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You wrote in at your website the following: “In Matthew 27:50-53, we're told that many who were dead were resurrected with Yahoshua, and were seen by several people in Jerusalem. These were the Old Testament saints who were commonly referred to as “Abraham's Bosom.” In John 20, we're told of a conversation Yahoshua had with Mary Magdalene in which He told her to stop clinging to Him, for He had not yet ascended to His Father. The significance of this statement is that, now, as the Great High Priest, He was responsible to present the wave offering to His Father. The Old Testament saints were presented by the Great High Priest Yahoshua upon His ascension to the Father.”

Now how does one rectify that with these passages of Scripture that Paul wrote which is known as the “Hall of Fame” chapter of the bible.

Heb 11:39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: 40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. [KJV]

It would seem that your theory on the barley and the wheat harvest has a few sheaves that are not quite ripe for harvest yet. You might want to restudy that which you wrote about in error, much like your theory that all we have to do is confess Messiah without having to walk as He walked as Scripture commands us to do all throughout the New Testament.

1 Cor 11:1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. [NKJV]

You are conflating justification and sanctification. One who is justified possesses the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the eternal Seal of redemption placed on His child eternally. If one possesses the Holy Spirit, there is no possibility that person could EVER go to hell. http://wayofthetabernacle.com/between_belief_salvation.htm

Hebrews 11:39 is speaking about those who lived by faith before the Spirit (promise) was poured out on all mankind. So, what you call a “theory” holds up just fine (and always will).

And, 1 Corinthians 11:1 is dealing with sanctification, not justification—again, another difficult concept for HRMers.