"That Wicked" has problems!

Earburner said:

LCT wrote:
"That line about God not being a "respecter of persons" (Acts 10:34) is referring to salvation--that He gives grace to everyone who embraces His Son, in repentance and faith--Jew and Gentile alike."
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> The newly fabricated Jewish nation of Israel does not "embrace His Son". Apart from the "remnant" of all the tribes of Israel, some DO embrace His Son, and are born again of His Spirit.
The majority however, are and have been quite literally "of that spirit of antichrist".
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1 John 4[3] And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world
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God is no respecter of persons!!

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One thing about the true Israel (Not all are Israel but those of the Promise) but in speaking of Israel we have to be careful to not speak ugly of the “true” because of the “false”...same as the church is spoken negatively because of the “false” instead of the “true” church.

1 Peter 1:9-13
[9] Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. [10] Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: [11] Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. [12] Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. [13] Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Isn’t it truly amazing? Talk about seeking after another’s gain and profit. Talk about seeking after another’s wealth. True Israel...the prophets saw they prophesied of the grace to come to you(today).
“Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:”

By...the Spirit of Christ which was in them...they in great love and service unto death spoke of the glory that should follow their prophecy of His sufferings and death ...knowing the glory of the children OF PROMISE would follow after Him(they Hear My voice and follow Me)

the glory that should follow. [12] Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things,

Not unto themselves did the prophets (our brothers) ...but unto the children of the Promise they did minister. That is the true Israel of the KING of kings and Lord of Lords.

Earburner said:

The context of Rev. 2
[26] And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
[27] And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

Explained:
2Thes. 1[6] Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
[7] And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
[8] In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not [believe in] the gospel [good news] of our Lord Jesus Christ:
[9] Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
[10] When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
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Rev. 19[19] And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, *gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. (* Mat. 13:30...Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them)
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[20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
[21] And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
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There will be NO "THE" Millennium, when the Lord returns in flaming fire, when He shall be glorified in His Saints, in that day!

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Admired by who? Are you saying it is not for profit(gain) ...the breaking of the potter?

Earburner said:

returns in flaming fire

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He is already here in a flaming fire. Earburner not sure what you are saying. There are only two ways ...either under “subject to vanity” and the bondage of corruption or HOPE. Either flesh (subject to vanity) or born again of the Spirit(HOPE). Chastisement of the Father of spirits breaks vanity and brings a new birth and is good and needed for(HOPE) in God the Father and not man. Jeremiah 13:1-27 says it best. We have to keep in mind it IS the flesh which profits nothing. It is the flesh that comes to nothing.

“Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. [2] So I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord , and put it on my loins. [3] And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, [4] Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock. [5] So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me. [6] And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there. [7] Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing. [8] Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, [9] Thus saith the Lord , After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem. [10] This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing. [11] For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord ; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear. [12] Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? [13] Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord , Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. [14] And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord : I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. [15] Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the Lord hath spoken. [16] Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. [17] But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock is carried away captive. [18] Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. [19] The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them : Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive. [20] Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock? [21] What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? [22] And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. [23] Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? WITH God ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. “Then May you also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.”
^it is a promise not a question

Go back in the OT at the table they are called to eat of which God say He prepared calling the fowls and beast...the result is drunkenness. Now consider Paul’s warning of eating if the table unworthy and bring damnation instead. Consider the “girdle” and the opposite of the above passage of kings filled with drunkenness and pride coming down with1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Don’t you see ...they are eating now? “Let their table become a snare”

John 13:4-5
[4] He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. [5] After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

Earburner said:

No insult intended! Just a reminder to think about how Jesus FULFILLED Zechariah, in the WAYS of how God THINKS, and not how our "natural" mind wants to think about it. Isaiah 55:8, John 5:39.
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The next event of God from Heaven, is Jesus will return, not secretly/invisibly, but rather visibly in flaming fire. 2 Thes. 1:8.

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There is no way that Jesus' first visitation fulfilled Zechariah, chapters 12 through 14. Zechariah, chapter 12 is speaking of God Himself coming against the nations which have come against Judah/Jerusalem. This harmonizes with the Ezekiel 38 war to come. When has there ever been such a war in the past? Ezekiel 38:16 tells us that this war will occur in the "distant future". It is during this war that the children of Israel will "see whom they have pierced" (Zechariah 12:10) and call on the Lord Jesus, in repentance and faith. God will rescue them from the forces of Gog.

Why would the Apostle Paul make reference to those who will be alive and become resurrected instantly, ascending into heaven with those who have died in Christ, if there is no Rapture? (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18)

I believe that 2 Thes. 1:8 is referencing the Final Judgment (which comes after the Millennium) when Christ will come to earth with the resurrected saints to judge those rebellious ones raised in the Second Resurrection, for judgment. (Revelation 20:11-15)

Earburner said:

LCT wrote:
"That line about God not being a "respecter of persons" (Acts 10:34) is referring to salvation--that He gives grace to everyone who embraces His Son, in repentance and faith--Jew and Gentile alike."
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> The newly fabricated Jewish nation of Israel does not "embrace His Son". Apart from the "remnant" of all the tribes of Israel, some DO embrace His Son, and are born again of His Spirit.
The majority however, are and have been quite literally "of that spirit of antichrist".

