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Sure, I read the Talmud, and in it contains the second quote of mine you put there.   It literally says that in the Talmud.

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Trump’s deal of the century is ultimately designed to force the Palestinians into negotiating a land for peace deal with Israel. This runs against the will of God.

The Deal of the century was revealed January 28, 2020. How have things been going since then?

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Never heard that theory before. It throws out the Abrahamic religion who came first. Ten of the 12 tribes of Israel were absorbed into the heathen tribes of the north before Jesus even came. The only two left in the south were Judea and a scattering from the tribe of Benjaman. That was pretty much all that was left of Israel from when they took over the promised land during Moses' time.

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Q. Does the Jewish temple need to be rebuilt before Jesus returns?
A. With the constant turmoil always threatening stability in the Middle East, many Bible commentators are speculating louder than ever about whether the Jewish temple will be rebuilt in the months and years to come. Entire Christian ministries are established to assist in the building of the temple to hasten the return of Jesus. For many, such an event will signal the start of the final events of earth's history.

However, in the same way many Christians misplace the focus from spiritual Israel to the literal Jewish nation, they are also confused on the subject of the temple. Most of the speculation for a rebuilt temple springs from a vague reference in 2 Thessalonians 2 dealing with the Antichrist power: "That day shall not come  [until] that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God" (vs. 3, 4).

Many say that for the Antichrist to sit in the temple, it will obviously have to be rebuilt.

Those who support this belief are known as Christian Zionists, and they include such popular writers as Hal Lindsey, Tim LaHaye, and John Hagee. Their published book sales exceed 70 million copiesincluding the popular Left Behind series. Their beliefs are endorsed by some of the largest theological colleges and institutions.

But are they correct? To begin, let's go to 1 Chronicles 17:11, 12: "It shall come to pass ... that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever." This prophecy given to King David says his offspring will build the temple. Later, in 1 Chronicles 28:6, God reaffirms, "Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts."

But this text is also one of the clearest examples of a dual prophecy found in Scripture. Dual prophecies have both a physical and spiritual fulfillment. Indeed, Solomon, the son of David, built the physical temple. But this prophecy also applies spiritually to Jesus, the true "Son of David," who is to build a temple and kingdom that will last forever.

Jesus' prophecy that the pride of the Jewish nation, the temple, would be destroyed inspired the most intense rejection of His teachings. (See Matthew 24:1, 2.) In John 2:19, Jesus says, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." Of course, Jesus is speaking of rebuilding a templenot of stone and nails, but of living stones (1 Peter 2:5). Yet many refused to grasp this teaching (John 2:20, 21). They even mocked Jesus on the cross regarding His prophecy (Matthew 27:40).

Yet when Jesus died, the veil in the earthly temple ripped in two from the top to bottom, signifying that the temple no longer held meaning. A temple for sacrifice today would be as useless as it was then, and it would not be the house of God.

The New Testament is replete with the idea that the temple is the body of Jesus. Ephesians 2:1922 says, "Ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God: And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit." (See also 1 Peter 2:5.)

Even after God provides all this clear evidence that His temple is a spiritual one, many Christians are waiting for the Jews to receive a construction permit to rebuild a physical temple on the site where a Muslim mosque now sits. However, there is no prophecy, promise, or commandment in the Bible that says the physical temple would ever be rebuilt after the Romans razed it nearly 2,000 years ago.

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For once I’m ok with the Freemason mod locking a topic. This whole thing is beyond retarded.

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So any religious subject that you think is retarded should be locked?

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Trump’s deal of the century is ultimately designed to force the Palestinians into negotiating a land for peace deal with Israel. This runs against the will of God.

The Deal of the century was revealed January 28, 2020. How have things been going since then?

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Genesis 12, 2-3:  

So, since Trump blessed Israel while in office, especially by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, wouldn't that have imparted to him God's blessing to continue in office for another term?

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You need to realize that the Israel of the Bible is not the Israel of today. Read the rest of the prophesy.

The Israel of today is made up of a small portion of the tribe of Judah. The other tribes went North after being deported by the Assyrians. They never came back.

Recognizing Jerusalem as the Israeli Capital
U.S. Embassy Transfer
Cutting Aid to the corrupt U.N.’s Palestinian Refugee Agency
Recognizing Israeli Sovereignty over the Golan Heights
U.S. No Longer Deems Settlements Illegal
Executive Order Against Antisemitism
The State Department ceased using the nomenclature “Israel and The Occupied Territories” and instead began referring to the region as “Israel, Golan Heights, West Bank, and Gaza.
Cutting U.S. Aid to the Palestinian Authority over its Pay-for-Slay Scheme
Combating BDS Act
Pro-Israel House Resolutions
Nixing the Nuclear Deal with Iran
Brokering Peace Deals Between Israel and Arab Countries

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Something just bothers me about the fact that we have all of this,  yet Trump lost.  I can't put my finger on it, but there's something I'm missing.

