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Spectrum of Dispensations of God to Men and Angels From everlasting “... The everlasting Father... ” (Isaiah 9:6); “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.” (Psalm 90:2 KJV) The beginning: The creation of mankind: “But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.” (Mark 10:6) Jesus Christ, the creator of mankind: Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. The fall of Adam and Eve: God announced judgement and punishment upon the serpent, the woman, the ground, and the man (Gn. 3:14-19). The woman lost the degree of self-rule which she once possessed (although she formerly had a creative attribute to be a help meet and companion according to God's purpose); however, subsequent to the sin and fall of Eve and Adam, the woman also obtained a judicial attribute (I Tim. 2:14). God announced to her, "I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee" (Gn. 3:16). More details... The law: Relatively speaking, there must have been a first giving of a set of laws by Moses. We will take a look into how we can decipher the first giving of the law from the second through a study of a reproof and repeal of divorce and remarriage by Jesus Christ the Lord. Fulfillment of the law: Jesus made it clear that the law would be fulfilled: “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” (Mt. 5.18) The future Eventually the Lord Jesus Christ will reign in the millennium. Capitalism, WW II Fascism, Socialism, Communism or any other form of government that leaves God's spiritual, direction out and passively or willfully desovereignizes His people (Christians) will prove a failure in its finality. More details... Unto everlasting If the dispensation of the gifts, even though they be from 'part' (I Cor. 13:9), existed from the early church era and will continue to exist until that which is perfect is come (an everlasting era in the future), ... the longevity of the dispensation of the gifts includes our contemporary era. More details...
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