Starve.Org White Noise Usenet Archive: "Re: There are only 12 Apostles--in the first generation of apostles"

> Michael Christ wrote:
>>> Okay, only asking what you think, what about 'I will pour out of my
>>> Spirit upon all flesh', do you think that there will be a large harvest
>>> of souls for the Lord or will it continue in 'many are called, but few
>>> are chosen' or maybe there will be a large pouring out in the sense that
>>> the world will know that God is real, but not necessarily leading to
>>> some huge repentance?

> Ike wrote:
>> God does NOT always pour out His Spirit to save. Take, for instance, King
>> Saul, whose ability to prophecy in no way kept him out of trouble. Also
>> note the Ciaphas also prophesied correctly "better that one man should
>> die than a whole nation should perish," which was RIGHT, but not in the
>> context he meant.

> Amen. And amen.

> Ike wrote:
>> I would conclude that "many are called but few are chosen" will continue
>> right through the End of the Age and the Millennial Kingdom, as proven by
>> Satan's ability to STILL incite a rebellion when the dragon is released
>> after the thousand years.

>> There is no accounting for stupidity, huh?

> It is his nature; can't help himself. Like the story of the scorpion and
> the fox...

> Once long ago in the vast lands of the desert there was a great and vast
> river that had to be crossed for animals to seek food and water elsewhere
> in the desert. As it was on this day Fox had come to the point where it
> had to cross the river in its travels. As it stood contemplating the best
> way to cross the river safely Fox's life long enemy Scorpion came upon it
> and began to talk to Fox.
> "Fox as I was walking along the river bank looking for food I noticed a
> particularily easy place to cross the river where the water is not so deep
> and not so swift. As it is I would like to cross over myself also but as I
> am so small it would be impossible. Would you be willing to take me across
> if I show you this place to cross the river?" asked Scorpion.

> "Why should I take you across? How could I possibly trust you will not
> sting me on the way across as we have been life long enemies?" asked Fox.

> "Why would I sting you? For if I stung you it would mean you would drown
> then both of us would die." replied Scorpion.

> Fox thought this over for a bit while carefully watching Scorpion with a
> distrustful eye. Eventually Fox said, "Show me where the place is and I
> will take you across."

> "First place me on your back and then I will show you. For otherwise you
> may jump in and leave me behind once I show you." replied Scorpion.

> Fox thought this over for a bit while carefully watching Scorpion with a
> distrustful eye. Then walked over to Scorpion and allowed him to climb
> onto its back. Scorpion directed Fox to where the river was not so deep
> nor so swift such that it was a safer place to cross over. As Fox was
> swimming across the river and had reached the middle of the river Fox felt
> a sharp stinging sensation on its back and realized it had been stung by
> Scorpion. Fox cried out, "How could you sting me we shall both drown now?"

> The Scorpion shrugged and said, 'Its just my nature."

> (Cut and pasted from somewhere)

That's not a bad story, and very similar to the meaning locked up in the
name of Jesus' opposite number, Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz.

The name basically means "the hasty predator becomes the prey."

It typifies something akin to a snake (Satan) preying on a mouse (the
believer), not knowing that a great Eagle (Jesus) is bearing down on him to
take HIM as the prey.

Ike