Mindonfire, I have some questions.
Quoting from your "I See Therefore I Know Seeing + ?= Knowing" :
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Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Today I would like to discuss with and show believers that there is a marked difference between seeing and knowing. Many believers have argued that since Rev 1:7 states that the world will see Messias, this also means that they will know him. I am here to tell you otherwise. It is absolutely correct that everyone will see him with their physical eyes. But let us remember that the physical eyes are unable to see and know that which is spiritual. Seeing is not knowing.
I don't think anybody would argue that by the time Jesus returns, everybody will already
know Him as their Savior. But I think there will be little doubt in anybody's mind who it is that is coming "with clouds," when "every eye shall see him." Not everybody will already have a spiritual relationship with Him at that time, but they will see Him coming when He is "revealed" at His second coming, and they will know who He is, even if they do not KNOW Him personally.
Are you trying to say that there will be something about His appearance that only a few will even be able to recognize Him for who He is? That sounds contrary to what we are told in the Bible, and it sounds like the New Age "second coming event" where people are expecting Jesus to come in a space ship, and people will be afraid of the aliens when they get here and not realize it's Jesus. Is THAT what you are saying? That He's coming in a space ship and unless we know that ahead of time, we won't know it's Him and we'll somehow miss out?
Please clarify what you mean when you say that people won't recognize Him at His coming. That leaves plenty open to interpretation, as you can see. Recognizing Him at His coming and knowing Him personally as your Savior are two separate things. One can have both, but some people will only know who He is when He gets here because they don't know Him as Savior.
I can see the point that if we don't
recognize the Anti-Christ, that could be a problem for us. Nobody wants to get sucked in with his plans or take his mark. But if one is warning about that, it's best to be specific.
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Now let us ask ourselves; what made Peter so different that he was able to see and know that Christ was the Messias. Well if we study Matt 16:17 you will see the answer. The reason that Peter was able to see and know that Jesus was the Messias was because God the Father had given him the revelation (Matthew 16:17). The rest could not know this because the Father had not revealed this as of yet to them.
Jesus is not going to be here walking around among us or coming secretly--when He comes, everybody will see it and know it, so there shouldn't be any problem with identifying Him. Everyone will see Him, and I wouldn't be surprised if God announced Him as "my beloved Son" as He did at Jesus' baptism. I just don't see how there could be any doubt if there is a glorious personage coming in the clouds with the hosts of heaven with Him. Unless, of course, said personage is in a space ship, and then I would take that to be a deception of some kind.
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It is important to remember that all of these examples had two things in common. They all saw what they were looking at. But they all did not know what they were looking at until an outside influence revealed it to them.
Again, why would anybody not know that it was Jesus they were looking at, coming in glory? I don't think anybody will be blocked at that time from knowing who He is, even if they have rejected Him in the past.
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Now someone might ask; why did Peter receive the revelation at that time. Well we must understand that there are many factors which are involved when it comes to receiving revelation from God. The most important factor is your disposition or mindset. There are certain dispositions or mindsets that block and there are certain dispositions or mindsets that will open your spirit to revelation. Today let’s take a look at some individual dispositions or mindsets which can block the entrance of revelation into your spirit.
God: God gives revelation to whomever he wills. If he doesn’t want to give it to you, then there isn’t too much you can do. But if you examine yourself you might find something in you that is blocking it, or it may not be the right time. (Prov 10:20, Psalm 5:5)
Hardness of heart: This is a disposition or mindset that is lacking in consideration, compassion and gentleness. This type of mindset is also obdurate, resentful, and resistant to change even when it is wrong. (Prov 28:14, Mark 6:52, Mark 8:17-18)
Pride and Vain in heart, mind, spirit: This tends to lead to the hardening of the heart. The dispositions or mindsets that are infected with this tends to feel that others are unworthy and inferior to them. They tend to think that their way is the best way. They also have an excessive over-appreciation of their own importance, appearance, and achievements. And because of this they do not listen when the voice of reason from God speaks to give them revelation. (Prov11:2, Prov16:18)
Foolish in heart, mind, spirit: These dispositions or mindsets are lacking in sense, judgement, and discretion. They are easily engaged by absurd and ridiculous notions. (Prov19:3, Prov15:7, Psalm 5:5)
Carnal, Fleshly, Sensual heart, mind, spirit) These dispositions or mindsets are inclined to bodily pleasures. These love to gratify the physical more than the spiritual. These mindset have become an enemy of the Living God who must be worshipped in spirit. (Rom8:6-8, Col. 2:18, Jude:19)
Gross in heart, mind, spirit: This is a disposition or mindet that is excessively obese. It has been growing and spreading with excessive riches, and luxuriance. And because of this it has become lazy, indolent, lethargic, and apathetic. This type of disposition or mindset tends to elicit disgust and judgement from God rather than revelation. (Matt. 13:15, Jer. 5:27-28, Eze. 32:16)
Double minded and Lukewarm heart, mind, spirit: These dispositions or mindsets are lacking in conviction. They are like warm waves of the sea. Driven and tossed about by every wind of doctrine. These are most likely to get spit out than to receive revelations.(James 1:5-8, Jude:13, Rev. 3:15-16)
Wicked and Iniquitous heart, mind, spirit: These dispositions or mindsets have the nature of immorality and depravity. They are not moved by gross injustices; as a matter of fact they welcome it. (Prov10:20, Psalm 5:5)
I can see how a person might not recognize the Anti-Christ, but I really don't understand how one could miss Him at His second coming.
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So if your mind has been overly tainted by anyone of these diseases you will not know what truly is going on in the world around you. You will succeed in repeating the same mistakes as your predecessor Israel. You will succeed in estranging yourself from God and his Messias, and incurring the wrath that is to come. You will see but you will not know that the Man of Sin or Anti-Christ is here until it is too late. You will see Messias coming with the clouds of heaven, (Rev1:7) but you will not know that it is him until it is to late. You will be a physical seeing, but spiritual blind man or woman.
“Knowing is not present in the physical sight but knowing is present in spiritual revelation."
"Luke 17:30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
I don't understand "You will see Messias coming with the clouds of heaven, but you will not know that it is him until it is too late." What can a person do at that point anyway? How long do you believe that He will be visible, in the clouds, before He gets here, to give a person a chance to do something? What do you think one should be watching for? Do you see how I could be confused? Again, unless you're talking about a space ship approaching, which people would understandably reject as being the Savior, I don't know how people could miss it.
I also have questions about "Christian Crocodiles," but I'll save those for later. Maybe getting an answer to these que