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Rapprochement Eschatology Summary
& Chart
The
Rapprochement Eschatology Chart has been prepared as a summary review of
the Covenantal Eschatology Revealed study, as well as The Israel of
God study. The intent here is to show some of the decisive aspects of this
revealed relationship between the Creator God and His creation--man.
This
chart commences with the beginning of time itself. Here, Gen.4: places us
outside of the Garden of Eden--where our Creator God sovereignly chooses the
sacrifice of Abel over that of Cain’s.
We
also see God establishing the Everlasting Covenant with Father Abraham: A
gracious Covenant between God and man that would ultimately reach into each and
every nation of the world.
As
God reveals the fulfillment of His Covenant with father Abraham, we see the
predicted and confirmed coming of Jesus Christ as the one and only Messiah.
The
central portion of this chart shows the intricate details that surround the
progressive fulfillment of God’s Covenant promise to Abraham; this Year
of Jehovah’s Favor; this dispensation of the grace of God; this
Kingdom age.
We must see that God, even
from the very beginning of time itself, has been personally gathering His
peoples to Himself. God has always supplied that necessary measure of faith,
which has surely brought all of the faithful into this blessed relationship.
Salvation has always been decided on the basis of God’s grace alone, and Jesus
must be seen here as the full manifestation of that grace. God is definitely
over all, and in all.
It
is at the very beginning of the Day of
the Lord, that God brings this central segment to an abrupt conclusion.
This is that sure end of The
Year of Jehovah’s favor, when God will send His angels to
gather up all of those who heard the voice of Jesus; all of those elect saints
who are in Christ.
This
section which contains The Day of the
Lord, actually shows us a two-fold millennium as we are moved through
this "Great Day of God".
First,
we see the resurrected Church of Jesus Christ (all those who are in Christ)
experiencing the joys of their Heavenly presence with their Lord and their God.
Second,
we see the continued tribulations for the earthly populations--as God will pour
out His final plagues upon this ungodly world; wrath and indignation’s are
determined. -----------------------
Then
following The Battle of Armageddon and the final resurrection and
judgment (all of which occurs at the conclusion of The Day of the Lord),
we move on to the end of this chart--which would represent eternity with its New
Heavens and its New Earth.
This
color code has also been added, so that we might more easily follow the flow of
these important events along the time line of this chart.
"Blue-The
book of Revelation." is intended to point out the specific reference
passages within this study, which have been extracted from the Book of the
Revelation.
"Green-The
Kingdom of God." highlights the fulfillment of God’s promise to Father
Abraham. This Covenant of Grace that God instituted with Abraham so long ago
would find its culmination and its fulfillment in the blessed Seed--Jesus
Christ. Gal.3:16
"Purple-God’s
Covenant peoples." would indicate that God has always been doing the
calling when it comes to His people. If God was not actively preserving the
posterity that would make up His collective peoples, God would have no peoples
at all.
"Pink-God’s
elect priestly line is fully manifested during the New Testament era."
shows the hereditary line that God’s elect were to follow. This allows us to
understand the manifold intent in God’s Everlasting Covenant that was made
with Abraham and then with Isaac; That the line which constituted the elect
priests of God, was ultimately to be gathered out of every kindred, tribe,
tongue, and nation. This color also displays some of the many intricate details
concerning the invisible Church of Jesus Christ. It shows the two-fold character
of Christ’s Church that is evident during this year of Jehovah’s Favor:
That the Covenant Church not only has a visible presence here on earth, it also
has a parallel invisible presence in Heaven as well.
"Lt.
Blue-The first resurrection; which is the Lord Jesus, and the
resurrection of the living." reveals the intricate details that surrounds
Christ’s priestly line that is being revealed during this dispensation of
grace. That whenever a person hears the voice of Jesus, that person comes
alive--they begin to live--their souls are immediately resurrected into a
participatory role in Christ’s own resurrection. Understanding that this new
state that has come with the resurrection of our Lord Jesus, is almost beyond
comprehension or description. One example, is when the death of an elect saint
occurs during this year of Jehovah’s Favor, this resurrected soul is
promised an immediate residency in the Heavenlies, where they will live and
reign with their Lord.
