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2 | least in kingdom greater than John | Matt 11:11 | france13 | 207460 | ||
"Some understand it of Christ himself, who was younger than John, and, in the opinion of some, less than John, who always spoke diminishingly of himself; I am a worm, and no man, yet greater than John; so it agrees with what John the Baptist said (Jn. 1:15) I can't really understand this. Who said "I am worm" and where in Scripture? Mr. Henry states that it's "to be understood of the apostles and ministers." That's true if they ultimately attained to the kingdom (unlike Judas, for one). Verse 12 continues: "From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it." No one at the time Jesus uttered these words had been resurrected to heavenly life, so it applied equally to John the Baptist and and of Christ's disciples. |
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3 | Why is death God's enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | france13 | 207396 | ||
Your comment that "it is a very non Christian and scientific idea that death is part of life and that death is "a natural process" is well stated. Death is not natural because it is not what God wanted nor what he purposed. It has caused Him to have to delay his purposes for the earth and obedient humans for thousands of years. He even had to give his only-begotten Son in order to override the devastating consequences of sin. But he apparently made a new provision for some to reign in the Kingdom of the heavens as rulers with Christ Jesus. As Sovereign of the Universe, he can certainly do that and choose who will receive life as he originally intended in Paradise and who he will use to bring it about. Truly, when God's will is done on earth as it is in heaven, no one will be fearing anything, especially his enemy death! | ||||||
4 | least in kingdom greater than John | Matt 11:11 | france13 | 207395 | ||
Are you saying that John didn't believe that Jesus was the Christ? This is an interesting verse, and one that cannot be explained if John was "born again." He was not because he did not meet the explicit qualifications described by Jesus. Is there no hope for John and those that do not meet Jesus' requirements? To use Paul's expression: "Never may that be so!" The chosen "born agains" receive the first resurrection, but the rest don't. (Rev 20:4-5)They (John, etc.) don't come to life until after the 1,000 year reign of Jesus and his chosen king-priests. That's not too indepth, but it helps me make sense of numerous verses that, from my conversations, most either ignore or understand in a way that contradicts other doctrine. | ||||||