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“What the OT Prophets had at that time were the TYPES and SHADOWS that all pointed to the one true Redeemer”
well No that’s what we have in scripture
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
Genesis 1:1 KJV
That actually happened brother the earth we dwell On was created by God.
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;
and man became a living soul.”
Genesis 2:7 KJV
This actually happened God created mans body and breathed the spirit of life into man and man became a living soul
What I’m saying is this is Jesus but he’s hidden in the scriptures we have
“And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?”
Genesis 3:8-9 KJV
it’s not that Jesus wasn’t always The lord it’s that Moses five books have a veil over them and he’s hidden
What I’m saying is now that we have the gospel we can view that like this knowing his name
“Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.”
John 20:27-29
In the ot when you have a reference to the Lord God , your talking about Jesus but it’s intentionally hiding his name and doctrine until the appointed time of redemption
See this is how Abraham related to God
“And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; and he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, and said, My Lord, ( as addressing one )
if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
…. And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. ( speaking as one )
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
And the LORD said, ( as of one ) Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now,( as of one ) and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. And the men turned their faces( as of two ) from thence, and went toward Sodom:
but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. ( one )And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
….And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.”
Genesis 18:1-3, 9-10, 16-17, 20-23, 33 KJV
See we’re talking about before God chose Moses four hundred years after this time the only way for Israel to relate to God is through Moses and his law because they requested it
before that you have Abraham’s relationship with Jesus but it’s not written about for us until you hear the gospel Enoch , Noah , Moses , Elijah , David they all believed in Jesus thousands of years before he came because God said it was going to happen
We believe two thousand years after because God said it would happen
Jesus is the creator those things just aren’t there to teach us the gospel it’s a record of mankind’s relationship with God and why we need salvation
enoch walked with Jesus He did this
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.”
John 8:51 KJV
It’s just that we don’t ever hear what he believed because it’s hidden we only see that they called upon his name , we’re upright and obedient men faithful and preached about righteousness ( which is the gospel ) they walked with him and were translated
enoch , Noah Abraham all were approved of God and are elders of his eternal kingdom
well No that’s what we have in scripture
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
Genesis 1:1 KJV
That actually happened brother the earth we dwell On was created by God.
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;
and man became a living soul.”
Genesis 2:7 KJV
This actually happened God created mans body and breathed the spirit of life into man and man became a living soul
What I’m saying is this is Jesus but he’s hidden in the scriptures we have
“And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?”
Genesis 3:8-9 KJV
it’s not that Jesus wasn’t always The lord it’s that Moses five books have a veil over them and he’s hidden
What I’m saying is now that we have the gospel we can view that like this knowing his name
“Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.”
John 20:27-29
In the ot when you have a reference to the Lord God , your talking about Jesus but it’s intentionally hiding his name and doctrine until the appointed time of redemption
See this is how Abraham related to God
“And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; and he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, and said, My Lord, ( as addressing one )
if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
…. And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. ( speaking as one )
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
And the LORD said, ( as of one ) Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now,( as of one ) and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. And the men turned their faces( as of two ) from thence, and went toward Sodom:
but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. ( one )And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
….And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.”
Genesis 18:1-3, 9-10, 16-17, 20-23, 33 KJV
See we’re talking about before God chose Moses four hundred years after this time the only way for Israel to relate to God is through Moses and his law because they requested it
before that you have Abraham’s relationship with Jesus but it’s not written about for us until you hear the gospel Enoch , Noah , Moses , Elijah , David they all believed in Jesus thousands of years before he came because God said it was going to happen
We believe two thousand years after because God said it would happen
Jesus is the creator those things just aren’t there to teach us the gospel it’s a record of mankind’s relationship with God and why we need salvation
enoch walked with Jesus He did this
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.”
John 8:51 KJV
It’s just that we don’t ever hear what he believed because it’s hidden we only see that they called upon his name , we’re upright and obedient men faithful and preached about righteousness ( which is the gospel ) they walked with him and were translated
enoch , Noah Abraham all were approved of God and are elders of his eternal kingdom
The point is.. when we talk about 'the church'
We gotta define what that it is first. It's not enough just to say 'the church needs to address poverty '
Which church?
Every believer.. as an entity can do nothing. It doesn't meet, has no ordinances, commands nothing.
So it would be better to say the churches in this area need to doing such and such..
Or ' every church needs to take a hard look at itself..' etc..
A local church can do much.. and is commissioned to do much by Jesus.
Every believer as an entity is an unwieldy, divided , unassembled mass that would be an absolute nightmare to seek unity in.
We gotta define what that it is first. It's not enough just to say 'the church needs to address poverty '
Which church?
Every believer.. as an entity can do nothing. It doesn't meet, has no ordinances, commands nothing.
So it would be better to say the churches in this area need to doing such and such..
Or ' every church needs to take a hard look at itself..' etc..
A local church can do much.. and is commissioned to do much by Jesus.
Every believer as an entity is an unwieldy, divided , unassembled mass that would be an absolute nightmare to seek unity in.
Hebrews 13:14~ This world is not our home...
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.”
Hebrews 11:13-14, 16, 39-40 KJV
“And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 8:11 KJV
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