"Red-Satan
and his dominion." organizes the Scriptures that follow Satan’s power and
abode throughout the history of time—as well as the battle of Armageddon and
God’s final judgments.
THE AARON PAPERS
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ESCHATOLOGY CHART-
Note:(*** = A New Testament
Phenomenon.)
*OLD TESTAMENT*
Fact-
***
Jesus is the Arm of Jehovah: Isa.53:1-6; Isa.63:4b-5; Isa.51:5-9;
Isa.52:10; Ps.98:1; Lu.1:46-51a
Fact-
***
Jesus is the King of Israel: Zech.9:9/Mat.21:4-5; Jn.12:13b; Jn.1:49;
Mat.27:37; Jn.18:37
Fact-
***
Jesus is the Light of the world: Isa.49:6/ Acts.13:47; Isa.49:8a/
2Cor.6:2; Isa.42:6/ Lu.2:32; Isa.9:2/ Mat.4:16; Lu.1:79; Jn.8:12
Fact
***
Jesus propitiously removed the Old Covenant
sacrificial Law and established the New Covenant of
grace. Heb.10:5-14; Heb.8:7
Gal.3:23
Before
faith came, we were kept under the Law.
Fact-
***
The Law and the Prophets were until John. Since that time, the
gospel of the Kingdom of God is preached. Lu.16:16
______________________
***
Satan is cast out of Heaven. Isa.14:12; Lu.10:18;
Rev.12:7-9; 2Pe.2:4; Jude.6; Rev.12:12-17
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Heaven time line--->
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
Earth time line---->
_______________
Satan
is free to deceive the nations-This is
with the exception of
God’s people-Israel. Job.1:7; 2:2; All of Job; Rev.12:3-6
_______________
Fact-
***
Isa.7:14/Mat.1:23
The
immaculate coming of the Messiah was predicted. And we see the complete
fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Immanuel Jn.1:41; Jn.4:25-26; Rev.12:1-2
Fact-
***
Jesus had total victory on the cross: Rev.1:5;
1Jn.3:8b; Heb.2:14; Col.2:15; Jn.16:11; Col.2:10
I
__I___
I
I
I
Eph.1:15-23
***
All things are now subject to Jesus, but all things are not yet in subjection. Heb.2:8
***
The Year of
Jehovah’s Favor begins here. Isa.61:1, 2a; Lu.4:18-19
Jn.11:25;
***
Christ’s resurrection is the first resurrection.
Acts.26:23
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ISRAEL-God’s
Covenant peoples:
-The
Sheep- Mat.10:6; Jn.10:15
-The
Circumcision - The Jew-
Fact-
***
Jesus is the one seed of Abraham. Gal.3:16; Gen.12:7
Note:
The
Everlasting Covenant
that God made with Abraham (Gen.17:7), Isaac (Gen.17:19), and Jacob--who is
called Israel (Ps.105:9, 10) in its very origin, was to include some from every
nation of the world. Gen.18:18; 22:18; 12:3; 17:4; 26:4; 28:14;
Rom.4:17a; Gal.3:8, 16; and Acts.3:25 This next teaching is absolutely
essential:
During
both the Old and the New Testaments, God has always dealt with the human specie
on the basis of His sovereign grace. Where the Covenant of Grace must be
seen as having both a visible and an invisible characteristic. Gen.17:1-27
Note: Rev.4:4
(white robes)
***
Though this represents the resurrection of the
twenty-four elders. The graves were opened in Mat.27:52 as a type
of Jesus’ resurrection power as well. A picture of His selective resurrection
of the elect that would occur in the future pre-Armageddon resurrection.