Trump's Israel Legacy



Biden will go against a huge portion of this, yet  he is being inaugurated as president.  Biden is a threat to the existence of the nation of Israel.

How is it he defeated a friend of Israel if Jehovah God is protecting Israel?

One thing I've considered is that it's time for the Great Tribulation and Israel must be threatened on all sides as a precursor to the victorious return of the Messiah.

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The Old Covenant has been fulfilled, we are in a new one.

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I am aware of this explanation, personally I find it lacking and insufficient to cause me to believe that explanation is accurate.

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Not my work, but some quick research yields an easy explanation for that:
In Hebrew, there is a feature called the plural of majesty. The plural of majesty was used when a ruler or king spoke of himself in the plural form in reference to his greatness. Instead of speaking of "my rule," a king might speak of "our rule" over the land, even if he was speaking only of himself. Many Hebrew scholars believe this is the most appropriate understanding of these verses.

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The Israel of the Bible is first a person (Jacob) and then a race (Israelites)

The Israel of the middle East is a country full of people (Jews, Arabs mostly) who are largely unrelated to Jacob-Israel, as they freely admit in their own literature.

It is only by blessing the RACE that blessings come to others.

FYI, the Israelites of the Bible left the area and migrated to Europe and eventually to the USA, Australia, South Africa and other countries once known as "Christendom" and all of them happen to be Caucasians.
You can tell by the language of the Bible that all the main characters are white.

Don't hate me, I can back up all of this from the Bible and historical/secular sources.

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Sounds like... Christian Identity theology.

But I could be wrong. There may be other Christian denominations that have similar teachings that are not affiliated with CI.

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Interesting about the plural majesty.  I can't help but remember that the old testament was available when the new testament was written, wouldn't have been hard to read it and leverage phrasing to suit your agenda.

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Negative. The first 5 were given directly to Moses by G-d.

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Monotheism isn't even debatable in the old testament, it's crystal clear.

The question was about why the name appears to be plural in a couple specific places, while all others clearly state that there is one.  I googled a quick answer, which as you pointed out falls short.  Upon further research I found several explanations available.  Most regarding the quality of the translation, here is another (not my work):

Rambam addresses the apparent plurality of the word Elohim in the  , The Guide for the Perplexed. He addresses it for the sake of explaining passages where it sounds like Elohim could imply God is corporeal, but I think we can use his teachings to address this first passage.
He states that its common knowledge that in Hebrew, Elohim is a word that can designate the diety (singular), the angels (plural), and the rulers governing the cities (plural), later he adds Judges (I.2 & II.6). And Onqelos gives an accurate translation of it. In the Creation passage he translates it simply as Yod-Yod, a singular name of God.

So when Elohim is describing God, it is the singular form of the word, but if the word is describing angels and rulers then it can be plural.

You could also say the name "Elohim", when referring to the Diety imparts the many definitions of the word to God. So while God himself is singular, his attributes are plural. He is the God of gods Ruler of rulers, Judge of judges (all referring to his superiority above the angels).

In chapter I.61, Rambam says that "all the names of God, may He be exalted, that are to be found in any of the books derive from actions" (except the name Y,H,V,H). And he says in II.6, 'God only acts through an angel (messenger)'.

If we then take it all and tie it together then we can interpret "Elohim" in first passuk to mean (the singular) God (Elohim) creates the heavens and earth through the use of his messengers/angels/rulers/judges (Elohim), of which God is the ruler (Elohim), and Judge (Elohim).




Also the Talmud explains: The devine appelation Elohim (translated God) was understood to denote his aspect of judgement, and the name JHVH (translated Lord) was understood to denote his aspect of mercy.  This is further proof that it's not plural or multi-anything.  "There is no other."

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But Christians don’t believe in three Gods, but one God.

So table pounding about there being One God is superfluous.

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One God, the Father, One Son, Jesus, one Holy Spirit. Three separate entities, one in purpose, like the church should be one.

Either Christ was who he said he was, The Son of God, sent down by Him, to do the things he was told to do, by Him. Or he is a liar.

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One God, the Father, One Son, Jesus, one Holy Spirit. Three separate entities, one in purpose, like the church should be one.

Either Christ was who he said he was, The Son of God, sent down by Him, to do the things he was told to do, by Him. Or he is a liar.

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More of a golden calf

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I didn't mean it to be rude, if it came off that way I apologize.  

It's just that the Bible specifically warns about worshiping anything other than G-d himself, it also specifically says you cannot look at G-d without dying.  And that you shall have no images of anything in the Heaven above.   It also warns about sorcerers and soothsayers.

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I didn't mean it to be rude, if it came off that way I apologize.  

It's just that the Bible specifically warns about worshiping anything other than G-d himself, it also specifically says you cannot look at G-d without dying.  And that you shall have no images of anything in the Heaven above.   It also warns about sorcerers and soothsayers.