Saturday, March 17, 2012

Romans 9:27-29


27 And Isaiah calls out (solemnly cries aloud) over Israel: Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, only the remnant (a small part of them) will be saved [from perdition, condemnation, judgment]!
    
28 For the Lord will execute His sentence upon the earth [He will conclude and close His account with men completely and without delay], rigorously cutting it short in His justice.
    
29 It is as Isaiah predicted, If the Lord of hosts had not left us a seed [from which to propagate descendants], we [Israel] would have fared like Sodom and have been made like Gomorrah.
Our Father destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and we can’t even find the remnants of the two cities today. The people of Sodom and Gomorrah were so evil that our Father ended all of their life's and sent all of their souls directly to Hades. Then hundreds of years later Jesus came and died for us, He died for all of us! Jesus died for those of us with bodies, those of us who only have spirits, and those who had not even been born yet. He was also sent to Hades for 3 days. Our Lord went to the same place that every person from Sodom and Gomorrah were. He went to Hades not to further condemn the people, but to set them free, 1 Peter 3:19-20. The wicked were judged and they were sentenced, but thank God their sentence was not eternal. 
Hades was emptied by our Father’s Grace. Our Lord is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Jesus never changes. He will once again empty out Hades, Revelation 20:13 The wicked are sentenced and they are judged, but there are no laws any longer to sentence people to an eternity in Hell. Jesus did away with any and all laws that could give such a sentence. Hades is a place that our Father uses to cause spirits to love and seek out the well being of others, Luke 16:27-28. It is a place of correction, not just torment and revenge. Only a few Israelis are allowed to escape the correction and judgment of Hades. But amen, they will all be set free from it and allowed to enjoy the Wedding Feast for all of eternity as our guests. They are loved and amen they are forgiven. They may be saved only as ones who have passed through the fire, but amen they only passed through the fire. 

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