-The
Resurrection of the Living-
* THE FIRST RESURRECTION*
(Is Christ’s own resurrection)
***
Then the resurrected souls of the deceased priests are
at home with Christ in Heaven: Rev.14:12-13;
Col.3:1; 2Cor.5:8; Phil.1:23; Jn.13:36
All
those who are in Christ—God’s elect Holy
Priesthood—become partakers of the First
Resurrection: (Their Souls continue on and live with Christ in
heaven.) Rev.20:4-6; 1Pe.2:9; Lu.23:43
Rev.5:10
***
The invisible Church is established
in Heaven: Heb.12:18-24; Rev. 4:4; Phil.3:20-21; Eph.2:5-6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fact-
***
Jesus is now upon David’s throne. Lu.1:32-33; Lu.1:68-69; Acts.2:24,
29-33a; Heb.1:8/Ps.45:6; Rev.12:5
*THE DISPENSATION OF GRACE*
*NEW TESTAMENT*
***
God’s priests reign in Heaven: (Rev.6:9-11
white robes) Rev.20:4c;
Rev.4:1-6:11
Key - Rev.12:10-11
***
And I heard a voice in Heaven saying: Now is come the SALVATION, and the POWER,
and the KINGDOM of our God, and the AUTHORITY
of His Christ: For the accuser of our brethren is cast
down, who accused them before God day and night. (Like Job)
Rom.1:4; Col.2:10; Rom.1:16; Heb.5:9; 2Cor.6:2
Eph.1:20-23;
Lu.4:36; 9:1; Mat.28:28; Rev.1:5
***Rev.4:2-3;
Rev.4:4
Whenever
a saint does die, they come before the Heavenly tribunal. Rom.14:10; 2Cor.5:10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
***
Rev.1:4-6 THE
KINGDOM AGE Rev.5:9-10
Mat.12:28; 2Thes.1:4-5
Isa.61:1,
2a - THE YEAR OF JEHOVAH’S FAVOR
-
Eph.3:2
- THE DISPENSATION OF
THE GRACE OF GOD -
Eph.1:10
- THE DISPENSATION OF
THE FULNESS OF TIMES -
1Cor.9:17
- THE DISPENSATION OF
THE GOSPEL -
Lu.16:16
- The gospel of the
KINGDOM of God is
to
be preached.
Mat.4:23; Mk.1:14, 15;
Acts.1:3;
Acts.8:12;
Acts.14:21-22; Acts.20:25-27
(The
whole history of evangelism may be
seen
here in Rev.10:8-11 and
Rev.11:1-12)
***
The
KINGDOM of GOD
actually resides within
each of us.
Lu.17:20-21
Rev.5:10
***The visible
Church is established
on
earth.
Mat.16:18;
Zech.2:10-11;
Rev.1:1-3:22; 1Pe.2:9
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
***
Acts.2:1-4
At
Pentecost, the
HOLY SPIRIT became Fully active. Zech.4:6
***
Jn.3:3-7
The
REGENERATION,
or the BORN AGAIN, experience.
2Cor.6:16c; Rev.7:1-8
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Israel-God’s
Covenant peoples:
-The
Sheep and the Other Sheep-Jn.10:16
-The
Circumcision - The Jew-
Rom.2:28-29
***
Jn.5:24-25
WITH
THE RESURRECTION OF THE SOUL. AS GOD’S ELECT PRIESTHOOD, WE COME TO LIFE--WE
BEGIN TO LIVE. WE BECOME PARTAKERS IN THE FIRST RESURRECTION. Rev.20:4-6
________________________________
***
2Thes.2:5-7
SATAN’S POWER IS RESTRICTED.
Rev.20:1-3; Mat.12:25-29;
Lu.11:17-22; Mk.3:27; 1Jn.4:4b
________________________________
____________________________________
***
SATAN IS STILL ACTIVE ON EARTH. Mat.4:1;
Jn.3:27; Mat.16:22, 23; Acts.5:3; Eph.2:2; 1Cor.5:5; 2Cor.2:11; 2Cor.11:14;
1Pe.5:8; 1Thes.2:18; 1Tim.3:7; 2Tim.2:26; Rev.13:1-8
____________________________________
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gen.12:3;
17:4; 22:18; 24:4; 28:14/Gal.3:8, 16; 1Cor.2:7-10; Rom.4:1-5:2
***
The
Kingdom Age
is the progressive fulfillment of The
Everlasting Covenant that God made with Abraham.
