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Quote from: KerryD on 21 Mar, 2026 10:06John gives us a good clue about the place they were in.  I was startled when I first realized what John was writing about.  Revelation 22:And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.Here we learn that the Tree of Life is in the Holy City or in Paradise. It is not visible to mortal eyes alone.  We learn too that the Waters of Life originate there.  Going back to Genesis, we discover that the one river splits and becomes four.  That alone should tell us it's not the kind of river we see.  Streams on the face of this earth join together to form a river and rivers join to become bigger rivers.  Genesis 2:10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. Thus all nations had access to the Living Waters since it divided out and came down over the whole earth.  Currently, access is limited for many people who get enough to keep "body and soul" together so they can come to repentance and be saved.  Why did Adam and Eve make loin clothes for themselves out of fig leaves?  John again gives additional insight, I think.  Not only to cover their nakedness but also to "heal" themselves. So where is the Holy City now?  It is still coming down, coming down, coming down.  It has been coming down since Genesis.  It is between the Highest Heaven and our earth. When the Holy City contacts the earth, we'll have the marriage of Heaven and earth.  We, here still on the earth, are to prepare ourselves like a bride gets ready for the bridegroom. Brilliant insightful stuff, Kerry.Your contributions are so greatly appreciated by me.

Quote from: Rita on 21 Mar, 2026 09:40I don’t understand all the domain things , just goes over my head. I guess it would be good if we came up in a search.Hope you and Christine are okay at the moment Mike xThanks Rita It may well prove to have been just as much "over my head" as it is over yours.I'm living in the shadow of someone knowledgeable telling me I've got it all wrong.I thought of asking Nicky but that would be unfair even though she never declines to help.Thanks for asking if myself and Christine were OK.Considering her cancer Christine is quite remarkable, and as for me its an age factor.Many fail to reach 91 (my milestone in three day's time) whereas several pass 100.I just have to be thankful for each additional day.

Quote from: Mike Waters on 20 Mar, 2026 23:26Hi to Dave, Helen, Kerry, Rita, Pat, etc (meaning all registered Members)To those who are interested in the technicalities, the URL for the forum presently is https://unitedindiversity.createaforum.com/general-discussion/ which ranks it as being 'insecure' and often 'unopenable' to those who personally run the more precautious anti virus programmes.For our site to be readily openable to all internet searchers it would need to be 'Domain based', which I guess would then alternatively show up as https://www.unitedindiversity.createaforum.com/general-discussion/Maybe that is why so many find that they can't access us.I'm having a go at trying to make the change, but may have to engage my 'techno' to help. Then, should I 'bite the dust', it will leave you all with a less restrictive forum.I greatly appreciate having access to regular interaction so please keep posting regularly to justify my endeavours.Mike.Once in a while I get a mysterious message about something not returning a handshake -- or something like that.  When I try again, it works fine.  I've never had to try a third time, Mike.  I'm like Rita and don't understand all these things about programming.   

Quote from: Rita on 21 Mar, 2026 09:38I have always believed that Adam and Eve were in a different realm before the fall , not sure I have ever considered how they actually looked , just that they were in a different place. It must be unseen by the human eye as it would have been discovered by now !!!! Interesting thought, about skin.John gives us a good clue about the place they were in.  I was startled when I first realized what John was writing about.  Revelation 22:And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.Here we learn that the Tree of Life is in the Holy City or in Paradise. It is not visible to mortal eyes alone.  We learn too that the Waters of Life originate there.  Going back to Genesis, we discover that the one river splits and becomes four.   That alone should tell us it's not the kind of river we see.  Streams on the face of this earth join together to form a river and rivers join to become bigger rivers.  Genesis 2:10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. Thus all nations had access to the Living Waters since it divided out and came down over the whole earth.  Currently, access is limited for many people who get enough to keep "body and soul" together so they can come to repentance and be saved.  Why did Adam and Eve make loin clothes for themselves out of fig leaves?  John again gives additional insight, I think.  Not only to cover their nakedness but also to "heal" themselves. So where is the Holy City now?  It is still coming down, coming down, coming down.  It has been coming down since Genesis.  It is between the Highest Heaven and our earth. When the Holy City contacts the earth, we'll have the marriage of Heaven and earth.  We, here still on the earth, are to prepare ourselves like a bride gets ready for the bridegroom. 

