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Torah Law v. Spiritual Law – which one is eternally relevant?

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Torah Law v. Spiritual Law – which one remains relevant concerning eschatology – eternal life?

Torah Law (Sinai, Moses = Old Law Covenant) v. Spiritual Law (Holy Spirit – Law written upon the heart, eternal law) (Romans 8:2; Romans 2:14-15)

Torah Law = “Law of sin and death” – etched in stone – scratched upon parchment (Romans 8:2) given Jacob’s children, specifically, temporary in scope.

Spiritual Law = Law written upon the human heart – “law of the Spirit of Life” (Romans 8:2) – eternal law relevant to all of humanity beginning with Adam.

Discussion,

Torah Law, Sinai – Law of Moses,

Torah Law – a fragmented reiteration, codification in stone and on parchment, of the eternal Spiritual Law. Torah Law was given Israel’s children, specifically, for eschatological purposes concerning Israel’s sanctification; this sanctification (a setting apart) specifically targeted compromise with prevailing pagan rituals that permeated the Hebrew Tribes and the lands through which Israel’s children would travel en route to the “Promised Land.”

Torah Law was given Israel’s children by Elohim in an effort to thwart their compromise with Baal and Molech, a compromise with demonically rooted paganism that would negate their ability to produce the Messiah and fulfill Elohim’s eschatological will concerning His promise to Abraham (Genesis 12:3b) and the defeat of Satan via the Messiah (1 John 3:8b) via the Gospel ordained “before Time began” (2 Timothy 1:8-10); this compromise with demonic paganism being the very same problem Elohim encountered with the Adamic and Noahic generations; therefore, Sinai’s Decalogue and Moses’ 603 civil – ceremonial laws were designed to thwart a repeat of the failures of the Adamic-Noahic generations by methodically guiding Israel’s children in fulfillment of their eschatological purposes i.e. the chronicling of Elohim’s eschatological plan for Time and Eternity through the prophets; specifically, the coming Messiah as “a blessing to every family of the Earth” (Genesis 12:3b) via the Gospel of Grace.

Torah and Torah Law were simply an eschatological roadmap but NEVER were they intended to be the destination; hence, the necessity for the New Covenant established in Messiah’s blood (Matthew 26:28).

The Spiritual Law, the Eternal Law of the Spirit of Life,

The New Covenant’s Spiritual Law, written upon the heart, the human genome, on Day-6, is the “Law of the Spirit of Life” (Romans 8:2) which is the eternal law of Elohim made relevant as an arbiter of free will subsequent the creation of the angels. The Spiritual Law is Elohim’s arbiter of free will concerning humanity as well and its relevance in Time was initiated with Adam; this same Spiritual Law was actively working through the Adamic and Noahic generations and judged all but eight of demonic compromise and death through water.

The Spiritual Law, written upon the human heart, is enlivened in the New Covenant through faith in Jesus as one’s Messiah. When a man or woman enters into New Covenant relationship with the Father by faith-trust-belief in the Son as Messiah who died for them (John 3), the indwelling Holy Spirit is given-gifted that man or woman by covenant promise and it is the indwelling Holy Spirit who is the Seal – Guarantor of New Covenant relationship with the Father (Ephesians 1:13-14).

The redeemed by faith in Jesus become a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17) and the indwelling Holy Spirit enlivens the Spiritual Law written upon the heart and makes that Law applicable in the daily life of the Christian through the process of Christian sanctification (a setting apart for Elohim’s purposes); the Holy Spirit employs the redeemed conscience of the Christian and methodically marries it with the enlivened Spiritual Law written upon the heart and as a divine catalyst, the Spirit produces “fruits of righteousness” through the Christian (Galatians 5) and this fruit fulfills all Law and pleases the Father and glorifies the Son.

Therefore,

The Spiritual Law is the eternal Law of Elohim and is therefore vastly superior to the fragmented Torah Law that only defined man’s culpability but provided no form of atonement or hope (Romans 3:20) as Torah Law demanded perfection (James 2:10) from an Adamic sin-nature that could never comply (Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12) and therefore “cursed” all who sought compliance to Torah for righteousness (a right standing) with the Father (Galatians 3:10); therefore, the Christian does not serve Torah, Sinai, Moses, but serves the Father through the indwelling Holy Spirit via the Spiritual Law written upon the human heart arbitrated by the Spirit via a redeemed conscience (Romans 7:6). Therefore, trust in Jesus as your Messiah and LIVE in peace with the Father, eternally (Romans 5:1).

