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Why did God wait so long? - 7/25/2008 9:40:01 AM
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falcnjet
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From the time of the fall, mankind needed a Saviour to restore the relationship between God and man. Does anyone have any particular insight as to why He waited 2,500 years or so before sending Jesus? This has been an issue in the back of my mind for years.
Thanks!
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RE: Why did God wait so long? - 7/25/2008 10:23:48 AM
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First of all, remember that salvation by faith has been available since the day of Adam's fall. God declared that he would send a messiah before he even kicked them out of the garden. No, they did not know the details, but they could find salvation through faith in the promise.
Second, there were three historical paths that have occurred only once in history which made the spread of the Gospel to the world possible. These three converged only during the lifetime of Jesus and the Apostles.
1. Judaism was finally free of the idolatry that had plagued Israel from its inception, and had not yet fallen into the syncretism and reactions that have transformed the Judaism of Jesus' day to the Judaism of today's diaspora.
2. Greek education and the language were practically universal.
3. Pax Romana, the keeping of the peace by the Roman Empire made travel from the British Isles, to India and south to Africa possible.
These three conditions did not exist at any other time in history. Without them, Christianity would not spread to encompass the known world in such a short time.
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RE: Why did God wait so long? - 7/25/2008 10:37:08 AM
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“There is no difference in the Lord’s sight between one day and a thousand years; to Him the two are the same”. 2 Peter 3:8
I suspect that God does not work to our time frame. Remember, our modern calendar started at the time of Pope Gregory. God's calendar started .... only He knows when.
God only knows why He waited 2500 years ... perhaps we are not meant to know.
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RE: Why did God wait so long? - 7/25/2008 10:57:41 AM
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ORIGINAL: falcnjet
From the time of the fall, mankind needed a Saviour to restore the relationship between God and man. Does anyone have any particular insight as to why He waited 2,500 years or so before sending Jesus? This has been an issue in the back of my mind for years.
Thanks!
Because God knew that the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross would cover all sin, that which occurred prior to the cross, and that which followed the cross, so the "when" of the cross really is of no consequence.
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RE: Why did God wait so long? - 7/25/2008 12:05:02 PM
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Piff.
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It's my understanding that it all happened in occordance with the surrounding environment. I mean, there had to be enough pride and arrogance in the world in terms of the religion of the Israelites that would warrant the Messiah to actually be crucified.
Jesus had to be a willing sacrfice, he couldn't just nail himself up to the cross. As such the specific time frame in which his ministry began had to be that time because it was only during that period might the Israelites have their hearts hardened and seek his crucifixion. Had he come during another period in time, the outcome might not have been the same... he might have been well received and or protected by his followers and spared from crucifixion.
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RE: Why did God wait so long? - 7/25/2008 2:57:52 PM
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ORIGINAL: Piff.
It's my understanding that it all happened in occordance with the surrounding environment. I mean, there had to be enough pride and arrogance in the world in terms of the religion of the Israelites that would warrant the Messiah to actually be crucified.
Jesus had to be a willing sacrfice, he couldn't just nail himself up to the cross. As such the specific time frame in which his ministry began had to be that time because it was only during that period might the Israelites have their hearts hardened and seek his crucifixion. Had he come during another period in time, the outcome might not have been the same... he might have been well received and or protected by his followers and spared from crucifixion.
But that wasn't the only consideration. The "time of the gentiles" had not come before this. "In the fulness of time, God sent forth his son..." tells us there were several considerations as to the "timing" of the events.
I think it has been adequately expressed as to the one-world language, (Greek); one world government (Roman); one world desparate need, (salvation); and one world eager to be receptive, ("come over into Macedonia and help us"). God knew when the world was ready, and timed it perfectly.
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RE: Why did God wait so long? - 7/25/2008 3:04:47 PM
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Piff.
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We're saying the same thing... you've just expounded on the general point I made.
which was: It's my understanding that it all happened in occordance with the surrounding environment.
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RE: Why did God wait so long? - 7/26/2008 8:56:03 AM
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theo_book
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ORIGINAL: Piff.
We're saying the same thing... you've just expounded on the general point I made.
which was: It's my understanding that it all happened in occordance with the surrounding environment.
O.K. I didn't see that but you have cleared it up.
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