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Origin of Endless Punishment
Jer 7:30 For the children of Judah have done evil in My sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, TO POLLUTE IT.
There is not a single passage in the Old Testament which refers to punishment after death, or in death. In fact, there are only a couple of passages that refer to the resurrection of the dead.
Daniel mentions it:
Dan 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the DUST OF THE EARTH [notice, they're not "sleeping" in neither Heaven, nor hell] shall awake, some to everlasting [H5769 - olam] life, and some to shame and everlasting [H5769 - olam] contempt.
I've briefly covered the Greek word "aion" in my Whence Eternity? blogs.
This is the first time I've introduced you to the Hebrew equivalent... "olam".
Neither olam or aion should ever be translated into English as everlasting, eternal, endless, etc.
They both mean "age"... a specific period of time which has a beginning and an end and nothing whatsoever to do with an infinite period of time such as "eternal".
Job, Daniel, Moses, and possibly David, had some knowledge of the resurrection of the dead. However, It was never taught anywhere in the Law of Moses. To Israel under Moses, death was the final chapter.
You would think that if our Loving Father had plans of torturing His children for an infinite period of time in Christendom's "hell", He would have clearly, undeniably, and resolutely taught us as much from the beginning.
Did He teach "hell" to Adam and Eve?
Gen 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt SURELY DIE.
The wages of eating the fruit were not "you shall surely burn for all of eternity in HELL". No, it was "you shall surely die".
What is death?
Gen 3:19 In the sweat of your face shalt you eat bread, until you return unto the ground; for out of it [the ground] were you taken: for dust [H6083 - aphar, clay, earth, mud... not dust] you are, and unto dust [H6083 - aphar] shall you return.
In reality, all life is nothing but a slow death until we "return to the soil of the ground" from which we came.
God cursed the serpent, He cursed the ground, but nowhere does it say that He cursed Adam and Eve. God pointed out different judgments against them such as child bearing pain, sorrow in gathering food (work), etc., but no mention of Christendom's horrible destiny.
This is what God said to Ezekial:
Eze 3:18-19 When I say unto the wicked, you shall surely die; and you give him not warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity [sin]; but his blood will I require at your hand. Yet if you warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.
Did God hold Ezekial to a higher standard of morality than Himself?
God would hold Ezekial responsible for the death of just one wicked person, but He, Himself, has no responsibility for failing to warn the entire human race of a fate far worse than mere death?
What about Cain?
Gen 4:5-7 But unto Cain and to his offering He [God] had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen? If you do well, shall you not be accepted? And if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And unto you shall be his desire, and you shall rule over him.
God warned Cain that if he didn't "do well", that "sin would be at the door". Did God say eternal hell would be at his door?
Gen 4:8-12 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the LORD said unto Cain, "Where is Abel thy brother?" And he said, "I know not: am I my brother's keeper?" And He [God] said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries unto me from the ground."
And now are you cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; when you till the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto you her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond [wanderer] shalt you be in the earth.
What's missing from God's reply? Endless punishment in hell... no warning whatsoever of that.
Cain's reply:
Gen 4:13-14 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from Your face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that finds me shall slay me.
If Cain thought that being a fugitive and a vagabond were more than he could bear, don't you think God would've warned him:
"you ain't seen nothin' yet Cain... wait until I throw you hell!"
Of course God didn't say that... there's no such place as hell!
How did God react to Cain, the first recorded murderer?
With protection...
Gen 4:15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Kill your brother, receive punishment.
Kill the murderer [Cain] of the brother, and receive "seven times greater" the punishment.
Cain died, just as his parents (Adam and Eve) died. His punishment was here on this earth while Cain was still alive - not after death.
I could give you many more examples of others, throughout the Old Testament, who also were not warned of Christendom's hell, but I want to get on to the Egyptian fables.
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"New Testament" Jews believed in pagan doctrines before a single NT Greek Scripture was even written.
Joh 9:1-2 And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth. And His DISCIPLES asked Him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
How is a blind man responsible for his own blindness from birth? Sin now transmigrates from one to another?
That's what it sounds like the Disciples believed in... the sins of the parents caused the blindness or the transmigration of souls. At death, the soul migrates to inhabit the body of another person about to be born into this world. Many in this world today still believe in this pagan doctrine... transmigration and even reincarnation into snakes, pigs, bunny rabbits, etc.