Elohim’s Love – Conditional or Unconditional?

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A response to those who insist that Elohim’s love is “unconditional.” (A premise posited in a religious debate forum)

Concerning “Creation” and Elohim’s love… (conditional or unconditional?)

1) Actually, ex nihilo is not accurate concerning the creation narrative though many theologians interpret same from the Scriptures. If one listens to the Holy Spirit, they will find that the Son, Jesus Christ (John 1, Hebrews 1, Colossians 1, Hebrews 11:3) was commissioned by the Father (John 3:35) to take elements from the unseen Spiritual Realm and fashion those elements into matter; matter that can be apprehended by a life-form constrained by Time and physics (Hebrews 11:3). This was done in response to an unfathomable rebellion that manifested in the Kingdom of Elohim; the Realm of Time, the physical World, were created as a temporary repository for that rebellion while said rebellion, spiritual warfare, is partially constrained by Time and physics. A temporary physical realm created for a specific purpose, dealing with Satan’s rebellion, and that physical realm will ultimately be consumed by fire, purified, remolded, and provide a foundation for the eternal Kingdom, the New Jerusalem (2 Peter 3:3-13; Revelation 21).

Concerning the creation of the human genome and Elohim’s love (conditional or unconditional?)

2) Human Kind was created in the “spiritual image” of Elohim on Day-6 (Genesis 1:26-28) meaning that Elohim imparted certain divine communicable attributes into the unique human genome; this, for Elohim’s eschatological purposes going forward; primarily, this concerns Elohim’s objective “to destroy the works of the Devil” via the Messiah (1 John 3:8b) and humanity would play a strategic role in that eschatological plan.

Nothing beautiful about it but simply a creative necessity concerning the battle strategy called “the Gospel;” a divine battle strategy that was ordained “before Time began” (2 Timothy 1:8-10; Genesis 3:15-21).

Jesus tells us that He observed His nemesis, Satan, extricated from the Kingdom in preparation for this war that rages around us and through us (Luke 10:18); therefore, we find Satan in Eden who initiates strife upon the Earth through his charismatic attributes (Genesis 3; Ezekiel 28:11+).

The Gospel and Elohim’s love (conditional or unconditional?)

3) Elohim has chosen to deal with Lucifer, the rebellion, through the Gospel and selfless love as demonstrated at Golgotha via Messiah; this, a divine battle strategy seeking to maintain volitional love and intimacy with His created faithful angels that did not ally with Lucifer in the rebellion; humanity is simply a unique pawn in that battle strategy and Elohim has shown grace and mercy to humanity through the Son but humanity is NOT a prized possession but is wicked and vile and unworthy (Genesis 6): therefore, Elohim’s grace and mercy is due His nature (1 John 4:7-21), not our worthiness and Elohim’s mercy is conditioned upon our choices relevant to whom we choose to serve, Jesus or Satan.

Angels (eternal creatures) – Humanity (the second death) and Elohim’s love (conditional or unconditional?)

4) The only reason Elohim has pursued the eschatological battle strategy of the Gospel is due the fact that angels were created to exist eternally, they do not die; therefore, the angelic rebellion mandated a unique battle strategy that only Elohim could construct; this, through Messiah and the Holy Spirit (Luke 20:36). This is why Satan and his angels will suffer eternally in Hell (Revelation 20:10) while unredeemed humanity will perish in the “second death” subsequent the Judgment of the Condemned (Revelation 20:11-15).

Salvation – free will and Elohim’s love (conditional or unconditional?)

5) Salvation is completely based upon “free will” as free will is essential for love and intimacy with our Creator to manifest with purity and authenticity; unless humanity and the angels possess the volition to choose to love Elohim, their actions, their relationship with Elohim, would be defined as robotic and therefore impotent concerning authentic love and relationship. Authentic love and intimacy in a reciprocal relationship cannot be realized via roboticism, fear, or coercion; true intimacy can only exist in an atmosphere of mutual respect and adoration which only manifests by a free will choice to engage in that relationship. Nothing beautiful or predestined or unconditional, about it…just basic logic.

Elohim’s love and humanity (conditional or unconditional?)

