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When God is ignored; He can be expected to reciprocate.
● Prv 1:24-33 . . I called you so often, but you didn't come. I reached out to
you, but you paid no attention. You ignored my advice and rejected the
correction I offered. So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you
when disaster overtakes you-- when calamity overcomes you like a storm,
when you are engulfed by trouble, and when anguish and distress
overwhelm you.
. . . I will not answer when they cry for help. Even though they anxiously
search for me, they will not find me. For they hated knowledge and chose
not to fear The Lord. They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I
corrected them. That is why they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own
way. They must experience the full terror of the path they have chosen. For
they are simpletons who turn away from me-- to death. They are fools, and
their own complacency will destroy them. But all who listen to me will live in
peace and safety, unafraid of harm.
Case in point is Mr. Esau.
"Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. For you know that even
afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he
found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears." (Heb
12:16-17)
The Greek word translated "repentance" basically means to change one's
mind; viz: to reconsider.
Esau was secular to the bone. But he "got religion" right quick when he saw
his way of life costing him the blessing; but alas, the poor slob was a day
late and a dollar short; so to speak.
Lesson to be learned: The time for people to be giving Hell some serious
thought is not when they get there, rather, before they get there.
Pop Clock Update: 4,154 days have elapsed since beginning the thread. If
the figures in post No.1 are within reason, then something like 228,868,784
new arrivals have checked into the fiery sector of Hades since Apr 12, 2012.
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When God is ignored; He can be expected to reciprocate.
● Prv 1:24-33 . . I called you so often, but you didn't come. I reached out to
you, but you paid no attention. You ignored my advice and rejected the
correction I offered. So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you
when disaster overtakes you-- when calamity overcomes you like a storm,
when you are engulfed by trouble, and when anguish and distress
overwhelm you.
. . . I will not answer when they cry for help. Even though they anxiously
search for me, they will not find me. For they hated knowledge and chose
not to fear The Lord. They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I
corrected them. That is why they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own
way. They must experience the full terror of the path they have chosen. For
they are simpletons who turn away from me-- to death. They are fools, and
their own complacency will destroy them. But all who listen to me will live in
peace and safety, unafraid of harm.
Case in point is Mr. Esau.
"Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. For you know that even
afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he
found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears." (Heb
12:16-17)
The Greek word translated "repentance" basically means to change one's
mind; viz: to reconsider.
Esau was secular to the bone. But he "got religion" right quick when he saw
his way of life costing him the blessing; but alas, the poor slob was a day
late and a dollar short; so to speak.
Lesson to be learned: The time for people to be giving Hell some serious
thought is not when they get there, rather, before they get there.
Pop Clock Update: 4,154 days have elapsed since beginning the thread. If
the figures in post No.1 are within reason, then something like 228,868,784
new arrivals have checked into the fiery sector of Hades since Apr 12, 2012.
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