Author	Thread: They Will Not Receive Thy Testimony: Acts 22: 17-21
Admin	They Will Not Receive Thy Testimony: Acts 22: 17-21 Posted : 21 May, 2012 09:02 AM They Will Not Receive Thy Testimony: Acts 22: 17-21 When people refuse to hear the truth from the scriptures, after some time the Lord judges some of these people so that they are fixated in a position so they cannot hear the truth. Acts 22: 17-21: "And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; 18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. 19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: 20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. 21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles." "Him" is Jesus Christ in verse 18 who spoke to Paul who says he was in a trance. Trance is Strong's number 1611, ekstasis, "a displacement of the mind, i.e., bewilderment, ecstasy, ...astonishment, trance." Paul was not hallucinating. This text describes a rational conversation that Christ had with Paul, in which Paul was told by Christ "they will not receive thy testimony concerning me." Jesus Christ told Paul that the Jews would not hear Paul's testimony about Christ and the Gospel of Christ. Now, after the falling away of II Thessalonians 2; 3-4 and the leavening of the churches of Luke 13: 21 which began in the 19th century with several Christian cults - the Jehovah's Witnesses, the Mormons, 7th Day Adventists, Christian Science, British Israelite or Christian Identity theology and dispensationalism - many who claim to be Christians will not hear the truth of the Gospel of Christ. They will only hear that part of the New Testament which agrees with their cultic theology. They do not like it when Paul in Romans 2: 28-29 is quoted saying that the real Jews are not those of the flesh, but those who are Jews inwardly are the real Jews, and that Revelation 2: 9 says of Christ that "I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are of the synagogue of Satan" agrees with Romans 2: 28-29. They do not accept Romans 9: 6-8, that they are not all Israel,which are of Israel, and that the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God. They will not accept Galatians 4: 25-26, that the literal, physical Jerusalem which is, is in bondage with her children, and that the Jerusalem which is above is free and is the mother of us all. Jerusalem stands for Israel. Above all they will not hear the truth that in Romans 11: 26 when Paul says "And so all Israel shall be saved" he is not talking about all physical Israel, the children of the flesh, the outward Jew, those in bondage to the law , but is saying that after the Cross and after the Day of Pentecost there is only one saved or elect Israel, the Israel transformed in Christ and reborn in him. And - now we are seeing a rise of the Hebrew Roots movement, Sacred Name Theology and Messianic Judaism, which, along with some of the cults mentioned above, believe that the Old Covenant teaching that the physical descendants of Abraham remain the chosen people of God. These people will not hear any message from the New Testament which is different from their theology that they are the chosen people, or that those who claim descent from a tribe of Israel are the chosen based on genetics. Matthew 10: 14 "And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet." Edit/Delete Message Post Reply
View Profile History	They Will Not Receive Thy Testimony: Acts 22: 17-21 Posted : 22 May, 2012 01:17 PM I perceive you trying to convince people to believe as you do...about all the differant religions or De-noms...whats wrong with them and why people should steer clear of them ???... Is this the Message or Gospel Christ Jesus proclaimed ???...I appreciate your tenacity...how ever...I believe the "Preaching" we are to do is to "Plant" the "Seed" of the "Message~Gospel~Salvation" through Christ Jesus alone...not Convience people...Only the HolySpirit can do that...we do not do the HolySpirit's "Conviction" and we sure dont "Condem" people... Just for conversations sake...Who do you believe the 144,000 are...if not the Hebrew~Israel~Jew ???....xo Post Reply
KindHeartedWoman8 View Profile History	They Will Not Receive Thy Testimony: Acts 22: 17-21 Posted : 22 May, 2012 08:50 PM ***Now, after the falling away of II Thessalonians 2; 3-4 and the leavening of the churches of Luke 13: 21 which began in the 19th century with several Christian cults - the Jehovah's Witnesses, the Mormons, 7th Day Adventists, Christian Science, British Israelite or Christian Identity theology and dispensationalism - many who claim to be Christians will not hear the truth of the Gospel of Christ. They will only hear that part of the New Testament which agrees with their cultic theology. I agree halfback!!!! *****I perceive you trying to convince people to believe as you do...about all the differant religions or De-noms...whats wrong with them and why people should steer clear of them ???... Halfback is backing it up with Scripture. Its true!! If other religions and groups go around making their own rules taking bits of the Bible only the parts they agree with then who would want to be a part of that and call themselves Christians??? Post Reply