of Ishmael Gen. 25:17
1781 B.C.E. Jacob flees to Haran; his Gen. 28:2, 13, 19
vision at Bethel
1774 B.C.E. Jacob marries Leah and Rachel Gen. 29:23-30
1767 B.C.E. Birth of Joseph Gen. 30:23, 24
1761 B.C.E. Jacob returns to Canaan from Gen. 31:18, 41
Haran
c. 1761 B.C.E. Jacob wrestles angel; is Gen. 32:24-28
named Israel
1750 B.C.E. Joseph sold as a slave by his Gen. 37:2, 28
brothers
1738 B.C.E. Death of Isaac Gen. 35:28, 29
1737 B.C.E. Joseph made prime minister Gen. 41:40, 46
of Egypt
1728 B.C.E. Jacob with his whole family Gen. 45:6; 46:26;
enters 47:9
Egypt
1711 B.C.E. Death of Jacob Gen. 47:28
1657 B.C.E. Death of Joseph Gen. 50:26
b. 1613 B.C.E. Job’s trial Job 1:8; 42:16
a. 1600 B.C.E. Egypt attains prominence as Ex. 1:8
first world power
1593 B.C.E. Birth of Moses Ex. 2:2, 10
1553 B.C.E. Moses offers himself as a Ex. 2:11, 14, 15;
deliverer; flees to Midian Acts 7:23
c. 1514 B.C.E. Moses at the burning Ex. 3:2
thornbush
1513 B.C.E. Passover; Israelites leave Ex. 12:12;
Egypt; Red Sea deliverance; 14:27, 29, 30;
Egypt’s power shaken; end of Gen. 15:13, 14
400-year period of affliction
Law covenant made at Ex. 24:6-8
Mt. Sinai (Horeb)
End of the 430-year period Gal. 3:17;
from validating of Abrahamic Ex. 12:40
covenant
Moses compiles Genesis in John 5:46
wilderness; Bible writing
begins
1512 B.C.E. Tabernacle construction Ex. 40:17
completed
Installation of the Aaronic Lev. 8:34-36
priesthood
Moses completes Exodus and Lev. 27:34;
Leviticus Num. 1:1
c. 1473 B.C.E. Moses completes the book of Job 42:16, 17
Job
1473 B.C.E. Moses completes Numbers on Num. 35:1; 36:13
Plains of Moab
Covenant with Israel at Moab Deut. 29:1
Moses writes Deuteronomy Deut. 1:1, 3
Moses dies on Mt. Nebo in Deut. 34:1, 5, 7
Moab
Israel enters Canaan under Josh. 4:19
Joshua
1467 B.C.E. Major conquest of the land Josh. 11:23; 14:7,
completed; end of the ‘about 10-15
450 years’ of Acts 13:17-20
c. 1450 B.C.E. Book of Joshua completed Josh. 1:1; 24:26
Death of Joshua Josh. 24:29
1117 B.C.E. Samuel anoints Saul as king 1 Sam. 10:24;
of Israel Acts 13:21
1107 B.C.E. Birth of David at Bethlehem 1 Sam. 16:1
c. 1100 B.C.E. Samuel completes the book Judg. 21:25
of Judges
c. 1090 B.C.E. Samuel completes the book Ruth 4:18-22
of Ruth
c. 1078 B.C.E. Book of 1 Samuel completed 1 Sam. 31:6
1077 B.C.E. David becomes king of Judah 2 Sam. 2:4
at Hebron
1070 B.C.E. David becomes king over all 2 Sam. 5:3-7
Israel; makes Jerusalem his
capital
a. 1070 B.C.E. The Ark brought into 2 Sam. 6:15; 7:12-16
Jerusalem; covenant for a
kingdom made with David
c. 1040 B.C.E. Gad and Nathan complete 2 Sam. 24:18
2 Samuel
1037 B.C.E. Solomon succeeds David as 1 Ki. 1:39; 2:12
king of Israel
1034 B.C.E. Construction of temple by 1 Ki. 6:1
Solomon begun
1027 B.C.E. Temple in Jerusalem completed 1 Ki. 6:38
c. 1020 B.C.E. Solomon completes The Song of Song of Sol. 1:1
Solomon
b. 1000 B.C.E. Solomon completes the book of Eccl. 1:1
Ecclesiastes
997 B.C.E. Rehoboam succeeds Solomon; 1 Ki. 11:43;
kingdom split; Jeroboam 12:19, 20
begins reign as king of
Israel
993 B.C.E. Shishak invades Judah and
takes treasures from temple 1 Ki. 14:25, 26
980 B.C.E. Abijam (Abijah) succeeds 1 Ki. 15:1, 2
Rehoboam as king of Judah
977 B.C.E. Asa succeeds Abijam as king 1 Ki. 15:9, 10
of Judah
c. 976 B.C.E. Nadab succeeds Jeroboam as 1 Ki. 14:20
king of Israel
