THE BEGINNINGS OF HOLY ONES.
"What! Do you not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God's kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God's kingdom. And yet that is what some of you were. But you have been washed clean, but you have been sanctified, but you have been declared righteous in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the Spirit of our God." (1 Cor 6:9-11 NWT).

"AND YET THAT IS WHAT SOME OF YOU WERE"…?
These members of the congregation of our Lord were changed, by taking the necessary steps to come to know God and His Will for them. They practiced what they proved out for themselves of God's Will. Then God anointed and "cleansed" (sanctified) them in their spirit. The Kingdom of God is made up of 144,000 of these sanctified ones. (Rev 7:3). The important point is that they had to be "washed" clean of the above practices. The remainder of "washed" survivors gathered from mankind are referred to as "other sheep, which are not of this fold; those also I must bring, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock one shepherd". They are to be subjects under the heavenly Kingdom of the "little flock" of 144,000 underpriests. (John 10:16. Rev 7:4. 5:9,10). These underpriests are to be judges, as to the "good deed", beneficially toward sanctification. This is instead of judging as to the "bad deed", with unbeneficial punishments following, as is the case of those who rule over us today. (See Rom 13:3 and Rev 20:4 NWT).

SPIRITUAL "JEWS", AND THE WAY THAT THE "OTHER SHEEP" TAKE HOLD OF THEIR "SKIRT."
In persecuting The Christ's "brothers", Saul was also persecuting The Christ. However, he was changed by our Lord. (Acts 9:3-8). But the greater number of survivors in these "last days" are among the sheeplike ones "not of this fold" (of anointed ones), who are also changed by taking hold of the skirt of a "Jew". "This is what Jehovah of armies has said, 'It will be in those days that ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold, yes, they will actually take hold of the skirt of a man who is a Jew, saying: "We will go with you people, for we have heard that God is with you people.'" (Zech 8:23 NWT). These Jews of course are Spirit anointed "Jews", their "circumcision is that of the heart by Spirit". (See Rom 2:28,29). Taking hold of their "skirt" is showing acceptance of their Spirit teachings, which prove God is with them. The "LITTLE SCROLL" contains these teachings, both the "sweet" and the "bitter" understandings. (Rev Ch.10). These teachings are the "SKIRT OF A JEW".

The love of our God is directed toward the lowly in spirit, the crushed ones. Only then are they made malleable for spirit growth toward becoming a "new creation". (Gal 6:15). The cowards, on the other hand, make only self-destructive excuses, instead of allowing the superfluous things within their hearts to be removed (circumcision of their hearts by Spirit) and replaced with holy conduct. Allowing this to take place means that one has already begun to offer up spirit sacrifices by correcting the ways of one's life that offends God. But as long as this course is delayed, the more difficult it becomes and the more needless are the sufferings endured, without any benefit now or hope at the end of it all. So why delay?

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