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NASB | 1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 15:25 For Christ must reign [as King] until He has put all His enemies under His feet. [Ps 110:1] |
Subject: Why is death God's enemy? |
Bible Note: Immanuelsown I do believe the concept of God having foreknowledge of all things happening may qualify as Him "allowing all things to happen", which thing is different than what He wills to happen. God foreknew that we would sin and death would come, but He did not authorize Satan to go an introduce the concept of sin to Adam and Eve - that would be evil on the part of God. God does not will evil to happen. As death will be thrown into the Lake of Fire, we can assume death is evil. Therefore death could not possibly be part of God's "plan". God allows plenty of things to happen that are not "His plan and purpose for mankind". Jesus says this "Therefore when you see the Abomination of Desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, etc.". Jesus foreknew as God what would happen, not just because Daniel said it, but because He as God was saying it. Jesus knew that this event would happen, the event must happen, is allowed to happen, but it is an evil thing. It is not Jesus' will for it to happen, it is Satan's will for it to happen. Satan cannot decide if what he wills can happen, he can only attempt things. God can and does decide what to allow to happen, but evil happening is not "the will of God", it is the allowance of God that whoever should rebel against Him should be free to do so and pay the consequences. Death is a consequence of Adam and Eve's choice to sin, God allowed them to sin, but not as His will, only as His allowing something to be able to happen. Revelation 20:14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. blessings abound, bowler |