You still don't believe the Disciples believed in the pagan doctrine of transmigration?
Seriously, why did the Disciples believe this man could have sinned before he was even born?!
What about this example:
Mat 16:13-14 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked His Disciples, saying, Who do men say that I the Son of man am? And they [the Disciples] said, some say that you are John the Baptist: some, Elias [Elijah]; and others, Jeremias [Jeremiah], or one of the prophets.
Remarkably, Jesus didn't even reprimand them for their foolish statement:
Joh 9:3 Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents...
He was born blind so that God's power could be revealed to mankind:
... that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
Why didn't Jesus correct the Disciples beliefs? We'll get to that... first:
Beelzebub - Lord of the Flies
Mat 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow does not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Did Jesus believe in this mythological fable of Beelzebub?
Mat 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them...
Mat 12:27 And if I by Beelzebub [G954 - Beelzeboul] cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
Notice what Strong's concordance says about Beelzebub:
Of Chaldee origin (by parody upon [H1176]); dung god; Beelzebul, a name of Satan: - Beelzebub.
"by parody upon [H1176]"
H1176 is the Hebrew word baal-zebub which mean "Baal" of (the) Fly. "Lord of the Fly".
This god of the Ekronites was referred to as the "god of dung", or "the dung god", of which... flies gather around.
Do you really believe that Jesus believed this "dung god" was real? Did he correct the Pharisees concerning their silly nonsense and pagan reference?
No... why not?
Parables - The rich man in hades
Luk 16:23 And in hell [G86 - hades] he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
So far, I've only covered Gehenna in my blogs, but I'll be getting to hades in more detail soon.
The Egyptians called their place of punishment in the underworld amenti.
The Greeks borrowed most the Egyptian myths surrounding amenti and they called it by the name of hades.
Thomas Thayer supports Professor Stuart, Greppo's Essay, and Spineto, that:
"The Amenti of the Egyptians originated the classic fables of Hades and Tartarus." (Doctrine of Eternal Punishment, Chapt. 3, P. 7.)
Did Jesus believe that when people die, they are consciously alive and tormented in the pagan hell of the Greeks named after their pagan god, hades?
Why would Jesus use pagan religious doctrines and beliefs to teach spiritual truths of God?
Haven’t these things deceived the Church and caused the many different denominations of Christendom today?
Yes, of course they have.
So have all the parables which Jesus taught that virtually most of these Churches still don't understand.
The Church does not even understand the few parables that Jesus explained!
How many theologians believe and understand that ALL of the parables are united into the same message? Don't believe me?
What did Jesus say?
Mar 4:13 And He [Jesus] said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know ALL parables?
The Jews of Jesus’ day learned these pagan teachings referred to above, plus MANY more, but from where did they learn them?
They did not learn them from Moses, the Prophets, or Hebrew Scriptures.
Who taught these pagan doctrines?
Can we trace back such doctrines as "the immortality of the soul," "reincarnation," "consciousness and everlasting punishment after death?"
Yes.
Egypt
Most people realize that Egypt is a country in Northeast Africa.
But... did you know from whom Egypt is named?
Gen 10:1 ... the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth
Gen 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim [H4714 - mitsrayim], and Phut, and Canaan.
H4717 - Mitsrajim, that is, Upper and Lower Egypt: - Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Yes - you're reading that correctly... Egypt was a grandson of Noah.
Egypt is mentioned from Genesis to Revelation - 558 times (more than any other nation except Israel).
This statistic alone should speak volumes to us regarding the importance of Egypt in God’s plan for humankind.
We need to learn more about the nation of Egypt, its history, its culture, and its religion.
It has everything to do with understanding the many un-Scriptural doctrines of the Christian Church.
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I'm going to start a new blog series entitled "Egyptian Fables" and take this into much further depth.
Once I complete that series, then we'll dive back into "Whence Hell?" and get into hades/sheol.
CLICK HERE! for an index to previous blogs.
___________________________
Origin of Endless Punishment
Jer 7:30 For the children of Judah have done evil in My sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, TO POLLUTE IT.
