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Feb 10 2011 10:37am
Thats what they had to do back in the Old Testament times in the Tabernacle.

When the priest went into the holy of holies (Where the Ark of the Testimony "Covenant" was) to talk to God, they would actually tie a rope around his waist, so that they could pull his dead body out if he was struck dead.

And that actually happened on several occasions, people went into the holy of holies, and got killed. We see a few examples of it in the scriptures alone. Also, when Moses went atop Mt. Sinai to speak with the LORD, no one else could come with or they would be struck dead when they came near.

The others would then drag the priest's dead body out by the rope so they wouldn't have to go in.

It really makes you think, these days, people have the nerve to scoff at and mock God (Yahweh)... do they realize what they're doing? He definitely isn't soft, and doesn't put up with garbage. Those were priests, and are people not more sinful today?

Anyways, just something to think about, discuss it if you want.



This post was edited by Torm1 on Feb 10 2011 10:38am
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Feb 11 2011 02:37pm
they do not realize what they are doing; God has hardened their hearts.
one day they will realize Hebrews 10:31 "It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. "
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Feb 11 2011 04:21pm
http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/anklerope.html
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“The rope on the high priest legend is just that: a legend. It has obscure beginnings in the Middle Ages and keeps getting repeated. It cannot be found anywhere in the Bible, the Apocrypha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Josephus, the Pseudepigrapha, the Talmud, Mishna, or any other Jewish source. It just is not there.”


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The way the curtains of the temple were designed, the priest could not have been dragged out of the HOLY of HOLIES. The veil was made using many layers of cloth. The thickness was over three feet. The curtains overlapped and made a small maze through which the priest walked…


PS: It doesn't surprise me at all that you're a member of this forum: http://forums.armageddononline.org/tying-rope-around-t28248.html
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