Bible Discussion Replies PAGE 192

Jesse,

Again, thank you for the work you are doing in these posts. I am glad you are pursuing this study. may many be blessed by it, especially you!

Debbie,

I will pray for your health. May the Lord God strengthen your heart, remove any fluid that cause congestive heart problems, and repair damage that has occurred to your heart.

Hello, Doorgunner

Here are some verses about the term "hoary"

Job 38:29; 41:32

Proverbs 16:31; 17:1

Isaiah 46:4

The "hoary head" is someone with gray, white or silver hair, just like the color of frost. Therefore, an elderly person is referred to as having "hoary hair".

Giannis

Jesus did not come to those who are "well" but to those who need a "physician". Our sinfulness no one can cure for themselves, nor can any sinner, cure any other sinner. Only the Lord of all can do this work of changing us from enemies of God to children of God, from being hopeless, to being saved, from being full of false beliefs to knowing the truth that is in Jesus.

The Spirit uses each believer to help other believers. He works in and through us to bring about Christ-likeness and to corrects believers when we error.

Those who think they are "well" are Pharisees and corrupt in all of their being, as all persons are, but are deceived in thinking they are holy and blameless.

When we own that we are sinners by our own fault and choice, we realize we need to be "healed" and restored to God through Christ, confessing our sin and trusting He will forgive us because He bought us by His blood, that gives life to the dead.

Have a good evening (though it is day in your side of the world).

Hello Richard,

AS usual, I have enjoyed your postings.

Just to add to this one. we also much remember that we have been bought with a price-the blood of our Savior, Jesus. Therefore, we are not our own (autonomous). Rather, we belong to Jesus ( 1 Cor. 6:20).

I think that it is easy for us to not want to be submissive to anyone, including God, in our sinful nature. We want to be our own boss, our own determiner of what we do or say, and ultimately, of what our destiny is for our future.

But we are to submit to God and His ways, we are to obey Him, and we are to act with the conviction that God owns us as His own, without being hypocritical.

When it really comes down to the question of who's will are we going to follow, we should ask the Holy Spirit to show us God's will and give us the strength and will to do His will. None of us can do this perfectly as Jesus did. But we can grow to become more like Jesus when we do obey God instead of our own self or other people's wills.

May we all learn to do this more and more each day for Jesus' sake and glory every time we obey.

If you love me you will obey my commandments ( John 14:15).

In light of yesterday's comments that I posted; surely this verse shows the works that are done with the proper attitude. Ephesians 2:10 describes works prepared for us from the Lord. In short it is His works done THROUGH us and His love should constrain us ( 2 Corinthians 14; also read verse 15). This passage read to verse 21 shows how we then evangelize to reconcile others toward God as we were.

Going back to the moment of salvation; it is rare to hear someone preach the fact these days that we are enemies of God ( Romans 5:10; Colossians 1:21 and many like passages). Someone coming to true faith should have some realization of this; but preaching about only the love of God (and that far short of what "Agape" means much of the time) naturally makes people hearing that message assume that we would fall head over heals for Him; especially if there are no "strings" attached. Being a slave of righteousness certainly isn't too popular either; or frankly the concept that His Spirit "possesses" us. I have emphasized that TRUST has to be there in our walk with Christ for it to be real. That is a crucial link to obedience because to really believe we assent that His Word can be trusted; AND council where the Lord is present is often how He ministers to us through discipleship. That of course assumes we are in a Biblically sound fellowship to begin with; and doesn't mean we aren't Bereans or always trust what any man can say. Nonetheless God has a purpose for the structure of His church and we should trust Him to lead us to such a fellowship and give us opportunities for wise counsel for ourselves as well as us toward others.

Of course we are commanded to love one another ( John 13:34-35). In the fellowship of the saints in particular we should see that if we offend our brothers and sisters we are doing it to the Lord. Sometimes if we don't love fellow saints we need to ask God to give us Agape.

pt 2

If God ever took His grace off all people, believers or not believers, wouldn't we all be sinners? Less or more sinners, but definitely all sinners. And if we stand justified infront of God because of His grace and not because of our own justice and works what makes us think that we have the right to throw stones to our brethern and "kill" them? But one may say, "Hey I have never done what that brother has done". Yes but we have done other bad things, and if God ever took His grace off us, then we should had been stoned as well. Were those people who were ready to stone that woman accused of fornication unfaithful as well? No, but they realized that they were all sinners, no matter their specific sins, so they should had been condemned to be stoned as well. So they threw the stones away and left. When we realize that we stand in front of God through His grace only and not due to our good character, then our appetite to throw stones and kill our brethern stops. Because we know it is God's grace that guards us all, nothing for me to boast, nothing for me to judge. Because in doing so, I judge and condemn myself as well.

