DIETARY LAWS: Why and when were they established?
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The vision was of common and unclean animals not just the unclean. There is a difference between the two.
Besides everything that Studyman, layman, Deade and Redeemed2015 shared with you through GOD's Spirit please take in the following.
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.(Act 10:11-15 KJV)
First thing first. There are two different categories of animals in question. Peter through the Spirit is making a distinction between what is considered unclean and common. This is important because this little tidbit of the Truth will guide us in understanding other text in relation to eating unclean animals. This will unfold later I am sure.
The second thing that needs to be understood and is as equally important as the distinction between the unclean and common animals that is made. GOD never addresses the unclean animals. HE; the CREATOR of all ONLY addresses the Common. For it is written, "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common."
Besides everything that Studyman, layman, Deade and Redeemed2015 shared with you through GOD's Spirit please take in the following.
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.(Act 10:11-15 KJV)
First thing first. There are two different categories of animals in question. Peter through the Spirit is making a distinction between what is considered unclean and common. This is important because this little tidbit of the Truth will guide us in understanding other text in relation to eating unclean animals. This will unfold later I am sure.
The second thing that needs to be understood and is as equally important as the distinction between the unclean and common animals that is made. GOD never addresses the unclean animals. HE; the CREATOR of all ONLY addresses the Common. For it is written, "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common."
This is about Jewsish law, where some animals and people are considered ritually unclean.
The voice from heaven said, "Again the voice came to him a second time, "You must stop calling unclean what God has made clean." Act 10:15 ISV)
And again Peter said to Cornelius, "Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; But God has shown me that I should stop calling anyone common or unclean. (Act 10:28)
Yet more evidence of the divisiveness, and dare I say, the error of Jewish Law.
The voice from heaven said, "Again the voice came to him a second time, "You must stop calling unclean what God has made clean." Act 10:15 ISV)
And again Peter said to Cornelius, "Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; But God has shown me that I should stop calling anyone common or unclean. (Act 10:28)
Yet more evidence of the divisiveness, and dare I say, the error of Jewish Law.
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According to the God of the Bible, animals are not "ritualistically cleansed" as you preach. Some are created for food, some are created for something else. Humans, for instance, are not created for food and neither was pork. It is the religious tradition of some people to reject and ignore God and eat humans. It is also the tradition of some religious people to reject and ignore God and eat pork.
I can see God "cleansing man", but not for food. Do you preach that it's OK to eat humans now? as long as they aren't strangled of course. And Pork, how was it "ritualistically cleansed"? I would love to see the scripture on that.
Your continued assertion that God only created food for the Jews is fascinating to me.
Clean and unclean animals were before the flood,so it must of been that way from the start,and God must of not wanted them to eat any meat before the flood because after the flood He stated then animal meat was given for them to eat,and Adam and Eve only ate plant life in the garden and no animal meat.
In the New Testament it states that every creature of God is good,and nothing to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving,for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer,and Jesus took the physical ordinances of Israel out of the way nailing them to His cross,because they were contrary to us that they had nothing to do with spiritual salvation,so let no person judge you in those physical ordinances including the eating of meat.
So the reason they were unclean in the Old Testament was because they could not receive the Spirit,but in the New Testament we can receive the Spirit making the animals that were unclean,clean.
In the New Testament they could not receive the Spirit so God had them do physical ordinances until Jesus came.
The beginning of the end.The new age movement,and those that believe like that.
1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1Ti 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
1Ti 4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
God has given us marriage,and meat,but in the latter times which is now many will believe an occult interpretation of the Bible based on spiritual evolution through nature,and people can still evolve to be greater,and Jesus is not Lord and Savior,but a good teacher in spiritual enlightenment,and an ascended master,and do not believe in a personal God,but honor the God of forces,or the power of nature as their higher power.
They will forbid to marry for a man and a woman for population reduction,which we see the rise and pushing of homosexuality,and they seem to be trying to drive a wedge between men and women,and all the accusations against men by women in Hollywood and celebrities,as if trying to make men out to be dogs,and saying that straight men who eat men are aggressive.
And command to abstain from meats for they are in to nature worship.
2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
The new age movement is the future for this sinful world,and will pave the way to the beast kingdom where the man of sin will have claimed to have harnessed the power of nature,and obtained power,evolved,and the false prophet will do miracles in the sight of people to convince them the beast did receive power through nature,and will share this power with all who follow him.
