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Prune Soleiado:
Jesus came to me so that I could come to Him thanks to the giant spider web.
I never grew up in a religious crib, never heard about the gospel or the kingdom of God or anything at all related to universal reconciliation until 3 years ago.
God made the circumstances that lead me towards Him. No free will.
God makes the recipient He wants and if there are recipients that won’t hear about the gospel, that’s the will of Our Father, wether people have internet or vpn or not.
« Thy will be done ».
All that happens in the world, ignorance, evil, is for our admonition, for us, now, children of God through Jesus Christ, and later for the others, according to the order God has predetermined.
We preach the gospel anyway, for we are the kingdom of God.
« Clearly you are an epistle of Christ . . . written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God. —2 Corinthians 3:3 »
We are Christ’s testimony. People see us, and react inevitably to it, whatever answer they give, they are already touched by the hand of God.
They’ll remember the way we live right now, Christ’s eonian life. It necessarily leaves marks.
We have to keep on, if possible, living a life that please God, not just for ourselves but for the others in the world, it’s paramount.
Blessing our enemies, sharing a unique kind of love no one have ever known nor seen. They don’t have eyes to see and ears to hear, God blinded them, but He gave some of them, people in our surroundings, a chance to know Him through Jesus which lives in us. According to the amount of faith and the role Our Father granted us.
If we have to be in prison, then let us be in prison. If we have to show people too much confidence and hope in the future in front of various natural disasters occurring in the world and killing so many souls, then let us have this hope in our hearts and let it shine brighter than anyone has seen or known it.
Even if people seem shocked or disgusted by our « abnormal » reactions.
The Kingdom of God is within us, but can’t be hide, it shines so brightly.
Our prayers are heard from God, because we pray according to the spirit of Jesus.
We find because we ask for it.
Thanks to God’s grace and His spirit.
Jesus leads us, protects us, saves us. We must love actively.
God’s love. Agapeo.
The entire creation gasps for the return of Jesus. We all suffer, even ignorant ones.
And if we have this wonderful power Our Father gives us through Jesus to overcome, then we have enough strength to draw into this infinite source of love God granted us by grace and be able to soothe and comfort the others, the widows and the orphans..
We are useless servants, for it is God who changes hearts, not us. But we are to use our talents, whatever amount of talents each and one of us was given.
Wether we live in Papua or New York, our role stands the same, and God is always in total control of everything.
What is fascinating is that all of those upheavals happen in our hearts and in the same time outside in the world. Same process. One goal. One gospel. We will all be one in Christ. God will be all in all at the time He appointed. God be praised in the name of Jesus Christ. ❤️
Dennis Vogel:
--- Quote from: zvezda on November 18, 2018, 11:00:28 PM ---This is what Jesus said to the disciples what exactly will be preached in his name to all nations -
Luke 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
And this is what Jesus said when he began to preach -
Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Is Mark 13:10 a second witness for Mat 24:14? The word "preached" is translated as "published" in KJV. it simply says "gospel," not gospel of the kingdom or anything, it's just gospel. But it doesn't say "and then the end will come" -
Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
--- Quote from: Dennis Vogel on November 16, 2018, 11:17:59 AM ---
--- Quote from: Dennis Vogel on November 15, 2018, 12:20:00 PM ---
--- Quote from: ML on November 14, 2018, 11:56:05 PM ---Strange how no one has mentioned this verse yet:
Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Hab 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
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Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Has - "this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world" - happened yet? Opinions?
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I occurred to me that it does not say this gospel will be preached and understood.
It just says "this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world."
And it did not say "unto all the world" which is used 2448 times in the KJ - NT and more personal.
For the first 4 or 5 years BT was available in China and we even received emails from Mainland China. Then they cut us and all Christian sites off.
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I just checked, bible-truths.com is still accessible in mainland China. But it doesn't matter if the site is banned or not. Facebook, google, youtube, twitter and many popular sites are banned in mainland China too, but people in mainland China visit facebook, youtube and other blocked sites all the time through VPN. Actually all public websites are considered accessable in every nation as long as internet is available in that nation. There's always a way access blocked sites. Some youtube videos are blocked in the US too due to copyright, but everyone in the US still can see the blocked videos as long as they know how.
Is it possible for you to post the list of countries that have visited or tried to visit (meaning someone from that country sent a http request) bible-truths.com?
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I subscribe to three YouTube channels that originate in Mainland China and that's how they publish, using VPN. And most businesses in China that sell outside of China are allowed to use VPN.
"Chinese citizens still use VPNs, but getting their hands on them can be difficult, and they risk finding themselves on the wrong side of the law for using one. ... After all, using a VPN isn't actually illegal in China. However, that doesn't mean you won't run into any trouble if you have one." Jun 4, 2018 (Google).
