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Dave in Tenn:
Hey River. All my Subglooberificationist friends say it does. I lean more towards Subwooferism myself.
Mbongiseni:
Hi Dave
Its not the 'longishisms' and the 'shortists' terms that I commend but the straight forward and clear explanation you give to Ians confusion. It is normal to be mixed up with these words and their true meaning if one did understand Ray's articles on Hell in the Lake of Fire Part 16 serries. Everything one needs to understand is there.
you know when I was still a young boy before age 10 I never used to like the type of food my mother insisted I must eat; one day she called me in for lunch and I didn't feel like eating anything so isaid to her "Mom why cant humans eat once and for all and never worry again about food?" Mother said "If you eat all your food once and for all you wont grow!" The secret is... for us to grow we have to imbibe little truths at a time.
Its nice to be here!
Mbongiseni 8)
Dave in Tenn:
--- Quote from: Mbongiseni on September 27, 2011, 05:59:29 AM ---
you know when I was still a young boy before age 10 I never used to like the type of food my mother insisted I must eat; one day she called me in for lunch and I didn't feel like eating anything so isaid to her "Mom why cant humans eat once and for all and never worry again about food?" Mother said "If you eat all your food once and for all you wont grow!" The secret is... for us to grow we have to imbibe little truths at a time.
Its nice to be here!
Mbongiseni 8)
--- End quote ---
Clearly your mom fed you well. I'm glad you're here.
Ian:
Ah, something I wanted to ask...
Eight texts in the Old Testament refer to the inhabitants of sheol as rephaim. What does this word mean?
Dave in Tenn:
It seems like the translators take their pick of meanings. I see everything from 'the dead' to 'giants'.
Literally, the Rephaim are the people of Repha or Rephah (the -im suffix is pluralizing like Elohim) and are mentioned often in the early books. It was a particular place-name, and the inhabitants of the place 'repha' are 'rephaim' in the same way the inhabitants of Australia are Australians.
One (?) of the 'rephaim' in the early books is described as a man of great stature. This may be the source of calling ALL 'rephaim' giants. Seems like a stretch to me. Later mentions of them use the term symbolically much as Sodom is used symbolically after the destruction of the city.
That's what I get.
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