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The Glorious Ones One of the most interesting biblical mysteries is the Body of Moses and the glorious ones. At one point, I believed that the glorious ones were the apostles and the Body of Moses was talking about his physical body. However, recently, I’ve took another look at the text and came to a different interpretation. It’s easy to come to the conclusion that the glorified ones are Moses and/or the apostles. Moses had close fellowship with God on Mt Sinai. This resulted in his face glowing in 2 Corinthians 3:12. Similarly, the Apostles witnessed Christ’s transfiguration in Matthew 17:2, Mark 9:2-3, and Luke 9:28-36. It wouldn’t be farfetched if they had the same outcome as Moses. However, based on the context, it wouldn’t fit correctly to read Moses or the Apostles into the text of 2 Peter and Jude. If one interprets authority as church authority and the glorious ones as Moses/Apostles, it sounds redundant. Furthermore, it doesn’t fit the context of 2 Peter 2:11 and Jude 1:9...

The Curse of Cain and Its Connection to the Nephilim: The Offspring of the Tribes of Seth and Cain *In a prior post, I discussed how the Nephilim are not the Sons of God as angelic beings.*   In this current post, I will discuss how the Nephilim are the offspring of the Sethites and Cainites. In addition, I will provide an explanation on the “Mark of Cain” as well as how the Nephilim survived the flood. Genesis 6:1-4 English Standard Version 6 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward , when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. 5 The Lord saw that the ...

                                                                             The Whereabouts of Elijah Similar to Enoch, according to Church tradition, Elijah was transferred to Heaven without dying. He is taken into the sky by a Chariot of Fire. This is s omething Christ was unable to do himself- bypass physical death. This is problematic when comparing Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus in John 3:13 (see also Proverbs 30:4, Deuteronomy 30:12 and Romans 10:7). Christ stated that He is the only one who has descended and ascended into Heaven, not Enoch. To read this passage carefully, and to avoid our own biases, we look at its parallel verse in Proverbs 30:4. It appears that Christ has personally bestowed this title upon himself. Contrary to popular opinion, ...

  The Translation of Enoch One of the most mysterious characters in the Bible is Enoch. Little is written about him. There are exactly three passages in reference to his unique character: Genesis 5:21-24, Hebrews 11:5, and Jude 1:14. Many have proposed that Enoch was raptured into Heaven, avoiding the Flood Judgment, and most of all death itself. Something Christ himself couldn’t do. This is problematic when comparing Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus in John 3:13 (see also Proverbs 30:4, Deuteronomy 30:12 and Romans 10:7). Christ stated that He is the ONLY one who has descended and ascended into Heaven, not Enoch. Contrary to popular opinion, I believe that Enoch was either transported, martyred (specifically by Lamech) or died in his sleep. Below, I will provide various proofs for support. **************************************************************************** The Phrases “They Are No More”;“Never See Death”; “To Be Taken” Matthew 2:16-18 (Jeremiah 31:15) English Stan...

                                                 Who is the Prince of Persia in Daniel 10? It has long believed in the Dispensational camp that the Prince of Persia is a territorial spirit. However, a deeper look would help the reader come to a more accurate interpretation for Daniel 10. In “Wrestling with the Prince of Persia: A Study on Daniel 10 by William H Shea.” Shea introduces various views, but the one that stands out the most is John Calvin’s. He suggests that at this time that Cyrus and Cambyses were co-regents. Cambyses was in charge of Babylon while Cyrus had charge over the rest of Persia. Prince and King can be used interchangeably in the Bible. It can be a Prince, King, Ruler, or Royalty in general. During that time period, the Temple project was under physical and spiritual attack by Gentile enemies that were able to convince Cambyses (through br...