Circumstances and Consequences

Seminar 216-02
June 3-6, 2009
Seminar topic:

The Two Witnesses – Part II

Larry Wilson

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If anyone willfully defies these two laws, the death sentence is required.

 

The two laws of love demand that all defiant sinners be eliminated from the universe.

 

If someone refuses to love God first and his neighbor as himself, that person is defiant and all defiant people must be cut off from the society of the universe.

 

Numbers 15:30   “’But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or alien, blasphemes the Lord, and that person must be cut off from his people.”

 

The fall of Lucifer led to the fall of one-third of Heaven’s angels.

 

The fall of Lucifer led to the fall of Adam and Eve.

 

The fall of Adam and Eve has brought untold suffering, sorrow and death to the human race.

 

Because sin is a cancer that never stops infecting the innocent, a God of love will execute justice. 

 

A loving God will not subject oncoming worlds to the predatory nature of sin.

 

The telltale evidence of demon-possessed people is predatory violence.

 

Sin has no contentment.

 

Sin’s requires camaraderie – bringing in new people, capturing the innocent in a stealthy and deadly process and then making recruiters of the young.

 

A perfect counterfeit for true evangelism!

 

The Godhead:

 

Last session I made several statements about the Godhead.

 

I would like to expand and amplify some additional points for your consideration:

 

1.   After the three Gods cast lots and assumed their roles, the first thing the Father did was to write a book about the history of sin.

 

POINT:   Two Gods gave up their power of possessing a perfect foreknowledge of coming events. 

 

After they submitted themselves to each other, ONLY the Father knows everything about the future and He tells the other two Gods whatever He wants them to know.

 

The point here is that the first thing the Father did after assuming His role was to write down a history of life before there was any history to record.

 

According to His perfect foreknowledge, He wrote down everything that would happen and He even included the name of every angel and human being that would live!

 

After writing the book, He then blotted out the name of each person who would choose to defy the laws of love.

 

In other words, every person’s life was written down in the Book of Life, but only the names of those who will choose submission were permanently recorded

 

OK, the Father’s foreknowledge presents an interesting problem:

 

Can God be trusted with His perfect foreknowledge?

 

Will He manipulate circumstances and consequences to avoid problems?

 

Will He use His incredible powers for personal advantage and benefit?

 

Does God always win because He always knows in advance what His opponent(s) will do?

 

To make Himself look good, did God create some angels and some human beings for destruction?

 

Since God already knows what the future will be, does His foreknowledge have any effect on your future?

 

Illustration:

 

Let’ suppose that you and your wife were married in 1945 and by 1947, you had decided to have 9 children. But:

 

You have perfect foreknowledge and you know that your firstborn child will become angry and jealous of you in 1997 – without justifiable cause.

 

You know this child is going to say horrible things about you.

 

You know that this child is going to steal some of your dearest possessions.

 

This child is going to lie and convince a third of your other children that you are a terrible – even a sexually abusive father.

 

You know that your son will become your greatest enemy during 1997 and would, if possible, kill you.

 

Yet, for 40 years, you know that this child will be your best == and most loyal friend – a favorite son.

 

 

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