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We were ALL of the spirit of antichrist before we came to the Lord Jesus in repentance and faith (including you and me).

God is no respecter of persons!!

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In terms of salvation, no, He is not. He accepts those who embrace His Son, in repentance and faith, as I said before. But, that does not stop Him from seeing Israel as His "most cherished possession". There are two witnesses in the world--Israel and the Church. Even though God often rejected Israel, He always takes "her" back and will glorify "her" in the End.

Our Lord Jesus Christ loves the Church and gave Himself up for "her" as His Bride. That was the Bride price and He was willing to pay it. But that was not the End.

Earburner said:

And there you go, keeping the glass full of dirty water, before any clear water gets started!

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You said don’t dirty the water. All the post above is to ask the same of you. To focus on this gold and free money ...you may be right. But it encompasses all flesh. It encompasses vanity which is the “imperfect number”of man which is the number you see in Solomon’s gold and free ‘allotted’ increase. Think “they have their reward”. To maybe help make clearer the word “mammon” it is a spirit, yeah. I’m not even sure what the true definition of mammon is. The word says it “mammon” is the root of all evil. Yet it is translated “money” ...then I ask you how “the root of all evil” was in the garden to tempt? Was “money” the root of all evil in the garden? “The root” where all evil comes from?


The tree of LIFE: Ephesians 3:17-19
[17] That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, [18] May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; [19] And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Heart2Soul said:

Exactly

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We need to keep 'looking unto Jesus' (Hebrews 12.2).

VictoryinJesus said:

You said don’t dirty the water. All the post above is to ask the same of you. To focus on this gold and free money ...you may be right. But it encompasses all flesh. It encompasses vanity which is the “imperfect number”of man which is the number you see in Solomon’s gold and free ‘allotted’ increase. Think “they have their reward”. To maybe help make clearer the word “mammon” it is a spirit, yeah. I’m not even sure what the true definition of mammon is. The word says it “mammon” is the root of all evil. Yet it is translated “money” ...then I ask you how “the root of all evil” was in the garden to tempt? Was “money” the root of all evil in the garden? “The root” where all evil comes from?

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I think that "mammon" is a spirit of acquisitiveness, of greed and covetousness. We think of it now as the desire for money (and the things it will buy). But the spirit of "mammon" has apparently always plagued humanity from the time of the Fall. In the Garden, as a preliminary, Satan first struck Eve with, a lying spirit (God DIDN'T say that they could not "touch" the forbidden fruit--He merely said that they could NOT EAT it). Eve exaggerated and exaggeration is lying for effect. Even if she didn't know the particulars, Adam was right there with her and he could have corrected her. Satan lied right back to her, leading her further into his trap. Then Satan hit Eve with the spirit of greed and covetousness: Genesis 3:6-7--->"When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves." The dirty deed was done and Satan must have enjoyed their discomfiture.

Heart2Soul said:

Yes, because the world is not where we abide...we abide in Him and are separate from it.

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Reminds me of 1 John 5.19: "And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness."

Heart2Soul said:

Yes, because the world is not where we abide...we abide in Him and are separate from it.

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Yes, praise God, we are citizens of heaven. This world is passing away.

Lady Crosstalk said:

Yes, praise God, we are citizens of heaven. This world is passing away.

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"This world is not my home,
I'm just a-passing through..."

Heart2Soul said:

Lol....me too brother!

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It was a Jim Reeves song from 50 years ago...

Lady Crosstalk said:

I think that "mammon" is a spirit of acquisitiveness, of greed and covetousness. We think of it now as the desire for money (and the things it will buy). But the spirit of "mammon" has apparently always plagued humanity from the time of the Fall. In the Garden, as a preliminary, Satan first struck Eve with, a lying spirit (God DIDN'T say that they could not "touch" the forbidden fruit--He merely said that they could NOT EAT it). Eve exaggerated and exaggeration is lying for effect. Even if she didn't know the particulars, Adam was right there with her and he could have corrected her. Satan lied right back to her, leading her further into his trap. Then Satan hit Eve with the spirit of greed and covetousness: Genesis 3:6-7--->"When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves." The dirty deed was done and Satan must have enjoyed their discomfiture.

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Believe also “mammon” encompasses more than money but is the root of all corruption. He told us God Himself subjected the creation to vanity but also subjected the same in Hope. All you mentioned above and more falls under vanity: greed, lust, pride, to covet, to kill, steal, and destroy. To lie. To cheat. To oppress. It is all about corruption and vanity. The biggest lie (IMO) in the garden being shame “you are naked” don’t go to Him when He calls “you are naked” “God is not good” “God is vengeance” God’s Vengeance is good in bringing one down in subjection to the Father of Spirit that He may live and be free from the bondage of corruption and vanity. Adam and Eve should have known to trust God’s voice over another voice that told them to be ashamed and continue hiding from God rather than humbling themselves for the wrong. Rather than to step out naked to the good chastisement of the One who already knew they had done wrong and desired Mercy.

Isaiah 19:14
[14] The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.


But yes....there is a perverse spirit mingled in the midst...