Did Salvation end in 70 A.D. or was Grace established?

Did salvation end in 70 A.D. or was everlasting salvation established for believers in 70 A.D. ?

There are many scriptures that I could use, one that is going to be the most important is Romans 13:11 "And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed"

What did he mean by “Wake up from your slumber?” The story comes to mind where a young girl dies and Jesus says that she’s “just sleeping” even though she was dead. The resurrection of the dead also comes to mind. Most think of the resurrection of the dead as physical bodies resurrecting from the ground. Jesus said “Let the dead bury the dead” speaking of those who were physically alive, but spiritually dead. Burying the physically dead. It seems to me that to Jesus that the dead were those who were spiritually dead. There is only one way to know for sure. Let’s go to the beginning where death took place. Once again, most people to this day think that when Adam died that God meant that someday he would die physically. This is not the case. Adam had the breath of life breathed into him. This breath was the holy spirit. When Adam chose to believe that IN THE DAY that he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that he would not die, he did not believe Gods word. The way that most teach this story they would have the serpent being correct when he said “IN THE DAY THAT YE EAT from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shall not surely die.” Adam and Eve did not physically die IN THAT DAY that they ate from the tree. Adam lived to be over 900 years old. This means the death that took place was spiritual. This also means the death that Jesus came to fix was spiritual death. Once the holy spirit was restored in man they were brought back to spiritual life. Before Jesus ascended the bible says he breathed on them the Holy Spirit John 20:22. He was giving them back the breath that was taken in the garden. Whatever the “blowing upon” was in the New Testament, it was exactly the same as the one in the Old Testament: It was the Grace and the Energy of the Holy Spirit. Just as the apostles weren’t earthen statues, but living and moving people, so was the person who was “blown upon” in the Old Testament. This Grace of the Holy Spirit was that which was lost through man’s disobedience, and was restored to the Apostles by our Lord. The Lord did not give the Apostles a soul; they already had souls, just as Adam did. He gave them something else, which made their souls “living souls”. Just as He did with Adam.

«Let the dead bury their dead » Christ had said. (Matthew 8:22). These “dead” were people with souls and movement, but who did not have the Holy Spirit, which «invigorates» (Corinthians II, 3:6).

«By the Holy Spirit, every soul becomes alive». This Grace of the Holy Spirit is given to a whole person, body and soul, and it hallows and vivifies him.

«Ενεφύσησε γαρ εις το πρόσωπον αυτού, τουτέστι μοίράν τινα της αυτού Χάριτος εναπέθετο τω ανθρώπω, ίνα τω ομοίως επιγινώσκη το όμοιον»

Translation of the Greek text: «He (=God) blew upon his (=Adam’s) person/countenance (*); meaning that a certain degree of His(God’s) Grace was deposited in man, so that the ‘likeness’ (=man) could acknowledge its ‘likeness’ (=God). (Vasileios the Great, PG 29, 449B).

Jesus Christ died on the cross, but his salvation for his people did not take place until he was to return. Hebrews 9:28 so alsoChrist was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him." In the old testament the high priest would sacrifice an animal for sin and then take the blood before God and then when the high priest returned, they would rejoice, because their sins were temporarily removed until the next year. Jesus Christ was their high preist until he returned their sins were not removed and their salvation was not complete. That is why their salvation was nearer then when they first believed. The closer they got to Christ return the nearer they were to having their salvation complete. I have a good example.

When Joseph was engaged or espoused to Mary and she became pregnant, under the law he could have had her stoned to death for adultery. Even though they were not officially married, because back then they looked at an engagement as a marriage or legal contract. Jesus was espoused or engaged to the church and when he returned, he consummated the marriage. That is why the church was saved and not saved at the same time. They were a wife, but not a wife.

How does the resurrection tie into this? This is a lot easier than people make it. Jesus is the resurrection and the life. When a person is spiritually saved that is when they are resurrected and given eternal life. When the early church got baptized, they came up out of the water and were resurrected into Christ. Their salvation wasn't complete until Christ returned 9:28. In Christ We might die physically but continue living in him.

Some people make accusations that there is no salvation, because salvation was being one of the people who escaped the 70 A.D judgment or other beliefs that are similar to this. There are quite a few right now. The truth is two salvations took place in 70 A.D. There was the salvation where the church had their resurrection take place, thus saving their souls that brought them from spiritual death to spiritual life. Those who were alive and remained until the coming of Christ went from mortal to immortal when their salvation was complete in 70 A.D. Those who were resurrected who physically died had their souls/spirit judged. They were given everlasting life or damnation. Those who were alive and immortal now were not only saved spiritually speaking, but they were also saved from the judgment that took place.

Today we are born spiritually dead. When we get saved through faith in Jesus Christ his spirit dwells in us and we have everlasting life. No, we don’t need saved from the Romans, but we do need to be spiritually alive and have a relationship with Jesus Christ. The bride and lamb invited anyone to come and be saved on the very last page of the bible as the law ended and grace was established. After the Jews rejected the gospel and AFTER Jerusalem burned as the supper of the lamb Rev.22 took place they were to preach to anyone Matt.22:2-9 as Adam Maarschalk pointed out in his article recently.

I would like to also say that I know right now universalism has become very popular. All I want to say about that is yes, the bible says “Without the law there is no sin” sin was breaking the old covenant law that we are not under. The bible says “sin is lawlessness.” “Sin was in the world, but was not counted where there is no law.” Yes, Jesus took care of sin. In my opinion, when we get baptized it should be symbolic for death, burial and resurrection in Christ, not for remission of sins. You are NOT saved without belief in Jesus. You don’t have life without him. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the LIFE. Jesus is the resurrection and the life. Jesus wants relationship and he wants us to let him lead us by his spirit and we won’t desire to do the things we would if led by the flesh. By Thracia Gharst

Source KJV bible and https://sites.google.com/site/thefinishedworkofchrist/first-comes-the-natural-then-the-spiritual-by-thracia-gharst

Seven New Testament Indications that Life in Christ Was to Continue on This Earth beyond AD 70 by Adam Maarschalk