Showing posts with label universalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label universalism. Show all posts

Monday, December 9, 2024

MARK 16 12-18

 πŸƒπŸ•Š️12/09 - GospeL Verses πŸƒπŸ•Š️

(Mark’s account, likely by interview, said to be the first one written. But these verses are part of a disputed ending.)

     12 - After these things Jesus appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. 13 And they went back and told the rest what had happened, but they didn’t believe them.

     14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven as they were reclining at table, and told them their unbelief was due to hardness of heart, as they hadn’t believed those who saw him after he had risen. [Been resurrected, 1Cor.15:23.] 15 And he said, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel [euaggelion - good news or tidings] to the whole creation. 16 The one believing and baptized, sozo [meaning I save, heal, preserve, rescue] but the disbelieving [apisteΓ³ - disbelieving, unfaithful, doubting] is {still} judged guilty. {Not yet pardoned and record struck.} 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe, in my name they will cast out demons, will speak in new tongues {have a new message? A new word..} 18 and if they pick up serpents or if drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them. They will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” {This last, certainly true during the Lord’s long second advent consisting of 3 parts — (1)“the” millennium, (2)the releasing of the adversary/first gone rogue one (& company) and his gathering of descendants of mortal survivors of the apocalypse, to war, surrounding the millennial Jerusalem - not yet the “New Jerusalem” - and then his fiery, final defeat. And third, (3)the GWT judgment ‘day’.

     Because Jesus’ first brief advent perfectly fulfilled the - Spring - holy days of Leviticus 23 (as if they are prophecy) I think, logically, the Fall ones prophecy his long second advent. See the names and pattern. πŸ€“And because of the pattern, I think the release of the adversary, the gathering and the war, is 500 years - between the Sabbath millennium (7th) and GWT judgment ‘day’ as the 2nd half of an 8th millennium, the “8th day” and “last great day” Lev.23:36, and Jn.7:37 -> CU/Christian Universalism. See pinned images on my fb page.}

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

God Can Only Be Perfect

Jesus said things like "that your joy may be full.." and "if I be lifted up I will draw all unto me". I think we greatly under-estimate God's "great plan of salvation". After all God can only be perfect, so wouldn't the best outcome of all this be the best one possible.. Logic tells me God reaches every heart with the gospel. [Ps 22:27 "all the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will worship Him".]

All of Life is an Allegory

Been enjoying talking with some "universal redemtionists" online but it's a little frustrating because many of them believe bible prophecy and the book of revelation are allegory! but I've studied it for a long time and can see the main characters pretty as you please in the world. Maybe it's a case of ‎"I don't understand it so it must be allegory" but how far can we go with that? And that's way too weird. If life is literal enough as to have flesh and bones, then God is very much a vibrant and living personality, and this unavoidable journey and lesson we're on of learning good from evil is God's drama, and it too is alive and vibrant and literal.

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Surely If There is God, He is Perfect..

It seems to me that there is very much the possibility that the 'end' result of all this (human history and all) can only be the best 'end' result possible, because God is Perfect, therefore nothing else is even possible!