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The word of God is a binding force, sharper than a double edge sword,
make no mistake about that. We must follow precisely as asked, and
comprehend the mind and Divine Will of God. “For if the message spoken
by angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just
punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This
salvation, which first announced by the LORD, confirmed to us His will by
those who heard him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various
miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. It is
not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are
speaking. But there is a place where someone has testified:
‘Wha t i s man
t ha t y ou ar e mi nd f u l o f h im, t he s on o f man t ha t you c ar e f o r h im?
You
made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and
honor and put everything under his feet.’ In putting everything under him,
God l e f t no t h i ng t ha t i s no t sub j e c t t o h im. Ye t a t pr e s en t we do no t s e e
e v e r y t h i ng sub j e c t t o h im
. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower
than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered
death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. In
bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through
whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect
through suffering.
Bo t h t he one who make s men ho l y and t ho s e who ar e
made ho l y ar e o f t he same f ami l y . So J e sus i s no t ashamed t o c a l l t hem
br o t he r s”
(Hebrews 2:2-11).
Jesus accepted harsh punishment; they thought the punishment was a just
punishment. The severe injustice was accepted because Jesus was precisely
who He said He was, God incarnate. He came to earth to save and deliver
humanity from their/our sins [misunderstanding]. He suffered a human
death, as if to die, but He rose from the dead in order to defeat Satan, as
Satan could not defeat Jesus. Satan’s complete destruction was not
scheduled at that time.
Jesus’ testimony revealed God’s plan for Man; the relativity of the man
Jesus, and a mere man in order to defeat Satan, so perfect justice would be
fulfilled. Jesus, as a man, revealed the Divine phenomenon and a natural
phenomenon denoting the significant application of the word
“Chr i s t ”
in
two different times, in two distinct ways. Satan and that evil cohort have no
alternative, other than to respond to the will of Jesus according to the will
of man in perfect alignment. Satan uses the weaknesses of every individual
to thwart the Divine will.