6) Elohim’s “love” is conditional. Humanity can “choose” to ally with Elohim through faith as part of Elohim’s eschatological plan to defeat Satan and the works of evil or humanity can ally with Satan and work against the defeat of Satan and the rebellious angels (demons), but there is very little “beautiful” about creation in Genesis 1-3 as the creation narrative was spiritually mandated for eschatological purposes going forward and the previous 6000-years of horror, suffering, death, manifest from the spiritual war that rages through us and around us is of necessity, not love for humanity but love for the faithful angelic creation that Elohim cherishes beyond human comprehension.

Elohim’s love expressed at Golgotha is primarily focused upon the defeat of Satan works (death-Hell-the grave) and protecting His divine, cherished, relationship with the faithful angelic creation;

Elohim’s mercy toward a hoard of unworthy, filthy, flesh-Hell bound creatures is conditioned upon the choice to serve Elohim by faith in Messiah or serve Satan through the rejection of Messiah; humanity is afforded an opportunity to take part in the spoils of war via faith in what our Warrior, Jesus Christ, has done as His primary objective was the defeat of Satan while maintaining volitional intimacy with the faithful angelic creation, we, humanity, are the byproducts of that eschatological plan and our eternal destiny is predicted upon choice; therefore, Elohim’s love is conditional and predicated upon what Human Kind “chooses” to do with Messiah Jesus.

A servant of Torah Law stated his preferred path to righteousness is the wisdom of Solomon, a discussion…

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A servant of Torah Law stated his preferred path to righteousness (a right standing) with the Father via the words of Solomon,

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” (Ecc 12:13)

What is the divine Path to righteousness with the Father, Solomon or Jesus?

First of all, Law Keeping is NOT a path to righteousness with the Father (Romans 3:20); if one could find righteousness with the Father through Law Keeping, Jesus would not have needed to suffer and die for your sin (Galatians 2:21).

Second,

If one desires to honor the Father through obedience in the New Covenant; first, obey the Father and trust in Jesus as Messiah (John 3:16; 6:29) and receive the indwelling Holy Spirit as Guarantor of New Covenant relationship with the Father (Ephesians 1:13-14); second, walk in the Spirit, daily, via sanctification (Galatians 5:16) thereby allowing the Spirit to produce “fruit” through you as it is the “fruit of the Spirit” that fulfills all law (Galatians 5).

A worshiper of Moses and Torah mocks the Christian by stating any attempt to validate the New Testament/New Covenant using the New Testament is “circular reasoning.” What is the Truth?

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A worshiper of Moses and Torah mocks the Christian by stating any attempt to validate the New Testament/New Covenant using the New Testament is “circular reasoning.” What is the Truth?

Discussion,

The New Testament/the New Covenant is the fulfillment of Torah, the completion of the Old Testament’s intent; therefore, those dying in sin and headed to Hell in a religion that worships Moses and the Law or the demonic god “Allah” (Satan) and the Quran via the demon Muhammad, these could possibly be brought into the Light (John 8:12) by faith via an understanding that Moses, Torah, the Law Covenant, were simply a roadmap pointing to mankind’s need for Messiah, a divine Mediator, the Gospel, the New Covenant, but Torah was NEVER intended to be the destination (Hebrews 8:7; Galatians 3:24) and Islam is a religion stolen, plagiarized, from the Torah and servitude to Satan AKA Allah; therefore, Truth concerning eternal covenant with the Father is only found in the embodiment of Truth, Jesus Christ (John 14:6).

Concerning “circular reasoning” and the New Testament…

There are approximately 283-Old Testament quotations in the New Testament and in approximately 90 instances, these quotes are directly from the Septuagint; therefore, the New Covenant validates itself through direct fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy; this is NOT circular reasoning but eschatological fulfillment provided you via the Holy Spirit; therefore, arguing that the New Testament’s validation is circular reasoning is actually a logical fallacy.

Therefore,

The lost and deceived Jew, Israelite and Islamist, the cult member, the religionist, struggles with the clarity, beauty, the simplicity of the New Covenant’s Gospel, a New Covenant of divine grace actuated, initiated, by sincere faith in Jesus; the New Covenant established in the sinless, precious, blood of Messiah Jesus (Matthew 26:28; 1 Peter 1:18-19) and unless these perishing religionists rid themselves of demonic blindness, self righteousness, spiritual arrogance (2 Corinthians 4:4) and trust ONLY in Jesus as their Messiah, they will surely die in Hell via the “second death” (John 3; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Revelation 20:11-15).

