Originally Posted by
geoff
Sinfix: you do seem to be missing something. Yes slavery was ok in Pld Testament times but there were strict laws to govern it. Slaves were to be treated well, fed, and taken care of. Every 7 years a slave was to be forgiven their debt and freed. Slaves back then were either conquered enemies or men who sold themselves into it. Keep in mind also that slavery was only out lawned in the states in the mid 1800s. Slaves in the modern times were not treated well and were very much abused. So again I think you missed something. As far as rape goes, I think you are misunderstanding again. It is never condoned in the Bible. There was always a punishment for crime and consequences. The punishments might have been different from modern times but sin/crime was never accepted in the Bible. Theses people lived in an uncivilized and sometime barbaric world. Their laws are different because it is set in a different time and their judicial system is a precursor to our own modern system. I hope that makes some kind of sense.
As far as what nelson9995 said, he is also misinformed or misunderstanding something. The New Testament does not make the Old void ( Jesus Himself said this ). The Old Testament was the school master, the New was the fulfilling of it. The Old Testament had the 10 commandments and many other rules and traditions and regulations. Jesus said that all the commandments could be summed into these, " love thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind and strength. The second to love your neighbor as yourself." if one could keep these two commandments then they would fulfill all the Mosaic Law. The entire message of the Old Testament was a promise of the Messiah. Jesus came and fulfilled that promise because man could not keep or live up to the Law. For the Law brought forth the knowledge of sin and with it death. Jesus brought grace and with grace, life.
Nelson9995: what prophecies of end times have been fulfilled as of this day 7/11/12? What has come to pass is are the signs of the times; i.e. wars, disaster, pestilence, ect...the Revelation of John is a two fold message. The first for the persecuted church of his time ( around 50ad-100ad) and the second was for the future generation that shall witness the second coming of Christ. If you want to see end time prophecy fulfillment, look to the book of Daniel wich has greatly detailed prophecy.
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