The End times... (Page 2) Ms_Mafdet_The Great: Curious: What does everyone think of this link : http://www.godswordtowomen.org/rissjunia.htm  Zanjan: From the article: "New Testament offices held by women include apostle, prophet, pastor, deacon, eldress, widow and virgin. " Except for pastor and deacon, those weren't offices. There were no female prophets either. Though both Mary's were followers, they never held the title of apostle, since that was a description only given to men. The title refers to an "assignment to a mission", not an office. .It was unbecoming of women in those days to work in that field, which required travel to far flung places as missionaries, who address the men of the village. That didn't mean those women couldn't introduce individuals whom they knew to the faith (men still did the main teaching) or become martyrs - many of them did. Those very early believers were as Holy as the apostles because they were the "first fruits" of their previous religion. To my knowledge, 'Junia' was a man. Perhaps a nick-name or typo caused confusion. Whomever this person was, it was too long ago to be worthy of debate and nothing is known about their life. Common sense says: since they didn't address both Marys as 'apostles, they wouldn't call any other woman that. (Edited by Zanjan)  (Post deleted by staff ) (Post deleted by staff ) Ms_Mafdet_The Great: forsyth: Nope. Not 4 me, considering I never saw the thread.. And by the way: That's why I posted it here.  Zanjan: Well, it really doesn't have anything to do with the end times. If Karen is so knowledgeable, how come she doesn't know the difference between an office and a rank? I'm not a scholar but even I know the New Testament doesn't have any prophets other than John, the Baptist, and Jesus. You know, some scholars tipple until they topple. It's easy to memorize but common sense cant be purchased. (Edited by Zanjan) Zanjan: Much of it is. Unfortunately, the language isn't. Early Christians didn't understand what a Manifestation of God was - that was too deep for their minds so, they didn't even have a word for it..........not even the Greeks did...and that's sayin' something! Yet that didn't stop them from being fully Christian. What's weird is they still have difficulty negotiating the difference between the end of an age and the end of the world. I suppose its convenient for modern would-be prophets to tell the congregation that "world" meant 'earth'. "Oh look, the planet still exists - that means Jesus hasn't returned so hey, you can stop looking and stick with me". (Edited by Zanjan) Zanjan: THE END TIMES........that would be different than the times BEFORE the end, right? Considering this prophecy issued a few thousand years ago (before the end), what was the world like in those days? Was it comparable to now? I should think that anyone seriously interested in the end times would also want to know about what happens after the end. I think we can safely deduct those are the "beginning times". How does prophecy address that? Well, God said "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end". Think: if the end and beginning are one, then this TIME must be the Day of God. (Edited by Zanjan)  electrician25hr: The end time happens every day. When ppl die every day they experience judgement day. Time with GOD is diffrent than time on earth. Zanjan: Everything has a time to begin and a time to end: There's a time to a circumstance - it's called a Period There's a time to a relationship - it's called a Dispensation There's a time to a stage of formation - it's called an Epoch. There's a time to a phase of human development - it's called an Age. There's a time to a period of evolution - it's called an Era There's an end time to any of these times - it's called the last day. There's an end time to the last day - it's called the 12th hour. Getting down to time: One day in spiritual time = one year of earth’s physical time One Day of God = “one time” One Time = a thousand years in human time. (Edited by Zanjan)  ghostgeek: The End Times they are coming, just another four odd billion years to go and then kaboom. electrician25hr: The end time is inevitable, as the sun will eventually run out of fuel, turn into a red giant and engulf the earth. So eat, drink and be MERRY | Religion Chat Room 31 People Chatting Similar Conversations |