2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Dan 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
Dan 11:37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
Dan 11:38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
They will establish a unified religious system where all religions are interpreted by that occult interpretation,and if people preach,or teach,contrary to that belief system that it is about evolution and people can still evolve it will be hate crime punishable in the international criminal court system,and Christianity will rapidly decline in impacting the world with the truth,which is the falling away first which is the condition of the world in response to the Gospel,and truth,which will pave the way for the beast to claim to have harnessed the power of nature and evolved to be greater than any being that has ever existed,for he will exalt himself above all that is called God,or is worshipped,and will exalt himself above all people who has ever existed.
1Th 5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
1Th 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
1Th 5:3 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.
1Th 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
1Th 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
One day it will be international law that forbids a man and a woman to marry,and to be a vegetarian,so they have to push homosexuality,and being a vegetarian,before the nations come together,and say Peace and safety,as they try to establish peace on earth,but the saints will not be deceived by that for they will know that there is a personal God,and it is not His operation for the world.
Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
The letters addressed to the 7 Churches appears to be the way of belief that is popular at that point in time,which at first they were doing good,and had good discernment,but left their first love,and then there was deception,and then when we get to this Church at Philadelphia they were doing good,and at the last Church they loved money,and material things,and said they had need of nothing,but were not right,which we see going on today.
Which we see many in the truth today,and many who love money,and material things,which Paul said if they preach that godliness is gain,then withdraw yourself from them.
There will be a temptation that will come upon all the world to try them that dwell on earth that could of not happened back in the first century,but could only happen today when the nations come together,and say Peace and safety,as they try to establish peace on earth,and the ten horn kingdom goes in to affect,the world split in to ten sections with a leader in each section,and the unified religious system,but Jesus will deliver all those that are in the truth from that temptation,and reassure them it is not of God.
God has to end this sin business on earth one day,and He is love and will not give up on the world until the world gives up on Him,so He is allowing the world to have their way for a certain amount of time,and cause all people that do not love Him to follow the beast kingdom in Revelation 13,and when they do He can end this sin business on earth.
Rev 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
Rev 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Rev 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
A brief summary for she wrote more about it,on the esoteric meaning of Lucifer according to the new age movement,Alice Bailey,a big prophet,who started a printing press to promote her books and teachings,and they started a web site to promote her books and teachings,lucistrust.org.
There are comments on the World Wide Web claiming that the Lucis Trust was once called the Lucifer Trust. Such was never the case. However, for a brief period of two or three years in the early 1920’s, when Alice and Foster Bailey were beginning to publish the books published under her name, they named their fledgling publishing company “Lucifer Publishing Company”. By 1925 the name was changed to Lucis Publishing Company and has remained so ever since.Both “Lucifer” and “Lucis” come from the same word root, lucis being the Latin generative case meaning of light. The Baileys' reasons for choosing the original name are not known to us, but we can only surmise that they, like the great teacher H.P. Blavatsky, for whom they had enormous respect, sought to elicit a deeper understanding of the sacrifice made by Lucifer. Alice and Foster Bailey were serious students and teachers of Theosophy, a spiritual tradition which views Lucifer as one of the solar Angels, those advanced Beings Who Theosophy says descended (thus “the fall”) from Venus to our planet eons ago to bring the principle of mind to what was then animal-man. In the theosophical perspective, the descent of these solar Angels was not a fall into sin or disgrace but rather an act of great sacrifice, as is suggested in the name “Lucifer” which means light-bearer.
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
2Th 2:5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
2Th 2:6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
2Th 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
2Th 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
2Th 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2Th 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Things are going to get crazy in the future for God is allowing them to have their way which in the past He would not let it go that far,but it is time for Him to end this sin business on earth.
Act 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
Act 1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
Rom 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Rom 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Rom 11:27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Rom 11:28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Rom 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Jer 46:27 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
Jer 46:28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
Eze 39:21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
Eze 39:22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.
Eze 39:23 And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.
Eze 39:24 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.
The Lord Will Restore Israel
Eze 39:25 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
Eze 39:26 After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.
Eze 39:27 When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;
Eze 39:28 Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.
Eze 39:29 Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
The man of sin will establish peace in the Middle East,and it will pave the way for all Jews to go to Israel,and they will not be in the Gentile nations anymore,and the Jews and the Gentiles will be separated.
The Gentile nations will come together,and say Peace and safety,as they try to establish peace on earth.
