Joel 206: God Weeps For The Lost! Therefore, Predestination is false, and The Ark is Christ!

Previously we were dealing with all that has to do with the cup at Gethsemane. We’re going to attempt to nail down a couple of pieces of this for you. The second person of the Triune Godhead seems to have a different will than the Father. But Jesus has three offices, the Prophet, the Priest, and the Judging King. He is in His Prophet/Priest/Redeemer position and that’s why it seems His will is different than the Father’s will. The duties of the office He is in dictates His will at this point. It’s 2 Peter 3:9. If it’s His will that He causes people to be lost then God is a murderer.

That takes us to the lie of Satan where Satan accuses God of being a murderer and a liar. If there is no free will you’ve made God a murderer. That’s what predestination is. Satan insists that the gift of free will is not passed to God’s creation. But if there is no free will, God is the only One Who exists, because then we are automatons... simulated life. We have life... and that means we have free will.

We have the Ark of the Covenant... a type of Christ. This is the hidden truth, the hypostatic union, the adding of humanity to God. How it is made is very important to know because of the symbolism that must be accounted for. Christ’s deity has authority over His humanity. So, He cannot sin. We go over the purpose of the Ark and that takes us back to the cup. 2 Samuel 6:1-15 is where we go. But what does this have to do with the cup of Gethsemane and the bruised heel? Add to this Isaiah 53:1-12 and ask, “Does God bruise God?” So, open your TextBook and have your notetaking device handy, because the deepest Bible teacher alive today is just getting started.

Notice: This is a very in-depth and fascinating study of Joel, Daniel, Revelation, Ecclesiastes, Job, and Genesis, by our pastor Stephen A. Chronister. You’re watching Lecture Number 206 in this series. Current and past lectures can be found at www.cliffside.org in the Media page, and Podcasts are available on iTunes, https://cliffside.podbean.com/, iHeart.com, and

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Scriptures: Matthew 26, Mark 11, John 18, Psalms 75:8, 2 Samuel 6:1-15, Isaiah 53:1-12, Numbers 21:5-9