Half of you don't like what these denominations are saying.

[@craigbenz4835]

An old man was once asked if he believed in infant baptism. He replied, "Believe in it? I tell you I've seen it done!"

[@byrondickens]

Oh, you owe me a new cup of coffee!

[@thatoneskinnykid]

I don't believe in infant baptism. How could an infant baptize somebody? 😂

[@johnmarquardt1991]

@@thatoneskinnykid ... and yet the Bible says to baptism all. Do you not think children need to be saved?

[@jamesreed5678]

@@thatoneskinnykid Deliver a few babies and you'll soon find how how.

[@jamesreed5678]

Baptize "everyone... you and your children."

[@pixieburton3131]

Please do more of these!! I thoroughly enjoy learning of the “left out” portions of these quotes as well as the denominations that they come from.

[@yintercept4612]

I am using Linux and there is an increasing number of daemons in my computer. I think these daemons are active in the world as they seem to be backing up files on a regular basis. Very troubling.

[@aliengoboom-t9k]

I think my printer's possessed

[@blah7983]

Lmao

[@Nephitejnf]

Luckily linux has a method to exorcise the daemons, although it might be a touch brutal to kill them.

[@fluffysheap]

Most of them are good, but systemd is very very evil

[@glynnetolar4423]

Y'all slay me!

[@undergroundpublishing]

I agree. Great channel. I was writing a book on church history and got overwhelmed when I camed to the post-reformation period with the sheer number of new denominaitons froming. This channel really helped me see that it was not so overwhelming and complicated.

[@RonBurgundySxPanther]

Op

[@undergroundpublishing]

@FranzAntonMesmer by both sides...

[@undergroundpublishing]

@ Like the ones who call out all of the Mesmerism latent in the Holiness, Pentecostal and Charismatic movements?

[@Qwerty-jy9mj]

​@@FranzAntonMesmer But the Church is in a constant state of reform

[@Qwerty-jy9mj]

@@FranzAntonMesmer Reforms are necessary, revolutions are satanic.

[@erikschmitz1841]

I always enjoy these reviews of controversial poll questions. Thanks for sharing!

[@TurtleMarcus]

Joshua's hair is 🔥🔥🔥

[@jimyoung9262]

AND it's that color too

[@surlyogre1476]

His hair is on fire? He seems pretty level-headed to me.😉

[@changjsc]

Agree strongly

[@studogable]

Fantastic work. It speaks volumes about your objectivity that the believers in your audience find your videos to an indispensable resource for developing their personal theologies, whilst unbelievers like myself also find great value in understanding the American religious landscape.

[@litigioussociety4249]

These videos really highlight how lack of context can cause people to misinterpret what people believe, and be misused to mislead people into wrong beliefs.

[@TurtleMarcus]

One of the biggest I encounter, as Catholic, is misunderstanding the Catholic teaching that Christians and Muslims worship the same God (as Vatican II states). Apparently, many people take that to mean that Muslims are saved. I'm like, what? That's not what that sentence means. Which is why I always say: "We believe Christians and Muslims worship the same God. Muslims are still lost, and going to Hell unless they repent and convert, but in the meantime, they are worshipping God in some way, so that's something I guess."

[@litigioussociety4249]

@TurtleMarcus I didn't know Catholics believed that, but I believe Jesus is God, so by that definition alone Jews and Muslims would not believe in the same God.

[@TurtleMarcus]

@@litigioussociety4249 The analogy I like to use, is sending a postcard. When Jews and Muslims pray, they're sending a postcard adressed to "the one monotheistic God and Creator." They don't know the truth of whom they are adressing, nor is it a given that their postcard (prayer) will reach the final destination. But they could have been adressing idols or gods in a polytheistic sense. So in that regard, they are said to worship "the one God" in a truer sense than the Pagan idolaters of Antiquity. This simple acknowledgement is of the same kind that makes it possible for Christians to use the Kalam argument for God's existence, made famous by W. L. Craig. I have heard Fundamentalists reject the Kalam argument, because it was developed by a Muslim (Al-Ghazali) to prove the existence of the God he believed in, which Fundamentalists say is not a God at all. In other words: the Kalam argument proves the existence of Allah, but not the existence of the Father of Jesus. Now that's just a silly thing to say.

[@SalGargini]

​Muslims and Christians definitely don't worship the same God. Does Allah have a son? ​By the way I know what you'redoing, but don'tpretend to be a Catholic to redute catholicism. That'sdishonest. @TurtleMarcus

[@jamesupton4996]

Muslims are not going to Hell by being Muslims. Catholic. Teaching is that God wills the salvation of all human beings, since each is created to know love and serve God. Therefore the possibility of salvation is a reality for every human being, Atheists included. Because since the emergence of homo-sapiens most people living have not been Christians - and yet are created and loved by God. Organized and revealed religion, as we now understand it, is a late development in human history.

