LOL--and YOU are accusing ME of being in a cult? That's pretty amusing actually (but I'm not going to tell you why).
You have one last chance to be civil and then I am putting you back on ignore if your response is disappointing.
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LOL--and YOU are accusing ME of being in a cult? That's pretty amusing actually (but I'm not going to tell you why).
You have one last chance to be civil and then I am putting you back on ignore if your response is disappointing.
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Dave, you still don't get it. The spiritual Kingdom of God has a limited time span. From His ascension to His Second Coming to earth "with power and great glory". After that the Kingdom of God in not only spiritual, but physical, visible, tangible, and eternal on this earth. All the kingdoms of this earth will be totally destroyed -- demolished -- so that Christ's Kingdom is established over all the earth.
Why don't you spend some time studying the prophets rather then persisting in your blindness? You claim to believe the Bible, yet you know nothing about the Kingdom of God on earth. And ignorance is no excuse.
There is no physical 1000 year long kingdom. After the resurrection/rapture on the last day the universe explodes in fire and God recreates a new heavens and earth. This is the restoration of Israel (resurrected believers in Christ). Jesus said his kingdom is not of this world.
My interpretation of the term, "seared conscience" is that it is still operating but the devil convinces them that the evil they do is justified. In other words, it is probably equivalent to a "hardened heart." In my field (Biblical counseling) I find that people have all manner of excuse for frank wrongdoing, but, they have hardened themselves in the face of the suffering that they cause in those they profess to love. It isn't that they don't know that what they have done, are doing, or intend to do, is wrong, it is that they don't care.
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The only thing I would add, Enoch, is that the mortal Millennial Kingdom will fail at the end of the 1,000 years, as Satan will be loosed to "go out to deceive the nations". It is not clear why God would loose Satan except that one thought is that there is a growing problem of sin throughout the Millennium. Isaiah says that, during the Millennial Reign, (he doesn't call it that, but it is clear of that which he speaks) that "only sinners will die that young" (at age 100--see Isaiah 65:20). Scripture tells us that Christ will "reign with a rod of iron" (symbolic of the absolute application of the law--based on Scriptural principles--see Psalm 2:8-9 and Isaiah 11:4 in addition to Revelation 2:26-29). The "rod" will be used to guide the "sheep" and punish the "wolves"--just the way shepherds would use them. One suspects that the naturally rebellious sin nature of many a mortal human will be provoked under those circumstances. It will bring on the final conflict between God and His enemies. Once Satan, death ("the last enemy") and Hades have been destroyed in the Lake of Fire, after the Final Judgment, God will finally put His Eternal Kingdom in place among the Resurrected righteous ones (over whom the Second Death has no power--see Revelation 20:6; 14 and 21:8). The New Jerusalem will be their permanent home forever and the Father, Son and Holy Spirit will bring absolute holiness to the children of God throughout eternity (symbolized by their light illuminating the New Jerusalem).
p.s. The way that we know that the Millennial Kingdom is a Kingdom for mortal humans is that the latter chapters of the Book of Ezekiel (which tell of the Millennial Kingdom) speak of the "Prince" over the Kingdom as having "sons". Jesus told us that, in the Resurrection, there will be no marriage (and it is unthinkable that there would be child-bearing without marriage). And also, Scripture tells us that there will be death and sin present (per Isaiah)--even though greatly reduced.
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and some don't, and some are just ignorant, etc, but who is aware of when their right hand is offending them? Iow good-doers think that they know they are doing good, too
The whole area of interpretation - hermeneutics - is vital in understanding the Bible - and certainly not just in relation to the Talmud. Exegesis is unlocking the meaning from the passage; but eisegesis is putting meaning into the passage!
Most definitely not! God may indeed make use of the brain power and logic of men to understand scriptures, but if that were the only and/or best way to know God, then the closest people to God would always be the smartest and/or best educated. God is no respecter of persons. His manner of judgment is described in this verse:
"But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more." Luke 12:48
The Way to Truth is shown here:
"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." John 14:26
Since a thousand years is the time span, it would appear that while the first generation were all saved by grace through faith, the later generation(s) may not have been saved. Therefore Satan is released in order to separate the chaff from the wheat. How else would so many give heed to the Devil and gather with him against Christ?
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