How is your Hockey team doing Dave ? Brighton has managed to move up a bit in the premier league, rather than fall into the relegation zone ( so that’s good I guess - better if we were higher up ) I am counting down the days to my Cruise, three weeks now. I have been so low because of a fall out with a friend of 32 years, not sure the friendship will survive ( how affairs complicate things and have a knock on effect with established relationships ) Feel like an old toy that’s just been discarded and not needed anymore. So looking forward to being away - and I will get to spend my birthday with my twin brother - last time was when we were 60 ( will be 68 this year )Well Spring has arrived, garden furniture out, patio treated ( good old Dan - does it every year for me, this year We stained ) flowers have come back to life, amazed I didn’t kill them last year as I don’t have green fingers ! Love being able to put washing out x Wondering each day about the war in Iran and what it will bring , also we have a menegitus outbreak in Kent and London - mainly affecting students , two have already died. Slightly concerning. It started to spread after a night club event. Have a blessed weekend xxxx

Quote from: Mike Waters on 20 Mar, 2026 23:26Hi to Dave, Helen, Kerry, Rita, Pat, etc (meaning all registered Members)To those who are interested in the technicalities, the URL for the forum presently is https://unitedindiversity.createaforum.com/general-discussion/ which ranks it as being 'insecure' and often 'unopenable' to those who personally run the more precautious anti virus programmes.For our site to be readily openable to all internet searchers it would need to be 'Domain based', which I guess would then alternatively show up as https://www.unitedindiversity.createaforum.com/general-discussion/Maybe that is why so many find that they can't access us.I'm having a go at trying to make the change, but may have to engage my 'techno' to help. Then, should I 'bite the dust', it will leave you all with a less restrictive forum.I greatly appreciate having access to regular interaction so please keep posting regularly to justify my endeavours.Mike.I don’t understand all the domain things , just goes over my head. I guess it would be good if we came up in a search.Hope you and Christine are okay at the moment Mike x

Quote from: KerryD on 20 Mar, 2026 20:27I tend to think man did not have "physical bodies" like us.  I think they had spiritual bodies like Jesus had after the Resurrection.  However when they sinned, the Light in their bodies went dark.  They were naked, so to speak, so God clothed them in skin -- not skins as many suppose.  If animals had been killed to clothe them, it would read "skins" but it reads "skin."  Many translations say "skins" but it's singular in the Hebrew.Why were they formed out of the "dust"?  Same reason that Jesus' original body had to be formed of it.  The difference was that the dust used to make Adam and Eve was not "dead" matter.  Jesus took the fallen dead dust and raised it again. I have always believed that Adam and Eve were in a different realm before the fall , not sure I have ever considered how they actually looked , just that they were in a different place. It must be unseen by the human eye as it would have been discovered by now !!!! Interesting thought, about skin.

PSThis was brought to my attention when recently I was unable to have my daily read of the Norwich City Football Club's activities.I then found that it was because they were not up to date in activating the annual renewal subscription of their 'Domain'.

Hi to Dave, Helen, Kerry, Rita, Pat, etc (meaning all registered Members)To those who are interested in the technicalities, the URL for the forum presently is https://unitedindiversity.createaforum.com/general-discussion/ which ranks it as being 'insecure' and often 'unopenable' to those who personally run the more precautious anti virus programmes.For our site to be readily openable to all internet searchers it would need to be 'Domain based', which I guess would then alternatively show up as https://www.unitedindiversity.createaforum.com/general-discussion/Maybe that is why so many find that they can't access us.I'm having a go at trying to make the change, but may have to engage my 'techno' to help. Then, should I 'bite the dust', it will leave you all with a less restrictive forum.I greatly appreciate having access to regular interaction so please keep posting regularly to justify my endeavours.Mike.

Quote from: Dave on 20 Mar, 2026 16:10Well,"It's Friday But Sundays a'coming" said the preacher as told by the late Tony Campolo.I still have that message on a cassette tape AND an original tape player but like many of us, time has not been kind to the quality.John 4-24  says's "God is spirit (the source of life, yet invisible to mankind) and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth" Amp version.This verse comes after to me, probably one of the most amazing encounters in scripture, a woman in the everyday tedium of her life going to collect water at it's source, encounters a weary traveller sitting on the well and you know the rest of the story, this no name woman who has seemingly stumbled from one bad relationship to another, and  finds an unknown to her Jesus, He  recognizes her thirst for acceptance.The hidden cry of many peoples heart today acceptance.There you go Mike a bit of Friday waffle for you.Kerry, as God is spirit, I think the Adamic man created in his image and likeness was just that, what that entailed I know not but he was not spirit 'like' God, His maleness was spirit, his soul was his untested fleshy/ female part. As God is light so was Adam until the female switched his light off, and as men love darkness more than light , we all live by choices.As stated , 'my' symplistic rendition.I tend to think man did not have "physical bodies" like us.  I think they had spiritual bodies like Jesus had after the Resurrection.  However when they sinned, the Light in their bodies went dark.  They were naked, so to speak, so God clothed them in skin -- not skins as many suppose.  If animals had been killed to clothe them, it would read "skins" but it reads "skin."  Many translations say "skins" but it's singular in the Hebrew.Why were they formed out of the "dust"?  Same reason that Jesus' original body had to be formed of it.  The difference was that the dust used to make Adam and Eve was not "dead" matter.  Jesus took the fallen dead dust and raised it again.