Listener: I know that Jesus died for all our sins and tasted death for every man (Hebrews 2:9) but does that mean that those who take the mark of the beast are already forgiven?
TTR: No. Those outside of the current administration of grace do not have Present-Possession of ALL their sins being forgiven. If they do, then Acts 2:38 & 1 John 1:9 makes no sense.
If those outside of the grace dispensation have already received forgiveness of all their sins, then why did Peter write, "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;" (Acts 3:19)?
Why are they waiting to have their sins blotted out if ALL their sins were already forgiven?
Having all their sins blotted out is a future event for them. ALL sins ALREADY forgiven is a dispensational truth that only applies to those alive today under this current administration. Peter is talking about ANOTHER administration. The information they received is clearly different from what was given to the apostle Paul concerning us. And is why Peter wrote, ..."he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins." (2 Peter 1:9)
Notice it says "purged from his OLD sins" not ALL sins.
This language has nothing to do with the "BUT NOW" time frame in which we live and is why it sounds nothing like what Paul wrote to us.
So the sin of taking the mark of the beast will happen under another administration in accordance with another dispensation and is not one of the ALL sins already forgiven.
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