Hebrews 12:10
“For
truly
they
were
disciplining
us
for
a
few
days,
according
to
that
seeming
good
to
them;
but
He
for
our benefitting
,
in order to share His holiness
.”
- Berean Literal Bible
ALL
other
versions
have
the
ever
so
frequent
“might”,
or
“may”
here,
to
instil
doubt
!
To
share
in
God’s
holiness
was
NEVER
ever
a
matter
of
doubt
to
God!
It
was
a
done deal from the beginning! To share in His holiness -
#3335-metalabein Aorist infinitive active
! ALL will share in God’s HOLINESS!
Because if you do, then
Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than you
on the Day of Judgment!
From Jesus Himself:
Matthew 10:14-15
“
14
If
anyone
will
not
welcome
you
or
listen
to
your
words,
leave
that
home
or
town
and
shake
the
dust
off
your
feet.
15
Truly
I
tell
you,
it
will
be
more
bearable
for
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
on
the
day
of
judgment than for that town.”
- New International Version
‘Christian’,
you
who
believe
in
the
‘everlasting
damnation’
LIE
,
you
better
pay
attention
to
the
verse
above,
because
YOU
REJECT
THE
GOSPEL
OF
CHRIST
!
You
reject
His
Good
News,
the
news
He
first
proclaimed
to
the
disobedient
spirits
in
the
grave
of
way
back
in
Noah’s
days,
immediately
after
being
made
alive
.
Which
town
are
you
from?
How
many
in
your
town
reject
the
Gospel
of
Christ?
How
many
in
your
town
are
sitting
on
church
benches
week
after
week,
while
believing
in
the
LIE
above?
Are
you
one
of
those
having
personally
been
given
the
Good
News
by
Hans-Joachim
and
me?
In
ANY
town
(or
city)
of
South
Africa
we
couldn’t
find
even
ONE
who
embraces
our
message
against
everlasting
damnation.
Not
even
ONE!
No,
doom
and
gloom
has
preference
in
the
so-called
‘Christian’
communities,
locally
and
globally
alike!
This
is
STILL too flabbergasting for us, putting it mildly! Oh my goodness! Just check the “
all liars
” in
Revelation 21:8
below.
Revelation 21:8
““But
for
the
cowardly
and
unbelieving
and
abominable
and
murderers
and
immoral
persons
and
sorcerers
and
idolaters
and
all
liars
,
their
part
will
be
in
the
lake
that
burns
with
fire
and
brimstone, which is the second death.””
- NASB 1995
The
Lake
of
Fire
is
the
SECOND
[i.e.
SPIRITUAL
]
death.
However,
DEATH
was
CONQUERED
by
Christ
(
1 Corinthians
15:26
).
One
can
be
physically
alive,
but
spiritually
dead
at
the
same
time!
See
what
Jesus
said
about
the
spiritually
“dead”
below.
Luke 9:60
“Jesus
said
to
him,
“Let
the
dead
bury
their
own
dead,
but
you
go
and
proclaim
the
kingdom
of
God.””
- New International Version
Whom did Jesus proclaim Himself to be?
The Messaiah
The Christ
John 4:25-26
“
25
The
woman
said
to
him,
“I
know
that
Messiah
is
coming,
he
who
is
called
Christ.
When
he
has
come, he will declare to us all things.”
26
Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who speaks to you.””
- World English Bible
Why did Jesus die on the cross?
To bring you to God!
1 Peter 3:18
“For
Christ
also
suffered
once
for
sins,
the
righteous
for
the
unrighteous,
to
bring
you
to
God
.
He
was put to
death in the body
but made
alive in the Spirit
.”
- New International Version
Christ
has
suffered
dearly
IN
ORDER
to
BRING
ALL
people
to
God!
THIS
was
Jesus’
FIRST
assignment
He
came
to
earth
for.
The
assignment
to
have
God
reconciled
all
mankind
to
Himself
through
His
death
.
Reconciliation
requires
at
least
two parties. God has
ALREADY
done
His
part. What about yours?
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
“
18
All
this
is
from
God,
who
reconciled
us
to
himself
through
Christ
and
gave
us
the
ministry
of
reconciliation:
19
that
God
was
reconciling
the
world
to
himself
in
Christ,
not
counting
people’s
sins
against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.”
- New International Version
Christ
does
ALL
in
an
orderly
fashion
(
1
Corinthians
14:33
).
First
He
creates
ALL
(
Colossians
1:16
),
then
He
has
ALL
be
made
sinners
(
Romans
5:19
),
then
He
saves
ALL
(
John 12:47
),
then
He
disciplines
ALL
(
Hebrews
12:10
),
then
He’ll
have
eternal
joy
with
ALL
(
Revelation
21:4
)!
He
is
GOD
with
a
PLAN
(
Jeremiah
29:11
)
and
nobody
may
question
Him
(
Romans
9:20
),
because
He
knows
what
He’s
doing.
He
is
LOVE
(
1
John
4:16
)
and
the
Prince
of
PEACE
(
Isaiah 9:6
).
What did Jesus proclaim Himself to be?
The LIGHT of the world
John 8:12
“When
Jesus
spoke
again
to
the
people,
he
said,
“
I
am
the
light
of
the
world
.
Whoever
follows
me
will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.””
- New International Version
What is the Good News Jesus brought?
Isaiah 61:1
“"The
Spirit
of
the
LORD
is
upon
me,
because
the
LORD
has
anointed
me;
he
has
sent
me
to
bring
good
news
to
the
oppressed
and
to
bind
up
the
brokenhearted,
to
proclaim
freedom
for
the
captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners
;”
- International Standard Version
Who were the first to receive this Good News from the risen Christ?
