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I think you meant "Book" of Daniel.... the "UNVEILING of the Boob of Daniel". ...
After repeated efforts to try and get one of the participants here to read page 1 of this thread -- specifically the first two posts... and their repeated request that the details/texts be posted at this point in the thread... here is post #2 where we see the process that gets used in the Daniel 7 style of judgment that is done in heaven just as God specifies.
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Heb 8:1 tells us that the "main point" is the work of Christ in that heavenly sanctuary.
Daniel 7 tells us that the judgment is - pre-advent. and that it is based on the content of what is in "the books" of heaven. (Call it "investigative").
Daniel 7 - says that the result of the pre-advent investigative judgment is that "judgment is passed in favor of the saints"
Romans 2 - details the process followed in judgment that differentiates between the saved and the lost.
None of that is arguing that God does not already know the future.
Daniel 7 says that in the courtroom are the "myriads and myriads" of sinless beings. And that "the court sat and the books were opened"..
It is not a matter of "God trying to figure something out" - rather like the case of the book of Job - it is God demonstrating something "to the group".
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. (Isaiah 44:22)
Notice how in Isaiah 44 it is "past tense"? (hint: that is before the cross)
And in Ezek 28 -- Satan has already been consumed - reduced to ashes
Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you;
It has consumed you,
And I have turned you to ashes on the earth
In the eyes of all who see you.
And when God speaks to Abraham "I have made you" a father of many nations when in fact at the time - Abraham had none.
Moses and Elijah stand "with Christ" in glorified form in Matthew 17 - on the mount of transfiguration BEFORE the cross. Fully forgiven before the blood of Christ had been shed. For Christ is the "Lamb of God slain from the foundation of the world" - the benefits of that sacrifice applied all the way back to Adam under the "ONE" Gospel of Gal 1:6-9, preached to Abraham Gal 3:8 and the basis of the new birth, forgiveness and justification in all ages.
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Romans 2
4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who will render to each person according to his deeds: 7 to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; 8 but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. 9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, 10 but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God.
12 For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; 13 for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.
That was the Bible.
This next bit is mere creative writing
Daniel 7
“I kept looking
Until thrones were set up,
And the Ancient of Days took His seat;
His vesture was like white snow
And the hair of His head like pure wool.
His throne was ablaze with flames,
Its wheels were a burning fire.
10 “A river of fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
Thousands upon thousands were attending Him,
And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;
The court sat,
And the books were opened.
The Ancient of Days --- sinless
Those attending Him -- sinless
"Investigate" facts recorded in books
The court sat ... the books were opened
-- the action of the sinless beings described there.
Myriads standing before Him - are standing for service - His angels.
PreAdvent "Judgment"
21 “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.
Saints are subjects in the future judgment
and a judgment was made in favor of the saints
13 “I kept looking in the night visions,
And behold, with the clouds of heaven
One like a Son of Man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient of Days
And was presented before Him.
14 “And to Him was given dominion,
Glory and a kingdom,
That all the peoples, nations and men of every language
Might serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
Which will not pass away;
And His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed.
Everyone in that courtroom - sinless beings.
I guess that I am the ONE you wanted to go back and read the original OP.
So now it seems you want me to explain more Protestant Christian theology for you.
I am happy to do if it will help your understanding of the Word of God instead of Ellen G. White.
You used .........….
Heb 8:1 tells us thatHeb 8:1 tells us that the "main point" is the work of Christ in that heavenly sanctuary.
The priesthood of Christ is performed in heaven, and that he has entered into the true tabernacle there.
Then you said...……………
Daniel 7 - says that the result of the pre-advent investigative judgment is that "judgment is passed in favor of the saints".
NOPE.
That is an SDA teaching exclusively
Then you used Romans 2 to say....
Romans 2 - details the process followed in judgment that differentiates between the saved and the lost.
Paul says that God will judge GOOD PEOPLE. HE will also judge RELIEGIOUSE people.
But HE is NOT going to judge Christians my friend.
Our sin has already been judged and paid for by Jesus Christ.
Then you said...…….
PreAdvent "Judgment"
21 “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.
NOPE!