Fact-
***
Jesus established
The Covenant of Grace - The Second Covenant as the progressive fulfillment of the
Abrahamic Covenant.
Heb.13:20; Heb.9:14-15; Heb.8:6; Heb.10:16, 17;
Heb.9:12; Heb.12:24; Mat.26:26-28/Mk.14:22-24/Lu.22:19, 20
*** The
Covenant of Reconciliation: Eph.2:1-6,
11-22; 3:1-6; 1:9, 10; Col.1:19-22
***
Which is
The
Covenant of Promise: Jn.17:3; Heb.6:13-15, 17 and 18; Gal.3:20-22; Rom.4:13, 14
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
***
The
Everlasting Covenant
is confirmed to the Church.
Rom.9:24-26/Hos.2:23; 1:10; Rom.4:17; Rom.11:32; 1Pe.2:10; Heb.10:16,
17/Jer.31:33
Note:
***
The
full manifestation of the First Resurrection, which is
the glorified Body of Christ—The
Kingdom
Key -
The redemption
of our bodies:
Rom.8:23; Lu.21:25-28; Eph.1:3-14;
Rev.18:4; Rev.7:9-17
(white robes)
Note:
Rev.5:1-14;
7:11-12; 19:1-3
and 4
The angels, the four creatures, and the twenty-four
elders make up the Amen choirs. The Church triumphant make up the Alleluia
choirs.
Key
-
Escape for God’s
elect People/priests
is promised:
Isa.26:19-21a; Joel.2:32; Zeph.2:3; Dan.12:1; Isa.57:1; Hag.2:6-7; Isa.33:15-17;
Isa.14:32b; Joel.3:16b; Heb.9:28
-ORDER
OF EVENTS- 1Thes.4:14
***
The
souls of the saints who reign with Jesus
(Rev.20:4-6),
come down from Heaven with Jesus at His pre-Armageddon
appearance.
*THE
RESURRECTION OF THE LIVING*
***
The
saints who are yet alive when Jesus appears,
go up to meet Jesus in the air.
(Translated.) 1Thes.4:17; Mat.24:40-42;
Lu.17:34-37
***
-The
Resurrection of the Living Scriptures- 1Thes.4:14-18;
Rev.11:12;
1Cor.15:23-55; Rev.18:4;
Rom.10:13; Joel.2:32; Mat.24:31; Mk.13:27
Dramatic
changes are indicated:
Rev.6:12-17;
Rev.8:6-13;
Mat.24:29-30; Acts.2:20; Mk.13:24-26; Lu.21:25-28
***
The Great Earthquake:
Rev.6:12; Rev.11:13; Rev.16:18
Rev.10:1-7
***
The mystery of God is finished: When the Seventh trumpet sounds, the earth with
all of the inhabitance will know that God is GOD.
1Cor.15:23-24
Fact
- The
Kingdom is complete-
***
The
glorified Church
is gathered up in the clouds of glory,
to meet Jesus in the air: 1Thes.4:16, 17; 1Cor.15:50a; Mat.6:9-13;
Mat.24:31; Lu.11:2-4; Mk.13:27; Col.3:4
***
The
completed Kingdom,
the glorified Body of Christ, the true Israel
of God, is then delivered
up to God.
1Cor.15:23, 24;
Rev.11:12
2Tim.4:18a
***
The
glorified body of Christ; The invisible Church; The Israel of God is now in
Heaven:
Rev.7:9-17 (white
robes) Rev.3:5,
18 Rev.14:1-5; Rev.15:2-4; 4:6
Rev.19:1-9
***
The
Marriage
of the Lamb takes place in Heaven.
