Joel 207: The Ark Drank The Cup! How does God hiding Himself tell us the How of salvation?

With the conversation between the Godhead at Gethsemane there are incredible mysteries. And these are amazing. You have the will of God and the will of God... seemingly different wills but they are actually the same. The Son does not have remorse for having to drink the cup. God is longsuffering and willing that all would be saved, 2 Peter 3:9. The God/man is suffering, but not in the way that we might suspect. God in the flesh is suffering at what He will do by drinking the cup. But the will of the Son becomes the will of the Father. Christ has three phases. Before the cross He is in the Prophet state and the will exhibited here is that of His office at that time. The sorrow of Christ is the evidence of that fact. He is reprising the action of the first Adam, the sorrow for his fallen bride.

Now comes the Ark of the Covenant. It’s designed by God to display the God/man. And pastor reviews what he has already taught on this. The churches strip away the Gold covering of the Ark. Jesus says, If you don’t have My Deity, you are vomit, Revelation 3:16. Christ hid Himself while in His earthly ministry, just like the Ark has coverings including the thick vale when it is taken out. But how does the Ark being covered and Christ hiding Himself show us salvation? Belief of God is something hidden and not out on display. The Ark drinks the Cup. We talk about what happens at the cross and what happens when He is in the tomb and what happens right after His resurrection.

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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 207 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/,

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Scriptures: Job 1, Job 2, 2 Peter 3:9, Revelation 3:16, Numbers 4:5-6, Luke 1:35, Philippians 2:5-6, Genesis 3:19