THE SAINTS ARE NOT talking about New Testament believers!!!!!!!
THIS is the point where your SDA theology falls apart. This group of SAINTS are Old Testament SAINTS.
The Church is not sceen in the Revelation after chapter 4:1.
Then you said...…………
Saints are subjects in the future judgment
and a judgment was made in favor of the saints
NOPE!
READ the Bible as it is very clearly said in Dan. 9:24..............
"Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for YOUR PEOPLE and your HOLY CITY
to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness,
to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy
and to anoint the most holy. "
Daniel 9:20..........
"And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God".
The Bible teaches that Christians shall be examined for their good works, in order to see if eternal rewards are kept/lost, but NEVER as to if keeping eternal life or not! !
Hello Bob.
You said.
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Bob:
Daniel 7 - (which apparently you are not reading) says that the result of the pre-advent investigative judgment is that "judgment is passed in favor of the saints"
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I read that text (Daniel 7:10), where does that verse say 'sinless beings'. May I ask what translation your reading from?
Bhema seat of Christ is Christian judgment
unto eternal rewards , NOT for loss of eternal life,
I really do like the fact that you are taking this text-by-text. What a great change.
Until you read the text.
2 Cor 5:10 "We must ALL stand before the judgment seat of Christ"
Romans 2
O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who will render to each person according to his deeds: 7 to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; 8 but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. 9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, 10 but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God.
12 For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; 13 for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.
25 For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice the Law; but if you are a transgressor of the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 So if the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? 27 And he who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not judge you who though having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a transgressor of the Law? 28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. 29 But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.
Bible details matter.
you just "quoted you" again... you knew that right?
Yep! That text is true - and as I pointed out - it shows that the judgment spoken of is taking place at a point in time that is log after the fall of the pagan Roman empire which took place in the 5th century so then... it would be some future point -- "after that".
Not true at all. (More bible - less creative writing please)
Acts 9 -- But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem;
Acts 9:32
[ Peter’s Ministry ] Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.
Not even remotely true - the events Daniel 7 describes regarding the 4 the empire - the Pagan Roman empire do not finish until the 5th century A.D. And it is "after that" that we see the 1260 years of the dark ages followed by the Investigative Judgment of Daniel 7:22 that ends the persecution of the saints.
Bible details matter.
Totally false.
They are obviously in Rev 19,20,21,22 as every Christian on the planet will admit.
But what is more - they are in Rev 15 where the saints are singing the Song of Moses and the Lamb.
More than that - they are in Rev 12 where we see the birth of Christ, then Christ's ascension into heaven then the fall of Lucifer from heaven as a result of the victory Christ won at the cross in that ongoing war between Christ and Satan... then the 1260 years of dark ages persecution of the saints.
Yep!
Dan 7
PreAdvent "Judgment"
21 “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.
1. All Bible timelines are contiguous so no shredding them to bits. that means the 70 years of Jeremiah mentioned by Daniel in Dan 9:1-9 "remain in tact" as one 70 year timeline AND it means that the 490 years (70 weeks of years) in Dan 9:24 are ALSO immune to effort of those that would slice and shred that prophetic timeline to bits insert massive gaps of undefined length into it. Those 490 years point to the ministry of Christ at his first coming as well as His death on the cross after 3.5 years of ministry. Literal Israel had a 490 probationary timeline given to them to welcome the Messiah and evangelize in harmony with Christ.
2. And like Dan 9 - all apocalyptic timelines use day-for-year 70 weeks "of years" in the case of Daniel 9. 490 years.
You said...…………..
"I really do like the fact that you are taking this text-by-text. What a great change."
NOPE! I asked YOU to post what YOU wanted explained anf YOU refused and came up with all kinds of excuses.
ALL I know is the SCRIPTURES.. ….I do not listen to or believe people like Mr. Miller and Mrs. WHite.
Then you said...……….
Until you read the text.As always, The context of the verse gives us clues as to who and what is being judged.
2 Cor 5:10 "We must ALL stand before the judgment seat of Christ".
Here again you show your confusion and your lack of Bible <obligatory rant deleted here>...
