Jan 11 (edited) • Eschatology
Precursor to End Times Discussion the 26th
A short tidbit of info that will set a precedence for the Live Roundtable on the 26th of JAN.
The Bible teaches that YHVH is wholly good. That pure love is not only a characterstic of His nature, but that He - HIMSELF - is LOVE. But love does not always FEEL loving.
Love corrects when it is necessary even if not convenient. A toddler about to stick its hand on the nearly red-hot woodstove doesn't appreciate a parent crying out "NO" in panicked tone, because they cannot reason the panic or perceived anger. Yet, love would rather risk this, than let the child experience the excruciating pain and possible disfigurement of touching the stove to "learn on their own".
On the other hand, love also allows one to endure struggles to become stronger and more than one already is. Abba LOVED Yeshua beyond our ability to comprehend, just as He loves humanity more than we can put into adequate words. At times humanity suffers great tragedy, and Yeshua endured more than any human who ever has or will live. Yet through His suffering humanity has the opportunity to become New Creations.
So then how do we reconcile the apparent dystheism (the belief that a god is not wholly good, but is also evil) inherent within Christendom? Before you reject this idea is really in Christian Theology, read on. It really is and it's not hard to prove.
We have to let go of the Greco-Roman Theology that we've inherited and begin filtering the Greek Manuscripts through the Hebrew Bible. We've discussed before that He cannot change or even change His mind or else the doctrines of Omniscience (all-knowingness), and Omnipotence (all-powefullness) are lies and we've been fooled. But clearly Scripture, as a whole, shows He IS omniscient and omnipotent. LOVE CONQUERS ALL!! Pure love that is, because it is a perfect representation of HIM not just a characteristic of Him, not just a single attribute. It is all encompassing just as He is an all consuming fire. Fire purifies.
His white hot love purges the soul and cleanses the spirit. It raises the standard by which we view ourselves and our surroundings. It unrelentingly creates a New Creature in Messiah Yeshua.
Therefore as an all-knowing God who didn't need to make a new Plan in sending Yeshua/Jesus because the (errantly perceived) 1st Plan didn’t work out so well, DID INDEED LOVE HUMANITY SO MUCH that He created a singular plan that played out exactly as He Planned it to. Sending Yeshua/Jesus was ALWAYS the Plan!!
Our future will hold the same difficult to navigate dichotomies of Loving Judgement. The world is now, and increasingly so, moving into a time of cleansing. That cleansing will indeed judge, convict, and execute punishment on evil. The earth itself will be cleansed of the effects of sin. The enemies of God will lose their authority on this planet and throughout all creation. Those who align with Him in Spirit (faith in Messiah) and Truth (obedience to the Father) will be refined for endurance so they will finish the race well. Those who align with self, ultimately align with Abba's enemies, and they will also receive the reward that is commensurate with their choices. Mercy and grace are for the repentant. Judgement for the me-centric world and religious individuals who think they have everything necessary because of Western Religius training that overlooks Acts 24:14, Romans 2:13-17, 11:11-21, Philippians 3:6b, 1 John 2:4-6, 3:4, and 5:2&3, Revelation 12:17, 14:2, and 22:14 (there are MANY more but this is a good start).
PLEASE LOOK THESE PASSAGES UP.
Christendom by in large tends to teach all of Tribulation IS the Wrath of God. I take umbrage with this. It is dystheism at its height and worst!! What kind of egotistical god wages wrathful vengeance for 7 (or even 3.5) years!?! This is NOT the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But rather a god of polytheistic pagans like Eshu (a trickster) of the Yaruba religion, or Loki of the Norse pantheon. YHVH stands ALONE and ABOVE the nonsense of dystheism brought into the church.
Revelation 16:1 makes it clear that the ENTIRETY of YHVH's Wrath is poured out in the 7 FINAL judgements, the bowls. That means we have not seen any of His Wrath, nor will we before then.
Those bowls, according to many scholars, with whom I agree, take place over a few to several months - almost certainly less than 1 year!! They come in rapid succession and will quickly increase in intensity until all 7 have played out. Consider this against how long mankind has rallied against Him. For more than 6,000 years, as we step into the 7th day since creation, mankind has set its will against His and in alignment with Lucifer. The One World Government and One World Religion stand in stark contrast to Him and His Plans, and sadly the Church has done as much damage as good in His Name.
In this season, as we see more evidence that He is wrapping things up and the judgements followed by His Wrath could begin with little left to be put in place first, may we finally come together in the unity of the faith once delivered to His Holy Ones and embrace faith in Messiah AND Obedience to the Father before it is everlasting too late? Or will we continue in the status quo because it's familiar and comfortable?
Let's chat about it.
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