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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Web: </font><a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/">
<font face="Times New Roman">www.2rbetter.org</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> – </font></span></b><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">September 4, 2007
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">"MARK </span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
<u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">16:17</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">-20" – WITH SIGNS FOLLOWING</span></u></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">VI. 16:9-20<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>THE GOSPEL OF POWER INITIATED BY RESURRECTION</font></span></b></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">A.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">16:9-18<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>THE RELATIONSHIP OF RESURRECTION, COMMISSION & CONFIRMATION</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">g. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">16:15</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>THE GREAT COMMISSION</span></b></font></p>
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</span></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">kai EIpen auTOIS, Po-reuTHENtes eis ton KOSmon</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> [2889]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> HApan-ta, </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">And he said to them, Go into all the world,
</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">k<u>e</u>RUxa-te</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> [2784]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
to eu-agGEli-on </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[2098] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">PAs<u>e</u> t<u>e</u> KTIsei </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[2937].</span></font></p>
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and</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> preach the gospel to the whole creation.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"></span></b></font>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><font face="Times New Roman">h. 16:16<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>CONDITIONS OF SALVATION</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ho pisTEUsas </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[4100] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
kai bap-tisTHEIS </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[907] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">s<u>o</u>TH<u>E</u>se-tai </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[4982]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">;</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Who has believed and is baptized shall be saved;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ho de a-pisT<u>E</u>sas </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[569] </span>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ka-ta-kriTH<u>E</u>se-tai [</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">2632]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">but who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">i. 16:17-l8<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>CONFIRMATION OF SALVATION</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">s<u>e</u>MEIa </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[4592] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
de tois pisTEUsa-sin a-ko-louTH<u>E</u>sei</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> [3877]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> TAUta:</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">And these signs shall follow them that have believed:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">en t<u>o</u> oNOmaTI </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[3686] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
mou daiMOni-a </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[1140] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ek-baLOUsin </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[1544]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, GL<u>O</u>Ssais </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">
[1100] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">laL<u>E</u>sou<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">-</b>sin </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[2980]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">;</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">18 </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">in my :name</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">shall they cast out demons, speak with tongues;</b></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">kai en tais cherSIN </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[5495] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
Opheis </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[3789] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">aROUsin [142],</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">18 </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">and in the<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">ir</i> hands they shall tke up serpents,</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ka' 'n thaNAsiMON </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[2286] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
ti PI<u>o</u>-sin </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[4095]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, ou m<u>e</u> auTOUS BLAps<u>e</u> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[1984];</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">and if they drink aught deadly, it shall in no wise hurt them;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ePI arR<u>O</u>Stous </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[732] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
CHEIras </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[5495] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">e-piTH<u>E</u>sou-sin </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[2007]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, kai kaL<u>O</u>S Exou-sin.</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">they shall lay hands on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">
the</i> sick, and they shall recover.</font></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><font face="Times New Roman">B. 16:19-20<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>THE RELATIONSHIP OF ASCENSION AND CONFIRMATION</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">a. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">16:19</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>THE ASCENSION OF JESUS.</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">HO men oun KUri-os </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[2962] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
I<u>e</u>SOUS </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[2424]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, meTA to laL<u>E</u>sai </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[2980] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">auTOIS,</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">a-neL<u>E</u>M-phth<u>e</u> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[353[ </span>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">eis ton ou-raNON </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[3772]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">,</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">was taken up into :heaven,</font>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">kai eKAthi-sen </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[2523] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
ek de-xi<u>O</u>N </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[1188] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">tou TheOU </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[2316]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">and sat down at the right <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">
hand</i> of :God.</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">b. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">16:20</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>THE CONFIRMATION OF JESUS</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">eKEInoi de e-xelTHONtes </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[1831]</span>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, eK<u>E</u>ru-xan </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[2784]</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, pan-taCHOU,</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">And THEY went forth, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">
and</i> preached everywhere,</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">tou KuRIou su-nerGOUNtos </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[4903]</span>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">,</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">the Lord working with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">
them,</i></font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">kai ton LOgon </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[3056] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
be-baiOUNtos </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[950] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">diA t<u>o</u>n e-pa-ko-louTHOUNt<u>o</u>n </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[1872] </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">s<u>e</u>
MEI<u>o</u>n </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">[4592].</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">and confirming the word by the signs that followed.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">A WORD FROM DR. KELLEY VARNER</font></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">My newest book for Destiny Image is "Freedom From Twelve Deadly Sins – Secrets of How to Press into Your Destiny." This is the current Rhema word that is on my heart. Below are excerpts from that writing. To order this new volume, call
910.324.5026 or go to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><a href="http://www.kelleyvarner.org/">http://www.kelleyvarner.org/</a> </b></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Chapter Two – CESSATIONISM – WHAT IS CESSATIONISM?</font></span></b>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Cessationism, according to Webster's Dictionary, means, "to cease; a ceasing, a stop; the act of discontinuing motion of action of any kind, whether temporary or final." He adds that "a cessasion of arms" is "an armistice or truce agreed to by the commanders of armies."