The Jews will rebuild their temple with no hassle from the Palestinians,and the Jews will split Jerusalem with the Palestinians.
The ten horn kingdom will rule for three and one half years,but will fail at obtaining peace for the world,which when they say Peace and safety then sudden destruction comes upon them for they have to go against the opposers,and the religion of Islam rebels against them for it is against the law for them to preach,and teach,their religion,and after that war which is terrible the world turns to the man of sin for the solution for there to be peace on earth.
Rev 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
chi xi stigma
khee xee stig'-ma
The 22nd, 14th and an obsolete letter (G4742 as a cross) of the Greek alphabet (intermediate between the 5th and 6th), used as numbers; denoting respectively 600, 60 and 6; 666 as a numeral: - six hundred threescore and six.
stigma
stig'-mah
From a primary word στίζω stizō (to “stick”, that is, prick); a mark incised or punched (for recognition of ownership), that is, (figuratively) scar of service: - mark.
The people that do not love God will follow the beast,and take the mark of the beast which has to do with technology,and keep track of people,for that is the beast's agenda that there is no personal God to help them,and prosper them,and man's technology,and devices,can help to establish peace on earth,for they will know the people's location on earth so if a crime happens they will know who was in the area,and how close they were to the crime scene,and can find lost people,and all information will be on the mark including financial records,that will come up on computer with a picture of them.
When they take the mark of the beast the fulness of the Gentiles have come in and God will send Israel 2 witnesses to turn them to the truth that Jesus is their Messiah,and all Israel shall be saved when the world attacks Israel and Jesus saves them,and restores the kingdom on earth to them.
In the New Testament it states that every creature of God is good,and nothing to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving,for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer,and Jesus took the physical ordinances of Israel out of the way nailing them to His cross,because they were contrary to us that they had nothing to do with spiritual salvation,so let no person judge you in those physical ordinances including the eating of meat.
So the reason they were unclean in the Old Testament was because they could not receive the Spirit,but in the New Testament we can receive the Spirit making the animals that were unclean,clean.
In the New Testament they could not receive the Spirit so God had them do physical ordinances until Jesus came.
The beginning of the end.The new age movement,and those that believe like that.
1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1Ti 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
1Ti 4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
God has given us marriage,and meat,but in the latter times which is now many will believe an occult interpretation of the Bible based on spiritual evolution through nature,and people can still evolve to be greater,and Jesus is not Lord and Savior,but a good teacher in spiritual enlightenment,and an ascended master,and do not believe in a personal God,but honor the God of forces,or the power of nature as their higher power.
They will forbid to marry for a man and a woman for population reduction,which we see the rise and pushing of homosexuality,and they seem to be trying to drive a wedge between men and women,and all the accusations against men by women in Hollywood and celebrities,as if trying to make men out to be dogs,and saying that straight men who eat men are aggressive.
And command to abstain from meats for they are in to nature worship.
2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
The new age movement is the future for this sinful world,and will pave the way to the beast kingdom where the man of sin will have claimed to have harnessed the power of nature,and obtained power,evolved,and the false prophet will do miracles in the sight of people to convince them the beast did receive power through nature,and will share this power with all who follow him.
2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Dan 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
Dan 11:37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
Dan 11:38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
They will establish a unified religious system where all religions are interpreted by that occult interpretation,and if people preach,or teach,contrary to that belief system that it is about evolution and people can still evolve it will be hate crime punishable in the international criminal court system,and Christianity will rapidly decline in impacting the world with the truth,which is the falling away first which is the condition of the world in response to the Gospel,and truth,which will pave the way for the beast to claim to have harnessed the power of nature and evolved to be greater than any being that has ever existed,for he will exalt himself above all that is called God,or is worshipped,and will exalt himself above all people who has ever existed.
1Th 5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
1Th 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
1Th 5:3 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.
1Th 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
1Th 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
One day it will be international law that forbids a man and a woman to marry,and to be a vegetarian,so they have to push homosexuality,and being a vegetarian,before the nations come together,and say Peace and safety,as they try to establish peace on earth,but the saints will not be deceived by that for they will know that there is a personal God,and it is not His operation for the world.
Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
The letters addressed to the 7 Churches appears to be the way of belief that is popular at that point in time,which at first they were doing good,and had good discernment,but left their first love,and then there was deception,and then when we get to this Church at Philadelphia they were doing good,and at the last Church they loved money,and material things,and said they had need of nothing,but were not right,which we see going on today.
