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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Flashy Vanity = Troublesome Mischief
Psalm 5;5 KJV
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight;
Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Six Hebrew Words:
1) H1984 = Halal - (verb) to shine, to praise, boast, to flash
forth light; to be boastful; make a boast; to act madly, act
like a madman, hence: foolish, fools
2) H3320 = Yatsab - (verb) to place, to set, to place or stand,
to station one's self, present oneself, stand with someone
3) H5869 = Ayin - (noun) eye (of physical eye); as showing
mental qualities; of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.);
spring, fountain (fig. to flow out as water, tears)
4) H8130 = Sane - (verb) to hate, be hateful, hater, one
hating, to be hated
5) H6466 = Pa'al - (verb) to do, to make, work, workers, doers;
to fabricate, labourest, to produce, to create; hence, to attempt
or to undertake anything; by implication: to devise, to exercise
6) H205 = Aven - (noun) trouble, wickedness, sorrow, iniquity,
vanity, mischief, affliction; by implication: unrighteous, evil,
false, unjust; note: from unused root meaning to pant, hence,
to exert oneself, usually in vain
Marin transliteration:
"Flashing forth one's own boastful standing by showing a
keen eye towards mental superiority which is hateful by
devising troublesome mischief to exert ones own vanity."
Four of these six Hebrew words are action-verbs. This is a
very dynamic verse. Lots of insight. The smarter a person
becomes, the greater their propensity to create their own
manufactured importance in which to sustain a lofty, high
mindedness. This is an example of Haughtiness.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Forgiveness Ruins Reciprocation
What is forgiveness?
Forgiveness is a means by which one person
(Identified-A) clears away the offense(s) caused
by another person (Identified-B) whether such an
offense was either real or imagined. It strictly
resides on the one who became offended in which
to offer by faith a way in which to wipe clean the
slate of the original offense towards Identified-B.
Such an offer of forgiveness can be rejected by
Identified-B and such rejection keeps/maintains
the offense directly against Identified-A. Now,
here's the tricky part: Identified-A can be free
from the original offense by offering forgiveness
even if such an offer was completely rejected by
Identified-B.
It is, by definition, so to speak, always between two
individuals and seeks to bring back their relationship
into a renewed sense of equality between these two
persons. Such equality functions to cover over and
erase the obstacles between individuals, as though
the offense(s) had never happened.
Forgiveness, therefore, does not eliminate, lessen
or absolve any downstream consequences incurred
by the offender (Identified-B) except as it focuses
directly on the disconnected part of the relationship
via the offense as suffered by Identified-A person.
Therefore, forgiveness is always personal. It is
always uniquely defined. Offering forgiveness then
becomes a part of the witnessed testimony between
these two persons.
What is reciprocation?
To give and take something mutually as a form of
an equivalent response.
In terms of social psychology (wikipedia), the definition
of reciprocation refers to one person responding to an
action (positive) with another person's positive action.
It functions as a mutual interaction of exchange that
provides an equal interchange between two people.
The focus of reciprocation is the mutual exchange
for equivalency. An funny example of this sort of
reciprocation was aired on The Big Bang Theory:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1256021/quotes?qt=qt0501712
If the character, Sheldon, had become offended by the
Christmas gift from Penny, then Sheldon might have
offered his forgiveness as a means to re-establish their
relationship.
Instead, Sheldon perceived the gift in terms of a type
of reciprocation. The mere hint of a gift translated in
his internal filters as a social obligation. He therefore
needed to find out what valuation an equivalent gift
might be appropriate based on the perceived value of
their relationship. It became a way in which Sheldon
could fulfill his social obligation without letting go of
any perceived offense. This was his character's way
of obsessing on the accounting within relationships.
Forgiveness ruins Reciprocation
Here, then, is the trouble with forgiveness. It makes
the relationship greater than the offense(s) incurred.
It places both individuals into a realm of equality
that can not be measured in terms of an exchange.
It remains an unilateral assault against hiding
behind one's offense(s) that is the brick-'n-mortar
of building walls of "Them-Against-Us" social groups.
Forgiveness is a means by which one person
(Identified-A) clears away the offense(s) caused
by another person (Identified-B) whether such an
offense was either real or imagined. It strictly
resides on the one who became offended in which
to offer by faith a way in which to wipe clean the
slate of the original offense towards Identified-B.
Such an offer of forgiveness can be rejected by
Identified-B and such rejection keeps/maintains
the offense directly against Identified-A. Now,
here's the tricky part: Identified-A can be free
from the original offense by offering forgiveness
even if such an offer was completely rejected by
Identified-B.
It is, by definition, so to speak, always between two
individuals and seeks to bring back their relationship
into a renewed sense of equality between these two
persons. Such equality functions to cover over and
erase the obstacles between individuals, as though
the offense(s) had never happened.
Forgiveness, therefore, does not eliminate, lessen
or absolve any downstream consequences incurred
by the offender (Identified-B) except as it focuses
directly on the disconnected part of the relationship
via the offense as suffered by Identified-A person.
Therefore, forgiveness is always personal. It is
always uniquely defined. Offering forgiveness then
becomes a part of the witnessed testimony between
these two persons.
What is reciprocation?
To give and take something mutually as a form of
an equivalent response.
In terms of social psychology (wikipedia), the definition
of reciprocation refers to one person responding to an
action (positive) with another person's positive action.
It functions as a mutual interaction of exchange that
provides an equal interchange between two people.
The focus of reciprocation is the mutual exchange
for equivalency. An funny example of this sort of
reciprocation was aired on The Big Bang Theory:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1256021/quotes?qt=qt0501712
If the character, Sheldon, had become offended by the
Christmas gift from Penny, then Sheldon might have
offered his forgiveness as a means to re-establish their
relationship.
Instead, Sheldon perceived the gift in terms of a type
of reciprocation. The mere hint of a gift translated in
his internal filters as a social obligation. He therefore
needed to find out what valuation an equivalent gift
might be appropriate based on the perceived value of
their relationship. It became a way in which Sheldon
could fulfill his social obligation without letting go of
any perceived offense. This was his character's way
of obsessing on the accounting within relationships.
Forgiveness ruins Reciprocation
Here, then, is the trouble with forgiveness. It makes
the relationship greater than the offense(s) incurred.
It places both individuals into a realm of equality
that can not be measured in terms of an exchange.
It remains an unilateral assault against hiding
behind one's offense(s) that is the brick-'n-mortar
of building walls of "Them-Against-Us" social groups.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
What's Your Travail?
I have read in the bible about how the
whole world will experience in the
End Times the sort of travail as
though by a woman.
1 Thesalonians 5:3 KJV
For when they shall say, 'Peace, and Safety';
then, sudden destruction cometh upon them,
as travail upon a woman with child; and
they shall not escape.
This word, 'travail' is Strong's G5604. I find
it strangle it is the Greek word, 'Odin' as it
is pronounced, ō-dē'n, which means = sorrow,
pain, travail
I next looked and found KJV has five variations
of the word, travail. These are:
1) travail - 30 times
2) travailed - 5 times
3) travailest - 1 time
4) travaileth - 7 times
5) travailing -3 times
That's a whopping 46 different variations for
just one word. Seems like a pretty important
word!
Next, I cross-referenced travail* for the whole
bible. This search produced:
(a) Old Testament (Hebrew) for "travail"
(1) H2342 – chuwl [khül] = pain, formed, bring forth,
pained, tremble, travail, dance, calve, grieved,
grievous, wounded, shake, misc
(2) H2470 – chalah [khä•lä'] = sick, beseech, be weak,
grievous, be diseased, wounded, pray, entreat, grief,
grieved, sore, pain, infirmity, entreated, laid, prayer,
sorry, make suit, supplication, travail
(3) H3205 – yalad [yä•lad'] = beget, bare, born, bring
forth, bear, travail, midwife, child, delivered, borne,
birth, labor, brought up, misc
(4) H5999 – `amal [ä•mäl'] = labor, mischief, misery,
travail, trouble, sorrow, grievance, grievousness,
iniquity, miserable, pain, painful, perverseness,
toil, wearisome, wickedness
(5) H6045 – `inyan [in•yän'] = travail, business
(6) H8513 – tĕla'ah [tel•ä•ä'] = travel, travail, trouble
(b) New Testament (Greek) for "travail”
(1) G3449 – mochthos [mo'kh-thos] = travail, painfulness
(2) G4944 – synōdinō [sün-ō-dē'-nō] = travail in pain together
(3) G5088 – tiktō [tē'k-tō] = bring forth, be delivered, be born,
be in travail, bear
(4) G5604 – ōdin [ō-dē'n] = sorrow, pain, travail
(5) G5605 – ōdinō [ō-dē'-nō] = travail in birth, travail
Are you weary? Then, you're in travail.
Are you miserable? Then, you're in travail.
Do you have pain and sorrow? Then, you're in travail.
Do you pray supplications in grief and sickness? Then,
you're in travail.
Do you tremble with grievous, wounded burdens? Then,
you're in travail.
Do your business troubles bring forth misery? Then,
you're in travail.
What sort of travail do you have in your life today?
If in this life we have intolerable anguish, then let us
recognize, as we are seeking Him first in all things,
that our faith is not in vain, and the travail of our
hearts is a mystery best resolved in Christ.
Luke 21:36 NASB
"But keep on the alert at all times, praying that
you may have strength to escape all these things
that are about to take place, and to stand before
the Son of Man."
Saturday, September 8, 2012
The Other Hill City Called Gibeah
Strong's H1390 - Gibah {ghib-aw'} - a hill city
This city was also in the allotment for the Tribe of
Benjamin. It also featured a hill city. It was the birth
place of King Saul.
In 1 Samuel 9:1 we read about Kish as a mighty man of
powerful force. He had a son named Saul. His lineage
was found in verse one:
1 Samuel 9:1 KJV
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name
[was] Kish, son Abiel, son Zeror, son Bechorath,
son Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
We saw previously how Father-Gibeon-Jehi'el had a
son named Kish. How is it that 1 Sam 9:1 now lists
the father of Kish as Abiel instead of Father-Gibeon-
Jehi'el?
Let's look at the names listed:
a) Aphiah - H647 = "I will make to breathe", rekindled,
refreshed
b) Bechorath - H1064 = "offspring of the first birth"
c) Zeror - H6872 = a bundle, bag, little stone, bindeth
d) Abiel - "El (God) is (my) father"; father of strength
or power
What does this mean?
I believe this is a message describing a hidden truth
of the heavenly lineage of King Saul's dual-nature.
"I will make to breathe this offspring [as] of the first birth
binding a little bundled stone to the father of strength"
I believe there are many dual-natures in the Old Testament
patriarchs. I see how a mirror split between Gibeon (vs) Gibeah
directly split forth from the grandfather.
On the one hand, a righteous branch headed by the Levite
Father-Gibeon-Jehi'el begat his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur.
These were both from his wife [Strong's H4601] Ma'akah.
On the other hand, the dual-nature of Jehi'el was also Abi'el.
Abi'el might have had additional sons with another wife not named.
He was also the father of two sons, Kish and Ner. Kish begat Saul.
Ner begat Abner. This is another indication of a split of families.
The divided houses chose similar paths in two very similar cities.
We read in Judges chapters 19 and 20, all of the horible troubles
and experiences of a Levite traveller with his concubine. As we
discovered in Judges 21, a breach was made by God against the
tribe of Benjamin all focused on the hill city, Gibeah.
Unlike Gibeon, where evil was destroyed and the holy priesthood
was to serve in the tabernacle, the tale of Gibeah was one of folly,
evil and war ending in the deaths of over 50,000 Israelites with
the near extinction of the tribe of Benjamin.
The thought for today: Will we humbly find our peace and serve
the LORD in the tabernacle or shall we pursue civil unrest, unholy
and vile practices only to end up in outright wars that divide
us from the Heavenly Father?
This city was also in the allotment for the Tribe of
Benjamin. It also featured a hill city. It was the birth
place of King Saul.
In 1 Samuel 9:1 we read about Kish as a mighty man of
powerful force. He had a son named Saul. His lineage
was found in verse one:
1 Samuel 9:1 KJV
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name
[was] Kish, son Abiel, son Zeror, son Bechorath,
son Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
We saw previously how Father-Gibeon-Jehi'el had a
son named Kish. How is it that 1 Sam 9:1 now lists
the father of Kish as Abiel instead of Father-Gibeon-
Jehi'el?
Let's look at the names listed:
a) Aphiah - H647 = "I will make to breathe", rekindled,
refreshed
b) Bechorath - H1064 = "offspring of the first birth"
c) Zeror - H6872 = a bundle, bag, little stone, bindeth
d) Abiel - "El (God) is (my) father"; father of strength
or power
What does this mean?
I believe this is a message describing a hidden truth
of the heavenly lineage of King Saul's dual-nature.
"I will make to breathe this offspring [as] of the first birth
binding a little bundled stone to the father of strength"
I believe there are many dual-natures in the Old Testament
patriarchs. I see how a mirror split between Gibeon (vs) Gibeah
directly split forth from the grandfather.
On the one hand, a righteous branch headed by the Levite
Father-Gibeon-Jehi'el begat his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur.
These were both from his wife [Strong's H4601] Ma'akah.
On the other hand, the dual-nature of Jehi'el was also Abi'el.
Abi'el might have had additional sons with another wife not named.
He was also the father of two sons, Kish and Ner. Kish begat Saul.
Ner begat Abner. This is another indication of a split of families.
The divided houses chose similar paths in two very similar cities.
We read in Judges chapters 19 and 20, all of the horible troubles
and experiences of a Levite traveller with his concubine. As we
discovered in Judges 21, a breach was made by God against the
tribe of Benjamin all focused on the hill city, Gibeah.
Unlike Gibeon, where evil was destroyed and the holy priesthood
was to serve in the tabernacle, the tale of Gibeah was one of folly,
evil and war ending in the deaths of over 50,000 Israelites with
the near extinction of the tribe of Benjamin.
The thought for today: Will we humbly find our peace and serve
the LORD in the tabernacle or shall we pursue civil unrest, unholy
and vile practices only to end up in outright wars that divide
us from the Heavenly Father?
Dual Nature: Father-Gibeon-Jehi'el
1st Chronicles 9:35 KJV
And in Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name
[was] Maachah.
There are 9 Hebrew words in this verse:
(1) H1391 - Gibown = Gibeon "hill city", pertaining to
a hill, (i.e., built on a hill); a Levitical city of Benjamin
(2) H3427 - Yashab = dwelt, remain, sit, abide, inhabited
(3) H1 - 'Ab = father, founder, progenitor, ruler/chief
(4) H1391 - Gibown = Gibeon "hill city"
(5) H25 - 'Abiy Gib'own = [a compound proper name used
in order to show etymology]: Father of Gibeon
(6) H3273 - Yh-iy'el (or) Yeheal = Jehiel, or Jeiel meaning:
'God sweeps away'; a Levite and a gatekeeper to the
tabernacle; an ancestor to king Saul
(7) H802 - 'Ishshah = woman, wife, married female
(8) H8034 - Shem = name(-d), fame, reputation, renown
(9) H4601 - Ma'akah = Maachah = oppression; various
translation of this name as: Maachah, Maacah, Maachathites
which means: 'pressure (literally, she has pressed)'
Jehi'el was a Levite and a gatekeeper to the tabernacle
and an ancestor to King Saul.
Next, we are provided with the list of sons who were born
to Jehi'el in verses 36 and 37:
[v36] And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish,
and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, [v37] And Gedor, and
Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
Jehi'el = God Sweeps Away
begat
a) Abdon = servile
b) then Zur = rock
c) and Kish = bent (H7027) (or) Cis = 'a snare' (G2797)
d) and Baal = lord
e) and Ner = lamp candle
f) and Nadab = generous, spontaneous, liberal
g) and Gedor = wall, hedge
h) and Ahio = brotherly, fraternal
i) and Zecharia/Zacher = Jehovah-remembers, remembrance
j) and Mikloth = staves, lots; where staves are set apart in
equal units/lots; alone, separate, by itself, being alone, besides
(see H905 - staves)
When we transliterate these three verses together we get:
God sweeps away servile rocks as bent snares lording
[over] lamp candles spontaneously [forming] a hedge
wall [of] fraternal brotherhood [neighborhoods] to set
apart the remembrances of Jehovah.
Will our neighborhoods be swept away as they forget the
LORD in their lives? Or, shall they turn and be made whole
according to His kind rememberances?
And in Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name
[was] Maachah.
