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Originally Posted by CredoCovenanter  (Jer 31:34) And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. |
I can't say it better than Mr. Manata.
Why now in the church do
'they all know Him'?
Because, unlike the Old covenant, men who show themselves unbelieving are excluded by the office of the keys. And this fits very nicely with the 'corporate apostasy' theory. Whereas before, Israel was cut off
en masse, now the faithless are cut off individually, leaving a remnant in which all shall know Him.
And I don't mean 'all shall know Him' in an absolute sense, because much biblical language is not in absolute terms, but is spoken charitably in hope.