Q:It is plain that as with the seven stars the book with seven seals is in the right hand. Does it mean each of the multiple sevens in heaven are addressed to the seven churches on the earth?
A: Yes. The Law has already set in motion and the set number are preserved as first fruits while the problem is how to equip the seven churches remaining on the earth from harm's way. With the man child being caught up to the throne (Re.12:6), for understanding the events bearing upon the woman left out in the wilderness the vision of Ezekiel beginning with chapter 47serves a rich source to place history of the mingled people. From the messages to the seven churches it is evident that they are the mingled people yet to coalesce into distinct groups. Christ's warning to the church at Ephesus is timely so he warns, 'Remember, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly' .Thus with all seven churches. There are Jews ("and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan", proselytes and Christians. Before the onsetting of great tribulation they were to set right their lives and make the election sure. The 144,000 seen with the Lamb on mount Sion is same as what the seven stars signify. The Law of the Spirit presents them as reserved for adoption and it is in heaven. "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:/ Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.(Ep.1:3-4)
From the above it is clear that 12x12x1000 is not a numerical value but the body of saints redeemed from the earth. A remnant shall be added to them And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name"(Re.15:2)
This is the day that THE LORD has made we shall rejoice and be glad in it [ Psalm 118:24] because we believe and have faith that all our prayers are heard and answered[ Matthew 21:22] We also know that through the Grace of YAH and by the power of The Blood of YESHUA / CHRIST David, his daughters and every member of their young families are covered, bought and paid for in full [ 1 Corinthians 7:23]. the wicked one shall have no legal rights over any area of their lives. This family is set apart and sealed unto good works [ Ephesians 2:10]. May The HOLY SPIRIT of YAH/ GOD descend upon each person and may each person be aligned with the Will of YAH for their lives so that HIS decree that HIS Will be done on earth [in their lives] become an exact replication of what HE has already designed, commanded and destined in the heavens [ Matthew 6:10; Romans 8:28-30]. In YESHUA NAME I declare that the presence of the HOLY SPIRIT of YAH be upon this whole house as a wall fire round about and as HIS Glory in their midst [ Zechariah 2:5] as the fruits of the Holy Spirit of YAH/ GOD in peace, joy, love, faith, goodness, kindness, gentleness, sobriety & patience [ Galatians 5:22-23] and May all their needs be met [ Philippians 4:19] Amen!
Does it merely CONTAIN the Word of God? Or, in the original Hebrew and Greek, is it truly God's Word; that is EVERY WORD EVERY VERSE is truly God breathed from the mind and mouth of God?
We read in Jeremiah 36:1-4 an example of how God wrote the Bible:
1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
2 Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.
3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.
2 Peter1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Could this be any clearer?
God is the Author of the whole Bible from Genesis to Revelation. And every word, every phrase, in the original languages, is exactly the word and phrase that God chose to use.
The Bible is truly the very Word of God Himself from the mind and mouth of God Himself.
I hope you don't mind I do enjoy reading your posts they inspire study, if I could maybe look deeper into a few places. Posts 38 and 39 are about the same day when our Lord was resurrected this was on the Feast of Firstfruits. We know this was not a coincidence since Jesus is the firstfruits of those who slept.
This is the first day after the Sabbath after Passover, Leviticus 23:9-16. As you say Sabbath is plural, they would start counting the days and Sabbaths until the 7th Sabbath, the day after the 7th Sabbath again the first day of the week is what we call Passover, 50 days the second harvest.
This goes with why Mary could not touch/fasten to Jesus, and they could not eat of the first harvest until the priest waved the sheaf of grain before the altar. As the priest had to wave the sheaf over the altar before the LORD to be accepted, Jesus had to ascend to His Father to be accepted to fulfill the Feast of Firstfruits before He could be touched.
This is why Mary could not touch Him, He told her He had not ascended to His Father. With the gospels Matthew 28Mark 16Luke 24 and John 20 we see the entire picture. In John 20 Mary Magdalene was the first to go to the tomb and it was still dark. She ran and bumped into Simon Peter and John and told them the stone was rolled away, Simon Peter and John ran to the tomb to see.
They went back home but Mary stayed there, the other women had not yet come this is when she saw Jesus. Jesus told her "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: He told Mary to go tell the disciples I ascend, so Jesus ascended then before the other women got there.
In Matthew 28 after the other women came and the angels told them to go tell the disciples He was risen. They were on their way to tell the disciples that, they probably caught up with Mary Magdalene when Jesus met them after He had ascended to His Father and returned, they could then touch Him, and they held Him by His feet.
Q: The seven stars in the inaugural vision of John are changed to 12 stars in the vision of the Woman clothed with the Sun. What is the significance of numbers?
A: The seven relates the Law of the Spirit whereas the number 12 relates to the Word become flesh. Eve as the mother of all living is under the Law as the woman in travail is. Her seed consequently is under the Gospel which is indicated by the sword, ("and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword,"(1:16). The seven stars in his right hand indicates the heavenly calling to which the seven church need well to attend. Hence messages are addressed to the stars as the revelation of Jesus Christ,"and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John,"(1:1).
The Command number 12 (4x3 -Four denotes the Word while the command number Three relates to the Son. While presenting David the man after the heart of God (1 Sa.13:14) the Spirit uses multiples of Three. ("And thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem,"-1 Ki.2:11) Everlasting covenant to which the God and the Son are cosignatories as it were, gives us the Command number 12. (Four denotes the Word while the command number Three relates to the Son. While presenting David the man after the heart of God (1 Sa.13:14) The Spirit uses multiples of Three. ("And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem,"-1 Ki.2:11) By the same token, Joseph is after the likeness of the Son. In his vision he sees himself in the dream. "behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me."( Ge. 37:1-9) The command number 12 is established by the Law to indicate the word sent out by God. The 12 tribes of Israel are relevant only in terms of the Law of Moses. The inaugural vision of Jesus indicates 'High Priest of our profession by his golden girdle. He after the Order of Melchizedek. ("forever"-Ps.110:4)
"Going into battle: therefore it is paramount to act as a soldier and of course walk with God as the Lord did with Joshua."
