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Perfect vs Mature; Perfection vs Maturity

95% of bible translations use "perfect" 0% use mature EGW agrees on "perfect" usage -------------   New International Version Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. New Living Translation But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. English Standard Version You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Berean Standard Bible Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Berean Literal Bible You shall be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect. King James Bible Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. New King James Version Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. New American Standard Bible Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. NASB 1995 “Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. NASB 1977 “Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is per...

The Last Generation - Bible & EGW Annotated by ChatGPT/Meta.ai/etc...

Methodology: copy a paragraph, paste it in chatgpt/meta.ai/copilot with the instruction "enumerate ideas and for each find bible and EGW support:". Note: this chapter seems to be Andreasen's summary of: 0. whole Bible and EGW writings w/ more focus on: 1. The Great Controversy generally, specially the chapter Origin of Sin 2. EGW's Last Day Events 3. 144,000 topics in bible and egw writings, "faultless", "no guile" 4. "Remnant" idea in the bible and SOP, "keep the commandments" 5. God's Last Day Church chapter of the Last Day Events 6. "close of probation" idea 7. Job's story 8. LDE's chapter after close of probation, the plagues and the righteous 9. "faithful of the church militant" will compose the church triumphant 10. "without spot nor wrinkle" 11. " no concealed wrongs"  {LDE 263.1} Context: this is a chapter of the book "The Sanctuary Service", 1937 M.L. Andreas...

Is Manna Plant or Flesh Food?

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Ps 78:25 Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full. All food mentioned in the bible and EGW visions/writings, until after the flood were not flesh foods. Animals were created lower than humans, also ate non-flesh foods until after the flood. Angels who were created higher than humans, therefore probably also ate non-flesh based food. The whole universe probably eats non-flesh food products except in earth after the flood. “And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like CORIANDER SEED, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. ” Exodus 16:31 KJV If it tastes like wafer (wheat), with honey (flowers nectar processed by bees) (not flesh meat, doesn't kill), and looks like coriander seed. It is probably non-flesh food. It doesn't look or taste like flesh food. No death in heaven (angels live in heaven). Therefore can't be flesh food based. Manna in Angola tastes sweet like wafer. "He provided them with the food best adapte...

The Last/Final Generation [M.L.Andreasen] - w/ on-demand annotations

X Sentence refs Sentence refs[3 sentence context] Sentence refs[5 sentence context] Paragraph refs The final demonstration of what the gospel can do in and for humanity is still in the future. Christ showed the way. He took a human body, and in that body demonstrated the power of God. Men are to follow His example and prove that what God did in Christ, He can do in every human being who submits to Him. The world is awaiting this demonstration (Romans 8:19). When it has been accomplished, the end will come. God will have fulfilled His plan. He will have shown Himself true and Satan a liar. His government will stand vindicated. There is much spurious doctrine concerning holiness taught in the world today. On the one hand are those who deny the power of God to save from sin. On the other hand are those who flaunt their sanctity before men and would have us believe that they are without sin. Among the first clas...