There are 9 Hebrew words in this verse:
(1) H1391 - Gibown = Gibeon "hill city", pertaining to
a hill, (i.e., built on a hill); a Levitical city of Benjamin
(2) H3427 - Yashab = dwelt, remain, sit, abide, inhabited
(3) H1 - 'Ab = father, founder, progenitor, ruler/chief
(4) H1391 - Gibown = Gibeon "hill city"
(5) H25 - 'Abiy Gib'own = [a compound proper name used
in order to show etymology]: Father of Gibeon
(6) H3273 - Yh-iy'el (or) Yeheal = Jehiel, or Jeiel meaning:
'God sweeps away'; a Levite and a gatekeeper to the
tabernacle; an ancestor to king Saul
(7) H802 - 'Ishshah = woman, wife, married female
(8) H8034 - Shem = name(-d), fame, reputation, renown
(9) H4601 - Ma'akah = Maachah = oppression; various
translation of this name as: Maachah, Maacah, Maachathites
which means: 'pressure (literally, she has pressed)'
Jehi'el was a Levite and a gatekeeper to the tabernacle
and an ancestor to King Saul.
Next, we are provided with the list of sons who were born
to Jehi'el in verses 36 and 37:
[v36] And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish,
and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, [v37] And Gedor, and
Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
Jehi'el = God Sweeps Away
begat
a) Abdon = servile
b) then Zur = rock
c) and Kish = bent (H7027) (or) Cis = 'a snare' (G2797)
d) and Baal = lord
e) and Ner = lamp candle
f) and Nadab = generous, spontaneous, liberal
g) and Gedor = wall, hedge
h) and Ahio = brotherly, fraternal
i) and Zecharia/Zacher = Jehovah-remembers, remembrance
j) and Mikloth = staves, lots; where staves are set apart in
equal units/lots; alone, separate, by itself, being alone, besides
(see H905 - staves)
When we transliterate these three verses together we get:
God sweeps away servile rocks as bent snares lording
[over] lamp candles spontaneously [forming] a hedge
wall [of] fraternal brotherhood [neighborhoods] to set
apart the remembrances of Jehovah.
Will our neighborhoods be swept away as they forget the
LORD in their lives? Or, shall they turn and be made whole
according to His kind rememberances?
The Hill City Called Gibeon
What became of the villagers named, Hivites?
What happened for a hill city called, Gibeon?
The Hivites were named by the LORD as a
people living in a place flowing with milk and
honey. He promised to drive out these from
before the Children of Israel as part of the
Promised Land.
Exodus 3:17 KJV
"I will lead you to the land now occupied by
the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites,
Hivites, and Jebusites, a land flowing with
milk and honey."
The Hivites greatly feared the LORD and
believed all of the words spoken by the mouth
of the prophet Moses.
Deuteronomy 20:17 KJV
"But thou shalt utterly destroy them;
namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites,
the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the
Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD
thy God hath commanded thee."
The Hivites knew they would not have success
at defending themselves nor defeating the LORD
in battle. So, they resorted to deception and met
Joshua with the leaders of Israel as though they
were far away travellers. They represented as
a clan of honest Seekers of the LORD. They then
asked for a sworn promise of safety.
Joshua 11:19 KJV
There was not a city that made peace with
the children of Israel, save the Hivites the
inhabitants of Gibeon: all [other] they took
in battle.
When the Amorites heard about the deal that
was made, they sought to destroy the Hivites.
The Hivites cried out to Joshua for his protection.
It was in Gibeon that Joshua spoke to the
LORD commanding the Sun to stand still
on Gibeon when the LORD delivered up the
Amorites for destruction.
The city of Gibeon was probably destroyed but
then rebuilt when it was given by Joshua as
an inheritance to the Tribe of Benjamin.
Next, the rebuilt city of Gibeon was set aside
as one of the thirteen cities dedicated to support
the Tribe of Levi with its pasture lands. This is
how the city of Gibeon was mixed with Levites
within the allotment given to the tribe of Benjamin.
It was used by the Levitical branch in Gibeon as
a Safety City of Refuge.
In Joshua 21:17 we read: "And out of the tribe
of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba
with her suburbs, ... " A total of 13 cities were
provided out of Benjamin to become a place for
the Levites.
The story of redemption is told in the city of Gibeon.
The Hivites were saved as the LORD had mercy on
them to serve in peace as ministers of His tabernacle.
The miracles of the LORD to save us and redeem
us from destruction is His Way of finding a People
to fellowship and delight in worship and praise. Let
us apply the Gospel of Peace to our hearts and minds
as we yield ourselves to serve and follow Him daily.
What happened for a hill city called, Gibeon?
The Hivites were named by the LORD as a
people living in a place flowing with milk and
honey. He promised to drive out these from
before the Children of Israel as part of the
Promised Land.
Exodus 3:17 KJV
"I will lead you to the land now occupied by
the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites,
Hivites, and Jebusites, a land flowing with
milk and honey."
The Hivites greatly feared the LORD and
believed all of the words spoken by the mouth
of the prophet Moses.
Deuteronomy 20:17 KJV
"But thou shalt utterly destroy them;
namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites,
the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the
Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD
thy God hath commanded thee."
The Hivites knew they would not have success
at defending themselves nor defeating the LORD
in battle. So, they resorted to deception and met
Joshua with the leaders of Israel as though they
were far away travellers. They represented as
a clan of honest Seekers of the LORD. They then
asked for a sworn promise of safety.
Joshua 11:19 KJV
There was not a city that made peace with
the children of Israel, save the Hivites the
inhabitants of Gibeon: all [other] they took
in battle.
When the Amorites heard about the deal that
was made, they sought to destroy the Hivites.
The Hivites cried out to Joshua for his protection.
It was in Gibeon that Joshua spoke to the
LORD commanding the Sun to stand still
on Gibeon when the LORD delivered up the
Amorites for destruction.
The city of Gibeon was probably destroyed but
then rebuilt when it was given by Joshua as
an inheritance to the Tribe of Benjamin.
Next, the rebuilt city of Gibeon was set aside
as one of the thirteen cities dedicated to support
the Tribe of Levi with its pasture lands. This is
how the city of Gibeon was mixed with Levites
within the allotment given to the tribe of Benjamin.
It was used by the Levitical branch in Gibeon as
a Safety City of Refuge.
In Joshua 21:17 we read: "And out of the tribe
of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba
with her suburbs, ... " A total of 13 cities were
provided out of Benjamin to become a place for
the Levites.
The story of redemption is told in the city of Gibeon.
The Hivites were saved as the LORD had mercy on
them to serve in peace as ministers of His tabernacle.
The miracles of the LORD to save us and redeem
us from destruction is His Way of finding a People
to fellowship and delight in worship and praise. Let
us apply the Gospel of Peace to our hearts and minds
as we yield ourselves to serve and follow Him daily.
We Are All Clay Vessels
Noah begat Ham, Ham begat Canaan,
Canaan begat the Hivites, Arkits, Sinites.
Genesis 10:17 & 1 Chron 1:15 KJV
"and the Hivites, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,"
H2340 - Hivite = "villagers"
H6208 - Arkite = "gnawing"
H5513 - Sinite = "thorn" or "clay"
Rather than provide details regarding specific individuals,
the writer of Genesis gave the readers guidelines for the
fall of Man as described by the descendants of Canaan.
Transliteral saying:
[Canaan begat] .... villagers gnawing thorns [as] clay [vessels].
The gnawing speaks first to our labors to produce enough to
survive. This is the first level of judgment against Adam who
was limited by the produce of the Earth which yielded thorns:
Genesis 3:18
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth
to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
The next layer of gnawing speaks to the future of Mankind
who has turned away from the LORD when the gnawing to
survive became the gnashing in judgment.
Matthew 8:11-12 KJV
"And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east
and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac,
and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. [v12] But the children
of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
As at the beginning, so also at the end, all flesh is summed
up as clay vessels fit for the Master's design.
Romans 9:21
Hath not the potter power over the clay [G4081],
of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour,
and another unto dishonour?
New Testament (Greek) for "clay"
Strong's G4081 - pēlos (pā-lo's) = clay
Whither shall we go? Shall we submit ourselves to the
LORD or will be be like sheep gone astray? Will we be
gathered together into a vast company of His Peoples,
or will we be scattered, cast and left outside His Mercy
and Grace?
Canaan begat the Hivites, Arkits, Sinites.
Genesis 10:17 & 1 Chron 1:15 KJV
"and the Hivites, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,"
H2340 - Hivite = "villagers"
H6208 - Arkite = "gnawing"
H5513 - Sinite = "thorn" or "clay"
Rather than provide details regarding specific individuals,
the writer of Genesis gave the readers guidelines for the
fall of Man as described by the descendants of Canaan.
Transliteral saying:
[Canaan begat] .... villagers gnawing thorns [as] clay [vessels].
The gnawing speaks first to our labors to produce enough to
survive. This is the first level of judgment against Adam who
was limited by the produce of the Earth which yielded thorns:
Genesis 3:18
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth
to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
The next layer of gnawing speaks to the future of Mankind
who has turned away from the LORD when the gnawing to
survive became the gnashing in judgment.
Matthew 8:11-12 KJV
"And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east
and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac,
and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. [v12] But the children
of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
As at the beginning, so also at the end, all flesh is summed
up as clay vessels fit for the Master's design.
Romans 9:21
Hath not the potter power over the clay [G4081],
of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour,
and another unto dishonour?
New Testament (Greek) for "clay"
Strong's G4081 - pēlos (pā-lo's) = clay
Whither shall we go? Shall we submit ourselves to the
LORD or will be be like sheep gone astray? Will we be
gathered together into a vast company of His Peoples,
or will we be scattered, cast and left outside His Mercy
and Grace?
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Salvation Before Sin-Issue
Some christian groups hold on to the position that
the LGBT community must first confess that their
lifestyle, their identity, and their behavior as a sin
before receiving eternal life by faith in Jesus Christ.
The Marin Foundation holds the position that the
LGBT community can come to a saving belief in
the good news of Jesus Christ first and foremost
while letting those culturally defined issues of
lifestyle, identity, marriage, civil rights, personal
behaviors and relationships take a secondary role.
Why does The Marin Foundation maintain this?
It is because of the examples set forth by Jesus
Christ.
When we read about the woman at the well who
has a conversation about salvation with Jesus,
we do not find that she had to straighten out all
of her marital issues first before believing in Him.
He did not require first her confession of past
failed relationships.
Instead, Jesus offered her a simple, yet effective
means for the woman to enter into the salvation
of God just as valid as the law given by Moses,
that would permit her to worship without shame.
Next, we read about a man who was blind from
birth, it was not a matter regarding sin from
either him, nor his parents (John 9:1-3) but
an opportunity for manifesting the works of
God in him.
Even after Jesus healed this blind man, some
Pharisees wanted to have the healed man to
state that Jesus was a sinner (John 9:24).
The sin-issue was the primary key starting
point to divide and then exclude others from
receiving the love of God, even excluding the
very Son of God Himself.
Jesus found the healed man after hearing that
the Pharisees kicked him out of the synagogue.
He asked the healed man if he believed in the
Son of God, and when He identified Himself as
such, the healed man both believed and then
began to worship Him.
There was another man who was a cripple for
38 years who was not able to reach the healing
waters fast enough. Jesus said to him to rise up,
take up your bedding and walk. Immediately,
the man was made whole and he took up his bed
and walked.
Then, the healed man was told that it was the
sabbath day therefore unlawful for him to carry
his bedding. The cured man didn't know who had
healed him. Later, he encountered Jesus again:
John 5:14
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple,
and said unto him, Behold, thou art made
whole: sin [G264] no more, lest a worse thing
come unto thee.
Strong's G264 - hamartano = to be without a share in,
to miss the mark, to err, be mistaken, to miss or to
wander off from the path, to do or go wrong; KJV has
translation of: sin, trespass, offend, faults
We have all missed the mark, we all have made mistakes,
we all have wandered off from the righteousness found in
His perfect love. It's a matter focused on our hearts first
and how we identify with the Son of God.
the LGBT community must first confess that their
lifestyle, their identity, and their behavior as a sin
before receiving eternal life by faith in Jesus Christ.
The Marin Foundation holds the position that the
LGBT community can come to a saving belief in
the good news of Jesus Christ first and foremost
while letting those culturally defined issues of
lifestyle, identity, marriage, civil rights, personal
behaviors and relationships take a secondary role.
Why does The Marin Foundation maintain this?
It is because of the examples set forth by Jesus
Christ.
When we read about the woman at the well who
has a conversation about salvation with Jesus,
we do not find that she had to straighten out all
of her marital issues first before believing in Him.
He did not require first her confession of past
failed relationships.
Instead, Jesus offered her a simple, yet effective
means for the woman to enter into the salvation
of God just as valid as the law given by Moses,
that would permit her to worship without shame.
Next, we read about a man who was blind from
birth, it was not a matter regarding sin from
either him, nor his parents (John 9:1-3) but
an opportunity for manifesting the works of
God in him.
Even after Jesus healed this blind man, some
Pharisees wanted to have the healed man to
state that Jesus was a sinner (John 9:24).
The sin-issue was the primary key starting
point to divide and then exclude others from
receiving the love of God, even excluding the
very Son of God Himself.
Jesus found the healed man after hearing that
the Pharisees kicked him out of the synagogue.
He asked the healed man if he believed in the
Son of God, and when He identified Himself as
such, the healed man both believed and then
began to worship Him.
There was another man who was a cripple for
38 years who was not able to reach the healing
waters fast enough. Jesus said to him to rise up,
take up your bedding and walk. Immediately,
the man was made whole and he took up his bed
and walked.
Then, the healed man was told that it was the
sabbath day therefore unlawful for him to carry
his bedding. The cured man didn't know who had
healed him. Later, he encountered Jesus again:
John 5:14
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple,
and said unto him, Behold, thou art made
whole: sin [G264] no more, lest a worse thing
come unto thee.
Strong's G264 - hamartano = to be without a share in,
to miss the mark, to err, be mistaken, to miss or to
wander off from the path, to do or go wrong; KJV has
translation of: sin, trespass, offend, faults
We have all missed the mark, we all have made mistakes,
we all have wandered off from the righteousness found in
His perfect love. It's a matter focused on our hearts first
and how we identify with the Son of God.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Parts Departed From The Cross
Jesus loves us. He endured our frustration
and futile struggles against sin by offering
Himself as the new and better way. He has
prepared for each of us to pass from death
to life by the shed blood of His New Covenant.
John 13:1 KJV
Now before the feast of the passover, when
Jesus knew that his hour was come that
he should depart out of this world unto the
Father, having loved his own which were
in the world, he loved them unto the end.
The Old Testament, through the Law Of Moses,
demonstrated how our lower nature was not
capable of serving or pleasing the LORD.
Hebrew 8:13 NASB
When He said, "A new covenant," He has made
the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming
obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear.
The Law has faded away, and rendered inactive
or nullified for the purpose of bringing salvation.
The Law of Moses was made obsolete in terms of
our fellowship with Him when the New Covenant
was fulfilled through the Cross of Christ.
This fading occurred when our LORD Jesus was
crucified on Golgothan hill which was known as
'A Place Of The Skull.'
Acts 2:27 NKJV
For You will not leave my soul in Hades,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see
corruption.
Apostle Paul wrote in 2nd Corinthians how the
Law of Moses was a ministry of death (chp3;v7)
and condemnation (chp3;v9).
Romans 7:6 KJV
But now we are delivered from the law,
that being dead wherein we were held;
that we should serve in newness of spirit,
and not [in] the oldness of the letter.
The Law of Moses fades away when we are
transfered out of the kingdom of darkness
into His Light. The 'oldness' of the Law
still functions as a restraint holding us from
entering into His Holy Presence.
Luke 5:8 KJV
When Simon Peter saw [it],
he fell down at Jesus' knees,
saying, 'Depart from me; for
I am a sinful man, O Lord.'
The Law of Moses effectively condemns all flesh
under the curse. The Law shuts up all men with
out excuse for our sins, our inherent lawlessness
and debased carnal rebellion. We are hopelessly
held in the death grip of our sin nature when we
behold the holiness of the LORD.
The Law can not provide to us the means of our
salvation. It does not permit us to abide in holy
fellowship with Him in the newness of spirit. Our
own mortal flesh is weak, our corrupt members
remain dead towards God. If we say we have no
sin, we lie, and our flesh bears witness against us.
We, therefore, became 'detainees' of the Law, only
knowing our shame and guilt with a veil covering
our darkened minds. We are along the side of the
wide road longing and awaiting for our Deliverer
to come and set us free from our sin and death.
Luke 24:51 KJV
And it came to pass, while he blessed them,
he parted [G1339] from them, and carried
up into heaven.
Strong's G1339 - Diistemi = (verb) to place separately,
disjoin, stand apart, depart, go further; to put asunder,
to withdraw/withdrew
Our LORD Jesus put asunder all flesh having
Mankind's sin nailed into the Cross of Calvary.
Jesus trusted in His Heavenly Father to deliver
Him from death, Hades and bodily decay. He was
promised that all His enemies would one day bow
before Him under His footstool. On the day that
Christ died once for all, none of His enemies were
brought into subjection to His Lordship.
Mark 16:19 NKJV
So then, after the Lord had spoken to them,
He was received up into heaven, and sat down
at the right hand of God.
