1 Peter 2:8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
English “of offence” emboldened in 1Peter 2:8 was translated from Greek neuter noun 4625 skandalon that best reflects God’s perspective translated into “a stumblingblock” in Romans 11:9 in the context of Romans 11:1-36 But God wants us to copy and paste only Paul’s Romans 11:1-11 words and God’s going to tell us what’s hosed up in the other verses. “I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin” “God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying” “Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life” “But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal” “Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace” “And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work” “What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded” “According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear; unto this day” “And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them” “Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway” “I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy”. The snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock are integral components of God’s process pursuant to God’s will to remove more than 8 billion from God’s process during this earth age to protect them from Matthew 12:32 pursuant to Ephesians 1:10 1Timothy 2:3-4 and Romans 8:19-21 that brings us back to Romans 11 where the singular “the deliverer” in verse 26 is in fact “seven thousand” deliverers. The “fathers” in verse 28 are the patriarchs of the 12 tribes of Israel. The “election” of verses 5, 7 & 28 are God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “the sons of God”. English “gifts” in verse 29 was mistranslated by a fallible flesh human being from Greek feminine noun 5486 charisma that is God’s permanent endowment of God’s Spirit. The “all” in verse 32 are more than 8 billion “creature” s of Romans 8:19. 20, 21 and 22 who God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “the sons of God ” will cause “to come unto the knowledge of the truth” during the latter days of this earth age but especially during the “thousand years” between this earth age and the eternal age that follows. “Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and shall reign with him a thousand years”.
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