To God be the Glory. Amen
"Ride on King
Jesus."
RevelationChapter 19
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
I Need Prayer For My Ex-Bishop Henry Ryan He Need Extra Grace From God Concerning Me We Don't see Eyes the Will Of God In us I Pray For His Heart To feel That God Is real and He is Speaking To us directly.
To God be the The Glory
2 Corinthians 3:17 The Lord is the Spirt and Where The Spirit is it is Liberty. Amen
These are just my conclusions on these incidents . We see in the last chapter of John that the Apostles ( though they weren't yet Apostles officially ) had gone back to their normal ways of life , earning a living etc . So this is before their commission to spread the Gospel of the Kingdom had been made known to them . Before they embarked on the work that God wanted them to do , they had to be clean , spiritually clean . Peter had his denial lingering over him , his conscience would have troubled him for sure . If we confess our sins He is faithful to forgive . This was Peters cleansing ,for his own benefit , his conscience needed clearing so he could go forward with confidence , in faith and in power . Psychologically , guilt is a terrible monster , we must have faith in the forgiveness of God through Christ , guilt can literally drive us into awful despair and even madness . Peter needed to know that he was forgiven , psychologically it was very important . I'm sure that when Jesus asked him that question : lovest thou me ? ,and he answered it in the affermative , his heart would have lifted to the stars with joy and he would have understood why Jesus asked him three times , his denial would have been torturing every day since . We must not forget when reading the Bible that we are reading about human beings , so we can often bring our own experiences and understanding of our own human nature to the Words of God and just sometimes , we get little glimpses of the humanity of others when we look at ourselves and how we might have responded , reacted , felt , behaved etc .
FATHER You said that where two or more are gathered YOU shall be in their midst [ Matthew 18:20] We confess our sins and we know that you have forgiven us because it is not your will that any should perish [ 2 Peter 3:9]. FATHER, YOUR SON YESHUA/CHRIST says that anything we ask in HIS NAME YOU shall honor [ John 16:23] so in faith we ask that YOU go ahead of Christian and make the crooked places straight and break the gates of brass and the bars of iron [ Isaiah 45:2] . Still the tongue of the enemy and the avenger [ Psalms 8:2b] Stop, confound and turn back the wicked. Hide Christian under the shadow of your wings [ Psalm 91:1] Let your Word be a lamp unto his feet and light unto his path [ Psalms 119:105] Bridle his tongue when the wicked are around [ Psalms 39:1] Give him the peace which surpasseth all understanding [ Philippians 4:7] Bless the work of his hands [ Deuteronomy 28:12] Cause him to have favor with YOU and with man [ Proverbs 3:4]. Let all evil collaborators turn upon each other as they did when they came against Zerubbabel/ Gideon [ Judges 7:22] For as they come in as one they shall flee as seven [ Deuteronomy 28:7] Your Word said that those who dig a pit they shall fall into it [ Ecclesiastes 10:8] let the wicked whose only plans is to destroy [ Psalm 140:4] your children fall into their own pits and let their own arrows return back to them [] but keep Christian safe, and merited and in good standing that he may have the victory and let all this be applied by extension to his whole house that he may live and give YOU the Glory in YESHUA MIGHTY NAME . Amen!
Q: It is plain that Jesus Christ is established as the Son of man but what purpose does 'one like unto' him serve?
A: Much in every way. The Spirit in organising the two worlds on a single standard of the word of God serves the sign aspect of the sound (the voice of the Lord) stand out for the believer. The vision of Daniel refers to one like unto the Son of man. It is in context of the Ancient of days. When God sent his only begotten Son to the world he referred himself to the Son of man. "And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head."(Matt.8:20) In the inaugural vision the Spirit sets in place of Ancient of days so the Son serves not as one sent by his Father but as God in his own authority. Having fulfilled the will he declares "I and my Father are one." ( John 10:30) Does it matter the context and place in which he announced to the people who would have stoned him? He carried in him the role of the Apostle, the Mediator and the High Priest.(He.3:1) As Ancient of days he presented himself so he was the Law of the Spirit in isual terms. When he refers," Fear not; I am the first and the last:/I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death./Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter."(Re.1:17-19) In view of v.19 his charge to John we have the genesis of the special role of the book. He is the Law of the Spirit."For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:/And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.:(Re.22:18-19
Reflecting on Psalms in regard to the wicked and the righteous.
There are many times as someone in a Calvinist environment that I have been reminded that we shouldn't look down on the wickedness of others as we all have such tendencies. The fact that acting out on something makes things worse as far as penalties in the government of man is concerned as opposed to our thoughts and fantasies on such wickedness certainly does not absolve anyone who may seem "nice" on the outside.
I have stated before that people who seem very easygoing and friendly often will listen to us witness to them but will not take action much of the time; and those that seem most resistant sometimes will in the end. All of us are sinners; of course no matter how righteous or moral a person acts on the outside if Christ isn't living on the inside. With that nature comes an enmity toward God. Those who are godly in Christ Jesus as promised in the Word will suffer persecution.
