Most of the 4 Gospels are part of the Old Testament
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Thank you. It is so good to know that sincere Christians can agree on what is written in the Word of God. I am working on the the comparison of John the Baptist and Elijah for my next post. It's already more than I bargined for. Hopefully I'll get it done today, but we have company comming so I might be a day late, and a dollar short. 
May God bless you richly my friend
May God bless you richly my friendWhy was Jesus referring to John the Baptist as Elijah, and also, what was Malachi referring to when he quoted God as saying Elijah will be sent before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD? Yet we see that John denies being Elijah (OT) Elias (NT).
Matthew 17:11-12 (KJV)
[SUP]11 [/SUP]And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
[SUP]12 [/SUP]But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
John 1:19-21 (KJV)
[SUP]19 [/SUP]And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
[SUP]20 [/SUP]And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
[SUP]21 [/SUP]And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
My findings are too long to put all the information I have found on one post, so I will just leave you (the reader) with the question I have had for years. I have an answer now, and can understand much better, but because I’m such a rotten person I will leave my explanations for a later post. That’s really dirty, ain’t it? Anyway, here is the start in comparing scriptures.
Luke 1:13-17 (KJV)
[SUP]13 [/SUP]But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
[SUP]14 [/SUP]And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
[SUP]15 [/SUP]For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Malachi 4:5-6 (KJV)
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Malachi 4:5-6 (CJB)
5 Look, I will send to you Eliyahu the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible Day of ADONAI.
6 He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers; otherwise I will come and strike the land with complete destruction."
Mark 9:11-13 (KJV)
[SUP]11 [/SUP]And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
[SUP]12 [/SUP]And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
The answer to what was confusing to me, is in the meaning of the name “Elijah.” I’ll give you a hint. In summary, it means God in action, or the “God of Jehovah.” I thought at first that this meant God is the God of Himself, but that really didn’t make any sense. Or does it? Hope I didn’t mess your minds up too bad, for God is not the author of confusion.
Luke 1:17 “And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias”
Matthew 17:11-12 (KJV)
[SUP]11 [/SUP]And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
[SUP]12 [/SUP]But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
John 1:19-21 (KJV)
[SUP]19 [/SUP]And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
[SUP]20 [/SUP]And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
[SUP]21 [/SUP]And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
My findings are too long to put all the information I have found on one post, so I will just leave you (the reader) with the question I have had for years. I have an answer now, and can understand much better, but because I’m such a rotten person I will leave my explanations for a later post. That’s really dirty, ain’t it? Anyway, here is the start in comparing scriptures.
Luke 1:13-17 (KJV)
[SUP]13 [/SUP]But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
[SUP]14 [/SUP]And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
[SUP]15 [/SUP]For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Malachi 4:5-6 (KJV)
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Malachi 4:5-6 (CJB)
5 Look, I will send to you Eliyahu the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible Day of ADONAI.
6 He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers; otherwise I will come and strike the land with complete destruction."
Mark 9:11-13 (KJV)
[SUP]11 [/SUP]And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
[SUP]12 [/SUP]And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
The answer to what was confusing to me, is in the meaning of the name “Elijah.” I’ll give you a hint. In summary, it means God in action, or the “God of Jehovah.” I thought at first that this meant God is the God of Himself, but that really didn’t make any sense. Or does it? Hope I didn’t mess your minds up too bad, for God is not the author of confusion.
Luke 1:17 “And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias”
Elijah means “*God of Jehovah.” The definition is given in Strong’s concordance. I had to question that, and then I read this scripture.
Exodus 6:3 (KJV)
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Then I thought that this meant the Lord over Jehovah. So I remembered that there are many attributes concerning Jehovah, so I started taking what I knew and studying the attributes to see how it related to John the Baptist. Here’s what I found.
Yehovah (Jehovah) means self existent. (Strongs 3068, from the word hayah)
Hayah is a related word to Jehovah meaning to exist, denoting action, meaning “come to pass” or “continue to happen” (Strongs 1961)
Now keeping this in mind, there are several references, in the Bible, connected with the name Jehovah. The added Hebrew words to Jehovah are the actions of God’s motivation, with whatever the situation may require, accordingly. So lets start with the word “Jehovahjireh.”
Yehovah yireh is to “see” related to Mount Moriah (where Golgotha is located) as we read these next verses.
Genesis 22:2 (KJV)
[SUP]2 [/SUP]And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. Genesis 22:14 (KJV)
[SUP]14 [/SUP]And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Yehovah nicciy (3071) is a banner for the battle at hand.
Exodus 17:15-16 (KJV)
[SUP]15 [/SUP]And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
[SUP]16 [/SUP]For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Yehovah tsidqenuw (3072) our right, or our righteousness - a symbolical epithet of the Messiah and of Jesus. It is also related to the name “Melchizedek” and the city of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 23:6 (KJV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP]In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Jeremiah 33:16 (KJV)
[SUP]16 [/SUP]In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
Jeremiah 33:16 (CJB) When those days come, Y'hudah will be saved, Yerushalayim will live in safety, and the name given to her will be ADONAI Tzidkenu [ADONAI our Righteousness]."
tsedeq (6664) is a related word to tsidqenuw, or tzidkenu meaning the right way or the equity thereof.