[@nichill7474]

I have to say once again that you are legit. I so enjoy listening to your videos. Thank you.

[@davidpate6095]

Enjoyed this video. This is actual evangelism. You are doing a great job. On the lot of the departed, it made me think of those who are baptized for the dead (1 Corinthians 15 v29). I've always wondered about that. Paul mentions it but never explains it.

[@birdymcpig]

I wish there was an option for “I pretty much agree, but I certainly wouldn’t word it that way”

[@anond2015]

I have this exact thoughts for so many of his surveys and feel conflicted about voting.

[@joecipriani2478]

Keeping the Ten Commandments is the fruit of salvation not the means of salvation. We do our best to keep them not to earn favor but to show appreciation for the great sacrifice Christ made to redeem us.

[@weirdwilliam8500]

What sacrifice? There was no lasting harm. If anything, Jesus is better off now. And he sacrificed himself to himself, to appease and satisfy himself? It sounds like some kind of emo performative cutting to get attention.

[@tylervanmarter7303]

Not just to show appreciation but to enter into relationship with him that we previously couldn’t have.

[@tylervanmarter7303]

⁠@@weirdwilliam8500you’re exactly right about no lasting harm now. Sin doesn’t have to harm us as we don’t have to be a slave to it anymore. Had He not died for us, we couldn’t enter into a personal relationship with the creator of the universe because of sin. So He didn’t die for Himself. He died for us so that we are no longer separated and may know Him now and have eternal life. The punishment for sin is death so someone had to take that sacrifice to close that gap between us and God. Nobody could live a perfect life in this sinful world except God. So He took our punishment for us because He loves us. Lastly, to know what Jesus likely went through for us and to sit there and think “what sacrifice”, is silly. If we knew we all had to go through the same exact things He did if He never did it, we’d be absolutely be thanking Him.

[@PreștiaX]

@@weirdwilliam8500you do not understand the atonement of Christ, neither symbolically or literally. Perhaps instead of making a straw man you can understand the Christian position.

[@weirdwilliam8500]

@@PreștiaX There is no “Christian position,” because there are over 40,000 denominations of Christianity, many of which contradict each other on many issues including redemption or atonement. For the most prevalent and traditional versions, I don’t think anything I said was inaccurate. Christians just don’t like to put it so plainly, because then it doesn’t obfuscate how ridiculous it sounds. It’s blood magic and the immoral superstitious practice of scapegoating, grafted onto centuries of ad hoc evolving theology. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

[@Richard-f4b4r]

I appreciate your narration!

[@fluffysheap]

19:20 In Greek, the James is transliterated to ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ (pronounced roughly "yacobou") so much closer to Jacob (or more properly "Yaakov" in Hebrew/Aramaic) than James. In Latin the name is "IACOBI" so again, still basically Jacob. This is reflected as well in French "Jacques" and Spanish "Iago" (perhaps not as popular these days given the Shakespeare and Aladdin villains) and "Santiago." "James" only sounds like that in English. The final "s" is inherited from French as with the name "Charles." I have no idea how the central "c" became an "m" or why we have both "James" and "Jacob" as common names. Linguistics is fun.

[@TurtleMarcus]

The final S is present in both Latin (Iacobus) and Hellenized (Iakobos) of the Hebrew name. The forms you have given (Latin Iacobi / Greek Iakobou) are in the genitive case, which is expected for the title of the Epistle, i.e. Epistle of James. Iacobus became Iacomus in Late Latin, which eventually became James. I have found no good explanation for why -b- became -m- here.

[@segganew]

In Russian both names are translated as Иаков/Iakov

[@fluffysheap]

@@TurtleMarcus You are right of course, I originally wrote my post talking about the epistle, changed the English when I drew comparisons to the French and Spanish versions of the name, and then didn't clean up after myself 😀

[@benjerwebb]

I understood "James" to be intentional and requested during the King James translation. Jacob -> James was 'close enough'

[@SamlSchulze1104]

I predict a total civil comment thread. Now break down "Jesus".

[@jeremywilliams5107]

Thanks for this exposition, as it is interesting to find out all the denominations who started the discussion and also what context they came from, which wasn't always clear in the question.

[@leslietascoff9784]

I’m impressed by the way you keep a straight face when you read all types of statements. These videos are very interesting! 😎

[@ConvincedofChristianity]

These videos are very informative! Thank you, RTH!

[@MrElmoCA]

God bless u and your efforts to share the gospel to all that will hear. God bless our Republic and whatever 2025 has in store that we all may find Christ and repent. 🙏🏼🇺🇸

[@anthonyprose4965]

the deadpan comment about the fly was so funny...lol

[@sunrhyze]

"It's probably too complicated for us to understand" will probably remain my favorite comment for a very long time. Also, thank you for explaining the Jacob/James thing.

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Thanks for doing this. I wonder if you've ever used any of my comments. I'm probably gonna try to make more thoughtful comments. I enjoy a good discussion. Especially about God.

