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mharrell08:

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--- Quote from: mharrell08 on December 06, 2010, 08:42:22 AM ---
Theocracy is for a divine power to govern humans. For this to be true, it would mean the wicked/unbelievers would have to remain humans even after their spiritual conversion.
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Those who are raised in the GWT judgment are still mortal humans.  This is something that I don't believe Ray has taught on but for those in the millennial reign that are going through the lake of fire, when are they translated and receive their spiritual bodies?  As soon as they are spiritually converted?  Even so could a theocracy not remain until the very last human being is spiritually converted?  A lot of things have not been expounded in the scriptures and even more things that Ray has not been lead to teach on as of yet.
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I don't believe any of the terms used to describe government could be applied to God Kingdom. That was a short definition I gave of theocracy to highlight one potential flaw in applying that idea to God's Kingdom.

As I stated to GoHaley, the term government is no more literal than us being God's literal body or God's literal temple. We compare physical to spiritual when trying to apply human government ideas to God's Kingdom.

As far as all humanity receiving spiritual bodies, you are right, it is not a subject Ray has taught on. But the scriptures tell us that all will be spiritually converted in mind and spirit, and that is of much greater value. Maybe Ray will touch on this aspect sometime in the future. But as of now, he hasn't.


Marques

Joel:
Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a Child is born; unto us a Son is given; and the government shall shall be upon his shoulder. These will be his royal titles: "Wonderful," "Counselor," "The Mighty God," "The Everlasting Father," "The Prince of Peace." His ever-expanding, peaceful government will never end. He will rule with perfect fairness and justice from the throne of his father David. He will bring true justice and peace to all the nations of the world. This is going to happen because the Lord of heaven's armies has dedicated himself to do it!

Joel

acomplishedartis:

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2:44. So all the folks continuing in trusting and believing were at the same [place], and they continued having and holding all things in common and with joint-participation (in a fellowship of partnership).

2:45. Furthermore, they began, and from time to time continued, selling (disposing of) the possessions and acquisitions, as well at the properties and things that support their existence, and then were thoroughly dividing and distributing them to everyone – in correspondence to anyone who would continue having a need.

4:32. Now pertaining to the fullness of the trusting and believing multitude, there was one heart and soul (= they were united at their core and in their will and feelings) and not even one person was saying [that] anything of the things belonging to, or sustaining for, him continued to be his own – but to the contrary, all things were common to them
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This is called a True community


(And if you think on it. Many couples whom share this truths together are kind of living this way; they have things in common, participate on fellowship together, they distribute what they have so no one of them is in need, no one is saying about what is only his own).         Also, This is an online forum of true community.

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