Who Can Forgive Sins, But God Only. Part [13] 09/09/2025 (Morning thought)

1st Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

In our day, persons, and congregants who look to mortal men for forgiveness may be told that they’ve been pardoned, but The Lord will have us know that doing so does not move the needle in the books of heaven. Therefore, if any person sincerely desires pardon or forgiveness, he or she will need to follow the Biblical methods, ways, and means in order for your slate to be wiped clean in the heavenly courts.

God is still in the business of pardoning, but He will bring that work to a close, when human probation no longer exists, and then it will be too late to make your move in any meaningful way, because once the words “It is finished” are uttered, there will be no recourse for anyone.  And according to the Scripture, this final chapter of earth’s history will take place quite unexpectedly, at a time when most persons on the planet would not be looking for it.

[ The Great Controversy pp 88] The righteous and the wicked will still be living upon the earth in their mortal state—men will be planting and building, eating and drinking, all unconscious that the final, irrevocable decision has been pronounced in the sanctuary above. Silently, unnoticed as the midnight thief, will come the decisive hour which marks the fixing of every man's destiny, the final withdrawal of mercy's offer to guilty men.

Mark 13: 35 Watch ye therefore: for you know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight or at the cockcrowing or in the morning. 36 Lest coming suddenly, he finds you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of is word. God bless!

Who Can Forgive Sins, But God Only. Part [13] 09/09/2025 (Evening thought)

2nd Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

The above passage in 2nd Thessalonians 2 speaks of the papal system, which for centuries has usurped both the position and authority of God in the minds of billions of people. This it has done by doing two very important maneuvers: [1] By accepting worship which belongs to God alone. [2] By claiming the authority to pardon, and forgive sins. But then in Revelation 13 John tells us that the lamb like beast would be exercising all the power of the papacy, whose deadly wound was healed.

Thus, it is a no-brainer that the exercise of “All” the power of the first beast would include the issue of forgiving and pardoning sins. However, because of our flawed human nature, it is inevitable that just like how Tetzel had abused the power to forgive and pardon, the lamblike beast will also follow his lead, and abuse the same power that was never vested in it by God.

And all of the accompanying terrors that existed in the dark ages as a result, will be regurgitated by the lamblike beast, hence the reason why God is calling on us now to consider our ways. Mortal man cannot free any soul of guilt, for when Barabbas was then pardoned by Pilate, he left his jail cell with a truckload of sins, unrepented of and also unforgiven.

2nd Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!