He was raised up to abide in a separate place with
His Father on the right hand of God. In Him, we
became a new creation so that we can freely serve
and fellowship as the Body of Christ here on the
earth in the land of the living.
He left behind His clothes, garments, rainment,
vesture that He wore during His trials. A woman
was healed when she touched the hem of his garment.
Matthew 9:20 KJV
And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with
an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him]
and touched the hem of his garment [G2440].
In fact, as many as those who only touched the
hem of His garment, they were made perfectly
whole. See Matthew 14:36
And yet, He let those who crucified Him to have
his garments.
Matthew 27:35 KJV
"... they parted [G1266] his garments, casting lots ..."
Parted - Strong's G1266 - Diamerizo = to cleave
asunder, cut in(to) pieces; to be divided into opposing
parts, to be at variance, indessension; to distribute
I believe Jesus left His garments to the soldiers for
several reasons. First, it was an act to fulfill scripture
but also to bear witness that those who were healed
was because of His Holiness and not His clothes; to
distribute symbolically how the opposing parts who
were in variance against His lordship would also be
left behind, too.
We can now with confidence set our face to seek
the LORD by entrusting our salvation in Him
instead of the arm of our flesh.
When Jesus died on the Cross, He departed from
this world and descended into the lower parts of
the earth (Ephesians 4:9-10). On the third day,
He ascended far above all the heavens.
Colossians 3:3-4 RSV
For you have died,
and your life is hid
with Christ in God.
(v4) When Christ,
who is our life
appears, then you
also will appear
with him in glory.
and futile struggles against sin by offering
Himself as the new and better way. He has
prepared for each of us to pass from death
to life by the shed blood of His New Covenant.
John 13:1 KJV
Now before the feast of the passover, when
Jesus knew that his hour was come that
he should depart out of this world unto the
Father, having loved his own which were
in the world, he loved them unto the end.
The Old Testament, through the Law Of Moses,
demonstrated how our lower nature was not
capable of serving or pleasing the LORD.
Hebrew 8:13 NASB
When He said, "A new covenant," He has made
the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming
obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear.
The Law has faded away, and rendered inactive
or nullified for the purpose of bringing salvation.
The Law of Moses was made obsolete in terms of
our fellowship with Him when the New Covenant
was fulfilled through the Cross of Christ.
This fading occurred when our LORD Jesus was
crucified on Golgothan hill which was known as
'A Place Of The Skull.'
Acts 2:27 NKJV
For You will not leave my soul in Hades,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see
corruption.
Apostle Paul wrote in 2nd Corinthians how the
Law of Moses was a ministry of death (chp3;v7)
and condemnation (chp3;v9).
Romans 7:6 KJV
But now we are delivered from the law,
that being dead wherein we were held;
that we should serve in newness of spirit,
and not [in] the oldness of the letter.
The Law of Moses fades away when we are
transfered out of the kingdom of darkness
into His Light. The 'oldness' of the Law
still functions as a restraint holding us from
entering into His Holy Presence.
Luke 5:8 KJV
When Simon Peter saw [it],
he fell down at Jesus' knees,
saying, 'Depart from me; for
I am a sinful man, O Lord.'
The Law of Moses effectively condemns all flesh
under the curse. The Law shuts up all men with
out excuse for our sins, our inherent lawlessness
and debased carnal rebellion. We are hopelessly
held in the death grip of our sin nature when we
behold the holiness of the LORD.
The Law can not provide to us the means of our
salvation. It does not permit us to abide in holy
fellowship with Him in the newness of spirit. Our
own mortal flesh is weak, our corrupt members
remain dead towards God. If we say we have no
sin, we lie, and our flesh bears witness against us.
We, therefore, became 'detainees' of the Law, only
knowing our shame and guilt with a veil covering
our darkened minds. We are along the side of the
wide road longing and awaiting for our Deliverer
to come and set us free from our sin and death.
Luke 24:51 KJV
And it came to pass, while he blessed them,
he parted [G1339] from them, and carried
up into heaven.
Strong's G1339 - Diistemi = (verb) to place separately,
disjoin, stand apart, depart, go further; to put asunder,
to withdraw/withdrew
Our LORD Jesus put asunder all flesh having
Mankind's sin nailed into the Cross of Calvary.
Jesus trusted in His Heavenly Father to deliver
Him from death, Hades and bodily decay. He was
promised that all His enemies would one day bow
before Him under His footstool. On the day that
Christ died once for all, none of His enemies were
brought into subjection to His Lordship.
Mark 16:19 NKJV
So then, after the Lord had spoken to them,
He was received up into heaven, and sat down
at the right hand of God.
He was raised up to abide in a separate place with
His Father on the right hand of God. In Him, we
became a new creation so that we can freely serve
and fellowship as the Body of Christ here on the
earth in the land of the living.
He left behind His clothes, garments, rainment,
vesture that He wore during His trials. A woman
was healed when she touched the hem of his garment.
Matthew 9:20 KJV
And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with
an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him]
and touched the hem of his garment [G2440].
In fact, as many as those who only touched the
hem of His garment, they were made perfectly
whole. See Matthew 14:36
And yet, He let those who crucified Him to have
his garments.
Matthew 27:35 KJV
"... they parted [G1266] his garments, casting lots ..."
Parted - Strong's G1266 - Diamerizo = to cleave
asunder, cut in(to) pieces; to be divided into opposing
parts, to be at variance, indessension; to distribute
I believe Jesus left His garments to the soldiers for
several reasons. First, it was an act to fulfill scripture
but also to bear witness that those who were healed
was because of His Holiness and not His clothes; to
distribute symbolically how the opposing parts who
were in variance against His lordship would also be
left behind, too.
We can now with confidence set our face to seek
the LORD by entrusting our salvation in Him
instead of the arm of our flesh.
When Jesus died on the Cross, He departed from
this world and descended into the lower parts of
the earth (Ephesians 4:9-10). On the third day,
He ascended far above all the heavens.
Colossians 3:3-4 RSV
For you have died,
and your life is hid
with Christ in God.
(v4) When Christ,
who is our life
appears, then you
also will appear
with him in glory.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Paved Work Of Sapphires
A very unusual and completely unique scripture
verse that is not found anywhere else was located
within the 24th chapter of Exodus.
Moses with other handpicked men, plus all
seventy of the Elders, went up the holy mountain
to worship but only Moses alone would be
permitted to come near the LORD on Mt Sinai.
Moses completed many amazing tasks from verses
three through eight. By verse seven he has written
and read the 'book of the covenant' to the people.
Wow! In verse eight, Moses sprinkled the blood
on to the people saying, 'Behold, the blood of the
covenant.'
Verse nine again has Moses with the seventy
Elders plus his brother Aaron, along with Aaron's
two eldest sons Nadab and Abihu who all come
up to the mountain. Together, they all witnessed
the LORD.
[Note: These two sons were later struck dead for
kindling and offering strange-fire before the tent
of meeting or their Wilderness sanctuary.]
Exodus 24:10 KJV
And they saw the God of Israel: and [there was]
under his feet as it were a paved work of a
sapphire stone, and as it were the body of
heaven in [his] clearness.
What does this mean 'paved work' that was made
of sapphire stone?
(a) Paved: Strong's H3840 - Libnah = tile, pavement,
brick; lexicon listed as: whiteness or transparency.
NOTE: this is the only verse that has this word in
any of the holy scriptures. Amazing!
(b) Work: Strong's H4639 - Ma'aseh = deed, work, thing
done, act, business, pursuit, labour, undertaking,
enterprise, works, achievement, product. NOTE: I
noticed how this masculine noun occurred 235 times
in KJV with 23 listed as 'miscellaneous.'
What did they all see?
"Sapphire worked together into tiled pavement
of white-transparencies."
Strange, isn't it?
verse that is not found anywhere else was located
within the 24th chapter of Exodus.
Moses with other handpicked men, plus all
seventy of the Elders, went up the holy mountain
to worship but only Moses alone would be
permitted to come near the LORD on Mt Sinai.
Moses completed many amazing tasks from verses
three through eight. By verse seven he has written
and read the 'book of the covenant' to the people.
Wow! In verse eight, Moses sprinkled the blood
on to the people saying, 'Behold, the blood of the
covenant.'
Verse nine again has Moses with the seventy
Elders plus his brother Aaron, along with Aaron's
two eldest sons Nadab and Abihu who all come
up to the mountain. Together, they all witnessed
the LORD.
[Note: These two sons were later struck dead for
kindling and offering strange-fire before the tent
of meeting or their Wilderness sanctuary.]
Exodus 24:10 KJV
And they saw the God of Israel: and [there was]
under his feet as it were a paved work of a
sapphire stone, and as it were the body of
heaven in [his] clearness.
What does this mean 'paved work' that was made
of sapphire stone?
(a) Paved: Strong's H3840 - Libnah = tile, pavement,
brick; lexicon listed as: whiteness or transparency.
NOTE: this is the only verse that has this word in
any of the holy scriptures. Amazing!
(b) Work: Strong's H4639 - Ma'aseh = deed, work, thing
done, act, business, pursuit, labour, undertaking,
enterprise, works, achievement, product. NOTE: I
noticed how this masculine noun occurred 235 times
in KJV with 23 listed as 'miscellaneous.'
What did they all see?
"Sapphire worked together into tiled pavement
of white-transparencies."
Strange, isn't it?
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Hidden Names Reveal TMF
1st Chron 4:12
And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah,
and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These
[are] the men of Rechah.
Eshton begat
=> Bethrapha
=> Paseah
=> Tehinnah
Tehinnah begat
=> Irnahas
These [are] the Men of Rachah
Eshton was a descendant of Caleb from
the tribe of Judah, a Judaite.
Let's take a closer look at these names from
a basic Strong's word lexicon.
(a) H850 - Eshton = effeminate, womanly
(b) H1051 - Beth_rapha = 'house of healing'
(c) H6464 - Paseah = 'limper', limping (concept
of the term: 'walking-wounded')
(d) H8468 - Tehinnah = prayer, supplication, cry for mercy
(e) H5904 - Ir_Nachash = 'city/tower of a serpent',
(e1)NOTE: root words etymology for H5893 - Ir = city or
tower or town and
(e2) NOTE: H5175: serpent, snake, image (of serpent),
flying serpent
(f) H7397 - Rekah = 'uttermost part', by analogy from
Jeremiah 35, the men of the house of the Rechabites
were recognized by the LORD of Hosts as having been
obedient to their father keeping all his precepts and
doing all that was commanded.
As always, I am not knowledgeable of reading Hebrew.
I am facinated by the in-depth dimension of the scriptures.
I like to ask myself, "How might these words go together?"
Could 'effeminate' mean GLBT?
Could 'house of healing' mean The Marin Foundation?
Could 'walking wounded' mean Christians & Non-Belivers?
Could 'cry for mercy and supplications' mean Prayers?
Could 'town of flying serpent' mean Boy's Town?
If yes, then you might have a transliteral for:
GLBT discovers the House of Healing
in The Marin Foundation with the
Walking Wounded Christians Who Are
Praying And Crying Out For His Mercy
[in] Boy's Town.
And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah,
and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These
[are] the men of Rechah.
Eshton begat
=> Bethrapha
=> Paseah
=> Tehinnah
Tehinnah begat
=> Irnahas
These [are] the Men of Rachah
Eshton was a descendant of Caleb from
the tribe of Judah, a Judaite.
Let's take a closer look at these names from
a basic Strong's word lexicon.
(a) H850 - Eshton = effeminate, womanly
(b) H1051 - Beth_rapha = 'house of healing'
(c) H6464 - Paseah = 'limper', limping (concept
of the term: 'walking-wounded')
(d) H8468 - Tehinnah = prayer, supplication, cry for mercy
(e) H5904 - Ir_Nachash = 'city/tower of a serpent',
(e1)NOTE: root words etymology for H5893 - Ir = city or
tower or town and
(e2) NOTE: H5175: serpent, snake, image (of serpent),
flying serpent
(f) H7397 - Rekah = 'uttermost part', by analogy from
Jeremiah 35, the men of the house of the Rechabites
were recognized by the LORD of Hosts as having been
obedient to their father keeping all his precepts and
doing all that was commanded.
As always, I am not knowledgeable of reading Hebrew.
I am facinated by the in-depth dimension of the scriptures.
I like to ask myself, "How might these words go together?"
Could 'effeminate' mean GLBT?
Could 'house of healing' mean The Marin Foundation?
Could 'walking wounded' mean Christians & Non-Belivers?
Could 'cry for mercy and supplications' mean Prayers?
Could 'town of flying serpent' mean Boy's Town?
If yes, then you might have a transliteral for:
GLBT discovers the House of Healing
in The Marin Foundation with the
Walking Wounded Christians Who Are
Praying And Crying Out For His Mercy
[in] Boy's Town.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Scribes Accused Blasphemer
Matthew 9:3
And behold, certain of the scribes said
within themselves, This [man] blasphemes.
Why did these scribes accuse Jesus of
blespheming?
They reacted this way because Jesus said,
(verse 2): "Be of good cheer; your sins
are forgiven you."
The scribes did not believe that anyone
other than God was able to forgive sins.
I never realized the impact of this was
until this morning. In other words, the
only way a Jew could receive forgivenss
was through Moses' Laws according to the
services of the Temple.
If forgiveness were available outside of
the Temple services, then all of their
control over the Israelites was finished.
Over. Done. Gone. This was why they reacted
so vehemently.
Luke 23:10
And the chief priests and scribes
stood and vehemently accused him.
The whole basis of the new covenant is
founded on the forgiveness we received
from God, and the forgiveness we are
giving to others, as well as to our own
self.
It must have been the critical tipping
point for the scribes. They watched Jesus
forgive, heal as well as challenge them.
Jesus knew their evil reasoning as they
accused Him of blaspheming. I had to check
out this and discovered there are 11 results
for my search of the wild-card: blasph* in
the KJV.
(1) blaspheme = 10 times
(2) blasphemed = 16 times
(3) blasphemer = 1 time
(4) blasphemers = 2 times
(5) blasphemest = 1 time
(6) blasphemeth = 4 times
(7) blasphemies = 6 times
(8) blaspheming = 1 time
(9) blasphemous = 2 times
(10) blasphemously = 1 time
(11) blasphemy = 12 times
When I checked out the concordance, I found
5 Hebrew and 2 Greek words:
1) H1288 - Barak
2) H1442 - Gadaph
3) H2778 - Charaph
4) H5006 - Na'ats
5) H5344 - Naqab
and
1) G987 - Blasphemeo
2) G989 - Blasphemos
I will need to study this further.
And behold, certain of the scribes said
within themselves, This [man] blasphemes.
Why did these scribes accuse Jesus of
blespheming?
They reacted this way because Jesus said,
(verse 2): "Be of good cheer; your sins
are forgiven you."
The scribes did not believe that anyone
other than God was able to forgive sins.
I never realized the impact of this was
until this morning. In other words, the
only way a Jew could receive forgivenss
was through Moses' Laws according to the
services of the Temple.
If forgiveness were available outside of
the Temple services, then all of their
control over the Israelites was finished.
Over. Done. Gone. This was why they reacted
so vehemently.
Luke 23:10
And the chief priests and scribes
stood and vehemently accused him.
The whole basis of the new covenant is
founded on the forgiveness we received
from God, and the forgiveness we are
giving to others, as well as to our own
self.
It must have been the critical tipping
point for the scribes. They watched Jesus
forgive, heal as well as challenge them.
Jesus knew their evil reasoning as they
accused Him of blaspheming. I had to check
out this and discovered there are 11 results
for my search of the wild-card: blasph* in
the KJV.
(1) blaspheme = 10 times
(2) blasphemed = 16 times
(3) blasphemer = 1 time
(4) blasphemers = 2 times
(5) blasphemest = 1 time
(6) blasphemeth = 4 times
(7) blasphemies = 6 times
(8) blaspheming = 1 time
(9) blasphemous = 2 times
(10) blasphemously = 1 time
(11) blasphemy = 12 times
When I checked out the concordance, I found
5 Hebrew and 2 Greek words:
1) H1288 - Barak
2) H1442 - Gadaph
3) H2778 - Charaph
4) H5006 - Na'ats
5) H5344 - Naqab
and
1) G987 - Blasphemeo
2) G989 - Blasphemos
I will need to study this further.
Where Does Slander Come From?
What would our world be like, should all whispering
rumors, slanderous reports and false accussations
were no longer imagined, spoken, or communicated?
I believe that is a part of the 1,000 year reign of
Christ during which time the enemy of our souls will
be thrown down into the bottomless pit.
Slander comes at us in many forms. In the Old Testament,
there are 5 Hebrew words for the English equivalent of
slander.
(1) Strong's H1681 - Dibbah = evil report, slander,
whispering, defamation, unfavourable saying,
secret slanderer who spreads rumors/calamnities
(2) Strong's H1848 - Dophiy = slander; blemish,
fault; root word etymology: to push over.
