More on the prophetic gift and conditional ramifications of the recipient(s)
In scripture; we have several types of patterns that God uses. First of all there are things which God has determined to ultimately fulfill; and these can't be negotiated. Many things are yet to come in the Tribulation; Millennium and eternal state yet future; and others have been fulfilled which God spelled out in specific timetables. This would relate to prophecies regarding the 69 weeks after the Temple was rebuilt and Messiah was crucified in Daniel; the 70 years of Babylonian captivity; the 400 years that His people would live in Egypt ending with Moses' deliverance; etc. There are even names such as Cyrus prophesied ahead of time as to their actions predetermined.
Many times we have another layer of God's mysterious counsel ( Deut. 29:29) where He indeed "repents" of what He proclaims.
This of course involves God changing His mind and that is based on certain responses that usually transpire with the Prophets such as Moses who He had a particularly intimate interaction with. Prayer invokes God's mercy as the Psalms and many other scriptures attest to; but we also are aware that sadly behaviors such as that of Solomon short circuit Israel as always having a king and being blessed by God in the Promised Land. These demonstrate many conditional promises such as in Deuteronomy 28-30 which interestingly were part of a song given to Moses. These passages indicate the past behavior and ramifications of such of the Israelites drawn forth from Egypt and future admonitions. Ultimately warnings in scripture are only effective for believers; as those not of the faith cannot obey them and are already under God's judgment.
Therefore; God now applies the new covenant to the church consisting of believing Jews and Gentiles. We are saved and sealed for His use but can't use that as a license to sin. We can choose to be wise or boldly face persecution or not in these examples.
In scripture; we have several types of patterns that God uses. First of all there are things which God has determined to ultimately fulfill; and these can't be negotiated. Many things are yet to come in the Tribulation; Millennium and eternal state yet future; and others have been fulfilled which God spelled out in specific timetables. This would relate to prophecies regarding the 69 weeks after the Temple was rebuilt and Messiah was crucified in Daniel; the 70 years of Babylonian captivity; the 400 years that His people would live in Egypt ending with Moses' deliverance; etc. There are even names such as Cyrus prophesied ahead of time as to their actions predetermined.
Many times we have another layer of God's mysterious counsel ( Deut. 29:29) where He indeed "repents" of what He proclaims.
This of course involves God changing His mind and that is based on certain responses that usually transpire with the Prophets such as Moses who He had a particularly intimate interaction with. Prayer invokes God's mercy as the Psalms and many other scriptures attest to; but we also are aware that sadly behaviors such as that of Solomon short circuit Israel as always having a king and being blessed by God in the Promised Land. These demonstrate many conditional promises such as in Deuteronomy 28-30 which interestingly were part of a song given to Moses. These passages indicate the past behavior and ramifications of such of the Israelites drawn forth from Egypt and future admonitions. Ultimately warnings in scripture are only effective for believers; as those not of the faith cannot obey them and are already under God's judgment.
Therefore; God now applies the new covenant to the church consisting of believing Jews and Gentiles. We are saved and sealed for His use but can't use that as a license to sin. We can choose to be wise or boldly face persecution or not in these examples.
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