Circumstances and Consequences

Seminar 216-01

June 3-6, 2009
Seminar Topic:
 
The Two Witnesses – Part I

Larry Wilson

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In other words, God’s Word always put pressure on His children to grow, grow, and grow some more.

 

But, I’m tired of growing.

 

Most people don’t think of Heaven as going to school for eternity, but that’s what Heaven is all about – learning the love and ways of God and becoming more like God.

 

If you aren’t interested in endless studying and learning and doing endless homework in order to grow, Heaven is not for you.

 

Important point to ponder:

 

The two rules identify and reflect the dynamic challenge that three Gods constantly experience within their marriage.

 

Three independent, free will, Gods are constantly challenged to remain submitted and united in purpose, plan and action.

 

After all, they are equals in every way.

 

But, the principle of love holds them together.

 

Love is their unbreakable bond because they know the eternal and universal consequences of terminating these two rules.

 

Three Gods live by these two rules and they insist that all of their family members do the same.

 

These two laws are perfect and eternal.

 

If everyone lived in harmony with them, the universe would be one big happy house forever!

 

To give their free will children “a head start,” the Godhead decided to write these two laws in the hearts and minds of all creation.

 

They wisely did this because these two internal predispositions would help them correct choices that would prove to be mistakes.

 

Contrary to what you might think, angels do not have infinite wisdom. They often make decisions that prove to be mistakes.

 

If this were not possible, then, one third of Heaven’s sinless angels would have not joined up with Lucifer.

 

When it became evident in Heaven that a bad choice has been made by some angel or group of angels, the circumstance is evaluated by the two rules and the consequences are resolved and everything is quickly made right.

 

As I said, when these two rules are written in the hearts and minds of all creation, mistakes are easy to fix!

 

This loving predisposition placed within God’s children – that is, to naturally love God with all their heart, mind and soul and their neighbors as themselves – makes corrections easy and instantly forgettable.

 

What a happy house! No whining, no mopping around, no injured feelings or anger and no room for insults or lingering bitterness.

 

Love brings joy and sparkle to the eye!

 

Psalms 19:7   “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.”

 

OK, setting up the two house rules was Job Two.

 

After agreeing that their children would be created in their own image and given the power of choice, and after agreeing on the two house rules that everyone must live by, the question of roles then came up.

Which role would each God play?

 

In order to function as three parents, they concluded that they had to fully submit themselves to each other and present themselves to their children as ONE God.

 

Deuteronomy 6:4   Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

 

It was not a small matter for three almighty, independent, co-eternal equals to become One.

 

But, they had to do so; otherwise, some smart children would soon find a crack and play two Gods against one or one God against two.

 

If a crack existed, children would take sides and rule one would cause division because children would favor one God more than the other two.

 

So:

 

In order to appear as One God, and since there were three of them, they decided on three supporting roles that would endure forever.

 

 

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