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GOD IS NOT FAR AWAY FROM US

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Alex2165

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Acts 17.26-27

GOD IS NOT FAR AWAY FROM US

These verses answered very important question which people of Earth often ask one another, "Why GOD created us?" According to verse 27 the meaning of life on Earth has only one single purpose, "grope for Him and find Him." (verse 27. KSB). What it means?

It means that people shall search for GOD by studying Holy Scripture, know the fact that true living GOD exist, believe in Him, have faith in Him, trust in Him, and follow Him as He has expressed it in His Holy Scriptures, Laws and Statutes.
If so, keep Him and feel Him in your soul that is connected to Him, and as consequence of it, join Him in Eternity, which is was intended by GOD from the creation of Adam.

That is the goal and the target of our life on Earth and there is no another. From temporary earthly life mankind can enter the Everlasting Life without Everlasting GOD by joining together with Him with our eternal spirits and live with Him forever. So, we are no longer be anymore temporary offspring of the temporary physical mankind but be the Everlasting Spiritual offspring of Everlasting Holy Spirit of GOD (verse 28).

GOD is not far from us (verse 27), this is pure truth. The Lord GOD actually is everywhere, and He knows everything what is going on in the universe and on Earth and in our hearts, minds, and souls simultaneously, and He knows all our thoughts, hears all our words, and sees all our deeds, all at the same time.

How it can possibly be? GOD breathed His Part of His Energy of Life (spirit) into Adam's physical body when He created him. This Spiritual Part of GOD'S Everlasting Spirit is in us, and we call it soul or spirit. By this action GOD practically placed Himself into our physical body and because of it He can read our mind, hear our words, and see our deeds from the day we are born and to the last day of our life on Earth.

For this reason, it is said in verse 27, "He is not far from each one of us." Of course He is not far, He is in us! He is only far for those souls who do not accept Him, and they do not know that GOD is in them, for this reason they are unable find GOD and communicate with Him.

In other words, while the Living Energy of GOD make physical bodies of unbelievers alive and functional, on the other hand, Spiritually such bodies are dead because the soul of these physical bodies has not connection with the Spirit of GOD, and such people are no longer candidates for Eternal Life.

"GOD is not far from us" is similar and can be compared to all who caries GOD in their soul and who gathering in His name, live according to His Commandments and Statutes and call themselves Christians. "For, where two or three have gathered in My Name, there I am in their midst." (Matthew 18.20).

The fact that the church of GOD can be consist of two or more people no matter where they are gathering. Church of GOD is not actual physical building with its parishioners, but the church of GOD is the Spiritual Church consisted of Spiritually related people who gathering together only in the Name of GOD in order to worship Him, learn from Him, and obey Him.

People can be a thousand miles apart, but if they gathered in the Name of Christ, they are the true church of GOD, and on the personality and character of Peter the Lord GOD built it. (Matthew 16.18).
 
Baptizo

Baptizo

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Romans 1:20 - For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.

Hebrews 11:6 - But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
 
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Oseas3

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The Word is GOD(John 1:1), self-executing. Around 2000 years ago the Word was made flesh, so self-executing.

No man hath seen GOD at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him -John 1:18.

JESUS said: I and my Fater are One. John 10:30

Hebrews 1:1-3

1 GOD, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

2 Hath in these last days (last two Days or last 2000 years) spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds;

3 Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express IMAGE of His person (Person of GOD), and upholding all things by the word of his power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
 
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Oseas3

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GOD created four heavens, but He sat upon the circle of the earth
Yes, GOD created the Universe, but He saat upon the circle of the Earth, GOD created four heavens by His Word(Isaiah 51:16), i.e. the 1st, 2nd and 3rd heavens, and the heaven of the heavens, but He sat upon the circle of the Earth - Isaiah 40:22KJV also Nevi'im (Prophets) Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 40:22 - Hebrew Bible - : "It is He Who sits above the circle of the earth, and whose inhabitants are like grasshoppers, who stretches out the heaven like a curtain, and He spread them out like a tent to dwell" Ephesians 1:3KJV, and so on: 3 Blessed be the GOD and Father of our Lord JESUS Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.

Now, in this current millennnium, two of the four heavens created by GOD through JESUS will be DISSOLVED(without JESUS was not any thing made that was made), in fact both heavens -the first and second heavens- will be BURNED with fire from now on-2Peter 3:7 combined with Isaiah 33:14-15- , and the 3rd heaven will be established in this current millennium, that is the seventh and last millennium, and this 3rd heaven whose heavenly environment is described in Revelation 4 and 5 combined with Luke 20:35-36, among many other biblical references -come up hither-, it will last 1000 years. After this, I mean ending the millennium, then will be established the heaven of the heavens for all Eternity. Revelation 20:7-15.Take a look

Get ready

May our Lord GOD bless and keep us, and give us His protection
Amen
 
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Oseas3

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Alex2165 said:
GOD is not far from us" is similar and can be compared to all who caries GOD in their soul and who gathering in His name, live according to His Commandments and Statutes and call themselves Christians. "For, where two or three have gathered in My Name, there I am in their midst." (Matthew 18.20).

