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NASB | Luke 24:31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 24:31 Then their eyes were [suddenly] opened [by God] and they [clearly] recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. |
Subject: ever neccessary/permissable to deceit? |
Bible Note: If you overheard me tell someone, “If I live long enough, I will celebrate my 99th birthday on Aug 15th”. That is entirely true. And everyone who knows me will also know it is the truth. Those who don’t know me will “think” I am now 98. Wrong. I am not close to 98. But because ALL my birthdays are celebrated on that day, why should I conclude my 99th would be on a different day. Did I lie? No. Could some be deceived into thinking something that isn't true, is true? Yes. Did I lie? No. Was it deceptive? You tell me. Exactly how do YOU define ‘deception”? How does making the enemy believe something that isn’t true, make it wrong? Why did the enemy flee from Gideon’s hidden few? Wasn’t it according to God’s plan? Did the enemy know there were but 300 men? NO. Did the enemy know the men had ONLY lanterns and horns? NO. Was the enemy “deceived” into thinking they were completely surrounded and outnumbered? Yes. Whose idea was it to pull this strategy off? GOD’S. Should the Bible smugglers have pointed out all the hidden Bibles to the border guards? Should the midwives have killed all the boys and stopped the Jewish race?. Why do you think Satan had Pharaoh desire to kill the boys? Satan was deceived into believing as long as they keep killing the boys, the Messiah will die. But Jesus came through the woman. Two thousand years ago, Satan was deceived into believing that killing Jesus would end everything, but Jesus arose from the grave. |