c. 975 B.C.E. Baasha succeeds Nadab as 1 Ki. 15:33
king of Israel
c. 952 B.C.E. Elah succeeds Baasha as king 1 Ki. 16:8
of Israel
c. 951 B.C.E. Zimri succeeds Elah as king 1 Ki. 16:15
of Israel
Omri and Tibni succeed Zimri 1 Ki. 16:21
as kings of Israel
c. 947 B.C.E. Omri rules as king of Israel 1 Ki. 16:22, 23
alone
c. 940 B.C.E. Ahab succeeds Omri as king 1 Ki. 16:29
of Israel
936 B.C.E. Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa as 1 Ki. 22:41, 42
king of Judah
c. 919 B.C.E. Ahaziah succeeds Ahab as 1 Ki. 22:51, 52
sole king of Israel
c. 917 B.C.E. Jehoram of Israel succeeds 2 Ki. 3:1
Ahaziah as sole king
913 B.C.E. Jehoram of Judah ‘becomes 2 Ki. 8:16, 17
king,’ with Jehoshaphat
c. 906 B.C.E. Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram as 2 Ki. 8:25, 26
king of Judah
c. 905 B.C.E. Queen Athaliah usurps throne 2 Ki. 11:1-3
of Judah
Jehu succeeds Jehoram as 2 Ki. 9:24, 27;
king of Israel 10:36
898 B.C.E. Jehoash succeeds Ahaziah as 2 Ki. 12:1
king of Judah
876 B.C.E. Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu as king 2 Ki. 13:1
of Israel
c. 859 B.C.E. Jehoash succeeds Jehoahaz as 2 Ki. 13:10
sole king of Israel
858 B.C.E. Amaziah succeeds Jehoash as 2 Ki. 14:1, 2
king of Judah
c. 844 B.C.E. Jeroboam II succeeds Jehoash 2 Ki. 14:23
as king of Israel
Jonah completes the book of Jonah 1:1, 2
Jonah
829 B.C.E. Uzziah (Azariah) succeeds 2 Ki. 15:1, 2
Amaziah as king of Judah
c. 820 B.C.E. Book of Joel perhaps written Joel 1:1
c. 804 B.C.E. Amos completes the book of Amos 1:1
Amos
c. 792 B.C.E. Zechariah rules as king of 2 Ki. 15:8
Israel (6 months)
c. 791 B.C.E. Shallum succeeds Zechariah as 2 Ki. 15:13, 17
king of Israel
Menahem succeeds Shallum as
king of Israel
c. 780 B.C.E. Pekahiah succeeds Menahem as 2 Ki. 15:23
king of Israel
c. 778 B.C.E. Pekah succeeds Pekahiah as 2 Ki. 15:27
king of Israel
c. 778 B.C.E. Isaiah begins to prophesy Isa. 1:1; 6:1
777 B.C.E. Jotham succeeds Uzziah 2 Ki. 15:32, 33
(Azariah) as king of Judah
c. 761 B.C.E. Ahaz succeeds Jotham as king 2 Ki. 16:1, 2
of Judah
c. 758 B.C.E. Hoshea ‘begins to reign’ as 2 Ki. 15:30
king of Israel
745 B.C.E. Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz as 2 Ki. 18:1, 2
king of Judah
a. 745 B.C.E. Hosea completes the book of Hos. 1:1
Hosea
740 B.C.E. Assyria subjugates Israel, 2 Ki. 17:6, 13, 18
takes Samaria
732 B.C.E. Sennacherib invades Judah 2 Ki. 18:13
a. 732 B.C.E. Isaiah completes the book of Isa. 1:1
Isaiah
b. 717 B.C.E. Micah completes the book of Mic. 1:1
Micah
c. 717 B.C.E. Compiling of Proverbs Prov. 25:1
completed
716 B.C.E. Manasseh succeeds Hezekiah 2 Ki. 21:1
as king of Judah
661 B.C.E. Amon succeeds Manasseh as 2 Ki. 21:19
king of Judah
659 B.C.E. Josiah succeeds Amon as king 2 Ki. 22:1
of Judah
b. 648 B.C.E. Zephaniah completes the book Zeph. 1:1
of Zephaniah
647 B.C.E. Jeremiah commissioned as Jer. 1:1, 2, 9, 10
prophet
b. 632 B.C.E. Nahum completes the book Nah. 1:1
of Nahum
632 B.C.E. Nineveh falls to Chaldeans Nah. 3:7
and Medes
Babylon now in line to become
third world power
628 B.C.E. Jehoahaz, successor of Josiah, 2 Ki. 23:31
rules as king of Judah
Jehoiakim succeeds Jehoahaz 2 Ki. 23:36
as king of Judah
c. 628 B.C.E. Habakkuk completes the book Hab. 1:1
of Habakkuk
625 B.C.E. Nebuchadnezzar (II) becomes Jer. 25:1
king of Babylon; first regnal
year counts from Nisan
of 624 B.C.E.
