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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: P. A. van B. Ordered by Date |
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1 | Kingdom of God | 1 Cor 15:24 | P. A. van B. | 65654 | ||
The term, "God" is not a proper name so much as it is a description of the function of the person. The usage of the term "God" defines its meaning. It means "keeper" or "protector and preserver." See Matt. 22:32, in which He is "not the God of the dead but the God of the living." It would make no sense to say He is "not the Creator of the dead but the Creator of the living." Refer to John 20:17 in which Jesus says He is returning to His "God." Yet, elsewhere, Thomas Didimus addresses Jesus as "my God". Moreover, since being "God" is a function, it is easy for more than one person to fulfill this function. It is understandable that both the Father and the Son could be described as being persons capable of fulfilling this function. In that way, the Word was with Protector and the Word was Protector. The first "Protector" mentioned must be the Father. The second "Protector" mentioned must be the Son. |
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2 | Kingdom of God | 1 Cor 15:24 | P. A. van B. | 65652 | ||
1 Cor 15:24 implies that Jesus, the Son, will not be KING forever. At that point there will be no need to rule over anyone since all persons will be totally willing to do as God the Father wills. They will all be one as Jesus and the Father are one. The answer concerning whether the Bible says there is such thing as "God the Son" is as follows. There is no verse in which the phrase "God the Son" occurs, yet in Hebrew and Greek, the meaning of "son" implies that the person is full grown and able to receive the inheritance and take on adult responsibilities. Thus, being a "Son" of God implies being more than a child of God, but rather One Who, in God's likeness, can perform the same duties as the Father. Therefore, if the Father is God, so is the Son. |
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3 | Does "the kingdom" end before "forever"? | 1 Cor 15:24 | P. A. van B. | 65650 | ||
Does 1 Cor 15:24 imply that "the kingdom" is not "forever" [for the aion] as is implied by translating the Greek word "aion" as "forever" in most places in the New Testament? | ||||||