Comments on: God’s Plan of the Ages – An Orderly Reconciliation https://parables.blog/gods-plan-of-ages-orderly/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 07:17:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Joseph Herrin https://parables.blog/gods-plan-of-ages-orderly/#comment-1788 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:27:33 +0000 #comment-1788 Dear Sean,

In this book I have used a number of Bible translations that use a proper translation. These books sound different than popular Bibles, but they are rendered correctly. The passage in Mark 3:28-29 is the most error inducing when read from a wrongly translated Bible. It says,

Mark 3:28-29
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
KJV

When read in a translation that interprets literally it sounds very different. Below is a rendering form Young's Literal Translation.

Mark 3:28-29
'Verily I say to you, that all the sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and evil speakings with which they might speak evil, but whoever may speak evil in regard to the Holy Spirit hath not forgiveness — to the age, but is in danger of age-during judgment;'
YLT

The Bible does speak of age-during, or age-lasting judgement. That is there is an age allocated for judgement, but it is not eternal. How can sin last forever? Yahweh certainly is strong enough to deal with sin finally. Will He not do it? Of course He will. Let me quote from the Scriptures.

I Corinthians 15:24-28
Then comes the end, when He (Christ) delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He
puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign until He has put all
enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. For "He has put
all things under His feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him," it is evident
that He who put all things under Him is excepted. Now when all things are made subject
to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him,
that God may be all in all.

Is the apostle not speaking about "the end" of Yahweh's work among the creation in
these verses? Does the apostle declare that all things will end with billions of men and
angels in the bonds of eternal torment? Does the apostle declare that the creation will
continue on eternally without a reconciliation of all things to the Father? Absolutely not! Paul understood both the Scriptures and the power of God. He proclaimed the truth of
Yahweh's plan of the ages. Paul tells us exactly what the end of all things will encompass.

Christ must reign, but not eternally! Does this statement offend? Christ must reign
UNTIL He has accomplished all things which the Father has determined must be brought
to completion under the rule of His Son. What has the Father determined? He has declared
that all enemies must be vanquished. All rebellion must come to an end. Every creature on
earth and in heaven must be reconciled back to the Father. All creation must be summed
up in the Son of God, coming under a perfect submission to Yahshua. The ONLY being left
out of this is the Father. The Son is in a state of perfect submission to the Father. Once all things are brought under submission to Christ,then all things subjected to the Son will also be under subjection to the Father. Yahweh will then be "all in all."
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The first passage you quote uses the word aion, and it is not translated as Mark 3:28-29 translates it. It is translated as "world" in Matthew and "eternal" in Mark in the KJV. In the Young's Literal Translation it is translated as "age" in both. So you see there is a need to translate properly lest we be carried off into falsehood.

Joseph

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By: Unknown https://parables.blog/gods-plan-of-ages-orderly/#comment-1787 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:51:48 +0000 #comment-1787 Joseph, the texts are found in Matthew 12:31-32 and Mark 3:28-29

Thank you

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By: Joseph Herrin https://parables.blog/gods-plan-of-ages-orderly/#comment-1786 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 20:40:04 +0000 #comment-1786 Dear Sean,

I know some of the texts, but so that I can get the one you are referring to please leave the Scripture reference and I will get back to you.

Thanks,

Joseph

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By: Unknown https://parables.blog/gods-plan-of-ages-orderly/#comment-1785 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 20:37:08 +0000 #comment-1785 What about the texts addressing the sin referred to as unforgivable?

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By: Joseph Herrin https://parables.blog/gods-plan-of-ages-orderly/#comment-1784 Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:50:09 +0000 #comment-1784 Dear Jose,

I am not sure what you are referring to by "post millennial view of scriptures." It could indeed cover a whole lot of which I am sure I disagree with a number of these men on. I would ask you to read the entirety of this book and you will find that it is always a remnant of Yahweh's people that are able to see truth. I am familiar with the views of a couple of the men you mentioned, such as Augustine, Calvin, and Jonathan Edwards, and I know they did not receive what was in this book.

It is best to not say "I am a follower of so and so." When men get things wrong they are often very wrong.

Joseph Herrin

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By: Unknown https://parables.blog/gods-plan-of-ages-orderly/#comment-1783 Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:23:14 +0000 #comment-1783 Thank you for great teaching! Do you hold a post millenial view of scriptures? Augustine, Athanasius, Eusebius, most of the puritans, Jonathan Edwards and even Calvin seemed to share this throughly biblical expectation of the future.

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