General HOW CAN THE WORLD BE DECEIVED IF THERE ARE 2.4 BILLION CHRISTIANS ?

[LeeB]

Revelation 12:9 , Matthew 7:13,14 , Isaiah 35:8 , Matthew 20:16 , Matthew 22:14 , Luke 13:23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30 Matthew 7:21 , Luke 6:46 It is estimated that there are about 2.4 billion professing Christians in the world. Globally there are about 45000 denominations and more than 200 in the United States. Every one of these denominations are in disagreement about doctrines and practices. Which one is the remnant that is to exist in the latter days before the second advent ? If you were to study each one of these 45000 denominations in an effort to determine which is that remnant for 6 months it would take 22,500 years to cover them all. One thing is true, they cannot all be right, but they can all be wrong. I know what it is like to fervently and passionately believe in a lie only to have YAHWEH bring me out of it. Many of you here on Simply Christian know this as well. I was led out 31 years ago realizing that only YAHWEH through Christ can teach the truth and only YAHWEH can put a person in HIS church. I had to learn spiritual logic, spiritual critical thinking, develop a spiritual thinking mind. No man or woman on Earth is able to do any of this for anyone. If we are YAHWEHS workmanship then it is YAHWEHS work and we sabbath. The Lord of this sabbath is Christ who is our connection to YAHWEH. As I have written in other articles YAHWEH has totally removed human shepherds and HE and HIS son have taken over HIS church completely . The election of the saints is ongoing until shortly before the second advent. Yahweh is not desiring that anyone perish but rather have opportunity to repent. In this current evil age YAHWEH elects who HE has known in eternity and before time began and predestined them to be in the lambs book of life. The book of Revelation proves that many people refuse to repent during the tribulation but if Yahweh had given them HIS spirit now and they refuse to repent they would have perished, suffered everlasting death because of the unpardonable sin. YAHWEH has always known who would repent in whatever time they are living in. There is now, then there is the tribulation and then second resurrection. YAHWEH will determine who and in what time each person will receive HIS HOLY SPIRIT. In this way the number who will perish would be greatly reduced. YAHWEH wants each human being to have their best opportunity because HE loves us all and does not willingly place anyone in a no win situation. In the millennium and second resurrection all people will have the HOLY SPIRIT and there will be some who will perish like Gog and MaGog. I believe the majority of humanity will be successful.

 

[Outcast]

Well, I guess I still get stuck of the words "few will be that find it."

 

[LeeB]

Those words apply to this current age. Luke 13 is similar to Matthew 25 and the ten virgins. The door is the one in Revelation 3:8 . This door is closed and the people who want in are refused, these are the Laodiceans, the innumerable multitude . For the majority of humanity at this time it is more loving and merciful to keep them in ignorance, 2 Peter 2:20,21 , Hebrews 6:4,5,6 , Luke 12:47 2 Peter 3:9 These scriptures answer why YAHWEH only gives HIS spirit to very few in this current evil age. The last two eras of the church are Philadelphia and Laodicea, the 144000 elect and the innumerable multitude. If our loved ones remain in ignorance it is better for them than calling them before they are ready to sincerely repent.

 

[Outcast]

I would really like to think that my loved ones, while not accepting the truth of Yeshua, the son of Yahweh, and following "the Way" to eternal life with me will have "door #2" and eventually be saved, that message is not getting through to me. I'd feel better if I could accept that message.

My mother, back in the early 60's chose Yeshua and was, to my young eyes, a true believer. Life happened, my parent's marriage finally fell apart, and my mother drifted away. I was very concerned for her, but she was a strong-spirited woman and didn't want to hear it.

She developed cancer of her lungs and ended up with hospice care. She was angry over every and any things that occurred. Very hard to deal with.

On her death bed, in the hospital, I knelt down by her bed and begged God to draw her close. She heard me while I prayed. I don't know what was in her mind or what she saw, but she then said "God is beautiful." Those are the last words she ever said to me.

My Dad, however, had Alzheimer's and was not "with me" most of the time. I went to visit him several states away and he did not know who I was. But, I spend time with him. He was living with a woman who befriended him when his second wife died (as her husband dies shortly before that) and Dad moved in with her. He was very concerned with how we (his sons) saw that situation and was apologetic about it. We did not condemn him for it. Because of how social security works, they did not get married and lose part of the income.

Any way, I'm rambling here - sorry.

While sitting on the front porch with Dad, while he did not know who I was, I started telling him of his life and who his sons were, where we lived, who he was, etc. Suddenly his face "lit up" and tears came to his eyes. He grabbed my hand and thanked me for giving him his memories for a short time. He quickly forgot again. That moment was gone.
His "wife" called me to let me know that hospice was taking care of Dad. I drove up to Kansas as quickly as I could and reached Dad's bed before he died. I prayed for him the same way I prayed for Mom. He never regained consciousness for me. I do so hope that God called him since he also was a true believer in the 60's with Mom.

Any way, I had to go pray for them while they were alive. The reason is that I accept that nobody gets a second change to be a child of God after death.

Heb 9:24–28 For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

Lk 16:19–31 “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’ And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house— for I have five brothers—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’ But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’ ”

 

[LeeB]

Only GOD knows the true thoughts and intents of the heart/human spirit and we know that HE alone will determine the ultimate fate of all. My parents heard about GOD through the hearing of the ear but their eye never saw HIM. They both died never knowing the masters will and will be beaten with few stripes but the one who did know will be beaten with many. There is no way that I can pass ultimate judgment on anyone nor should I. However by the gift of discernment I have realized that neither of my parents were ever called and chosen, they never had the Holy Spirit. Would a loving righteous GOD condemn them to everlasting death or does HE have a plan to give them a future opportunity to know and enjoy what we have been given at this time ? This is not the only day of salvation, the kingdom of GOD is like leaven that a woman ( the church) hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened. Matthew 13:33 The offer of salvation is in three stages at three different times. The prophets have described what conditions exist after Christ returns and rules the Earth. There are human beings present that live in those days who obviously survived the tribulation. They will all be given the Holy Spirit, their first and only opportunity for the hope of salvation. There is a second resurrection where this process is repeated. In these three measures of meal none of them are second chances rather a first and only opportunity. We are not any better than any of these others but all will in their day the same hope. If this is not true then my parents have perished forever without ever having the hope that was given to me. GOD is love, mercy triumphs over judgment and HE is not willing that anyone should perish but that all come to repentance. You have to be alive to repent. GOD is not offering salvation to everyone on Earth at this time so then HE must offer it after in other times. The same process used today will apply in all three times. I pray for you Outcast that you will find closure and comfort in your desire to understand.