Compare this with the name Malkiy Tsedeq (Melchizedek) meaning King of right and/or equity. See Genesis 14:18 and one will also see that Melchizedek was the king of Salem, later known as Jerusalem. This comparison is important, for the next word I present defines shalom, or shalem in summary. Yeru in the name Yerushalem means teach. Shalem is a complete shalom as we will see in the description following. Therefore Jerusalem means to teach complete peace.
yehovah shalowm (3073) meaning peace
Judges 6:23-24 (KJV)
[SUP]23 [/SUP]And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
[SUP]24 [/SUP]Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
yehovah shammah (3074) meaning thither or time of appearing as then, here, and there. Breaking it down even further, “sham” is indicating the transfer to time, and “ah” meaning the source of stability, and power. Therefore, “shammah” is described as the power of God appearing at the appropriate time.
Ezekiel 48:35 (KJV)
[SUP]35 [/SUP]It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
Ezekiel 48:35 (CJB) “The perimeter of [the city] will be just under six [miles] long. And from that day on the name of the city will be ADONAI Shamah [ADONAI is there].”
With the above explanations we discern that………..
*God is the power of Jehovah that continues to happen at exactly the right time.
He is the strength of what is seen with the Spiritual eyes.
He is the banner that goes forth and the power that gives us the capability to
conquer.
He is the motivation of righteousness, equity.
He gives us the instruction according to His perfect will.
He is the source of power, and the Prince of Complete Peace.
Elijah, and John exemplified these attributes, both delivering the exhortations from God accordingly. That’s why they are compared as being the same. Not the same person, but the same in manifesting the same message from God. There are more definitions of Jehovah. I addressed about half of them.
Exodus 6:3 (KJV)
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Then I thought that this meant the Lord over Jehovah. So I remembered that there are many attributes concerning Jehovah, so I started taking what I knew and studying the attributes to see how it related to John the Baptist. Here’s what I found.
Yehovah (Jehovah) means self existent. (Strongs 3068, from the word hayah)
Hayah is a related word to Jehovah meaning to exist, denoting action, meaning “come to pass” or “continue to happen” (Strongs 1961)
Now keeping this in mind, there are several references, in the Bible, connected with the name Jehovah. The added Hebrew words to Jehovah are the actions of God’s motivation, with whatever the situation may require, accordingly. So lets start with the word “Jehovahjireh.”
Yehovah yireh is to “see” related to Mount Moriah (where Golgotha is located) as we read these next verses.
Genesis 22:2 (KJV)
[SUP]2 [/SUP]And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. Genesis 22:14 (KJV)
[SUP]14 [/SUP]And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Yehovah nicciy (3071) is a banner for the battle at hand.
Exodus 17:15-16 (KJV)
[SUP]15 [/SUP]And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
[SUP]16 [/SUP]For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Yehovah tsidqenuw (3072) our right, or our righteousness - a symbolical epithet of the Messiah and of Jesus. It is also related to the name “Melchizedek” and the city of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 23:6 (KJV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP]In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Jeremiah 33:16 (KJV)
[SUP]16 [/SUP]In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
Jeremiah 33:16 (CJB) When those days come, Y'hudah will be saved, Yerushalayim will live in safety, and the name given to her will be ADONAI Tzidkenu [ADONAI our Righteousness]."
tsedeq (6664) is a related word to tsidqenuw, or tzidkenu meaning the right way or the equity thereof.
Compare this with the name Malkiy Tsedeq (Melchizedek) meaning King of right and/or equity. See Genesis 14:18 and one will also see that Melchizedek was the king of Salem, later known as Jerusalem. This comparison is important, for the next word I present defines shalom, or shalem in summary. Yeru in the name Yerushalem means teach. Shalem is a complete shalom as we will see in the description following. Therefore Jerusalem means to teach complete peace.
yehovah shalowm (3073) meaning peace
Judges 6:23-24 (KJV)
[SUP]23 [/SUP]And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
[SUP]24 [/SUP]Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
yehovah shammah (3074) meaning thither or time of appearing as then, here, and there. Breaking it down even further, “sham” is indicating the transfer to time, and “ah” meaning the source of stability, and power. Therefore, “shammah” is described as the power of God appearing at the appropriate time.
Ezekiel 48:35 (KJV)
[SUP]35 [/SUP]It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
Ezekiel 48:35 (CJB) “The perimeter of [the city] will be just under six [miles] long. And from that day on the name of the city will be ADONAI Shamah [ADONAI is there].”
With the above explanations we discern that………..
*God is the power of Jehovah that continues to happen at exactly the right time.
He is the strength of what is seen with the Spiritual eyes.
He is the banner that goes forth and the power that gives us the capability to
conquer.
