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Will the latter day outpouring of the Holy Spirit create paradise on earth?

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One of the major purposes of the Holy Spirit is to bring humans, and animals, closer and closer and closer to G-d until the earth becomes a true utopia much as was shown to former Atheist and near death experiencer Howard Storm Ph. d.


Pastor Ken Rank:
The Purpose of the Holy Spirit
March 7, 2015 at 10:28pm
What exactly was the purpose of the Holy Spirit when it was given on that Shavuot day (Pentecost), 2000 years ago? Was it to guide and teach us? I believe so, since the God we serve has ways that are not our ways and to understand Him we need His guidance. Was the Spirit given to comfort us? To that I also have no doubt; I am not sure how we could deal with the effects of sin (i.e. the death and decay of ourselves and loved ones) without His comforting hand upon us. How about as a promissory note, was the Holy Spirit a down-payment toward something even greater to come? Again, yes, Paul wrote about this in 2 Cor. 1:22 and 5:5 where the Spirit is plainly called a down-payment. What is then promised will come in the form of the completed work of writing the Torah (Law) on our mind and hearts by God and the perfecting of these deteriorating bodies we now live in. There are even other works the Holy Spirit does like convicting us of sin, empowering us in whatever calling God has ordained for us, as well as helping us to transform into more godly men and women, and more.



There is another work the Holy Spirit is doing that I have not heard mentioned and quite frankly I can’t say it is directly stated in the Scriptures. Yet, I do believe this work is true, I believe this work began 2000 years ago, and I also believe it is being done by the Spirit today. The work I speak of is the work of building a house. Starting in Exodus 35 and going on for the next few chapters, we see the preparation for and then the building of, the Tabernacle. In Exodus 35:30 we see a man named Betsal’el singled out as something of an architect and/or craftsman and who was called to work on the building of the Tabernacle. An interesting thing happens to this man to complete this task; God fills him with His Holy Spirit.



There is then precedent of God filling a man with His Holy Spirit to do a work like building a house of God as seen in Exodus. At this point you might be wondering what all of this has to do with the Upper Room or with our work today. Well, we too are building a house, or perhaps better stated, rebuilding a house!



Around 2900 years ago, after the death of king Solomon, Israel divided into two separate kingdoms. The Southern Kingdom became known as Judea and the Northern Kingdom became known as Israel. We have one nation that was once one family; it divided into two Kingdoms, and is referred throughout Scripture as two people, two houses, and even two sticks. A couple of hundred years after the division, Israel, the Northern Kingdom, composed of 9 full tribes plus half of Levi, was taken captive into Assyria as punishment for their stubborn heart and idolatrous ways. This event was first prophesied in Deut. 30:1-6 which includes the promise to one day be called back out of the nations where God scattered them, and when this happens, they would be given a circumcised heart so that they might properly show their love for God as well as live in a manner that pleases Him. So, from the Assyrian captivity, Israel was then scattered (as a farmer sows a field) as prophesied out into the nations. This would be, brothers and sisters, how God would begin to bring about the promise made to Abraham that he would be a father to many nations (Gen. 17:4-5). Moreover, it would also provide the means for the blessing over Ephraim to come to fruition (Gen. 48:19 – he would become a “multitude of nations”).



I personally believe that either we are descendants of these very people, or if we are not, we are at the very least, like the foreigners who attached themselves to Israel coming out of Egypt who were to be treated as native born and ultimately assimilated into the tribes they traveled with. Why do I say this? The Northern Kingdom, Israel, having been scattered into the nations and promised to be returned by God, have been referred to as “The Lost Tribes” virtually since the event took place. They are also called the Lost Sheep and when Yeshua comes he says something rather unique:



Matthew 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.


I can’t emphasize enough that there is a clear differentiation of people being referred to in regards to the new covenant. In Jeremiah 31:31-34 (and repeated in Hebrews 8:8-11) we see the covenant made (or renewed) with only the House of Judah (the Jews) AND the House of Israel, those lost in the nations. Yeshua said he came only to call the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel, not Judah. That is not to say that Judah does not need his work in reversing the curse of sin and death applied to them, they certainly do as proven by the fact that they still decay and die like everyone else. However, Judah, the “older brother” in the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), didn’t leave the land of the Father. He wasn’t perfect, but he was not the one out in the nations giving no thought to God’s commandments or for that matter, to God at all. It was the Lost Sheep, the ones scattered into the nations as punishment, Israel in the nations; that gave no thought to God and His ways. This is why Yeshua says this:



Mark 2:17 When Yeshua heard it, he said unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.