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Cessationism claims that the supernatural demonstration of signs, wonders, and miracles "ceased" with the early Church and the Book of Acts once the Canon of Scripture was completed. In so doing, cessationists have signed a truce with the enemy.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">This hand-me-down religion purports that the charismata, the gifts and manifestations of the Spirit (1 Cor.12
:8-10), especially glossalalia, or speaking with other tongues, is not for us today. Some even preach that any contemporary manifestations of the Spirit are of the devil. Moreover, most cessationists do not believe in the present-day ministry of the apostles and the prophets.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Like the Sadducees who opposed Jesus in the days of his earthly ministry, these folks refuse to acknowledge the power of the Holy Ghost through the Name of Jesus Christ to perform the supernatural, and are blindly unaware of the workings of the spiritual world. Known for their denial of the bodily resurrection, the Sadducees came from the leading families of the nation -- the priests, merchants, and aristocrats. Even the Jewish historian Josephus repeatedly designates these proud nobles as those who court only the rich and have not the people on their side (
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Ant.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> 13.10.6). The high priests and the most powerful members of the priesthood (the old order) were mainly Sadducees. Many modern-day Sadducees, religious liberals, have relished Higher Criticism, appealing to their reason rather than the plain teaching of the Bible.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Another group who harassed Jesus and the early apostles were the Pharisees, or the "separated ones," who insisted that the law of God be observed as the scribes interpreted it. These teachings became "the tradition of the elders" (Mk. 7:3). Although these traditions were not put into writing, they were passed on from one scribe to another, and from the scribes to the people. Paul, who lived as a Pharisee prior to his conversion, called this group "the most straitest (exact, careful) sect of our religion" (Acts 26:5). Pharisees observed the Law carefully as far as appearances went, but their hearts were far from God. Their motives were wrong because they wanted the praise of men (Matt. 6:2, 5, 16; 23:5-7). Contemporary Pharisees are hyper-literalists, fundamentalists, and evangelicals that make up perhaps the larger body of cessationists.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">For us today, there is an even more cogent reason why Mark 16:9-16 is so important. Textual Critics often omit it from Bible translations, because they claim it isn't in some of the best Greek Manuscripts. (There are seven major Manuscripts that have practically all 27 New Testament books, plus over 300 partial manuscripts.)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">But Ivan Panin in his Numeric Greek and English New Testaments plus his other writings, clearly proves that if ANY portion of the Greek New Testament could be omitted, it would NOT be this passage. MORE numeric features spear in the last 12 verses of Mark than any other portion of the entire Greek New Testament.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">It is also interesting to observe that the "Aorist Tense" is unique to the Greek language. English does not have this tense. Roughly, it indicates an act in past, present or future, but mostly in the past – that is complete in itself, rounded off, but with continuing consequences. Note its use in 1 Corinthians
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">12:28</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> and Ephesians 4:11. In Corinthians it states in this verse that "God has SET (Aorist) in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then powers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, kinds of tongues." From God's point of view – AS LONG AS THERE IS A CHURCH – apostles, prophets etc. should CONTINUE to function. It is the CHURCH'S lukewarmness and unbelief, not God's fault, should this happen!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Then consider in Ephesians, "And HE (CHRIST) GAVE some as apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, unto a work of ministry, unto a building of the body of the Christ; till we :all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of :God, unto a perfect man, unto a measure of stature of the fullness of the Christ: that we no longer be babes, tossed to and from and carried about with every wind of :teaching, by the sleight of :men, in craftiness, unto the wiles of error; but being true in love…(Eph. 4:11-15a).
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Again, AORIST tense. As long as there is a church, Christ intends for the 5-fold ministry to function. If through lack of faith and lukewarmness it fails to do so – it is NOT according to the will of Christ – but of the failure of the church.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">CESSATIONISM as set forth so clearly by Kelley Varner, plus the "thrust" of the Greek Aorist tense – leave contemporary Pharisees as hyper-literalists, fundamentalists and evangelicals unaware of this – without excuse.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">God sent Ezekiel to </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Israel</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> during the Babylonian captivity to witness to them concerning the will and Word of the Lord. God told him – "You will gain no converts by proclaiming the truth to this rebellious people – but – when they stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ – they will be without excuse. They will be unable to plead "ignorance" – for YOU will have given them my word."
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 63pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">This article contains information that will profit hungry and open believers. It will in turn be what Ezekiel did to
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