Re: Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-09 Thread Hajir Moghaddam
--[Why did Mirza Husayn-Ali Nuri use the title "Baha'u'llah"?]>There are about two billion Christians in the world.There are over a billion Muslims. I'm NOT trying to accuse anyone ofthe Bahai figures of being cynical or dishonest but if I were going tomake a popular world religion I wouldn

Re: Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-09 Thread Gilberto Simpson
On 9/4/05, Brent Poirier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let's think through the question of whether Baha'u'llah chose His Name > because it was mentioned in the Revelation of John explicitly. > > He assumed this name when He lived in Iraq; or was He still living in Iran? > Both countries 90% Musl

Re: Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-09 Thread Hajir Moghaddam
All,   Below are a few other verses of the New Testament that directly mention "the Glory of God".  Since the revised versions of the Arabic Bible are readily available on the internet, I did verify that they currently use the word Majd'u'llah.  I assume the 1933 versions of the Bible used "B

Re: Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-04 Thread Brent Poirier
Let's think through the question of whether Baha'u'llah chose His Name because it was mentioned in the Revelation of John explicitly. He assumed this name when He lived in Iraq; or was He still living in Iran? Both countries 90% Muslim. If His intention was to posture His name to fulfill prop

Re: Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-03 Thread Khazeh Fananapazir
Certitude My dear dear Gilberto: You wrote: ** But the name Baháu'lláh was one which he chose for himself. It's more of a title. .. Peace...Gilberto** In order to really understand this absorbing theme one has to have a wide and broad perspective. I respect your knowledge and certitude in the Ho

Re: Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-03 Thread Scott Saylors
Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But the name Bahaullah was one which he chose for himself. It's moreof a title. Is it possible that Mirza Hoseyn Ali Nuri picked the titleBahaullah as a name precisely because of its significance in the bookof Revelation?PeaceGilberto Gilberto,   I think

Re: Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-03 Thread Gilberto Simpson
But the name Bahaullah was one which he chose for himself. It's more of a title. Is it possible that Mirza Hoseyn Ali Nuri picked the title Bahaullah as a name precisely because of its significance in the book of Revelation? Peace Gilberto The information contained in this e-mail and any at

RE: Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-03 Thread Khazeh Fananapazir
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Re: Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-03 Thread Hajir Moghaddam
Khazeh,   This is amazing, I've never heard this before.  Have you come across any *reasons* why the translations of the Bible were changed?  Do you personally believe it was related to the declaration of Baha'u'llah?  Do you know if in other versions of the Bible translated into Arabic

RE: Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-03 Thread Khazeh Fananapazir
At 2:56 PM +0100 9/3/05, Khazeh F wrote: > > To this topic the present treatise, which shows remarkable ingenuity, >is entirely devoted I remember his calling my attention to the fact >that while in the oldest Arabic versions of the New Testament the words >"The Glory of God "in Revelation xxi,

Re: Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-03 Thread Don Calkins
At 2:56 PM +0100 9/3/05, Khazeh Fananapazir wrote: To this topic the present treatise, which shows remarkable ingenuity, is entirely devoted I remember his calling my attention to the fact that while in the oldest Arabic versions of the New Testament the words "The Glory of God "in Revelatio

Glory of God in the Arabic New Testament

2005-09-03 Thread Khazeh Fananapazir
  In the Book of Revelation of St John there is a famous passage that thrills every heart especially WHERE IT REVEALS THAT ON THAT DAY THE NEW CITY WILL NOT NEED THE SUN OR THE MOON BECAUSE THE LIGHT OF THAT CITY WILL BE THE GLORY OF GOD. This is the passage in English and in the orig