Going into battle; therefore it is paramount to act as a soldier and of course walk with God as the Lord did with Joshua. Being on the Lord's side should be with God's people but He can allow others to gain victory if sin abounds in the camp of the righteous and can move hearts of the pagans as He did when Jonah ran away from God. We are to show regard and respect for all men; but not to curry favor at expense of truth. Some will heed the trumpet call; others not but even if no one does He is our reward. Nonetheless as Isaiah 55:11 says His Word will not go out void but accomplish His purposes. He does as He pleases
to accomplish His will.
Righteousness exalts a nation (I'll let the readers find the verse). Let's face it; we are rapidly heading for judgment Day. We can hold some things back temporarily with certain political choices but if our nation in general is determined to continue as it is no doubt we will see further increase in the destruction of our youth and our nation as a whole.
There is much "hoopla" online particularly in the prophetic where there are all sorts of prognostications; dreams; visions and interpretations of scripture regarding when the Lord is coming back; details of extra things beyond what the scriptures dictate as literal Tribulation events as well as many testimonies of interesting conversions. What is often missing today is the true understanding of just how lost and depraved we all are apart from Christ. If anything daily I am more and more convicted of the old man inside me as I hasten to see the day when that is stripped from me and I can be free from this body of corruption and sin and can be in God's presence in a glorified body.
It seems there are some today who are still preaching some version of a "salvation" message but few who have strong convictions of the nature of the flesh and how deceptive it is. Sometimes details of a sordid past are mentioned but again it tends to almost always focus on particular sinful actions rather than the corrupt nature that we need to be delivered from. Conversely of course; rather than just commemoration of "fire insurance" we should grow in grace and truth; HATE what God hates and love what He loves. A healthy fear of the Lord is something that I have spent some time on in this website in the past few years. Grace is certainly something we daily are to be grateful for. We can never take down our guard for the enemy will exploit any weakness we have or sin we are unwilling to let go of or are unaware of that grants him an access point to our souls.
People of course will be drawn to us if indeed His Spirit is at work drawing men and we aren't standing in the way. I'm preaching to myself here as well. When you go into a fire or emergency setting there is no time for niceties. We need to warn of the impending doom to the wicked but of course if we don't BELIEVE what God has to say about the fate of the lost we won't.
Daniel 8:23 states: And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
We certainly are seeing leaders and sin in general becoming ripe for judgment; and with it we should expect the Antichrist understanding occult language to rise up soon.
In Israel we see rapid destruction of those in surrounding nations who foster different factions attempting to destroy Israel.
It is accelerating the eventual prophecy of Psalm 83 to completion which allows the initial expansion of the land with further expansion after the Ezekiel 38 war that leads to Armageddon. Isaiah 26:15 says You have increased the nation, O LORD, You have increased the nation; You are glorified; You have expanded all the borders of the land. (New KJ version; regular says to ends of the earth at the end of the verse). This could signify two events where the land eventually is gained from the EUPHRATES river to the sea (Mediterranean); this of course is beyond what the Muslims claim they will take over from the Jordan river to the sea. Joshua 1:4 states: From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
Meanwhile; we have the nearness of World War 3 looming; and today Donald Trump also talked with Zelinsky and he of course is pressing him to settlement; as opposed to all the military expenditures and long range weapons now promised by this administration after they stated 2 years ago that would be precisely something leading to World War 3 and they wouldn't do it.
Remember there has to be some peace established at the first seal and it is likely it will be well in the works before that so that the conditions will be conducive to lead to the fulfillment of the CONFIRMING of the covenant (preexisting most likely already) of the Dan. 9:27 pact.
I have been thinking of you today and I am glad to hear that you are o.k., safe, and doing great. How are your family members faring?
this as a ginormous hurricane. I heard 600 miles in diameter! So vast tracts of land are affected in many states. I pray that relief efforts will save and rescue many, help those who are displaced with safe accommodations, and that many people will contribute monetarily to the relief effort.
John 21:16 - He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Jesus says to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He doesn't say "more than these," He just uses AGAPE again. Do you have agape for me? He is narrowing it down. He said unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.
And again, Peter uses the word PHILEO. First AGAPE in comparison, then AGAPE, one-on-one, and still Peter will not boast or claim or commit to have that kind of love.
John 21:17 - He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Jesus says to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Except Jesus now uses the word PHILEO that Peter has been using all this time. Now Jesus is challenging him, "Do you PHILEO me? Do you have affection for me?" He is even challenging him on that. And Peter said unto him, Lord, you know all things; you know that I PHILEO you.
"Lord, you know all things." The proper response by Peter!
This is all I have to share from John's gospel. I will be going through Acts next. Hopefully I haven't put anyone to sleep yet. For those of you who are still following along, I want to say thank you so much!
John 21:1 - After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
The sea of Tiberius is the Sea of Galilee. By the time John wrote, which is some of 30 years plus after the other gospels were written, it wasn't known as the Sea of Galilee. It was known as the Sea of Tiberius because the city of Tiberius was there and the Romans renamed it. So, the Sea of Tiberius and the Sea of Galilee are the same places.
John 21:15 - So, when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
Here's something we don't catch in our English text. The word love is used twice in this verse, but there are two different words in the Greek that have different meanings. One is AGAPE (Godly love), and the other is PHILEO (Human love). After they had finished, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, and He doesn't call him Peter. That is the name He gave to Peter. He calls him by his human fleshly name. Simon, son of Jonas. It is like "Uh oh, here it comes," lovest thou me more than these?
This word love is AGAPAO. It is the word AGAPE in verb form, the highest form of sacrificial love, like "I'll lay down my life for you type of love." And He also tacks on a little supportive phrase by saying "more than these?" Remember in Mark 14:29 Peter says, "though all of these will be offended in you, yet I will not."
So, Jesus is saying, do you AGAPE me more than these? Peter says Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. The word love that Peter uses here is PHILEO. He doesn't say, yes Lord, I AGAPE you. He says I PHILEO you, I have affection for you.
