When Jesus comes to judge the world he tells the “goats” that they never supported his “brothers”. But the “sheep” did. So who are the “sheep” who support Christ’s “brothers”? Christ and his “brothers” (his elect) are all said to be “sons” of God....the elect are “sons” by adoption.
Flat out the “sheep” belong to the “Shepard”; the Lamb of God.
Flat out the “goats” belong to the “Enemy of God”; Satan.
The People, called by “sheep or goat”....all hangs on the People’s own innate FREEWILL to choose by which “name” they desire to BE called; effect is Expressly BY “whom” they desire as their “MASTER”.
It is effected as such.......For mankind......exercise YOUR FREEWILL....to Choose.
No one IS FORCED to even exercise their own Freewill TO CHOOSE.
A man can completely IGNORE choosing to be called, a sheep or a goat.
A man can completely IGNORE choosing one to BE “their Masters”.
HOWEVER, Gods TRUTH expressly REVEALS....a FAILURE TO Choose;
SHALL Result in God rejecting them, and by default they WILL end up being a “goat” and “Satan their Master”....and Satan stands ready and willing to DIRECT such persons with his own cunning masterful power.
Matt 12:
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He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
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He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
There is a dilemma...Some people KNOW the consequences for failure to Choose, Some people KNOW but don’t care. Some people do NOT KNOW but don’t care to Hear the truth.
And SOME people, have concluded,
IF God is GOOD, he will observe a person’s “behavior” of doing right....and
DICIDE for that person, to scoop them up unto God, BECAUSE of that person’s “doing right”.
Nope. The Same remains. IF a man makes no choice to be WITH God, by default he is Against God...and that Judgement shall stand.
Regarding “works” of all men. Their “works”....are a different Judgement., and men shall be rewarded for their “good works”, and all other “works” burned...of all men, saved or not.
1 Pet 1:
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17] And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth
according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
Rev 2:
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23] And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto
every one of you according to your works.
Rev 20:
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13] And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were
judged every man according to their works.
Not all Christians have the “heavenly calling” (Hebrews 3:1)....only Christ’s “brothers” will have that privilege....
A calling occurs....BEFORE one IS made a “BROTHER IN Christ”.
The First and following in Order calling has ALREADY
Occurred...to WILLING Hebrews, then the WILLING Tribesmen, then the WILLING Jews, and again to all the WILLING Tribes, and then to the WILLING Gentiles....the calling CONTINUES, as men continue to reproduce....
* The calling of the GENTILES, they being the last to be called......BEFORE, the Tribulation of God BEGINS....thus the Rapture occurs...calling UP off the face of the Earth...ANY and ALL...Hebrews, Tribesmen, Jews, Gentiles...
WHO “responded and answer the calling”, making their choices...WITH or WITHOUT God.
THEN Gods Tribulation....Separating the already DIVIDED WITH GOD....
DURING the Tribulation....——>
* A period of time, the UNDECIDED Can MAKE their choices, observing their “window of opportunity TO CHOOSE”, is coming to a close.
DURING the Tribulation....——>
* Once AGAIN God CALLS Hebrew/Jewish/Tribesmen of Each Tribe of ISRAEL, Expressly TO COME and HEAR the Gospel, (expressly to Mt Zion), taught to their ears, BY Hebrew/Jewish/Tribesmen of EACH Tribe of ISRAEL....that they can individually TRUST WHAT they HEAR, from the SOURCE they ARE Hearing....and CHOOSE....yea or nay....to believe or not.
Choose yea....they shall be soul saved, spirit quickened, and BODILY KILLED, by Gods Enemy, Satan, who was given Power, a short time to wield power over the earth and it’s occupants.
Choose yea....and their saved soul and quicken spirit SHALL rise up to heaven, and their BODY lay dead and rot, UNTIL the works ON earth are finished, and God raises up their BODY’S in Glory, at the First collective Resurrection.
so what of Christ’s other disciples...the ones mentioned in Revelation 21:2-4....these are earthly subjects of God’s heavenly kingdom. Jesus gives all of these ones ample opportunity to respond to the preaching that he has been directing all through these “last days”. (Matthew 28:19-20)
Just covered that.
No miracles....just people with the right heart condition responding to the good news and becoming Christ’s disciples, who will enjoy living under the rulership of his kingdom. These come out of the world and live according to Christ’s teachings. They are one united global brotherhood who all speak in agreement. (1 Corinthians 1:10) This is what separates them from Christendom.....they have no beliefs in common with the “weeds” when the harvest is carried out.
Sure there ARE miracles....Choosing God and His Christ, DURING the Tribulation.....When their BODYS DIE, are dead, know nothing.....Their Saved soul and their Quickened their spirit.....which IS precisely LIFE in their souls and LIFE in their spirit....RISE UP by the Power of God TO HIS Heavenly Kingdom....and for those who reject...?
Should their BODY’S become Dead during the destruction...their spirit is not “born again”, and simply their natural spirit (which is their truth in their heart), becomes dead with their flesh body, and their LIVING SOUL, is sent to hell, as they chose, to BE WITHOUT God....there they remain without God, WAITING for Judgement.
Should the (unsaved) BODY’s remain alive THROUGH the duration of the Tribulation...they shall suffer the End Days of God Tribulation of Gods VENGEANCE....horrific suffering, that they must endure, BECAUSE they can not KILL their own bodys, and end the suffering.
This is how I see the situation....
Thank you for your efforts and quotes of sharing your perspective.
Many of us may be on the same narrow path, Yet I content we are all at different distances. No one knows what others do, reading, studying, concluding in our minds or soliciting God for His Understanding.
My view is based on very long hours of in-depth studying of Scripture and non-stop Asking God for His Understanding of His Word.
God Bless,
Taken