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To: Dr. Eckleburg; editor-surveyor; Quix
The Holy Spirit will never be withdrawn from the church of believers. From the bible it's much more likely there is a restraining angel, such as Michael who is Israel's guardian, Daniel 10:13

Revelation 20:1

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

20:2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

20:3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. .

640 posted on 08/25/2009 11:30:43 AM PDT by 1000 silverlings (everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
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To: 1000 silverlings; Dr. Eckleburg

Scripture, IIRC in the KJV

mentions

he who restrains is removed

That could be a high ranking angel. It could be Holy Spirit in some mode or form or association. Some have claimed it is the Christian Church.

I don’t believe Holy Spirit is per se totally removed from anything . . . I suspect it is by Holy Spirit that all matter and all creation and all everything is held together in functioning order.

However, Holy Spirit could be removed in terms of a given mode—e.g. INDWELLING individuals . . . those individuals could be removed . . . or a certain class or grouping of those individuals.

There could be a return to the OTestament mode of Holy Spirit . . . e.g. with the Two Tribulation WITNESSES . . . and selected other individuals but not so widely INDWELT.

We shall see.


641 posted on 08/25/2009 11:35:23 AM PDT by Quix (POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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