DNA Proves Existence of a Designer

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Going to try and address some of this now . Might come back to it in a bit if I don't address it thoroughly.

First, the matter you mentioned about Jesus coming during the lifetime of those individuals.

He was speaking to his disciples when he said this.

Matt 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.


In verse 28 it mentions the event and narrows it down to some of them, but it doesn't specify which ones it will be.

Matt 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Next chapter, three of them are present (Peter, James, John). This is six days later.

Matt 17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Fair enough... I do wonder what makes people nowadays to still wait for that coming?

With the graven image, it was the choice of people to make that statue.  If they were told not to and did it anyway, then it's on them

And, like that one, many others... Like on every church?

You mentioned "hearing God", but also noted you don't hear anything.  The last thing I want to do is sound insulting, so please keep that in mind.  Sometimes it's our own bias.  There are many times I've wanted to hear God and couldn't, but it was probably me being the problem.  There were times I wanted to hear, but I was also afraid to hear. There are also variations in how we hear God.  For example, Moses hearing God at the burning bush.  Two qualities jump out at me about Moses. He was said to be the most humble man on the face of the earth (Num 12:3) and he had impaired speech (Exodus 4:10).  He was humble enough to handle the task, but assumed he was inadequate. However, God chose to validate him directly.  Saul, who became Paul, was different.  He was blinded (Acts 9:8-9).  As we discussed before, he was a Pharisee, and I believe the indication was that he needed to be humbled to listen.  We see that humility became a staple of his condition, and he goes as far as to call himself the "least of the apostles" because he persecuted the church of God (1 Cor 15:9).  Anyway, what I'm trying to say is he addresses us based on who we are and our condition.  Personally, I believe you can hear God, how I dunno.  So you asked if I can hear God.  Yes, there are times I can hear him very clearly.  There are also times when I can't, but it is often my unwillingness to listen.

I will share an event from my life from maybe around 1 1/2 to 2 years ago.  I was talking to a lady friend and she was going through a difficult time.  We had some things in common.  She taught literature, and I think I mentioned I am a publisher and a writer.  We are also both Christians, but there was conflict in our communication at times.  Parts of it were her personal struggles, and I'm sure part of it was me and my own ignorance at times.  Regardless, one day we were casually talking and I felt this overwhelming need to tell her that "God wants to be her anchor", and it was very specific.  I questioned it at first, but after a minute I told her.  Despite my doubt and concern about sounding crazy, it made perfect sense to her.  An "anchor" was was personal symbol or crest her family used to associate with God, and she went on to tell me that as such she had a tattoo of an anchor.  So take it has you will, but I had no clue of the significance beforehand or attributed any special meaning to an anchor, and beyond that and to this day I don't attribute any special meaning to them.

Likewise, I had a similar experience tonight and concerning you no less, but it was somewhat different.  I woke up around 3 am and didn't know what to do, so I decided to walk the dogs.  While I walking, I was considering our conversations, probably because of the depth of them, but I also heard God as I was walking.  How I would describe it wasn't something that was audible, but hearing a voice inside on how to approach talking to you.  It was actually very positive.  Not so much to look at you an an opponent, but more like a fishing buddy.  Someone you can talk to and consider, but equally the idea that no matter what is said, you can enjoy their company.  So that's my story.

Ahh... That which you attribute to an external cause, may not be so external.
The human mind is a fascinating thing. So complex and strange... How one little bit failing can seem to cause an inner duality. Sometimes, it's a 50/50 thing and we call it Schizophrenia... but it need not be so clear.
That's my view of such stories where people get these "inner voices". It's the brain doing it, but your conscious self chooses to attribute it to god, given that it's the thing that makes sense, from your upbringing and society around you.