He wasn’t coming to call the righteous, the ones that were at least trying to walk according to divine command, he came to call those living outside of divine command. That is how 1 John 3:4 defines what sin is.



1 John 3:4 every one practicing sin also practices lawlessness because sin is lawlessness.


So Judah, the older brother, who does need Messiah’s redemptive work applied to him, was not the target as much as those who lived without Torah (without the Law). Ephraim, the kingly tribe of the Northern Kingdom and a word used poetically throughout Scripture to describe Israel in the nations, was who Yeshua was coming to call. Again, “I have not been sent BUT to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.” We are those sheep, we have heard his voice and have come in faith and he said, “My sheep hear my voice.”(John 10:27)



So what is another function of the Holy Spirit? 2000 years ago, God sent His Spirit into the hearts of those He called out of the nations to begin a work that would take some time, the work of rebuilding the House of Israel. Just like Betsal’el in Exodus 35 who was filled with the Spirit of God to build the Tabernacle of God, so too has God filled the followers of Yeshua with His Spirit to build a House, the House of Israel, in whom God dwells. When the work is complete, when the time of Israel in the nations is complete (see Rom. 11:25 and Luke 21:24), then the focus will shift from building one house, to the reunification of both Houses. And that is a process, brethren; I very much believe we see beginning to happen today.
(Pastor Ken Rank)
 

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I don't believe we are in the times of the nation of Israel finishing the building of their earthly house at this time. <SE>

Here are some of the statements by former Atheist Howard Storm that a significant percentage of the Pentecostals that I know would tend to agree with:

Reverend Howard Storm's Near-Death Experience

Howard Storm's light being friends told him more about the new world to come. According to them, God wished to usher in the kingdom within the next two hundred years. In order to do so, God had rescinded some of the free will given to creatures, in favor of more divine control over human events. This new world order, according to Howard, will resemble some near-death descriptions of heaven. People will live in such peace and harmony and love that communication will be telepathic, travel instantaneous and the need for clothing and shelter eliminated. The lion will indeed lie down with the lamb.
 
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Here are some of the statements by former Atheist Howard Storm that a significant percentage of the Pentecostals that I know would tend to agree with:

Reverend Howard Storm's Near-Death Experience
The Pentecost of the Holy Spirit was indeed for the building of the church. The old covenant according to Romans 11 is not done away with yet but this is still the church age. What do you hope to accomplish by teaching that the Holy Spirit is using the church age to finish building the OC? That the 2 houses will come together as one is no doubt a fact but not yet, not until eternity.
 
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"So what is another function of the Holy Spirit? 2000 years ago, God sent His Spirit into the hearts of those He called out of the nations to begin a work that would take some time, the work of rebuilding the House of Israel. Just like Betsal’el in Exodus 35who was filled with the Spirit of God to build the Tabernacle of God, so too has God filled the followers of Yeshua with His Spirit to build a House, the House of Israel, in whom God dwells. When the work is complete, when the time of Israel in the nations is complete (see Rom. 11:25 and Luke 21:24), then the focus will shift from building one house, to the reunification of both Houses. And that is a process, brethren; I very much believe we see beginning to happen today.
(Pastor Ken Rank)"

Scripture clearly tells us "the kingdom is within" and we are the "temple not made with human hands"...As Paul says, "the mystery hidden...being revealed...Christ in you, the hope of glory."
Why still look to the world, perceiving with the five senses?

What happened to Israel in scripture is the narrative of our soul's (inward) journey/process taking place within...remember, Jesus said "Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now, My kingdom is not of this realm."

And it will never be found over here or over there, but within....
 
