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mrsnacks:
I am trying to understand the blinding of God and revealing of truth. I have heard it said that God blinds those to the truths and reveals truths to those in His own time. Why is that ? For example I have heard of UR in the past and ignored . Then one day a few months ago I had gone on this site and my eyes were opened. It all made sense. Was my eyes blinded before by God to this and then He revealed and opened my eyes ? Does that mean if He didn't blind me - I would've seen ? Why is it that people don't just get it ? Maybe some of you can explain this to me. I know that God does it but why ? What is His purpose ?

rrammfcitktturjsp:
Mrsnacks,

  Very good questions and I do not claim to know all.  But I know that things happen in God's timing.  Once this is understood, then the questions fall away.  God is so much higher than us, his thoughts are higher than our thoughts, and his ways greater than our ways.  When one rests in this, then the response instead of the questions is one of awe and love and thanksgiving.  I am so in awe of God that he knows all, and love him to know that I do not have to worry that he has me in the palm of his hands no matter what may go on in the world.  It is so nice to rest assured in things of that nature. 

  I will be reading this thread with great interest.

  Sincerely,




  Anne C. McGuire

josh:
Mr. Snacks

Actually it is not God who blinds those (albiet it is part of God's sovereign plan)... but rather Satan who does the blinding.

2 Cor. 4:3-4
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

It is God through Christ who lifts the veil and takes away the blindness of the world in His perfect timing.

2 Cor. 3:12-14
Therefore having such a hope, we use great boldness in our speech, and are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the end of what was fading away.

But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ.

Evil is a necessary part the education that the elect are receiving in this life and that the rest of humanity will learn in the Lake of Fire. The Judgements of God will teach us righteousness (Isaiah 26:9)

Through God's judgement and His revelation of truth that will unblind us... we shall see that without Him we are but beasts."

Eccl. 3:17-18
I said to myself, "God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man," for a time for every matter and for every deed is there.

I said to myself concerning the sons of men, "God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts."

Hope this helps a little.
Josh

Jackie Lee:
There are some things my eyes has been opened to such as no free will that came easy for me.
Hell was another that came easy.
The beast I am having a problem with, it just don't seem sensible to me at this time.
I can't figure out that no one can buy or sell without the mark.
I hope someone can explain that to me.
 A thought just now hit me, could that be our social Security numbers?

 

Jackie Lee:
I just rememberd something freewill took a while for me to really realize we don't have freewill.
God is showing me in small amounts.

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