tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post568271065155155361..comments2023-10-07T04:07:56.527-04:00Comments on The End Time: The story of JesusElizabeth Pratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-50263616742180639902012-04-11T23:19:51.803-04:002012-04-11T23:19:51.803-04:00Really interesting stuff. Thanks for posting it. N...Really interesting stuff. Thanks for posting it. Not sure I understand all the comments and discussion, but good to think about these things.Andrewhttp://www.christianfunnypictures.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-51777381187991733812012-02-17T08:00:06.638-05:002012-02-17T08:00:06.638-05:00Anonymous, it might be a good idea to stop putting...Anonymous, it might be a good idea to stop putting words and thoughts into my mouth and then arguing from that stance. That method of conversation is called straw man arguments. I did not say that salvation is obtained by sacrificing the blood of animals. I'd said, <br /><br />"No one is saved through their own merits. Ever."<br /><br />About sacrifices in general, God required animal sacrifices to provide a temporary covering of sins and to foreshadow the perfect and complete sacrifice of Jesus Christ (Leviticus 4:35, 5:10).<br /><br />The Tribulation is a continuation of the Old testament and therefore sacrifices continue, at least until the Temple is made desolate and unfit for worship.<br /><br />The sacrifices will also continue in the Millennium Isaiah 56:6-8; Zechariah 14:16; and Jeremiah 33:15-18, Ezekiel 43:18-46:24.<br /><br />The Millennium sacrifices are a memorial, a reminder of the horribleness of sin and serves as a sort of Lord's Supper, much the same as the Lord's supper reminds believers in the Age of Grace of Jesus's broken body and spilled blood.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-62929733262462041352012-02-16T23:33:04.815-05:002012-02-16T23:33:04.815-05:00I agree that the tribulation period is an extensio...I agree that the tribulation period is an extension of the old covenant. People will offer sacrifices if only for ceremonial purposes, or perhaps to show their faith. <br /><br />But salvation is not obtained by the blood of animals. This Hebrews verse makes it clear:<br /><br />"But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption."<br /><br />The finished work of Jesus on the cross, His shed blood, is enough to cover all the sins of humanity from the dawn of time. <br /><br />And this is what the Bible means with the expression "the lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world." His blood encompasses all humanity, all dispensation. This is His special office in the Godhead, to act as mediator between God and man, through His blood. And when all creatures are restored to holiness, He will give up this office and reign with the Godhead forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-78047408213766488722012-02-16T16:16:36.058-05:002012-02-16T16:16:36.058-05:00Hi Anonymous,
Thank you for the compliment!
Anon...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />Thank you for the compliment!<br /><br />Anonymous said, “It just baffles me when other people believe that the tribulation saints get saved through their own merits.”<br /> <br />If that is what I had meant, that indeed would be baffling! But that is not what I said... No one is saved through their own merits. Ever. :)<br /> <br />What I was said was “and in Revelation 5 the believers are singing about their salvation through His redeemed blood. (No other group can say that about their salvation)" which means that no other group in history can claim the salvation by His own shed blood like Church Age believers can. The verse to which I was referring, Rev 5:8-10, says in context--<br /> <br />“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 odors, which are the prayers of saints. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”<br /> <br />Only the church has been redeemed by the blood of Jesus out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. Abel sacrificed. Abraham sacrificed. Moses delivered the Law and there were sacrifices on behalf of limited atonement was necessary component of salvation. Tribulation believers will sacrifice, because it is technically a resumption of the Old Covenant. Millennial believers will sacrifice. (Isaiah 56:6-8; Zechariah 14:16; and Jeremiah 33:15-18). Only Church Age believers are saved by grace through faith in His shed blood- without having to sacrifice.<br /> <br />Why? It is part of the promise to show the incomparable riches of His grace (Ephesians 2:7). “Such was his love to those who were lost, that it would be an everlasting monument of his mercy, a perpetual and unchanging proof that he was good. (http://biblecommenter.com/ephesians/2-7.htmElizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-81639050989105952842012-02-16T11:18:17.039-05:002012-02-16T11:18:17.039-05:00This is a great post, but, this part puzzles me:
...This is a great post, but, this part puzzles me:<br /><br />"and in Revelation 5 the believers are singing about their salvation through His redeemed blood. (No other group can say that about their salvation)."<br /><br />I'm not sure God's salvation by grace through faith is only exclusive to the believers. No one in the history of mankind can ever live up to God's holiness, except Jesus who lived a perfect life. This means that there is no other way to get to heaven but by God's grace alone, no matter what time period you're born in. So whether it's Adam and Eve or the tribulation saints, the only requirement for salvation is faith in Jesus Christ, not man's works. It just baffles me when other people believe that the tribulation saints get saved through their own merits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com