(3) Strong's H3960 - Lashan = slander, accuse
(4) Strong's H7400 - Rakiyl = slander, talebearer,
carry tales, informer
(5) Strong's H7270 - Ragal = spy, spy out, view,
backbiteth, slandered
I then did a search for any New Testament verses that
has the word, slander. I noticed that there are 2 Greek
words for the English equivalent of: Slander.
(1) Strong's G1228 - Diabolos = devil, false
accuser, slanderer
(2) Strong's G6022 - Dysphemeo = slander
Imagine my shock and surprise to learn that one of the
Greek words for slander is devil.
rumors, slanderous reports and false accussations
were no longer imagined, spoken, or communicated?
I believe that is a part of the 1,000 year reign of
Christ during which time the enemy of our souls will
be thrown down into the bottomless pit.
Slander comes at us in many forms. In the Old Testament,
there are 5 Hebrew words for the English equivalent of
slander.
(1) Strong's H1681 - Dibbah = evil report, slander,
whispering, defamation, unfavourable saying,
secret slanderer who spreads rumors/calamnities
(2) Strong's H1848 - Dophiy = slander; blemish,
fault; root word etymology: to push over.
(3) Strong's H3960 - Lashan = slander, accuse
(4) Strong's H7400 - Rakiyl = slander, talebearer,
carry tales, informer
(5) Strong's H7270 - Ragal = spy, spy out, view,
backbiteth, slandered
I then did a search for any New Testament verses that
has the word, slander. I noticed that there are 2 Greek
words for the English equivalent of: Slander.
(1) Strong's G1228 - Diabolos = devil, false
accuser, slanderer
(2) Strong's G6022 - Dysphemeo = slander
Imagine my shock and surprise to learn that one of the
Greek words for slander is devil.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Planning By Son of Perdition
Jesus prayed for his disciples how none
of them were lost except the son of
perdition. Jesus knew from the beginning
who would not believe and who was going
to betray Him. Jesus did not lose Judas
Iscariot since Judas did not believe in
Him. Judas did not recognized he was lost.
John 17:12
While I was with them in the world,
I kept them in thy name: those that
thou gavest me I have kept, and none
of them is lost, but the son [G5207]
of perdition [G684]; that the scripture
might be fulfilled.
Strong's G5207 - Huios = male offspring,
a descendant, a son
Strong's G684 - Apoleia = perdition,
destruction, waste, damnable, to die,
perish, pernicious; Strong's Lexicon
usage includes: destroying, perishing,
utter destruction, ruin; complete loss
due to utter destruction
Was this a failure of Jesus in terms of
not being able to save Judas Iscariot?
No. Why?
Because the ministry of Jesus was designed
to save us from our sinful lower nature.
Judas chose to hide among the followers but
he did not slip through unrecognized as he
was a fulfilment of holy scriptures.
Psalm 41:9
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom
I trusted, which did eat of my bread,
hath lifted up [his] heel against me.
and again, in the New Testament:
John 13:18
I speak not of you all: I know whom
I have chosen: but that the scripture
may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread
with me hath lifted up his heel against
me.
Judas did not want to lay down his own
life, pick up his own cross and follow
Jesus as a believer.
How did Jesus view Judas Iscariot?
John 6:71
He (Jesus) spake of Judas Iscariot
[the son] of Simon: for he it was
that should betray him, being one
of the twelve (apostles).
What did Judas Iscariot want from Jesus?
Judas Iscariot decided to 'conveniently
betray' the LORD right after a woman
poured costly oil over the head of Jesus.
Jesus defended her action when he said
she did a good work and she would be
mentioned whenever the gospel was preached.
I suspect Judas Iscariot wanted to convert
her precious ointment into cold, hard cash
but then later steal it out from the cash
treasury moneybag reserved for the ministry.
Also, he may have wanted for himself the
fame and recognition associated with the
ministry. Perhaps he didn't like the fact
that this woman somehow stole his good
fortune because she was heralded by the
LORD with eternal praise.
It was within this soil of envy, jealousy,
greed and contempt that the heart of Judas
Iscariot was twisted into finding a convenient
way to betray the LORD.
I can well imagine how his ultimate plan
was to set up a convenient situation where
no one would actually know it was him who
had betrayed Jesus.
He wanted the social circumstances to appear
as proof that he was the innocent one in order
to cover up his tracks so that nobody was the
wiser.
Satan planted his seed of murder in this soil
of Judas.
Luke 22:3
Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed
Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
That's when Judas immediately left the upper
room with no one knowing what he was really
planning to do except the LORD.
John 13:27-30
Then after he had taken the morsel,
Satan entered into him. Jesus said
to him, "What you are going to do,
do quickly." [v28] Now no one at the
table knew why he said this to him.
[v29] Some thought that, because Judas
had the moneybag, Jesus was telling
him, "Buy what we need for the feast,"
or that he should give something to
the poor. [v30] So, after receiving
the morsel of bread, he immediately
went out. And it was night.
How did this son of perdition become the most
unique figure in Christian history? He became
more so than anyone else in all of Mankind due
to his planned betrayal.
Mark 14:21
"For the Son of Man is to go just as it
is written of Him; but woe to that man
by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It
would have been good for that man if he
had not been born."
Judas Iscariot is the only disciple that fits
this description, and it would have been better
if he was not born as the son of Simon the
Zeolot.
One day soon we will see a modern counterpart
to this son of perdition seeking to betray all
the Jews although he will appear innocent of
any betrayal through manipulated circumstances.
of them were lost except the son of
perdition. Jesus knew from the beginning
who would not believe and who was going
to betray Him. Jesus did not lose Judas
Iscariot since Judas did not believe in
Him. Judas did not recognized he was lost.
John 17:12
While I was with them in the world,
I kept them in thy name: those that
thou gavest me I have kept, and none
of them is lost, but the son [G5207]
of perdition [G684]; that the scripture
might be fulfilled.
Strong's G5207 - Huios = male offspring,
a descendant, a son
Strong's G684 - Apoleia = perdition,
destruction, waste, damnable, to die,
perish, pernicious; Strong's Lexicon
usage includes: destroying, perishing,
utter destruction, ruin; complete loss
due to utter destruction
Was this a failure of Jesus in terms of
not being able to save Judas Iscariot?
No. Why?
Because the ministry of Jesus was designed
to save us from our sinful lower nature.
Judas chose to hide among the followers but
he did not slip through unrecognized as he
was a fulfilment of holy scriptures.
Psalm 41:9
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom
I trusted, which did eat of my bread,
hath lifted up [his] heel against me.
and again, in the New Testament:
John 13:18
I speak not of you all: I know whom
I have chosen: but that the scripture
may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread
with me hath lifted up his heel against
me.
Judas did not want to lay down his own
life, pick up his own cross and follow
Jesus as a believer.
How did Jesus view Judas Iscariot?
John 6:71
He (Jesus) spake of Judas Iscariot
[the son] of Simon: for he it was
that should betray him, being one
of the twelve (apostles).
What did Judas Iscariot want from Jesus?
Judas Iscariot decided to 'conveniently
betray' the LORD right after a woman
poured costly oil over the head of Jesus.
Jesus defended her action when he said
she did a good work and she would be
mentioned whenever the gospel was preached.
I suspect Judas Iscariot wanted to convert
her precious ointment into cold, hard cash
but then later steal it out from the cash
treasury moneybag reserved for the ministry.
Also, he may have wanted for himself the
fame and recognition associated with the
ministry. Perhaps he didn't like the fact
that this woman somehow stole his good
fortune because she was heralded by the
LORD with eternal praise.
It was within this soil of envy, jealousy,
greed and contempt that the heart of Judas
Iscariot was twisted into finding a convenient
way to betray the LORD.
I can well imagine how his ultimate plan
was to set up a convenient situation where
no one would actually know it was him who
had betrayed Jesus.
He wanted the social circumstances to appear
as proof that he was the innocent one in order
to cover up his tracks so that nobody was the
wiser.
Satan planted his seed of murder in this soil
of Judas.
Luke 22:3
Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed
Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
That's when Judas immediately left the upper
room with no one knowing what he was really
planning to do except the LORD.
John 13:27-30
Then after he had taken the morsel,
Satan entered into him. Jesus said
to him, "What you are going to do,
do quickly." [v28] Now no one at the
table knew why he said this to him.
[v29] Some thought that, because Judas
had the moneybag, Jesus was telling
him, "Buy what we need for the feast,"
or that he should give something to
the poor. [v30] So, after receiving
the morsel of bread, he immediately
went out. And it was night.
How did this son of perdition become the most
unique figure in Christian history? He became
more so than anyone else in all of Mankind due
to his planned betrayal.
Mark 14:21
"For the Son of Man is to go just as it
is written of Him; but woe to that man
by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It
would have been good for that man if he
had not been born."
Judas Iscariot is the only disciple that fits
this description, and it would have been better
if he was not born as the son of Simon the
Zeolot.
One day soon we will see a modern counterpart
to this son of perdition seeking to betray all
the Jews although he will appear innocent of
any betrayal through manipulated circumstances.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Congenital Inheritance
The overall arc from the beginning, within the
Judeo-Christian faith framework, identifies how all of mankind was subjected to
an all encompassing alteration not original to the Maker’s design. However it
occurred, we now have a steady state of potential alteration that is primarily
congenital to our current condition.
Medically speaking, congenital problems are defined as those
issues present at birth. Such potential malformations, deformations or anomalies
were inherited from previous generations. Such inherited conditions might become
evident or realized due to genetic alterations. The vast untapped potential for
these congenital traits to become manifested may or may not depend on external
interactions that can trigger a reaction. These potentials, on the other hand, can
also remain inactive without manifestation since they can recessively remain
dormant.
The lower nature, out of which comes from our corrupted existence,
is ever present within each of us and involuntarily opposes or strives against
the perfect law of liberty found in His Love. All mankind, therefore, has
inherited these congenitally derived lower natures that can manifest itself in
a variety of ways.
The fallen or lower nature has been categorized as the
sinful flesh. This is where the term ‘sinner’ has been defined of which it is
certainly all-inclusive. It is a human condition regarding the very nature of
our existence. Pointing to someone else and saying they are sinners is quite
literally the kettle calling the pot black. It’s all the same. No one is
exempt, nor can anyone avoid the lower nature. It is this state of being that influences
all of our potential as we exhibit those unique abilities we have inside of
ourselves. We need our lower nature to live, survive and experience life
without having an eternal life fellowship with our Maker.
However, if we wish to find our Maker, then we must redeem
ourselves from the corruptible flesh. He has seen from the beginning that we
would require His mercy and grace to come before Him with our sin nature. The
Father sent His Son to fully pay forward our redemption by nailing the sin of
mankind to the cross of Christ. In this way, those who believe that Christ died
for sinners in general, and specifically our own sinfulness, are promised both
forgiveness as well as new eternal life to bridge the gap between our lower
nature and His Holy Supernatural nature. In this way, we have received the
spirit of Life and that makes it possible to fellowship with Him through His
Son, Jesus Christ.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Creator's Original Throw Down At Dawn
Isaiah 14:12 KJV
How thou art fallen from heaven
O Lucifer, son of the morning![How] art
thou cut down to the ground, which didst
weaken the nations.
Marin transliteration from Hebrew to English:
Thrown down falling [from] heaven shiny-one
[who was the] son to dawn, [now] howling [as]
cut down asunder wast[-ing] away all the earth
[thereby becoming] frail [and] disable(-ed)
[like the] heathen peoples.
I base my analysis on the following ten
Hebrew words as listed in Strong's:
(1) H5307 - Naphal = to fall, fall away,
fall short, fail, cast down, thrown
down
(2) H8064 - Shamayim = heaven(s), sky
(3) H1966 - Heylel = light-bearer, shining-one
(4) H1121 - Ben = son
(5) H7837 - Shachar = dawn, morning, day;
note: it's different than H6079 - AphAph
= eyelid, of the dawn(-ing), rays of the
sun (fig.)
(6) H3213 - Yalal = to howl, howlings (so as
to cry outloud)
(7) H1438 - Gada = to cut, hew, chop, cut down,
hew down (-off), cut off (-in two), shave off
(-in two), asunder
(8) H776 - Erets = land, whole or all earth
(9) H2522 - Chalash = to be weak, be(-come)
prostrate, disable, weaken, waste-away, to
be(-come) frail, discomfit(-ed)
(10) H1471 - Gowy = nation, heathen, people(s),
non-Hebrew descendents or Gentiles
When I look at the first word, H5307, I imagine
how Lucifer was the first one to fall away from
the LORD.
Lucifer is likened as being the original son
of the first dawn. This gave me a clue when
I read how our first dawn was listed at:
Genesis 1:5 KJV
God called the light day and the darkness
He called night. And there was evening and
there was morning, one day.
The LORD God Creator wanted to govern the day.
He assigned this to Lucifer as an attendant
so as to keep the morning (H1242) as described:
Genesis 1:18-19 KJV
... to govern the day and the night,
and to separate the light from the
darkness; and God saw that it was good.
[v19] There was evening and there was
morning, a fourth day.
I believe it was the original job assignment
for Lucifer to keep light separate from darkness
in order to maintain the ordanance of the goodness
of the LORD God Creator. He was given the power
to discern the weaknesses and determine how to
provide light that would separate it from the
darkness.
It was during this fourth day, before any living
creature was in existance, that Lucifer was cast
down out howling as he was thrown from heaven to
the whole earth.
Therefore, by logical extention, Lucifer was
assigned the job to creatively reveal all of
the light of the goodness of God as a renewal that
dawned on the minds and hearts of Man.
He was to strengthen the fellowship between
God and Man.
How thou art fallen from heaven
O Lucifer, son of the morning![How] art
thou cut down to the ground, which didst
weaken the nations.
Marin transliteration from Hebrew to English:
Thrown down falling [from] heaven shiny-one
[who was the] son to dawn, [now] howling [as]
cut down asunder wast[-ing] away all the earth
[thereby becoming] frail [and] disable(-ed)
[like the] heathen peoples.
I base my analysis on the following ten
Hebrew words as listed in Strong's:
(1) H5307 - Naphal = to fall, fall away,
fall short, fail, cast down, thrown
down
(2) H8064 - Shamayim = heaven(s), sky
(3) H1966 - Heylel = light-bearer, shining-one
(4) H1121 - Ben = son
(5) H7837 - Shachar = dawn, morning, day;
note: it's different than H6079 - AphAph
= eyelid, of the dawn(-ing), rays of the
sun (fig.)
(6) H3213 - Yalal = to howl, howlings (so as
to cry outloud)
(7) H1438 - Gada = to cut, hew, chop, cut down,
hew down (-off), cut off (-in two), shave off
(-in two), asunder
(8) H776 - Erets = land, whole or all earth
(9) H2522 - Chalash = to be weak, be(-come)
prostrate, disable, weaken, waste-away, to
be(-come) frail, discomfit(-ed)
(10) H1471 - Gowy = nation, heathen, people(s),
non-Hebrew descendents or Gentiles
When I look at the first word, H5307, I imagine
how Lucifer was the first one to fall away from
the LORD.
Lucifer is likened as being the original son
of the first dawn. This gave me a clue when
I read how our first dawn was listed at:
Genesis 1:5 KJV
God called the light day and the darkness
He called night. And there was evening and
there was morning, one day.
The LORD God Creator wanted to govern the day.
He assigned this to Lucifer as an attendant
so as to keep the morning (H1242) as described:
Genesis 1:18-19 KJV
... to govern the day and the night,
and to separate the light from the
darkness; and God saw that it was good.
[v19] There was evening and there was
morning, a fourth day.
I believe it was the original job assignment
for Lucifer to keep light separate from darkness
in order to maintain the ordanance of the goodness
of the LORD God Creator. He was given the power
to discern the weaknesses and determine how to
provide light that would separate it from the
darkness.
It was during this fourth day, before any living
creature was in existance, that Lucifer was cast
down out howling as he was thrown from heaven to
the whole earth.
Therefore, by logical extention, Lucifer was
assigned the job to creatively reveal all of
the light of the goodness of God as a renewal that
dawned on the minds and hearts of Man.
He was to strengthen the fellowship between
God and Man.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Father of All Lies
All lies arise out of the first Liar who
created the conditions for the original
sin. Deception of Eve along with the silent
disobedience of Adam (lying by omission)
came from the lies of the serpent.
Awareness of sin comes from the Law.
Therefore, the power of sin is the Law.
The consequence of sin is death with
the first death, which is the body is
followed by the second death, which
is the soul.
Sin was originally found in the prideful
boasting of lies made against the Creator.
The Father of All Lies made a covenant with
death and hell by using his lies to spread
sinful lusts to all humanity.
Isaiah 28:15 KJV
Because ye have said, We have made a
covenant with death, and with hell
are we at agreement; when the over
flowing scourge shall pass through,
it shall not come unto us: for we
have made lies our refuge, and under
falsehood have we hid ourselves.