Which we see many in the truth today,and many who love money,and material things,which Paul said if they preach that godliness is gain,then withdraw yourself from them.
There will be a temptation that will come upon all the world to try them that dwell on earth that could of not happened back in the first century,but could only happen today when the nations come together,and say Peace and safety,as they try to establish peace on earth,and the ten horn kingdom goes in to affect,the world split in to ten sections with a leader in each section,and the unified religious system,but Jesus will deliver all those that are in the truth from that temptation,and reassure them it is not of God.
God has to end this sin business on earth one day,and He is love and will not give up on the world until the world gives up on Him,so He is allowing the world to have their way for a certain amount of time,and cause all people that do not love Him to follow the beast kingdom in Revelation 13,and when they do He can end this sin business on earth.
Rev 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
Rev 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Rev 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
A brief summary for she wrote more about it,on the esoteric meaning of Lucifer according to the new age movement,Alice Bailey,a big prophet,who started a printing press to promote her books and teachings,and they started a web site to promote her books and teachings,lucistrust.org.
There are comments on the World Wide Web claiming that the Lucis Trust was once called the Lucifer Trust. Such was never the case. However, for a brief period of two or three years in the early 1920’s, when Alice and Foster Bailey were beginning to publish the books published under her name, they named their fledgling publishing company “Lucifer Publishing Company”. By 1925 the name was changed to Lucis Publishing Company and has remained so ever since.Both “Lucifer” and “Lucis” come from the same word root, lucis being the Latin generative case meaning of light. The Baileys' reasons for choosing the original name are not known to us, but we can only surmise that they, like the great teacher H.P. Blavatsky, for whom they had enormous respect, sought to elicit a deeper understanding of the sacrifice made by Lucifer. Alice and Foster Bailey were serious students and teachers of Theosophy, a spiritual tradition which views Lucifer as one of the solar Angels, those advanced Beings Who Theosophy says descended (thus “the fall”) from Venus to our planet eons ago to bring the principle of mind to what was then animal-man. In the theosophical perspective, the descent of these solar Angels was not a fall into sin or disgrace but rather an act of great sacrifice, as is suggested in the name “Lucifer” which means light-bearer.
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
2Th 2:5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
2Th 2:6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
2Th 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
2Th 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
2Th 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2Th 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Things are going to get crazy in the future for God is allowing them to have their way which in the past He would not let it go that far,but it is time for Him to end this sin business on earth.
Act 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
Act 1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
Rom 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Rom 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Rom 11:27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Rom 11:28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Rom 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Jer 46:27 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
Jer 46:28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
Eze 39:21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
Eze 39:22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.
Eze 39:23 And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.
Eze 39:24 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.
The Lord Will Restore Israel
Eze 39:25 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
Eze 39:26 After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.
Eze 39:27 When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;
Eze 39:28 Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.
Eze 39:29 Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
The man of sin will establish peace in the Middle East,and it will pave the way for all Jews to go to Israel,and they will not be in the Gentile nations anymore,and the Jews and the Gentiles will be separated.
The Gentile nations will come together,and say Peace and safety,as they try to establish peace on earth.
The Jews will rebuild their temple with no hassle from the Palestinians,and the Jews will split Jerusalem with the Palestinians.
The ten horn kingdom will rule for three and one half years,but will fail at obtaining peace for the world,which when they say Peace and safety then sudden destruction comes upon them for they have to go against the opposers,and the religion of Islam rebels against them for it is against the law for them to preach,and teach,their religion,and after that war which is terrible the world turns to the man of sin for the solution for there to be peace on earth.
Rev 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
chi xi stigma
khee xee stig'-ma
The 22nd, 14th and an obsolete letter (G4742 as a cross) of the Greek alphabet (intermediate between the 5th and 6th), used as numbers; denoting respectively 600, 60 and 6; 666 as a numeral: - six hundred threescore and six.
stigma
stig'-mah
From a primary word στίζω stizō (to “stick”, that is, prick); a mark incised or punched (for recognition of ownership), that is, (figuratively) scar of service: - mark.
The people that do not love God will follow the beast,and take the mark of the beast which has to do with technology,and keep track of people,for that is the beast's agenda that there is no personal God to help them,and prosper them,and man's technology,and devices,can help to establish peace on earth,for they will know the people's location on earth so if a crime happens they will know who was in the area,and how close they were to the crime scene,and can find lost people,and all information will be on the mark including financial records,that will come up on computer with a picture of them.