Peter is not as bold in his boast this time. "Sure Lord, I AGAPE you. I will go out there and die for you," like he did before. He's been humbled. "Lord, you know I have PHILEO for you."
John 20:19 - Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Then the same day at evening, so this is the same Sunday, what we call Easter or Resurrection. In the evening time being the first day of the week, and again we make reference to the first of the week days which is Sunday, when the doors were shut.
Now the word for shut in Greek comes from the word key, like to unlock a door. The reference here is the fact that they locked the doors.
They put a bar over the doors. And it tells us where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews. They said "They have killed Jesus. Certainly, if they find us, they are going to kill us too!" So, they locked the doors, they barred the doors for fear of the Jews, and Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said unto them, Peace be unto you.
Luke says they were scared half to death. They thought it was a phantom, a ghost. And that is why Jesus said peace be unto you. They were already afraid of the Jewish leaders coming to round them up. And so, when Jesus shows up, now they are seeing ghosts. Now the situation is getting pretty bad. But Jesus says peace be unto you. He didn't rebuke them!
John 20:21 - Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you:
In other words, the first time was to calm their fear. Now He is telling them "What I'm going to tell you, it's in peace. I am not here to rebuke you or do anything that you should be afraid of." Peace be unto you: for as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. The word send is in the Present Tense. "I am sending you out." It is the verb form of the word apostle, which John doesn't use in his gospel.
John 20:14 - And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and in the Greek text, the word for "standing" is in the Perfect Tense, which means He had been standing there the whole while. When she turned around that is when she noticed Him. But He was there ever since she came to the tomb door and looked in and began to talk to the angels. And so, she saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.
John 20:17 - Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Jesus said unto her, Touch me not. Now it is interesting what the text says. The word "touch" is the word HAPTO, and it means to fasten. It does not mean to touch, as in "Don't touch me, stay away from me!" It means don't fasten yourself to me. It is a Present Imperative, which indicates that she is already doing it. "Stop clinging to me" is what Jesus is saying.
In fact, in Matthew Chapter 28 Verse 9, Matthew tells us that she had a death grip on His ankles. She was not going to let Him out of her sight again! So, He wasn't telling her "Don't touch me." He was saying let go, do not cling to me, stop clinging to me.
Yes, we do disagree on this, but it is always nice to speak with you. You have always shown respect, and I have much respect for you also. I understand the phrase "Son of God" as a title just the same as I understand "Son of Man" also being a title. One thing I notice is that John never refers to Jesus as TEKNON. And as far as I know, Jesus is never called a TEKNON in the bible. He is referred to as a HUOIS, one who inherits all things from the Father. I think we both agree that once we are born of God's Spirit, we become joint heirs with Christ. In other words, we are co-inheritors.
I thank you for sharing your understanding of 1 John 2:23. Please allow me to also share my understanding. From what I have read and studied over the years, they had problems back then about people believing in God the Father, but not believing in the deity of Jesus Christ.
Jesus said in John 5:23 that all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son honors not the Father which has sent Him. In John Chapter 5, Jesus said that all authority has been conveyed to Him. He is to judge all people. And He is to be honored equal to the Father. Most religions will believe in a god and might even call him father. But they will not believe that Jesus Christ is equal.
The person that denies the Father (and the Son), whosoever denies the Son, the same does not have the Father. Jesus said in John 10:30 (the chapter about the sheepfold), He said I and my Father are one. To me, this says that we can't have one without the other. I think the main disagreement we have is whether or not Jesus is God, which I firmly believe He is.
I do want to thank you for taking the time to read my "Biblical Greek Perspective" posts. Blessings to you my brother in Christ Jesus!
Revelation 21:4 - And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
John 14:2 - In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans 10:9-13 - That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Read More...)
1 Corinthians 2:9 - But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Revelation 22:1-5 - And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. (Read More...)
Luke 23:43 - And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Matthew 6:19-21 - Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: (Read More...)
Luke 12:33-34 - Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. (Read More...)
1 Timothy 6:17-19 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; (Read More...)
Revelation 21:22-27 - And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. (Read More...)
Hebrews 11:16 - But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
DO YOU KNOW IF THE NEXT BREATH WOULD BE, YOUR LAST BREATH ON EARTH? ARE YOU SAVED AND GOING TO HEAVEN...
15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." I John 1:8-10
"Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin." Romans 4:8
If you have to die and go to Heaven or hell, it just makes sense that a fellow should go to Heaven, doesn't it? I want you to go to Heaven and that is what we are doing. Isn't that something? Just stop and think how ridiculous it is to try to talk a fellow into going to Heaven. To have to holler and scream and beg and plead and pry and kick and beller to talk you into going to Heaven is, to me, one of the most absurd thoughts in the world. You ought to be jumping at the chance. You ought to be begging, "Preacher, tell me how. Tell me how."
It ought to be that anybody who knows he's got to die would have enough sense to want to go to Heaven when he dies. So, we're just preaching very, very simple messages. Right to the point. Tonight I am going to speak on the subject, "Who Is In Hell?" And I say this lovingly, if you don't know you're saved tonight, know before you leave.
Don't let pride or denominational background or your so-called "Christian heritage," or your good deeds send you to hell. Don't let them! Don't live in doubt about where you're going when you die. Just look at the thing square in the eye and say, "Okay, I'm going to Heaven. I'm just going to do it. I am going to do whatever is necessary to go to Heaven." And tonight, if you listen very carefully, I can explain to you, as simple as ABC, how to get to Heaven.
"Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin."