There is a way that seems right to those too stubborn to consider, contemplate, Jesus as Messiah but their way is the way of death (Proverbs 14:12); therefore, humble yourself before our Heavenly Father and trust in the Son, Jesus Christ, receive the Holy Spirit and LIVE in peace with Elohim, forever, as there is no other Way (John 3, Ephesians 1:13-14; Romans 5:1; John 14:6).

Biblical Controversy: “Jesus has a God” (John 20:17) – a discussion…

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Understanding John 20:17 concerning the controversy “Jesus has a God.”

Jesus said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’”

Discussion,

Jesus often spoke from both His humanity and from His deity; therefore suggesting that Jesus denies His deity through Scriptures like John 20:17 is eternal error.

Jesus is the fullness of Deity (Colossians 2:9-10) as Jesus is God, Elohim, I AM, Creator, Warrior, Messiah, Judge (Genesis 1; John 1; Hebrews 1; Colossians 1).

Jesus entered the Realm of Time and relinquished many of His deific attributes while encapsulated in flesh; this, for YOUR benefit as Jesus’ hypostatic union of deity and flesh was essential in order to provide sinful humanity acceptable blood atonement (Leviticus 17:11; Genesis 3:21; Matthew 26:28) and thereby pave a divine Path, an acceptable Way, to enter the Kingdom where “nothing impure is permitted to enter” (John 3; Revelation 21:27; John 14:6); a purity, holiness, freely offered sinful humanity via the divine imputation of Messiah’s righteousness in exchange for your sin via faith in Jesus as Messiah (John 3; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

Therefore, if you do not see or understand or acknowledge the necessity for Messiah’s deity, you are NOT redeemed by faith as you do NOT possess the indwelling Holy Spirit who is Guarantor of New Covenant relationship with the Father given to all who acknowledge abiding faith in Jesus as Messiah (Ephesians 1:13-14); therefore, you are not redeemed, you remain in your sin (John 8:24) and you are on the path to the “second death” in Hell.

Though the knowledge of Messiah’s deity is NOT an element of salvation, the acknowledgement of Messiah’s deity is a natural manifestation of the Holy Spirit’s divine teaching during sanctification, a daily work of the indwelling Holy Spirit in the life of the redeemed as the Spirit methodically prepares the faithful in Jesus for an eternity of service in the New Jerusalem (Galatians 5:16; 1 John 2:27).

This truism concerning Messiah’s deity is NOT open for debate as the one who denies Messiah’s deity serves a different Jesus, NOT the Jesus of Scripture. It is the indwelling Holy Spirit who teaches Jesus’ deity and His divine sovereignty as Messiah; therefore, if Jesus is not your Elohim (Genesis 1:1), you do NOT belong to Him and you therefore remain in your sin (1 John 2:22-27).

The genuine acknowledgment, abiding knowledge, of Jesus as Elohim is a distinguishing, differentiating, truism in the life of an authentic Christian and this knowledge and confession distinguishes the Christian from every religion and religious cult present in the World today.

Jesus asks you, “Who do you say I AM?” (Matthew 16:15).

Understanding Christian “good works” relevant to Ephesians 2:10…

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Understanding Christian “good works” relevant to Ephesians 2:10…

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

Good Works are a product of the indwelling Holy Spirit who is given as Guarantor of New Covenant relationship with the Father subsequent faith in the Son, Jesus Christ, as Messiah (Ephesians 1:13-14); therefore, a Christian does not “work” to be saved but works (seeks obedience to the Father’s will) because they are saved and their works are NOT defined by chasing after letters-laws or days or diets but their works are divine “fruit” produced through them by the indwelling Holy Spirit via the daily process of sanctification (Galatians 5); this, as Jesus said, “You will know them by their fruit” (Matthew 7:15-20); therefore, salvation from death in Hell is NOT a work of mankind but a work performed by Messiah at Golgotha via His divine blood atonement and the benefits of Messiah’s work are actuated in the life of sinful humanity through faith, belief, in the Son; that is, believing, confessing, with a sincere heart, the Son, Jesus Christ, as Messiah who died for you to provide you blood atonement which initiates New Covenant relationship with the Father, forever (Romans 10:9-10).

