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    The document discusses the meaning of the phrase "goings forth...from everlasting" in Micah 5:2 regarding the pre-existence of Christ. It argues that this phrase refers to Christ's eternal divine sonship and origin with God before creation, not that He eternally existed. The terms "goings forth" and "everlasting" actually mean Christ's origin/descent from God and existence before time began at creation, not that He eternally co-existed with God. The Spirit of Prophecy passage cited confirms this interpretation.

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    The document discusses the meaning of the phrase "goings forth...from everlasting" in Micah 5:2 regarding the pre-existence of Christ. It argues that this phrase refers to Christ's eternal divine sonship and origin with God before creation, not that He eternally existed. The terms "goings forth" and "everlasting" actually mean Christ's origin/descent from God and existence before time began at creation, not that He eternally co-existed with God. The Spirit of Prophecy passage cited confirms this interpretation.

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    Micah 5:2

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    The document discusses the meaning of the phrase "goings forth...from everlasting" in Micah 5:2 regarding the pre-existence of Christ. It argues that this phrase refers to Christ's eternal divine sonship and origin with God before creation, not that He eternally existed. The terms "goings forth" and "everlasting" actually mean Christ's origin/descent from God and existence before time began at creation, not that He eternally co-existed with God. The Spirit of Prophecy passage cited confirms this interpretation.

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    Butthou,BethlehemEphratah,thoughthoubelittleamongthethousandsofJudah,yetoutofthee shallhecomeforthuntomethatistoberulerinIsrael;whosegoingsforthhavebeenfromofold, fromeverlasting.(margin:thedaysofeternity)Micah5:2. Doesn'tthistextprovethatChristiseternallypreexistent?

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    Themeaningofthistextisclarifiedwhenweunderstandthetermsgoingsforthandfrom everlasting.HereisthetextinthreeotherBibletranslations: Andhiscomingsforthareofold,Fromthedaysofantiquity.YLT whoseoriginisfromofold,fromancientdays.RSV whosegoingouthasbeenpurposedfromtimepast,fromtheeternaldays.BBE ThetermgoingsforthcomesfromtheHebrewword mowtsa'ah(Strong'snumber04163) whichmeans"afamilydescent"ororigin,placeofgoingoutfromastheRSVputsit.Theword originmeansbirth,comeintobeingaccordingtoTheAwardEnglishDictionary.Asforthe wordeverlastingasyoucanseeinRSV,YLT,BBEandKJVmarginalreading,itmeansdaysof eternity,eternaldays,ancientdays,ordaysofantiquity. Whenweinsertthemeaningsinthetextitwillreadlikethis:whoseorigin[familydescent/birth] isfromofold,fromancientdays[daysofeternity]RSV ThusthistextisspeakingofChrist'seternalanddivinesonship,asisverycommonlyinterpreted; beingtheonlybegottenoftheFather(John3:16;1:14),ofthesamenaturewithhim(John10:30), andadistinctpersonfromhim(Proverbs30:4;John8:17,18);theeternalWordthatwentforthfrom him,andwaswithhimfromthedaysofeternity(John1:1,2),andistrulyGodbynature(Hebrews 1:8).Soasthefirstpartoftheversesetsforthhishumanbirth,thesecondsetsforthHisdivine birth;which,duetotheexcellencyandineffablenessofit,isexpressedinthepluralnumber, goingsforth. SpiritofProphecy: NownoticehowTheSpiritofProphecyusesthatsametext,andappliescorrectlythemeaningof thephrasegoingsforth. His"goingsforthhavebeenfromofold,fromeverlasting."Micah5:2.AndtheSonofGod declaresconcerningHimself:"TheLordpossessedMeinthebeginningofHisway,beforeHis worksofold.Iwassetupfromeverlasting....WhenHeappointedthefoundationsoftheearth: thenIwasbyHim,asonebroughtupwithHim:andIwasdailyHisdelight,rejoicingalwaysbefore Him."Proverbs8:2230.{PP34} ItclearlysaystherethatChrist'sgoingsforthwerebeforeHisworksofold,meaningbefore creation.ThusChristwasbroughtforthineternity,orbeforetimewascreated.

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