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Restoration Light Bible Study Services is the ministry service of a Christian Bible Student interested in seeing the full gospel message presented and a restoration of true worship for the people of God. It is not his desire to establish a new religion, but rather to reaffirm the teachings and form of worship as instituted by Jesus and the apostles. We believe that truth and obedience to Christ are important in worship.–John 4:24; 15:10,14.
The name, Restoration Light, indicates that it is our desire to let our light shine as we tell others about the hope of the “restoration of all things” (Matthew 5:15; John 1:9; 8:12; Acts 3:21; 2 Corinthians 4:6) — the time when Yahweh will restore mankind back to what Adam lost through disobedience.
(See our study:
Restoration of All Things.
Good Day, i would like to know if you offer online bible study courses. I know that the original bible was written in hebrew and greek then translated. Because it was written centuries ago i often wonder what had been edited over the years between then and now and if it would be possible for me to re-trace to the original bible or come close. Please let me know if there is any info you can pass on to help me. Thanks
David Neil
Shalom,
You working hard.
I wish through Jesus our Lord.
Jani
Jani the neo JW’s
good day,
why is it that a plural Hebrew word is normally coupled with a singular Hebrew verb or participle in reference to Yahweh?
thanks.
Mill
Throughout the subdomains, this matter is approached and reasonable solutions offered. If there is any particular scripture you have in mind you might search the site for that scripture. Please note that in the forum, there are many different opinions expressed; the owner of this site does not necessarily agree with these opinions.
ResLight
Regarding online Bible Studies, the subdomains contain many Bible studies. A series of studies are presented at:
http://studies.reslight.net
Some lessons are presented at:
http://lessons.reslight.net
ResLight
Is your study on Matthew 24:15-20 online somewhere? You might be interested in our studies:
The Faithful and Wise Servant and Other Servants
http://ctr.reslight.net/?p=127
The Parable of the Four Servants
http://prophecy.reslight.net/?p=41
Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watchtower Idol
http://ctr.reslight.net/?p=803
ResLight
Jani,
Thanks for your comments and expression of “wish” through Jesus.
You might be interested in our study of sectarianism.
http://bstudents.reslight.net/sectarianism
May God bless.
ResLight
This is discussed in our study on ELOHIM:
http://godandson.reslight.net/?p=230
See also:
http://godandson.reslight.net/?cat=839
ResLight
You asked me a question in the comment section of my blog. The answer is:
Bible Student Movement predicted the end of the world in 1874, 1881, 1908, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1920, and 1925. The Jehovah’s Witnesses, which branched from the Bible Student Movement, predicted the end of the world in 1941, 1975, 1984. and just before 2000.
Critical Thinking blog
As far as I can tell, in 1874, the Bible Students Movement, if one should wish to call it that, consisted of the one small group in Pittsburgh, PA. I don’t know of any of that group that was expecting the “end of the world in 1874″. I know Russell wasn’t; before 1874 he held no interest in the date 1874 at all, and thus had no reason to make any “predictions” at all concerning that date.
There were some associated with the Second Adventists who were expecting the end of the world, the physical burning of the planet earth, for 1874. Russell, of course, did not believe in any such “end of the world” as many of the Second Adventists were teaching.
I don’t know of anyone associated with Russell that was expecting the end of the world in 1881, 1908, 1916, 1918, or 1925.
Regarding 1914, one could gather from Russell’s earlier writings that he was expecting the full end of the age in 1914; Russell, before 1904, believed that the end of the age had begun in 1874 and that it would over in 1914. In 1904 — ten years before 1914, however, he came to the conclusion that 1914 was to see the beginning, not the end of the time of trouble, and that the time of trouble was last for sometime after 1914. Russell plainly stated that he was not expecting the end of the world in 1914.
I haven’t been able to find anything about anyone in the Bible Students movement that was suggesting anything specifically as related to any time prophecy or parallel for 1908 or 1916. Russell presented some parallels which he suggested may indicate that the harvest would end in 1918; I could not find any place where he said that the end of the world was to come in 1918.
Russell mentioned the year 1925 but he rejected that the date held any significance. Rutherford, having begun his “new light” campaign in an endeavor to gain support for his “organization” dogma, brought forth that date, although I am not sure that he ever said that the end of the world was to come in 1925. Since this was something that came after Rutherford began to promote his “organization” dogma, I am not as concerned about what Rutherford may or may not have stated about 1925; I will, if God permits, try to find to do a study on this at a another time.
See links provided at:
http://ctr.reslight.net/?cat=35
http://ctr.reslight.net/?s=%22end+of+the+world%22
Thoughts concerning Russell should be presented in comments area of posts in the “Focus on Charles Taze Russell” subdomain
General thoughts concerning the Bible Students may be made on the Bible Students Info page, or in any of subdomains, pages, etc., that would be relevant to what is being referred to.
ResLight
Often in Hebrew plurality is used to denote emphasis or strength of the verb. For example Hashem Tzvaot. The ot at the end of Tzvaot may not necessarily denote multiplicity of armies. It may be emphasizing the strength of the army. There are many instances of this in Hebrew.
Ti
Yes, in Biblical Hebrew, plural forms of words are sometimes used to denote, not plurality, but rather an intensification of a singular. This usage is called by many different expressions, such as “majestic”, “plural intensive”, etc. It is where a plural form is used although a singular is meant.
See the study:
Elohim – Does This Word Indicate a Plurality of Persons in a Godhead?
(Please make future commments regarding plural usage on the page linked to above.)
ResLight