Limited Atonement of Christ

[Christina]

Proof in church history that you are wrongEusebius, in his 4th-century Ecclesiastical History, wrote: When Herod was appointed king by the Romans, he no longer nominated the chief priests from the ancient lineage, but conferred the honour upon certain obscure individuals. . . . Herod was the first that locked up the sacred vesture of the high priest, and having secured it under his own private seal, no longer permitted the high priests to have it at their disposal. (p. 31, ch. VI, pop. ed.) This broke the custom of the high priesthood being attached to a particular family. Herod also abolished the practice of the high priest holding the position for life. According to Josephus, in the 107 years from the beginning of Herod's reign to the fall of Jerusalem, there were 28 high priests. The Talmud records that by the time of Messiah, the high priest bought the office from the government and the position was changed every year. But even after he was out of office, the ex-high priest kept his rights to the dignity of the office. These policies resulted in a group of wealthy Sadducean priestly families (primarily the Boethus, Anan, and Phiabi families) being appointed to the office on a regular basis. .....................This is a very import point in Bible history this is where the priesthood became totally defiled this is where the Kennites or Jews you say they are Jews but are not (REV 1-3) see the churches of Philedelphia and Smyrna the only two churches God was pleased with) began to fully take over the Jewish Priesthood..................................................Herod's decision to appoint the high priest had a major impact on the operation of the Temple. British historian Paul Johnson writes: By downgrading the importance of the high-priest, a hated Sadducee, Herod automatically raised in importance his deputy, the segan, a Pharisee, who got control over all the regular Temple functions and ensured that even the Sadducee high-priests performed the liturgy in a Pharisaical manner. (pp. 117-118, A History Of The Jews)

 

[ChocolateLove]

Sorry to bring up such an old thread, but it's an ongoing thing..If predestination is how calvinism states..what is the point of life at all? What's the point of living? Doing anything just and good?If I'm elect and I'm one of the worst people in history, then it doesn't make a difference in the end, because I'm chosen.