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This is still the age of the Gentiles. You can find anyone to agree to anything... <SE>

Here is a reply from Pastor Ken Rank:

Ken Rank Did you read the article Dennis? Where does the bible say that the Holy Spirit will fall on animals? I see where animals will be restored as well... get along, not eat each other. I see where the bible says the spirit will fall on all flesh but then gets specific and talks about sons and daughters, old and young men having dreams and visions. You can believe whatever you want but if what we believe is not based directly on what God's word tells us... then we open the door to recreating Him in any image we desire because we know have a changing God, not one who is the same yesterday, today and forever.

I could be wrong but I believe that animals are included in the phrase...."all flesh" much as "much cattle" was mentioned in the last chapter of Jonah.
 
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"So what is another function of the Holy Spirit? 2000 years ago, God sent His Spirit into the hearts of those He called out of the nations to begin a work that would take some time, the work of rebuilding the House of Israel. Just like Betsal’el in Exodus 35who was filled with the Spirit of God to build the Tabernacle of God, so too has God filled the followers of Yeshua with His Spirit to build a House, the House of Israel, in whom God dwells. When the work is complete, when the time of Israel in the nations is complete (see Rom. 11:25 and Luke 21:24), then the focus will shift from building one house, to the reunification of both Houses. And that is a process, brethren; I very much believe we see beginning to happen today.
(Pastor Ken Rank)"

Scripture clearly tells us "the kingdom is within" and we are the "temple not made with human hands"...As Paul says, "the mystery hidden...being revealed...Christ in you, the hope of glory."
Why still look to the world, perceiving with the five senses?

What happened to Israel in scripture is the narrative of our soul's (inward) journey/process taking place within...remember, Jesus said "Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now, My kingdom is not of this realm."

And it will never be found over here or over there, but within....

Wow!!!!!

I personally am not intelligent enough or gifted enough to
rule out the ideas expressed in the Gospel of Thomas that
apparently was found at Qumran, (The Dead Sea Scrolls).

Your post is in a similar mind set..... and it sure does make a lot of sense to me!
 
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Wow!!!!!

I personally am not intelligent enough or gifted enough to
rule out the ideas expressed in the Gospel of Thomas that
apparently was found at Qumran, (The Dead Sea Scrolls).

Your post is in a similar mind set..... and it sure does make a lot of sense to me!
I have never read the Gospel of Thomas. Of myself, neither am I intelligent or gifted enough...but His spirit alive within IS. I believed the promises of God to be true and sought them.
 
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The truth of we being the temple not built with human hands is as much individual as it is collective...living stones...


So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
 
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You could be correct... and if so then I am sure that a moderator will shift this topic over to the most appropriate forum.......
Here is a reply from Pastor Ken Rank:



I could be wrong but I believe that animals are included in the phrase...."all flesh" much as "much cattle" was mentioned in the last chapter of Jonah.

When the lion lays down with a lamb, I would certainly say they have gone back to a time when they weren't predator and prey.
 
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Seriously cool....... I am not even entirely certain of the meanings for the words:
Paterology

What is Paterology? What is Theology Proper?
What is Paterology? What is Theology Proper?
Theology Proper (also called Paterology, meaning the study of the Father) is the area of Christian Systematic Theology that investigates what the Bibles teaches regarding God the Father, the first Person of the Triune Godhead. Theology Proper is complemented by Christology (the study of Jesus Christ) and Pneumatology (the study of the Holy Spirit) as a complete study of the God of the Bible.

The areas of God the Father typically studied in Theology Proper include the arguments for the existence of God, defining God (being/ontology), the attributes of God, and the works of God. Theology Proper includes a biblical definition of God while also providing information to show some of the many contrasting views of God that exist (often called worldviews). These include a wide variety of ideologies, ranging from atheism (belief in no God), to agnosticism (uncertainty of God's existence), to other religions that portray God defined differently, whether as a single God (such as in Islam or Judaism), multiple gods (as in Eastern religions), or pantheism (all is god).

