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LESSON #9:
“SEPARATING OF THE WISE AND FOOLISH”
“THE WORD “FOOL” IN THE OLD TESTAMENT SELDOM, IF EVER,
IS USED TO DESCRIBE THE FEEBLEMINDED, IMBECILE, IDIOT OR
MORON. RATHER IT HAS ALWAYS HAD WITHIN IT THE
MEANING OF A REBEL, ESPECIALLY AGAINST GOD AND THE
LAWS OF ORDER, DECENCY AND JUSTICE.”
Footnote in Proverbs, Amplified Bible
Both the wise and the foolish understand what the will
of the Lord is. However, the fool will not obey God’s
will even though he/she understands it. The fool rebels
at God’s will. Only the wise obeys it. This is what will
separate the wise from the foolish at the rapture. The
wise are taken for their obedience and the fool is left
behind due to their willful disobedience. Therefore:
