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bibletruth469 said in post 99:
Much of these statements are false. For one, the last part of this summary, there is no such thing as an obedient church.
bibletruth469 said in post 99:
All have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God according to the scripture .
bibletruth469 said in post 99:
One can not lose his/ her salvation .
Actually, the Bible does teach that. For just as all believers are individual branches in the vine which is Jesus (John 15:5), the only way to salvation (John 14:6, Acts 4:12), so all believers are individual branches in the good olive tree of Israel, the Jews' own tree (Romans 11:17,24, Jeremiah 11:16-17).
For all Jewish believers remain part of Israel (Romans 11:1) as the natural branches in the tree of Israel (Romans 11:24). And all Gentile believers have been grafted as branches from a wild olive tree into the tree of Israel (Romans 11:17,24, Ephesians 2:12,19, Galatians 3:29) so they can partake of the salvation of the New Covenant (Matthew 26:28; 1 Corinthians 11:25; 2 Corinthians 3:6, Hebrews 9:15), which is made only with Israel (Jeremiah 31:31-34, John 4:22b). This doesn't mean that a wild branch becomes a natural branch, that a Gentile believer becomes a genetic Jew, but that Gentile believers, even while remaining branches from a wild olive tree, even while remaining genetic Gentiles, are still grafted in to become part of the good olive tree of Israel (Romans 11:17,24).
Similarly, all those in the church, whether Jews or Gentiles, are spiritually Abraham's seed (Galatians 3:29). And Abraham's seed is Israel (Isaiah 41:8, Romans 11:1; 2 Chronicles 20:7). So the entire church is Israel (Revelation 21:9,12; 1 Peter 2:9-10). Not just the Jews in the church (e.g. Romans 11:1b), but also the Gentiles in the church are spiritually Abraham's seed of promise (Romans 9:7,8,24), as Isaac was (Galatians 4:28) and as Jesus is (Galatians 3:16,29). And so Gentiles in the church, along with Jews in the church, are heirs of all the promises made by God to Israel (Ephesians 3:6, Ephesians 2:12,19, Romans 15:27, Galatians 3:29b, Romans 11:17,24).
Note that not all Jews are cut off, because there are believing Jews as well as believing Gentiles (1 Corinthians 12:13). So only "some" (in the sense of not all) Jews are cut off from the tree of Israel (Romans 11:17a), because of their unbelief in Jesus (Romans 11:20) and his saving, New Covenant passover death on the Cross for our sins (1 Corinthians 5:7b, Matthew 26:28). Compare the Old Covenant cutting off of only some Israelites from Israel, if they failed to keep the Old Covenant passover (Numbers 9:13).
Also, Matthew 23:38 refers to the spiritual desolation of Jerusalem (Matthew 23:37) insofar as it rejects Jesus (1 John 5:12b, cf. Galatians 4:25), whereas Matthew 23:39 refers to the future salvation of all the unbelieving elect Jews in Jerusalem at Jesus' 2nd coming, when they will see him in person and believe in him (Zechariah 12:10-14, Romans 11:26-29).
Also, Matthew 23:38, like Matthew 27:51, didn't mean (as is sometimes claimed) that the 2nd Jewish temple in Jerusalem had become spiritually desolate. For it remained holy even after Jesus' death and resurrection. That's why the church continued to worship God there (Luke 24:53, Acts 2:46, Acts 22:17). What the rending of the veil in Matthew 27:51 pictured was the opening of the holiest place in heaven to Christians (Hebrews 10:19-22, Hebrews 9:24) by the abolishing of the letter of the Old Covenant Mosaic law's commandments (Ephesians 2:15-16, Colossians 2:14-17, Romans 7:6; 2 Corinthians 3:6-18, Hebrews 7:18-27, Hebrews 10:9b) and the establishment of the New Covenant (Matthew 26:28) at the moment that Jesus died on the Cross for our sins (Hebrews 9:15-17, Hebrews 10:19-20, Matthew 27:50-51).
The rending of the veil in Matthew 27:51 didn't mean that God no longer dwelt in the 2nd temple (as in Matthew 23:21). That's why (again) the church continued to worship God in the 2nd temple, even after Jesus' death and resurrection (Luke 24:53, Acts 2:46, Acts 22:17).
