Ray has published a most amazing thing in the e-mail responses.
"...God DOES not suffer." That is presently. I do not recall saying that "God HAS NOT ever suffered." (Past tense). "God DOES not learn anything, seeing that God IS [NOW] all knowing." What I was trying to bring out in my lecture has to do with God BEFORE He "brought forth" or "birthed" wisdom by which He then was able to Create the heavens and the earth IN WISDOM.
This is what I have learned.
Rev 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
You see it? God is not suffering presently! We shall be as God and our tears WILL turn to joy.
God sees our tears. Just like a mother giving birth cries in agony, God see’s. God Knows what is coming next! For the joy that was before Him Jesus too endured the cross. He knew! Do we? Does this help ease the pain? No. Not at all. Just ask a mother giving birth without an epidural! Have you been there? Have you done that? Have you got the T-Shirt? Nope! Who has been on the Cross of Christ?
I thank God He is Present and knowing His Plan, Purpose and Will, will be done.
We will join Him in His tears of joy when after all is done, He will be all in all. The Joy of His Kingdom, come! P-U-S-H………...B - R-E- A -T- H - E…….Thy Kingdom come.
Have you noticed that in your life, that pain seems to come in cycles? Like a birth pang….? I am in an in-between birth pang remembering God’s Plan. When the pain hits, everything I know, EVERYTHING I have learnt, flies out the window! Know what I mean anyone? Who on earth is not feeling pain?
I am not saying all on earth will be raised righteous in the Spirit of Christ in the resurrection. No. Many called and few chosen doesn’t change. The baby will be born and the after birth will be….well we know what happens to the blood and the gore and the mess that is left behind. It passes away!...Can you feel the joy, the anticipation of Gods Work happening?
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