This salvation from the second death in Hell is not of man but of Elohim who imputes-gifts the perfection-righteousness of the Son, Jesus Christ, over the life of the one who believes and consequently the Father, by covenant promise, declares the one who believes in Jesus as “not guilty” by divine promise; therefore, eternal life is bestowed upon the one who believes by grace through faith and not by human effort that anyone can boast in pride and arrogance and self-righteousness concerning their worthiness before the Father (Ephesians 2:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; John 3; Hebrews 8:12).

Advocate of the Devil: Jews-Israelites reject Christianity due Christian Persecution – what is the truth?

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An advocate of the Devil stated that Jews-Israelites reject Christianity due Christian persecution. What is the truth?

There are no greater advocates of the Jewish community, the Nation of Israel, than a Christian. Jews, Israelites, reject Yeshua due Rabbinical apostasy and secularization of the Jewish faith and the Jewish Curse.

Yeshua came specifically to Jacob’s children to proselytize them in the New Covenant’s Gospel as Israel’s children were foreordained to be ministers of the Great Commission in fulfillment of Elohim’s promise to Abraham (Matthew 15:24; Genesis 12:3b). Israel’s free will rejection of Elohim’s “Great Commission” initiated a cataclysmic change to Elohim’s eschatological plans going forward.

It is tragic, but an overwhelming number of Jacob’s children will perish in Hell due unbelief (Isaiah 10:22; Romans 9:27), a demonically rooted rejection of Yeshua as Messiah; this, a resultant of their forefathers curse upon the children (Matthew 27:25) and Israel’s rejection of the New Covenant, a Covenant established in Yeshua’s blood (Romans 11:25). Jews, Israelites, are overwhelmingly hard of heart, stubborn, arrogant, self-righteous, blind, secularized.

The Scriptural glorification of Israel subsequent the Jewish Curse is solely for Elohim’s eschatological purposes, Elohim’s glory, Elohim’s defeat of Satan through our Jewish Messiah (1 John 3:8b) as the Nation of Israel was given the Patriarchy via an unconditional covenant and Elohim is NOT a man that He should lie or fail to keep His covenants irrespective of Israel’s unfaithfulness.

When Israel’s children insult the Christian and Christianity; when Israel’s children obfuscate their culpability concerning unbelief and their destiny in Hell due unfaithfulness, they insult the ONLY ally, the only advocates, they will have in this fallen World; that is, the blood-bought Christian redeemed by the blood of Yeshua.

Seeking to disparage true Christianity through the Cult of Catholicism…

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One seeking to disparage Christianity said:

“Documented, ancient history has it where Christianity was legalized in Rome in 313 AD, which should tell those of you something!”

Is that true? A Roman Emperor named Constantine, desiring greater control over the masses in the Roman Empire, envisioned an opportunity to coalesce the people under the Edict of Milan (312-313AD); Constantine, wanting to make Christianity attractive to the masses, opted to merge Roman and Babylonian paganism with elements of Apocryphal doctrine sprinkled with Christian doctrine thereby forming the World’s 2nd-largest religious cult aptly named “Catholicism” – 2nd-only to Islam in its deception and death in Hell; this, no different than those who seek the Kingdom of God via the self-righteous religion of Judaism.

Catholicism has never been Christian but there does exist those who hate Christianity and choose to insult that which Christ initiated in His own blood by suggesting Catholicism is Christianity, Peter was a Pope. Your obfuscation only finds relevance with those who seek death in Hell through religious works and the rejection of Jesus Christ as Messiah.

The Work of the Devil exposed in San Francisco, USA

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The work of the Devil…

…in the daily life of those who serve the god of this World (2 Corinthians 4:4) – the demonically possessed and influenced, those who reject the selfless love of Jesus Christ and His Gospel…

I’m currently in the State of Satan’s pride, California, USA, having visited Satan’s dominion, Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington. Those who are absent simple, abiding faith, mock the work of Jesus our Messiah during His 3.5-year Earthly ministry as Jesus went about healing the sick, exorcising the demon possessed; the natural World laughs at the thought of demons and demonic possession yet I walk among these demon-possessed here in San Francisco, on the sidewalks of Portland. I see their work in the rapidly decaying bodies lying prostrate on the sidewalks and curbs of the inner-city; the demonic substances injected into these addicted bodies; the resulting infected sores, scabs, physiological-psychological horror and torment and destruction accompanied by human excrement on the curbs, in the drains, on the sidewalks, the deck of public transportation; the horror, the horrific results of auditory hallucinations; the torment of demonic possession unrestrained; the self-destruction of suicide; the souls bound for Hades’ torments and Hell; all of this, the victory of the Evil One, Satan’s fodder.

