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did you not know that the names JESUS AND JOSHUA ARE THE SAME NAME?
that there is a grievous error is some translations including KJV?
if you understood that Hebrews 4:8 reads:
For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on.
you would have understood that JOSHUA leading the people into The Promised Land was the EARTHLY TYPE pointing forward to JESUS and HIS REST, His Promise of ETERNAL LIFE in the new creation.
you would have understood that "another day later on" referred to Christ's First Coming as Messiah.
you would have wondered why Hebrews says Jesus when you had clearly seen in JOSHUA that the Land promise WAS FULFILLED. and you would have followed up and seen the error.
you would then have understood that The Book of Hebrews, as well as a Book of great blessing for those who believe, is a grave warning to the Hebrews that they NOT REPEAT the sin of their forefathers who died OUTSIDE THE PROMISED LAND DUE TO UNBELIEF.
Hebrews 4:8 is telling THE HEBREWS that the earthly promised land was NOT THEIR REST.
it is warning them not to perish in unbelief.
it is telling them they must believe TODAY.
Joshua's Promised Land was NOT THE PROMISED REST. looking for a future earthly land promise after seeing the Fulfillment in Christ is a travesty and robbery of the true INHERITENCE.
not THE REAL PROMISE WHICH WAS FULFILLED IN CHRIST.
The Promised Land of Joshua 21 was pointing to Jesus.
but since you refuse to read JOSHUA 21 and agree with God that He gave them everything He promised, you would be looking for a future fulfillment of an earthly type, and you would do exactly what you've been doing...skipping RIGHT OVER JESUS CHRIST and His Finished Work, Jesus Christ the fulfillment of all the Promises.
you've run out of things to promise the Hebrews...time to point them, as the writer of Hebrews did, TO JESUS.
Hebrews 4
1Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. 2For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.a 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said,
“As I swore in my wrath,
‘They shall not enter my rest,’”
although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” 5And again in this passage he said,
“They shall not enter my rest.”
6Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, 7again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted,
“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts.”
8 For if Joshua had given them rest, Godb would not have spoken of another day later on. 9So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.
11Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. 12For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
13And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
Jesus the Great High Priest
14Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
HERE IS THE 'OTHER DAY' GOD SPOKE OF:
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Isaiah 28:12
to whom he said, "This is the resting place, let the weary rest"; and, "This is the place of repose"--but they would not listen.
did you not know that the names JESUS AND JOSHUA ARE THE SAME NAME?
that there is a grievous error is some translations including KJV?
if you understood that Hebrews 4:8 reads:
For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on.
you would have understood that JOSHUA leading the people into The Promised Land was the EARTHLY TYPE pointing forward to JESUS and HIS REST, His Promise of ETERNAL LIFE in the new creation.
you would have understood that "another day later on" referred to Christ's First Coming as Messiah.
you would have wondered why Hebrews says Jesus when you had clearly seen in JOSHUA that the Land promise WAS FULFILLED. and you would have followed up and seen the error.
you would then have understood that The Book of Hebrews, as well as a Book of great blessing for those who believe, is a grave warning to the Hebrews that they NOT REPEAT the sin of their forefathers who died OUTSIDE THE PROMISED LAND DUE TO UNBELIEF.
Hebrews 4:8 is telling THE HEBREWS that the earthly promised land was NOT THEIR REST.
it is warning them not to perish in unbelief.
it is telling them they must believe TODAY.
Joshua's Promised Land was NOT THE PROMISED REST. looking for a future earthly land promise after seeing the Fulfillment in Christ is a travesty and robbery of the true INHERITENCE.
not THE REAL PROMISE WHICH WAS FULFILLED IN CHRIST.
The Promised Land of Joshua 21 was pointing to Jesus.
but since you refuse to read JOSHUA 21 and agree with God that He gave them everything He promised, you would be looking for a future fulfillment of an earthly type, and you would do exactly what you've been doing...skipping RIGHT OVER JESUS CHRIST and His Finished Work, Jesus Christ the fulfillment of all the Promises.
you've run out of things to promise the Hebrews...time to point them, as the writer of Hebrews did, TO JESUS.
Hebrews 4
1Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. 2For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.a 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said,
“As I swore in my wrath,
‘They shall not enter my rest,’”
although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” 5And again in this passage he said,
“They shall not enter my rest.”
6Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, 7again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted,
“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts.”
8 For if Joshua had given them rest, Godb would not have spoken of another day later on. 9So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.
11Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. 12For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
13And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
Jesus the Great High Priest
14Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
HERE IS THE 'OTHER DAY' GOD SPOKE OF:
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Isaiah 28:12
to whom he said, "This is the resting place, let the weary rest"; and, "This is the place of repose"--but they would not listen.
Firstly i never said the earthly land was the promised rest on its own. Why are you still doing this? STOP IT.
Secondly you are mixing up rest and THE rest. Instead of giving you a detailed explanation as i usually would, since you never seem to read it anyway...here is proof that you have misunderstood the meaning of rest and THE rest.
Hebrews 4:11> Let us labor therefore to enter into THAT rest, lest any man fall after the same example of disbelief.
Paul already believed correct? When we come to Christ we are given peace in our souls.. a type of rest..but Not THE rest. So Paul too had a type of rest correct? That type of rest Jesus provides when He carries our burdens.
But WHAT REST is Paul speaking of here?
Telling us we must LABOR to enter into Christs rest. THAT rest.
Remember we are told to STRIVE? To CONTINUE in His way?
So with this in mind, how can we be in THE rest when Paul tells us we are NOT YET in THAT rest?? For: we must labor to enter THAT rest. Jesus had already come and gone by this stage !!
Either we are in that rest now, which means YES the millennium would have started already and Hebrews 4:11 is "another mistake" and Paul didn't know what he was talking about ...OR no, we are not yet in that rest which means the millennium has not yet started and Hebrews 4:11 is accurate.
Are we to start altering the bible now to suit doctrines?
I believe the written Word is sufficient. All is as should be. Maybe you should try having a bit more faith in the written Word also. And do some of your own seeking and you would have picked this up yourself. For your teachers have certainly gotten it wrong.
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