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2 Ezdra 4:36:39 And the archangel Jeremiel answered and said, When the number of those like yourselves is completed; for he has weighed the age in the balance, 37 and measured the times by number; and he will not move or arouse them until that measure is fulfilled. 38 Then I answered and said, "But, O sovereign Lord, all of us also are full of ungodliness. 39 It is perhaps on account of us that the time of threshing is DELAYED for the righteous...on account of the sins of those who inhabit the earth."
WHEN WE CAN ANSWER EVEN JUST ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS!
2 Ezdra 3:5 I said, "Speak, my lord."
And he said to me, "Go, weigh for me the weight of fire, or MEASURE FOR ME A BLAST OF WIND, or CALL BACK FOR ME THE DAY THAT IS PAST (video?).
2 Ezdra 5:36-37 He said to me, "Count up for me those who have not yet come, and and gather for me the scattered raindrops, and make the withered flowers bloom again for me; 37 open for me the closed chambers, and bring out for me the winds shut up in them, or SHOW ME THE PICTURE OF A VOICE (webcam?); and then I will explain to you the travail that you ask to understand.
The 3 highlighted questions seem to point to our High Tech world today, which were unknown to the people then least dream of.
What say ye?
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2 Ezdra 4:36:39 And the archangel Jeremiel answered and said, When the number of those like yourselves is completed; for he has weighed the age in the balance, 37 and measured the times by number; and he will not move or arouse them until that measure is fulfilled. 38 Then I answered and said, "But, O sovereign Lord, all of us also are full of ungodliness. 39 It is perhaps on account of us that the time of threshing is DELAYED for the righteous...on account of the sins of those who inhabit the earth."
WHEN WE CAN ANSWER EVEN JUST ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS!
2 Ezdra 3:5 I said, "Speak, my lord."
And he said to me, "Go, weigh for me the weight of fire, or MEASURE FOR ME A BLAST OF WIND, or CALL BACK FOR ME THE DAY THAT IS PAST (video?).
2 Ezdra 5:36-37 He said to me, "Count up for me those who have not yet come, and and gather for me the scattered raindrops, and make the withered flowers bloom again for me; 37 open for me the closed chambers, and bring out for me the winds shut up in them, or SHOW ME THE PICTURE OF A VOICE (webcam?); and then I will explain to you the travail that you ask to understand.
The 3 highlighted questions seem to point to our High Tech world today, which were unknown to the people then least dream of.
What say ye?
Those are good points. but,
Matthew 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".
Matthew 25:13 "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh".
Last edited by mensaguy; 08-17-2014 at 06:15 AM..
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IMO, people expend far too much time and effort trying to calculate or discern the timing of the 'End Times' spoken of in scripture. God clearly does not intend for us to know the specific date or time. But, just as clearly, He does intend for every person of every generation to have similar reasons (signs, events) for believing that theirs COULD BE the Final Generation.
Since we only 'live within our own skin' and commune only with our own spirit, it does not truly matter (TO US) when the 'End Times' of the world may come. In a very real sense, every individual of every generation faces their own 'end times' and 'final days.' Likewise, each will be individually responsible to God alone for their own lives and choices ... and how they responded to the inescapable knowledge of their own 'end times.'
We are daily living-out our response to Jesus Christ and the living God ... in a very minuscule slice of eternity referred to as "Our life on earth." Whether or not we are prepared to meet the Lord is being determined today, ... not at some distant future point.
Too many people wanna know the future. They read and even write books on revelation. There has never been 1 person who had for it correct. They even make it their Christian life to focus on the future and sell the silly books.
These books of 2 Ezdra are not part of most Bible , they were removed because Jesus did not have them when He walked in Jerusalem and never quoted from these Books , still from what it says of these Scriptures . The archangel Uriel was relaying a message from the Lord , that the exiles returning to Israel from Assyria who were captive for all most 80 years and God was surveying the damage of the judgment of exile of the Jewish people to Babylon , which sin was in the earth here still many years later ...And God found that sin was still there in His measurements ....
It's certainly an interesting post by ANS57 whom I have not seen around here in a good while. I never knew this thread existed. Very interesting reflection, ANS57. Sorry I missed this post which was made so long ago.
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