620 B.C.E. Nebuchadnezzar makes 2 Ki. 24:1
Jehoiakim tributary king
618 B.C.E. Jehoiachin becomes king after 2 Ki. 24:6, 8
Jehoiakim in Judah
617 B.C.E. Nebuchadnezzar takes first Dan. 1:1-4;
Jewish captives to Babylon
Zedekiah is made king of Judah 2 Ki. 24:12-18
613 B.C.E. Ezekiel begins prophesying Ezek. 1:1-3
609 B.C.E. Nebuchadnezzar comes against
Judah a third time; begins 2 Ki. 25:1, 2
siege of Jerusalem
607 B.C.E. Fifth month (Ab), temple 2 Ki. 25:8-10;
razed and Jerusalem destroyed Jer. 52:12-14
Seventh month, Jews abandon 2 Ki. 25:25, 26;
Judah; “appointed times of Luke 21:24
the nations” begin to count
Jeremiah writes Lamentations Lam. introduction,
LXX
c. 607 B.C.E. Obadiah writes the book of Obad. 1
Obadiah
c. 591 B.C.E. Ezekiel completes the book of Ezek. 40:1; 29:17
Ezekiel
580 B.C.E. Books of 1 and 2 Kings and Jer. 52:31;
Jeremiah completed 2 Ki. 25:27
539 B.C.E. Babylon falls to the Medes Dan. 5:30, 31
and Persians; Medo-Persia
becomes the fourth world power
537 B.C.E. Decree of Cyrus the Persian 2 Chron. 36:22, 23;
permitting Jews to return to Jer. 25:12; 29:10
Jerusalem takes effect;
Jerusalem’s 70-year
desolation ends
c. 536 B.C.E. Daniel completes the book Dan. 10:1
of Daniel
536 B.C.E. Foundation of temple laid by Ezra 3:8-10
Zerubbabel
522 B.C.E. Ban put on temple-building Ezra 4:23, 24
work
520 B.C.E. Haggai completes the book Hag. 1:1
of Haggai
518 B.C.E. Zechariah completes the book Zech. 1:1
of Zechariah
515 B.C.E. Zerubbabel completes second Ezra 6:14, 15
temple
c. 475 B.C.E. Mordecai completes the book Esther 3:7; 9:32
of Esther
468 B.C.E. Ezra and priests return to Ezra 7:7
Jerusalem
c. 460 B.C.E. Ezra completes the books of Ezra 1:1;
1 and 2 Chronicles and Ezra; 2 Chron. 36:22
final compilation of Psalms
455 B.C.E. Jerusalem’s walls rebuilt by Neh. 1:1; 2:1, 11;
Nehemiah; prophecy of 70 6:15;
weeks begins fulfillment Dan. 9:24
a. 443 B.C.E. Nehemiah completes the book of Neh. 5:14
Nehemiah
Malachi completes the book Mal. 1:1
of Malachi
406 B.C.E. Rebuilding of Jerusalem is Dan. 9:25
evidently completed
332 B.C.E. Greece, fifth world power, Dan. 8:21
rules Judea
c. 280 B.C.E. The Greek Septuagint begun
165 B.C.E. Rededication of temple after John 10:22
desecration by Greek
idolatry; Festival of
Dedication
63 B.C.E. Rome, sixth world power, John 19:15;
rules Jerusalem Rev. 17:10
c. 37 B.C.E. Herod (appointed king by Rome)
takes Jerusalem by storm
2 B.C.E. Birth of John the Baptizer Luke 1:60; 2:7
and of Jesus
29 C.E. John and Jesus begin their Luke 3:1, 2, 23
ministries
33 C.E. Nisan 14: Jesus becomes
sacrifice providing basis
for the new covenant; Luke 22:20; 23:33
is impaled
Nisan 16: the resurrection Matt. 28:1-10
of Jesus
Sivan 6, Pentecost: outpouring Acts 2:1-17, 38
of spirit; Peter opens the
way for Jews to Christian
congregation
36 C.E. End of the 70 weeks of years; Dan. 9:24-27;
Peter visits Cornelius, the Acts 10:1, 45
first one of the uncircumcised
people of the nations to