But now it occurs to me that "shall be preached in all the world." does not say "in every country." If God said "preached in every nation" or "published in all the world" things would be a lot easier. But 'preached' is more personal and implies person to person or a single person to many people.
And this is far-fetched at best, but the entire world is covered by satellite TV signals. I know bootleg satellite systems are a good business in Iran and other counties. So every second there are many Christian channels beaming the Gospel to the entire world without realizing they are quoting bible verses that include the real Gospel.
And short-wave radio still has a good number of Christian stations. Short-wave easily covers the world.
Grasping at straws at this point.
It's 3 AM so I'm not at my best but perhaps the Gospel is nothing more than "God loves all of us and all will be saved and welcome in His kingdom?"
indianabob:
Thanks Dennis,
Your comment makes sense.
Reminded me of this;
22 Then Paul stood up before the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with the inscription: To an unknown God. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you. 24 The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.…
Please read the rest of Paul's comment.
Thanks Bob
Dennis Vogel:
Mar_4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
So maybe the 'mystery' is the Kingdom (the church says we go to heaven) and God saving everyone is part of the mystery of the Gospel?
Eph_6:19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
This may or may not be like "Grace"? The entire world knows what grace is. If you ask them they will say the word 'grace' is self-explanatory. There is no need to look deeper into it. But listen to Ray's talk on 'grace' and you find out you never even had a clue when it comes to understanding God's 'grace.'
zvezda:
--- Quote from: Dennis Vogel on November 19, 2018, 06:22:52 AM ---I subscribe to three YouTube channels that originate in Mainland China and that's how they publish, using VPN. And most businesses in China that sell outside of China are allowed to use VPN.
"Chinese citizens still use VPNs, but getting their hands on them can be difficult, and they risk finding themselves on the wrong side of the law for using one. ... After all, using a VPN isn't actually illegal in China. However, that doesn't mean you won't run into any trouble if you have one." Jun 4, 2018 (Google).
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Trust me on this -- no one in China runs into trouble just by using VPN to browser any websites. The ones who run into trouble are the ones who use VPN to create trouble to the gov't. You won't be put in jail as long as you leave the gov't alone. But I will stop here since it will get political.
--- Quote from: Dennis Vogel on November 19, 2018, 06:22:52 AM ---But now it occurs to me that "shall be preached in all the world." does not say "in every country." If God said "preached in every nation" or "published in all the world" things would be a lot easier. But 'preached' is more personal and implies person to person or a single person to many people.
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If you read other translations, it actually says "preached to all the nations." The word "ethnos" (1484) is used in Matthew 24:14, Mark 13:10 and Luke 24:47. But some people argue that "ethnos" could mean a race, not nation. I consider Ray was and still is preaching to the whole world, he's gone but his materials are not.
1484. ethnos
Strong's Concordance
ethnos: a race, a nation, pl. the nations (as distinct from Isr.)
Original Word: ἔθνος, ους, τό
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: ethnos
Phonetic Spelling: (eth'-nos)
Definition: a race, a nation, the nations (as distinct from Israel)
Usage: a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.
--- Quote from: Dennis Vogel on November 19, 2018, 06:22:52 AM ---And this is far-fetched at best, but the entire world is covered by satellite TV signals. I know bootleg satellite systems are a good business in Iran and other counties. So every second there are many Christian channels beaming the Gospel to the entire world without realizing they are quoting bible verses that include the real Gospel.
And short-wave radio still has a good number of Christian stations. Short-wave easily covers the world.
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One thing that's different between the internet and TV/radio is that once you publish something on the internet, it's available as a witness 24/7/365. While each TV/radio program only lasts for hours, once it ends you can't watch/listen to them any more unless you record the program. So I consider the only way for the gospel to be preached in the all nations as a witness 24/7/365 is through the internet.
--- Quote from: Dennis Vogel on November 19, 2018, 06:22:52 AM ---It's 3 AM so I'm not at my best but perhaps the Gospel is nothing more than "God loves all of us and all will be saved and welcome in His kingdom?"
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That's also what I am thinking. The gospel is just the usual stuff that we have already heard -- repentance, forgiveness, universal salvation etc. Even thought it could be simple as that, these are still a mystery to the church people, that's why "mystery of the gospel."
In Mark chapter 3, Jesus had to first open the disciples minds before telling them what will be preached to all nations. If it's not something mysterious, why would Jesus need to open their minds first? -
Luke 24:45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
Luke 24:46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
Luke 24:47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
By looking at every occurrence of the word "mystery" in the NT, it may show what the mystery is about.
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