He is the motivation of righteousness, equity.
He gives us the instruction according to His perfect will.
He is the source of power, and the Prince of Complete Peace.
Elijah, and John exemplified these attributes, both delivering the exhortations from God accordingly. That’s why they are compared as being the same. Not the same person, but the same in manifesting the same message from God. There are more definitions of Jehovah. I addressed about half of them.
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Genesis 17:15-16 (KJV)
[SUP]15 [/SUP]And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
8297=Sarai= dominative, and maintainer, saw-rah-ee. “Yad” is the 10[SUP]th[/SUP] letter in the Hebrew alphabet, pronounced “ee.” It represents a hard working person that gives, and maintains recourses, describing “Sari” as a good wife, mindful of Abram’s needs. The priority of “works.”
8283=Sarah=to prevail, to strong and free, a mistress, as a lady princess, a queen, saw-rah. If you will notice, the “ee” no longer applies to the new name that God gave to Sarah. “Hey” is the 5[SUP]th[/SUP] letter in the Hebrew alphabet, pronounced “ah” (as in halleluiah). It represents revelation of being given something obvious, as in this case a “blessing” as the priority.
Many people have had questions in this forum about being able to give birth to a child relating it to a confirmation of salvation. I would heartily disagree with that thought because it comes from what I perceive as a carnal mind. One must understand that it has everything to do with the New Testament church, having a new name to conceive people into a new birth via Jesus Christ. It is the church that is the bride of Christ. Paul claims this concept as a “mystery”. See Ephesians 5:21-33
Here is the way it was with Hannah, the mother of Samuel.
1 Samuel 1:9-11 (KJV)
[SUP]9 [/SUP]So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
[SUP]10 [/SUP]And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
1 Samuel 2:1 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
Here is the way it was with Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Luke 1:45-48 (KJV)
[SUP]45 [/SUP]And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
[SUP]46 [/SUP]And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
[SUP]47 [/SUP]And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
[SUP]48 [/SUP]For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
And Mary glorifies the purpose and actions of the “God of Jehovah”. (see the previous post)
Luke 1:49 (KJV)
[SUP]49 [/SUP]For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
Psalm 111:9 (KJV)
[SUP]9 [/SUP]He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name
Luke 1:50 (KJV)
[SUP]50 [/SUP]And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Psalm 103:17 (KJV)
[SUP]17 [/SUP]But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
Compare the scriptures and see that God’s divine plan has been intact and not changed since the beginning of time. The foundation of the Old Testament is still intact for the New Testament to have substantial support.
John 1:1 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Romans 3:27 (KJV)
[SUP]27 [/SUP]Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
Works by itself doesn’t make it, but claiming faith in Christ without works means nothing either. Remember God’s blessings and the difference between “Sari” and “Sarah”.
James 2:17 (KJV)
[SUP]17 [/SUP]Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Genesis 17:15-16 (KJV)
[SUP]15 [/SUP]And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
8297=Sarai= dominative, and maintainer, saw-rah-ee. “Yad” is the 10[SUP]th[/SUP] letter in the Hebrew alphabet, pronounced “ee.” It represents a hard working person that gives, and maintains recourses, describing “Sari” as a good wife, mindful of Abram’s needs. The priority of “works.”
8283=Sarah=to prevail, to strong and free, a mistress, as a lady princess, a queen, saw-rah. If you will notice, the “ee” no longer applies to the new name that God gave to Sarah. “Hey” is the 5[SUP]th[/SUP] letter in the Hebrew alphabet, pronounced “ah” (as in halleluiah). It represents revelation of being given something obvious, as in this case a “blessing” as the priority.
Many people have had questions in this forum about being able to give birth to a child relating it to a confirmation of salvation. I would heartily disagree with that thought because it comes from what I perceive as a carnal mind. One must understand that it has everything to do with the New Testament church, having a new name to conceive people into a new birth via Jesus Christ. It is the church that is the bride of Christ. Paul claims this concept as a “mystery”. See Ephesians 5:21-33
Here is the way it was with Hannah, the mother of Samuel.
1 Samuel 1:9-11 (KJV)
[SUP]9 [/SUP]So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
[SUP]10 [/SUP]And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
1 Samuel 2:1 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
Here is the way it was with Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Luke 1:45-48 (KJV)
[SUP]45 [/SUP]And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
[SUP]46 [/SUP]And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
[SUP]47 [/SUP]And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
[SUP]48 [/SUP]For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
And Mary glorifies the purpose and actions of the “God of Jehovah”. (see the previous post)
Luke 1:49 (KJV)
[SUP]49 [/SUP]For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
Psalm 111:9 (KJV)
[SUP]9 [/SUP]He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name
Luke 1:50 (KJV)
[SUP]50 [/SUP]And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Psalm 103:17 (KJV)
[SUP]17 [/SUP]But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
Compare the scriptures and see that God’s divine plan has been intact and not changed since the beginning of time. The foundation of the Old Testament is still intact for the New Testament to have substantial support.
