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" That they sinned not; and if they merit had,
'Tis not enough, because they had not baptism,
Which is the portal of the Faith thou holdest;
And if they were before Christianity,
In the right manner they adored not God; "--from Divine Commedia
Not everyone!
The last 5 sentences you wrote I don't know what you are referring to- it doesn't sound like that's from the Bible.
Your question has a snuck premise like the other question I answered had. This time you assume God "abandoned" someone. A more accurate question is why do people abandon God? And when people abandon Him, why would they also expect to receive VIP service from God. God is not a genie in a magic lamp to serve people. Some are very selfish and want everything their own way even to the point where they think they are a god.
Another snuck premise I notice in the question is that God created "anti-Gods." Not really. God created people and allows people to have freewill- freedom of choosing God or evil. People are responsible for their own choices, you can't have someone commit murder then blame it on God for creating them. That's silly. People often blame God for others having freewill, just like a cult of people in the US are currently complaining about freedom of speech- not their own, but others they don't like. But if that was taken away then the same people would instead complain about not having freedom. So, you can't have it both ways. If you want true freedom, then people will do evil. If there is such a thing as evil, then good must exist. Hope this is helpful.
The seven year period apparently is also stated in the Koran someplace about their version of the 12th Imam or world ruler which is the length of time that leader is supposed to rule. Of course; we don't know if the Tribulation begins immediately after the Rapture. It is at that time that the Restrainer; or function of the Holy Spirit in the church is removed ( 2 Thess. 2:6-7). For now; the gates of hell cannot prevail against the church. ( Matthew 16:18). According to Daniel in the time of trial for His people the saints WILL be overcome by the Beast or Antichrist ( Daniel 7:25). We see how the boastful words there are a parallel to what is going on in Revelation 13.
It is a theory of mine that if you make each seal; trumpet and bowl a period of months and add it up you get 7 years. (1+2+3+4+5+6+7) X 3. That is; 28 X 3 months or 84 months is equal to 7 years. Daniel uses 360 day years. Revelation 11:1-2 describes the 2 witnesses likely the first half of the Trib.
After completing all of these offerings, Aaron turned, raised his hands and spoke a blessing over the people, (most likely the Aaronic blessing Num. (6:23-27) and then came down from the place of offering the sacrifices. Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting together and came out and blessed the people again.
Then the glory of YHWH appeared to all of the people (they all saw and experienced it together) and fire came out from YHWH to the altar and completely consumed all of the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. This showed that He accepted the sacrifices and also brought to the people what these sacrifices signified. The people shouted fell on their faces.
We are not told what the glory of the LORD was like, nor what they shouted.
This was one continuous ceremony from start to finish. It must have taken all day for it to be finished. And then Aaron would be beginning the evening sacrifice at sundown that day. Verse 1 said that it was on the 8th day. (of which month?)
In regards of the foreshadowing of Christ in this lengthy ceremony that initiates the priestly morning and evening sacrifices day in and day out. Perhaps it foreshadowed the length of time Jesus was on the cross. But it may be showing that before we can thank God for saving us and having communion with him, Jesus needed to be the sin and burnt offering on the cross first. He not only had our sins taken upon himself on the cross, but he also was the only perfect burnt offering, wholly giving himself to the Father' will until the preordained purpose for and work of the cross was completed. When it was finished, then we can bring a thank offering and celebrate a peace offering.
In this chapter, Aaron as the newly consecrated High Priest and his newly consecrated sons begin their priestly duties of offerings and sacrifices for themselves and for the people. Moses served as the priest for these offerings and sacrifices during the 7 days of consecration of the priestly family. But now, his priestly work is completed and the duty shifts to the Aaronic lineage.
The order of the offerings/sacrifices is interesting in that it is somewhat of a reversal of how these were described in Leviticus Ch. 1-6. In these chapters the order was: burnt offering, grain offering, peace offering, sin offering, trespass offering. In Chapter 9 the order is: sin offering, burnt offering, peace offering, grain offering. This order must be significant.