***
The
fulness
of the
Kingdom is now at home in Heaven: Jn.14:1-3
Israel-God’s
Covenant peoples:
-The
Sheep
-The
Circumcision - The Jew-
Rom.2:28,
29
Isa.61:1, 2a
***
This
is the ending point of the Dispensation of God; The Year of Jehovah’s Favor:
-
- - - - - And - - - - - -
***
This
is the beginning of The Day of the Lord
Isa.61:2b; 1Thes.5:2; 2Pe.3:10
See
THE
DAY OF THE LORD
(1)
Rev.11:15,
17b
***
The Seventh Trumpet sounds:
The Kingdoms
of
this world have become
the Kingdoms
of
our Lord and His Christ. ref. 1Cor.15:24
(2)
Rev.15:1 The Seven Last
Plagues
Rev.16:21
Rev.6:17; Rev.16:9, 11, 21;
Rev.11:18a
______________________________
Satan’s
restraint is removed: Satan is again allowed to deceive the nations of the
earth, Gog and Magog.
2Thes.2:7;
Rev.20:7, 8; Ezek.38:1-39:20;
Rev.9:1-21
______________________________
***
Great Tribulation is predicted to continue for the desolate.
Rev.2:22; Mat.24:15;
Mk.13:14; Dan.9:27; 11:31; 12:11; 2Thes.2:3, 4, and 5-12; Mat.24:21
(3)
Rev.11:18b
***
God’s
Wrath:
Dan.9:27;
Lu.21:34, 35; 1Thes.5:3
***
Angelic proclamation: This angel reminds the inhabitants of the earth of
the
Everlasting Gospel,
and announces God’s pending judgment. Salvation upon the earth is questionable
at this point in time.
Rev.14:6, 7
-The
recapitulation of the book of Revelation-
There
are three primary recapitulations, which cover two specific dispensational
periods—the Year of Jehovah’s Favor and the Day of the Lord, to be observed:
Rev.8:5; Rev.11:19; and
Rev.16:18, 21.
These passages
describe the following symbols: voices, thunderings, lightnings,
and a great earthquake--all of which are pointing forward to the
Day of Lord: a protracted time period.
Rev.4:5/Ex.19:16 define the voices, lightnings, and thunderings
as the manifested presence of God. We would also understand that the seventh
seal contains the seven trumpets; and the seventh trumpet contains the seven
bowls; and that the seventh bowl contains all of God’s judgments and wrath:
which will come upon this sad world. We might draw the following conclusions: 1.
Rev.6:12-7:17
are explanatory
comments for
Rev.8:5. The great day
of his wrath is come. 2.
Rev.9:13-11:13
are
explanatory comments for
Rev.11:19. The hour of His judgment has come. 3.
Rev.13:11-19:21
are explanatory
comments for
Rev.16:18,
21
In one hour
your judgment has come. It would seem that these recapitulations are progressive
in their content. Though they all have the Day of the Lord in common, each of
these segments has its own unique character.
Rev.6:12-7:17
is
explaining the sealing and the gathering of the saints from this dispensation.
Rev.9:13-11:13
explains the
simultaneous activity of tribulations and salvation.
Rev.13:11-19:21
explains
the culmination of the last things: ending at the battle of Armageddon, then the
last judgment.
*THE
RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD*
Jn.5:28,
29; Acts.24:15
(The
General Resurrection)
Rev.19:11-21;
Rev.17:14
***
With the KING OF KINGS and the LORD OF LORDS, the armies of Heaven rule the
nations: Arrayed in fine linen (white and clean),
they now march to the Battle of Armageddon. Rev.16:12-16
Jude.14, 15; Zech.14:3-5; Joel.2:1-11; 3:16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
_________________________________________
***Rev.17:8
Early on, during the Battle of Armageddon, the beast and the false prophet are cast
alive into the Lake of Fire. This happens well before the general resurrection. Rev.19:20
_________________________________________
***
The Battle of Armageddon: Rev.16:13-16;
Rev.17:1-18:24 Rev.20:7, 8; Rev.14:8-11, 14-20; Ezek.39:1, 2;
Ezek.38:2-4a; Rev.19:17, 18/Ezek.39:17-20; Rev.19:21/Isa.11:4b;
Dan.11:45
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Israel-God’s
Covenant peoples:
-The
Sheep - The Other Sheep-
-The
Circumcision - Jew – non-Jews-
***
Jn.5:28, 29
The
Resurrection of the last day - The dead. Dan.12:2; Acts.24:15; Ezek.37:12
_______________________
Satan
is also cast into the Lake of Fire.
