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Old 10-10-2006, 05:58 PM   #61
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'Holy writ' is always open to interpretation, but you nonetheless have presented a reasonable analysis of your case.
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Jesus asks the Pharisees, "can a house divided stand against itself?"
I am unaware of any verse to be found within any well known version of The New Testament that presents this saying as being an interrogative. (that is as a "question")
In every readily available version, (and most obscure ones also) this saying is presented as a declarative statement, as for example in The King James Version;
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And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
Have you found a Version that supports this saying as being interrogative?
As "can a house divided stand against itself?" significantly alters the meaning of, "and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand"
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'Arches' are architectural structures that are designed and built to 'stand against themselves'; could Jesus be telling us that he is a 'Repentant Satan' or what had been the 'Arch Angel'?
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Your speculation would rest on the phrase 'stand against themselves'; or ".....stand against itself?", as being the proper translation or interpretation of a particular NT verse.
Like the well known English word "well", the term "arch" has more than one meaning, the term "Archangel" is not normally associated with the architectural term, other than in the sense of being the "chief" or the "keystone" ("cornerstone" or "head of the corner") providing stability to the whole structure that is leaning upon and dependent upon it (Him).
That said, The Messiah is certainly "the adversary", and "the opposer" ("the satan") that opposes all evil, including that personified force of of evil and darkness known by title in Scripture as "The Satan" ("ho'satan") or simply "Satan".
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