Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
English “I am persuaded” was translated from Greek verb 3982 peitho. Greek verb 4100 pisteuo was translated 239 times into English “believe”. Greek noun 4102 pistis was translated 239 times into English “faith”; both are from Greek verb 3982 peitho meaning to persuade. Greek verb 3982 peitho was translated into English “persuaded” in Matthew 27:20 “But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus”. The “chief priests” and church “elders” were the grammatical subjects who “persuaded” their grammatical objects “the multitude” to “destroy Jesus”. The bible makes it clear that grammatical subjects other than God persuade their grammatical objects to believe and have faith in things contrary to God’s spiritual truth.
English “things to come” in Romans 8:38 was translated from Greek verb 3195 mello which is a strengthened form of Greek verb 3199 melei in the sense of knowing and caring about a future event especially when God performs the action of Greek verb 3195 mello as is the case with “the world to come” in Matthew 12:32 and even more insightfully with “was for” and “shall” in Matthew 11:12-15 and Matthew 17:10-13 respectively. Greek transliterated Elias emboldened in this paragraph is Hebrew transliterated Elijah emboldened in this paragraph. Elias is Elijah. John the Baptist fulfilled the role of Elijah [as prophesied in Luke 1:11-17] for God’s “seven thousand” “election” who receive “the spirit and power of Elias”/Elijah and of Jesus Christ during this earth age which “the rest” will receive during the “thousand years” “Lord’s day”. Matthew 11:12-15 says “ And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force” “ For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John” “ And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come” “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear”. Matthew 17:10-13 says “ And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come”? “ And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things” “But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them” “Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist”. Malachi 4:5 says “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:” The “day of the Lord” of Malachi 4:5 is also “the Lord’s day” of Revelation 1:10 and the “day of the Lord Jesus” of 1Corinthians 5:5 and 2Corinthians 1:14 and “day of our Lord Jesus” of 1Corinthians 1:8 and “he hath appointed a day” in Acts 17:28-31 and the “one day” of 2Peter 3:8-10 “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up”. But beloved be not ignorant of this one thing “the Lord’s day” is the “thousand years” of 2Peter 3:8-10 which is also the “thousand years” of Revelation 20:2-7 God’s “seven thousand” “election” are the “us-ward” of 2Peter 3:8-10 “they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years” which will occur between this earth age and the eternal age that follows. “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour” “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth”. God’s “seven thousand” “election” will cause “the rest” [18 billion plus in heaven and on earth] “to come unto the knowledge of the truth” during the “thousand years” which will occur between this earth age and the eternal age that follows. This earth age will end and the thousand years Lord’s day will begin when seven thousand election complete translation from flesh thoughts and feelings to become entirely God’s spiritual thoughts and ways. It is not possible for God’s election to know if they have completed aforementioned transition until they take their last flesh breath.
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