John 1:1 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Romans 3:27 (KJV)
[SUP]27 [/SUP]Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
Works by itself doesn’t make it, but claiming faith in Christ without works means nothing either. Remember God’s blessings and the difference between “Sari” and “Sarah”.
James 2:17 (KJV)
[SUP]17 [/SUP]Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
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Luke 2:21-23 (KJV)
[SUP]21 [/SUP]And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, (Joshua in Hebrew) which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
[SUP]22 [/SUP]And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
[SUP]23 [/SUP](As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord
Exodus 13:2a (KJV)
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel
Leviticus 9:1-2 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
[SUP]2 [/SUP]And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
Leviticus 12:1-3 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
Deuteronomy 30:6 (KJV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Take special note that to love the Lord as He commands, the heart is circumcised to make it possible to love Him according to the commandment given.
See Deuteronomy 6:1-6
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Luke 2:24 (KJV)
[SUP]24 [/SUP]And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
It is interesting to know that Dove and Jonah are the same Hebrew word. I invite you to use the concordance, because there is more information than what I present at this time.
#3124=jonah=Yonah, as in the name
#3123=pigeon in Leviticus=yownah, as in the attribute relating to warmth, also the effervesce of wine that is fermented.
#1469=young pigeon in the book of Genesis =gowzal, one that hasn’t developed feathers yet
#8449=turtledove=towr, as a term of endearment
There is much more investigation that can be done concerning this, but I just wanted to bring it up because I thought it quite interesting. What does come to mind, and I think is beautiful, is that repentance is the cohesiveness of the dove and Jonah. If there are others who have more information about the Spiritual connection between Jonah, the dove, and the wine, please post it. I am eager to learn more, and I’m sure there is more.
[SUP]21 [/SUP]And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, (Joshua in Hebrew) which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
[SUP]22 [/SUP]And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
[SUP]23 [/SUP](As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord
Exodus 13:2a (KJV)
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel
Leviticus 9:1-2 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
[SUP]2 [/SUP]And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
Leviticus 12:1-3 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
Deuteronomy 30:6 (KJV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Take special note that to love the Lord as He commands, the heart is circumcised to make it possible to love Him according to the commandment given.
See Deuteronomy 6:1-6
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Luke 2:24 (KJV)
[SUP]24 [/SUP]And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
It is interesting to know that Dove and Jonah are the same Hebrew word. I invite you to use the concordance, because there is more information than what I present at this time.
#3124=jonah=Yonah, as in the name
#3123=pigeon in Leviticus=yownah, as in the attribute relating to warmth, also the effervesce of wine that is fermented.
#1469=young pigeon in the book of Genesis =gowzal, one that hasn’t developed feathers yet
#8449=turtledove=towr, as a term of endearment
There is much more investigation that can be done concerning this, but I just wanted to bring it up because I thought it quite interesting. What does come to mind, and I think is beautiful, is that repentance is the cohesiveness of the dove and Jonah. If there are others who have more information about the Spiritual connection between Jonah, the dove, and the wine, please post it. I am eager to learn more, and I’m sure there is more.
Luke 3:2-6 (KJV)
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
[SUP]4 [/SUP]As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Isaiah 40:3-5 (KJV)
[SUP]3 [/SUP]The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
[SUP]5 [/SUP]And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
[SUP]4 [/SUP]As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Isaiah 40:3-5 (KJV)
[SUP]3 [/SUP]The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
[SUP]5 [/SUP]And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
As Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, we can expect to be temped likewise. Indeed we can, and we are more vulnerable, especially when we claim to be a child of God through Jesus Christ. If Satan can do this to Jesus, what can he do to us?
Luke 4:3-4 (KJV)
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Deuteronomy 8:3 (KJV)
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
This is a learning opportunity. Satan doesn’t want us to think that all of what has come out of the mouth of God is still relevant for today. Think about the cliché and statements that say the law is past, it’s fulfilled, or Jesus did away with that, or love is the fulfilling of the law, and that’s all there is to it, etc. These things are said to achieve comfort in self-justification. They will say that the Spirit teaches all things, and we no longer are under the law. Manna, was food, and the law is equated with food. I heard that it was really sweet, and was a completely balanced diet.
Luke 4:7-8 (KJV)
[SUP]7 [/SUP]If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Deuteronomy 6:12-13 (KJV)
[SUP]12 [/SUP]Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
So then we are temped with the distortion of what fearing the Lord really means. Scripture is used like, even though I walk in the shadow of death I will not fear, and this is true, but is skews the point of fearing the Lord. We will use scripture like, perfect love casts out fear, and this is also true, but it also distorts the real meaning of the fear of the Lord because it’s in the wrong context. Fear the Lord enough to do everything you can to understand where you stand in His sight. How are we to do this except to know the truth in ALL of what He says?
