Has the Gospel been preached in all the world?
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That is an interesting view. I would add one verse to your arsenal if its not there already (sorry haven't read all your posts so don't know)
Hebrews 8:13 By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.
So that covenant will SOON disappear, but it had not yet disappeared as of the writing of Hebrews, which we know for sure is after Jesus' death burial and resurrection.
I believe this occured at the destruction of the temple, which marked the end of judaism.
Hebrews 8:13 By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.
So that covenant will SOON disappear, but it had not yet disappeared as of the writing of Hebrews, which we know for sure is after Jesus' death burial and resurrection.
I believe this occured at the destruction of the temple, which marked the end of judaism.
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Matthew 24:3 And as He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, WHEN will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your COMING, and of the END OF THE AGE?"
Matthew 13:39-40 - There are only two ages spoken about at this time in the bible "this age" and "new age" which is The Old Covenant Age and the The New Covenant Age.
The text "end of the age" is not the end of the earth. It's about the end of the Old Covenant Age. The Old Covenant Age ended in AD 70 when the temple was destroyed. See Luke 21:20-24
Matthew 13:39-40 - There are only two ages spoken about at this time in the bible "this age" and "new age" which is The Old Covenant Age and the The New Covenant Age.
The text "end of the age" is not the end of the earth. It's about the end of the Old Covenant Age. The Old Covenant Age ended in AD 70 when the temple was destroyed. See Luke 21:20-24
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Matthew 24:14 ("this [G3778] gospel of the kingdom" (see also Matt26:13; Mk14:9)] is referring to that which WILL be being "preached in all the world, for a testimony/witness unto all the nations..." IN and DURING the future Tribulation Period (as it is commonly called); i.e. in the time period immediately preceding and LEADING UP TO His "RETURN" to the earth (Rev19)
[this corresponds also with the SEQUENCE between Matthew 22:7 (70ad events) and Matthew 22:8 "THEN SAITH HE to his servants..." (necessarily taking place AFTER the 70ad events... and note I do not say "immediately after")...Recall that Jesus was up in Heaven after 32ad / His ascension (thus also after the 70ad events
)... This pertains to the "chronology" issues disclosed in Scripture... which I won't go into in this post, but be assured this is shown in numerous passages...]
[this corresponds also with the SEQUENCE between Matthew 22:7 (70ad events) and Matthew 22:8 "THEN SAITH HE to his servants..." (necessarily taking place AFTER the 70ad events... and note I do not say "immediately after")...Recall that Jesus was up in Heaven after 32ad / His ascension (thus also after the 70ad events
)... This pertains to the "chronology" issues disclosed in Scripture... which I won't go into in this post, but be assured this is shown in numerous passages...]
I'd say no - there are still many inhabited places in the world today that are still quite inaccessible. As others pointed out, it may be readily accessible and have been "preached" in many places, but that doesn't necessarily equate to people accepting it. I will say that as a linguist, the number of languages and dialects gospel tracts have been translated into is staggering. Definitely an "A" for effort.
Matthew 24:14 ("this [G3778] gospel of the kingdom" (see also Matt26:13; Mk14:9)] is referring to that which WILL be being "preached in all the world, for a testimony/witness unto all the nations..." IN and DURING the future Tribulation Period (as it is commonly called); i.e. in the time period immediately preceding and LEADING UP TO His "RETURN" to the earth (Rev19)
[this corresponds also with the SEQUENCE between Matthew 22:7 (70ad events) and Matthew 22:8 "THEN SAITH HE to his servants..." (necessarily taking place AFTER the 70ad events... and note I do not say "immediately after")...Recall that Jesus was up in Heaven after 32ad / His ascension (thus also after the 70ad events )... This pertains to the "chronology" issues disclosed in Scripture... which I won't go into in this post, but be assured this is shown in numerous passages...]
[this corresponds also with the SEQUENCE between Matthew 22:7 (70ad events) and Matthew 22:8 "THEN SAITH HE to his servants..." (necessarily taking place AFTER the 70ad events... and note I do not say "immediately after")...Recall that Jesus was up in Heaven after 32ad / His ascension (thus also after the 70ad events
)... This pertains to the "chronology" issues disclosed in Scripture... which I won't go into in this post, but be assured this is shown in numerous passages...]
Its a good think you are wrong so often then, else we would never get Raptured.....
Nobody will get raptured until they physically die. The bible tells us at physical death our spirit returns to the Lord (Ecclesiastes 12:7). And were told our body is raised spiritually (1 Corinthians 15:44-46). Spiritually, we were already raptured into His Kingdom (Body of Christ) when we first believed (1 Thessalonians 4:17). Jesus promised that the Son of Man would remove the unrighteous people from his kingdom. He describes the spiritual removing of the unrighteous and leaving behind the righteous (Matthew 13:41-42).
