Electrical Storm (Originally Posted 4/ 08/ 2007)
A few more thoughts ["painted"] ON the "COEXIST" icon.
NOT ONE of the religions so "depicted" in this icon is worshiping the God of Abraham on His own given scriptural terms. Therefore, NONE of the people of those religions are Abraham's "sons" (or fellow true worshiper-of-God companions with them) in the way that matters spiritually.
Rather than letting FALSE religions continue to exist, for their spiritism, spiritual adultery with "the kings of the earth", and bloodguilt for "all who have been slaughtered on the earth", the God of Abraham, by Divine Justice, will soon cause them all to NOTEXIST. (Revelation Chapters 17 and 18, note 18:23,24.)
So, instead of urging people to stay in or join together/ form spiritual alliances with FALSE religions - even for "social justice" efforts; God is WARNING people to "GET OUT of" all FALSE religions NOW. The time of His total vengeance upon them is nearly here. (Revelation 18:4,5,8)
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posted by Theresa1 at 7:12 PM
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This is mostly a repost of a response I wrote under U2's "Yahweh" on a lyric interpretation website - though it pertains to more than that song. I'm reposting it here, because it explains, a little lengthily, WHO "Abrahams sons" are. Like Karen Armstrong, of the UN-promoted Alliance of Civilization's High Level Group, Bono has also referred to "Christianity" [really, counterfeit, disobedient-to-Christ "Christianity], [today's] Judaism, and Islam as "The three great Abrahamic religions." The actuality is, however, again, that NOT ONE OF THEM worships the God of Abraham on his own terms, like Abraham - as one of the greatest examples of faithful obedience ever - DID. (So none of them merit being called his "sons", spiritually.)
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Neither modern Judiasm, Islam, or Christendom (Christ-disowning-by-its-actions "Christianity") worship the God of Abraham, who is Jehovah/Yahweh, on his own stated terms, for whom he himself says he is, like Abraham did. Therefore, none of them are "Abraham's sons" in the way that Yahweh/Jehovah shows matters - which is spiritually.
"For not all who [spring] from Israel are really "Israel." Neither because they are Abraham's seed are they all children, but:'what will be called 'your seed' will be through Isaac.' That is, the children in the flesh are not really the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as the seed." (Romans 9:6-8)
"...He called not only from among the Jews but also from among nations , [what of it]? It is as he says also in Hosea:'Those not my people I will call 'my people', and her who is not beloved 'beloved'; and in the place where it was said to them, 'you are not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.' Moreover, Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: 'Although the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sands of the sea, it is the remnant that will be saved.For Jehovah will be making an accounting of the earth, concluding it and cutting it short.' " (Romans 9:24-28)
"Just as Abraham 'Put faith in Jehovah, and it was counted to him as righteousness.' Surely you know that those who adhere to faith are the ones who are sons of Abraham. Now the Scripture, seeing in advance that god would declare people of the nations righteous due to faith, declared the good news beforehand to Abraham, namely:'By means of you, all the nations will be blessed.' Consequently those who adhere to faith are being blessed together with faithful Abraham." (Galatians 3:6-9)
"Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. It says, not:'And to seeds,' as in the case of many such, but as in the case of >>> one: 'and to your seed,' who is Christ." (galatians 3:16)
"Moreover, IF YOU BELONG TO >>> CHRIST, you are really Abraham's seed, heirs with reference to a promise." (Galatians 3:29. Also see 3:26 and 4:6. Those who are "Abraham's seed", God's adoptive sons and also Christ's spiritual brothers share with Christ in "a covenant ...For a kingdom." [Romans 8:15-17; Luke 12:32; 22:28-29] They will rule with Christ in the heavens as "kings and priests" under him. [Luke 22:30; Daniel 7:27; Exodus 19:6 >>> Revelation 1:6; 5:9,10; 20:6] They are the "144,000", the "little flock." [Revelation 7:4-8; 14:1-3; Luke 12:32 again; John 10:11,14] They will help Christ rule over the rest of humankind who will "inherit the earth" [made into a peaceful paradise], those who are also faithful and obedient to Jehovah/Yahweh and Jesus Christ - the "other sheep" of the same fold as Abraham's seed; loyal earth-futured companions of Christ's "brothers" who also work with them to do God's scriptural will, including preaching God's life-saving scriptural truth [including warning messages of God's judgments against wickedness] to "all the inhabited earth." [Psalm 37:11,29; John 10:16; Matthew 25:34-40; 24:14; 28:19,20; Ezekiel 33:8,9; Zechariah 8:23; Revelation 7:9,10])
And more, pertaining primarily to Abraham's seed/ God's adoptive sons/ Christ's brothers:
"It is written that Abraham acquired two sons, one by the servant girl and one by the free woman.; but the one by the servant girl was actually born in the manner of flesh, the other by the free woman >>> through a promise. These things stand as a symbolic drama; for these [women] mean two covenants, the one from Mount Sinai, which brings forth children for slavery, and which is Hagar. Now this Hagar means Sinai, a mountain in Arabia, and she corresponds with the Jerusalem today, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
For it is written:'Be glad, you barren woman who does not give birth; break out and cry aloud, you woman who does not have childbirth pains; for the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than [those] of her that has the husband.' now we, brothers, are children belonging to the promise the same as Isaac was. But just as then the one born in the manner of flesh began persecuting the one born in the manner of spirit, so also now. Nevertheless, what does the Scripture say? 'Drive out the servant girl and her son, for by no means shall the son of the servant girl be an heir with the son of the free woman.' Wherefore, brothers, we are children, not of a servant girl, but of the free woman." (Galatians 4:22-31)
"For neither is circumcision anything, neither is uncircumcision anything, but a new creation [is something]. And all those who will walk orderly by this rule of conduct, upon them be peace and mercy, even upon >>> the Israel of God." (galatians 6:15,16)
So, in a spiritual, scriptural context, "Abraham's sons" are only a relative few among mankind; who are loyal, obedient, spirit-anointed, heaven-futured, adoptive sons of Jehovah/Yahweh, and faithful disciples-brothers of Jesus Christ. We who are their companions, likewise obedient and faithful worshipers - Witnesses (see Isaiah 43:10) of the same One True God Jehovah/Yahweh and true disciples of his Son Jesus Christ, are one flock together with them, under one heavenly Father and our Ransomer-King.
As such faithful followers of God and Christ, the ones upon whom the prophecy of Isaiah 2:2-4 has already been fulfilled; we have already "[laid] down our guns" (a line from u2's "Love and Peace.") Therefore, it is certainly NOT Abraham's real sons nor their likewise godly companions that need to be told to become peaceful; but all FALSE religionists/ opposers of Yahweh- Jehovah's truth and spirit - or those apathetic/ still disobedient to it - these are the ones God says are "ruining the earth" (Revelation 11:18).
He himself, as Maker of the earth and Creator of the human family, has already laid out HIS OWN SOLUTION to cause humankind to thrive instead of suffer - yet who is humbly listening to him and obeying his terms for the best way of life?
Those true to him - his global people - are. That is why the only True God-Creator will let us be here after his Day of Armageddon soon removes all stubborn-but-warned opposers of him and his rule from off the face of this planet forever. (Psalm 37:9-11; Ezekiel 3:17-21; 38 and 39; Revelation 17-19) We will be the foundation of his new world society here on earth, in his TRUE "kingdom come" (Matthew 6:10; Revelation 21:1-4) "where RIGHTEOUSNESS is to dwell." (2Peter 3:13)
All of this will transpire very soon (unstoppably) by Jah himself acting with his power and just purposes. He Causes to Become.
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