2 Corinthians 5:10 my dear friend is literally the Judgment Seat of Christ or the BEMA Seat.
Paul has just finished talking about his ambivalence about which is better:
Major1 said: ↑
Paul says that God will judge GOOD PEOPLE. HE will also judge RELIEGIOUSE people.
But HE is NOT going to judge Christians my friend.
In his first letter to the Corinthian believers in chapter 3:13 Paul expands upon, what will happen at the judgment seat of Christ, where
". . . each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work"
Therefore, the correct Bible exegesis is that the The bema is a judgment of those whose names are written in God's book of life.
Their names are there not because of works, since salvation is not something earned by good works (Ephesians 2:8-9), but by God's grace. While on earth in their mortal bodies they placed their faith in the one who died, the just for the unjust, that he might bring them to God (1 Peter 3:18). Their salvation is assured
please notice in the 1st 9 verses of chapter 5 Paul is speaking to BELIEVERS. "WE MUST ALL APPEAR" is literally "ALL BELIEVERS MUST APPEAR".
Hint there is no "Miller and Mrs White" on this thread except for your own insert into it of that sort.
1. All I did was repost what was already on page 1... post #1 and Post #2. The very thing you kept asking to see - and the very thing I said was "on page 1" in the OP.
2. You now respond as if you are seeing it for the first time. What is the deal with that?
Paul makes it clear that "we must ALL stand before the Judgment seat of Christ" 1 Cor 7:19 ...
Here is the sequence again ...
Until you read the text.
2 Cor 5:10 "We must ALL stand before the judgment seat of Christ"
"We" - had to included Paul and Paul has to be accepted as being a Christian.
Not only Christians but "each person" and "every soul" also called "everyone" as we see in Romans 2.
Romans 2
O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who will render to each person according to his deeds: 7 to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; 8 but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. 9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, 10 but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God.
12 For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; 13 for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of mankind through Christ Jesus.
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That is bait-and-switch. The context of 2 Cor 5 is "this life" vs death and future resurrection where we get the new body of 1Cor 15.
You pull in 1 Cor 3 as if that is some sort of purgatory judgment for Christians. But purgatory is not a Bible doctrine -- even though you seem to want to pull it in to 1 Cor 3 and 2Cor 5.
There is no mention of the book of life in either 2 Cor 5 or 1 Cor 3.
You have added your own insert at that point - so that is the first question that your statement raises.
Circular reasoning not at all found in 2Cor 5 or Romans 2 or 1 Cor 3.
And Romans 2 gives us "the detail" just as Christ summarized it in Matthew 7 - "by their fruits"
Dan 7:22 Judgment passed in favor of the saints...
2 Cor 5:10 you say is a judgment of believers.
I say Dan 7:22 and 2Cor 5:10 judgment are descriptions of the same judgment event.
Are you making your case or mine?
Every single Christian will in fact be judged on how they lived the Christian life.
Happy New Year Bob!
Israel is Israel and the Church is the church.
I just can not keep telling you the same thing over and over so for that reason I am out.
I am going to leave you with the false teachings of your ...<obligatory rant deleted here> ..
Daniel was a prophecy written to the Jews who would be alive in national Israel right at the time of the Great tribulation and the Second Coming of jesus, nothing to do with the Church itself...I guess that I am the ONE you wanted to go back and read the original OP.
So now it seems you want me to explain more Protestant Christian theology for you.
I am happy to do if it will help your understanding of the Word of God instead of Ellen G. White.
You used .........….
Heb 8:1 tells us thatHeb 8:1 tells us that the "main point" is the work of Christ in that heavenly sanctuary.
The priesthood of Christ is performed in heaven, and that he has entered into the true tabernacle there. All which preceded was type and shadow; this was that which the former economy had adumbrated. In the previous chapters the apostle had shown that he who sustained this office was superior in rank to the Jewish priests; that they were frail and dying, and that the office in their hands was changing from one to another, but that that of Christ was permanent and abiding. He now comes to consider the real nature of the office itself; the sacrifice which was offered; the substance of which all in the former dispensation was the type. This was the "principal thing" - κεφάλαιον kephalaion - the "head," the most important matter; and the consideration of this is pursued through theHeb 8:1, Hebrews 9:1, and Hebrews 10:1 chapters Hebrews 8-10.