Theology proper - Wikipedia

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Christology (from Greek Χριστός Khristós and -λογία, -logia) is the field of study within Christian theology which is primarily concerned with the ontology of the person of Jesusas recorded in the canonical Gospels and the epistles of the New Testament.[2][3][4] Primary considerations include the ontology of the relationship of Jesus with that of God the Father. As such, Christology is concerned with the details of Jesus' ministry, his acts and teachings, to arrive at a clearer understanding of who he is in his person, and his role in salvation.[5] The views of Paul the Apostle provided a major component of the Christology of the Apostolic Age. Paul's central themes included the notion of the pre-existence of Christ and the worship of Christ as Kyrios (Greek: Lord).[6]

The pre-existence of Christ became a central theme of Christology. Proponents of Christ's deity argue the Old Testament has many cases of Christophany: "The pre-existence of Christ is further substantiated by the many recorded Christophanies in the Bible."[7] "Christophany" is often[quantify] considered a more accurate term than the term "theophany" due to the belief that all the visible manifestations of God are in fact the preincarnate Christ. Many argue that the appearances of "the Angel of the Lord" in the Old Testament were the preincarnate Christ. "Many understand the angel of the Lord as a true theophany. From the time of Justin on, the figure has been regarded as the preincarnate Logos."[8]


Pneumatology (Christianity) - Wikipedia

In Christian theology, pneumatology refers to the study of the Holy Spirit. Pneuma (πνεῦμα) is Greek for "breath", which metaphorically describes a non-material being or influence. The English word comes from two Greek words: πνευμα (pneuma, spirit) and λογος (logos, teaching about). Pneumatology would normally include study of the person of the Holy Spirit, and the works of the Holy Spirit. This latter category would normally include Christian teachings on new birth, spiritual gifts (charismata), Spirit-baptism, sanctification, the inspiration of prophets, and the indwelling of the Holy Trinity (which in itself covers many different aspects). Different Christian denominations have different theological approaches.

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The Pentecost of the Holy Spirit was indeed for the building of the church. The old covenant according to Romans 11 is not done away with yet but this is still the church age. What do you hope to accomplish by teaching that the Holy Spirit is using the church age to finish building the OC? That the 2 houses will come together as one is no doubt a fact but not yet, not until eternity.

That is a very good question.........
I am hoping that within months, or surely years..... and if not then certainly within decades.......
thare may be a Messianic Noahide Movement within Israel.....
and within Judaism itself.......
I personally suspect that this movement will be somewhat driven by Messianic Gentiles, Messianic Jews and Christians who tend to believe in the literal fulfillment of Ezekiel chapters 40 - 48.....
(especially 47 with metaphorical living waters flowing from metaphorical Jerusalem, the Bride of Messiah)... but also literal living waters flowing from literal Jerusalem / the City of Yerusalem.... .that could soon be the place where the USA embassy may be located if President Donald Trump agrees with an offer made to him by the Jerusalem Sanhedrin?!


Should Christians support Rebuilding of Jerusalem Third Temple.


Should Christians support Jerusalem Third Temple?
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I have never read the Gospel of Thomas. Of myself, neither am I intelligent or gifted enough...but His spirit alive within IS. I believed the promises of God to be true and sought them.

Wow!!!!!!!!

You inspire me to seek harder!
 
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That is a very good question.........
I am hoping that within months, or surely years..... and if not then certainly within decades.......
thare may be a Messianic Noahide Movement within Israel.....
and within Judaism itself.......
I personally suspect that this movement will be somewhat driven by Messianic Gentiles, Messianic Jews and Christians who tend to believe in the literal fulfillment of Ezekiel chapters 40 - 48.....
(especially 47 with metaphorical living waters flowing from metaphorical Jerusalem, the Bride of Messiah)... but also literal living waters flowing from literal Jerusalem / the City of Yerusalem.... .that could soon be the place where the USA embassy may be located if President Donald Trump agrees with an offer made to him by the Jerusalem Sanhedrin?!


Should Christians support Rebuilding of Jerusalem Third Temple.


Should Christians support Jerusalem Third Temple?
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    Yes... the words of Ezekiel must come to pass.
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  3. Yes.... living waters will flow from the restored Third Temple.
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  4. No... Christians must not support animal sacrifice.
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  6. No... this could cause a war to break out.
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Rev 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Rev 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Rev 14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

The tribulation period is brought on by the execution of judgment, the light, for when it shines it can not be ignored and evil men will try to extinguish it:

2Th 1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
2Th 1:5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

These things must happen, then the end:

Mat 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Mat 24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Mat 24:17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Mat 24:18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
Mat 24:19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
Mat 24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Mat 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Mat 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

Has the abomination already occurred spiritually? How would one know unless the light of understanding is beginning to shine again which will usher in the day of the Lord, but also may bring much initial violence. Like the beginning of a new day, Light will rule out the powers of darkness.
 
