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  • Who was Ashurbanipal and why does he matter?

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    First of all who was he? Ashurbanipal (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: ๐’€ธ๐’‹ฉ๐’†•๐’€€, romanized: Aลกลกur-bฤni-apli, meaning “Ashur is the creator of the heir”)or Osnappar (Imperial Aramaic: ืึธืกึฐื ึทืคึทึผืจ, romanized: โ€™ฤ€snappar) was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 669 BC to his death in 631. He is generally remembered as the last great king of Assyria. Ashurbanipal inherited the throne as the favored heir of his father Esarhaddon; his 38-year reign was among the longest…

  • Annihilation theory and is it supported by scripture?

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    First of course ,what is annihilation theory? It is the belief that the unsaved ,the lost ,the wicked and in general those whose names are not written in the Book of Life.That all those people are not tormented forever but cease to exist and are in a eternal thoughtless,feelingless existence without any consciousness at all…

  • Translations part II

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    Now let us look at the Amplified Bible Same Corinithians 15 quote from the ESV I quoted 3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], 4 and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on…

  • How important is your Bible translation?

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    How important is it assuming you are an English speaker for this article does not delve into Bibles that are not in English or go past the original Hebrew and Greek and for those who know me you know I use a lot of Hebrew.We are dealing with English translations from Hebrew and Greek but…

  • The obvious and hidden of Habakkuk

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    So who was Habakkuk or Chavakuk ื—ึฒื‘ึทืงึผึ–ื•ึผืง which means to hug or embrace Not much is known about him and only that he may have lived just before the Babylonian exile,around the late 7th century BCE.He is considered one of the 12 minor prophets of Tanakh or the Old Testament.So let us jump in and…

  • Was and is Hebrew the original language of creation ?

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    First let me say that yes Hebrew is the Holy tongue because on Mt Sinai God gave his first revelation to humankind in the Torah.The Torah is the earliest part of the also called the 5 books of Moses or the Chumash (meaning of 5) The Torah consists of Genesis,Exodus,Leviticus,Numbers and Deuteronomy.So yes Hebrew is…

  • Talmud II

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    So continued from the first article ,yes a tough subject but worth addressing. Does the Talmud say that the Mother of Jesus ,Mary is a whore? Quick answer ,impossible to say being that Mary as a name was so common ,it may have been refering to any Mary . Does the Talmud say Jesus is…

  • Is the Talmud evil?

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    You may have seen videos or other writings or commentary saying the Talmud is racist or anti Christian or other such things ,so is this true.I have heard a lot that is said about the Talmud ,one youtuber said he would sooner burn the whole Talmud even before destroying the Satanic Bible or literature by…

  • Random thoughts

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    This will be a fun article because I could not find a subject so here are some random facts Hebrew calendar which is a lunar calendar with occasional leap months The first number is the Religious order and the second number is the civil number 7-1 Tishrei ืชืฉืจื™ 8-2 Marcheshvan ืžืจื—ืฉื•ืŸ 9-3 Kisleiv ื›ืกืœื• 10-4…

  • Mystical meditations on Jeremiah 23

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    Jeremiah 23.3-6 NIV  3 โ€œI myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number. 4 I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will…