Then you said...……………
Daniel 7 - says that the result of the pre-advent investigative judgment is that "judgment is passed in favor of the saints".God already knows who are His own - Adventists teach that God must make an investigation to determine whose names to keep in the Book of Life, and whose to blot out.
NOPE. That is an SDA teaching exclusively and is not Biblical for many reason...…..
But The Bible teaches that God already knows who the righteous are:------------------
John 10:14...….
"I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep".
2nd Tim. 2:19....
The Lord knoweth them that are His. (2 Tim. 2:19)
The Bible is very clear that God already knows exactly who is righteous and who is not. He does not need to carry out any investigation to determine who the righteous are.
Then you used Romans 2 to say....
Romans 2 - details the process followed in judgment that differentiates between the saved and the lost.
Paul says that God will judge GOOD PEOPLE. HE will also judge RELIEGIOUSE people.
But HE is NOT going to judge Christians my friend. Our sin has already been judged and paid for by Jesus Christ.
Paul will show the logical conclusion of this concept. In short, it means that all people are doomed on the basis of their deeds. Nobody can possibly be judged by God as having done good and not evil in this life.
For now, though, Paul wants to speak to those who are under the law: those who practice Judaism. They will not be protected from God's judgment because they have the law or because they are circumcised. It's important to remember that Paul speaks from personal experience, as a former Pharisee and zealous adherent to Judaism himself.
Then you said...…….
PreAdvent "Judgment"
21 “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.
NOPE! THE SAINTS ARE NOT talking about New Testament believers!!!!!!!
THIS is the point where your SDA theology falls apart. This group of SAINTS are Old Testament SAINTS.
The Church is not sceen in the Revelation after chapter 4:1. The focus of the 7 year tribulation is not about the judgment of the Saints or the church but ISRAEL AND THE JEWS!!!!!
Then you said...…………Saints are subjects in the future judgment
and a judgment was made in favor of the saints
NOPE! That is completely in error as again, you are confusing OLD TEST saints with the CHURCH AGE SAINTS.
NO where in Daniel is there a reference to a future church age group of believers.
Daniel Chapter 7 verse 22 refers to the Jews as the saints because we as Christians were never promised the kingdom. Christians were promised HEAVEN and the Jews were promised THE HOLY LAND/PROMISED LAND.
READ the Bible as it is very clearly said in Dan. 9:24..............
"Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for YOUR PEOPLE and your HOLY CITY
to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness,
to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy
and to anoint the most holy. "
Daniel 9:20..........
"And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God".
I know that you are enthusiastic about your SDA theology but how in the world can you or anyone read those words MY PEOPLE OF ISRAEL and then change it to mean CHRISTIANS will be judged??????????
Daniel was a prophecy written to the Jews who would be alive in national Israel right at the time of the Great tribulation
At that time, Michael the archangel will stand up for Daniel's people, so Israel, in the last days!No it isn't
It describes the fall of the Roman empire as the 4th beast in Daniel 7 is known to be... that is long after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. and long before the 2nd coming or tribulation.
Daniel was a prophecy written to the Jews who would be alive in national Israel right at the time of the Great tribulation and the Second Coming of jesus, nothing to do with the Church itself...
Clear example that for the Sda, Ellen White and her teachings supercede those of jesus and his Apostles themselves!
At that time, Michael the archangel will stand up for Daniel's people, so Israel, in the last days!
At that time, Michael the archangel will stand up for Daniel's people, so Israel, in the last days!
Refers to the same great tribulation Jesus mentioned, as the one at end of the Age!Daniel 12:1...…
“At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book."
Michael the archangel stands up for the jewish nation at end of this age, right before the second coming of Christ!We are talking about Daniel 7 and it includes the fall of the pagan Roman empire splitting into 10 divisions. Nothing at all like the Daniel 12 event you are quoting from.
Back to the subject of the thread and the time frame for the Danile 7:9-10 judgment described in that chapter
Refers to the same great tribulation Jesus mentioned, as the one at end of the Age!
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