The fact that the church of GOD can be consist of two or more people no matter where they are gathering. Church of GOD is not actual physical building with its parishioners, but the church of GOD is the Spiritual Church consisted of Spiritually related people who gathering together only in the Name of GOD in order to worship Him, learn from Him, and obey Him.

People can be a thousand miles apart, but if they gathered in the Name of Christ, they are the true church of GOD, and on the personality and character of Peter the Lord GOD built it. (Matthew 16.18).
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Greetings in Christ JESUS, Alex and all

Genesis 1:26-27

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So GOD created man in his own IMAGE(Hebrews 1:3), in the IMAGE of GOD created he him; male and female created he them.

Yes, what was the purpose of GOD? Creating the woman, as Christ's wife, by allegory, the Church of the Lord JESUS, she shall BE SAVED in child bearing..... generating children for the Kingdom of GOD, through the preaching of the Gospel of Christ, the Gospel of GOD's Kingdom. This has already lasted around 2000 years or two GOD's Day. Hebrews 1:1-3

1- GOD, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days (last two GOD's Days-from the beginning of the fifth Day unto the END of the sixth Day) spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of His glory, and the EXPRESS IMAGE(image by written) His Person(Person of GOD), and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

It's wonderful, what GOD really has revelead unto His people(Ephesians 1:3-8) makes us to fly high toward the third heaven (Luke 20:35-36 combined with Revelation 4:1), the OT and NT are like two MIGHTY WINGS to catch us and carry us to the third heaven-Luke 20:35-36 combined with John 14:3 and 17:24, and 2Corinthians 12:2-4, among many other biblical references, take a look. It's Wonderful, Indescribable, Unspeakable, ineffable. Hallelujaaaah!!!

GOD BLESS

 
37818

37818

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Oseas3 said:
GOD created four heavens, but He sat upon the circle of the earth
Yes, GOD created the Universe, but He saat upon the circle of the Earth, GOD created four heavens by His Word(Isaiah 51:16), i.e. the 1st, 2nd and 3rd heavens, and the heaven of the heavens, but He sat upon the circle of the Earth - Isaiah 40:22KJV also Nevi'im (Prophets) Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 40:22 - Hebrew Bible - : "It is He Who sits above the circle of the earth, and whose inhabitants are like grasshoppers, who stretches out the heaven like a curtain, and He spread them out like a tent to dwell" Ephesians 1:3KJV, and so on: 3 Blessed be the GOD and Father of our Lord JESUS Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.
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How do you conclude that the "third heaven" is not the heaven of heavens" in order to suppose a "four" heaven?
 
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Oseas3

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37818 said:
How do you conclude that the "third heaven" is not the heaven of heavens" in order to suppose a "four" heaven?
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Once there is the 3rd heaven, then there are the 1st and 2nd heavens. The 3rd heaven will endure 1000 years. The heaven of the heavens will be the Eternity, after the millennium-Revelation 20:6-10.
 
37818

37818

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Oseas3 said:
Once there is the 3rd heaven, then there are the 1st and 2nd heavens. The 3rd heaven will endure 1000 years. The heaven of the heavens will be the Eternity, after the millennium-Revelation 20:6-10.
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I do not see any distinction needed between the third heaven from the heaven of heavens.
 
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Oseas3

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37818 said:
I do not see any distinction needed between the third heaven from the heaven of heavens.
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First, heaven (Ephesians 1:3-8 combined with Philippians 3:20-21) is not the physical space of Universe called materially in human language as sky.

With the establishshment of the 3rd heaven-Isaiah 51:16, Luke 20:35-36, 2Corinthians 12:2 combined with Revelation 4:1, the 1st and the 2nd heavens THAT WERE ESTABLISHED until this current time(Ephesians 1:3-8 combined with Philippians 3:20-21) being on FIRE (GOD is a consuming FIRE-Isaiah 33:10-14) shall be DISSOLVED (something similar to an implosion) as was prophesied. Seeing then that all these things shall be DISSOLVED, what manner of person ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness? 2Peter 3:10.

Actually until this current time there were established two DISTINCTS heavens, and from now on will be established or planted (Isaiah 51:16) the DISTINTS 3rd heaven for 1000 years, no more than 1000 years, that is the Kingdom of GOD-Revelation 11:15-18, incidentally Satan also ascended to the 1st and 2nd heavens-Revelation 12:3-aand still is in heave for now, but he will not ascend to the 3rd, never wil, on the contrary, he will be cast into the bottomless pit, and WHEN the thousand years(of the existence of the 3rd heaven) are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison and there will be another battle against him and his hosts, and fire will come down from GOD out of heaven, and will devoure them. After that, GOD will establish the environment of heaven of the heavens (an heaven above of the first three distincts heavens that were before).

That's how I interpret it within the Scriptures. There are three that bear record (testify) in heaven, the Father (GOD the Father), the Word(the Word made flesh-JESUS), and the Holy Spirit (who is not a ghost as is written in English language, but a person): and these three are One.
 
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