"Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous."
In order to explain the significance of the congregation we shall look at this passage," I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest./I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation."(Ps.40:9-10) The psalmist refers to the similitude of the Lord which is what the word establishes so we speak as Christ in us did speak. It is not our righteousness but that of Christ. "but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also"(Matt.5:39). So turning the other cheek is an indication that he is indeed fellow-sufferer with Christ. Same principle as in the double portion that Elisha requested from his mentor.. The Spirit of Elisha was doubled as 'after our likeness' of the Son.
From the great congregation refers to the cloud of witnesses. The volume of a Christian is from the fulness of Christ. He refers to the legion at his disposal and these are in multiples of 12? "Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?:(Matt.26x53) A Roman legion consisted of 4000 to 6000 men. These are saints who followed the word of God,"And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean."(Re.19:14). The angels are part of that volume, "that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into."(1 Pe.1:12). St Paul refers to judgment, "Know ye not that we shall judge angels?" The sinners shall not stand in judgment along the righteous because our glorious body is spiritual body where the single measurment has angels incorporated with man component.
"Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous."
In order to explain the significance of the congregation we shall look at this passage," I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest./I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation."(Ps.40:9-10) The psalmist refers to the similitude of the Lord which is what the word establishes so we speak as Christ in us did speak. It is not our righteousness but that of Christ. "but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also"(Matt.5:39). So turning the other cheek is an indication that he is indeed fellow-sufferer with Christ. Same principle as in the double portion that Elisha requested from his mentor.. The Spirit of Elisha was doubled as 'after our likeness' of the Son.
From the great congregation refers to the cloud of witnesses. The volume of a Christian is from the fulness of Christ. He refers to the legion at his disposal and these are in multiples of 12? "Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?:(Matt.26x53) A Roman legion consisted of 4000 to 6000 men. These are saints who followed the word of God,"And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean."(Re.19:14). The angels are part of that volume, "that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into."(1 Pe.1:12). St Paul refers to judgment, "Know ye not that we shall judge angels?" The sinners shall not stand in judgment along the righteous because our glorious body is spiritual body where the single measurment has angels incorporated with man component.
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