I posted Scriptures, but you refuse to consider them. This is because you are here to promote your specific adopted religious philosophy, not seek God's Truth or Righteousness. Just like the Calvinists that you harp on all the time. You promote falsehoods no different than them. Just a different Falsehoods.
Zacharias, Simeon, Anna and the Wise Men all knew the Christ, even before John the Baptist. Even before HE was born they understood the Scriptures that Jesus opened up to His Disciples.
Luke 24: 25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: 26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? 27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Zacharias, Simeon, Anna already knew all these things before Jesus was even born. At least according to Scriptures. This is because they were "Learned of the Father" and were "obedient" to God and received the Holy Spirit that God gives to them that obey Him. (Acts 5:32) I know you won't go there, but I'm posting it to show where my understanding comes from.
I have posted the Scriptures to you already that show this. But you completely ignored them and are now lying to everyone on this forum by telling them my understanding on this matter is "void of Scriptures".
I will post them again, and you will ignore them again. But my understand of God and His Son, is "because" I believe all that is written in the holy scriptures, not "because" of a sermon by some random self-proclaimed "minister of righteousness" on a u-tube video.
Luke 1: 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
67 And his father Zacharias was "filled with the Holy Ghost", and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
69 And hath "raised up" an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; (Tribe of Judah, not Levi)70 As he spake by the mouth of "his holy prophets", which have been since the world began:
And again;
Luke 2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was "just and devout", waiting for the consolation of Israel: and "the Holy Ghost" was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen "the Lord's Christ".
27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: 30 For mine eyes have seen "thy salvation", 31 Which thou hast prepared "before the face of all people"; 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Clearly these men, the remnant, these Just men of Faith, who were in "The generation of the Righteous" who God is in, received the Spirit of Truth before the Church of God under HIS Prophesied High Priest, kept their first true Pentecost.
You have only proved that you only believe the Scriptures that you can use to promote the religious philosophies of your specific religious business.
It is ignorant to the point of wickedness to preach to others that the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth owned and given to others by the God and Father of the Lord's Christ, didn't exist before God's Church under HIS New Priesthood honored Him by observing the Feasts of the Lord, Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, and Pentecost.
So why then, do you, the Pharisees, the Calvinists, and many other religious sects and businesses of this world, promote falsehoods about God and His Son? While Zacharias, Simeon, Abraham and the Church of God who kept Pentecost in Acts, all had the Holy Spirit of Truth? What was the difference between Zacharias, Simeon, who had been given the Spirit of Truth, and the Pharisees who professed to know God, but wasn't given by Him His spirit of Truth?
What is the difference between the Church of God in Acts, and this world's religions that you have adopted.
It's really simple and Peter spells it out in a way that even a child can understand.
Acts 5: 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: (Mainstream religion of that time) and the high priest asked them,
28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? (Like you are doing to me even now) and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. (And because I believe this, you call me a Legalist/Judaizer and preach to others that I don't honor God, and my Savior that HE sent for me.)
30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
31 Him hath God exalted "with his right hand" to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also "the Holy Ghost", (That was on Zacharias, Simeon, Anna, and the Wise Men) whom God hath given to them that obey him.
This is why your religion promotes its philosophy which is different than the Calvinists that promote their philosophy, which is different than the JW's which promote their philosophy which is different from the Pharisees which promoted their philosophy and on and on and on. The ONE THING you all have in common is, as the Jesus "of the bible" teaches "Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition". It's Babylon Civic. Come out of her.
If you would humble yourself to the God of the bible, as Jesus did, you might understand. But until then, you are just another of the "many"
"that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools".
