Re: False Satan's Witnesses Bible Doctrines: Eternal Earth
[email protected] (The Doctor)
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In article <[email protected]>, Christ Rose <[email protected]> wrote: >1) Forever means undefined horizons, not eternity without end: > >Exodus 21:6 > >Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him >to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear >through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever. > >In this law, "for ever" is bounded by the physical life of the >bondservant. He serves his master until his earthly life ends, >demonstrating that the word refers to the duration of a lifetime rather >than an endless eternity. > >1 Samuel 1:22 > >But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up >until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear >before the LORD, and there abide for ever. > >Hannah describes Samuel abiding before the Lord "for ever," which refers >to his ongoing service at the tabernacle throughout his earthly life, >not an eternal, never-ending period of time. > >1 Samuel 1:28 > >Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he >shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. > >This verse explicitly defines what Hannah meant by "for ever" six verses >earlier. The text directly equates "for ever" with the phrase "as long >as he liveth," proving that the term is bounded by human lifespan. > >Jonah 2:6 > >I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was >about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O >LORD my God. > >Jonah was in the belly of the fish for only three days and three nights, >yet he describes that period as being enclosed "for ever." This shows >the word can describe a very short, finite period that carries a sense >of total enclosure or completion within its setting. > >1 Samuel 27:12 > >And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel >utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. > >King Achish expected David to remain his servant "for ever," which >simply meant for the remainder of David's living years under his authority. > >Leviticus 25:46 > >And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to >inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but >over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over >another with rigour. > >Here, bondservice "for ever" refers to an ongoing legal status that >lasts for the lifetime of the individuals involved, passed down through >generations, rather than an unending state of being. > >Philemon 1:15 > >For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest >receive him for ever. > >Paul contrasts Onesimus being gone temporarily "for a season" with being >received back "for ever," meaning a permanent relationship for the rest >of their mortal lives on earth. > >As these passages demonstrate, the biblical use of "forever" >consistently refers to an age, a defined duration, or the span of a >person's life. Rather than signifying infinite time without end, the >term marks a full, unbroken horizon bounded by the context of the situation. > >2) The Bible directly and repeatedly states the present heavens and >earth will be destroyed by fire, dissolve, flee, and be rolled up like a >garment. > >Isaiah 24:19-20 > >The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the >earth is moved exceedingly. The earth shall reel to and fro like a >drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression >thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. > >Isaiah 34:4 > >And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be >rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the >leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. > >Isaiah 51:6 > >Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for >the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old >like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: >but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be >abolished. > >Psalm 102:25-26 > >Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are >the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, >all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change >them, and they shall be changed: > >Zephaniah 1:18 > >Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the >day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the >fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all >them that dwell in the land. > >Zephaniah 3:8 > >Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up >to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may >assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my >fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my >jealousy. > >Matthew 24:35 > >Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. > >Hebrews 1:10-12 > >And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; >and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but >thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a >vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art >the same, and thy years shall not fail. > >2 Peter 3:10-12 > >But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which >the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall >melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein >shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be >dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy >conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of >the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, >and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? > >Revelation 20:11 > >And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face >the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. > >Revelation 21:1 > >And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the >first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. > > >3) It is the New Heavens and earth which believers inherit for eternity >(Revelation 21-22). > >“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the >first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy >city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a >bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne >saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell >with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with >them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and >death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor >pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”” (Revelation >21:1–4, ESV) > >So no, this present heavens and earth will not exist forever in the >sense of eternity without end. They will exist until Christ returns, >reigns for 1000 years, and puts down Satan's final rebellion (Revelation >20). The righteous will inherit the present heavens and earth for 1000 >years to reign with Christ, then the present heavens and earth will be >destroyed by fire, dissolved, and folded up like a garment. A new >heavens and earth will replace the old ones, and the righteous will in >inherit that forever, eternity without end. > > >-- >Good News † > >Jesus is God: christrose.news/Jesus-God. > >There is only one true and saving gospel: Christ died for our sins and >rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Galatians 1:8-9). Every >different gospel is deceptive, leading to conscious, eternal torment in >the lake of fire (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9; John 3:36; Revelation 14:10-11; >Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10-15). You will die in your sins if you >deny that Jesus is God (John 8:58). > >The sacrificial death of Christ paid the penalty for our sins in full >(Colossians 2:14), as demonstrated when God raised Him from the dead >(Romans 1:4). This allows a righteous God to forgive our transgressions >(Romans 3:26) and preserve us from the coming day of wrath (1 >Thessalonians 1:10). Eternal life is a free gift for everyone who trusts >in Jesus (Romans 6:23). Believe the gospel and cry out to the Lord for >deliverance (Romans 10:9-13): > >How to be saved: christrose.news/salvation A reminder that all prophets must be tested. -- Member - Liberal International This is [email protected] Ici [email protected] Yahweh, King & country!Never Satan President Republic!Beware AntiChrist rising! Look at Psalms 14 and 53 on Atheism ; 31 years in the ISP business!