When we really understand that then we should turn our attention to ourselves, not to others. We are here to "cure" ourselves, let us leave others to God who had brought them here as well and saved them. He has plans for everybody. He acts ike an earthly father. He talks to his children, he teaches them, sometimes he gives them a price to get them going, other times he gives them some slaps, even some very strong slaps if needed. He knows what to do with any of us. It is only HIS task to change any one of us. The only thing that belongs to us is to help God with his work in our brethren's souls. How? By praying and crying for our brethern.

It is called humility. A humble person always justifies their brethren, they never judge them. Because they realize the worthlessness of themselves and recognize the power and grace of God in their lives.

Some thoughts of mine, pt 1

What is a chuch? A church among others is a "hospital" that "cures" people's spirits. After our fall in Paradise, men's spirit has become "ill". God made people according to His likeness. But after our fall, that procedure stopped. Sin entered the human nature and a spiritual "illness" has been dominating our nature since then. We have become "ill", we have become sinful.

Through Jesus' sacrifice we are justified and aquire our so wanted salvation. But Jesus' task was not only to save us, but to "cure" our spirit, too. To make us spiritually "healthy" again, as we had been in Paradise in the beginning. To get us back to that "God's likeness".

How is this done? God gave us His commandements. His commandements' aim is to make us walk on Jesus' footprints. To do what He would had done in any case in this life. So to aquire His character. To become "healthy" again. To go back to the point that we rebelled against God. And to change our path and follow His footprints this time, not devil's.

So a church has mainly the aim to cure people's souls and spirits. By teaching the Word of God. With the power of the Holy Spirit. Because on our own we will not go far away. Who can claim that can love their enemy if the Spirit of God does not give them His grace?

The church is a place where we are called to "cure" our spirit, not our neighbors' spirit, not our brother's spirit, but our own spirit by the help of God. It is not us that have brought our brothers and sisters in the church. It is God who had done that. And it is God He who tries to change us according to His likeness and get us all the way to the end, to the gates of Heaven.

So who has given us the permission to judge our brethren? Is it our task to correct them and get them to the end? Or is this God's task? What makes us feel superior when we see a brother falling in a sin or do something wrong? Do we consider ourselves superior and thus we feel right to sit on a Judge's seat and judge?

Hi Steve421, I highly recommend you watch the 3 part documentary by Christan Pinto regarding attempts to corrupt the Scriptures over time.

1. A Lamp In The Dark

2. Tares Among The Wheat

3. Bridges To Babylon

You should be able to find them on Youtube. The research done on the subject is extensive and a real eye opener.

Jesse,

A correction:

I did not quote from Rev.7 but from Rev.14 Blessings under the Covenant is for a believer on the basis of the Gospel of God which God the Son fulfilled in human likeness. So Matt.5 we have the doctrine of God presented under the Beatitudes. These covered in chs 5-7 he fulfilled in his earthly ministry.

What are the blessings? It is set forth in 7 days of Gen.1 to ch.2.1-3. We are blessed in him,"of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:/ According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love" (Eph.1.3-4) We are covered in heavenly place as we are enjoined while in our bodies to be holy and without before him in love. So we have a volume. It is what the holy city shows. Length and Breadth and Height are equal.144 is a tag to indicate this volume of believers collective expressed. There is only one measurement (Rev.21.17) Those who standing on mount Sion and we who are alive shall be of one measure. What Rev.7 refers a remnant stepping into the breach as Seth did.

The Covenant is a legal document with 7 bullet points explaining the various blessings. Ancient of days is the Law of the Spirit. Like the term Rapture the Holy Spirit does not name it everlasting covenant but the beast 6-6-6 is damned in body spirit and soul. Because he choose not to enter into the rest of God, the day Sen sanctified by God. Without faith you cannot please God.

Bennymkje,

Thank you for sharing a portion of Colossians Chapter 1 and Revelation Chapter 7. Yes, I agree with you that there is an order and sequence and that it is for God to decide. It's a good thing that He didn't leave it up to us. What a mess we would be in if that were the case!

