tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418166821095736040.post5605181705413627665..comments2023-04-04T09:08:04.554-05:00Comments on musings from the pastor's study: FORGETTING AND REMEMBERINGfr. david tokarzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14323039126889157726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418166821095736040.post-46825237526542012822010-03-17T22:11:53.824-05:002010-03-17T22:11:53.824-05:00Yes, the Jews are the Chosen People, but the secre...Yes, the Jews are the Chosen People, but the secret of God from the beginning is that we Gentiles are also now part of the Chosen People (see Ephesians 3:4-6.<br />And yes, God can choose to forget (She'ol is described as the land of the forgotten--or oblivion--Psalm 88:13. Yes, when God chooses to "forget," the End comes (and all is re-constituted as the Messianic Kingdom/Messianic Wedding Feast of the Lamb). The "2nd Death" (Rev. 20:13-15) is really the process by which God "forgets" those who have definitively and permanently chosen to be unrepentant. It can be called the "wrath of God" or just pure and simple justice...fr. david tokarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323039126889157726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418166821095736040.post-46105054799910342432010-03-17T15:02:18.300-05:002010-03-17T15:02:18.300-05:00Father, you passed on several thoughts: God will ...Father, you passed on several thoughts: God will always remember the Chosen People ---- most of us have placed that description on the Jewish people..........<br /><br />Also, taking out of context: " This is critical since it's only God's active remembering that allows things to remain in existence at all." This boggles my mind -- this is profound -- so He forgets, the end comes?<br />But since he will never forget, why make this inference?NEWER PATHWAYShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16886600691681161967noreply@blogger.com