Today, points are shared on judgment against divinity, divine judgment against all the earth, and the required extermination of children along with their parents. The Creator does not apologize or make excuses for divine judgment. GOD is not indebted or obligated to those over whom he is sovereign; however, divinity acknowledges multiple intimate relationships to fulfill oaths, proclamations, promises, and prophecies. The Father continues to have absolute choice and preeminence in relationship with the created as a matter of grace, ownership, lawful right, and divine prerogative. That the sacred processes for life established by the Creator also demand utter destruction and irrevocable judgment is baffling and upsetting for many of us. However, we know the operations of sin exist as an undetectable influence upon awareness and self-will within created beings and living creatures. Sin is no living thing; contains no divine spirit matter; has no authority, tangible form, or power to alter and manipulate divine will; and has not been put forth by divinity. Even so, sin has direction, effect, and presence. While the divine tool of death ends sin by removing the sinner, the consequences and damage from sin may continue indefinitely. Responses from GOD to the extremes of sin therefore include annihilation, atonement, covenant agreement, forbearance, forgiveness, healing, sacred law, repentance, sanctification, the death of Jesus upon the cross, the Savior’s resurrection, and the imparted, indwelling Spirit of GOD. One of the fighters at “Yahoo! Answers” using the ID “Anonymous” (profile information not shared) posted the following:
Most people would agree that the drowning of toddlers is evil, so why do they make excuses for when god did it with a global flood?
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. (1st Samuel 15: 1-3, King James Version, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Hell and The Cross? (04/10/2016); Damnation And The Cross? (03/06/2016); Lessons From The Flood (01/21/2016); How Can Christians Believe? (08/12/2014); The Sin of Pride? (08/13/2014); Jericho Justified? (07/02/2013); Theoretical Forgiveness? (07/03/2013); An Attack on Creation? (12/08/2012); The Focus of Judgment? (12/09/2012)
“Anonymous”, our Creator is also a GOD of Judgment. The destruction of toddlers in divine judgment relates to the life conditions they inherit from their parents (like ethnicity, economic and social class) before they are at the age of accountability, not exclusively to their individual attitudes, behavior and conduct measured using an adult scale. Most mature Christian believers would agree (1) that eternal, immortal, and incorruptible divinity may not be legitimately judged and condemned by created beings and living creatures using finite human standards; (2) without divine revelation, the sacred operations and eternal purposes of GOD who is spirit remain invisible, unheard of, and unseen to the living upon the earth; (3) human feelings (that come and go), secular knowledge, and sentiment are neither high enough or pure enough as a standard for measuring the godliness of divine judgment; and (4) where the provisions of GOD for judgment are not accepted and received (e.g., atonement, forgiveness, mercy, penance, resurrection, the second death), the righteousness of Deity can not be known. Only those who answer a divine process of permanent change come to correctly apprehend anything about the Flood from a divine point of view, so to speak. The position of a “sinner” is the same as the one every believer once occupied before their rebirth: Sin that opposes the continued existence of divine law, the Creator, and the Creation, yet dominates awareness and self-will in the living. Through the operations of sin mankind despises divinity, and becomes inseparable from things carnal, material, and social. The flesh emerges as deceitful, self-destructive, unpredictable, and untrustworthy. Consider again how some of this is stated within the holy writings:
(1.) Isaiah 55: 7-9, King James Version (KJV): 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
(2.) Romans 1: 18, KJV: 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 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: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
(3.) Ezekiel 18: 19-23, KJV: 19 Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. 21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
There is far more to be said, carefully examined, and spiritually understood. (For example, (4.) 2nd Peter 3: 9-14, KJV: 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
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