lesson 7 1st quarter 2013 seeing through a glass darkly

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Lesson 7 for February 16, 2013


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For now we see ina mirror, dimly,but then face toface. Now I knowin part, but thenI shall know just

as I also amknown

(1 Corinthians 13:12)

The psalmist wrote, The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His

handiwork (Psalm 19:1). We can find proof of the existence of a Creator in us and in thenature around us; a Creator who perfectly designed this world.

Nevertheless, when we seeing the predators, the natural disasters that kill thousands in a

second, etc many people doubt whether that Creator exists or is a kind Creator.

The truth is that we can only see the reality darkly. If we want to fully understand the

relationship between God and His creation and how nature reveals Him, we must firstunderstand some concepts.

1. Gods sovereignty.

2. The threefold curse of Earth.

3. Satans work.

4. The limitations of human wisdom.

5. The limitations of the general revelation in contrast to thespecial one.


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The earth is the Lords, andall its fullness, the world andthose who dwell therein. ForHe has founded it upon the

seas, and established it uponthe waters (Psalm 24:1-2)

The Bible states that God created everything

we know. So God is owner and sovereign of

everything.

Satan claims that he is the owner of this world, butGod still is the absolute sovereign.

Nevertheless, He loves us and decided to pay a

ransom for us. He then became our sovereign in

two ways, as Creator and as Redeemer.

But now, thus says the Lord,who created you, O Jacob, andHe who formed you, O Israel:Fear not, for I have redeemedyou; I have called you by yourname; you are Mine

(Isaiah 43:1)


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FIRST CURSE, THORNS AND THISTLES

Then to Adam He said, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife,

and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, Youshall not eat of it: Cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat

of it all the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth foryou, and you shall eat the herb of the field. (Genesis 3:17-18)

SECOND CURSE, THE EARTH LOST ITS STRENGTH

So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth toreceive your brothers blood from your hand. When you till the ground, it

shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond youshall be on the earth (Genesis 4:11-12)

THIRD CURSE, THE FLOOD

And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, I

will never again curse the ground for mans sake, although the imaginationof mans heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every livingthing as I have done (Genesis 8:21)

When the faithful dead shall be resurrected, and the king of glory shall open before them the gates of

the city of God, and the nations who have kept the truth enter in, what beauty and glory will meet the

astonished sight of those who have seen no greater beauties in the earth than that which they beheld indecaying nature after the threefold curse was upon the earth (E.G.W., Spiritual Gifts, vol.3, p.88)


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Then I heard a loud voice saying inheaven, Now salvation, and strength,and the kingdom of our God, and thepower of His Christ have come, for theaccuser of our brethren, who accusedthem before our God day and night, has

been cast down. And they overcame himby the blood of the Lamb and by theword of their testimony, and they didnot love their lives to the death.Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and youwho dwell in them! Woe to the

inhabitants of the earth and the sea!For the devil has come down to you,having great wrath, because he knowsthat he has a short time. (Revelation 12:10-12)


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Satan, with all his masterly power, has interposed himself between man and

the law of God, that through falsehood and sophistry he may inspire men with

the same rebellion against God and his law as actuates himself. Those whom he

can not deceive, he hates. He misinterprets their words and actions, and causes

the world to persecute and destroy, in order that earth may hold no soul who isnot in league with the prince of this world and the ruler of its darkness.

E.G.W. (The Signs of the Times, November 14, 1895)

History testifies to the fact

that no man can serve God

without coming in conflict

with the united forces of evil.The conflict between the

believer and his foes may be

painful and protracted, and

at times the soul may,

through manifoldtemptations, yield to the

power of the evil one; but

God will not give his servant

up to be the prey of the

destroyer as long as he criesunto him


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The wise men are ashamed, theyare dismayed and taken. Behold,they have rejected the word of

the Lord; so what wisdom do theyhave? (Jeremiah 8:9)

For the Lord gives wisdom; from Hismouth come knowledge and understanding;He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;

He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;He guards the paths of justice, andpreserves the way of His saints. Then youwill understand righteousness and justice,equity and every good path. When wisdomenters your heart, and knowledge ispleasant to your soul (Proverbs 2:6-10)

As humans, we have gained an

incredible amount of knowledge and

information, especially in the last two

hundred years. Knowledge andinformation, however, are not

necessarily the same thing as wisdom.

We have also gained a much greater

understanding of the natural world than

our forefathers ever had. A greaterunderstanding, however, isnt the same

thing as wisdom either.We may only understand the

world around us when we see it

from the divine perspective.
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The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows

His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto nightreveals knowledge (Psalm 19:1-2)

For the believer, the Creation surely speaks of Gods care. Nevertheless, although the

testimony of Creation is strong, its revelation is incomplete because of the result of sin and

the curse after the fall.

Thats the reason why God uses a special revelation through prophets, dreams and visions

in addition to that general revelation. He specially revealed Himself through Jesus Christ,

He who has seen Me has seen the Father (John 14:9)
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Creation speaks to us of the skill and power of God. In His

goodness God has placed on the earth beautiful flowers and

trees, wonderfully adapted to the countries and the climate inwhich they grow. And, though sin has marred the form and

beauty of the things of nature, though on them there may be

seen traces of the work of the prince of the power of the air, yet

they still speak of God, and still reveal some of the beauty of

Eden.

In the heavens above, in the earth, in the broad waters of the

ocean, we see the handiwork of God. All creation testifies of His

power, His wisdom, His love. Yet not from the stars, or the ocean,

or the cataract can we learn of the personality of God. This

Christ came to reveal

E.G.W. (The upward look, November 16)

Christ came to reveal to a fallen race the love

of God. He, the Light of the world, veiled the

dazzling splendor of the brightness of His

divinity, and came to live on this earth as a

man among men, that they might, without

being consumed, become acquainted with their

Creator. No man has seen God at any time,

except as He is revealed through Christ
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