Satan targets the leaders to capture
them in his lies so as to turn the rest
against the LORD and His Way, His Truth
and His Life.
John 8:44 ASV
Ye are of [your] father the devil,
and the lusts of your father it is
your will to do. He was a murderer
from the beginning, and standeth
not in the truth, because there
is no truth in him. When he speaketh
a lie, he speaketh of his own: for
he is a liar, and the father thereof.
created the conditions for the original
sin. Deception of Eve along with the silent
disobedience of Adam (lying by omission)
came from the lies of the serpent.
Awareness of sin comes from the Law.
Therefore, the power of sin is the Law.
The consequence of sin is death with
the first death, which is the body is
followed by the second death, which
is the soul.
Sin was originally found in the prideful
boasting of lies made against the Creator.
The Father of All Lies made a covenant with
death and hell by using his lies to spread
sinful lusts to all humanity.
Isaiah 28:15 KJV
Because ye have said, We have made a
covenant with death, and with hell
are we at agreement; when the over
flowing scourge shall pass through,
it shall not come unto us: for we
have made lies our refuge, and under
falsehood have we hid ourselves.
Satan targets the leaders to capture
them in his lies so as to turn the rest
against the LORD and His Way, His Truth
and His Life.
John 8:44 ASV
Ye are of [your] father the devil,
and the lusts of your father it is
your will to do. He was a murderer
from the beginning, and standeth
not in the truth, because there
is no truth in him. When he speaketh
a lie, he speaketh of his own: for
he is a liar, and the father thereof.
Humanity Not Innocent
The Victims:
We are all victims. Yes, all of humanity.
How are we all victims? We are all victims
as we have all inherited the punishment of
the original sin from our first parents.
Romans 5:12, 19
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into
the world, and death by sin; and so death
passed upon all men, for that all have
sinned. [v19] For as by one man's
disobedience many were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one shall many
be made righteous.
Holy LORD GOD:
The original sin was a single action of
disobedience against only one restriction
given to Adam & then Eve. Later, the perfect
Law was given where judgment and righteousness
were defined under a set of holy commandments.
We did not commit the original sin but we
all suffer the consequences of such judgment
for the covenant with death has reached us all.
Who's Innocent:
Does that mean we are innocent of sin? No.
We are not innocent as we have both the
inheritance of carnal flesh of the lower nature,
as well as the many things we do in ignorance
that oppose the Creator's original design, which
was to fellowship in perfect love with Him and
each other.
Our fallen humanity away from the very presence
of the LORD has created internal strife where
we oppose ourselves when we do the very things
we do not wish to do.
2 Timothy 2:24-26
And the servant of the Lord must not strive;
but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach,
patient, [v25] In meekness instructing those
that oppose themselves; if God peradventure
will give them repentance to the acknowledging
of the truth; [v26] And [that] they may recover
themselves out of the snare of the devil, who
are taken captive by him at his will.
We are all victims. Yes, all of humanity.
How are we all victims? We are all victims
as we have all inherited the punishment of
the original sin from our first parents.
Romans 5:12, 19
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into
the world, and death by sin; and so death
passed upon all men, for that all have
sinned. [v19] For as by one man's
disobedience many were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one shall many
be made righteous.
Holy LORD GOD:
The original sin was a single action of
disobedience against only one restriction
given to Adam & then Eve. Later, the perfect
Law was given where judgment and righteousness
were defined under a set of holy commandments.
We did not commit the original sin but we
all suffer the consequences of such judgment
for the covenant with death has reached us all.
Who's Innocent:
Does that mean we are innocent of sin? No.
We are not innocent as we have both the
inheritance of carnal flesh of the lower nature,
as well as the many things we do in ignorance
that oppose the Creator's original design, which
was to fellowship in perfect love with Him and
each other.
Our fallen humanity away from the very presence
of the LORD has created internal strife where
we oppose ourselves when we do the very things
we do not wish to do.
2 Timothy 2:24-26
And the servant of the Lord must not strive;
but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach,
patient, [v25] In meekness instructing those
that oppose themselves; if God peradventure
will give them repentance to the acknowledging
of the truth; [v26] And [that] they may recover
themselves out of the snare of the devil, who
are taken captive by him at his will.
Riding Furiously To Rapture
I read about a man who was anointed to
accomplish the cleansing of the Nation
of Israel by removing and replacing the
wicked king. There was a lot of complicated
things going on surrounding this biblical
account. I picked up on the furious drive
of the chariots to carry out this mission.
My take-away was that Jehu was a figure
type of Christ's ride to claim His Church
as His Bride for the Rapture. Nothing will
stop Christ from accomplishing His mission
to take up all those who believe in Him.
The Man:
The was a man called Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat
the son of Nimshi listed in 2nd Kings 9.
The Anoiting:
A young prophet was sent to Ramothgilead to
carry out a very specific mission for the
LORD. He was told to find Jehu, anoint and
give the prophetic word.
Then, when this was accomplished, the young
prophet was instructed to run as fast as he
could to get out of there without hesitation.
2nd Kings 9:1 thru 10.
Four Kings:
The first king was Hazael, king of Syria.
Hazael was a foreign ruler over the Northern
kingdom of Israel.
The second king was Joram, the son of Ahab,
who was the king of Israel. Joram had acted
wickedly against the LORD and judgment was
decreed against him and his house.
The third king was Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram,
who was the king of Judah. Ahaziah went to war
with Joram against Hazael, king of Syria.
The fourth king was the newly anointed man,
Jehu, who literally had a mission from God.
Jehu was anointed as King over Israel instead
of Joram.
Ref: 2nd Kings Chapter 8 with verses 25 thru 16.
The Chariot Ride:
The Syrians fought and wounded Joram. Joram was
taken back to Jezreel to heal. Ahaziah came to
Jezreel to see Joram.
The watchman reported to Joram that he saw the
company of Jehu riding towards Jezreel. Joram
sent out a horseman to meet them and ask, Is it
peace?
2 Kings 9:18-20
The rider on the horse went out to meet him,
and saith, `Thus said the king, Is there peace?'
and Jehu saith, `What - to thee and to peace?
turn round behind me.' And the watchman
declareth, saying, `The messenger came unto
them, and he hath not returned.' [v19] Then
he sent out a second on horseback, which
came to them, and said, Thus saith the king,
[Is it] peace? And Jehu answered, What hast
thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.
[v20] And the watchman told, saying,
He came even unto them, and cometh not
again: and the driving [is] like the
driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for
he driveth furiously.
Turn around behind me, or get behind me, it
spoke to me of the authority to command in
such a manner that the innocent lives are spared
but the guilty do not escape the wrath of God.
This speaks to me about the coming Rapture of
the Church and the next 7 years of tribulation.
accomplish the cleansing of the Nation
of Israel by removing and replacing the
wicked king. There was a lot of complicated
things going on surrounding this biblical
account. I picked up on the furious drive
of the chariots to carry out this mission.
My take-away was that Jehu was a figure
type of Christ's ride to claim His Church
as His Bride for the Rapture. Nothing will
stop Christ from accomplishing His mission
to take up all those who believe in Him.
The Man:
The was a man called Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat
the son of Nimshi listed in 2nd Kings 9.
The Anoiting:
A young prophet was sent to Ramothgilead to
carry out a very specific mission for the
LORD. He was told to find Jehu, anoint and
give the prophetic word.
Then, when this was accomplished, the young
prophet was instructed to run as fast as he
could to get out of there without hesitation.
2nd Kings 9:1 thru 10.
Four Kings:
The first king was Hazael, king of Syria.
Hazael was a foreign ruler over the Northern
kingdom of Israel.
The second king was Joram, the son of Ahab,
who was the king of Israel. Joram had acted
wickedly against the LORD and judgment was
decreed against him and his house.
The third king was Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram,
who was the king of Judah. Ahaziah went to war
with Joram against Hazael, king of Syria.
The fourth king was the newly anointed man,
Jehu, who literally had a mission from God.
Jehu was anointed as King over Israel instead
of Joram.
Ref: 2nd Kings Chapter 8 with verses 25 thru 16.
The Chariot Ride:
The Syrians fought and wounded Joram. Joram was
taken back to Jezreel to heal. Ahaziah came to
Jezreel to see Joram.
The watchman reported to Joram that he saw the
company of Jehu riding towards Jezreel. Joram
sent out a horseman to meet them and ask, Is it
peace?
2 Kings 9:18-20
The rider on the horse went out to meet him,
and saith, `Thus said the king, Is there peace?'
and Jehu saith, `What - to thee and to peace?
turn round behind me.' And the watchman
declareth, saying, `The messenger came unto
them, and he hath not returned.' [v19] Then
he sent out a second on horseback, which
came to them, and said, Thus saith the king,
[Is it] peace? And Jehu answered, What hast
thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.
[v20] And the watchman told, saying,
He came even unto them, and cometh not
again: and the driving [is] like the
driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for
he driveth furiously.
Turn around behind me, or get behind me, it
spoke to me of the authority to command in
such a manner that the innocent lives are spared
but the guilty do not escape the wrath of God.
This speaks to me about the coming Rapture of
the Church and the next 7 years of tribulation.
God Did Not Plant One Tree
In the beginning, God created all that
which was good, yes, very good.
Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground made the LORD God
to grow every tree that is pleasant to
the sight, and good for food; the tree
of life also in the midst of the garden,
and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
He specifically warned His children, Adam
and then Eve, not to eat from the tree of
knowledge. Why? Because it was not good for
you.
Logically, therefore, the Tree of Knowledge
of Good and Evil was bad for you. Therefore,
it was not planted by God.
Genesis 2:17
But of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for
in the day that thou eatest thereof thou
shalt surely die.
Who planted the Tree of Knowledge? I believe
it was the Father of All Lies who planted it.
The Tree of Knowledge never saved anyone no
matter how smart you are.
Matthew 13:24-30
The parable of the LORD Jesus on the good
seed planted with the enemy's tares added
later.
which was good, yes, very good.
Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground made the LORD God
to grow every tree that is pleasant to
the sight, and good for food; the tree
of life also in the midst of the garden,
and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
He specifically warned His children, Adam
and then Eve, not to eat from the tree of
knowledge. Why? Because it was not good for
you.
Logically, therefore, the Tree of Knowledge
of Good and Evil was bad for you. Therefore,
it was not planted by God.
Genesis 2:17
But of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for
in the day that thou eatest thereof thou
shalt surely die.
Who planted the Tree of Knowledge? I believe
it was the Father of All Lies who planted it.
The Tree of Knowledge never saved anyone no
matter how smart you are.
Matthew 13:24-30
The parable of the LORD Jesus on the good
seed planted with the enemy's tares added
later.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Intimate Friends
There are two different words in
the New Testament Greek for the
English word, friend.
The first one is a more casual or a
civil type of greeting to another.
This generally was used when one
asked another a question or better
yet, defining a broad social category
of friends in the marketplace. It has
been listed as Strong's G2083:Hetairos.
Matthew 11:16
But whereunto shall I liken this generation?
It is like unto children sitting in the markets
and calling unto their fellows/friends [G2083].
There is another Greek word that takes a much
closer step towards a more personal relationship
as a friend or a close companion. It was listed
as Strong's G5384 - Philos.
John 15:13-15
"Greater love has no one than this, that one
lay down his life for his friends. [G5384].
[v14] You are My friends [G5384] if you
do what I command you. [v15] No longer
do I call you servants, for the servant does
not know what his master is doing; but I
have called you friends [G5384] for all
things that I have heard from My Father
I have made known to you."
Strong's G5384 - Philos = friend, to be friendly
to(ward) one; wish him well; he who associates
familiarly with one, a (close) companion.
Friends come in all sizes, shapes and colors,
figuratively speaking, as relationships rapidly
move through our experiences. Friends can come
out of our relationships with neighbors, even family
members, spouses, co-workers, business contacts, or
just about any other classification. Friends, in this
manner, speaks to us about the other person's heart
and of the specific level of trust that we feel towards
them as our friends. Such friendships form a type of
personal intimacy can can not be faked. Real friendship
is real genuine to us.
A related Greek word to Philos is 'Phileo' which is
listed as Strong's G5368. You may know this word
as one of the descriptions used for 'love.' Phileo is used
to describe friendships that express brotherly love.
Therefore, 'Philos Phileo' describes love between intimate
friends that is neither casual nor market-driven but heartfelt,
personal and provides for close companionship. This is the
upgrade from servant to friends in the family of faith.
the New Testament Greek for the
English word, friend.
The first one is a more casual or a
civil type of greeting to another.
This generally was used when one
asked another a question or better
yet, defining a broad social category
of friends in the marketplace. It has
been listed as Strong's G2083:Hetairos.
Matthew 11:16
But whereunto shall I liken this generation?
It is like unto children sitting in the markets
and calling unto their fellows/friends [G2083].
There is another Greek word that takes a much
closer step towards a more personal relationship
as a friend or a close companion. It was listed
as Strong's G5384 - Philos.
John 15:13-15
"Greater love has no one than this, that one
lay down his life for his friends. [G5384].
[v14] You are My friends [G5384] if you
do what I command you. [v15] No longer
do I call you servants, for the servant does
not know what his master is doing; but I
have called you friends [G5384] for all
things that I have heard from My Father
I have made known to you."
Strong's G5384 - Philos = friend, to be friendly
to(ward) one; wish him well; he who associates
familiarly with one, a (close) companion.
Friends come in all sizes, shapes and colors,
figuratively speaking, as relationships rapidly
move through our experiences. Friends can come
out of our relationships with neighbors, even family
members, spouses, co-workers, business contacts, or
just about any other classification. Friends, in this
manner, speaks to us about the other person's heart
and of the specific level of trust that we feel towards
them as our friends. Such friendships form a type of
personal intimacy can can not be faked. Real friendship
is real genuine to us.
A related Greek word to Philos is 'Phileo' which is
listed as Strong's G5368. You may know this word
as one of the descriptions used for 'love.' Phileo is used
to describe friendships that express brotherly love.
Therefore, 'Philos Phileo' describes love between intimate
friends that is neither casual nor market-driven but heartfelt,
personal and provides for close companionship. This is the
upgrade from servant to friends in the family of faith.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Symbolic Types of 7 Harvested Feasts
Here is an Old Testament verse
that seems to indicate that the LORD's
blessing is on the first fruits of the
coming Harvest:
Haggai 2:19 KJV
Is the seed yet in the barn?
Yea, as yet the vine, and the
fig tree, and the pomegranate,
and the olive tree, hath not
brought forth: from this day
will I bless [you].
If we can understand the harvest cycle
with a view towards New Testament themes,
perhaps the following might approximate
a generalized Christian motif:
(1) Barley - symbol of harvesting His lambs
since lambs are classified as being less
than 1 years old; they would receive
holiness by the gentle wind of the Spirit
also known as 'winnowing' the chaff. Too
much wind, and you lose the grain. Too
little and nothing quite happens.
(2) Wheat - symbol of harvesting His lambs
which are more than 1 years old; they should
be relatively more mature and might receive
holiness from a good threshing by the LORD.
I view the many goofs demonstrated by the
12 Apostles as they repeatedly stumbled
completely oblivious to whatever it was
that the LORD was trying to teach them.
(3) Grapes - symbol of harvesting new Wine
of the Yeshua covenant from out of the
many fermented troubles and trials endured.
Isaiah 18:5 NKJV
For before the harvest, when the bud
is perfect And the sour grape is
ripening in the flower, He will
both cut off the sprigs with pruning
hooks And take away [and] cut down
the branches.
This is a dividing point that can either
transform into a pure heart (Mat 5:8) or
effuse sour grape resentment.
Micah 6:15 NASB
"You will sow but you will not reap.
You will tread the olive but will not
anoint yourself with oil; And the grapes,
but you will not drink wine."
The Vine is Christ, and the sour grapes
might be considered as the Apostates who
will experience the wine-press of wrath.
John 15:1,5 KJV
I am the true vine and my Father is the
husbandman. I am the vine, ye [are] the
branches: He that abideth in me, and I
in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit;
for without me ye can do nothing.
and
Mark 12:9 KJV
What shall therefore the lord of the
vineyard do? He will come and destroy
the husbandmen, and will give the
vineyard unto others.
(4) Pomegranates - symbol of harvesting good
health that is loaded with healthy antioxidants
and vitamins, as pomegranates are the new super
food. The ancient fruit with a rich history
has many uses providing safe, natural healing.
(5) Figs - symbol of harvesting good health
that is loaded with anti-diabetic properties,
lower triglycerides, highest plant source of
calcium, full of fiber, source of potassium,
and super antioxidant.
It also relates back to a false covering for
the knowledge of good and evil which received
the curse of the LORD listed in the book of
Genesis as well as from Jesus.
Matthew 21:19-20 KJV
And when he [Jesus] saw a fig tree in
the way, he came to it, and found
nothing thereon, but leaves only, and
said unto it, 'Let no fruit grow on
thee henceforward for ever.' And
presently the fig tree withered away.
