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micah6v8 · 02-01-2016, 08:24 AM

I may not understand the point you are making so feel free to correct me where applicable.

A country has an evil incumbent president.

At the elections held on 1 January, the votes are tallied and this evil president is defeated by a candidate of good character.

The new president gets sworn into the office of president on 5 January

People may disagree on what was the historical date in the country's history

Some might say that the evil president's reign ended on 1 January when he lost the elections.

Others might say that the evil president's reign ended only on 5 January.

Let me find an example in the Christian context.

Jesus' death on the Cross is the most crucial event in the bible history.

One could say that it would be too early to celebrate about God's salvation coming to mankind simply at the point when Jesus was just starting His ministry and had not gone to the Cross. One could say that you should only celebrate when Jesus had died on the Cross.

However, with the benefit of reading the bible, we know that once Jesus had incarnated into this world, there was no doubt that salvation was here/would becoming. There was no chance of Jesus failing His mission of salvation.

I think Witness Lee's point is that the transition period started when Jesus started His ministry.The transition period ended when Jesus died on the cross.

02-01-2016, 08:24 AM	#93
micah6v8 Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 90	Re: Putting To Test The Recovery Version I may not understand the point you are making so feel free to correct me where applicable. A country has an evil incumbent president. At the elections held on 1 January, the votes are tallied and this evil president is defeated by a candidate of good character. The new president gets sworn into the office of president on 5 January People may disagree on what was the historical date in the country's history Some might say that the evil president's reign ended on 1 January when he lost the elections. Others might say that the evil president's reign ended only on 5 January. Let me find an example in the Christian context. Jesus' death on the Cross is the most crucial event in the bible history. One could say that it would be too early to celebrate about God's salvation coming to mankind simply at the point when Jesus was just starting His ministry and had not gone to the Cross. One could say that you should only celebrate when Jesus had died on the Cross. However, with the benefit of reading the bible, we know that once Jesus had incarnated into this world, there was no doubt that salvation was here/would becoming. There was no chance of Jesus failing His mission of salvation. I think Witness Lee's point is that the transition period started when Jesus started His ministry.The transition period ended when Jesus died on the cross.