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Originally Posted by Originalist
The same way he could give instructions to people who would not read his words until 2000 years later. everything Paul wrote was to THEM, but do we not claim it as instructions for us as well? Paul assumed Christ was soon to come it seems.
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When a certain people are going through a particular tribulation in their day, then it directly applies to them when wrath for tribulation is mentioned. Noah's words about the flood waters judging sinners does not apply to anyone since that time, although we read it today.
When things are written to people for all centuries of the church, then there is no particular and specific thing limited to the audience that is mentioned. What is mentioned is what is common to all believers in every era. Tribulation to this degree is not common to every era. Many centuries went by where Christians somewhere were free of any persecution.
So, the question remains, how would wrath centuries later affect those dead and gone? It is wrath on those in the world, not in hell.
My opinions, anyway.