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Has the abomination already occurred spiritually? How would one know unless the light of understanding is beginning to shine again which will usher in the day of the Lord, but also may bring much initial violence. Like the beginning of a new day, Light will rule out the powers of darkness.

And the Day of the Lord is as a thousand years and goes from darkness/Night to Light/Day, created on the first day... before the sun, moon or stars on the 4th day of creation week...Adam 9(created on the 6th day) lived 930 years, falling short by 70 years. The promise of entering his rest, 7th day...

Perception...kingdom is within...mystery being revealed "Christ IN YOU..."
 
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Scripture clearly tells us "the kingdom is within" and we are the "temple not made with human hands"...

And it will never be found over here or over there, but within....

Your top sentence is correct but the bottom is not. There are many biblical prophecies about a Kingdom being set up on Earth. Messiah will reign from Jerusalem, we will reign with him, and the nations will come and worship him, according to Zechariah, and when they don't they will be punished in the form of no rain for their crops. I realize that doesn't fit into Christian dispensational theology where we die or he comes and we just go off and live in heaven. If the Jehovah Witnesses are right about anything, it is about the meek inheriting the Earth, not heaven.

You can have a salvation moment and still have a lifeline salvation experience. That would be the same word denoting a moment in time and a progression over many years. Likewise, the fact that the Kingdom is now and within doesn't mean a secondary meaning reveals a Kingdom set up on Earth. It will be, as prophesied.

Even after all they learned from him while they walked with him, here is the question they throw at him just before he departs:

Acts 1:6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" (7) And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.

They were still waiting on what was promised... but what was promised was not for then, it is for the Millennial Kingdom.

Of course this all leaves the point of the article... I was merely suggesting that in addition to the obvious things the Spirit was given for (teaching, comfort, guidance, etc.) that it is also for the building of a house... just as God gave the Spirit for in Exodus 35.
 
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Your top sentence is correct but the bottom is not. There are many biblical prophecies about a Kingdom being set up on Earth. Messiah will reign from Jerusalem, we will reign with him, and the nations will come and worship him, according to Zechariah, and when they don't they will be punished in the form of no rain for their crops. I realize that doesn't fit into Christian dispensational theology where we die or he comes and we just go off and live in heaven. If the Jehovah Witnesses are right about anything, it is about the meek inheriting the Earth, not heaven.

You can have a salvation moment and still have a lifeline salvation experience. That would be the same word denoting a moment in time and a progression over many years. Likewise, the fact that the Kingdom is now and within doesn't mean a secondary meaning reveals a Kingdom set up on Earth. It will be, as prophesied.
The (spiritual) truth being that Adam was placed into a deep slumber and given a change of perception (eyesight). The cherubim now guard that beautiful garden with fiery swords that Christ said we must become blind to 'see'.

God has always ruled Heaven and earth, one kingdom. The division comes from the (spiritual) battle within (Paul speaks to in Romans)...Spirit is spirit and mind of man is mind of man....perception is everything and the Truth is narrowed down to ONE...kingdom, tree in the midst, no more seed within a seed, for one dies and one lives...which can be seen throughout scripture, two sons and the inheritance goes to the second (twice born)...alpha and omega

Our perception of this changes throughout the process taking place within/journey of our soul...for the flesh profiteth nothing...single of eye is the flip side of double minded....the mind creates images of God, the spirit reveals HIM in all His glory...and His glory fills the whole earth (Isaiah 6)

1 Peter 1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

EDIT: (Yes, the meek do inherit the earth...as HIS Kingdom is not divided (by a sword/word...perceiving from as in "Where art thou?" asked in the garden.)
 
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That would be the same word denoting a moment in time and a progression over many years. Likewise, the fact that the Kingdom is now and within doesn't mean a secondary meaning reveals a Kingdom set up on Earth.

Why does one try to measure God who is infinite and immeasurable? His kingdom has no beginning or end. Man perceives in linear time. Today is always today...
 
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