The imprisoned spirits in darkness
1 Peter 3:19-20
““
19
After
being
made
alive
,
he
went
and
made
proclamation
to
the
imprisoned
spirits
—
20
to
those
who
were
disobedient
long
ago
when
God
waited
patiently
in
the
days
of
Noah
while
the
ark
was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,”
- New International Version
Jesus
went
down
to
the
grave
where
all
the
disobedient
spirits
were
held
captive,
their
spirits
very
much
conscious!
Their
bodies
were
no
more,
but
their
spirits
were
fully
aware,
albeit
in
darkness!
But
Jesus
was
LIGHT
and
He
brought
His
LIGHT
to
them,
to
give
them
HOPE
!
and
to
fix
their
eyes
on
HIM
,
because
of
the
joy
that
was
awaiting
them
(
Hebrews 12:2
) as well!
Hebrews 12:2
“fixing
our
eyes
on
Jesus,
the
author
and
perfecter
of
faith,
who
for
the
joy
set
before
Him
endured
the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
- NASB 1995
Was Jesus far from those imprisoned spirits?
No
Acts 17:27
“God
has
done
all
this,
so
that
we
will
look
for
him
and
reach
out
and
find
him.
He
isn't
far
from
any of us
,”
- Contemporary English Version
Is God omnipresent?
Yes
Colossians 1:17
“He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”
- NASB 1995
What
does
THIS
tell
you?
God
is
present
everywhere
at
the
SAME
time…
even
in
the
GRAVE
!
Does
Christ
love
those
in
the
grave?
YES,
of
course.
So
then,
all
those
in
the
grave
are
held
together
by
Christ
as
they
TOO
are
part
of
the
“
all
”
in
the
verse
above.
What
a
lovely
consolation
this
is
for
all.
Every
one
of
those
spirits
in
the
grave
came
into
this
world
with
a
purpose,
whether
for
the
good,
or
the
bad.
God
made
everything
and
everyone
with
a
divine
purpose.
Who
are
YOU,
‘Christian’,
to
point
any
finger
to
anyone
God
has
created
according
to
His
council?
Who
changed
Pharaoh’s
heart
for
the
worse?
Who
changed
Joseph’s
brothers’
hearts
for
the
worse
Examples
are
innumerable!
Besides,
God
has
NO
favourites, never had!
Romans 2:11
“For there is no partiality with God.”
- NASB 1995
To conclude
‘Christian’,
with
all
being
said
above,
on
what
basis
do
you
proclaim
an
‘everlasting
hell
of
condemnation’?
Is
it
your
three
elitism-fuelling
foundational
documents?
You
know,
the
bias
“Heidelberg
Catechism”,
-“Canons
of
Dort”
and
-“Belgic
Confession”?
Is
it
The
conveniently-deceiving
hermeneutics
at
the
hands
of
fallible
scribes
who
play
with
grammar
to
suit
their
(and
yours)
human
nature?
This
atrocious
lie
has
done
SO
much
pain
and
suffering
and
damage
to
the
world,
that
it ONLY asks for a punishment of the strongest intensity, which by the way, the Bible prophecies below!
Hebrews 10:28-29
“
28
Anyone
who
has
set
aside
the
Law
of
Moses
dies
without
mercy
on
the
testimony
of
two
or
three
witnesses.
29
How
much
severer
punishment
do
you
think
he
will
deserve
who
has
trampled
under
foot
the
Son
of
God,
and
has
regarded
as
unclean
the
blood
of
the
covenant
by
which
he
was
sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?”
- NASB 1995
This
verse
above
is
the
reason
why
Jesus
said
what
He
said,
namely
that
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
will
be
better
off
on
the
day
of
judgment
than
those
despising
the
POWERFUL
Blood
of
Christ.
God’s
elect
comes
in
an
orderly
fashion,
simply
because He is a God of ORDER! Please read
2 Corinthians 5:20
, then
Ezekiel 18:4
, then
John 12:32
.
May God have mercy up on you and open your eyes NOW!!
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Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off
The “at” must read ”in”. Check the Greek “ἐν” please!
AFTER
Physically
immoral
persons
here?
NO,
figuratively
immoral
persons!
Spiritual
“porneia”
(root
word
#4202)
if
you
will.
Biblical
scribes
are
obsessed
with
the
flesh
and
conveniently
ignore
the
spiritual
connection
of
immorality,
thus
using
“physical”
immorality
in
their
interpretation
to
conceal
the
real
meaning
of
#4205
here!
Just
check
how
many
versions
apply
this
misleading
interpretation.
The
immorality
of
Babylon
has
ALL
to
do
with
spiritual
harlotry,
i.e.
the
worship
of
idols,
such
as
money,
fame,
power
and
the
self.
Please
read
Revelation 17:2
;
17:4
;
18:3
;
19:2
.
Spiritual
harlotry
in
this
verse
above
has
all
to
do
with
unfaithfulness
to
Christ,
despising
His
Blood
on
the
cross!
And
moreover,
are
scribes
who
proclaim
the
LIMITED
atonement
of
Christ
off
the
hook?
NO.
Applying
misleading
casuistry
in
their
interpretations
of
the
Bible
is
deplorable
and
fits
in
well
with
what
Jeremiah
says
below:
Jeremiah 8:8
““’How
can
you
say,
“We
are
wise,
for
we
have
the
law
of
the
LORD,”
when
actually
the
lying
pen
of
the
scribes
has
handled
it falsely?”
- New International Version
That’s
why
Sodom
and
Gomorrah,
the
seat
of
physical
immorality,
will
be
better
off
on
the
day of judgment than those despising the Good News of Christ. Besides, lying is immoral!
Those proclaiming
everlasting damnation
#2525 -katestathēsan- Aorist
(passive), 3rd person plural