[@thelordz33]

28:08 is just a straight up contradiction. "Though he is all knowing, He does not know".

[@Numbabu]

happens to the best of us.

[@riatsila144]

On the Open Theism one, God told David the people of the city would turn him over to Saul if he stayed there, so David left. God's knowledge is so sovereign, He knows what happens even if it's a choice we don't make. So, no, His knowledge is not dependent on our actions. He knows what was, what will be, and even what could have been under different circumstances.

[@dxfifa]

You just disproved free will right there and thus all choice and the choice to be saved through faith

[@jakith7444]

@@dxfifaKnowing all branches of causality doesn't disprove free will, if anything it proves it.

[@benjaminrush4443]

I like as a whole the questions and the efforts to understand views/results on statements. There is a statement in Scripture - 1 Peter 5:8. Satin is like a roaring lion who wants to devour believers in Jesus Christ. Demons do his bidding. Yes, they will harass and cause conflict to prevent the chosen from continued dedication to following God's Scripture and the WORD - Jesus Christ. Increase in the coming Tribulation.

[@jawraw777]

You have the best poll questions on youtube

[@blah7983]

A lot of the skippers are atheists like me. I wasn’t raised religious but I like learning about religions broadly. It is also good to understand the way others think especially with how much of an impact Christianity has on the way many of my friends and neighbors live their lives. Outside of academic texts this is one of the only neutral (as in, the channel is not trying to convince you of their beliefs) channels that is still run by a Christian.

[@Chicken.]

Why are you atheist?

[@LarrySanger]

Find me a channel run by a nonbeliever that is similarly not trying to convince you of his/her beliefs (or lack thereof), subtly.

[@parker_chess]

There's an "Atheist visits Church" channel. He never tried to argue or convince anybody.

[@fluffysheap]

@@LarrySanger The thing about neutral channels is that if they don't come out and say it, it's hard to know what they believe. Religion for Breakfast is a very neutral channel run by someone who I think is probably an atheist. There's also UsefulCharts, though he practices Judaism (note I said practices, not believes. I don't think he believes it... but I don't actually know.)

[@VirginMostPowerfull]

​​@@fluffysheapReligion for Breakfast guy is an Atheist, that alone put me off I stopped watching. And when he deals with the Bible you can feel it to be honest. I want information on religion done by religious people even if they are not Christian, they have much more respect and common sense sensibility in general I think.

[@adan753]

Loved the video. Eloquent as always.

[@MrBeggsbanner]

I think what gets me all jazzed up about these kinds of questions, is that we can't even seem to agree on the basics. I guess Jesus' prayer was really really needed, and has not come to fulfillment yet. Maybe we should just keep praying, instead of agreeing or disagreeing or agreeing to disagree or disagreeing to agree or....... yeah. I feel like Christian have not done this very well since Jesus sent us on our way. John 17 20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. 24 “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

[@keithbalke6352]

Hey brother enjoy your work….former COC here. What would be fabulous is to rank denominational devotion to Zionism and occupying Israel . Pretty much know how this would go but your opinion and research would be enlightening to many . “ Evangelicals” and rapture folk on top? To COC credit they score very well here

[@hannahbaker3080]

I have been waiting for your next poll update video!!!!!!

[@kylec8950]

Interesting that so many people think the "great tribulation" is still in their future! amazing. So much for reading comprehension.

[@michaelbowman4607]

VERY interesting that the verses used in Revelation, that the Locusts were only inflicting damage to those who do NOT believe in God....

[@schs1977]

Thank you for another great video. As a member of the Church of the Nazerene, we dedicate our infant children to the Lord. We don't baptize infant children because we don't believe a child is mentally capable of committing a sin. Baptism is an outward acknowledgemen that you have asked the Lord for forgiveness and have received His forgiveness.

[@Qwerty-jy9mj]

Where's that in the Bible?

[@hillstrong715]

The interesting thing about the question on keeping all of the commandments, this is answered in Acts when the Gentiles are only required to keep a small number of rules. Here we have the definitive answer. The other interesting thing is about water baptism. We have an example of this not being required and the Lord Jesus Christ Himself didn't require it to be done. There are many who do not or have not had the facilities to do water baptism and you will find that there are those who will say that they are not saved because they were unable to be baptised.

[@qwertsgamingchannel7504]

Prov.30:27 tells us that the locusts have no king. The locusts in the Rev. passage have a king. This is why the Menonites (correctly) conclude that these are not locusts.

[@crabser2253]

You are my number one source for the theology of all the weird low church restorationist movements.

[@dsvet]

Ah yes as opposed to your "high church" traditionalists.

[@crabser2253]

@dsvet yeah

[@dsvet]

@@crabser2253 just like the Pharisees. Also a Joe Rogan worshipper as well. We see through your thinly veiled "high church" snobbery.

