VERSES & THOUGHTS TO THINK ABOUT (Or, A BRIEF DEBATE ABOUT REINCARNATION IN THE HOLY BIBLE)

 

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YOEY: Elijah and John the Baptist were the same soul.

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CHRISSY CHRISTIAN: This contradicts Scripture, so no. Not correct.

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YOEY: Where does it contradict Scripture? Blanket statements of contention with no evidence to support them do not fly with me!

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CHRISSY CHRISTIAN: Hebrews 9:27. "And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment."

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YOEY: To paraphrase Agent 86, Maxwell Smart: "Ahh, the ol' Hebrews 9:27 trick!"

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You see, this is what happens when Christians get all of their Biblical understanding from seminary and Bible college-trained (or "brainwashed") pastors, rather than allowing themselves to be taught primarily by The Holy Spirit, just as Jesus and Saint John told us we should be (see John 14:16 & 26; John 16:13; 1st John 2:27).

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To begin with, in Genesis 2:17, God told Adam & Eve “but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” They DID eat from the tree, but did they die on that day? They sure did! Not a physical death, but a form (or perception) of Spiritual death. A type of Spiritual separation from the full relationship with God, their Creator.

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That was the first "death" mentioned in The Holy Bible -- a type of Spiritual death. And that is the same type of death being referred to in Hebrews 9:27. It's a type of Spiritual death that we perceive to be suffering from as a result of being born into a fallen world resulting from Adam & Eve's transgression, which brought on a Spiritual "death" on the very day they disobeyed God. The whole world and every man and woman has been living in judgment in this fallen world ever since then.

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And, THAT, my Sister, is the true meaning of Hebrews 9:27 -- as taught by The Holy Spirit, rather than brainwashed pastors who have graduated from seminaries & Bible colleges with framed pieces of paper showing that they have learned to regurgitate all of the "acceptable", "orthodox" theological positions.

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But, just for kicks, let's pretend that The Holy Spirit's interpretation is wrong and YOU have the correct understanding of Hebrews 9:27. Even if you were right, you would STILL be wrong! Why? For TWO reasons!!

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1) Hebrews 9:27 says: "...it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment". 

Elijah was a man, and yet he did NOT die. In 2 Kings 2, Elijah is essentially "raptured" into Heaven via a chariot of fire, and thus he never physically dies. What happened to his "appointment" with *physical* death? Elijah missed his appointment.

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2) In Matthew 26:52, Jesus said that "ALL who take the sword will perish by the sword". In 1 Kings 18, Elijah executed the false prophets of baal. But Elijah did NOT perish by the sword. In fact, as just stated, he did not perish at all! He escaped physical death by being "raptured" into Heaven.

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And THAT, my Sister, is the real reason John the Baptist was killed by the sword. Because John had been Elijah, and Elijah had killed with the sword, thus he still had an appointment with 'physical death via the sword'. Elijah's rapture into Heaven only delayed his eventual appointment. Jesus could have saved John but He didn't because our Sinless Savior had not yet gone to the cross to eternally atone for mankind's sins, and therefore the statement by Jesus in Matthew 26:52 was still in effect.

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As always, the final word goes to King Jesus Christ:

Matthew 11: “For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to receive it, he IS Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

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Matthew 17: “But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.” 

Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist.

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Chrissy, I recommend that you pay less attention to pastors, read your Bible more, and pray that Jesus sends you God's Holy Spirit to teach you what The Word Of God is really saying, and to help you understand what you need to know for the next 8 years. The time is extremely short now. Bless And Be Blessed!!

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CHRISSY CHRISTIAN: I don't feel like addressing your exegesis, but reincarnation is still not Biblical. Pray and ask God yourself

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YOEY: In other words, what you are saying is: "I have absolutely NO answer to your rock-solid, Bible-based explanation (accurately quoting from the Old Testament, New Testament, and the very words of Jesus Christ Himself). But I'm just going to continue believing what I was taught by fallible men and NOT question anything, or ask God for greater clarification".

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I perceive you have pride of the heart (too much ego investment to even consider the possibility that you have been misled).

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This is why I rarely interact with Christians. It's usually a waste of time (similar to trying to reason with communists & other leftists).

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Bless And Be Blessed!!

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~ Yoey A. McDogherty

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