Hebrews 4:1 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Luke 4:3-4 (KJV)
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Deuteronomy 8:3 (KJV)
[SUP]3 [/SUP]And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
This is a learning opportunity. Satan doesn’t want us to think that all of what has come out of the mouth of God is still relevant for today. Think about the cliché and statements that say the law is past, it’s fulfilled, or Jesus did away with that, or love is the fulfilling of the law, and that’s all there is to it, etc. These things are said to achieve comfort in self-justification. They will say that the Spirit teaches all things, and we no longer are under the law. Manna, was food, and the law is equated with food. I heard that it was really sweet, and was a completely balanced diet.
Luke 4:7-8 (KJV)
[SUP]7 [/SUP]If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Deuteronomy 6:12-13 (KJV)
[SUP]12 [/SUP]Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
So then we are temped with the distortion of what fearing the Lord really means. Scripture is used like, even though I walk in the shadow of death I will not fear, and this is true, but is skews the point of fearing the Lord. We will use scripture like, perfect love casts out fear, and this is also true, but it also distorts the real meaning of the fear of the Lord because it’s in the wrong context. Fear the Lord enough to do everything you can to understand where you stand in His sight. How are we to do this except to know the truth in ALL of what He says?
Hebrews 4:1 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
L
Good message Just-me,
Jesus answered each temptation with the word, (His word.) Most definitely a great example for all of us, and another reason to be in the word prayerfully studying, so that we can answer too.
The fear of the Lord is an great topic too!
One of the passages that stood out at me early on in my own studies is this:
Exodus 20:19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Exodus 20:20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. (KJV)
Exodus 20:20 Moshe answered the people, "Don't be afraid, because God has come only to test you and make you fear him, so that you won't commit sins." (CJB)
That is an interesting verse, don't fear even though there is fear....the fear that keeps a person from sinning.
There are so many examples in the bible about the fear of God.
I've heard some say that the fear of the Lord is reverence, but I believe it's more than that.
In the account of Moses at the burning bush, it says:
Exodus 3:6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
Hebrews 12:21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake)
This also brings to mind Elijah when he hid in the cave on the mountain. He was afraid . (1 Kings 19)
1 Kings 19:10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
The example of Elijah goes along with these passages:
Psalms 118:6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Hebrews 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Some other examples of the "fear of the LORD" in the scriptures would be Isaiah,
Isaiah 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
In the presence of God, no unrepentant sin is hidden, not even from us. I know that God knows our hearts, but in His presence, as with Isaiah, all of these things would be very evident to us like a light suddenly shining in a dark room.
Even so, like Isaiah when he feared and confessed, "Woe is me, I am a man of unclean lips":
Isaiah 6:6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
Isaiah 6:7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
Even the disciples when Jesus calmed the sea:
Mark 4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Interestingly, Jesus asked them just before that response:
Mark 4:40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
There are many more examples of different kinds of "fear" in the scriptures. I'll end this message here and encourage others to study it out if you haven't already done so.
Jesus answered each temptation with the word, (His word.) Most definitely a great example for all of us, and another reason to be in the word prayerfully studying, so that we can answer too.
The fear of the Lord is an great topic too!
One of the passages that stood out at me early on in my own studies is this:
Exodus 20:19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Exodus 20:20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. (KJV)
Exodus 20:20 Moshe answered the people, "Don't be afraid, because God has come only to test you and make you fear him, so that you won't commit sins." (CJB)
That is an interesting verse, don't fear even though there is fear....the fear that keeps a person from sinning.
There are so many examples in the bible about the fear of God.
I've heard some say that the fear of the Lord is reverence, but I believe it's more than that.
In the account of Moses at the burning bush, it says:
Exodus 3:6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
Hebrews 12:21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake)
This also brings to mind Elijah when he hid in the cave on the mountain. He was afraid . (1 Kings 19)
1 Kings 19:10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
The example of Elijah goes along with these passages:
Psalms 118:6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Hebrews 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Some other examples of the "fear of the LORD" in the scriptures would be Isaiah,
Isaiah 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
In the presence of God, no unrepentant sin is hidden, not even from us. I know that God knows our hearts, but in His presence, as with Isaiah, all of these things would be very evident to us like a light suddenly shining in a dark room.
Even so, like Isaiah when he feared and confessed, "Woe is me, I am a man of unclean lips":
Isaiah 6:6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
Isaiah 6:7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
Even the disciples when Jesus calmed the sea:
Mark 4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Interestingly, Jesus asked them just before that response:
Mark 4:40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
There are many more examples of different kinds of "fear" in the scriptures. I'll end this message here and encourage others to study it out if you haven't already done so.
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Luke 4:9-11 (KJV)
[SUP]9 [/SUP]And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
[SUP]10 [/SUP]For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
[SUP]11 [/SUP]And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Psalm 91:11-12 (KJV)
[SUP]11 [/SUP]For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
[SUP]12 [/SUP]They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Luke 4:12 (KJV)
[SUP]12 [/SUP]And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Deuteronomy 6:16a (KJV)
[SUP]16 [/SUP]Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God,
With all this said, what does it mean to tempt God? Could it be that we have succumbed to the temptation of Satan, and truly believe deep inside, that because we are blessed, and God is merciful, that we really don’t need to be that conscious of our actions? We may say to ourselves in so many ways, “Oh, that’s OK, God will forgive me”, and then keep on with what we want, with an uncaring heart toward God.