Actually "the end of the age" ("end of the world" in the KJV) would take us all the way to the time just before the New Heavens and the New Earth are established. The passage below refers to the Great White Throne Judgment: The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. (Mt 13:39,40)
At the same time there is one passage that seems to correspond to what you have mentioned -- the end of the Old Covenant: For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. (Heb 9:26)
At the same time there is one passage that seems to correspond to what you have mentioned -- the end of the Old Covenant: For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. (Heb 9:26)
I know we DIE when we are Raptured, so did Elijah when God took him because sin flesh CAN NOT enter Heaven. but that is wat the whole CHANGES in the Twinkling of an eye means, those living will be TAKEN via their Spirits, to Heaven and their bodies will thus be left on earth, thus they become INNCORUPTIBLE like those raised from the grave without sin flesh bodies. So, we indeed are Raptured/Taken by force/Harpazoed/Snatched, or what ever you wish to call it, at the same time as the Dead n Crist go to Heaven, when people die they do nit go straight to heaven, that is a myth. Just like the Jews had a HOLDIG PLACE called Paradise, we also do not go straight to heaven, the very verses you cited to us that.
1 Cor. 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption(Sin Flesh) inherit incorruption(Heaven).
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump(The LAST TRUMP always ended the Summer Harvest): for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible(With NO sin flesh), and we shall be changed(From men living in a flesh body to Spirit Men, just like those RAISED from the dead, at the SAME TIME). 53 For this corruptible(Sin Flesh) must put on incorruption(Spirit Man), and this mortal(Flesh body) must put on immortality(Spirit man, which will eventually get an Eternal Glorified Body in Heaven).
People take verses that tell us our souls will go back t be with the Lord when we die OVERTLY TOO LITERAL, of course our bodies will go back t be with the Lord, but in His TIMING, not ours. The holy word above says SPECIFICALLY that the Dead in Christ are raised at the very END, and the Living in Christ are CHANGED at the same time. But the statement is true, when we die we will go back to be with the Lord in eternity, but just not until God's Judgment time arrives. Scripture interprets scriptures, the one passage is interpreted in this above passage as per the TIMING of us going to be with the Lord Jesus told the Thief on the Cross that he would be with him that day in Paradise (and Jesus was in the earth THREE DAYS), thus we know the Jewish peoples had a holding place for spirits in the earth. We also know when Jesus was raised 3b days later He told Mary touch me not for I have not yet ASSCENDED unto the Father, thus this is further proof that Paradise is in the earth, not in Heaven, thus the Souls of the Righteous do not go straight to Heaven. In another place Jesus called this holding place the Bosom of Abraham in his Luke 16 parable.
Luke 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
So, Abrahams bosom is the Paradise spoken of, but it is not un Heaven.
1 Cor. 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption(Sin Flesh) inherit incorruption(Heaven).
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump(The LAST TRUMP always ended the Summer Harvest): for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible(With NO sin flesh), and we shall be changed(From men living in a flesh body to Spirit Men, just like those RAISED from the dead, at the SAME TIME). 53 For this corruptible(Sin Flesh) must put on incorruption(Spirit Man), and this mortal(Flesh body) must put on immortality(Spirit man, which will eventually get an Eternal Glorified Body in Heaven).
People take verses that tell us our souls will go back t be with the Lord when we die OVERTLY TOO LITERAL, of course our bodies will go back t be with the Lord, but in His TIMING, not ours. The holy word above says SPECIFICALLY that the Dead in Christ are raised at the very END, and the Living in Christ are CHANGED at the same time. But the statement is true, when we die we will go back to be with the Lord in eternity, but just not until God's Judgment time arrives. Scripture interprets scriptures, the one passage is interpreted in this above passage as per the TIMING of us going to be with the Lord Jesus told the Thief on the Cross that he would be with him that day in Paradise (and Jesus was in the earth THREE DAYS), thus we know the Jewish peoples had a holding place for spirits in the earth. We also know when Jesus was raised 3b days later He told Mary touch me not for I have not yet ASSCENDED unto the Father, thus this is further proof that Paradise is in the earth, not in Heaven, thus the Souls of the Righteous do not go straight to Heaven. In another place Jesus called this holding place the Bosom of Abraham in his Luke 16 parable.
Luke 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
So, Abrahams bosom is the Paradise spoken of, but it is not un Heaven.
I think the tares are burned up when the Wheat is gathered in that parable, its the Judgment of mankind, not their souls 1000 years later, thus the end of the age, IMHO, is Satan losing his kingdom of wickedness and deception over mankind, and being locked up for 1000 years. The New Beginning so to speak is Jesus ruling on this earth for 1000 years of "Sabbath Rest" so to speak.
In Rev. 10 we see when the 7th Thunder Sounds (7th Trump) time will be no more [as we know it].
Men will no longer desire to sin on earth, those who do live and have kids will still be living under sin flesh, but the only sins will be sins of omission. Thus Willful sins we be no more.
Off the cliff there bud....
In Rev. 10 we see when the 7th Thunder Sounds (7th Trump) time will be no more [as we know it].
Men will no longer desire to sin on earth, those who do live and have kids will still be living under sin flesh, but the only sins will be sins of omission. Thus Willful sins we be no more.
Off the cliff there bud....
Abraham's Bosom was the place of the righteous dead in Hades (in the lower parts of the earth). But Paradise is in the New Jerusalem (in Heaven). So Christ took all the OT saints from Hades to Paradise when He rose from the dead.
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. (Eph 4:8-10)
"Heavens" here is plural since Christ rose through the first and second heavens to reach the third heaven (which is God's Heaven), which is "far above all heavens".
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. (Eph 4:8-10)
"Heavens" here is plural since Christ rose through the first and second heavens to reach the third heaven (which is God's Heaven), which is "far above all heavens".