enter the Christian
congregation
c. 41 C.E. Matthew writes the Gospel
entitled “Matthew”
c. 47-48 C.E. Paul begins first missionary Acts 13:1–14:28
tour
c. 49 C.E. Governing body rules against Acts 15:28, 29
requiring circumcision for
the believers from the
nations
c. 49-52 C.E. Paul’s second missionary tour Acts 15:36–18:22
c. 50 C.E. Paul writes 1 Thessalonians 1 Thess. 1:1
from Corinth
c. 51 C.E. Paul writes 2 Thessalonians 2 Thess. 1:1
from Corinth
c. 50-52 C.E. Paul writes his letter to the Gal. 1:1
Galatians from Corinth or
Syrian Antioch
c. 52-56 C.E. Paul’s third missionary tour Acts 18:23–21:19
c. 55 C.E. Paul writes 1 Corinthians from 1 Cor. 15:32;
Ephesus and 2 Corinthians 2 Cor. 2:12, 13
from Macedonia
c. 56 C.E. Paul writes the letter to the Rom. 16:1
Romans from Corinth
c. 56-58 C.E. Luke writes the Gospel Luke 1:1, 2
entitled “Luke”
c. 60-61 C.E. From Rome Paul writes:
Ephesians Eph. 3:1
Philippians Phil. 4:22
Colossians Col. 4:18
Philemon Philem. 1
c. 61 C.E. Paul writes the letter to Heb. 13:24; 10:34
the Hebrews from Rome
Luke completes the book of
Acts in Rome
b. 62 C.E. James, Jesus’ brother, Jas. 1:1
writes the letter entitled
“James” from Jerusalem
c. 60-65 C.E. Mark writes the Gospel
entitled “Mark”
c. 61-64 C.E. Paul writes 1 Timothy from 1 Tim. 1:3
Macedonia
Paul writes Titus from Titus 1:5
Macedonia (?)
c. 62-64 C.E. Peter writes 1 Peter from 1 Pet. 1:1; 5:13
Babylon
c. 64 C.E. Peter writes 2 Peter from 2 Pet. 1:1
Babylon (?)
c. 65 C.E. Paul writes 2 Timothy from 2 Tim. 4:16-18
Rome
Jude, Jesus’ brother, writes Jude 1, 17, 18
“Jude”
70 C.E. Jerusalem and its temple Dan. 9:27;
destroyed by the Romans Matt. 23:37, 38;
Luke 19:42-44
c. 96 C.E. John, on Patmos, writes Rev. 1:9
Revelation
c. 98 C.E. John writes the Gospel John 21:22, 23
entitled “John” and his
letters 1, 2, and 3 John;
Bible writing completed
c. 100 C.E. John, the last of the 2 Thess. 2:7
apostles, dies
Isaiah was written by 732 BCE
Jeremiah by 580 BCE
Ezekiel 591 BCE
Daniel 536 BCE
so these Bible books were written closer to 550BCE as you mentioned, but NOT the PENTATEUCH...
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Anothe sentence you wrote:
"My point is it ought to be thought more the spirit of Moses who originally started monotheistic religion."
We have already spoken about Moses and this subject but it must be stressed that Moses isnt the Originator of monotheistic religion.
Moses was a mere Human being imperfect in nature just like you and I.
All the great works that he performed when he was alive on earth was done by Jehovahs will and power.
Jehovah is the originator of everything except bad.
Moses was a man of the true God, leader of the nation of Israel, mediator of the Law covenant, prophet, judge, commander, historian, and writer.
Yet he was not originator...he was used by Jehovah to lead the Israelites back to true worship and to give the law covenant which we call the Mosaic law in modern times.
