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The doctrine of the Trinity
Alexander Winslow:
Hello Admin,
Thank you for your reply of which it seems you are still misreading my words. It is the Bible itself which names the three Gods of unequal status, not me. One of which will cease to exist at the end of Christ's thousand year reign.
The 'key' to all of this is understanding the correct positions of both Almighty God and Christ Jesus in their capacity today as we move towards the end of this the last generation of this present word order.
Worship is given to both Christ Jesus and Almighty God in their individual positions as Christ prepares to take full command of the situation at the beginning of his thousand year reign.
We have to remember that he still remains the mediator between the whole of the human race and Almighty God, right up until the fulfillment of God's purpose for creation in Revelation 21:1-4.
A point to remember here, is that at the completion of everything, with creation then operating as first intended; Christ Jesus will hand over his kingdom to his God and Father. (1 Corinthians 15:24).
So even though today Christ Jesus reigns in the capacity of a Mighty God and Prince of Peace, (Isaiah 9:6) He is still subservient to Almighty God to whom everything belongs.
The next point is where understanding comes in, Jesus said "Have no fear little flock the kingdom of the heavens belongs to you." So immediately here, we have Jesus defining those of a specific group which will rule in the heavens with him.
This little flock of course comprises of both Jew and Gentile, in accordance with the prophecy in Daniel 9:27 whereby he was to keep the covenant with the Jews for one week of years; giving them first refusal for the 'heavenly' calling.
At the end of this short period, the offer then went out to the Gentiles, the 'other sheep' (John 10:16) confirmed by the baptism of the centurion Cornelius.
When we check the scriptures thoroughly, we confirm that this 'little flock' is the only group designated for immortality in the heavens.
Jesus' words confirm this when he said: "...the kingdom of heaven belongs to you." No one else. Therefore when we further examine the scriptures which you also have quoted concerning the the 144,000 in Revelation 7 and 14, the only group to which this can apply is the 'little flock' the Israel of God who make up the twelve heavenly tribes of which the natural nation of Israel foreshadowed before they were cast-off in 607 BCE.
This is why the Apostle Paul in recognizing this ongoing status said: "The Jerusalem today is in bondage [to corruption and death], but the Jerusalem above is free [from corruption and death] and she is our mother. (Galatians 4:25, 26)
Revelation 14 3 "And they are singing what seems to be a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders, and no one was able to master that song except the 144,000, who have been bought from the earth."
Yes, here is the 'key' concerning their identification; "those who have been bought from the earth." This includes Peter, Paul, James, John and the rest of the twelve apostles from whom stems the twelve heavenly tribes all comprised of those anointed ones both Jew and Gentile of Christ's heavenly little flock.
Your comment on the resurrection, the Pharisees did not believe in the resurrection but the Sadducees did; Jesus however opened the 'way' for two separate resurrections. The first was the heavenly resurrection of his 'little flock' while the second was the general resurrection of all the rest of mankind.
Corrected Scripture: Revelation 20:4, 5 “…And they came to life and ruled as kings with the Christ for a thousand years. This is the first resurrection. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the end of the thousand years.” [These are of the ‘second’ resurrection] NMTCS
The bottom line is that through his disobedience, Adam brought imperfection and death to the human race. God therefore in his loving kindness, because he must destroy anything which is imperfect; decided that as mankind is now imperfect through Adam and not through its own self; then by means of his appointed anointed-one Christ Jesus, Adamic death [death without a resurrection] would be cancelled and the 'way' opened to the general resurrection of all mankind and the opportunity of being brought up to human perfection so that when Satan is let loose this time, anyone who fails will do so on his own merit and not because of Adam's legacy.
This is the Bible in a nut-shell.
Alexander
God
admin:
I'm sorry Mr. Winslow but did you mean to sign this "God" or was that a mistake?
AD
Alexander Winslow:
Hello Administrator,
Sorry about that, that was not supposed to be on there, The word 'God 'must have filed its way down through while I was composing the post.
Alexander
admin:
--- Quote from: Alexander Winslow on August 22, 2014, 04:43:21 pm ---Hello Administrator,
Sorry about that, that was not supposed to be on there, The word 'God 'must have filed its way down through while I was composing the post.
Alexander
--- End quote ---
I made a mistake once, back in 1946 when I was young. Or was it 1956 :-\
Alexander Winslow:
Just a brief confirmation that the Word which became flesh (John 1:14) is a god and not the Almighty God.
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν,
In a beginning was the Word, and the Word was with the God,
καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.
and a god was the Word (Wilson's Emphatic Diaglott - V20b Vat Ms 1209 – one of the oldest in existence)
Alexander
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