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561 | Please explain Revelation 14:12 ? | Rev 14:1 | Norrie | 84256 | ||
Her reply: I am sorry, it does seem like I did spiritualize away the 144,000 to mean all professed Christians at the end of time. I really didn't mean to do that. This is what I do mean: The 144,000 are a literal number, that I agree with totally. I know that Gideon had his 300 men whom God separated out, and then God told Elijah that He had 7,000 who had not bowed the knee to Baal among the children of Israel. So I fully believe that God has a literal 144,000 who believe the whole truth of the Bible, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, as Revelation 14:12 points out. They will be separated out because they keep the whole Law, including keeping holy the seventh day of the week, apart from the rest of the world who keep Sunday in the final battle between God and Satan, and represent the church of God as a whole from the beginning of time, because they are the first-fruits of the earth unto God and unto the Lamb. I believe that they will be those alive at the second coming of Jesus Christ, as Paul said would be caught up together with the resurrected righteous to meet Christ in the air. They are represented as 12,000 from each tribe of Israel. That shows that they are the church, if you consider that "twelve" is representative of the church in the Bible--there were 12 sons of Israel (Jacob), and there were 12 disciples, even after Judas hung himself, Matthias was chosen to replace him. When the church was tented around the sanctuary in the wilderness for 40 years, it was separated into twelve groups, and there were leaders from every group. Each group had its own standard or flag to separate them from the others. So they formed a perfect square around the sanctuary that Moses built. This pointed forward to the church at the end of time, which "gathers" around the sanctuary truth of Jesus as our Mediator in heaven. So the 144,000 will also believe the sanctuary message of the Bible, that the Old Testament services were kindergarten illustrations to us of what work Christ has done and is doing to save us from our sins. Christ wants to put away sin totally, and the sanctuary shows what Christ is doing in heaven to put an end to all sin, that it will finally be destroyed, root and branch, so to speak. Hopefully none of us will be destroyed with it. To be part of this final last day group requires the faith of Jesus, which faith is trusting the Father even unto death. Just like Noah, these righteous ones will be ridiculed and made fun of. Just like Jesus, a death decree will be against them to destroy them (Revelation 13:15), but they will not be destroyed. They must face all kinds of abuse, and be tried to the utmost, can you imagine? but Jesus will come the second time, and then will be fulfilled Revelation 1:7, and deliver all the faithful to His Father's house that has many mansions.. The Ten Commandments was given to Christ's church from the beginning of time. It is the everlasting covenant, and Israel as a nation failed to keep that covenant, but Christ came and kept it, showing that we could keep it. It is New because we have Christ, His word, and the Holy Spirit and everything possibly given to the church to bring the church into the kingdom. But God has an adversary to keep the church from the whole light of truth, and he comes in as a roaring lion to tell us that the Ten Commandments have been nailed to the cross. God is going to prove to everyone, His law is from everlasting, just as He is from everlasting. As long as there is God, there is the Law of love written on two tables in the heavenly sanctuary. Satan knows this because he used to reside in heaven next to God's throne as the covering cherub. The angels know it and they are trying to work and minister to the saints. The Holy Spirit is God who dwells in us, the Spirit sent from Jesus who is omnipotent. That power is given to us to prepare ourselves and others for His kingdom before it is forever too late. Matthew 28:18-20. Part 1 |
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562 | Please explain Revelation 14:12 ? | Rev 14:1 | Norrie | 84257 | ||
Her reply part 2: If you are a Christian and had not known that the seventh day of the week is actually the seventh-day of the week and not the first day, God will not hold you accountable for that lack of knowledge if you had no opportunity to know it. Today, God has given the Sabbath truth to Christians, but most of them say, no it is Jewish, it ended at the cross, Christ kept it and then destroyed it at His cross, so it is not part of the New Covenant for Christians. Is that really so? Matthew 5:17-19 indicates the opposite. He did away with the Levitical ceremonies at the cross, but not His Law summed up in the Ten Principles of the Ten Commandments. If that is so, then there is no sin, for there is no law. And you can do as you please and still gain heaven. We have the law of love now. All you need to do is love one another. The Gentiles do that, brothers and sisters! There are those Christians who say that the Holy Spirit was not available until Pentecost. But Christ was led of the Spirit and so were the prophets of old. Moses had wished that all of could be prophets.... I wonder if he was frustrated or what. David prayed that the Holy Spirit would not be taken from him, but would be restored to him, when he realized his great sin against God. But now, the saying is, that The Old Testament itself is done away with, that all we need is the New Testament, or else, no, all you need is the Holy Spirit, and it supercedes the Bible today. That is like saying, if you believe the Bible and follow it, you are not receiving the Spirit of God. Now how can that be? You all are confusing me very much as to what you all believe. I am not claiming to know more than the rest of you, you all seem to be pretty intelligent as far as that goes. :) But I am praying for you all and hope that you intelligently see what I see. And I am sorry that I have gotten carried away this time. God knows the reason why I have done this. Blessings to you, Shelley |
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563 | "Babylon the Mother of False Religions" | Rev 17:5 | Norrie | 76236 | ||
Is golly a bad word too? I think that's being a tad legalistic. There are people who truly used to curse (I was one) and when you say things like gee is violating 10 commandments and offensive when we used to really violate the 10 commandments and were truly offensive before, it makes like a why bother attuitude, esp. if someone is a new Christian or maybe even just thinking about it. I sincerely believe Jesus is more forgiving than you in that catagory. | ||||||
564 | "Babylon the Mother of False Religions" | Rev 17:5 | Norrie | 76244 | ||
I just don't see where golly or gee is abusing God. But maybe we could say Beee or Aaaaaa for Budda or Allah but I doubt anyone would get the connection. :) | ||||||
565 | "Babylon the Mother of False Religions" | Rev 17:5 | Norrie | 76288 | ||
While I don't like hearing 'Jesus' or 'God' used in a vulgar way, I find it strange to think you're so quick to say that uttering the word 'gee' or 'golly' breaks one of the 10 commandments. The third commandment is not about interjections, it's about keeping one's word/oaths... and therefore not breaking or invalidating an oath that was made in God's name (i.e. using the Lord's name in vain). The Jewish elders taught it wrongly, and that's why Jesus explained in Matthew 5:33-37 the correct teaching in regards to the 3rd commandment. And ultimately, that it's better not to swear (make oaths) by anything, but to simply make your 'yes, yes and your no, no'. I find it somewhat offensive when anyone 'adds' new sins (means of offense) to those God has already listed. There are other def. listed for them words too, maybe that's the ones people are using... |
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566 | "Babylon the Mother of False Religions" | Rev 17:5 | Norrie | 76289 | ||
Rest of gee def. that most people go by: -- used as an introductory expletive or to express surprise or enthusiasm Gee whiz is OK: Main Entry: gee-whiz Pronunciation: 'jE-"hwiz, -"wiz Function: adjective Date: 1934 1 : designed to arouse wonder or excitement or to amplify the merits or significance of something especially by the use of clever or sensational language -play-by-play specialists who wallow in gee-whiz banality -- Jack Gould 2 : marked by spectacular or astonishing qualities or achievement -gee-whiz technology- 3 : characterized by wide-eyed enthusiasm, excitement, and wonder |
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