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Re: Why Does Jesus Need An Army? by LordReed(m): 12:55am On Nov 22, 2023
Kobojunkie:
Why doesn't it answer your question? You asked why, in a vision, He is described as coming with an army. Well, in Matthew 25 vs 31 - 46, Jesus Christ already explained that in plain speak. So why reject His answer? undecided

Because the passage only reiterates that he is coming with an army it doesn't say why.
Re: Why Does Jesus Need An Army? by Kobojunkie: 1:06am On Nov 22, 2023
LordReed:
■ Because the passage only reiterates that he is coming with an army it doesn't say why.
Are you certain you did read the passage? undecided
31 “The Son of Man will come again with divine greatness, and all his angels will come with him. He will sit as king on his great and glorious throne.
32 All the people of the world will be gathered before him. Then he will separate everyone into two groups. It will be like a shepherd separating his sheep from his goats.
33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the king will say to the godly people on his right, ‘Come, my Father has great blessings for you. The kingdom he promised is now yours. It has been prepared for you since the world was made.
35 It is yours because when I was hungry, you gave me food to eat. When I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I had no place to stay, you welcomed me into your home.
36 When I was without clothes, you gave me something to wear. When I was sick, you cared for me. When I was in prison, you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the godly people will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you food? When did we see you thirsty and give you something to drink?
38 When did we see you with no place to stay and welcome you into our home? When did we see you without clothes and give you something to wear?
39 When did we see you sick or in prison and care for you?’
40 “Then the king will answer, ‘The truth is, anything you did for any of my people here, you also did for me.’
41 “Then the king will say to the evil people on his left, ‘Get away from me. God has already decided that you will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever—the fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 You must go away because when I was hungry, you gave me nothing to eat. When I was thirsty, you gave me nothing to drink.
43 When I had no place to stay, you did not welcome me into your home. When I was without clothes, you gave me nothing to wear. When I was sick and in prison, you did not care for me.’
44 “Then those people will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty? When did we see you without a place to stay? Or when did we see you without clothes or sick or in prison? When did we see any of this and not help you?’
45 “The king will answer, ‘The truth is, anything you refused to do for any of my people here, you refused to do for me.’
46 “Then these evil people will go away to be punished forever. But the godly people will go and enjoy eternal life.” - Matthew 25 vs 31 - 46
The ones that will go out to gather, separate, and usher the sheep and goats into either Eternal reward or Eternal damnation are the angels that are to come with Him. They are the servants described in the parable of Wheat and Tares to handle the final harvest that is to come. undecided
24 Then Jesus used another story to teach them. Jesus said, “God’s kingdom is like a man who planted good seed in his field.
25 That night, while everyone was asleep, the man’s enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and then left.
26 Later, the wheat grew, and heads of grain grew on the plants. But at the same time the weeds also grew.
27 Then the man’s servants came to him and said, ‘You planted good seed in your field. Where did the weeds come from?’
28 “The man answered, ‘An enemy planted weeds.’ “The servants asked, ‘Do you want us to go and pull up the weeds?’
29 “He answered, ‘No, because when you pull up the weeds, you might also pull up the wheat.
30 Let the weeds and the wheat grow together until the harvest time. At the harvest time I will tell the workers this: First, gather the weeds and tie them together to be burned. Then gather the wheat and bring it to my barn.’” - Matthew 13 vs 24 - 30
Re: Why Does Jesus Need An Army? by LordReed(m): 5:22am On Nov 22, 2023
Kobojunkie:
Are you certain you did read the passage? undecided
The ones that will go out to gather, separate, and usher the sheep and goats into either Eternal reward or Eternal damnation are the angels that are to come with Him. They are the servants described in the parable of Wheat and Tares to handle the final harvest that is to come. undecided

Well the passage doesn't mention that, still it sounds strange that a universe creating god would need them for anything.
Re: Why Does Jesus Need An Army? by Kobojunkie: 5:23am On Nov 22, 2023
LordReed:
■ Well the passage doesn't mention that, still it sounds strange that a universe creating god would need them for anything.
OK
Re: Why Does Jesus Need An Army? by Kobojunkie: 2:17pm On Nov 22, 2023
Daejoyoung:
Revelation is not a literal book, it is a vision.
The author uses powerful symbolic imagery both he and his audience could easily understand.
Interesting! undecided

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