That incident with the apostles going fishing took place many days after Jesus's resurrection. So should I assume that all that time since Jesus firstly appeared to them when He resurrected, Peter had not yet repented? He saw the Lord, he was living with the rest, he met Jesus many times and talked to Him, but still didn't repent? And it was at that time that he repented?
It doesn't seem right to me. So why did Peter cry after he denied Jesus when Jesus was captured by the Jews? Weren't his tears, tears of repentance?
That incident reminds me a lot what I often do to my son. When I want to advise him about something and I know that he will not pay much attention and he will take me lightly, quick to finish and go, then I keep telling him the same thing many times until I understand that my words have stuck in his head. "So Alex do you understand what I am saying? Yes father, no need to tell me one more time. OK then, let me tell you one more time (to make absolutely sure that you realy got it)." And my son often gets angry about me repeating it, but for me it is a sure thing that he gets what I am saying and that my words will stay in his mind. Similarly Jesus kept telling Peter the same thing until Peter really thought and considered what Jesus was telling him. It seems it was the third time that Peter really understood that his life from now on was not boats and fish and waste of time and energy in other unnecessary things, but a mission. And we see that after Jesus ascended to heaven all the apostles behaved in a mature way whereas before sometimes they behaved childish.
About Jesus denying us when we deny Him, I think it refers to those who deny Him for a lifetime, not under a difficult situation. We are humans, soil, dust, and we often fall when a challenge comes to our life, Of course Jesus doesn't deny us. Does a father deny a child? But if we get to know Him and then deny Him wholy in our life then in the Judgement He will deny us.
Dear Heavenly Father, I pray in faith believing you are able! Elton's brother-in-law and his wife both have cancer God, by your stripes we are healed! Jehovah Rapha I ask you believing that you will touch them both and heal them of the dreaded disease called cancer. Jeremiah 33:6 - says, Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. I thank you in advance for what I know you're going to do for this family God. And holy spirit please be with Elton please bring him an abundance of peace through this situation with his family. Holy Spirit be in and around elton's brother-in-law and his brother-in-law's wife fill them with the fullness of God. Your word says that if we bind on Earth it's bound in heaven I bind cancer in the name of Jesus Christ. Your word says that if we lose anything on earth that is loosed in heaven I loose health longevity of life In The Name of Jesus Christ amen
Q:It is plain that as with the seven stars the book with seven seals is in the right hand. Does it mean each of the multiple sevens in heaven are addressed to the seven churches on the earth?
A: Yes. The Law has already set in motion and the set number are preserved as first fruits while the problem is how to equip the seven churches remaining on the earth from harm's way. With the man child being caught up to the throne (Re.12:6), for understanding the events bearing upon the woman left out in the wilderness the vision of Ezekiel beginning with chapter 47serves a rich source to place history of the mingled people. From the messages to the seven churches it is evident that they are the mingled people yet to coalesce into distinct groups. Christ's warning to the church at Ephesus is timely so he warns, 'Remember, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly' .Thus with all seven churches. There are Jews ("and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan", proselytes and Christians. Before the onsetting of great tribulation they were to set right their lives and make the election sure. The 144,000 seen with the Lamb on mount Sion is same as what the seven stars signify. The Law of the Spirit presents them as reserved for adoption and it is in heaven. "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:/ Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.(Ep.1:3-4)
From the above it is clear that 12x12x1000 is not a numerical value but the body of saints redeemed from the earth. A remnant shall be added to them And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name"(Re.15:2)
Does it merely CONTAIN the Word of God? Or, in the original Hebrew and Greek, is it truly God's Word; that is EVERY WORD EVERY VERSE is truly God breathed from the mind and mouth of God?
We read in Jeremiah 36:1-4 an example of how God wrote the Bible:
1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
2 Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.
3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.
2 Peter1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Could this be any clearer?
God is the Author of the whole Bible from Genesis to Revelation. And every word, every phrase, in the original languages, is exactly the word and phrase that God chose to use.
The Bible is truly the very Word of God Himself from the mind and mouth of God Himself.
I hope you don't mind I do enjoy reading your posts they inspire study, if I could maybe look deeper into a few places. Posts 38 and 39 are about the same day when our Lord was resurrected this was on the Feast of Firstfruits. We know this was not a coincidence since Jesus is the firstfruits of those who slept.
This is the first day after the Sabbath after Passover, Leviticus 23:9-16. As you say Sabbath is plural, they would start counting the days and Sabbaths until the 7th Sabbath, the day after the 7th Sabbath again the first day of the week is what we call Passover, 50 days the second harvest.
This goes with why Mary could not touch/fasten to Jesus, and they could not eat of the first harvest until the priest waved the sheaf of grain before the altar. As the priest had to wave the sheaf over the altar before the LORD to be accepted, Jesus had to ascend to His Father to be accepted to fulfill the Feast of Firstfruits before He could be touched.
This is why Mary could not touch Him, He told her He had not ascended to His Father. With the gospels Matthew 28 Mark 16 Luke 24 and John 20 we see the entire picture. In John 20 Mary Magdalene was the first to go to the tomb and it was still dark. She ran and bumped into Simon Peter and John and told them the stone was rolled away, Simon Peter and John ran to the tomb to see.
They went back home but Mary stayed there, the other women had not yet come this is when she saw Jesus. Jesus told her "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: He told Mary to go tell the disciples I ascend, so Jesus ascended then before the other women got there.
In Matthew 28 after the other women came and the angels told them to go tell the disciples He was risen. They were on their way to tell the disciples that, they probably caught up with Mary Magdalene when Jesus met them after He had ascended to His Father and returned, they could then touch Him, and they held Him by His feet.
God bless,
RLW
Q: The seven stars in the inaugural vision of John are changed to 12 stars in the vision of the Woman clothed with the Sun. What is the significance of numbers?