There is not a single passage in the Old Testament which refers to punishment after death, or in death. In fact, there are only a couple of passages that refer to the resurrection of the dead.
Daniel mentions it:
Dan 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the DUST OF THE EARTH [notice, they're not "sleeping" in neither Heaven, nor hell] shall awake, some to everlasting [H5769 - olam] life, and some to shame and everlasting [H5769 - olam] contempt.
I've briefly covered the Greek word "aion" in my Whence Eternity? blogs.
This is the first time I've introduced you to the Hebrew equivalent... "olam".
Neither olam or aion should ever be translated into English as everlasting, eternal, endless, etc.
They both mean "age"... a specific period of time which has a beginning and an end and nothing whatsoever to do with an infinite period of time such as "eternal".
Job, Daniel, Moses, and possibly David, had some knowledge of the resurrection of the dead. However, It was never taught anywhere in the Law of Moses. To Israel under Moses, death was the final chapter.
You would think that if our Loving Father had plans of torturing His children for an infinite period of time in Christendom's "hell", He would have clearly, undeniably, and resolutely taught us as much from the beginning.
Did He teach "hell" to Adam and Eve?
Gen 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt SURELY DIE.
The wages of eating the fruit were not "you shall surely burn for all of eternity in HELL". No, it was "you shall surely die".
What is death?
Gen 3:19 In the sweat of your face shalt you eat bread, until you return unto the ground; for out of it [the ground] were you taken: for dust [H6083 - aphar, clay, earth, mud... not dust] you are, and unto dust [H6083 - aphar] shall you return.
In reality, all life is nothing but a slow death until we "return to the soil of the ground" from which we came.
God cursed the serpent, He cursed the ground, but nowhere does it say that He cursed Adam and Eve. God pointed out different judgments against them such as child bearing pain, sorrow in gathering food (work), etc., but no mention of Christendom's horrible destiny.
This is what God said to Ezekial:
Eze 3:18-19 When I say unto the wicked, you shall surely die; and you give him not warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity [sin]; but his blood will I require at your hand. Yet if you warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.
Did God hold Ezekial to a higher standard of morality than Himself?
God would hold Ezekial responsible for the death of just one wicked person, but He, Himself, has no responsibility for failing to warn the entire human race of a fate far worse than mere death?
What about Cain?
Gen 4:5-7 But unto Cain and to his offering He [God] had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen? If you do well, shall you not be accepted? And if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And unto you shall be his desire, and you shall rule over him.
God warned Cain that if he didn't "do well", that "sin would be at the door". Did God say eternal hell would be at his door?
Gen 4:8-12 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the LORD said unto Cain, "Where is Abel thy brother?" And he said, "I know not: am I my brother's keeper?" And He [God] said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries unto me from the ground."
And now are you cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; when you till the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto you her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond [wanderer] shalt you be in the earth.
What's missing from God's reply? Endless punishment in hell... no warning whatsoever of that.
Cain's reply:
Gen 4:13-14 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from Your face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that finds me shall slay me.
If Cain thought that being a fugitive and a vagabond were more than he could bear, don't you think God would've warned him:
"you ain't seen nothin' yet Cain... wait until I throw you hell!"
Of course God didn't say that... there's no such place as hell!
How did God react to Cain, the first recorded murderer?
With protection...
Gen 4:15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Kill your brother, receive punishment.
Kill the murderer [Cain] of the brother, and receive "seven times greater" the punishment.
Cain died, just as his parents (Adam and Eve) died. His punishment was here on this earth while Cain was still alive - not after death.
I could give you many more examples of others, throughout the Old Testament, who also were not warned of Christendom's hell, but I want to get on to the Egyptian fables.
___________________________
"New Testament" Jews believed in pagan doctrines before a single NT Greek Scripture was even written.
Joh 9:1-2 And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth. And His DISCIPLES asked Him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
How is a blind man responsible for his own blindness from birth? Sin now transmigrates from one to another?
That's what it sounds like the Disciples believed in... the sins of the parents caused the blindness or the transmigration of souls. At death, the soul migrates to inhabit the body of another person about to be born into this world. Many in this world today still believe in this pagan doctrine... transmigration and even reincarnation into snakes, pigs, bunny rabbits, etc.
You still don't believe the Disciples believed in the pagan doctrine of transmigration?
