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17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
God bracketed those 3 time frames.
A dispensation is just a bracket of time.
Don't you think it is time to recognize the lack of some bogey man in the word "dispensation" ?
God bracketed those 3 time frames.
A dispensation is just a bracket of time.
Don't you think it is time to recognize the lack of some bogey man in the word "dispensation" ?
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You can not possibly miss the fact that the 12 tribes of Israel/Jacob make up the population of that geographical location,Israel.
Here they are being selected.
Rev 7
[FONT="]3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.[/FONT]
[FONT="]6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.[/FONT]
[FONT="]7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.[/FONT]
[FONT="]8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.[/FONT]
[FONT="]9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;[/FONT]
Here they are being selected.
Rev 7
[FONT="]3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.[/FONT]
[FONT="]4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.[/FONT]
[FONT="]5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.[/FONT]
[FONT="]6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.[/FONT]
[FONT="]7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.[/FONT]
[FONT="]8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.[/FONT]
[FONT="]9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;[/FONT]
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I just finished reading exodus this morning.
it was around ch 30 where Arron made that golden calf and God told moses get down and deal with the people they have corrupted themselves.
Quite a few died. The levites slew thousands at Moses instruction.
Even though the remmnant perverted themselves and basically worshipped the devil,Moses convinced God not ot kill them all.
You can say they ,the Jews,are not God's people.
What you keep failing to factor in,is that God is a covenant God.
Look at Solomon. He allowed his wife to pervert and descrate the temple.
Look what God told him "If it were not for your father David,I would rip you down. But because of your father David,you will continue"
See that? God was referring to the "side covenant" he had made with David concerning his offspring.
Covenant. Very,very,very powerful
it was around ch 30 where Arron made that golden calf and God told moses get down and deal with the people they have corrupted themselves.
Quite a few died. The levites slew thousands at Moses instruction.
Even though the remmnant perverted themselves and basically worshipped the devil,Moses convinced God not ot kill them all.
You can say they ,the Jews,are not God's people.
What you keep failing to factor in,is that God is a covenant God.
Look at Solomon. He allowed his wife to pervert and descrate the temple.
Look what God told him "If it were not for your father David,I would rip you down. But because of your father David,you will continue"
See that? God was referring to the "side covenant" he had made with David concerning his offspring.
Covenant. Very,very,very powerful
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Revelation 5King James Version (KJV)
5 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
My dispensational friends, and I do mean that sincerely, this one verse annihilates the dispensational view of Matthew 24. From what I can tell, MOST of Matthew 24 is about the return of the son of man... Matthew 10:23 said he returned BEFORE the disciples preached the gospel to all the cities of Israel.
Matthew 10:23 KJV
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Matthew 10:23 KJV
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Exactly. They were the Jewish Christians (12K from each tribe) who were already living in Jerusalem or returned to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of 66 AD. They were sealed with the Holy Spirit reminiscent of the Passover of Egypt where blood was used to mark the doorways. These 144K were not to be harmed in the upcoming Wrath of God to befall Jerusalem.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, [SUP]14 [/SUP]who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
[SUP]30 [/SUP]And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
[SUP]21 [/SUP]Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, [SUP]22 [/SUP]who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
These sealed 144K Jewish Christians, from all over the known world, many of whom had been scattered and part of the lost tribes, were all gathered back to Jerusalem prior to the War. An angel appeared to them and told them to leave. They went over the mountains to the east then turned north and settled in Pella where they stayed for 3.5 years until the war was over. They then returned to Jerusalem and resettled it as a Christian city which is the way it remained for 1,000 years.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, [SUP]14 [/SUP]who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
[SUP]30 [/SUP]And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
[SUP]21 [/SUP]Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, [SUP]22 [/SUP]who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
These sealed 144K Jewish Christians, from all over the known world, many of whom had been scattered and part of the lost tribes, were all gathered back to Jerusalem prior to the War. An angel appeared to them and told them to leave. They went over the mountains to the east then turned north and settled in Pella where they stayed for 3.5 years until the war was over. They then returned to Jerusalem and resettled it as a Christian city which is the way it remained for 1,000 years.
I was watching Fox News last night and they had a story on about the wild fires in California. In the piece someone shot a picture of the moon. It was a full moon. The blaze of the fire made the moon to appear to be on fire also and they called it, "a blood moon." I can only imagine when Jerusalem was a blaze the same scene visible to them and the predictions of Christ of His imminent return.