If it were not foreign to us .. some would not think God only saves a few.
Some would not think we can lose our salvation.
Some would not think we must tithe.
Some would not think there will be no Rapture...
Some would not think it wrong that only men can be pastors.
Some would not think God can not be a Trinity...
.. need I go on?
Yes thanks
God saves as many as the Father has given power to come. He calls it few .(one third .333)
Three as a metaphor is used throughout scripture represents the end of a matter, the end of the showtime. On day three seeing pride in the heart of Lucifer His glory departed and set up the witness of two (.666) Sun and Moon .
One third (.333) is fewer than two thirds (.666) is the number of unredeemed mankind .
One example. The first two calls (.666) the word of the Lord yet revealed unto Samael the third (.333) the end of the matter.
1 Samuel 3:7-9King James Version Now Samuel
did not yet know the Lord, neither was the
word of the
Lord yet revealed unto him. And the Lord called Samuel
again the
third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And
Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
2 Kings 1:13 And he sent again a captain of the
third fifty with his fifty. And the
third captain of fifty went up, and came and
fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee,
let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight
Two times in Mathew 4 the spirit of error gave a false vision to the weakened Jesus, the Son of man . Three times the Father gave him the answer as
it is written (sola scriptura) Struck him out
It would seem removing the .333 the few recognized by
green trees (believers) Before the destroying the
(.666)
Revelation8: 7-8 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of
trees was burnt up, and all
green grass was burnt up. And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was
cast into the sea: and the
third part of the
sea became blood; And the
third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the
third part of the ships were destroyed.
The dynamic dual .