[v20] And when the disciples saw [it],
they marvelled, saying, 'How soon is
the fig tree withered away!'
(6) Olives - symbol of havesting the lamp oil
of the Spirit by the shaking along with the
pressing down of circumstances in a believer's
walk with Him.
(7) Honey - made possible through the agency of
bees that cross-pollinate flowers in their search
for food. Their honey can be harvested by hand
when a beekeeper separates the bees from its
hive. The beekeeper uses a 'bee escape' board to
safely havest the honey crop. As a symbol of
harvesting the Word of God, it shows us how our
heart-treasure separates us from the World, and
pierces/cutting a dividing between our soul and
our spirit.
that seems to indicate that the LORD's
blessing is on the first fruits of the
coming Harvest:
Haggai 2:19 KJV
Is the seed yet in the barn?
Yea, as yet the vine, and the
fig tree, and the pomegranate,
and the olive tree, hath not
brought forth: from this day
will I bless [you].
If we can understand the harvest cycle
with a view towards New Testament themes,
perhaps the following might approximate
a generalized Christian motif:
(1) Barley - symbol of harvesting His lambs
since lambs are classified as being less
than 1 years old; they would receive
holiness by the gentle wind of the Spirit
also known as 'winnowing' the chaff. Too
much wind, and you lose the grain. Too
little and nothing quite happens.
(2) Wheat - symbol of harvesting His lambs
which are more than 1 years old; they should
be relatively more mature and might receive
holiness from a good threshing by the LORD.
I view the many goofs demonstrated by the
12 Apostles as they repeatedly stumbled
completely oblivious to whatever it was
that the LORD was trying to teach them.
(3) Grapes - symbol of harvesting new Wine
of the Yeshua covenant from out of the
many fermented troubles and trials endured.
Isaiah 18:5 NKJV
For before the harvest, when the bud
is perfect And the sour grape is
ripening in the flower, He will
both cut off the sprigs with pruning
hooks And take away [and] cut down
the branches.
This is a dividing point that can either
transform into a pure heart (Mat 5:8) or
effuse sour grape resentment.
Micah 6:15 NASB
"You will sow but you will not reap.
You will tread the olive but will not
anoint yourself with oil; And the grapes,
but you will not drink wine."
The Vine is Christ, and the sour grapes
might be considered as the Apostates who
will experience the wine-press of wrath.
John 15:1,5 KJV
I am the true vine and my Father is the
husbandman. I am the vine, ye [are] the
branches: He that abideth in me, and I
in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit;
for without me ye can do nothing.
and
Mark 12:9 KJV
What shall therefore the lord of the
vineyard do? He will come and destroy
the husbandmen, and will give the
vineyard unto others.
(4) Pomegranates - symbol of harvesting good
health that is loaded with healthy antioxidants
and vitamins, as pomegranates are the new super
food. The ancient fruit with a rich history
has many uses providing safe, natural healing.
(5) Figs - symbol of harvesting good health
that is loaded with anti-diabetic properties,
lower triglycerides, highest plant source of
calcium, full of fiber, source of potassium,
and super antioxidant.
It also relates back to a false covering for
the knowledge of good and evil which received
the curse of the LORD listed in the book of
Genesis as well as from Jesus.
Matthew 21:19-20 KJV
And when he [Jesus] saw a fig tree in
the way, he came to it, and found
nothing thereon, but leaves only, and
said unto it, 'Let no fruit grow on
thee henceforward for ever.' And
presently the fig tree withered away.
[v20] And when the disciples saw [it],
they marvelled, saying, 'How soon is
the fig tree withered away!'
(6) Olives - symbol of havesting the lamp oil
of the Spirit by the shaking along with the
pressing down of circumstances in a believer's
walk with Him.
(7) Honey - made possible through the agency of
bees that cross-pollinate flowers in their search
for food. Their honey can be harvested by hand
when a beekeeper separates the bees from its
hive. The beekeeper uses a 'bee escape' board to
safely havest the honey crop. As a symbol of
harvesting the Word of God, it shows us how our
heart-treasure separates us from the World, and
pierces/cutting a dividing between our soul and
our spirit.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Incoming Voice Phone[call]
John 10:3 NASB
To him the doorkeeper opens, and the
sheep hear his voice, and he calls his
own sheep by name and leads them out.
Ok, this is sort of funny to me. I know
it isn't a hilarious story, but yet another
little sense of humor that I see from the
LORD.
The English words listed as 'voice' and also
'he calls' in the gospel of John, chapter 10
and verse 3 have the Greek words:
(a) Voice = Strong's G5456 - Phone
(b) He Calls = Strong's G5455 - Phoneo [phrase]
Next, I see how the English "... leads them out"
is an implied phrase that literally means, 'outs
them out' from one place to another.
In other words, the sheep hear his phone[call]
and he phoning his own sheep by name outs them
out.
This made me laugh. I get the picture of a mom
calling her child's cell phone even while the
child is still in school. When the student's
phone rings during class, teachers are suppose
to then write up a referral for a cell-phone
violation.
Isaiah 45:4 YLT
For the sake of my servant Jacob, and
of Israel My chosen, I call also thee
by thy name, I surname thee, And thou
hast not known Me.
We believers who follow our Master have received
a unique caller i.d. name, or surname, that best
fits us as his disciples.
We can see this in action when Jesus called out
His disciples from the family of Zebedee.
Mark 3:17
And James the [son] of Zebedee, and John
the brother of James; and he surnamed them
Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder.
The brothers demonstrated a type of destructive
zeal that was aggressive and powerful as though
they were catching lightening in a bottle. They
had a lust for power in a place of control.
Mark 10:35
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
come unto him, saying, Master, we would
that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever
we shall desire.
They seem to have gotten it from their mother.
Matthew 20:20
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's
children with her sons, worshipping [him],
and desiring a certain thing of him.
One brother ended up cut-short in a pointless
murder when Herod killed James just to please
the Jews. (see Acts 12:1-3) The other brother
lived on until he outlived all his peer group.
To him the doorkeeper opens, and the
sheep hear his voice, and he calls his
own sheep by name and leads them out.
Ok, this is sort of funny to me. I know
it isn't a hilarious story, but yet another
little sense of humor that I see from the
LORD.
The English words listed as 'voice' and also
'he calls' in the gospel of John, chapter 10
and verse 3 have the Greek words:
(a) Voice = Strong's G5456 - Phone
(b) He Calls = Strong's G5455 - Phoneo [phrase]
Next, I see how the English "... leads them out"
is an implied phrase that literally means, 'outs
them out' from one place to another.
In other words, the sheep hear his phone[call]
and he phoning his own sheep by name outs them
out.
This made me laugh. I get the picture of a mom
calling her child's cell phone even while the
child is still in school. When the student's
phone rings during class, teachers are suppose
to then write up a referral for a cell-phone
violation.
Isaiah 45:4 YLT
For the sake of my servant Jacob, and
of Israel My chosen, I call also thee
by thy name, I surname thee, And thou
hast not known Me.
We believers who follow our Master have received
a unique caller i.d. name, or surname, that best
fits us as his disciples.
We can see this in action when Jesus called out
His disciples from the family of Zebedee.
Mark 3:17
And James the [son] of Zebedee, and John
the brother of James; and he surnamed them
Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder.
The brothers demonstrated a type of destructive
zeal that was aggressive and powerful as though
they were catching lightening in a bottle. They
had a lust for power in a place of control.
Mark 10:35
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
come unto him, saying, Master, we would
that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever
we shall desire.
They seem to have gotten it from their mother.
Matthew 20:20
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's
children with her sons, worshipping [him],
and desiring a certain thing of him.
One brother ended up cut-short in a pointless
murder when Herod killed James just to please
the Jews. (see Acts 12:1-3) The other brother
lived on until he outlived all his peer group.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
We Are His First-Fruits
I looked up 'first fruits' and read
Strong's G536 - Aparche = first fruits;
there are 12 matches in 9 verses listed
which describes first fruits:
a) new converts (Romans 16:5)
b) manifestation of the Spirit (Romans 8:23)
c) raised from the dead (1 Cor 15:20)
d) devoted to ministry (1 Cor 16:15)
e) chosen from beginning (2 Thes 2:13)
f) exercise His will from creation (Jam 1:18)
g) purchased among men (Rev 14:4)
I noticed an intersection of faith, thanks
and sactification regarding first fruits:
2nd Thessalonians 2:13-14
But we should always give thanks
to God for you, brethren beloved
by the Lord, because God has chosen
you from the beginning [Strong's G536]
for salvation through sanctification
by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
[v14] It was for this He called you
through our gospel, that you may gain
the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The purposes of God was to first purchase
us, His first fruit from the beginning for
holy fellowship with us. These End Times
are bringing together the converts who
continually sanctify all within their own
unique spheres of influence, each in their
season.
Last year I wrote down the 7 types of fruit
as from the biblical lands from an episode
by Perry Stone. He highlighted the havest
calendar and the methodology used to acomplish
the first fruits gathering:
(1) barley = march/april = winnowing w/ sickle
(2) wheat = april/may/june = threshing
(3) grapes = june/september = by hand (for wine)
(4) pamegranites = aug/sept = by hand
(5) figs = august/september = by hand
(6) olives = september/nov = shaking (for oil)
(7) honey = summer thru fall = by hand
The practical application of this gathering-in
process of working the harvest cycle requires us
to select the right method that correctly matches
the type of fruit.
Exodus 23:16
And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits
of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the
field: and the feast of ingathering, [which
is] in the end of the year, when thou hast
gathered in thy labours out of the field.
Perhaps this verse is hinting that the ingathering
of His sanctified first fruits, i.e., believers,
will be taken to the heavenly feast at the end
of the Jewish calendar's year of harvest. If the
harvest cycle is correct, then we can expect
shaking for oil from September and November with
the honey or Rapture by the end of Fall. Maybe
it'll be this year (I hope)!
Strong's G536 - Aparche = first fruits;
there are 12 matches in 9 verses listed
which describes first fruits:
a) new converts (Romans 16:5)
b) manifestation of the Spirit (Romans 8:23)
c) raised from the dead (1 Cor 15:20)
d) devoted to ministry (1 Cor 16:15)
e) chosen from beginning (2 Thes 2:13)
f) exercise His will from creation (Jam 1:18)
g) purchased among men (Rev 14:4)
I noticed an intersection of faith, thanks
and sactification regarding first fruits:
2nd Thessalonians 2:13-14
But we should always give thanks
to God for you, brethren beloved
by the Lord, because God has chosen
you from the beginning [Strong's G536]
for salvation through sanctification
by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
[v14] It was for this He called you
through our gospel, that you may gain
the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The purposes of God was to first purchase
us, His first fruit from the beginning for
holy fellowship with us. These End Times
are bringing together the converts who
continually sanctify all within their own
unique spheres of influence, each in their
season.
Last year I wrote down the 7 types of fruit
as from the biblical lands from an episode
by Perry Stone. He highlighted the havest
calendar and the methodology used to acomplish
the first fruits gathering:
(1) barley = march/april = winnowing w/ sickle
(2) wheat = april/may/june = threshing
(3) grapes = june/september = by hand (for wine)
(4) pamegranites = aug/sept = by hand
(5) figs = august/september = by hand
(6) olives = september/nov = shaking (for oil)
(7) honey = summer thru fall = by hand
The practical application of this gathering-in
process of working the harvest cycle requires us
to select the right method that correctly matches
the type of fruit.
Exodus 23:16
And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits
of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the
field: and the feast of ingathering, [which
is] in the end of the year, when thou hast
gathered in thy labours out of the field.
Perhaps this verse is hinting that the ingathering
of His sanctified first fruits, i.e., believers,
will be taken to the heavenly feast at the end
of the Jewish calendar's year of harvest. If the
harvest cycle is correct, then we can expect
shaking for oil from September and November with
the honey or Rapture by the end of Fall. Maybe
it'll be this year (I hope)!
Friday, May 18, 2012
Sanctification On A Whole New Level
Imagine my surprise when I read
how Jesus called the scribes and
Pharisees a lot of very descriptive
names, like hypocrites, blind guides,
blind men, and my favorite, Fools.
Matthew 23:17 NASB
"You fools and blind men! Which is
more important, the gold or the
temple that sanctified the gold?"
Not only did this verse catch my
attention, but next I noticed that
our LORD plainly stated how the
temple sanctified the gold offering.
Their offerings became sanctified
before Him through the Temple
service.
That was for the Old Testament.
So, I'm just thinking outloud now.
Is it reasonable to say that our lives,
as living sacrifices under the New
Covenant, have our possessions
sanctified as we offer our possessions
to Him?
Is this the Wisdom and Insight of
the LORD? I would hate to be blind
and a fool.
how Jesus called the scribes and
Pharisees a lot of very descriptive
names, like hypocrites, blind guides,
blind men, and my favorite, Fools.
Matthew 23:17 NASB
"You fools and blind men! Which is
more important, the gold or the
temple that sanctified the gold?"
Not only did this verse catch my
attention, but next I noticed that
our LORD plainly stated how the
temple sanctified the gold offering.
Their offerings became sanctified
before Him through the Temple
service.
That was for the Old Testament.
So, I'm just thinking outloud now.
Is it reasonable to say that our lives,
as living sacrifices under the New
Covenant, have our possessions
sanctified as we offer our possessions
to Him?
Is this the Wisdom and Insight of
the LORD? I would hate to be blind
and a fool.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The Elect's Days Have Been Shortened
Jesus was quoted as having prophesied that
the Elect's days will be shortened. Here are
those two New Testament verses:
Matthew 24:22 KJV
And except those days should be shortened,
there should no flesh be saved: but for
the elect's sake those days [G2250] shall
be shortened [G2856].
Mark 13:20 KJV
And except that the Lord had shortened
those days, no flesh should be saved:
but for the elect's sake, whom he hath
chosen, he hath shortened [G2856] the
days [G2250].
Strong's 'Days Shortened' are two Greek
words identified as:
1) G2250 - Hemera = the natural day, an
interval between sunrise and sunset; the
general usage of time regarding 'the days'
of one's life; the civil day or space of
24 hours
2) G2856 - Koloboo = (verb) to mutilate,
shorten, abridge, curtail, lopped, cut-off,
cut-short, amputate
Just noted that the word 'sake' is implied
from the word, 'elect' which is also translated
as 'chosen.' Therefore, there is no word
explicitly recorded for the word, 'sake.'
Therefore, the prophetic declaration of our
LORD can be now seen as a promise that the
days of His elect will be mutilated, lopped
off, amputated and abridged from those days
enjoyed by those who live without faith. This
has been the specific work of the LORD as He
literally offers His chosen elect salvation.
In other words, His Chosen-Ones who abide in
faithfulness, will not enjoy the same sort of
days as those that are worldly, carnal and live
outside His mercy and grace.
A part of the Great-Divide between sheep/lambs
and goats/wolves will be the differences in
experiences each group has from their day's
activities.
To those who are worldly, their days will be
filled with a complete array of adventure,
success and challenges.
To those who are living within the Kingdom of
God, their days will be a complete challenge of
handling cut-off opportunities, short-changed
strategies and a whole host of adverse
complexities way outside the typical norm.
What would be the motivation of the LORD to
do this to His own disciples?
Luke 21:34-36 ASV
"But take heed to yourselves, lest haply
your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting,
and drunkenness, and cares of this life,
and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:
[v35] for [so] shall it come upon all them
that dwell on the face of all the earth.
[v36] But watch ye at every season, making
supplication, that ye may prevail to escape
all these things that shall come to pass,
and to stand before the Son of man."
I believe the LORD mutilates our days to keep
us aware and watchful, prayfully seeking Him
so that we might be able to 'prevail to escape'
from the End of Day's snares.
the Elect's days will be shortened. Here are
those two New Testament verses:
Matthew 24:22 KJV
And except those days should be shortened,
there should no flesh be saved: but for
the elect's sake those days [G2250] shall
be shortened [G2856].
Mark 13:20 KJV
And except that the Lord had shortened
those days, no flesh should be saved:
but for the elect's sake, whom he hath
chosen, he hath shortened [G2856] the
days [G2250].
Strong's 'Days Shortened' are two Greek
words identified as:
1) G2250 - Hemera = the natural day, an
interval between sunrise and sunset; the
general usage of time regarding 'the days'
of one's life; the civil day or space of
24 hours
2) G2856 - Koloboo = (verb) to mutilate,
shorten, abridge, curtail, lopped, cut-off,
cut-short, amputate
Just noted that the word 'sake' is implied
from the word, 'elect' which is also translated
as 'chosen.' Therefore, there is no word
explicitly recorded for the word, 'sake.'
Therefore, the prophetic declaration of our
LORD can be now seen as a promise that the
days of His elect will be mutilated, lopped
off, amputated and abridged from those days
enjoyed by those who live without faith. This
has been the specific work of the LORD as He
literally offers His chosen elect salvation.