Jesse,

It pleased God that in Christ Jesus all his fulness should dwell. He has finished his earthly ministry. But there is a final gathering. "And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven." So the Spirit expressly speaks of the event. There is an order and the sequence is for God to decide. There are those 'sanctified ones' tagged by 144x1000 and those who are alive at his coming,

Please explain to me why some verses and parts of verses are in parentheses.

I am doing a study on the corrupt modern bible versions that might convey man's words as God's word by copying the words in parentheses in the KJV.

I know that it is said that the KJ interpreters added or included a thought within a thought of scripture and put it within parentheses, noting that in was their own thoughts and to be transparent to the reader, as it was also with the italics added in a verse to convey clarity.

Hello again Ronald,

Those are all great questions that have been asked and covered in the past by several of us here, and those answers can be found by those inquiring in the pages of scripture. We can point someone to the scriptures, but it is ultimately up to them to study it out for themselves. I agree that these questions will no doubt come up again, and when they do, it should provoke some interesting reading!

Blessings to you also my brother!

Part 1

Who wrote the book of Hebrews ? ?

Apostle Paul was close to Timothy. Does that mean he wrote Hebrews ?

Hebrews 13:23

Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

Did Apostle Paul write to Jews ? If yes, it was Hebrews and Paul had to be careful of speaking about the Gentiles . We know that the Jews didn't agree with Apostle Paul's epistle because it was hard to understand.

2 Peter 3:15-16

15And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Apostle Paul was a real Jew and wrote in Hebrew .

Philippians 3:5

Circumcised the eighth day,ofthe stockofIsrael,ofthe tribeofBenjamin, anHebrewoftheHebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

Note: Apostle Paul is a Jew that spoke Hebrew.

Peter, John, James , and Jude all wrote to Israel for the kingdom on earth that's coming, the Messiah of the King .

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Part 2

Apostle Paul was super deep into Judaism as a Pharisee.

Acts 22:3

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

Apostle Paul took in Timothy and circumcised him to welcome him in Judaism.

Acts 16:1

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, namedTimotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

There is no proof that Apostle Paul wrote Hebrews, but he did have a love for his Jewish people. Apostle Paul always addresses himself in all his epistles.

2 Thessalonians 3:17-18

17The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

Colossians 4:18

18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

18The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

All we know, that Hebrews was written to Jews for the coming Tribulation of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Part 1

Can we loose our Salvation ? ? This is very scary for any Christians .

Jesus warns us about denying Him .

Matthew 10:33

But whosoever shalldenymebeforemen, him will I alsodenybefore my Father which is in heaven.

Jesus told Peter that he was going to deny Jesus.

Mark 14:30

And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before thecockcrowtwice, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Peter has deny Jesus . As we know, Peter became an Apostle and still followed Jesus after His death. Peter never lost his Salvation.

Mark 14:72

And the second time thecockcrew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before thecockcrowtwice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

Jesus warns us of blasphemy.

Matthew 12:31

Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin andblasphemyshall be forgiven unto men: buttheblasphemyagainsttheHolyGhostshall not be forgiven unto men.

Apostle Paul, before he got saved, use to be a blasphemer. Apostle Paul never lost his Salvation. Apostle Paul wrote 13 books of the Bible.

1 Timothy 1:13

Who was before ablasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Part 2

We are seal by the Holy Spirit when we believed the gospel of grace in Apostle Paul's epistle 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 .

2 Corinthians 1:22

Who hath alsosealedus, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

We are seal by the Holy Spirit when we believed the gospel of grace in Apostle Paul's epistle 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 .

Ephesians 1:13

In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye weresealedwith that holy Spirit of promise,

We that are saved by believing the gospel of grace and will have a new body at the day of redemption.

Ephesians 4:30

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye aresealedunto the day of redemption.

Apostle Paul's epistle is for our doctrine and Salvation for today and we can not loose our Salvation. We have to Rightly divide the Word of Truth for it to make sense.

2 Timothy 2:15

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,rightlydividingthe word of truth.

I thank God Almighty in the third Heaven for my Salvation that its sealed by the Holy Spirit in power of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Part 1

What is the spirit world ? ? Humans have a spirit that communicates with God and the devil can influence the spirit as well.