[@crabser2253]

@dsvet the pahrisiess weren't wrong because they wore fancy liturgical vestments or whatever, is because they were hypocrites who misinterpreted the word of God and had Jesus crucified. Also, why did you bring up Joe Rogan? I didn't say a word about him.

[@kaktustustus1244]

I interpreted the open theism statement completely differently until i realized where it comes from. I thought the notion that God's knowledge of the future is conditional on our actions means simply that God DOES know the future but our actions logically come first.

[@TherealTenmanI]

I took it as an absolute conditional. God knows what we choose. To us, life is a tree of forking branches of choice and action. To God our life is a single oddly shaped stick. He knows what we will choose and has factored that into his plan. It is both foreknown by God and open for our choice. No idea why my brain skipped over the hazy definition of "God doesnt know" that is hidden in that quote, but even the guy knows he pulled a sneaky, you can see his grin. He doesnt even finish his own explaination of why it is justified... He knows it isnt.

[@MasterUriasFenris]

Allow me to clarify the Name of the book "James." When King James authorized the translation of the Scriptures he had one stipulation: put his name in the text. So, in the lists of the apostles in the four gospels, James is inserted never mind the fact that in the Greek the name is Iakobus (transliterated from the Hebrew name: Ya'akov (English: Jacob). All other foreign language translations have this. Only English versions carry the "James" name. For example, the German versions have Jacobus, along wIth the Spanish versions.

[@ReadyToHarvest]

And how did King James get the translators of the Geneva Bible in 1560 to put his name there? And The Bishop's Bible in 1568? Or Tyndale in 1526? Because all these English Bibles before King James also used the name "James."

[@granthallee1953]

"We think that we need to keep all of the Mosaic law but also we are going to put the full name of God in our church name even though that is violating Mosaic law"

[@lesliepropheter5040]

It’s begun, it’s happening now. The complete fear in peoples eyes has not yet come to fruition.

[@carlosmerino5547]

I agree with you , l have late notice that the sabbath not only Jehovah God set the example of make the seventh day to rest , and make holy wich l think it’s to worship , heven Jesus went to the temple to study God’s word , all rest it’s and must be same , no body Judging each other only God it’s to do it no men , the Bible l notice has translated according to the denomination, judging each other it’s bad , in between churches or denomination, it’s not good on my thinking and accordingly to God’s word, honest that caind of acting it truly make me to study more , and cheer more God’s word with people bcs we getting closer❤😢😮😅😊 Bless

[@frederickshedd655]

Good video. I enjoy your analysis. God Word has been preserved and I believe the Bible should be read literally.

[@blue62show]

That was fun and interesting. Kinda wondering how many have had changing opinions regarding most any question you could present, taking into account times of denominational and congregational changes, new information, sentimentality, abandoning a faith based view, etc. This may be 100% or maybe as close as it'll ever get, exceptionally if the question is merely whether any position has changed per individual. Myself, my opinions certainly have changed as well as how adamant l might allow myself to be. I'm currently pretty much at that it's God's responsibility what we believe and the results thereof, lest we boast, this being a position of trust and less worry, considering that God is God's hope for us...even innately in us, being made in God's image and all things working together and serving this God's will. ...imho. Or put like this: God's wisdom is this, the faith of God is that God's love is God's hope for us, even, for us. What can l do different than to give all the responsibility and all else that's thereafter God's if God is to get all the glory. That's just how l presently think.

[@icomeundone]

open theism question was interesting to me -especially the comment about it not being readily accept - as an atheist who grew up in a religious area. that has always been my understanding of human free will. why would our choice to believe and accept Christ matter if God knew we were gonna make that choice? very interesting

[@bruh-ni1fy]

I think a better question is why wouldn't it? The fact that God knows what we'll choose doesn't change the fact that we have agency and can make that decision and all the consequences it entails.

[@Laura_rodriguez]

I appreciate very much all efforts on doing these videos. Suggestion, can you make a video of the denominations that participate in the Lord supper every Sunday? And which ones do it yearly?

[@michaelgreen1515]

More controversial questions please!

[@robertfliss9427]

One reason I rejected Evangelicalism is that I see the failure to baptize infants as a tremendous dereliction of duty. At my LCMS church this morning we welcomed a healthy baby boy into the church. Nice family. Happy to congratulate them after the service. Baprism saves -- that's the Lutheran view and I couldn't support it more.

