Greetings GuardianShua & all the Saints here . Good thread , great comments most suitable for teaching . I have a thought or a few nothing condescending , just a jogging or provoking for questions to yourself . If you're not grounded in Hebrew Scripture you may come away from the table half-empty . If you refuse GuardianShua's basic Christian Theology , you maybe , time ahead somewhere else . So , without further ado !
Jeremiah 1:4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.
6 Alas, Sovereign Lord, I said, I do not know how to speak; I am too young.
7 But the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am too young. You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you, declares the Lord.
What is Jeremiah being told in these few verses ? Elohim knows each and ever-one of His sheep from before time as we understand it , began . He witnessed each birth , life and death , the long since dead , us who are living now and all whose not yet born . Before a word of Creation was spoken .
1 Peter 1:2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
1 Peter 1:20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
Acts 2:23 This man was handed over to you by Gods deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men,[a] put him to death by nailing him to the cross.( stake )
Remember the words of our " atoning sacrifice " ? "... He is not the God of the dead but of the living. " for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. " ( grave )
The great white throne judgment is an ongoing event since the day of Pentecost . Each in there own time , " every eye shall see " one at a time . Every person Elohim ABBA YAH put in Adam's body will be a witness to every judgement . If long dead , living now or not yet born , ALL ! The First Resurrection was led by YAHshua , The first born from the dead . The innocent , the one's no having heard the Good News that was preached to the Saints in the beginning , will hear the Gospel in the grave . So the first judgement / Resurrection is ongoing .
John 11:25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life.The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?
The devil / satan AKA the sinful human nature , period . Mark 7:14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them. 20 He went on: What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a persons heart, that evil thoughts comesexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person. ( Not a 12" influence standing on your shoulder whispering rebellion in your ear .) Is Elohim's word true or not ?
Ephesians 2: As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
BY NATURE ! ( Scholars reason the oral Torah was between 40 and 60% of Hebrew Scripture .) The stuff that's vague to us was expounded by the oral Torah to the Hebrews .
Just whom is the " ruler " or 'GOD' of this world ? Genesis 1:26,27,28 God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.
" Rule over.... every living creature that moves on the ground. Snakes ?
Hell has been covered ! Ha Ha <== attempted Levity ! It's a translation thing . In the original languages of Scripture there's no punctuation . So the repentant guy hanging with our Master got to go to Paradise that day or he was told he would go . At the whim of a translator's decision on which side of " today " to place the comma on .
The judgment to total destruction has been proficiently covered . That's how my Elohim handles the DISOBEDIENT .
Where did the sinful human nature AKA snake come from ? In SIX days & before the sighting of two stars , ALL was made that was made . Where's satan ? He's there alright , read the verse . "... she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; " There's your satan ! Proof !
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned
18 Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Eve was DECEIVED by someone present at the fruit hist .
("to deceive," is rendered "beguiled" in the RV of 1 Tim. 2:14. See No. 2.)
Was there a " Resurrection at 70AD ? There was enough confusion to cover people gone missing in that time frame . But why , because John Darby or Hal Lindsey said so ? Where's the historical documentation . Hebrews 9: But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
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Peace . the servant ron .