Luke 23:31 (KJV)
[SUP]31 [/SUP]For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
So how do we overcome except to live by ALL the words that God has spoken, not just the ones that make us feel good?
Ezekiel 17:24 (KJV)
[SUP]24 [/SUP]And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
To be high-minded just because we are His child, is a BIG mistake!
[SUP]9 [/SUP]And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
[SUP]10 [/SUP]For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
[SUP]11 [/SUP]And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Psalm 91:11-12 (KJV)
[SUP]11 [/SUP]For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
[SUP]12 [/SUP]They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Luke 4:12 (KJV)
[SUP]12 [/SUP]And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Deuteronomy 6:16a (KJV)
[SUP]16 [/SUP]Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God,
With all this said, what does it mean to tempt God? Could it be that we have succumbed to the temptation of Satan, and truly believe deep inside, that because we are blessed, and God is merciful, that we really don’t need to be that conscious of our actions? We may say to ourselves in so many ways, “Oh, that’s OK, God will forgive me”, and then keep on with what we want, with an uncaring heart toward God.
Luke 23:31 (KJV)
[SUP]31 [/SUP]For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
So how do we overcome except to live by ALL the words that God has spoken, not just the ones that make us feel good?
Ezekiel 17:24 (KJV)
[SUP]24 [/SUP]And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
To be high-minded just because we are His child, is a BIG mistake!
L
There's an account in 1 Kings Ch. 13, where God sends a man into a city to prophesy. He tells the man to go in one way, and leave in a different direction from which he came, and to not eat or drink anything while he is there.
So the man goes and does as the Lord says, and he prophesies.
The King asks him to come to his home to refresh himself.
The man responds with:
8 But the man of God replied to the king, "Even if you give me half your household, I will not accept your hospitality; nor will I eat food or drink water in this place.
9 For this is the order I received through the word of ADONAI: 'Don't eat food or drink water, and don't return by the road you took when you came.
He believed God and was obedient, at this point...
So the man leaves and as he's going out in a different direction, another man, a "prophet," from that city goes out to find him. When he finds the man he invites him to his home to eat.
The man again responds with what the Lord's instruction, not to eat or drink anything in that place.
But the Prophet responds:
18 The other said to him, "I too am a prophet, just like you; and an angel spoke to me by the word of ADONAI and said, 'Bring him back with you to your house, so that he can eat food and drink water.'" But he was lying to him.
So this man took this prophets word above God's word, and he went to his home and ate with him. The man ends up dying because he believed this prophet above God.
This is such a great biblical example of why we need to listen to God above man in all instances. Everything must be checked with scriptures. Regardless of how well accepted a doctrine is, we need to go to God for all of our answers.
Jesus said that "man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."
Anyone that says otherwise, is mistaken.
Psalms 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
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Luke 12:49-53 (KJV)
[SUP]49 [/SUP]I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
[SUP]50 [/SUP]But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
[SUP]51 [/SUP]Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
[SUP]52 [/SUP]For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
[SUP]53 [/SUP]The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Micah 7:2-6 (KJV)
[SUP]2 [/SUP]The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
[SUP]6 [/SUP]For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
I thought that I might expound on this one, but thought better of it as I was thinking about it. Looking at the way the world is today, and the legislation against family values, and social values, is it any wonder that Christian values are so despised? Yes, for sure, Jesus came to separate the corrupt from the righteous, and I dare say that it isn’t the way I expected those scriptures to be fulfilled, much to my chagrin. Nevertheless, it is the way God wants it through Christ Jesus, and I have to accept it, and trust that it is a perfect way. We see it before our very eyes that this is true, even in the ranks of the church, fighting about doctrinal differences. What a shame, but that’s what Jesus was supposed to accomplish to prove the truth even though some, even in the church, are divided. I am saddened yet hopeful that the outcome will be the right one. I ask that you look into the mindset of Machiavelli, a master of deception for his own pre-eminence. I see this in a very large perspective, politicians striving to be re-elected, demanding one’s own selfish desires, even if it means having to adhere to corruption and still knowing it’s wrong.
