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Originally Posted by Amanah
All the background knowledge needed for the intended audience was available in the law and the prophets.
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Luke 16:27-31 records the dialogue between the rich man and God. Within this discussion the rich man asks God to resurrect Lazarus from the dead and send him to the rich man's family. So, Lazarus would persuade them to repent and not end up in torments. God sums it all up with one verse, "If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead." The religiously blind Judeans had Moses and the prophets, and they still missed Jesus. The rock was cut out of the mountain
Daniel 2:34-35,
Daniel 2:44-45 striking the image in the feet where it is blown to the four corners of the earth. The striking stone then grows into a new mountain which engulfs the entire earth. The Word of God is throughout the world. It is accessible to everyone. If they want to know what a lamb is, and how ancient Judeans used those lambs, the Bible, the Holy Ghost leading a sincere Amazonian headhunter to the Truth of Christ.
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