chad kincham
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The argument that it has ceased is straightforward:
- Signs are for the nation Israel. (Exodus 4, Psalms 74:9, Judges 6:13)
- The Messiah was promised to Israel and prophecy stated that he will perform many signs and wonders to prove his identity (Luke 7:20-23)
- When Jesus appeared, he performed all the necessary signs to testify to the nation Israel (John 20:30-31, Acts 2:22, Hebrews 2:4)
- Despite the numerous signs, Israel rejected him by putting him on the cross. (Luke 20:14, Acts 2:36)
- God gave Israel a one year extension as God's favored nation (Luke 13:8-9, Acts 3:26), by sending the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, who performed numerous signs and wonders again in Acts 2-7, in a final attempt to convince Israel to repent of murdering the Messiah and be converted (Acts 3:19-21).
- Israel rejected the Holy Spirit by their leaders stoning Stephen (Acts 7)
- Israel the nation fell and now salvation has been released to the gentiles thru their fall, as God has planned since the foundation of the world (Romans 11:11)
- Paul was given signs and wonders temporary to alert Israel of the change in dispensation (Acts 15:12)
- By the time Acts 28 arrived, even the diaspora of Israel has rejected Jesus (Acts 28:28).
- Signs and wonders have completely ceased at Acts 28.
Too bad it’s straightforwardly erroneous.
In fact the bottom line is 2 Timothy 3 is about the last days, per verse 1:
2Ti 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
In 2 Timothy 3, we are warned to stay away from Spiritually dead, semi-apostate cessationist churches, that play church - they have a form of Godliness, but deny the POWER thereof.
The word power is Dunamis in the Greek, defined as miracle working, dynamic Holy Spirit power.
We are to stay away from those churches that claim that miracles and other gifts from the Holy Spirit ceased and there’s no power available in these last days.
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