I encounter these very same demons of deception and destruction during theological debate with unbelieving, Hell-bound, Jews-Israelites-Islamists-Mormons-SDA-Jehovah’s Witnesses-a myriad of cults-sects-religions who reject the purity, simplicity of the Gospel as these men, women, in a state of spiritual and physiological decay, clamor and fight against the purity, the simplicity, the holiness, of the Gospel of grace and faith, grace and faith earned for us, freely offered to us, through the suffering and selfless love of Jesus our Messiah at Golgotha.

Tragically, true Christianity will progressively be subject to increasing hatred and persecution as “Progressive Wokeness,” a work of the demonic, inundates our decaying World, a dying World devolving into demonic chaos and unconscionable filth; this, much like the days of Adam and Noah (Romans 1:18-32); therefore, know your enemy, know his works, stand fast defending the Gospel and hold tightly to Jesus Christ through obedience to the precious indwelling Holy Spirit.

Ultimately, the victory belongs to Jesus our Messiah; therefore, the only alternative to Jesus is defeat and subservience to the Devil and ultimately nihilism via the “second death” in Hell (Revelation 5:5). Endure to the end.

Jewish-Israeli Theological Error, death in Hell, concerning Ezekiel 18:20-23

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Eternal Jewish-Israeli Theological Error: Does Ezekiel 18:20-23 nullify or negate the precepts of Christianity, the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

Ezekiel 18,

20 The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

21 “But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 22 None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. 23 Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” says the Lord God, “and not that he should turn from his ways and live?

Christian explanation to the Jew or Israelite who trusts Ezekiel 18 for salvation from death in Hell,

You are in error concerning Ezekiel and you are headed to death in Hell in your sin concerning your rejection of Jesus. Please allow this old “Christian” to explain…

In Ezekiel 18, the prophet speaks of those who repent and place their faith in Elohim as the One true Creator; this repentance accompanied by faith is the very same process that men and men, from Adam forward, exercised to find righteousness “a right standing” with Elohim; that is, by “grace through faith” (Hebrews 11).

From the Genesis forward, human kind has initiated righteousness or “a right standing” with the Father by faith, alone…this is true also for the New Covenant established in the blood of Jesus our Messiah (Matthew 26:28)…

SO THEN, WHAT DOES CHRISTIANITY OFFER THAT THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE LAW COVENANT DOES NOT?

The New Covenant offers eternal LIFE in the New Jerusalem with Messiah Jesus, forever, while the Hebrew Scriptures offered righteousness by faith but provided NO FORM of acceptable atonement for sin (Leviticus 17:11); therefore, those in the Old Testament who died in righteousness with Elohim via faith could NOT enter the Kingdom due their sin that had not yet received the acceptable blood atonement (Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews 8-10), blood atonement provided ONLY by faith in Messiah Jesus at Golgotha (1 Peter 1:18-19; John 14:6); therefore, these Old Testament saints were interned spiritually in Sheol-Hades/Paradise awaiting the promised Messiah (Luke 16; Psalm 16:10).

The Holy Spirit teaches that while Messiah’s body lie in state in the tomb, Messiah Jesus was very busy preaching liberty to the Old Testament captives in Sheol-Hades/Paradise and ultimately redeemed them and escorted them into the Kingdom of Elohim, a Kingdom where nothing impure is permitted to enter (Revelation 21:27), the Kingdom of Elohim where all who die in Jesus as Messiah are translated spiritually this very day (Ephesians 4:8-10; 2 Corinthians 5:8).

In conclusion,

Therefore, though the Holy Spirit via Ezekiel emphasizes salvation by faith, the message is incomplete as salvation, in the Hebrew Scriptures, was lacking acceptable atonement (Hebrews 8:7); therefore, Ezekiel does not nullify the superiority and necessity for Christianity, the Gospel, but Ezekiel simply articulates the foundation upon which Christianity is based; that is, salvation by grace through faith; this, while Christianity offers eternal life through Messiah Jesus’ atonement, something Ezekiel or Moses or the blood of animals or Torah could never provide (Hebrews 10).