[@joshuawoodin]

Just a gentle correction to a commenter who stated "John was exiled to the island of Patmos under emperor Nero" tbis is not the overwhelming consensus, in 90 - 95 AD John the revelator was exiled to the island of Patmos by emperor Dominian not Nero, as emperor Nero deleted himself in about 68 AD, after Nero, the short reigns of Galba (68-69 AD) followed by Otho (69 AD) his successor was Vitellius also (69 AD) his successor was Vespasian reigned from (70 - 79 AD) followed by Titus who ruled from (79 - 81 AD) yes this is the same Titus who was the general that lead the roman forces to completely destroy the temple in Jerusalme in 70 AD then general now emperor. Titus successor was Domitian who ruled from (81 - 96 AD) this is the period that the aging John the beloved disciple (AKA: John the revelator) was exiled to the island of Patmos under order of emperor Domitian & not emperor Nero as Nero took his own life in about 68 AD, similar to the cowardice of one mustache man from fear of man's justice to his deeply depraved crimes, likewise both Adolf & Nero we can know for sertain the justice they met when in the presence of the LORD was much more just than any justice a human judicial system could inflict on these truly evil men. But I really enjoyed this video R2H !

[@michaelseay9783]

Revelation 1 and 11 prove that Revelation was written before 66AD.

[@fluffysheap]

There are several theories of exactly when and by whom Revelation was written. It's possible that it was as late as 95ish, but it's also possible that it was written in the 70s, but obviously not before the destruction of Jerusalem.

[@mikeymullins5305]

There is not histroical evidence that John the author of the gospel and John the revelator were the same person, only tradition. (there is only tradition for all of the authors of the gospels, but that might be too much for you too handle)

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

The fact there are so many goofy beliefs out there like the ones listed are part of the reason scripture is something that needs to be treated with care, and not used like a drunk hillbilly shooting at stop signs with a 12 gauge on a Saturday night.

[@jakeaurod]

... and then trying to read the resulting bumps like Braille.

[@Spiritualwrestler]

Okay- that was SUCH a specific illustration… story?

[@DANtheMANofSIPA]

It shows why the Bible is not clear for anyone to pick up and understand it. It shows we need an authority to interpret Scripture rather than every individual running around like a master

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

@ yeah it’s why I’m not a low church Protestant.

[@DANtheMANofSIPA]

@@TitusCastiglione1503 My issue with high church protestantism is that I dont see why you would say the low church protestants are in communion with you. Baptists and evangelicals hate everything that makes you high church. There was a debate between Jay Dyer (Orthodox) and Redeemed Zoomer (Calvanist) and RZ had to admit that (since he believes in the true presence) that Christ is truly present in the Baptist’s ritz crackers and grape juice and an evengelicals crackers during a disco ball dance. I would not want to admit that but it seems protestantism has to admit that. I generally really like Lutherans and Anglicans. I thought about joining those churches when I was leaving Catholicism. But that thought among others is what stopped me.

[@JoseEspinoza90044]

Have 3:42 you ever considered comprising all of your research and fax on all of these denominations and composing all of this into a book? If not you should.

[@woody1320]

Realize that context is very important and there can be nuances to these questions but scary how many strongly agree with these positions. 😞

[@stevn744]

when are we gonna learn what denomination Ready to Harvest is

[@larryshonk2724]

I would have said strongly disagree, but only because I do not believe that new demons will be showing up as much as I believe that the existing demons will have their current restraint removed.

[@nosretep1960]

Seems to me the removal of the restrainer will facilitate the increase. Duh.

[@Stormageddon571]

19:30 Hebrew, Greek, and Latin all render it as Yacob, Iakobos, and Iacobus. In Latin, the form Iacomus appears, which eventually becomes James, Jaime, &c.

[@bonniejohnstone]

Theophan the recluse…Why do we Orthodox pray for the dead? Because of love. We don’t believe in purgatory. What’s going on we don’t know. Is time in the future or past… and where are our prayers going into the future before the judgement. In the mystery of what God is doing, our prayers are not wasted.

[@williambrewer]

Last days are past days.

[@jeffking4176]

EXCELLENT video ❗️ ✝️🙏🙂

[@Jordan18561]

I love your channel brother. Although you are unbiased in your presentations I have to say your fashion sense leans Baptist 😊

[@bethvaughn4231]

He does a fantastic job in his unbiased presentation! So much so that some comments reflect the viewers of that group finding it to be positive. I know I do when he discusses mine. Also, I think I heard/saw/read somewhere that he is a Baptist. Whether that is true or what kind, I do not know. Again, he does a fantastic job!

[@bryceruppe9260]

Do you have a video about King James Only denominations?

[@CD-vb9fi]

Hmm... these are interesting polls. Scripture makes clear that demons will be released so that answers that question. Tribulation is given a time frame as well. Not sure why people can't be practical about these however because whether there are more demons or the tribulation being a specific time frame does not mean people will not have to contend with demons or tribulation apart from these.

[@rdh288]

I attend a church of Christ and completely agree with the statement on baptism, but the wording confused me and I don't ever hear the word "penitence". Repent or repentance would be more common.

[@billbleau1534]

There are examples in Scripture of people saved without baptism, such as the thief on the cross. It is the obedient response of a believer who understands and affirms faith in Jesus, not of an infant. There is also a person in Scripture who believed but was unaware of baptism, and received instruction, then was baptised. There could be others who believe but are unaware of baptism or die soon after, or are imprisoned and not allowed the opportunity. I do not believe baptism is a necessary requirement for salvation, but should be carried out as humanly possible.

