Sickle of Truth

Will the ancient worthies be in relationship with God during the millennial age? “Yes, the ancient worthies will be in covenant relationship with God through the New Covenant, through the Mediator of the New Covenant, throughout the millennial age; but they will not be in any personal, direct relationship with God until the end of the millennial age. All those who receive the blessings of the millennial kingdom must obtain them through the great Mediator, and through the New Covenant…

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Several interesting question concerning the Ancient Worthies were asked of the Pastor and I believe might prove beneficial to all. Were the Ancient Worthies on trial for life? “The Ancient Worthies were not on trial for life or death; they were never brought to that condition of intelligent opportunity for eternal life which would make them amenable to a sentence of death. Such a condition of knowledge and opportunity did not exist in the world until our Lord came. “Grace…

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Now from our previous post we understand that the nation of Israel is to be God’s specially chosen agency through whom the rest of the world may receive restituional blessings, but whom precisely will govern? Who will be the Lord’s earthly representatives, the ones speaking for the Lord? What kind of government will it be? Possibly sometime during or shortly following the “Time of Jacob’s Trouble” and AFTER the establishment of the kingdom (the spiritual phase of the kingdom) we…

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How exactly will the other nations who survived Armageddon receive the same blessing as the “holy remnant” of Israel is receiving? “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘IN THOSE DAYS (when the earthly phase of the kingdom is established) ten men (representing all other nations of the earth that will gather about Israel at that time) from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man (in other words in the restitution work, fleshly Israel shall…

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As you recall in Part 6 of our study it was suggested that: “Restitution blessings (the restoring of all things, Acts 3:19-21) will begin with the generation living at the time of the inauguration of the Mediator’s Kingdom. Who specifically will these consist of? This would encompass all who survived Armageddon, BEGINNING FIRST with the “holy remnant” of Israel. As we read: “At that time Michael shall stand up (assume control), the great prince who stands watch over the sons…

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Heavens first law is order “For as all in Adam die, even so shall all in Christ be made alive, but each one in his own order: Christ the first-fruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming (parousia: presence).” 1 Cor 15:22, 23 As ALL of Adam’s posterity were counted in as sharers in his sin and thus in his condemnation this irrespective of their own will, so ALL DIE. Even so (in the same sense, and to the…

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MUST ADAM FIRST BE REDEEMED? Accepting the Scriptural presentation that “By one man’s disobedience sin entered into the world, and death as a result of sin, and thus death passed upon all men, for that all are sinners” (Rom. 5:12-19); accepting also the declaration of Scripture, “As by man came death, by man also comes the resurrection of the dead” (1 Cor. 15:21); also the assurance that “As all in Adam die, even so all in Christ shall be made…

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BAPTIZED INTO MOSES–BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST If the Church is to be members of the great Mediator, why is not Israel, who was baptized into Moses, (1 Cor. 10:1, 2) thus, made members of the Mediator of the Law Covenant? The Divine arrangement which used Moses, Aaron, the tribe of Levi and all Israel as types is complex, so that the unlearned and unstable are in danger of wresting them to their own injury. Whoever will begin with the Passover type…

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This same expression, “after those days,” mentioned in Jeremiah’s prophecy (31:33), occurs in connection with Joel’s prophecy of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Through him the Lord declares the ultimate pouring out of the Divine blessing, the Holy Spirit, upon all flesh; but he informs us that it will be “AFTER those days.” It is still future; hence here is another evidence that this expression, “after those days,” signifies after the completion of the work of the selection of…

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“AFTER THOSE DAYS I WILL MAKE A NEW COVENANT” In Jeremiah 31:33 we read, “After those days,” as setting a date for the New Covenant. Why is this? And what “days” must precede the making of the New Covenant? God foretold that if Israel would be faithful he would bless them in every sense of the word, but that if they would walk contrary to him, he would walk contrary to them and chastise them “seven times for their sins.”…

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