Paul, after reasoning about idolatry in Athens, states:
Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now
commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has set a day on
which he is going to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom
he designated, having provided proof to everyone by raising him from
the dead.” (Acts 17:30,31 NET)
I think it is safe to say that God overlooking “such times of ignorance” means God overlooked the ignorance of the people of those times.
How did Paul understand God to have “overlooked” the ignorance of those people?
It does not seem that “overlooked” merely means that God did not call them to account while alive, sparing them certain temporal judgments. Rather, in light of verse 31, it seems to imply that they will somehow be found less culpable in the final judgment.
According to most orthodox Christian theology, these pagans who died without Christ are forever condemned and without hope. If that is the case, it doesn’t sound like God “overlooked” their ignorance to me.
Question: What does it mean for those people who lived in times when ignorance was overlooked by God?
Darrell Bears
My x wife and all her sins taking off with another man
Lori Talbert
There is no end time revival… scripture says there will be a great apostasy… a falling away! Don’t be deceived!
Debbie Neil Thacker
There is a revival coming to the Hebrews though. I think that is why they say a great revival is coming. Also because he said he will pour out his Spirit on all flesh.
Joel 2
[e] “And it shall come to pass afterward,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
29 Even on the male and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit.
30 “And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 32 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.
Postlewait Kathleen
At the same time, there is a great falling away the Remnant (Two Witnesses) will be supernaturally empowered to preach repentance and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Charles 'Richard' Miller
Taught not to see beyond the 6th day of Creation:
Blind leading the blind!
But Happy Sabbath, … Shabbat Shalom!
Charles 'Richard' Miller
If the ‘falling away’ hasn’t already happened, the only point or way to see it in the near future is for the ‘remnant’ to hold on to their debit/credit chip card/microchip to remain activated in order to ‘buy and sell’. Which means they take the ‘sign’ or ‘mark’ of the beast(church of Rome) of their Sunday False Sabbath. It will be a ‘falling away’ from Truth of the ones who once believed. (Maybe I will make a POST on this)
Ariel Vincent
you all agree that the world is over ripe for any geniuene spiritual awakening
Condreth Ruthenberg
amen. may it be so for the truth and fairness of our Divine.