A: The seven relates the Law of the Spirit whereas the number 12 relates to the Word become flesh. Eve as the mother of all living is under the Law as the woman in travail is. Her seed consequently is under the Gospel which is indicated by the sword, ("and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword,"(1:16). The seven stars in his right hand indicates the heavenly calling to which the seven church need well to attend. Hence messages are addressed to the stars as the revelation of Jesus Christ,"and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John,"(1:1).
The Command number 12 (4x3 -Four denotes the Word while the command number Three relates to the Son. While presenting David the man after the heart of God (1 Sa.13:14) the Spirit uses multiples of Three. ("And thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem,"-1 Ki.2:11) Everlasting covenant to which the God and the Son are cosignatories as it were, gives us the Command number 12. (Four denotes the Word while the command number Three relates to the Son. While presenting David the man after the heart of God (1 Sa.13:14) The Spirit uses multiples of Three. ("And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem,"-1 Ki.2:11) By the same token, Joseph is after the likeness of the Son. In his vision he sees himself in the dream. "behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me."( Ge. 37:1-9) The command number 12 is established by the Law to indicate the word sent out by God. The 12 tribes of Israel are relevant only in terms of the Law of Moses. The inaugural vision of Jesus indicates 'High Priest of our profession by his golden girdle. He after the Order of Melchizedek. ("forever"-Ps.110:4)
Quote:
"Going into battle: therefore it is paramount to act as a soldier and of course walk with God as the Lord did with Joshua."
To God be the Glory. Amen
"Ride on King
Jesus."
RevelationChapter 19
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
To God be the Glory.Amen!
To God be the The Glory
2 Corinthians 3:17 The Lord is the Spirt and Where The Spirit is it is Liberty. Amen
Shalom
We're doing well. There's no damage on any of siblings family property.
(As of yet)
Sometimes you have to wait a few days or perhaps when it rains again to see a roof leak or something.
Thanks for asking!
How are you and the family?
Q: It is plain that Jesus Christ is established as the Son of man but what purpose does 'one like unto' him serve?
A: Much in every way. The Spirit in organising the two worlds on a single standard of the word of God serves the sign aspect of the sound (the voice of the Lord) stand out for the believer. The vision of Daniel refers to one like unto the Son of man. It is in context of the Ancient of days. When God sent his only begotten Son to the world he referred himself to the Son of man. "And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head."(Matt.8:20) In the inaugural vision the Spirit sets in place of Ancient of days so the Son serves not as one sent by his Father but as God in his own authority. Having fulfilled the will he declares "I and my Father are one." ( John 10:30) Does it matter the context and place in which he announced to the people who would have stoned him? He carried in him the role of the Apostle, the Mediator and the High Priest.(He.3:1) As Ancient of days he presented himself so he was the Law of the Spirit in isual terms. When he refers," Fear not; I am the first and the last:/I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death./Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter."(Re.1:17-19) In view of v.19 his charge to John we have the genesis of the special role of the book. He is the Law of the Spirit."For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:/And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.:(Re.22:18-19
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. JOHN 3;16
COME LORD JESUS
There are many times as someone in a Calvinist environment that I have been reminded that we shouldn't look down on the wickedness of others as we all have such tendencies. The fact that acting out on something makes things worse as far as penalties in the government of man is concerned as opposed to our thoughts and fantasies on such wickedness certainly does not absolve anyone who may seem "nice" on the outside.
I have stated before that people who seem very easygoing and friendly often will listen to us witness to them but will not take action much of the time; and those that seem most resistant sometimes will in the end. All of us are sinners; of course no matter how righteous or moral a person acts on the outside if Christ isn't living on the inside. With that nature comes an enmity toward God. Those who are godly in Christ Jesus as promised in the Word will suffer persecution.
Going into battle; therefore it is paramount to act as a soldier and of course walk with God as the Lord did with Joshua. Being on the Lord's side should be with God's people but He can allow others to gain victory if sin abounds in the camp of the righteous and can move hearts of the pagans as He did when Jonah ran away from God. We are to show regard and respect for all men; but not to curry favor at expense of truth. Some will heed the trumpet call; others not but even if no one does He is our reward. Nonetheless as Isaiah 55:11 says His Word will not go out void but accomplish His purposes. He does as He pleases
to accomplish His will.
Righteousness exalts a nation (I'll let the readers find the verse). Let's face it; we are rapidly heading for judgment Day. We can hold some things back temporarily with certain political choices but if our nation in general is determined to continue as it is no doubt we will see further increase in the destruction of our youth and our nation as a whole.
There is much "hoopla" online particularly in the prophetic where there are all sorts of prognostications; dreams; visions and interpretations of scripture regarding when the Lord is coming back; details of extra things beyond what the scriptures dictate as literal Tribulation events as well as many testimonies of interesting conversions. What is often missing today is the true understanding of just how lost and depraved we all are apart from Christ. If anything daily I am more and more convicted of the old man inside me as I hasten to see the day when that is stripped from me and I can be free from this body of corruption and sin and can be in God's presence in a glorified body.
It seems there are some today who are still preaching some version of a "salvation" message but few who have strong convictions of the nature of the flesh and how deceptive it is. Sometimes details of a sordid past are mentioned but again it tends to almost always focus on particular sinful actions rather than the corrupt nature that we need to be delivered from. Conversely of course; rather than just commemoration of "fire insurance" we should grow in grace and truth; HATE what God hates and love what He loves. A healthy fear of the Lord is something that I have spent some time on in this website in the past few years. Grace is certainly something we daily are to be grateful for. We can never take down our guard for the enemy will exploit any weakness we have or sin we are unwilling to let go of or are unaware of that grants him an access point to our souls.
