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Revelation 22:3 - And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
And there shall be no more curse:
In Genesis Chapter 3, Adam and Eve were chased out of the garden because of their sin, so that they would not eat of the tree of life and live forever. So, the curse is removed. But the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
Revelation 22:6 - And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
This is a repeat of Revelation 1:1. The Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. The word shortly in the Greek text (TACHEI) means that when it happens, it happens in a short amount of time. It doesn't mean it's going to happen soon. But when it does happen, it will happen in quickness, a short amount of time.
Revelation 22:7 - Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
The word keeps, and as I have mentioned before, there are several words for to keep. This is not the word to do, or to make. This is the word (TEREO) that is used for to be on guard. And this particular word specifically is to be on guard from being invaded from the outside.
And so, to keep the words of this prophecy is to be on guard, and don't let anything, any influence in this earthly life take you away from the book of Revelation and what its message is. Please keep in mind that the book of Revelation is God's final message to His church. And we'll see that warning in a moment. But the book is called prophecy.
Verses 8 to 11 gives the instructions of the angel:
Revelation 21:27 - And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
And there shall in no wise, literally a Double Negative in the Greek text. It's impossible to enter into it any thing that is defiled, neither any thing that works abomination, or lives a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Notice the two differences. The people who are saved are in the Lamb's book of life. And the people who are not saved, they are not in the Lamb's book of life. Their names were recorded in the book of life (registry of everyone who has been born), but never were they found in the Lamb's book of life!
Revelation 22:1 - And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, again, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal. Again, it's not blue but clear, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Revelation 22:2 - In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side, so you can see that this is symbolic. The tree of life is on both sides of the city street, with the street going right through the middle. So, on either side of the river, there is a tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
The word healing is THERAPUO, which is where we get our word therapeutic from. It represents that in heaven, there will be no pain, no sorrow, no sickness, but it will be a very healthy place to be.
The seventh angel solemnly announces the end of the service. "poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done." 16.17 The service is over' It is done" comes from the throne. So where is this golden altar is situated? It is clear that the firmament is the heaven (Gen.1.8) and the inaugural vision of Ezekiel also gives us intimation the four living creatures could only move along a certain direction."When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went."(Ezek.1.17) This square shall be base for the holy city of God to occupy when we hear the words'It is done' second time. " And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful./And he said unto me, It is done."(Rev.21.5-6)
The apocalyptic battle is fought in mid heaven and the living creatures saw the firmament as terrible crystal over their heads. The new Jerusalem, 'and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass."(21.18)
Finally the destruction of the city is judgment executed by the Son: " And the great city was divided into three parts."(16.19) Compare this with this verse,"And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand:" Judgment is according to the Law of sin and death. So it is expressed in 10s and Seven as a whole number establishes the Word or the Law.
Regarding the return of Jesus, I only see in Scripture that He returns once. As seen in 1 Matthew 24:29-31, Mark 13:24-27, Luke 21:25-28, John 14:3, Acts 1:11, 1 Corinthians 15:51-55, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, Hebrews 9:28, Revelation 1:7, Revelation 6:12-17, Revelation 19:11-21, through Revelation 20:1-6, is the same event when Jesus returns, and it occurs after the tribulation of the beast. My understanding is that there is only one Day of the Lord, and that is when Jesus returns.
Regarding the Messiah, I have never asked a Jew about their understanding of it. What I have previously read about Jewish faith is that one day a charismatic Jewish leader, the anointed of God, a man with the characteristics of God, a direct descendant of the Davidic line, will gather Jews from around the world, and bring them back to the Land of Israel and restore the kingdom ridding them of all oppressors.
That was what they were looking for during the time Jesus was here during His 3.5-year ministry, a human conqueror. The disciples were looking for Him to set up the kingdom; they even asked Him after He was resurrected, Acts 1:6-7. They were looking for what we see will happen in the millennium when Jesus returns to earth.
It was mainly the leaders of Jerusalem who did not see or did not hear, which caused blindness in part to happen to Israel, who rejected Jesus; many accepted Jesus as the Messiah while He was here. The leaders of Jerusalem played a prominent role in turning the crowds against Jesus, and it was the nation of Israel as a whole that rejected Him. And today, most Jews do not believe the Messiah has come.
I know we may not agree, but I hope I answered your question.