[@leonardojerkovic3618]

In croatian language James is "Jakov" and it is same as old testament Jacob name

[@sophiaoconnell1927]

I’m not even Christian and vote in these polls so it’s definitely not a good marker of where American or global Christianity is at 😂

[@Tyler-xd9rb]

It's not just the book of Revelation that is being taken literally. Which by the way you should do whenever possible. The trumpets and bowls as an example should be taken literally. Christ referred to the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel in Matt 24:15. Paul refers to the anti-christ in 2Thess 2:1-5 and describes the abomination of desolation. If symbolism isn't described in the same passage (see stars, candlesticks, the whole riding the beast) or you can't directly see it from other passages, symbolizing it into something that fits a view will take you off track.

[@marshsundeen]

Some of what people believe is not really Biblical, just a misinterpretation.

[@00Fisher00]

A lot.

[@theethanatorem]

Or, like the rapture, a belief can be transmitted through wider culture and assumed to be Biblical.

[@marshsundeen]

@theethanatorem that is happening with a lot of things.

[@Garyguygax]

Misinterpretations are biblically based though in error. Some of these beliefs don’t even have that much of a relation to the Bible.

[@dxfifa]

The Bible can be interpreted so many different ways reasonably, and it's brain damaged to be dogmatic when if God wanted one clear translation of the message it would be that way. A lot of Christians use cope of other denominations "misinterpreting" while theirs' never do. Which is obviously rubbish. I constantly see multiple reasonable interpretations in Biblical texts. Again, if there was a correct one, God would be able to make everyone understand

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

The Bible never speaks of "the" great tribulation. It only speaks of those who "came out of great tribulation" (The Revelation 7:14). That statement does not imply any time period but only a common experience.

[@michaelseay9783]

Daniel 12:11-12 says that it is a specific time period.

[@00Fisher00]

@@michaelseay9783 That passage refers to time, but doesn't mention "the tribulation" as a time period.

[@larrymcclain8874]

John in Revelation 19 says that he was participating in real time in the tribulation, and that was in the kingdom already.

[@RealSeanithan]

What's funny is that the wording of the baptism question without its context could mean baptism is a thing sinners who have since repented and turned to the Lord, and it is therefore a believers' baptism, but it could also mean that this person who is a sinner is turning to the Lord in belief and penitence is doing so via baptism, and is therefore baptismal regeneration. That phrase without its context could mean either.

[@kevanhubbard9673]

Nobody likes what other rival Christian groups are saying as everyone wants their own unique take on things and their take is the right one.

[@Adrian-si1gz]

Well yea thats why you would agree with that take. You don't agree with what you think is false.

[@TherealTenmanI]

Ive never understood the hatred for so many other opinions about the truth. Some aspects, sure, fair... but most are tiny things like: "actually the sabbath is tuesday not wednesday" "God loves us, THEN he saves us." "Baptism should occur at 13 not 0." "Rapture happens after the invasion by skorpion monsters." very rarely does it actually matter. Even more so, people getting angry over someone else damning themselves really shows their own insecurity. "No! You must agree with me!" Gods plan is better than all of our silly ideas. Stay calm and praise the Lord.

[@Adrian-si1gz]

@ Things matter thats why people care and get heated.

[@TherealTenmanI]

@@Adrian-si1gz A lot of things dont, though. Its why the bible says if a man has a sacred day, let him. Sorry for the horrible misquote. If your heart is plagued to follow things, by the holy spirit, glory be. Do it in His name. But do not war against your brothers or call them fool. That is also scripture.

[@Adrian-si1gz]

@@TherealTenmanI well I agree I just also agree that people should care about other things other than the main issues.

[@Mozihawk]

Does Revelation really have a place in the teachings of Jesus? It’s a dream sequence.

[@Stabu]

...and I thought that this video was going to be an analysis of Bilbo's birthday speech. I still don't understand it :(.

[@joecipriani2478]

The New Covenant is writing the law on our hearts and minds. What law? Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 3:3 states the law once written on stone is now written on the flesh - that is the tablets of your heart. While Moses was on the moutain received the Ten Commandments from Jesus, down below the people were committing idolatry. When Moses returned, he smashed the tablets signifying the covenant had been broken. God/Jesus then instructs Moses to make two tablets like the first and God/Jesus will then write them on the heart. The metaphor is Moses/us giving our heart to Christ. It is a beautiful illustration of the new covenant which cannot be bent or twisted. Only accepted or rejected.