Satan is the spirit of this earth and the air.

Matthew 4:8

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of theworld, and the glory of them;

The Second Coming of Jesus, the saved Jew of the kingdom is the good seed and the bad seed is the children of the wicked. The person next to us could be unsaved.

Matthew 13:38

The field is theworld; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

Satan can convince a person not to get saved by deceiving them and now they are the wicked. The devil has wicked seeds of lies



Matthew 13:39

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of theworld; and the reapers are the angels.

At the last days in the Second Coming of Jesus in the Tribulation, the wicked will be taken for destruction. It is not the Rapture.

Matthew 13:40

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of thisworld.

At the Tribulation, the angels will kill the wicked. It is the not the Rapture.

Matthew 13:49

So shall it be at the end of theworld: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

It is harder for a rich man to be saved because he has everything in life except Jesus Christ.

Matthew 16:26

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the wholeworld, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Part 2

When we were lost , being not saved by believing the gospel of grace, we were part of the world system and was the devil's child.



Ephesians 2:12

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in theworld:

Satan has advantages on the unsaved.

Ephesians 2:2

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of thisworld, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

We that are unsaved , are in bondage to the cares of the world.

Galatians 4:3

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of theworld:

Even as a saved Christian, it's easy to let Satan in our spirit.

Ephesians 4:27

Neither give place to thedevil.

Today, the worldly spirit of Satan is very strong because of cellphone, television and being very busy doing worldly things instead of godly things



1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines ofdevils;

One day we will leave the evil world and be with Jesus Christ.

Galatians 1:4

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evilworld, according to the will of God and our Father:

Satan is good at hiding the gospel of grace.

2 Corinthians 4:4

In whom the god of thisworldhath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

God gave us a spirit to worship Him. The spirit of the world is of Satan.

1 Corinthians 2:12

Now we have received, not the spirit of theworld, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

Ray , in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Part 3

Because Adam sinned, we all inherit the body of sin. We sin because we are born sinners. As a saved person, we should be reading and praying for clean spiritual health.

Romans 5:12

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into theworld, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

And be not conformed to thisworld: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

The gospel of grace was hid from the world and was given to Apostle Paul.

Romans 16:25

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since theworldbegan,

If Satan would of known the gospel of grace, they would of never kill Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:8

Which none of the princes of thisworldknew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Our spirit in our bodies are being attacked constantly by the evil spirits of this world.

Ephesians 6:12

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of thisworld, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Part 4

The only way to be safe by the evil spirits, we need to read and pray continually everyday for God to speak to us . The devil will tempt our spirit and then we could sin in our flesh.

Galatians 5:18-21

18But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

It is easy for the devil to use man to deceive us with all the worldly things .

Colossians 2:8

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of theworld, and not after Christ.

A rich Christian can fall very easily.

1 Timothy 6:17

Charge them that are rich in thisworld, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Apostle Paul said that Demas loved this world and departed , but still saved .

2 Timothy 4:10

For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this presentworld, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

Drinking alcohol can put us in a bad spirit of this world.

Titus 2:12

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness andworldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this presentworld;

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Part 5

Only God can clean us from our flesh and spirit by the word .

2 Corinthians 7:1

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of thefleshandspirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Reading and studying the Word of God washes our spirit and flesh from evil spirits.

Ephesians 5:26

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with thewashingof water by the word,

Evil spirits are real and it's from Satan. May we resist the devil and come to God today and believe the gospel of grace 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 .

Ray, in Christ Jesus

Part 1

The Twelve Disiples thought that the blind man's parents sins because of his blindness. Sometimes we need to slow down and wait for the Lord's answer, before judging.

John 9:1-5

1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

Today, Jesus Christ is not walking the earth in the flesh, Jesus Christ is in the Third Heaven sitting next to the Father.

Romans 8:34

Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at therighthandofGod, who also maketh intercession for us.

God gave the Holy Spirit to the Twelve Disiples and then it stayed with the Gentiles.

John 14:26

But theComforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Israel is blind to the gospel of grace as a nation, but when the Gentiles fill the body of Christ, God will open there hearts and they will be able to see again.

Romans 11:25

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of theGentilesbe come in.

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Part 2

The Rapture of the Body of Christ will open the doors for Israel to have there Third Temple and there Messiah back for the Kingdom on earth.