In other words, His Chosen-Ones who abide in
faithfulness, will not enjoy the same sort of
days as those that are worldly, carnal and live
outside His mercy and grace.
A part of the Great-Divide between sheep/lambs
and goats/wolves will be the differences in
experiences each group has from their day's
activities.
To those who are worldly, their days will be
filled with a complete array of adventure,
success and challenges.
To those who are living within the Kingdom of
God, their days will be a complete challenge of
handling cut-off opportunities, short-changed
strategies and a whole host of adverse
complexities way outside the typical norm.
What would be the motivation of the LORD to
do this to His own disciples?
Luke 21:34-36 ASV
"But take heed to yourselves, lest haply
your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting,
and drunkenness, and cares of this life,
and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:
[v35] for [so] shall it come upon all them
that dwell on the face of all the earth.
[v36] But watch ye at every season, making
supplication, that ye may prevail to escape
all these things that shall come to pass,
and to stand before the Son of man."
I believe the LORD mutilates our days to keep
us aware and watchful, prayfully seeking Him
so that we might be able to 'prevail to escape'
from the End of Day's snares.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
What Will We See In Rapture?
I have often wondered what will take
place during the Rapture. I looked
at how our garments will be changed
and His Righteousness will clothe us.
Isaiah 51:6 KJV
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look
upon the earth beneath: for the heavens
shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth
shall wax old like a garment, and they that
dwell therein shall die in like manner: but
my salvation shall be for ever, and my
righteousness shall not be abolished.
I noticed how Isaiah tells us to look at
the earth by using the word, 'beneath.'
Strong's H4480 - Min = out of, from, off,
removing, expelling, since, after(wards),
below, beneath; Hebrew usage as denoting
a part taken out of a whole, such as going
out from; distance from or far off from.
That made me happy because I realized
we were in a place where we could look
up to the heavens and also back down
to the earth. We who are called up to
meet Him in the clouds will be able to
take our view as coming out from the
earth into the air. This certainly seems
like the Rapture to me!
Matthew 17:2 NASB
And He [Jesus Christ] was transfigured
before them; and His face shone like the
sun, and His garments became as white
as light.
Was this Transfiguration a hint of the
future Rapture? Will we all be changed
in a similar fashion just like the way
our LORD Jesus experienced?
We certainly will be able to speak with
those saints who have gone on tobe with
the LORD before us just as Jesus spoke
with Moses and Elijah.
Mark 9:3 NASB
"... and His garments became radiant and
exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth
can whiten them."
I can hardly wait!
place during the Rapture. I looked
at how our garments will be changed
and His Righteousness will clothe us.
Isaiah 51:6 KJV
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look
upon the earth beneath: for the heavens
shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth
shall wax old like a garment, and they that
dwell therein shall die in like manner: but
my salvation shall be for ever, and my
righteousness shall not be abolished.
I noticed how Isaiah tells us to look at
the earth by using the word, 'beneath.'
Strong's H4480 - Min = out of, from, off,
removing, expelling, since, after(wards),
below, beneath; Hebrew usage as denoting
a part taken out of a whole, such as going
out from; distance from or far off from.
That made me happy because I realized
we were in a place where we could look
up to the heavens and also back down
to the earth. We who are called up to
meet Him in the clouds will be able to
take our view as coming out from the
earth into the air. This certainly seems
like the Rapture to me!
Matthew 17:2 NASB
And He [Jesus Christ] was transfigured
before them; and His face shone like the
sun, and His garments became as white
as light.
Was this Transfiguration a hint of the
future Rapture? Will we all be changed
in a similar fashion just like the way
our LORD Jesus experienced?
We certainly will be able to speak with
those saints who have gone on tobe with
the LORD before us just as Jesus spoke
with Moses and Elijah.
Mark 9:3 NASB
"... and His garments became radiant and
exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth
can whiten them."
I can hardly wait!
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Holy Anxiety
What sort of anxiety is created when
we fall prey to finely crafted deception
and we discover how our own internal
struggle against temptation has drawn
us away from our relationship with the
LORD?
Does this anxiety stem from a fear of
loss as though we could actually
control the process of being deceived?
Is this anxiety supported by Scripture
that we are to somehow ‘hate our flesh’
but live by faith manifesting divine
love that can not sin. How do we adequately
measure, in terms of its emotional affect
within our souls, the Scriptural descriptions
of ‘if thy hand offend thee, cut it off’
when the Scriptures also say, ‘no man
hates his own flesh.’ [Eph 5:29]
What sort of anxiety is mutually shared
when we profess to keep the Scriptures
in our hearts faithfully but then read:
Luke 14:26 NASB — “If anyone comes to Me,
and does not hate his own father and mother
and wife and children and brothers and
sisters, yes, and even his own life, he
cannot be My disciple.”
These struggles are evident in the midst
of our communities as well as in the Holy
Writ.
Is self-loathing a Holy Sacrament that
over-rides all of our relationships just
so we can demonstrate our progress to
outsiders?
I have struggled and currently wrestle with
temptations, with the illusion of control
and the love-hate issues that entwine
themselves in my relationships.
It’s complicated, to say the least. I need
my orientation to be founded in the
salvation of His Love for without Him,
I remain lost.
we fall prey to finely crafted deception
and we discover how our own internal
struggle against temptation has drawn
us away from our relationship with the
LORD?
Does this anxiety stem from a fear of
loss as though we could actually
control the process of being deceived?
Is this anxiety supported by Scripture
that we are to somehow ‘hate our flesh’
but live by faith manifesting divine
love that can not sin. How do we adequately
measure, in terms of its emotional affect
within our souls, the Scriptural descriptions
of ‘if thy hand offend thee, cut it off’
when the Scriptures also say, ‘no man
hates his own flesh.’ [Eph 5:29]
What sort of anxiety is mutually shared
when we profess to keep the Scriptures
in our hearts faithfully but then read:
Luke 14:26 NASB — “If anyone comes to Me,
and does not hate his own father and mother
and wife and children and brothers and
sisters, yes, and even his own life, he
cannot be My disciple.”
These struggles are evident in the midst
of our communities as well as in the Holy
Writ.
Is self-loathing a Holy Sacrament that
over-rides all of our relationships just
so we can demonstrate our progress to
outsiders?
I have struggled and currently wrestle with
temptations, with the illusion of control
and the love-hate issues that entwine
themselves in my relationships.
It’s complicated, to say the least. I need
my orientation to be founded in the
salvation of His Love for without Him,
I remain lost.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Net-Cast & Draw-Up2Raise
The LORD's Net was used to describe how
judgment would fall on Pharaoh King of
Egypt.
Ezekiel 32:3 NASB
Thus says the Lord GOD,
"Now I will spread My net
over you With a company of
many peoples, and they shall
lift you up in My net."
What happened in the Old Testament
to Pharaoh King of Egypt can be a
type of foreshadowing related for
us in these End-Times.
I have been meditating about the parable
of the End-Times processing of the fishes
of the Nations from the Net of the LORD.
Here are 4 verses from Matthew that look
at Jesus's examination of this process.
Matthew 13:47-50 KJV
[v47] "Again, the kingdom of heaven
is like unto a net, that was cast
into the sea, and gathered of
every kind
[v48] which, when it was full, they
drew to shore, and sat down, and
gathered the good into vessels, but
cast the bad away.
[V49] So shall it be at the end of
the world: the angels shall come
forth, and sever the wicked from
among the just,
[V50] And shall cast them into the
furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
What qualified as good fish? It is
defined by the Old Testament found
in Leviticus 11:9-12: Kosher fish
have fins and scales. Bad fish are
like catfish which do not have scales
but live as bottom feeders. Verse
13 stated: "Whatsoever has no fins
nor scales in the waters, that
[shall be] an abomination unto you."
The New Testament Greek for 'net' has
four (4) different words as defined
by Strong's.
I double-checked my word study by
listening to youTube of Perry Stone
Part-2: http://goo.gl/DPGwk
Part-3: http://goo.gl/HEpba
(1) G293 - Amphiblestron = net;
smaller, circular or pear-shaped
net that is thrown by a fisherman
(2) G1350 - Diktyon = net(s)
general name for all kinds of nets;
by implication, it is the overall
recognition of the business from
fishing with nets
(3) G4522 - Sagene = net [Mat 13:47-48]
{alternately spelled, seine-net or
sageence-net} This is the drag-net as
spanning large enough to encompass two
shore-ends of the lake with weighted
sinkers on bottom of net with floaters
on the top of the net; it is pulled
back to shore by about 16 fishermen
(8 per side) to draw in the huge net
with potential of 2-tons of fish
containing both good and bad as defined
as either kosher or non-kosher. A modern
version of this net is called a trammel
net that has 3 layers to it. It also
is pulled or gathered in by the
fishermen. The difference with a trammel
is that it can be gathered by those
either on the shore or mechanically
hauled in from the boat(s).
(4) G6006 - Amphibalio = to cast or
throw from one side to another so as
to caste (a net); listed only in Mark 1:16
that described Simon and Andrew as
fishermen. Just as one can be described
as a Programmer since they write programs,
so fishermen were defined as those who
lived by their castings.
In this way, our LORD is offering His
Casting Call for us to join Him in His
Kingdom of Heaven. It is awesome as we
become apart of His Heavenly Cast where
we will inherit His Righteousness!
John 6:44 NASB
"No one can come to Me
unless the Father who
sent Me draws him; and
I will raise him up on
the last day."
I believe our Rapture(s) of the
Last Days will be a fulfillment
of His promise to raise us up
into His Heavenly Net.
John 21:6 KJV
And he [Jesus] said unto them, 'Cast
the net on the right side of the ship,
and ye shall find.' They cast therefore,
and now they were not able to draw it
for the multitude of fishes.
Let's get on the right(ous) side of
our LORD and await for His Call.
judgment would fall on Pharaoh King of
Egypt.
Ezekiel 32:3 NASB
Thus says the Lord GOD,
"Now I will spread My net
over you With a company of
many peoples, and they shall
lift you up in My net."
What happened in the Old Testament
to Pharaoh King of Egypt can be a
type of foreshadowing related for
us in these End-Times.
I have been meditating about the parable
of the End-Times processing of the fishes
of the Nations from the Net of the LORD.
Here are 4 verses from Matthew that look
at Jesus's examination of this process.
Matthew 13:47-50 KJV
[v47] "Again, the kingdom of heaven
is like unto a net, that was cast
into the sea, and gathered of
every kind
[v48] which, when it was full, they
drew to shore, and sat down, and
gathered the good into vessels, but
cast the bad away.
[V49] So shall it be at the end of
the world: the angels shall come
forth, and sever the wicked from
among the just,
[V50] And shall cast them into the
furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
What qualified as good fish? It is
defined by the Old Testament found
in Leviticus 11:9-12: Kosher fish
have fins and scales. Bad fish are
like catfish which do not have scales
but live as bottom feeders. Verse
13 stated: "Whatsoever has no fins
nor scales in the waters, that
[shall be] an abomination unto you."
The New Testament Greek for 'net' has
four (4) different words as defined
by Strong's.
I double-checked my word study by
listening to youTube of Perry Stone
Part-2: http://goo.gl/DPGwk
Part-3: http://goo.gl/HEpba
(1) G293 - Amphiblestron = net;
smaller, circular or pear-shaped
net that is thrown by a fisherman
(2) G1350 - Diktyon = net(s)
general name for all kinds of nets;
by implication, it is the overall
recognition of the business from
fishing with nets
(3) G4522 - Sagene = net [Mat 13:47-48]
{alternately spelled, seine-net or
sageence-net} This is the drag-net as
spanning large enough to encompass two
shore-ends of the lake with weighted
sinkers on bottom of net with floaters
on the top of the net; it is pulled
back to shore by about 16 fishermen
(8 per side) to draw in the huge net
with potential of 2-tons of fish
containing both good and bad as defined
as either kosher or non-kosher. A modern
version of this net is called a trammel
net that has 3 layers to it. It also
is pulled or gathered in by the
fishermen. The difference with a trammel
is that it can be gathered by those
either on the shore or mechanically
hauled in from the boat(s).
(4) G6006 - Amphibalio = to cast or
throw from one side to another so as
to caste (a net); listed only in Mark 1:16
that described Simon and Andrew as
fishermen. Just as one can be described
as a Programmer since they write programs,
so fishermen were defined as those who
lived by their castings.
In this way, our LORD is offering His
Casting Call for us to join Him in His
Kingdom of Heaven. It is awesome as we
become apart of His Heavenly Cast where
we will inherit His Righteousness!
John 6:44 NASB
"No one can come to Me
unless the Father who
sent Me draws him; and
I will raise him up on
the last day."
I believe our Rapture(s) of the
Last Days will be a fulfillment
of His promise to raise us up
into His Heavenly Net.
John 21:6 KJV
And he [Jesus] said unto them, 'Cast
the net on the right side of the ship,
and ye shall find.' They cast therefore,
and now they were not able to draw it
for the multitude of fishes.
Let's get on the right(ous) side of
our LORD and await for His Call.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Love Overwhelmingly Conquers
Our victory is Christ begins with His Love.
We have this victory as we abide in His Love.
Romans 8:35-37 NASB
Who will separate us from the love of
Christ? Will tribulation, or distress,
or persecution, or famine, or nakedness,
or peril, or sword? [v36] Just as it is
written, "FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING
PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE
CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED."
[v37] But in all these things we
overwhelmingly conquer through Him
who loved us.
The English phrase: Overwhelmingly conquer
is the Strong's G5245 - Hypernikao (verb).
It is only found in this one reference for
the New Testament.
G5245 - Hypernikao = to be(come) more than
conqueror; to gain a surpassing victory.
There are two Root Words that Apostle Paul
used in combination for this Greek word.
From G5228 & G3538 we have Hyper & Victorious,
to carry off victory, to win the case, conquer.
What is this victory? Is it better living,
a superior lifestyle, a higher level of living
the good-life? Does the overwhelming victory
to conquer pertain to life's circumstances?
1 John 5:4 NASB
For whatever is born of God overcomes
[G3528] the world; and this is the
victory that has overcome [G3528] the
world - our faith.
The conquering victory is to keep our faith,
abiding in the love of Christ and to overcome
our trials, temptations and troubles through
Him who has redeemed us from the evil one.
The Book of Revelation has many scriptures
that contain the phrase, 'he who overcomes.'
It is our inheritance to receive THEN what
is denied us NOW.
1 John 4:17 NASB
By this, love is perfected with us,
so that we may have confidence in
the day of judgment; because as He
is, so also are we in this world.
We have this victory as we abide in His Love.
Romans 8:35-37 NASB
Who will separate us from the love of
Christ? Will tribulation, or distress,
or persecution, or famine, or nakedness,
or peril, or sword? [v36] Just as it is
written, "FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING
PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE
CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED."
[v37] But in all these things we
overwhelmingly conquer through Him
who loved us.
The English phrase: Overwhelmingly conquer
is the Strong's G5245 - Hypernikao (verb).
It is only found in this one reference for
the New Testament.
G5245 - Hypernikao = to be(come) more than
conqueror; to gain a surpassing victory.
There are two Root Words that Apostle Paul
used in combination for this Greek word.
From G5228 & G3538 we have Hyper & Victorious,
to carry off victory, to win the case, conquer.
What is this victory? Is it better living,
a superior lifestyle, a higher level of living
the good-life? Does the overwhelming victory
to conquer pertain to life's circumstances?
1 John 5:4 NASB
For whatever is born of God overcomes
[G3528] the world; and this is the
victory that has overcome [G3528] the
world - our faith.
The conquering victory is to keep our faith,
abiding in the love of Christ and to overcome
our trials, temptations and troubles through
Him who has redeemed us from the evil one.
The Book of Revelation has many scriptures
that contain the phrase, 'he who overcomes.'
It is our inheritance to receive THEN what
is denied us NOW.
1 John 4:17 NASB
By this, love is perfected with us,
so that we may have confidence in
the day of judgment; because as He
is, so also are we in this world.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Scientific Insights From Those Who Mock God
Mr. Lawrence Krauss presented an excellent
youtube video about cosmology along with
his running commentary how religion is
a myth and specifically mocks Jesus.
I found his little side-comments about those
who have faith in the existence of God a modern
day tradegy. His smiling, almost jovial with
a wink-'n-a-nod, one-line put-downs actually
generated immense applause from his audience.
HOWEVER, the materials and scientific info
was clear and concise. I can neither debate
nor venerate his conclusions. I can, however,
enjoy a measure of appreciation for the
tremendous insight, intelligence and work
that he described. Athiests united to push
forward according to their filters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImvlS8PLIo&feature=player_embedded
1st Corinthians 1:20-21 NASB
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe?
Where is the debater of this age? Has not
God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
[v21] For since in the wisdom of God the
world through its wisdom did not come to
know God, God was well-pleased through
the foolishness of the message preached
to save those who believe."
