THE EXPLANATION OF JUDE V.21-23.

SNATCHING THEM OUT OF WHAT "FIRE"?
One's life's work must be built on The Christ if it is to remain after being "revealed by means of fire". It cannot be composed of spiritually combustible works relating to material things. (See 1 Cor 3:11 17). In  Hebrews 1:7 it is written: "Also, with reference to the angels He says: "And He makes his angels spirits, and his public servants a flame of fire.""  (See also Heb 1:13,14).

"Being reproached for the name of Christ" will cause one to experience a burning within one's spirit, for "the Spirit of God, is resting upon you." This kind of "burning" is for a trial  (a testing of one's faith and/or character). But is this "burning" the "fire" we are to snatch (save) some that have doubts from out of ?  No.  It certainly is not.  (1 Peter 4:12-14).

CONFLAGRATION: A great and destructive fire. Within the spirit of sinners Almighty God will cause their spirit to become a consuming fire, especially so within apostates falsely claiming to be sons of Zion.

APOSTASY: Abandonment of religious faith, vows, principles, (Aposta: withdraw). The works of members of sectarian religions will be "completely burned with fire".  (Rev 18:8.  Heb 12:25-29).

"FOR OUR GOD IS ALSO A CONSUMING FIRE."  (Heb 12:29).
One cannot know God unless one first has come to know and obeys the "good news" of our Lord Jesus. But salvation through faith in the "good news" of The Christ has come to a finish!* This is because the "Little Scroll" of Revelation chapter 10 has, in these last woeful days of the "sounding" of the seventh angel, brought an end to the gathering of people of God through faith.  The "Little Scroll" has been received and is being declared by His faithful saved slaves.  (Rev 10:8 11).

Consequently, anyone to be saved thereafter may only be saved through Spirit "burning" as a trial of that one's character. But as for the consuming "fire" of God being kindled against the rest of mankind, it will lead them to demonstrate their wrath against God! (Rev 11:18). It was "sweet" to receive Spirit knowledge and the work of exposing apostates and other wilfully stubborn sinners, but their wrath against God is a bitter denunciation of them. (Rev 11:18). See "Little Scroll" 666A Alpha to 666X Omega and 777 to 887.  To attempt to snatch persons out of the consuming "fire" of the Judgement of God would be reckless. The destiny of apostate covenant-leavers is Matthew 25:1 13.


"…keep yourselves in God's love, while you are waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ with everlasting life in view. Also, continue showing mercy to some that have doubts; save [them] by snatching [them] out of the fire."
 (Jude V.21-23).

"For no man can lay any other foundation than what is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood materials, hay, stubble, each one's work will become manifest, for the day will show it up, because it will be revealed by means of fire; and the fire itself will prove what sort of work each one's is. If anyone's work that he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward; if anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved; yet if so, [it will be] as through fire. Do you not know that you people are God's temple, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] you people are."  (1 Cor 3:11 17).

"…but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to blow his trumpet, the sacred secret of God according to the good news* which He declared to His own slaves the prophets is indeed brought to a finish."  (Rev 10:7).

"Beloved ones, do not be puzzled at the burning among you, which is happening to you for a trial, as though a strange thing were befalling you. On the contrary, go on rejoicing forasmuch as you are sharers in the sufferings of the Christ, that you may rejoice and be overjoyed also during the revelation of his glory. If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are happy, because the Spirit of glory, even the Spirit of God, is resting upon you."  (1 Peter 4:12 14).

""Now I will rise up," says Jehovah, "now I will exalt Myself; now I will lift Myself up. You people conceive dried grass; you will give birth to stubble. Your own spirit, as a fire, will eat you up. And peoples must become as the burnings of lime… In Zion the sinners have come to be in dread; shivering has grabbed hold of the apostates: 'Who  of us can reside for any time with a devouring   fire? Who of us can reside for any   time   with long-lasting conflagrations?'"  (From Isaiah 33:10  14).

PLEASE READ 2 THESSALONIANS 1:6-10* AND MATTHEW 25:1-13.

12/5/83.
 

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