tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20930767.post1326701624892931124..comments2023-06-01T14:08:49.977+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Doubting Thomas: Faith that moves mountains...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20930767.post-16751135747654567662008-04-02T06:47:00.000+00:002008-04-02T06:47:00.000+00:00Patrick, Welcome to my blog.The problem with my in...Patrick, <BR/><BR/>Welcome to my blog.<BR/><BR/>The problem with my interpretation here is that it doesn't account for Matthew 17v20 <I>'He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."'</I> or Luke 17v6 <I>"He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you."</I><BR/><BR/>According to the context of the Matthew verse, Jesus is in Galilee (i.e. can't see the temple mount), so either is referring to a different mountain or he did mean the temple mount but Matthew has taken the story and placed it in the wrong geographical location.<BR/><BR/>The Luke passage on the other hand seems to have nothing to do with moving mountains, but does speak of moving trees about. And I can't think what parallels there are between mulberry trees and the temple mount. But maybe there are.<BR/><BR/>But still, no interpretation is ever perfect. ;o)Ricky Carvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975085318645232701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20930767.post-43122990094838004602008-04-01T17:03:00.000+00:002008-04-01T17:03:00.000+00:00You know, that's a very interesting take on it. I ...You know, that's a <I>very</I> interesting take on it. I had never thought of it that way. Awesome!Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027333828992136761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20930767.post-45470300621472102312008-03-26T15:37:00.000+00:002008-03-26T15:37:00.000+00:00Hmmm. I'm not sure I see the need for a new 3rd te...Hmmm. I'm not sure I see the need for a new 3rd temple.<BR/><BR/>Jesus on more than one occasion hinted that he, himself, was the temple (not some building made by hands) and so the building of a new building seems fairly pointless.<BR/><BR/>Also the final revelation message of the new Jerusalem specifically notes that there was no temple. Because we don't need one anymore.Ricky Carvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975085318645232701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20930767.post-14825671513194179232008-03-26T15:31:00.000+00:002008-03-26T15:31:00.000+00:00Interesting perspective:During Jesus' day, the sec...Interesting perspective:<BR/><BR/>During Jesus' day, the second temple would have set upon the temple mount, now home to the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosque. These latter structures certainly may be mountains and hills (obstacles) to events that must come to pass. <BR/><BR/>As far as religion goes, yes the 2nd temple could have been an obstruction to a real relationship with God, which is probably why the veil was miraculously torn in half during the crucifixion. In the completion of certain prophecies, however, another Jewish temple would not be an obstacle to bringing about closure, rather it would be a necessity, (i.e. without a Jewish temple, the completion of prophecy cannot come about, so it could not ultimately be called a mountain or obstacle.) On the contrary, the obstacles are those things currently keeping a 3rd temple from being a reality...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com