<DIV>Ralph,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do I get a cookie for answering your meaningless trivial questions about the Bible?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Since you seem to have the "correct interpretation" of the Bible, and all the answers, maybe you should arrange a meeting with the Pope. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When you have a point to your emails, or at least a subject, please feel free to share it with me. Thanks. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And no, I am not an expert on the Bible, and apparently, either are you. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Happy New Year,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan J Arnold</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Ralph Nielsen <nielsen@uidaho.edu></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I guess you're not very familiar with the Bible, Donovan. Instead, <BR>you gave us theological speculation based on incorrect reading
of the <BR>Bible.<BR><BR>I'll give you a hint: in the Hebrew Bible (OT) only two people went <BR>to heaven, but they didn't die first. Do you know who they were?<BR><BR>Ralph<BR><BR><BR>On Dec 29, 2006, at 9:18 PM, Donovan Arnold wrote:<BR><BR>> Ralph,<BR>><BR>> I would imagine very few went to Heaven during the time of the Old <BR>> Testament, as it is virtually impossible to get into Heaven without <BR>> Christ, and He hadn't even been born yet. I kind of think that was <BR>> the point of his visit.<BR>><BR>> Happy New Year,<BR>><BR>> Donovan J Arnold<BR>><BR>> Ralph Nielsen <NIELSEN@UIDAHO.EDU>wrote:<BR>> This sounds more like a retort than a reply, Donovan. Did you have to<BR>> do some consulting before you wrote it?<BR>><BR>> My question was, "How many people died and went to heaven in the<BR>> Hebrew Bible (Old Testament to Xians)?" This is not a theological<BR>> question, just a matter of fact.<BR>><BR>>
Ralph (who actually reads the Bible)<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Donovan Arnold donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com<BR>> Thu Dec 28 16:22:29 PST 2006<BR>><BR>> Ralph,<BR>><BR>> Everyone has an afterlife, regardless of if you believe in God or<BR>> not and regardless of if there is a God or not. Every person leaves<BR>> something behind.<BR>><BR>> Happy New Year,<BR>><BR>> Donovan J Arnold<BR>><BR>><BR>> Ralph Nielsen wrote:<BR>><BR>> What a strange message, Donovan. You claim that 95% of the population<BR>> of this country "believe in a God and afterlife", presumably<BR>> including those who take an oath of office but "they just do what<BR>> they do for $$$$$, not for the interests of the people they are<BR>> suppose[d] to be serving." Or are the politicians the 5% to whom<BR>> "number three doesn't mean anything"?<BR>><BR>> Don't you know, Donovan, that believing in God doesn't necessarily<BR>> entail
belief in an afterlife? Haven't you read the Bible? Some weeks<BR>> ago I asked "heirdoug" to tell us how many people died and went to<BR>> heaven in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament to Xians). He said he was<BR>> "working on it" but he still hasn't told us the answer. Maybe you can.<BR>><BR>> Back to the Bible!<BR>><BR>> Ralph<BR>><BR>> =======================================================<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> http://www.fsr.net<BR>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> =======================================================<BR>><BR>> __________________________________________________<BR>> Do You Yahoo!?<BR>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around<BR>> http://mail.yahoo.com<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> __________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo!
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