Rev.20:10; 2Thes.2:8
_______________________
_____________________________________
Note:
The
last portion of the Battle of Armageddon may well be a spiritual battle: When
the devil’s armies are devoured by the fire of Heaven. Rev.20:9
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(4)
*ONE
HOUR*
Rev.11:18c; Rev.8:5
Rev.11:19; Rev.16:17-21
Joel.2:11b
FINAL
JUDGMENT
Rev.20:11-15
Mat.25:31-46
***
Rev.20: resurrection:
1.
The Place of the Dead is where all the blessed ones
(the Mat.25: sheep) from the beginning of time are kept. Heb.11:13, 39
and 40; Lu.16:19-31
2.
Death and Hades holds all of the lost (the Mat.25:
goats) who have died from the beginning of time--to its end. Rev.3:10;
2Pe.2:9
Joel.3:2,
and 12
-The
Valley of Jehoshaphat-
-Jehovah’s
has judged-Zech.14:4,
5; Ezek.39:11; Isa.2:10-21/Rev.6:15-17; Rev.14:14-20;
Jer.31:38-40; Joel.3:13/Rev.19:15b;
Joel.3:9-13/Ezek.38:8-22; Jer.7:32
(5)
Ezek.37:1-14
***
All nations will stand before the judgment throne:
all the dead--the great and the small: These sheep
are placed on His right hand--these are the blessed ones (the corporate peoples
of God) who are to inherit the Kingdom. Heb.11:13, 39 and 40; Mat.25:34;
Rev.11:18d
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(6)
***
Death and Hell gave up the dead that were in them: These
were placed on His left hand--these are cast into the Lake of Fire as well. All
those who were not found written in the Book of Life, were cast into the Lake of
Fire. Mat.25:41; Isa.51:6; Isa.34:4; Rev.6:14;
2Pe.3:10; Zeph.3:8b; Isa.61:2b; Isa.13:13; Rev.11:18e
-Destruction:
Isa.13:3-6; Isa.11:4b; Isa.65:15/Nah.3:15; 2Thes.2:8; Heb.12:26, 27
*NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW
EARTH*
***
All things are new: Isa.65:17a; Rev.21:1, 2
2Pe.3:13
Rev.21:9
***
The bride, the wife of the Lamb, is The New
Jerusalem; The City of God.
--Heaven
time line
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--Earth
time line
***
The New Jerusalem comes down
to the New Earth.
Define: Rev.21:2, 10; Rev.22;
Isa.65; Isa.66; Ezek.40:-48; Ezek.48:8-22; Ezek.34:1-31; Ezek.36:1-38;
Ezek.37:16-28; Jer.30:9
Rev.21:24
***
The earth is to be populated.
Ezek.48:35
-Jehovah-Shammah:
Jehovah is there. Rev.21:3/Ezek.37:27,
28/Zech.14:9
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
New Earth
Isa.66:22-24
Mk.9:48
Rev.22:14;
21:27/Isa.4:3
***
Restricted access into the Holy City-Jerusalem:
Rev.21:11-21; Ezek.40:-48; Jer.31:38-40
***
New Jerusalem Characteristics:
Rev.22:1/Ezek.47:1-11
Rev.21:16a/Ezek.48:20
Rev.22:2,
3/Ezek.47:12
Rev.21:25/Isa.60:11a
Rev.21:23;
22:5/Isa.60:19,
20
Rev.21:12,
13/Ezek.48:30-35
***
Worship will be mandatory: Rev.21:26/Isa.66:22,23;
Isa.60.12/Zech.14:16, 17
Israel-God’s
Covenant peoples:
-The
Sheep
-The
Circumcision - The Jew-
-The
Covenanted non-Jews-
Rom.2:28,
29
Note:
The
possessory promises, that were made to God’s people
Israel in the Old Testament, are all
fulfilled here upon the New Earth.
Now
may the God of Creation reveal these truths to our hearts and minds?
-AMEN-
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