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As for "PARACLETE" , there are a few places in the christian greek scriptures where this greek word is used.
For example:
(John 14:26) "But the helper, the holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name, that one will teach YOU all things and bring back to YOUR minds all the things I told YOU."
the word "helper" is Paraclete and as you can see ,the helper or the Paraclete is actually none other than the Holy spirit...
the word Paraclete can also be translated as "comforter".
basically Paraclete is not a physical person..its not a later prophet or a man who would replace or help Jesus christ.
Paraclete is Jehovah Gods Holy spirit or active force...it is the most powerful force in the universe and was used to create the whole universe.
(Genesis 1:2)" Now the earth proved to be formless and waste and there was darkness upon the surface of [the] watery deep; and God’s active force was moving to and fro over the surface of the waters."
When Jesus told his disciples that his Father would send the "help","the holy spirit" ,he was refering to the fact that Jehovah would send his holy spirit so give them power in everyway to carry out the many difficult assignments that they had to fulfill.
you may remember John 21:25 too:
(John 21:25)" There are, in fact, many other things also which Jesus did, which, if ever they were written in full detail, I suppose, the world itself could not contain the scrolls written."
when Jesus was on earth,he said sooo many things and did so many things...what he said was too much for them to take in and bear.
He said at John 16:12,13:
(John 16:12-13) “I have many things yet to say to YOU, but YOU are not able to bear them at present. 13 However, when that one arrives, the spirit of the truth, he will guide YOU into all the truth, for he will not speak of his own impulse, but what things he hears he will speak, and he will declare to YOU the things coming."
Tthat “helper” would be a teacher, for Christ promised: “The helper, the holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name, that one will teach you all things and bring back to your minds all the things I told you.” The spirit would also bear witness about Christ, and he assured his disciples: “It is for your benefit I am going away. For if I do not go away, the helper will by no means come to you; but if I do go my way, I will send him to you.”—John 14:16, 17, 26; 15:26; 16:7.
So basically,the helper,the paraclete is not a human nor a spirit creatures...it doesnt have a mind of its own...its controlled by Jehovah God..its is the most powerful force in the universe and he has an unlimited supply of it.
Today when we pray for holy spirit to help us in our spiritual activities, we are asking for the Paraclete to help us and strengthen us to remain strong spiritually and in other ways.
It can bring back to our minds information we may have read a long time ago and it can help us relax when we are nervous to preach.it can help us to speak bible truth more fluent and clearly.
before we study the Bible we should pray for the paraclete(holy spirit)..before we eat ,before we sleep and at any appropriate time.
there is many more proofs in the Bible to show the paraclete is Gods active force.
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Anyway,these are parts of the letter you sent me in June...i have written quite alot..but they are all biblical and commonly accepted in most christian denominations,not just jehovahs witnesses.
Im sorry they are so long...but please take your time in reading them...as usual if you dont understand anything i wrote or have a query,let me know.
There is one other question you asked that i didnt answer yet and il answer that next email
I hope to see you soon
carlos
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Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:39:07 -0700
From: Subject: Regarding Paraclete
To:
Monotheism Moses found in circa 1300 BCE is very different from Christianity we see today.
His main theme was how to establish an individual relationship with Jehovah. His aim was to run away from tens of thousands of numerous gods people believed in at that time, that divide the minds of people, resulting in a political turmoil.
He thought believing in only one God makes people's mind united. Jews were slavery class under Egypt. He led Jewish people to their promised land, actually Joshua did though.
The thought of Saviour was later formed after they were in Babylonian captivity. Firstly people thought the Saviour was Jehovah himself, but they started believing someone appears as Saviour. Christians in general believe Jesus to be the Saviour.
Believe on not, Pentateuch was written or edited in this Babylonian captivity in circa 550 BCE, many noted prophets as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel are more or less related to the reign of Nebuchadnezzar. At the same time many new thoughts other than monotheism were introduced into the thought of Judaism. Many angels stem from polytheistic tradition in Babylonia started being described from this era.
Again even today what is important is how to establish a personal relationship with Jehovah. My point is it ought to be thought more the spirit of Moses who originally started monotheistic religion.
As to Paraclete, I think Jesus meant apparently different figure other than him, who plays a role of mediator, though it's not in harmony with the belief of second advent.
Jesus didn't claim he is a Son of God, but people at that time believe he is. Christian in general believe he is a Son of God. He claims he is a son of man.
See you soon!
Eiko
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