By "heaven" do you mean the 3rd heaven (2 Corinthians 12:2b)? If so, note that no scripture requires that believers will be raptured any higher than the clouds of the sky (the first heaven), to hold a meeting in the air with Jesus at his 2nd coming (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17). After that meeting, in which the church will be judged by Jesus (Psalms 50:3-5, cf. Mark 13:27) and the obedient part of the church will be married to Jesus (Revelation 19:7, Matthew 25:1-13), the obedient part of the church will come back down from the sky (the first heaven) with Jesus (Revelation 19:15-21) and will reign on the earth with him for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:4-6, Revelation 5:10, Revelation 2:26-29). Then, after the 1,000 years and subsequent events are over (Revelation 20:7-15, Ezekiel chapters 38-39), the obedient part of the church will live on the new earth with God the Father and Jesus in the literal city of New Jerusalem (Revelation chapters 21-22).
It makes sense when you realize the purpose for the meeting.
They could prove vital for some believers.
I.e. the mistaken idea of a pre-tribulation rapture is dangerous because when no pre-tribulation rapture occurs, and pre-trib believers begin to suffer in the tribulation, they could think that God has somehow been defeated by Satan, that Satan by his power has caused a pre-trib rapture not to happen despite God wanting one to. Or they could think that God has cruelly broken his (supposed) promise, that he has pulled the rug out from under them, that he cruelly lied to them and must now be laughing at their surprise and suffering (Proverbs 1:26), so that in their rage they could curse God and commit apostasy during the tribulation (Isaiah 8:21-22, Matthew 24:9-13, Matthew 13:21), to the ultimate loss of their salvation (Hebrews 6:4-8, John 15:6; 2 Timothy 2:12).
And even if they instead rightly think, "Okay, we must have just been mistaken in thinking that the rapture was supposed to be pre-trib. Satan hasn't defeated God, and God didn't lie to us", nonetheless, because they had held so strongly to the pre-trib idea for so long, their minds could be completely unprepared to face the long tribulation that lies ahead of them (just as holding too strongly to the mistaken idea of preterism, or historicism, or symbolicism, or spiritualism, could leave some believers less prepared mentally to endure the future tribulation).
The Bible gives those in the church clear warning ahead of time about everything they are going to have to face during the future tribulation (Mark 13:23, Revelation chapters 6 to 18, Revelation 1:1, Revelation 22:16) so that they can be better prepared mentally not to be blindsided (1 Peter 4:12-13) or deceived by anything that is coming (Matthew 24:4-5,23-25, Revelation 13:13-18, Revelation 19:20), and so that they can be better prepared mentally to endure the future tribulation with patience and faith to the end (Matthew 24:9-13, Revelation 13:7-10, Revelation 14:12-13, Revelation 20:4-6), that is, until death or until Jesus returns immediately after the tribulation (Matthew 24:29-31, Revelation 19:2 to 20:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8).
Actually, Elijah was not raised as to his body, because his body never has died, yet. Elijah was raptured to heaven unchanged in body.Speaking of Moses and Elijah who I do believe are the two future witnesses of Revelation, how were they raised?
They were raised bodily.
Old Timer said:I would add that scripture does show the church of God being completed, and that he shall present it to Himself a glorious church without spot or wrinkle or any such thing. Isn't that what the marriage of the Lamb to his wife is all about? As for Israel, Paul tells us that they are blinded in part until the 'fulness' of the Gentiles be come in. That's when I believe the church will be complete, when the 'fulness' of the Gentiles come in.
Actually, there is (Hebrews 5:9).
That's right (Romans 3:23).
Actually, one can (e.g. Hebrews 10:26-29).
Resting on the book of Hebrews for Christian doctrine is dangerous, Bible2. The book of Hebrews is not addressed to Christians but to the......Hebrews. The unsaved Jews of the last days (Heb 1:2).Actually, one can (e.g. Hebrews 10:26-29)
I agree with you . The church will be raptured and we will all receive glorious bodies fit to live with Christ ,our savior , forever.
Yes, the church will be complete once the fulness of the Gentiles happens . Once that last gentile believer becomes saved, the rapture will take place and God will call His church home. It is all very exciting!
Actually, Elijah was not raised as to his body, because his body never has died, yet. Elijah was raptured to heaven unchanged in body.
Moses and Elijah are both in their same Adam flesh bodies, but while Elijah never has died in his body, Moses did die, was buried, and God did raise his body from the dead to unite it with his soul and take him to heaven, but his body is not transformed. His resurrection is the same as Lazarus' and others who died and were raised in their Adam flesh bodies and who died again.
Moses is in heaven with Elijah and the angels and Enoch, who is transformed in body and rules with the angels there.
