In a message dated 9/4/07 7:10:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Do your own research. These are clear and known statments. You can find them. I will supply you with only one, you can do your own research you lazy slob. Asking me to do your own legwork ! ""10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? 11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. 12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. 13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist."" Matthew 10-13 Stick that in yer pipe and smoke it ! <Before Abraham was, I Am is reference to who He Is, I Am. If you knew > the whole story here, you would also know that the crowd at the temple wanted > to stone him for blaspheme when he said that, clearly no reference to > reincarnation. <Being born again, Jesus said that which is born of the flesh is > flesh but that which is born of spirit is spirit. Master Nicodemus was certainly > perplexed by the statement "you must be born again" obviously no concept of > reincarnation, he never asked if he must physically die and take another body > because he asked Jesus, can a man enter his mother's womb and be born > again? Jesus then explained spiritual initiation to him as being born again. >> Jesus said I am you, and you are me, and I am the Creator (logic provides that he means "You and I and God are the same"). Then he states that he will come again (talking about the so-called second coming). Therefore logic provides that we all are re-born and come again. Now, in addition, you have to try to account for the fact that the early chrtstians believed in reincarnation. You will try and fail. OffWorld Yes your Pinkness, I do my own research. And you are wrong again. Jesus said "I am the resurrection and the Life", John 11-25. Resurrection is a Jewish teaching, not reincarnation, which has it's origins in the Indus Valley.< Also in the Gospel of John, we have the testimony of John the Baptist. the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John whether he claimed to be the Messiah. He flatly denied it."I am not the Messiah," he said. "Well then, who are you?"they asked. "Are you Elijah?" "No," he replied. "Are you the prophet?" "No." "Then who are you?Tell us so we can give an answer to those that sent us.What do you have to say about yourself?" John replied in the words of Isaiah: "I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, Prepare a straight pathway for the Lord's coming!" In Mathew's Gospel which you tried to quote, Jesus spoke glowingly of the Baptist to his followers. He said they had missed Elijah for he had come and gone. This was a comparison not a declaration of Elijah reincarnating. Elijah never died thus can not reincarnate, if you believe M's teachings. Jesus was referring to the "anointing of Elijah", the same anointing which was bestowed upon Elisiah in double portion, a sort of Shakti transfer giving him the same power of prophecy as the master. As for your other "quotes", I think you must be confusing Jesus with John Lennon and I am the Egg Man. When Jesus declared he would come again, this again is not a reference to reincarnation because he will descend from the heavens, riding on the clouds,shining like the sun in his full glory,for all to see. Your logic requires non Judaic/Christian beliefs and assumptions. And just as it is destined that each person dies only once and after that comes judgment, so also Christ died only once as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. Hebrews 9-27. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