Romans 11:24

For if thou wert cut out of theolivetree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a goodolivetree: how much more shall these, which be the naturalbranches, be grafted into their ownolivetree?

The Gentiles will fall off the Olive Tree and God will graft Israel back.

2 Thessalonians 2:3

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come afallingawayfirst, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

The biggest sin is unbelief of the gospel of grace in Christ Jesus. Satan is good at blinding the people from seeing the word of truth.

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

At one time we all spoke in one language on earth.

Genesis 11:1

And the whole earth was of onelanguage, and of one speech.

The Tower of Babel is when God made every man speak different languages and they all scattered because of confusion.

Genesis 11:9

Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because theLorddid there confound thelanguageof all the earth: and from thence did theLordscatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

The Jews were scattered all over the world and came together in the book of Acts to witness a miracle. The Jews spoke in different languages because of what country they all came from.

Acts 2:6

Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his ownlanguage.

The gift of tongues was to be use to communicate to Jews with different languages in the word of God.

1 Corinthians 14:27

If any man speak in an unknowntongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

Because we have the complete written word of God and the Holy Spirit, we don't need the gift of speaking in tongues.

1 Corinthians 13:8

Charity neverfaileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shallfail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

With all the technology of cellular, we all can translates languages very easily.

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Did Apostle Paul ever meet Jesus in the flesh in the four gospels ? ?

Apostle Paul was a Pharisee and his name was Saul of Tarsus.

Philippians 3:5

Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, aPharisee;

Was this Pharisees Saul of Tarsus ?

Matthew 9:11

And when thePhariseessaw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

Was this Pharisees Saul of Tarsus ?

Matthew 12:2

But when thePhariseessaw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

Was this Pharisees Saul of Tarsus ?

Matthew 19:3

ThePhariseesalso came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

Apostle Paul does not know Jesus Christ in the flesh anymore. Apostle Paul only knows Jesus Christ in the in the resurrection.

2 Corinthians 5:16

Wherefore henceforthknowwenoman after the flesh: yea, though we haveknown Christ after the flesh, yetnow henceforthknowwehimnomore.

Apostle Paul only knows the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 3:10

That I may know him, and the power of hisresurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Ray. In Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Part 1

Why wasn't Apostle Paul part of the Twelve ? ?

Jesus promised the Twelve Disiples the twelve thrones and Apostle Paul is not included.

Matthew 19:28

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upontwelvethrones, judging thetwelvetribes of Israel.

Peter remembered what Jesus said about the twelve thrones. Peter was in the hurry to fill the slot for a new Apostle to join.

They made Matthias an Apostle of the Twelve of the kingdom.

Acts 1:26

And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell uponMatthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Why didn't Apostle Peter wait until Paul came in. Apostle Paul did not qualify to be one of the Jewish Apostle of the Twelve.

Acts 1:12-23

21Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

22Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

23And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Part 2

Peter is the Apostle of the Jews and Paul is the Apostle of the Gentiles.

Romans 11:13

For I speak to youGentiles, inasmuch as I amtheapostleoftheGentiles, I magnify mineoffice:

Apostle Paul went to the uncircumcision for the gospel of grace and Apostle Peter went to the circumcision with the gospel of the kingdom.

Galatians 2:7

But contrariwise, whenthey saw thatthegospeloftheuncircumcisionwas committed unto me, asthegospelofthecircumcision was unto Peter;

May we agree Apostle Paul is not one of the Twelve because he was not qualified and it was God plan ?

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Did Judas Iscariot go to paradise ? ?

Judas Iscariot met with the chief priests.

Mark 14:10

AndJudasIscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.

Satan enter in Judas Iscariot.

Luke 22:3

Then entered Satan intoJudassurnamedIscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

Because Judas Iscariot hung himself and Satan pushed out his body , there's a possibility that Judas Iscariot went to hell.

Acts 1:17-18

17For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

Peter ask Jesus who betray you ? Jesus told Peter not to worry about it, just follow me. I believe by reading this verse, Judas Iscariot will be resurrected in the Antichrist, in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ .

John 21:22

22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

Jesus said that Judas Iscariot shouldn't been born .

Mark 14:21

The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man ifhehad never beenborn.

Judas Iscariot went to hell .

Acts 1:25

That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his ownplace.

May we all believe the gospel of grace, so we don't have to be in the Tribulation, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4