My salvation is foolishness to the athiests
who are highly intelligent in their wisdom.
1st Corinthians 1:27 NASB
...but God has chosen the foolish things
of the world to shame the wise, and God
has chosen the weak things of the world
to shame the things which are strong ...
It's not my job to provide shame but to
radiate all of the love and light of the
LORD God as a representative of the simple
straight-forward relationship I have freely
received to be delivered from my own human
lost condition.
2nd Corinthians 4:4 NASB
... in whose case the god of this world
has blinded the minds of the unbelieving
so that they might not see the light of
the gospel of the glory of Christ, who
is the image of God.
May God have mercy on this man who has
lost his soul to the god of this world.
John 3:17 NASB
"For God did not send the Son
into the world to judge the world
but that the world might be saved
through Him."
English word: world = Strong's G2889
which is Greek word, kosmos or cosmos.
The athiests are studying the cosmos
according to their worldy-wisdom. I can
honor their wisdom and yet also have
a meaure of compassion on their hopeless
lost souls.
James 2:5 NASB
Listen, my beloved brethren: did not
God choose the poor of this world to
be rich in faith and heirs of the
kingdom which He promised to those
who love Him?
youtube video about cosmology along with
his running commentary how religion is
a myth and specifically mocks Jesus.
I found his little side-comments about those
who have faith in the existence of God a modern
day tradegy. His smiling, almost jovial with
a wink-'n-a-nod, one-line put-downs actually
generated immense applause from his audience.
HOWEVER, the materials and scientific info
was clear and concise. I can neither debate
nor venerate his conclusions. I can, however,
enjoy a measure of appreciation for the
tremendous insight, intelligence and work
that he described. Athiests united to push
forward according to their filters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImvlS8PLIo&feature=player_embedded
1st Corinthians 1:20-21 NASB
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe?
Where is the debater of this age? Has not
God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
[v21] For since in the wisdom of God the
world through its wisdom did not come to
know God, God was well-pleased through
the foolishness of the message preached
to save those who believe."
My salvation is foolishness to the athiests
who are highly intelligent in their wisdom.
1st Corinthians 1:27 NASB
...but God has chosen the foolish things
of the world to shame the wise, and God
has chosen the weak things of the world
to shame the things which are strong ...
It's not my job to provide shame but to
radiate all of the love and light of the
LORD God as a representative of the simple
straight-forward relationship I have freely
received to be delivered from my own human
lost condition.
2nd Corinthians 4:4 NASB
... in whose case the god of this world
has blinded the minds of the unbelieving
so that they might not see the light of
the gospel of the glory of Christ, who
is the image of God.
May God have mercy on this man who has
lost his soul to the god of this world.
John 3:17 NASB
"For God did not send the Son
into the world to judge the world
but that the world might be saved
through Him."
English word: world = Strong's G2889
which is Greek word, kosmos or cosmos.
The athiests are studying the cosmos
according to their worldy-wisdom. I can
honor their wisdom and yet also have
a meaure of compassion on their hopeless
lost souls.
James 2:5 NASB
Listen, my beloved brethren: did not
God choose the poor of this world to
be rich in faith and heirs of the
kingdom which He promised to those
who love Him?
Friday, April 6, 2012
Surviving Remnant
2 Kings 19:30
And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
I love this verse. I reflect on it many times. It brings me hope and shows a picture of a personal who has been planted by the LORD and He gives the growth, the fruitfulness and makes manifest His divine nature through those who abide in Him.
And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
I love this verse. I reflect on it many times. It brings me hope and shows a picture of a personal who has been planted by the LORD and He gives the growth, the fruitfulness and makes manifest His divine nature through those who abide in Him.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Leaving It All Behind
What does it take to leave home
for the last time never to come
back again?
What sort of situations will cause
a family member to start making
their planned escape away from
their family of origin?
Most young people plan on moving
away to pursue their dreams whether
that means going to college or to
get their own place.
The adventure of living on your
own is quite natural, in fact, it's
normal to do so.
Luke 15:11-13
And He said, "A man had two sons.
[v12] The younger of them said
to his father, 'Father, give me
the share of the estate that falls
to me.' So he [the Father] divided
his wealth between them. [v13] And
not many days after the younger son
gathered all together, and took his
journey into a far country, and
there wasted his substance with
riotous living."
The younger son seemed to be in a
big hurry to start his adventure of
living the good life filled with
a lifestyle without rules, restrictions
or expectations. He was able to do
whatever he wanted and didn't have
to concern himself about it since
he moved far away to a distant
country.
The young man's riotous or reckless
living did not last too long. He was
able to spend it all with nothing in
reserve.
for the last time never to come
back again?
What sort of situations will cause
a family member to start making
their planned escape away from
their family of origin?
Most young people plan on moving
away to pursue their dreams whether
that means going to college or to
get their own place.
The adventure of living on your
own is quite natural, in fact, it's
normal to do so.
Luke 15:11-13
And He said, "A man had two sons.
[v12] The younger of them said
to his father, 'Father, give me
the share of the estate that falls
to me.' So he [the Father] divided
his wealth between them. [v13] And
not many days after the younger son
gathered all together, and took his
journey into a far country, and
there wasted his substance with
riotous living."
The younger son seemed to be in a
big hurry to start his adventure of
living the good life filled with
a lifestyle without rules, restrictions
or expectations. He was able to do
whatever he wanted and didn't have
to concern himself about it since
he moved far away to a distant
country.
The young man's riotous or reckless
living did not last too long. He was
able to spend it all with nothing in
reserve.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Forgiveness Without Repentance
King David had a son named, Absalom.
Absalom wanted to rule and reign on
his father's throne over the united tribes
instead of Solomon. King David's heart
was tender towards Absalom. He made
two very vital mistakes towards his son.
Absalom committed murder and then ran
away. His crime was not dealt with and the
longing in King David's heart grew over time.
After a number of years, Absalom was brought
before the King and when the King kissed his
son, he offered forgiveness. However, no part
of the biblical account indicated that Absalom
had ever repented of his wickedness.
(1st Mistake) Forgiveness w/o Repentance
2 Samuel 14:33 NASB
So when Joab came to the king and told him,
he [King David] called for Absalom.Thus he
[Absalom] came to the king and prostrated
himself on his face to the ground before the
king, and the king kissed Absalom.
This led King David to make restrictions on
his relationship. These manipulations rested
most heavily on his son, even though it was
acceptable to the King.
Eventually, over many years, Absalom turned
the hearts of the peoples away from King David
and towards himself as ruler. The strategy was
designed to gain power, resources and a public
image that was popular. Eventually, King David
went to war against his son.
(2nd Mistake) Restoration w/o Redemption
2 Samuel 18:5 NASB
The king charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai,
saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the
young man Absalom." And all the people
heard when the king charged all the
commanders concerning Absalom.
Joab knew that the weakness in King David
towards his son would undermine the entire
nation. Even though all the other servants of
David would not touch Absalom, Joab disobeyed
and killed in battle the leader of the opposing
army, Absalom.
King David grieved publically for his son's death.
Joab called him out by stating David would be
happy if Absalom was alive but all his other servants
were dead in battle.
Manufacturing a peaceful settlement in restrictive
relationship rules does not deal with the consequences.
It only delays resolution.
Offering forgiveness to another person without giving
an opportunity for repentance is a vital mistake for
everybody involved.
Silencing the argument is not the same as laying down
your life. Picking up the pieces of a shattered lifestyle is
not the same as picking up your own cross to bear. Going
about your own business without interference from others
is not the same as following the LORD Jesus Christ.
Dealing gently with a ruthless, power-hungry and treacherous
family member will not end well no matter how deeply the
loss of relationships. If the only commitment made by the
rebelious hard-hearted is to seek first his own way, then any
attempt to modify, mollify or manufacture a 'workable'
solution will not only fail but eventually blow up in your
face. If you're not careful you might find an enemy in
your midst whose only goal is your destruction.
Absalom wanted to rule and reign on
his father's throne over the united tribes
instead of Solomon. King David's heart
was tender towards Absalom. He made
two very vital mistakes towards his son.
Absalom committed murder and then ran
away. His crime was not dealt with and the
longing in King David's heart grew over time.
After a number of years, Absalom was brought
before the King and when the King kissed his
son, he offered forgiveness. However, no part
of the biblical account indicated that Absalom
had ever repented of his wickedness.
(1st Mistake) Forgiveness w/o Repentance
2 Samuel 14:33 NASB
So when Joab came to the king and told him,
he [King David] called for Absalom.Thus he
[Absalom] came to the king and prostrated
himself on his face to the ground before the
king, and the king kissed Absalom.
This led King David to make restrictions on
his relationship. These manipulations rested
most heavily on his son, even though it was
acceptable to the King.
Eventually, over many years, Absalom turned
the hearts of the peoples away from King David
and towards himself as ruler. The strategy was
designed to gain power, resources and a public
image that was popular. Eventually, King David
went to war against his son.
(2nd Mistake) Restoration w/o Redemption
2 Samuel 18:5 NASB
The king charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai,
saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the
young man Absalom." And all the people
heard when the king charged all the
commanders concerning Absalom.
Joab knew that the weakness in King David
towards his son would undermine the entire
nation. Even though all the other servants of
David would not touch Absalom, Joab disobeyed
and killed in battle the leader of the opposing
army, Absalom.
King David grieved publically for his son's death.
Joab called him out by stating David would be
happy if Absalom was alive but all his other servants
were dead in battle.
Manufacturing a peaceful settlement in restrictive
relationship rules does not deal with the consequences.
It only delays resolution.
Offering forgiveness to another person without giving
an opportunity for repentance is a vital mistake for
everybody involved.
Silencing the argument is not the same as laying down
your life. Picking up the pieces of a shattered lifestyle is
not the same as picking up your own cross to bear. Going
about your own business without interference from others
is not the same as following the LORD Jesus Christ.
Dealing gently with a ruthless, power-hungry and treacherous
family member will not end well no matter how deeply the
loss of relationships. If the only commitment made by the
rebelious hard-hearted is to seek first his own way, then any
attempt to modify, mollify or manufacture a 'workable'
solution will not only fail but eventually blow up in your
face. If you're not careful you might find an enemy in
your midst whose only goal is your destruction.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Crushed & Pressed Down
We feel the pressures of this life.
We are squeezed and rushed as
we handle the daily requirements
of our lives.
I noticed three Old Testament verses
that contained Strong's H2115 - Zuwr
= to thrust, together, crush; to press,
squeeze, crush, press down and out;
to close up (of a wound)
This first scripture shows us the physical
level of the word when the water was pressed
or squeesed out from the fleese.
Judges 6:38 KJV
And it was so: for he rose up early on the
morrow, and thrust [H2115] the fleece
together, and wringed the dew out of
the fleece, a bowl full of water.
Anther example of physical crushing
came from the Q&A between Job and
His Creator. It shows how the Creator
did not give wisdom to every creature.
Job 39:15 KJV
And forgetteth that the foot may crush
[H2115] them, or that the wild beast
may break them.
Finally, we read how the daughter of
Zion have provoked the anger of the
Holy One of Israel. As a result, their
rebellion was besieged as their wounds
were left unhealed.
Isaiah 1:6 KJV
From the sole of the foot even unto the head
there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and
bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not
been closed [H2115], neither bound up, neither
mollified with ointment.
Let us turn again to Him who shines His
Light into our hearts. Let us seek Him in
the day while there is still yet time ledt to
us. Let us not forget His promises and lean
on Him for our daily strength to fight the
good fight.
We are squeezed and rushed as
we handle the daily requirements
of our lives.
I noticed three Old Testament verses
that contained Strong's H2115 - Zuwr
= to thrust, together, crush; to press,
squeeze, crush, press down and out;
to close up (of a wound)
This first scripture shows us the physical
level of the word when the water was pressed
or squeesed out from the fleese.
Judges 6:38 KJV
And it was so: for he rose up early on the
morrow, and thrust [H2115] the fleece
together, and wringed the dew out of
the fleece, a bowl full of water.
Anther example of physical crushing
came from the Q&A between Job and
His Creator. It shows how the Creator
did not give wisdom to every creature.
Job 39:15 KJV
And forgetteth that the foot may crush
[H2115] them, or that the wild beast
may break them.
Finally, we read how the daughter of
Zion have provoked the anger of the
Holy One of Israel. As a result, their
rebellion was besieged as their wounds
were left unhealed.
Isaiah 1:6 KJV
From the sole of the foot even unto the head
there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and
bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not
been closed [H2115], neither bound up, neither
mollified with ointment.
Let us turn again to Him who shines His
Light into our hearts. Let us seek Him in
the day while there is still yet time ledt to
us. Let us not forget His promises and lean
on Him for our daily strength to fight the
good fight.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Seek Him / Spanning The Gap
We have been instructed to seek Him
first in all things.
Matthew 6:33 KJV
But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you.
What happens when we still are waiting
for Him to bless us with the added 'all
things' in this life? How do we reconcile
the gap between our service to Him and
the life we live in this world?
Isaiah 59:1 NASB
Behold, the LORD'S hand is not so short
That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull
That it cannot hear.
We know He hears us and we acknowledge
how the hand of the LORD is more than able
to accomplish all things. What, then, is
causing this gap to occur?
1 Corinthians 4:5 KJV
Therefore do not go on passing judgment
before the time, but wait until the Lord
comes who will both bring to light the
things hidden in the darkness and disclose
the motives of men's hearts; and then each
man's praise will come to him from God.
We can be rich-towards-God but still have
very limited resources where we live in
daily want for our needs. How can we
endure these gaps while we are still looking
and longing for His appearing, His return
and His salvation?
1 John 3:2 KJV
Beloved, now we are children of God, and
it has not appeared as yet what we will be.
We know that when He appears, we will
be like Him, because we will see Him
just as He is.
In His return to rapture His believers,
we will be blessed to see Him just as He
is. How blessed were all those followers
when Jesus was here the first time during
those very special 40 days.
Acts 1:3 NASB
To whom he also showed himself
alive after his passion by many proofs,
appearing unto them by the space of
forty days, and speaking the things
concerning the kingdom of God:
Now, the Church awaits His return to
meet Him in the air gathering us in the
clouds. What's the difference between His
first and second appearing?
Hebrew 9:28 NASB
"... so Christ also, having been offered
once to bear the sins of many, will appear
a second time for salvation without reference
to sin, to those who eagerly await Him."
Why does it say, '... without reference to sin?'
I believe His Second Appearance will not be to
deal with the issues regarding sin, but to begin
to administer the righteous establishment of
His promised salvation.
This type of salvation will not focus on the
forgiveness of sins. This is the salvation to
bring forth the true Kingdom of God for each
one of us. I believe He will reward us generously
according to the equity that is flowing forth
from His Throne.
Every high place will be brought low and every low
place will be raised up. In this way, there will be
many who will experience the great reversal.
first in all things.
Matthew 6:33 KJV
But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you.
What happens when we still are waiting
for Him to bless us with the added 'all
things' in this life? How do we reconcile
the gap between our service to Him and
the life we live in this world?
Isaiah 59:1 NASB
Behold, the LORD'S hand is not so short
That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull
That it cannot hear.
We know He hears us and we acknowledge
how the hand of the LORD is more than able
to accomplish all things. What, then, is
causing this gap to occur?
1 Corinthians 4:5 KJV
Therefore do not go on passing judgment
before the time, but wait until the Lord
comes who will both bring to light the
things hidden in the darkness and disclose
the motives of men's hearts; and then each
man's praise will come to him from God.
We can be rich-towards-God but still have
very limited resources where we live in
daily want for our needs. How can we
endure these gaps while we are still looking
and longing for His appearing, His return
and His salvation?
1 John 3:2 KJV
Beloved, now we are children of God, and
it has not appeared as yet what we will be.
We know that when He appears, we will
be like Him, because we will see Him
just as He is.
In His return to rapture His believers,
we will be blessed to see Him just as He
is. How blessed were all those followers
when Jesus was here the first time during
those very special 40 days.
Acts 1:3 NASB
To whom he also showed himself
alive after his passion by many proofs,
appearing unto them by the space of
forty days, and speaking the things
concerning the kingdom of God:
Now, the Church awaits His return to
meet Him in the air gathering us in the
clouds. What's the difference between His
first and second appearing?
Hebrew 9:28 NASB
"... so Christ also, having been offered
once to bear the sins of many, will appear
a second time for salvation without reference
to sin, to those who eagerly await Him."
Why does it say, '... without reference to sin?'
I believe His Second Appearance will not be to
deal with the issues regarding sin, but to begin
to administer the righteous establishment of
His promised salvation.
This type of salvation will not focus on the
forgiveness of sins. This is the salvation to
bring forth the true Kingdom of God for each
one of us. I believe He will reward us generously
according to the equity that is flowing forth
from His Throne.
Every high place will be brought low and every low
place will be raised up. In this way, there will be
many who will experience the great reversal.
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