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Paul also practiced it.
Rom 9:3
For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh,
Gal 1:13
For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.
Gal 1:14
And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
Judaism of the Law/Flesh/Moses became the different Gospel from the Gospel based on Faith/Grace/Jesus
Gal 1:9
As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.
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Lazarus and the Rich Man - Here a little, there a little - Commentary
LUKE 16:26 " 'And besides all this, between us and ye there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.' "
The "great gulf" mentioned by Abraham is nothing less than God's blinding in this age of the Jews as a whole to the truth about their Messiah! It's not that the Jewish nation won't acknowledge Yeshua as the prophesied Messiah; they cannot recognize his true identity because of God's actions!
While the significance of this seemingly pointless detail has been neglected by scholars throughout the centuries, you can be certain that it did not escape the notice of the Pharisees and scribes to which Yeshua was speaking. They thoroughly knew their history and were extremely proud of their heritage. Yeshua wanted those self-righteous Pharisees to know exactly who he was referring to with this parable.
This detail cements the identity of the rich man as the House of Judah, the Jews!
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Revelation 2:
9 “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich);
and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
Revelation 3:9
“Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—
indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
Yes once Jesus birthed the Church at Pentecost- the Mosaic covenant was null and void! But that doesn't make it Mystery Babylon the Great, the Mother of all Harlots and Abominations on the earth! Judaism is not the oldest religious system on earth and cannot be the Mother of all HArlots!
Also your fanciful allegorical opinion of Lazarus and the Rich man is even more "strange" than even teh JW's opinion on it!
Still waiting for you to show us the historic fulfillment of the seals, trumpet and bowl judgments, the beast and his mark, and when the three angels flew !
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