Hebrews 3:11-15:
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As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’"
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Take care, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.
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But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
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For we share in Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end,
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while it is said, “Today, when you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
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Who were they that heard and yet were rebellious? Was it not all those who left Egypt under the leadership of Moses?
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And with whom was he provoked forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
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And to whom did he swear that they should never enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
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So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief. ***
These verses tell us that our rest is fulfilled in Christ.
Seems ya sure do lose a lot of truths once you leave the KJV for a different bible
HEBREWS 3 [12]Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. [13] But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. [14] For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; [15] While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. [16] For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came OUT OF EGYPT by Moses. [17] But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, WHOSE CARCASES FELL IN THE WILDERNESS? [18] And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? [19] So we see that THEY COULD NOT ENTER IN BECAUSE OF UNBELIEF.
(out of Egypt - into the wilderness –destoyed them that believe not)
So, how do you deny God and Jesus according to this new testament scripture,and walk in the spirit of unbelief. Who are these people and why were they killed in the wilderness? The answer would be very important, as this passage from the NEW TESTAMENT tells us NOT to do as they did and walk with an evil heart of unbelief.
EZEK.20 [10] Wherefore I caused them to go forth OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT, and brought them INTO THE WILDERNESS. [11] And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.[12] Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.[13] But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and MY SABBATHS THEY GREATLY POLLUTED: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them IN THE WILDERNESS, TO CONSUME THEM.
(out of Egypt - into the wilderness - polluted HIS SABBATHS - destroyed them)
When we go back to the old testament to see exactly what the new testament is talkin about we find that Hebrews 3 is speaking of those who did not keep the sabbath and how the Lord was to destroy them in the wilderness because of unbelief. So the scripture in Hebrews 3 is telling us, as believers we must keep the sabbath, and not to walk with an evil heart of unbelief. Should we follow the scriptures? Will following the doctrines of churchiology get us to the kingdom? My money is on the scriptures.
DEUT.5[15] And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
(remember - out of Egypt - Keep the Sabbath)
HEBREWS 4 [1] Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.[2] FOR UNTO US WAS THE GOSPEL PREACHED, AS WELL AS UNTO THEM: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.[3] For WE WHICH HAVE BELIEVED DO ENTER INTO REST,
There ya have it. The same gospel preach to us as to them. Those who believe that gospel keep Gods sabbath day. Those with the spirit of unbelief do not.
The Cross-in-the-sky story can be found in Eusebius’ life of Constantine. Such an event is perfectly possible, & not miraculous in the slightest. **