Davo,
Are you implying that God can only author a prophecy that only has ONE meaning, and can be only fulfilled ONE time? If you've ever taken an english lit. class you're bound to have studied how HUMAN authors can give multiple shades of meaning that extend far beyond what the written word literally says.
Is God less than man?
Do I have the mind of God to know all the subtle shades of meanings, the infinite complexities of history, moment by moment so that I could show you the richness of God's prophecies? How can you have read your bible and missed the theme over and over and over again? Here's a hint: When prophecy finds its final fulfillment, there will be no doubt in anyone's mind. When God said that EVERY EYE, would see, that EVERY KNEE would bow, that EVERY TOUNGE would confess, he wasn't being like the fisherman who exaggerated the length of the bass he caught.
Should I limit God so that his word is flat and one dimensional, that it has an expiration date, is obnoxiously concerned only with a small town in an insignificant country in the far distant past? Would you dare to counter that the Jews were God's chosen people and therefore not insignificant? What was the population of Jerusalem in 70ad? tens of thousands? Surely not a million, but even if this were true the numbers pale in comparison to the countless multitude of Christians since the first century. So all of prophecy for handful of people in a remote region and nothing for the teeming multitudes of the world since.
I take it from your post you've never had to deal with a demon. You are fortunate. I hope you never have to face an event which forces you to recognize the spiritual warfare which surrounds us. The word 'satan' means 'enemy' and as such it represents all the forces of darkness, not necessarily limited only to Lucifer. So, dear davo, we not only have to overcome the lust of the flesh and our desire to sin, but guard against the enemy who seeks to devour us as well.
Are you implying that God can only author a prophecy that only has ONE meaning, and can be only fulfilled ONE time? If you've ever taken an english lit. class you're bound to have studied how HUMAN authors can give multiple shades of meaning that extend far beyond what the written word literally says.
Is God less than man?
Do I have the mind of God to know all the subtle shades of meanings, the infinite complexities of history, moment by moment so that I could show you the richness of God's prophecies? How can you have read your bible and missed the theme over and over and over again? Here's a hint: When prophecy finds its final fulfillment, there will be no doubt in anyone's mind. When God said that EVERY EYE, would see, that EVERY KNEE would bow, that EVERY TOUNGE would confess, he wasn't being like the fisherman who exaggerated the length of the bass he caught.
Should I limit God so that his word is flat and one dimensional, that it has an expiration date, is obnoxiously concerned only with a small town in an insignificant country in the far distant past? Would you dare to counter that the Jews were God's chosen people and therefore not insignificant? What was the population of Jerusalem in 70ad? tens of thousands? Surely not a million, but even if this were true the numbers pale in comparison to the countless multitude of Christians since the first century. So all of prophecy for handful of people in a remote region and nothing for the teeming multitudes of the world since.
I take it from your post you've never had to deal with a demon. You are fortunate. I hope you never have to face an event which forces you to recognize the spiritual warfare which surrounds us. The word 'satan' means 'enemy' and as such it represents all the forces of darkness, not necessarily limited only to Lucifer. So, dear davo, we not only have to overcome the lust of the flesh and our desire to sin, but guard against the enemy who seeks to devour us as well.
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