11 surprisingly apt lessons from Machiavelli's The Prince - The Week
Deuteronomy 30:19 (KJV)
[SUP]19 [/SUP]I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
[SUP]15 [/SUP]And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
[SUP]49 [/SUP]I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
[SUP]50 [/SUP]But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
[SUP]51 [/SUP]Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
[SUP]52 [/SUP]For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
[SUP]53 [/SUP]The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Micah 7:2-6 (KJV)
[SUP]2 [/SUP]The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
[SUP]6 [/SUP]For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
I thought that I might expound on this one, but thought better of it as I was thinking about it. Looking at the way the world is today, and the legislation against family values, and social values, is it any wonder that Christian values are so despised? Yes, for sure, Jesus came to separate the corrupt from the righteous, and I dare say that it isn’t the way I expected those scriptures to be fulfilled, much to my chagrin. Nevertheless, it is the way God wants it through Christ Jesus, and I have to accept it, and trust that it is a perfect way. We see it before our very eyes that this is true, even in the ranks of the church, fighting about doctrinal differences. What a shame, but that’s what Jesus was supposed to accomplish to prove the truth even though some, even in the church, are divided. I am saddened yet hopeful that the outcome will be the right one. I ask that you look into the mindset of Machiavelli, a master of deception for his own pre-eminence. I see this in a very large perspective, politicians striving to be re-elected, demanding one’s own selfish desires, even if it means having to adhere to corruption and still knowing it’s wrong.
11 surprisingly apt lessons from Machiavelli's The Prince - The Week
Deuteronomy 30:19 (KJV)
[SUP]19 [/SUP]I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
[SUP]15 [/SUP]And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Luke 23:26-30 (KJV)
[SUP]26 [/SUP]And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
[SUP]27 [/SUP]And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
[SUP]28 [/SUP]But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
[SUP]29 [/SUP]For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Hosea 10:8 (KJV)
[SUP]8 [/SUP]The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
Revelation 6:15-17 (KJV)
[SUP]15 [/SUP]And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
[SUP]17 [/SUP]For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
These scriptures are good comparisons of prophecy in relation including the book of Revelation that leads us to understand more about the far-reaching effects endured on the cross by our Lord. During the time of the great tribulation people who don’t have children will be coveted, because of the torment. The people who haven’t truly been saved from their iniquity will do anything to hide from the wrath of God, even wanting to die in a landslide.
[SUP]26 [/SUP]And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
[SUP]27 [/SUP]And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
[SUP]28 [/SUP]But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
[SUP]29 [/SUP]For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Hosea 10:8 (KJV)
[SUP]8 [/SUP]The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
Revelation 6:15-17 (KJV)
[SUP]15 [/SUP]And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
[SUP]17 [/SUP]For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
These scriptures are good comparisons of prophecy in relation including the book of Revelation that leads us to understand more about the far-reaching effects endured on the cross by our Lord. During the time of the great tribulation people who don’t have children will be coveted, because of the torment. The people who haven’t truly been saved from their iniquity will do anything to hide from the wrath of God, even wanting to die in a landslide.
Luke 23:34 (KJV)
[SUP]34 [/SUP]Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Psalm 22:18 (KJV)
[SUP]18 [/SUP]They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
Luke 23: 35 (KJV) [SUP]35 [/SUP]And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
Psalm 22:7-8 (KJV)
[SUP]7 [/SUP]All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
[SUP]8 [/SUP]He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
As we can see that David received prophesies about his descendant Jesus the Christ (Messiah) and it is clear from former posts, that because of so may authors of the Bible proclaiming the facts that were eventually to come to pass, that God’s work would be finished through Christ Jesus. Now, it is our turn to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, and present ourselves as a living sacrifice. In the Levitical law, members of the congregation were also to bring their sacrifice to the temple so the priest could make atonement for them.
It is also interesting to take note of one subtle difference between the Old Testament, and the New Testament concerning the forgiveness of sins. In the Levitical Law, Atonement was to cover up as to hide the sin from the presence of God, becasue atonement means to cover.
In James 1:25, and James 2:12, the Law of liberty is introduced. It is defined by the sacrifice for the “remission” of sins. Carnal thoughts, with its fleshly desires, are in remission through Christ, and are being depleted, and destroyed (burned up) through our repentance and confession. Our sins are covered and our carnality is in remission.
I always liked it when people said to me, “I gotcha covered” or “You’re covered.”
Romans 5:10-11 (KJV)
[SUP]10 [/SUP]For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
Matthew 26:27-28 (KJV)
[SUP]27 [/SUP]And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
[SUP]28 [/SUP]For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
We have a High Priest who will never die, and has given us the power to conquer, and overcome the fallen state we were all were born into. Henceforth, salvation is a way of life, dying to self every day, by the cross we have been given to bear, through Christ from the tribe of Judah.
Luke 9:22-24 (KJV)
[SUP]22 [/SUP]Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
[SUP]23 [/SUP]And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
[SUP]24 [/SUP]For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
AMEN
[SUP]34 [/SUP]Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Psalm 22:18 (KJV)
[SUP]18 [/SUP]They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
Luke 23: 35 (KJV) [SUP]35 [/SUP]And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
Psalm 22:7-8 (KJV)
[SUP]7 [/SUP]All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
[SUP]8 [/SUP]He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
As we can see that David received prophesies about his descendant Jesus the Christ (Messiah) and it is clear from former posts, that because of so may authors of the Bible proclaiming the facts that were eventually to come to pass, that God’s work would be finished through Christ Jesus. Now, it is our turn to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, and present ourselves as a living sacrifice. In the Levitical law, members of the congregation were also to bring their sacrifice to the temple so the priest could make atonement for them.