[@eddieyoung2104]

The interpretation of Revelation which makes the most sense to me, is the continuous historic one. Where it begins from John's time, and unfolds over the next two thousand years or so. John is told that these things are shortly to come to pass (Rev 1:1.) And we also know that near the end it's referring to a future time. This gives us the two book ends, as it were, and everything else is in between. In this view, chapter 9 isn't talking about demons, but is describing the Muslim conquests of the 7th and 8th centuries. This fits with the symbolic language of the prophecy, where one thing is used to represent another. In this case the locusts are symbolising the Arab Muslim soldiers, who were like locusts in number. Barnes commentary goes through all this in detail, which is easily found on sites like Bible Hub.

[@theethanatorem]

“Two thousand years or so”, what’s the reasoning for such a long time frame? Other than just as a necessity for the interpretation to fit?

[@jamesupton4996]

The Book of Revelation has nothing to do with the foretelling of history. It's late first century \ early second century apocalyptic, and is of its time, only.

[@fluffysheap]

Historicist interpretations of Revelation were popular in the past, but are now out of fashion. The trouble is there's too much need to change the interpretation when history moves on. The explicit "these things will all happen soon" is a big part of why I'm a preterist. Soon might be a matter of weeks or years or even decades, but not millenia. The time from Jesus to today is about equal to the time from Abraham to Jesus, and it's not getting any shorter. It's just... not soon. Not even with God being patient.

[@eddieyoung2104]

@@theethanatorem I suppose it's to cover the unfolding of God's plan throughout the times since the apostles. So, that we can see that God has been always active in world affairs, and not just up until the end of the 1st century. This is not too unreasonable, as the prophecy would then allow for the Bible to have a complete timeline covering the entirety of human history. In other words, it makes the Bible a book which is continually being unfolded. We have similar examples with the prophecy of Daniel. Where the visions of chapters 2,7, and 11, cover a period from the prophet's time, until the last day. And Revelation could easily have the same pattern.

[@eddieyoung2104]

@@fluffysheap I get your point, and it might seem a significant one. Yet, I think there are satisfactory ways to explain it, without turning to a Preterist interpretation. We have all the events of the closing chapters of the prophecy, where God's plan is culminated, and we have the resurrection, final judgement, and a new system of things. I'm not fully familiar with the Preterist view, but I think it would be difficult to say that all this has been fulfilled in the past. And if even one part of the prophecy is future, then that requires a different way of thinking about 'soon.' In my view, I would say that it began to unfold soon after John received it. And from that beginning of its coming to pass, it carries on to the end. We could liken it to a scroll, which is opened when the seal is broken, but that is only the beginning of its revelation. It is then gradually unrolled, as the person reads it, which takes a longer period of time. Another way of looking at it is, that in every age there were events which would soon come to pass for the people alive at the time. As well as the fact, that for God, a thousand years is as one day. And from that perspective everything is soon.

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

Jacob 2:17-20 in the Book of Mormon reads very differently. It's ironic how a group supposedly advocating sacred names still uses a name starting with J - a letter representing a sound which doesn't exist in Hebrew.

[@philipallard8026]

I will make my choices to agree or disagree more carefully in the future.

[@jackmorrison7379]

This reading from Revelation appeals almost entirely to a narrow band of some fundamentalist Protestant denominations. Yes, it is certainly in the scripture of the RC and its affiliate churches, as well as the Orthodox Communion and "Oriental" Orthodox. However most theologians in those apostolic churches of ancient lineage would say the language is metaphoric and not literal. Go to those churches and very little time is spent looking for insect monsters with crowns on their heads. The troubled "mainline" churches of the Reformation would also say it's a metaphor or symbolic. As to your poll, there is a lot of self-selection and tribalism. These questions appeal mostly to dispensationalist types if that is the correct term?

[@byrondickens]

@@jackmorrison7379 Anglican/ Episcopal Church the same.

[@byrondickens]

@@jackmorrison7379 Anglican/ Episcopal Church the same.

[@aaronwalcott513]

Matt Murdock 2868 has chosen the most fitting name, since he's clearly blind and can't see the concept quoted in the Scripture he claims it's not found in.

[@patmyles4776]

Or.....it could mostly happened in the 1st century AD

[@robmullin1128]

They actually used the word “studs” 😂😂😂😂 I cracked up so bad 😂😂😂😂

[@Tyler-xd9rb]

Don't know where they all stand. Knew a church of Christ pastor who taught that you had to believe to be baptized (correct) and believe that it was that baptism that saved you which is incredibly incorrect. Also, while there is no reason for an infant to be baptized as they don't yet have the ability to believe in God, all of us are conceived in sin and thus, born sinners. I would like to believe that babies, both born and unborn, who die before they reach an age of understanding will get to spend eternity with God, I know of only one place that may speak to this. Suffer the children to come unto me.

[@mr.coolmug3181]

We asked: "In the tribulation, will demons use assault rifles and hand grenades to slay sinners?" Strongly agree 60% Agree 20% Disagree 1% Strongly disagree 3% Don't know/show results 17%

[@acekoala457]

Demons usually prerfer hand to hand combat. We gotta use the vortex grenades to send them back to the Warp.

