Edward
2024 Supporter
This DOES NOT say ”certain individuals“. He is writing to Christiana’s. he mentions these groups in the first verse. He calls these people, those that had obeyed the gospel, “the elect”. That is who the elect are. Those who obey.
I agree with this. One has to be obedient to be called the elect. That's where rank comes in in Heaven. Some, shall be call the least in the Kingdom of God...others shall be called the elect.
Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly,
Jonah 2:1
He was in a fish! Not in real hell! Do you just post these things without actually reading them? I don’t think you even care what they say. Jonah could repent because he was still ALIVE.
This Jonahstory has always scared me quite a bit. He was inside the fish, so seeing at how nasty that should have been for him, I can see him likening it with being in hell.
I live in Ohio because of this story about Jonah. God said to me, give your business to your son and move to Ohio (From Colorado!)...And I was like, Uh, No. That's not in the plan! Who moves from Colorful Colorado to...ohio? No one.
So then God brings Jonah to my attention and with a little quickening of the spirit and revelating (lol), He inspired the lessons of Jonah into my heart. So, Here I Am! No complaints.
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