It is also interesting to take note of one subtle difference between the Old Testament, and the New Testament concerning the forgiveness of sins. In the Levitical Law, Atonement was to cover up as to hide the sin from the presence of God, becasue atonement means to cover.
In James 1:25, and James 2:12, the Law of liberty is introduced. It is defined by the sacrifice for the “remission” of sins. Carnal thoughts, with its fleshly desires, are in remission through Christ, and are being depleted, and destroyed (burned up) through our repentance and confession. Our sins are covered and our carnality is in remission.
I always liked it when people said to me, “I gotcha covered” or “You’re covered.”
Romans 5:10-11 (KJV)
[SUP]10 [/SUP]For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
Matthew 26:27-28 (KJV)
[SUP]27 [/SUP]And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
[SUP]28 [/SUP]For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
We have a High Priest who will never die, and has given us the power to conquer, and overcome the fallen state we were all were born into. Henceforth, salvation is a way of life, dying to self every day, by the cross we have been given to bear, through Christ from the tribe of Judah.
Luke 9:22-24 (KJV)
[SUP]22 [/SUP]Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
[SUP]23 [/SUP]And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
[SUP]24 [/SUP]For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
AMEN
Thanks and goes to show us the doorway to new life in the Spirit of God is through the death of Christ for us all that believe and might see life in the Spirit if we put no confidence in the flesh and be dead to it at the death od Christ
[h=3]Philippians 3:1-11[/h]King James Version (KJV)
3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
[SUP]6 [/SUP]Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
[SUP]9 [/SUP]And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
[SUP]10 [/SUP]That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
[SUP]11 [/SUP]If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
[h=3]Philippians 3:1-11[/h]King James Version (KJV)
3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
[SUP]6 [/SUP]Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
[SUP]9 [/SUP]And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
[SUP]10 [/SUP]That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
[SUP]11 [/SUP]If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
Matthew 27:33-34 (KJV)
[SUP]33 [/SUP]And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
[SUP]34 [/SUP]They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
Greek=vinegar 3690=swift, rapid sour wine “oxos”
As I contemplated this scripture, and started to investigate why Jesus didn’t drink the vinegar at the start of Him being nailed to the cross, I found that the word for vinegar is the same as leaven in three different passages found in the Old Testament. Therefore, to compare these Old Testament relationships with the leaven found in the New Testament, I will quote three verses in 1 Corinthians that would apply.
1 Corinthians 5:6-8 (KJV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP]Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
[SUP]7 [/SUP]Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
[SUP]8 [/SUP]Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Greek=leaven 2219=fermentation as in boiling up “zume”
Strong’s reference numbers 2556, 2557, 2558 (Hebrew) are all spelled the same way. All referred to making, baking, drinking or eating food or drink made with yeast. The last letter in this Hebrew word for “leaven” and “vinegar” means “justice.”
Exodus 12:19 (KJV) Strong’s 2556, the act of consumption of 2557 what is baked
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Seven days shall there be no leaven *(Strong’s 7603) found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened,(Strong’s 2556 defining the phrase) even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
Leviticus 6:16-18 (KJV) Strong’s 2557
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
Hebrew=leaven 2557=ferment, extortion, leaven
Numbers 6:1-3 (KJV) Strong’s 2558
[SUP]1 [/SUP]And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:
[SUP]3 [/SUP]He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
Hebrew=vinegar 2558=referring to 2556= pungent, fermented, harsh, leavened
[SUP]33 [/SUP]And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
[SUP]34 [/SUP]They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
Greek=vinegar 3690=swift, rapid sour wine “oxos”
As I contemplated this scripture, and started to investigate why Jesus didn’t drink the vinegar at the start of Him being nailed to the cross, I found that the word for vinegar is the same as leaven in three different passages found in the Old Testament. Therefore, to compare these Old Testament relationships with the leaven found in the New Testament, I will quote three verses in 1 Corinthians that would apply.
1 Corinthians 5:6-8 (KJV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP]Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
[SUP]7 [/SUP]Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
[SUP]8 [/SUP]Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Greek=leaven 2219=fermentation as in boiling up “zume”
Strong’s reference numbers 2556, 2557, 2558 (Hebrew) are all spelled the same way. All referred to making, baking, drinking or eating food or drink made with yeast. The last letter in this Hebrew word for “leaven” and “vinegar” means “justice.”
Exodus 12:19 (KJV) Strong’s 2556, the act of consumption of 2557 what is baked
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Seven days shall there be no leaven *(Strong’s 7603) found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened,(Strong’s 2556 defining the phrase) even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
Leviticus 6:16-18 (KJV) Strong’s 2557
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
Hebrew=leaven 2557=ferment, extortion, leaven
Numbers 6:1-3 (KJV) Strong’s 2558
[SUP]1 [/SUP]And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:
[SUP]3 [/SUP]He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
Hebrew=vinegar 2558=referring to 2556= pungent, fermented, harsh, leavened