Epi, I didn't find where you started a thread, so I thought you were either busy yesterday evening or you wanted me to begin and choose the "line." ☺
So we have Ezek 21, I am about to unsheath my sword to destroy your people - the Righteous and the wicked alike. Yes I will cut off both the Righteous and the wicked. I will draw my sword against everyone in the land from South to north. Everyone in the world will know that I am the Lord. My sword is in my hand and it will not return to its sheath until it's work is finished.
And just as reading it fills you with awful and confused dread, this follows: Son of man, groan before the people. Groan before them with bitter anguish and a broken heart. When they ask you why you are groaning, tell them, I groan because of the terrifying news i have heard. When it comes true the boldest heart will melt with fearfear; all strength will disappear. Every spirit will faint; strong knees will become as weak as water.
And it IS terrifying. When I first read it, it DID fill me with terror. And with...awful dread. It didn't seem to fit with the rest of the OT i had read, where God removes the righteous ( Noah, Lot).
Then we have Revelation 22, Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy.
These men are: evil, filthy, righteous, holy. ( my paraphrase).
So...we spoke briefly about this a few years ago. I won't listen to anyone who insists that cut off does not mean killed in the verses, because God calls it a massacre further down the page.
so I want to start along this line epi: how does God destroy the Righteous Along with the wicked? It doesn't fit with any part of the OT previous to it, where He removes and where He says the Righteous will live.
So we have Ezek 21, I am about to unsheath my sword to destroy your people - the Righteous and the wicked alike. Yes I will cut off both the Righteous and the wicked. I will draw my sword against everyone in the land from South to north. Everyone in the world will know that I am the Lord. My sword is in my hand and it will not return to its sheath until it's work is finished.
And just as reading it fills you with awful and confused dread, this follows: Son of man, groan before the people. Groan before them with bitter anguish and a broken heart. When they ask you why you are groaning, tell them, I groan because of the terrifying news i have heard. When it comes true the boldest heart will melt with fearfear; all strength will disappear. Every spirit will faint; strong knees will become as weak as water.
And it IS terrifying. When I first read it, it DID fill me with terror. And with...awful dread. It didn't seem to fit with the rest of the OT i had read, where God removes the righteous ( Noah, Lot).
Then we have Revelation 22, Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy.
These men are: evil, filthy, righteous, holy. ( my paraphrase).
So...we spoke briefly about this a few years ago. I won't listen to anyone who insists that cut off does not mean killed in the verses, because God calls it a massacre further down the page.
so I want to start along this line epi: how does God destroy the Righteous Along with the wicked? It doesn't fit with any part of the OT previous to it, where He removes and where He says the Righteous will live.
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