RE: [TruthTalk] 1 Cor. 10:8

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Title: jt: Did he see it or was he told it

Slade, speaking of prophecy, I felt all day like the Holy Spirit was saying to me over and over, “The physical is just the manifestation of the spiritual.”  In other words, spiritual reality eventually must manifest itself in the physical.  It has been a long, busy day, and I just got home, so I haven’t even had time to contemplate what tht might mean.  But one thing struck me, that if that is true, then the fact that Jesus came in the flesh only shows how very much the Father was here with us in Spirit prior to that.  And how much He loved us, that He had to manifest in the Flesh what was already true in the Spirit. I will be really busy the next couple of days, but would appreciate any input on this thought. Izzy   Another way of rendering the verse is: No prophecy of Scripture is to be interpreted by an individual on his own -- or -- No prophecy of Scripture comes from an individual’s own decision – but this rendering makes v. 20 the same thing as v. 21 and does not contribute to the ground being laid in verses 19-21 for the argument against the false prophets of Chapter 2. A prophesy of Scripture must be interpreted not on the basis of thoughts rooted in a person’s old nature, such as those of the false prophets of Chapter 2, but on the basis of what the Holy Spirit makes clear about its meaning, since Yeshua sent the Spirit to guide believers into the truth (John 16.13). Since He sent the Spirit to the believers as a community, be cautious of those who offer “the true word” but avoid subjecting their opinions to the scrutiny of other believers. Much false teaching, both in Peter’s day and our own, Arises from people’s developing their own idiosyncratic interpretations, supposedly hearing the Spirit of the Holy One but without examining other views or admitting that their own could be a mistake. Prophecies are not to be subjected to eisegesis but to exegesis. Moreover, the exegete ought not to make interpretation of prophesy a vehicle for self-aggrandizement and self-exaltation, gaining a reputation at the expense of perverting Holy Writ.   -- slade