The sin offering for Aaron was first. It was for the atonement of his own sins. Then the burnt offering for himself and his sons. This was for the imputation of their sins onto the sacrifice. Then they offered the sin offering for the people and then the burnt offering. Next, Aaron offered the meat offering (grain) as a symbol of thanksgiving and gratitude to God for being merciful and gracious in removing their sins. After these offerings were done (indicating that their sins had been forgiven and removed from them), Aaron offered the peace offering, offering the breast and the right thigh were lifted towards the altar and back toward them as a wave offering, perhaps indicating that the offering was first given to God and then received back again to the Priests for their holy meal eaten in the tabernacle of meeting only. The peace offering symbolized that peace had been acihieved with YHWH and they could now have Him appear to them in the tent of meeting.
All of these offerings were done according to how YHWH had instructed Moses and Moses, in turn, instructed a demonstrated for the priests and people during the time of consecration of the priesthood.
...continued
I would like to share a reply posted by a dear brother of ours on this same question.
Jesus said if any man will come after me, and that is the word behind. And here is the decision-making process. When somebody surrenders to Jesus Christ, they are surrendering to come behind Him. Every single person has a calling to come behind Jesus. That's it!
If any man will come behind me, and there are three things, or principles I would like to share with you.
Principle number 1: Let him deny himself.
Now the word deny, ARNEOMAI, means to reject. This is what it means in the Greek. But first I'll tell you what it doesn't mean.
It doesn't mean that you are to deny yourself an ice cream cone after church or after bible study. It means to reject yourself, period!
The next phrase says, "and take up his cross." And some think that means whatever hardships I go through today. But that's not what it means.
You see, according to Romans Chapter 6, when Jesus died on the cross, He died my death. Therefore I have died, and every day my flesh is nailed to the cross and I'm to carry that cross.
And thirdly He says "follow me." Do you see what He's saying here?
He is saying "Follow me," meaning that the position is behind Him.
A good text would be Galatians 2:20, where Paul says I have been crucified in Christ, and the life that I now live, he says I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
You see, he has died. I don't live any more. I don't do what I want to do because I don't live, I died. Paul says I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I now live, I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.
He just said it all in one verse. Reject yourself!
I have had a conviction for a long time that our struggle every day in life is more against God than it is against Satan. Why? Because our flesh is continually trying to get down off that cross and trying to get away from the struggles of life.
God bless
This is one of those questions that gets asked a lot. As to whether or not a person can lose their salvation, some say yes and some say no. Both sides present scripture to support their view and oftentimes accuse those who disagree with their view as taking scripture out of context. Both sides pick out verses that support their view.
I can only speak for myself when I say that I am completely secure in my salvation. My salvation cannot be lost. The first question I have to ask myself is am I really saved? The Bible says that all who call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. It doesn't say they might be saved. It is a promise to those who truly and with a sincere heart call upon Jesus to save them.
Again, I can only speak for myself. Jesus Christ has saved me. He has sealed me with His Spirit. And He has promised to never leave me. That's where I find my comfort and security. It's in Christ. When it comes to salvation, a person has to decide who they are going to trust. Are they trusting in themselves to keep themselves saved? Or, are they trusting in Jesus Christ, the one who has promised to never leave us, and the one who will keep us saved until the day of redemption, the day He comes to redeem His purchased possession.
I know who I am trusting. If I'm counting on myself to keep myself saved, I will fail. There's only one whom I can trust to keep me saved.
MG, you will have to decide for yourself who you are going to trust for your own salvation, Christ or yourself?
We don't go to heaven by being good, nor in just believing in the existence of God. One would have to recognize his sinful and lost state and have faith in Gods plan of redemption.
God is Holy and there is nothing man can do to reconcile himself to God.
Romans 3:10-11 says "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
The wages of sin is death, we're all sinners and sin have to be paid for, so I don't like to say Christ done away with sin on the cross but rather "Christ paid the penalty for our sin on the cross". He was the sacrificial lamb, He died in our place. Jesus was sinless and when the Lord took upon our sin God the father didn't spare him.
There is no way to the father but through the son. John 14:6.
You asked "Is it right to put a good man into hell because he doesn't believe in God?
No one is good but God as shown here in Mark 10:18 "And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
God Holiness is above our comprehension.
Isaiah 55:6-9.
God bless.