Well you would need to show me from the context of the passage that they were not believers.
Again the use of the word "zapped" is inflammatory and unfortunately you see death wrongly since Jesus gave up His own life and died.
In sense He "zapped" Himself, He chose not to come down from the cross, that we see everything from the finished work of the cross and His resurrection, absolutely!!
However, just be careful that in this "Jesus is Perfect Theology" (a book by Bill Johnson btw and I wont even go there) you have a perfect view of who Jesus truly is, as revealed in the scripture before He came and even when He left this earth.
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I've always believed that A&S were Christians who got in big trouble and God had to zap them in the church. But due to my growing understanding of what the grace of God means to us believers and how the Lord has dealt with me., I no longer conclude they were believers.
Just as that post about the Bible revealing Jesus says above., when we want to see the character of God and how He deals today with us ......we need to look at Jesus. So I always consider Jesus whenever interpreting how the Bible should be understood.
Jesus never zapped anyone. Jesus always healed whoever came to Him. But this is the way I've come to see Jesus and I'm not telling you or anyone how you have to see Jesus. I'm sharing what I've been learning.
Heb.1:1-5
[But] in [SUP][
b][/SUP]the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir
and lawful Owner of all things, also by
and through Whom He created the worlds
and the reaches of space
and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].
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3 [/SUP]He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the [SUP][
c][/SUP]out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint
and very image of [God’s] nature, upholding
and maintaining
and guiding
and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had
by offering Himself accomplished
our cleansing of sins
and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high,
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1 In many separate revelations [[SUP][
a][/SUP]each of which set forth a portion of the Truth] and in different ways God spoke of old to [our] forefathers in
and by the prophets,
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2 [/SUP][But] in [SUP][
b][/SUP]the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir
and lawful Owner of all things, also by
and through Whom He created the worlds
and the reaches of space
and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].
[SUP]
3 [/SUP]He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the [SUP][
c][/SUP]out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint
and very image of [God’s] nature, upholding
and maintaining
and guiding
and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had
by offering Himself accomplished
our cleansing of sins
and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high,
[SUP]
4 [/SUP][Taking a place and rank by which] He Himself became as much superior to angels as the glorious Name (title) which He has inherited is different from
and more excellent than theirs.
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5 [/SUP]For to which of the angels did [God] ever say, You are My Son, today I have begotten You [established You in an official Sonship relation, with kingly dignity]? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He will be to Me a Son?