Seriously, why did the Disciples believe this man could have sinned before he was even born?!
What about this example:
Mat 16:13-14 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked His Disciples, saying, Who do men say that I the Son of man am? And they [the Disciples] said, some say that you are John the Baptist: some, Elias [Elijah]; and others, Jeremias [Jeremiah], or one of the prophets.
Remarkably, Jesus didn't even reprimand them for their foolish statement:
Joh 9:3 Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents...
He was born blind so that God's power could be revealed to mankind:
... that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
Why didn't Jesus correct the Disciples beliefs? We'll get to that... first:
Beelzebub - Lord of the Flies
Mat 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow does not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Did Jesus believe in this mythological fable of Beelzebub?
Mat 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them...
Mat 12:27 And if I by Beelzebub [G954 - Beelzeboul] cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
Notice what Strong's concordance says about Beelzebub:
Of Chaldee origin (by parody upon [H1176]); dung god; Beelzebul, a name of Satan: - Beelzebub.
"by parody upon [H1176]"
H1176 is the Hebrew word baal-zebub which mean "Baal" of (the) Fly. "Lord of the Fly".
This god of the Ekronites was referred to as the "god of dung", or "the dung god", of which... flies gather around.
Do you really believe that Jesus believed this "dung god" was real? Did he correct the Pharisees concerning their silly nonsense and pagan reference?
No... why not?
Parables - The rich man in hades
Luk 16:23 And in hell [G86 - hades] he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
So far, I've only covered Gehenna in my blogs, but I'll be getting to hades in more detail soon.
The Egyptians called their place of punishment in the underworld amenti.
The Greeks borrowed most the Egyptian myths surrounding amenti and they called it by the name of hades.
Thomas Thayer supports Professor Stuart, Greppo's Essay, and Spineto, that:
"The Amenti of the Egyptians originated the classic fables of Hades and Tartarus." (Doctrine of Eternal Punishment, Chapt. 3, P. 7.)
Did Jesus believe that when people die, they are consciously alive and tormented in the pagan hell of the Greeks named after their pagan god, hades?
Why would Jesus use pagan religious doctrines and beliefs to teach spiritual truths of God?
Haven’t these things deceived the Church and caused the many different denominations of Christendom today?
Yes, of course they have.
So have all the parables which Jesus taught that virtually most of these Churches still don't understand.
The Church does not even understand the few parables that Jesus explained!
How many theologians believe and understand that ALL of the parables are united into the same message? Don't believe me?
What did Jesus say?
Mar 4:13 And He [Jesus] said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know ALL parables?
The Jews of Jesus’ day learned these pagan teachings referred to above, plus MANY more, but from where did they learn them?
They did not learn them from Moses, the Prophets, or Hebrew Scriptures.
Who taught these pagan doctrines?
Can we trace back such doctrines as "the immortality of the soul," "reincarnation," "consciousness and everlasting punishment after death?"
Yes.
Egypt
Most people realize that Egypt is a country in Northeast Africa.
But... did you know from whom Egypt is named?
Gen 10:1 ... the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth
Gen 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim [H4714 - mitsrayim], and Phut, and Canaan.
H4717 - Mitsrajim, that is, Upper and Lower Egypt: - Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Yes - you're reading that correctly... Egypt was a grandson of Noah.
Egypt is mentioned from Genesis to Revelation - 558 times (more than any other nation except Israel).
This statistic alone should speak volumes to us regarding the importance of Egypt in God’s plan for humankind.
We need to learn more about the nation of Egypt, its history, its culture, and its religion.
It has everything to do with understanding the many un-Scriptural doctrines of the Christian Church.
_________________________
I'm going to start a new blog series entitled "Egyptian Fables" and take this into much further depth.
Once I complete that series, then we'll dive back into "Whence Hell?" and get into hades/sheol.
Some of these excerpts are from my personal notes copied from 30+ years of studying... some of these notes are direct copies of various sources - I do not claim to have authored every word of this... it's just a mass collection I've tucked away over the years for my own personal studies... I didn't consider a bibliography at the time I directly copied small excerpts from various authors. Also, any emphasis (underlines, bold text, all CAPS, etc.) noted above was only meant to capture my personal attention as I studied...
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