This
photo depicts the mob of Temple priests, guards, and Roman soldiers
who came to arrest Jesus.
Today,
the reply speaks to the error that the death of Jesus Christ on the
cross resulted from a failure of the Father to protect the Son. One
of the fighters in the “Yahoo! Answers” Religion and Spirituality
forum using the ID “Anonymous” (no profile information appears)
posted the following:
God
accepted the killing of his own son - does that make him a bad God
because he did not protect Jesus?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into
his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the
sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he
shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how
then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
(Matthew 26: 52-54, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: The
Elimination of Death? (05/13/2018); The Child Of Prophecy
(04/15/2018); Yes, Jesus Did Die (04/01/2018); The Most Important
Thing (12/28/2017); The Resurrection of Jesus Acknowledged?
(04/03/2015); Jesus Arose Bodily (12/24/2013); Thanking and Blaming
GOD (12/25/2013); By Inspiration of GOD (10/27/2013)
“Anonymous”,
mature Christians acknowledge that the crucifixion was by no means an
accident; did not result from divine weakness in the Father or the
Son; was not a surprise to GOD the Father or to Jesus; and, with the
resurrection, was no unexpected event among Jewish believers who
correctly understood the teachings of prophecy that appear throughout
the holy writings. The death and resurrection of Jesus are correctly
understood as a fulfillment of multiple divine plans established
before the founding of heaven and earth that all express the oneness
without sameness, personhood, eternal purpose, and the
immutable, sovereign will of divine fullness (we say, the GODhead;
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit). By divinity using human
form to appear as Jesus Christ in the earth (we say, Incarnation),
the revelation of GOD is taken to greater heights. Through
revelation the character and substance of invisible, unseen divinity
becomes knowable, known, accessible and approachable to created
beings and living creatures. Otherwise unrealized truths are made
plain that include divine forbearance, forgiveness, mercy,
righteousness, eternal life, and the second death. Some
become confused and err because Jesus must speak both as Son of Man
and Son of GOD; even so, consider again the following that uses
language from the Bible:
(1.)
Acts 2: 22-24, King James Version (KJV): 22 Ye men of Israel, hear
these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by
miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of
you, as ye yourselves also know: 23 Him, being delivered by the
determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by
wicked hands have crucified and slain: 24 Whom God hath raised up,
having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that
he should be holden of it.
(2.)
Luke 24: 25-34, KJV: 25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow
of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: 26 Ought not
Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto
them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. 28 And
they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as
though he would have gone further. 29 But they constrained him,
saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far
spent. And he went in to tarry with them. 30 And it came to pass, as
he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and
brake, and gave to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they
knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. 32 And they said one
to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us
by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? 33 And they
rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the
eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, 34 Saying,
The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
(3.)
John 10: 7-14, KJV: 7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All that ever
came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear
them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be
saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10 The thief
cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come
that they might have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his
life for the sheep. 12 But he that is an hireling, and not the
shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and
leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and
scattereth the sheep. 13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an
hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd,
and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
(4.)
John 8: 23-32, KJV: 23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath;
I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I
said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye
believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 25 Then
said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the
same that I said unto you from the beginning. 26 I have many
things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and
I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. 27 They
understood not that he spake to them of the Father. 28 Then said
Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye
know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but
as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. 29 And he that
sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do
always those things that please him. 30 As he spake these words,
many believed on him. 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which
believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my
disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (5.) John 10: 15-18, KJV: 15 As the
Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life
for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this
fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and
there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 17 Therefore doth
my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it
again. 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I
have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This
commandment have I received of my Father.) Even so, I trust this
fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE
BLACK PHOENIX
Washington,
DC
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