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Originally Posted by awareness
Only a zealot Bible literalist will interpret 15:45 as Jesus being the Holy Spirit. Talk about accepting premises.
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Look at Revelation chapter 1. Does anyone besides Witness Lee's acolytes really believe that "the seven spirits which are before His throne" in verse 4 are really the same as "Jesus Christ the faithful Witness, and firstborn from the dead" in verse 5? I mean, why put an "and" in between the two?
It seems as if the apostle John hadn't pray-read 1 Corinthians 15:45b enough and was perhaps a bit confused in his introductory chapter... thankfully God eventually raised up the ministry of Witness Lee to set matters straight... otherwise we might be misled by John and think that "seven spirits" and "Jesus Christ" were actually referring to two entirely different things! And what terrible confusion which that might engender!
Yes, yes, I know: "the seven eyes of the lamb which are the seven spirits of God going into all the earth"... now that makes it all so clear, doesn't it? Thank God for Lee's pat, simplistic explanations; otherwise we might have to struggle with some of these nuanced issues, like Jacob wrestling with the angel. Instead, all we have to do is pray-read a few selected verses.