When they take the mark of the beast the fulness of the Gentiles have come in and God will send Israel 2 witnesses to turn them to the truth that Jesus is their Messiah,and all Israel shall be saved when the world attacks Israel and Jesus saves them,and restores the kingdom on earth to them.
There is something interesting about those text most people do not know.
However We will start in Acts 10. As was stated; there is a difference between what was considered common and what was unclean. Let's take a look.
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.(Act 10:11-15 KJV)
As we can clearly see there are two different categories of animals in question. Peter through the Spirit is making a distinction between what is considered unclean and common. As was said This is important because this little tidbit of the Truth will guide us in understanding Romans 14:14.
Common is koinos in the Greek in Acts. And unclean is akathartos
Out of the 27 instances in which akathartos is used it is translated unclean most of the time. Out of the 12 occurrences that koinos is used in the New Testament most of the time it is translated it is translated common. Only in Romans 14:14 is it translated unclean.
It should be translated common. Because All other instances in which animals (unclean to eat) are talked about in relation to them being unclean akathartos is used. And that my friends would include the instances in the Pentateuch in the Septuagint (LXX); the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures in Paul's time. Paul would have been aware of this. He quoted from the LXX quite often.
And as was stated before what GOD has cleansed call thou not common. GOD never address the unclean only the common.
However We will start in Acts 10. As was stated; there is a difference between what was considered common and what was unclean. Let's take a look.
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.(Act 10:11-15 KJV)
As we can clearly see there are two different categories of animals in question. Peter through the Spirit is making a distinction between what is considered unclean and common. As was said This is important because this little tidbit of the Truth will guide us in understanding Romans 14:14.
Common is koinos in the Greek in Acts. And unclean is akathartos
Out of the 27 instances in which akathartos is used it is translated unclean most of the time. Out of the 12 occurrences that koinos is used in the New Testament most of the time it is translated it is translated common. Only in Romans 14:14 is it translated unclean.
It should be translated common. Because All other instances in which animals (unclean to eat) are talked about in relation to them being unclean akathartos is used. And that my friends would include the instances in the Pentateuch in the Septuagint (LXX); the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures in Paul's time. Paul would have been aware of this. He quoted from the LXX quite often.
And as was stated before what GOD has cleansed call thou not common. GOD never address the unclean only the common.
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The Kingdom of God is about His Will, His Word's, His teachings. Not the traditions and doctrines or organized religions which change with the wind.
It's about submitting oneself to God and His Word, not religious traditions which reject Him and His Word.
"But Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness".
Righteousness, peach and Joy in the Holy Spirit doesn't include rejecting God and His Word and replacing them with ancient religious traditions and customs.
Like Paul said in his letter regarding the Weak in Faith. "Let each man be convinced in their own mind". Convinced of what? that we should listen to one man who is weak in the faith, or another man who is weak in the faith for direction? Or that we should listen to God.
I think Paul means we should listen to God given his words.
"12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God."
It's about submitting oneself to God and His Word, not religious traditions which reject Him and His Word.
"But Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness".
Righteousness, peach and Joy in the Holy Spirit doesn't include rejecting God and His Word and replacing them with ancient religious traditions and customs.
Like Paul said in his letter regarding the Weak in Faith. "Let each man be convinced in their own mind". Convinced of what? that we should listen to one man who is weak in the faith, or another man who is weak in the faith for direction? Or that we should listen to God.
I think Paul means we should listen to God given his words.
"12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God."
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Acts 10 v 28 shows that the animals cleansed is Both those unclean and common....I agree that the vision wasn't JUST about food. It also was about cleansing Gentiles and having them join in the promise of Abraham through Christ Jesus.
I also believe it's about cleansing food, but y'all can choose to believe as you like. I choose not to condemn folks who chose to keep a different diet then myself.
Just have three questions:
1. If someone doesn't keep a Kosher diet would you condemn them in your hearts as sinners?
2. Would you believe they need to repent?
3. Would you blame any illness they have on what you perceive as their sin?
I also believe it's about cleansing food, but y'all can choose to believe as you like. I choose not to condemn folks who chose to keep a different diet then myself.
Just have three questions:
1. If someone doesn't keep a Kosher diet would you condemn them in your hearts as sinners?
2. Would you believe they need to repent?
3. Would you blame any illness they have on what you perceive as their sin?