People of course will be drawn to us if indeed His Spirit is at work drawing men and we aren't standing in the way. I'm preaching to myself here as well. When you go into a fire or emergency setting there is no time for niceties. We need to warn of the impending doom to the wicked but of course if we don't BELIEVE what God has to say about the fate of the lost we won't.
We certainly are seeing leaders and sin in general becoming ripe for judgment; and with it we should expect the Antichrist understanding occult language to rise up soon.
In Israel we see rapid destruction of those in surrounding nations who foster different factions attempting to destroy Israel.
It is accelerating the eventual prophecy of Psalm 83 to completion which allows the initial expansion of the land with further expansion after the Ezekiel 38 war that leads to Armageddon. Isaiah 26:15 says You have increased the nation, O LORD, You have increased the nation; You are glorified; You have expanded all the borders of the land. (New KJ version; regular says to ends of the earth at the end of the verse). This could signify two events where the land eventually is gained from the EUPHRATES river to the sea (Mediterranean); this of course is beyond what the Muslims claim they will take over from the Jordan river to the sea. Joshua 1:4 states: From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
Meanwhile; we have the nearness of World War 3 looming; and today Donald Trump also talked with Zelinsky and he of course is pressing him to settlement; as opposed to all the military expenditures and long range weapons now promised by this administration after they stated 2 years ago that would be precisely something leading to World War 3 and they wouldn't do it.
Remember there has to be some peace established at the first seal and it is likely it will be well in the works before that so that the conditions will be conducive to lead to the fulfillment of the CONFIRMING of the covenant (preexisting most likely already) of the Dan. 9:27 pact.
I have been reading your requests and praying for you. I will continue to do so.
I have been thinking of you today and I am glad to hear that you are o.k., safe, and doing great. How are your family members faring?
this as a ginormous hurricane. I heard 600 miles in diameter! So vast tracts of land are affected in many states. I pray that relief efforts will save and rescue many, help those who are displaced with safe accommodations, and that many people will contribute monetarily to the relief effort.
John 21:16 - He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Jesus says to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He doesn't say "more than these," He just uses AGAPE again. Do you have agape for me? He is narrowing it down. He said unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.
And again, Peter uses the word PHILEO. First AGAPE in comparison, then AGAPE, one-on-one, and still Peter will not boast or claim or commit to have that kind of love.
John 21:17 - He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Jesus says to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Except Jesus now uses the word PHILEO that Peter has been using all this time. Now Jesus is challenging him, "Do you PHILEO me? Do you have affection for me?" He is even challenging him on that. And Peter said unto him, Lord, you know all things; you know that I PHILEO you.
"Lord, you know all things." The proper response by Peter!
This is all I have to share from John's gospel. I will be going through Acts next. Hopefully I haven't put anyone to sleep yet. For those of you who are still following along, I want to say thank you so much!
God Bless!!!
John 21:1 - After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
The sea of Tiberius is the Sea of Galilee. By the time John wrote, which is some of 30 years plus after the other gospels were written, it wasn't known as the Sea of Galilee. It was known as the Sea of Tiberius because the city of Tiberius was there and the Romans renamed it. So, the Sea of Tiberius and the Sea of Galilee are the same places.
John 21:15 - So, when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
Here's something we don't catch in our English text. The word love is used twice in this verse, but there are two different words in the Greek that have different meanings. One is AGAPE (Godly love), and the other is PHILEO (Human love). After they had finished, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, and He doesn't call him Peter. That is the name He gave to Peter. He calls him by his human fleshly name. Simon, son of Jonas. It is like "Uh oh, here it comes," lovest thou me more than these?
This word love is AGAPAO. It is the word AGAPE in verb form, the highest form of sacrificial love, like "I'll lay down my life for you type of love." And He also tacks on a little supportive phrase by saying "more than these?" Remember in Mark 14:29 Peter says, "though all of these will be offended in you, yet I will not."
So, Jesus is saying, do you AGAPE me more than these? Peter says Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. The word love that Peter uses here is PHILEO. He doesn't say, yes Lord, I AGAPE you. He says I PHILEO you, I have affection for you.
Peter is not as bold in his boast this time. "Sure Lord, I AGAPE you. I will go out there and die for you," like he did before. He's been humbled. "Lord, you know I have PHILEO for you."
John 20:19 - Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Then the same day at evening, so this is the same Sunday, what we call Easter or Resurrection. In the evening time being the first day of the week, and again we make reference to the first of the week days which is Sunday, when the doors were shut.
Now the word for shut in Greek comes from the word key, like to unlock a door. The reference here is the fact that they locked the doors.
They put a bar over the doors. And it tells us where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews. They said "They have killed Jesus. Certainly, if they find us, they are going to kill us too!" So, they locked the doors, they barred the doors for fear of the Jews, and Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said unto them, Peace be unto you.
Luke says they were scared half to death. They thought it was a phantom, a ghost. And that is why Jesus said peace be unto you. They were already afraid of the Jewish leaders coming to round them up. And so, when Jesus shows up, now they are seeing ghosts. Now the situation is getting pretty bad. But Jesus says peace be unto you. He didn't rebuke them!
John 20:21 - Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you:
In other words, the first time was to calm their fear. Now He is telling them "What I'm going to tell you, it's in peace. I am not here to rebuke you or do anything that you should be afraid of." Peace be unto you: for as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. The word send is in the Present Tense. "I am sending you out." It is the verb form of the word apostle, which John doesn't use in his gospel.
John 20:14 - And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and in the Greek text, the word for "standing" is in the Perfect Tense, which means He had been standing there the whole while. When she turned around that is when she noticed Him. But He was there ever since she came to the tomb door and looked in and began to talk to the angels. And so, she saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.