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

@@acekoala457frick yeah brother

[@fluffysheap]

Demons just don't operate machinery well. They're more "rarr smash." But there was one time Buffy used a rocket launcher to blow up a particularly tough one.

[@lesliepropheter5040]

Demons are from another world, not even your imagination can come up with one

[@grantc9012]

Two of my comments made it in!!!

[@Jay_the_giant]

I was thinking, “the last one sounds like open theism. It’s sad most people embraced full-blown heresy.” Sure enough. The source is Open Theist.

[@cwf081166]

People want the the milk and sugar in stead of steak and potatoes

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Many times, if I'm starting off a comment with a numbered book of the bible, I will write out that number rather than simply putting 1 John or 2 Chronicles. First Corinthians makes for easier reading at the beginning of a sentence rather than 1 Corinthians. But that's just me.

[@GalenCurrah]

Are not those creatures from thepit possibly the rebellious 'sons of the gods' referenced in Genesis 6:1-4, in Jude and in 2 Peter? And do they not trouble only the godless on earth, not the saints?

[@---zc4qt]

No. Because Peter said they are being held til they are JUDGED.

[@richardchee4677]

The 100 million dollars question where do you stand of all of your podcast ??????????????

[@neatnateable]

I don’t see any poll questions on KZbin. Maybe it’s only in the app? I don’t use the app.

[@kendra9688]

I don't know if this will work because I am on the app, but try going to the Ready to Harvest page and see if there is a Community tab. It will be with Home, Video, etc.

[@neatnateable]

@@kendra9688 And voila!! There it is. You taught me something new! Thank you, Kendra!

[@soaringparakeet]

The people saying the law is still applicable as written forget to consider those laws were specifically written for Jews. As someone with zero Jewish heritage I could argue that Paul says the law doesn't apply to me since it was never for me.

[@Nevermind-eh]

Jhn 20.1 ¶The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. This verse says Mary Magdalene arrived at the tomb when it was dark and the tomb was empty. Making a Sunday Sunrise Resurrection Scripturally, very difficult. How do you read it? Peace

[@fluffysheap]

Matthew and Luke say it was "at dawn," Mark says "after sunrise." Seems like John remembered it differently, but he wasn't there until after Mary Magdalene came to fetch him, and it seems likely that the events that he himself participated in happened in the daytime (it would be unsafe to run a long distance before dawn, as you might trip and fall). It's possible that John means to say that Mary Magdalene departed before dawn in order to get there in the early morning, this seems probably compatible with the text although I haven't actually checked it in Greek. For example: "I got up early, and went fishing before sunrise." Does that mean that I actually had my fishing line in the water before sunrise, or just that I left home by then? It would probably take her at least half an hour, maybe a full hour to actually get to the tomb, especially carrying a heavy burden of spices and oil. Or maybe John is just fuzzy on an event that he didn't personally witness.

[@neilstewart7437]

Could someone tell me how to find the polls? I watch the videos but have never seen polls.

[@isaaccastro4846]

Basically. Catholic/orthodox vs german/anglo understanding

[@---zc4qt]

"......... and everyone did what was right in their own eyes." ( Book of Judges)

[@williampeters9838]

Lutherans and Anglicans would agree with the Catholic and Orthodox on all of these. It's Sacramental vs nonsacramental. Except for the last one. The Orthodox don't have assurance in the way Catholics and other Waetern Christians do.

[@---zc4qt]

@ What "assurance"?

[@joecipriani2478]

Jesus said IF you love me, keep my commandments. He was quoting from the Ten Commandments He gave Moses on Mt. Sinai. (Ex. 20:6; Dt. 5:10).

[@JBP4500]

Technically, the original texts doesnt call them the 10 commandments, but calls them the 10 words.

[@KennethKlein-lc2mk]

There are a great number of Biblical scholars in the chuches of Christ that hold the Open Theoism. (Common among those teaching in the graduate schools.)

[@larrymcclain8874]

Yes, and things like this could be the reason why many members of churches of Christ are no longer sending their children to schools associated with the church, so that now these schools are having to get students outside the fellowship.

[@kierancabana2970]

I literally got a mormon add on this video!

[@---zc4qt]

It is sad that Joel Osteen thinks Mormons are christians.

[@Crich_Leslie]

“James” is _Iákobos_ in Greek.

[@JeffinBville]

I watch your channel, and have for years, as you present information on these myths and their followers in a factual, straight-forward way and that is appreciated. But I'm stunned that in this day and age, people genuinely believe that these ancient myths, and all the fiction that has sprung from them, are accepted as factual. It boggles my mind.

[@Masterbonesmith-e5l]

You should do a poll on Harry Potter.

[@nilsalmgren4492]

Why would anyone argue about the tribulation? What will happen will happen, what we believe is irrelevant. Stand up for truth in how we are to live, let God deal with the final outcome.

[@kylec8950]

Especially once you realize it occured 2000 years ago.