Paul was left for dead outside the city of his stoning and went to Paradise, in the third heaven, but he said he did not know if he was in the body or out of it, so he may have been dead in body, and resurrected at that time, to die again, as many have been.
For sure and for certain Elijah and Moses will die after their 3 1/2 years of preaching in the streets of Jerusalem in the Great Tribulation, as eyewitnesses of Christ/Messiah's incarnation, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and Glory, but when they are resurrected after 3 1/2 days, they are transformed and ascend to heaven, for the glory, never to die in flesh again.
Where is that in the Word of God?The "last day" was the last day of the Old Covenant.
Old Timer said in post 102:
To me that's like saying that there are two ways of salvation, Christ who is the life, the true vine as you have pointed out, and another tree of Israel?
Old Timer said in post 104:
If we believe that the church is the Lamb's wife to be, those of whom it is said to be already dead and hidden in Christ with God, then I don't see their being taken through the time of Jacob's trouble, the time of testing which shall come upon the whole world.
tonyRebornInChrist said in post 108:
Eternal salvation/security is biblical and sound doctrine.
tonyRebornInChrist said in post 108:
Ephesians 1:13 (KJV)
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise
tonyRebornInChrist said in post 108:
The book of Hebrews is not addressed to Christians but to the......Hebrews.
tonyRebornInChrist said in post 108:
The unsaved Jews of the last days (Heb 1:2).
tonyRebornInChrist said in post 108:
Firstly the church is never mentioned during the period of seals, trumpets and vials.
tonyRebornInChrist said in post 108:
Its faith and works during the 7 years (the Church/Body of Christ is removed thus entering into a new faith and works based salvation)
Where is that in the Word of God?
Chapter and verse, lay it all out a to b to c, or else just go away; you are really spouting nonsense here, with not one iota of biblical context or truth.
"Else just go away?
That is total unbiblical doctrine. You cannot find a chapter and verse for it.Jesus was speaking in the last days. What last days? The last days of the Bible's "this age" -- the Old Covenant age. ~ from Berean Bible Church
Yes, you are filled with nonsensical errors that are silly even to deal with, they are so far off Scripture.
That is total unbiblical doctrine. You cannot find a chapter and verse for it.
The Scripture teaches us about the week of millennial days. Jesus came in the end of the fourth millennial day, which the first and second days were the beginning of the week of, and the third and fourth were the mid week of, and the fifth and sixth were the end of the week of, and the seventh is the last day of.
The last day of the week begins with the great tribulation, but the Church will be removed from the midst of the earth, as that day starts with the darkness of the evening, which itself is a short evening, indeed, for the dawning of that Day itself is the return of Christ in Glory to reign over the earth for its very last day, as the shining Light in His Glory over Jerusalem for the entire thousand year Sabbath of earth's peace.
The Scripture teaches us about the week of millennial days.
Yes, I can, and so could you if you had a mind to discover the treasures of wisdom in the Word of God.That is total unbiblical doctrine. You cannot find a chapter and verse for it.
Yes, I can, and so could you if you had a mind to discover the treasures of wisdom in the Word of God.
The Living Oracles are the Schoolmaster which teach us the doctrine of the millennial week, for one, and the prophets confirm and add to the doctrine.
Otherwise, the ancient writings which are included as Scripture in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church have more instruction on that Day.
The end of the seven thousand year week of days is typed in that Great Day, the Eighth Day, which is the New Beginning rehearsed on the eighth day after Tabernacles begins. For that reason of Adam no longer multiplying by the seed in his loins, circumcision was given as a sign to wear in the flesh of all male seed of Abraham, from Isaac, on, on the eighth day after birth signifying the cutting off of the Adam on the eighth millennial day, from multiplying.
Also, the sign of the sun being made as a Menorrah and as a tabernacle where the Glory of God dwells -yes, Scripture says so, in the Hebrew and in the Greek translation and in the Latin- and set in the heavens to rule over the day and night on the fourth day of creation week is a sign to type Christ, the Light and Glory seen, of the Father, come in flesh of a tabernacle made for His dwelling on the fourth millennial day.
Also, in Ezekiel's record the river coming out from the threshold of the temple measured by the angel becomes so wide after the four thousand cubits [each standing for the millennial days] that it is so wide one cannot cross over, signifying the Living Water/the Word of God, coming in flesh of second man after four thousand years, with the "Grace" released for man as the Word made flesh.
There is much more, but a student of the Word would search to discover the wisdom God has in it.
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