John 20:17 - Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Jesus said unto her, Touch me not. Now it is interesting what the text says. The word "touch" is the word HAPTO, and it means to fasten. It does not mean to touch, as in "Don't touch me, stay away from me!" It means don't fasten yourself to me. It is a Present Imperative, which indicates that she is already doing it. "Stop clinging to me" is what Jesus is saying.
In fact, in Matthew Chapter 28 Verse 9, Matthew tells us that she had a death grip on His ankles. She was not going to let Him out of her sight again! So, He wasn't telling her "Don't touch me." He was saying let go, do not cling to me, stop clinging to me.
Thank you for this piece of information. And again, thank you for your encouraging words.
God Bless!!!
Yes, we do disagree on this, but it is always nice to speak with you. You have always shown respect, and I have much respect for you also. I understand the phrase "Son of God" as a title just the same as I understand "Son of Man" also being a title. One thing I notice is that John never refers to Jesus as TEKNON. And as far as I know, Jesus is never called a TEKNON in the bible. He is referred to as a HUOIS, one who inherits all things from the Father. I think we both agree that once we are born of God's Spirit, we become joint heirs with Christ. In other words, we are co-inheritors.
I thank you for sharing your understanding of 1 John 2:23. Please allow me to also share my understanding. From what I have read and studied over the years, they had problems back then about people believing in God the Father, but not believing in the deity of Jesus Christ.
Jesus said in John 5:23 that all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son honors not the Father which has sent Him. In John Chapter 5, Jesus said that all authority has been conveyed to Him. He is to judge all people. And He is to be honored equal to the Father. Most religions will believe in a god and might even call him father. But they will not believe that Jesus Christ is equal.
The person that denies the Father (and the Son), whosoever denies the Son, the same does not have the Father. Jesus said in John 10:30 (the chapter about the sheepfold), He said I and my Father are one. To me, this says that we can't have one without the other. I think the main disagreement we have is whether or not Jesus is God, which I firmly believe He is.
I do want to thank you for taking the time to read my "Biblical Greek Perspective" posts. Blessings to you my brother in Christ Jesus!
John 14:2 - In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans 10:9-13 - That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Read More...)
1 Corinthians 2:9 - But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Revelation 22:1-5 - And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. (Read More...)
Luke 23:43 - And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Matthew 6:19-21 - Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: (Read More...)
Luke 12:33-34 - Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. (Read More...)
1 Timothy 6:17-19 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; (Read More...)
Revelation 21:22-27 - And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. (Read More...)
Hebrews 11:16 - But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
COME LORD JESUS COME
"Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin." Romans 4:8
If you have to die and go to Heaven or hell, it just makes sense that a fellow should go to Heaven, doesn't it? I want you to go to Heaven and that is what we are doing. Isn't that something? Just stop and think how ridiculous it is to try to talk a fellow into going to Heaven. To have to holler and scream and beg and plead and pry and kick and beller to talk you into going to Heaven is, to me, one of the most absurd thoughts in the world. You ought to be jumping at the chance. You ought to be begging, "Preacher, tell me how. Tell me how."
It ought to be that anybody who knows he's got to die would have enough sense to want to go to Heaven when he dies. So, we're just preaching very, very simple messages. Right to the point. Tonight I am going to speak on the subject, "Who Is In Hell?" And I say this lovingly, if you don't know you're saved tonight, know before you leave.
Don't let pride or denominational background or your so-called "Christian heritage," or your good deeds send you to hell. Don't let them! Don't live in doubt about where you're going when you die. Just look at the thing square in the eye and say, "Okay, I'm going to Heaven. I'm just going to do it. I am going to do whatever is necessary to go to Heaven." And tonight, if you listen very carefully, I can explain to you, as simple as ABC, how to get to Heaven.
"Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin."
BY; JACK HYLES
COME LORD JESUS
That incident with the apostles going fishing took place many days after Jesus's resurrection. So should I assume that all that time since Jesus firstly appeared to them when He resurrected, Peter had not yet repented? He saw the Lord, he was living with the rest, he met Jesus many times and talked to Him, but still didn't repent? And it was at that time that he repented?
It doesn't seem right to me. So why did Peter cry after he denied Jesus when Jesus was captured by the Jews? Weren't his tears, tears of repentance?
That incident reminds me a lot what I often do to my son. When I want to advise him about something and I know that he will not pay much attention and he will take me lightly, quick to finish and go, then I keep telling him the same thing many times until I understand that my words have stuck in his head. "So Alex do you understand what I am saying? Yes father, no need to tell me one more time. OK then, let me tell you one more time (to make absolutely sure that you realy got it)." And my son often gets angry about me repeating it, but for me it is a sure thing that he gets what I am saying and that my words will stay in his mind. Similarly Jesus kept telling Peter the same thing until Peter really thought and considered what Jesus was telling him. It seems it was the third time that Peter really understood that his life from now on was not boats and fish and waste of time and energy in other unnecessary things, but a mission. And we see that after Jesus ascended to heaven all the apostles behaved in a mature way whereas before sometimes they behaved childish.
About Jesus denying us when we deny Him, I think it refers to those who deny Him for a lifetime, not under a difficult situation. We are humans, soil, dust, and we often fall when a challenge comes to our life, Of course Jesus doesn't deny us. Does a father deny a child? But if we get to know Him and then deny Him wholy in our life then in the Judgement He will deny us.
he was beaten for our iniquity great and mighty king
the chastisement of our peace was placed upon him our blessed redeemer!!!!!
and by his stripes we are healed
and now lord, i pray, and i beseech thee, let thine eyes be opened, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place
let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in the sight of thee, o lord, our strength and our redeemer
and she came! and worshipped him, saying,
lord, help me