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Originally Posted by aron
By his own criteria Witness Lee was a defeated believer. He told us the two conditions to make it were either to be raptured or martyred. He said that he believed Watchman Nee was surely martyred, dying in a jail. But he gave himself no such out.
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Nnnnnn... no.
By make it, I assume you mean as an overcomer....
Yet, he did not teach that
ONLY by rapture or martyrdom does one become an overcomer. First, all christians will be raptured to face the BEMA.. only then is their worthiness to participate as co-ruler with Christ decided.
He did say that if you were a Firstfruit then you were an overcomer.. a clear reference to the reward of the overcomers in Revelation 3:10.
Second, he said on more than one occasion that martyrdom was a sure thing because that one "loved not their life unto death" a clear reference to the spiritual battle waged in Revelation 12:11 and those that overcame the devil and his assaults.
But I agree that he never discussed himself as an overcomer.... that is the Lord's decision.. not yours and not mine.
Drake