This term came up this morning in a discussion over coffee. I thought it worth discussing further.
Being raised in the church, I was held in a bubble of "we have all the answers."
Now that I am an adult, I realize the reason for that. We DIDN'T have all the questions. I know, I know... (who does?)
What are the spiritual consequences for admitting that we don't know everything?
It is God who knows all things who reveals all in His own good time according to His plans for humanity, "
but each one in his own order."
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Then comes the end."
However, before the end of times, we have been promised the revealing of "
all truth" as being "
lead" by the Holy Spirit. In other words--before the end all truth comes to mankind. But we should remember, that it comes according to the words of Joel the prophet (confirmed by Jesus), not as all truth to all God's children, but rather--and this is the important part--that He pours out His spirit upon "all flesh"...meaning both the good and the evil. This is also that time foretold by Daniel, of "
desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?” Meaning the stakes and the chaos has increased ("
knowledge shall increase"). This is not so much great tribulation, but rather great increase.
Nonetheless, the promise of God and Christ of all truth being revealed by the leading of the Holy Spirit, was and is to be. And God being "
the same yesterday, today, and forever", how should we expect it to come? As every saved person having equal access and knowledge against what is written of "
divers gifts given to men?" No, but just as it has always been: That by God's choosing individuals, some of high repute, some not, speaking as "
the voice of one crying in the wilderness" of many false prophets.
So, what, have we learned nothing? Should we categorically stone everyone who speaks in spite of the fact that we are to expect "
all truth" to come? No--not at all, but we are also told to "
test every spirit", and forewarned that delusions and false doctrines by false prophets and false christs would be so strong that even the elect might be deceived.
And there is another test regarding what we do not know--given as a qualification by Jesus--which is that those [actually] sent that we should hear...admittedly claim nothing that is their own.