God bless,
RLW
"For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us"
Here we shall consider the risen Christ not seated on the right hand of the most High (Heb.1.1-3) ' upholding all things by the word of his power' but as the High Priest. For this purpose we have a golden altar and angel to do the office. In Rev.8.3-5 "And stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne./And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. "And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth." Here the angel is setting forth the divine service of the High Priest as the seven angels with seven trumpets are about to sound." This verse we shall come across before POV in heaven changes so we shall be left with no doubt from whose standpoint we are looking at." In v.1 there is 'silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.' so this' And there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake," tells that Word was God is setting in motion according to the Will of the Father while He has sent his only begotten Son to the world.( Jn 3.16)
Consequently the seven angels with seven vials are stepping in at appropriate points of the divine service. Notice the service closes formally as it began. We have the verse as a book end.(16.18) After Armageddon, "And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done." Earthquakes after this is like the full stop." And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings;' and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth.
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. ( Luke 17:10).
Well; that pretty well sums things up.
If we look at this carefully; we should realize that along with this attitude self flagellation and such once again put us into a religious fervor that can cause us to compete with others and even our own past performance and it becomes a pride issue that we are so humbled and doing so much to rid ourselves of something that still affects us due to our actions!
I am sure some further study can be given here. Surrounding verses show how a servant in an earthly context make sure food is prepared and served; and once consumed by the master of the house then the servant can tend to their own needs wherever they go after their duties are done. There are other verses directed to the Pharisees which clue us in to the warnings about pride and being seated in the bestplaces only to be humbled; so that we should be exalted in taking the lowest places in public gatherings involving a feast as His example.
I can't see how we should treat other believers as second class citizens or unprofitable; as there are too few actually out there fulfilling the Great Commission on any regular basis. Jesus indeed called us "friends" in John 15:14-15. What we see here as I can tell is a warning or rebuke to those who are true servants so that pride doesn't creep in and realizing all we have that is good comes from the Spirit. Thus; the concept of avoiding a "religious" spirit that is not of God. Of course that can relate to service in and outside of church in any capacity. Our whole life is part of ministry and of course if kids see hypocrisy they are the first to bring it up. Saying; "shut up and do as I say because I say so" ain't gonna be too productive; actions speak louder than words but we need both.
Basically we can't entirely dismiss religion as defined being worship of a deity with certain rituals when we are indeed called to have a certain church hierarchy structured of deacons; elders and bishops but we also don't make it the end all where men and their positions are worshipped lest we allow error to creep in because we hold them to a double standard from the average layperson. My other idea was in terms of worship and I used the concept of the Syrophonecian woman asking for her daughter to be delivered of a demon showing her understanding of Jesus as Messiah; contrasted by many others who didn't acknowledge this fact as only the Father can reveal it to us ( Matt. 11:27 and many other like verses).
When it comes to Satan he doesn't hide his light but his light is one of deception. Men through their sin nature usually aren't knowingly worshipping him; a few do but even of them there would be less if he showed his true nature and intention to destroy men. A "religious" spirit represents the version of Christ that assures one of acceptance with a works based mentality. It is what I call the narrowest way you can follow the broad road to destruction; or perhaps more simply the Pharisee in people today. And of course it can be found in all kinds of different flavors; with different religions each having their own nuances.
Playing church; of course no doubt gives the enemy and his minions great glee as desecrating any true house of worship causes the greatest collateral damage.
The Lord remind me about something today.
How important it is for christian ppl to hang around and be together with kind, lovely, care full ppl. Like here on the site.
Love u all in Christ. Psal 37
Psal 37
Yes - that key exists, and it is the key to death and hell, which Jesus took when He conquered death in His resurrection. Revelation 1:18 "I am he who lives; I was put to death, but behold, I am alive for ever and ever, and I have the keys of death and hell."
So! Christ has conquered the power of sin and death, and the keys he holds are not just symbolic of authority, but of liberation - the prison door is open because he has the key.
And so, with the peace of knowing that our prison has already been opened, how important to keep in mind that the key is not lost, and that the last word belongs to the One who lives.
Talking to some brothers and sisters at the weekend.. I noticed some verses that opened my eyes and helped me arrive at this reasoning.
I've followed a study by Chuck Missler of the camp of Israel as they marched through the wilderness.
They also resembled a cross with the Levites in the middle.
Blessings.
Revelation 21:20 - The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
The fifth, sardonyx; red with white stripes.
The sixth, sardius; those are different shades of red.
The seventh, chrysolite; is yellow.
The eighth, beryl; it has shades of green, yellow, and blue mixed.
The ninth, a topaz; this is a yellow/green color.
The tenth, a chrysoprasus; this has a gold tint to it.
The eleventh, a jacinth; it is blue or violet color.
The twelfth, an amethyst. And that is purple.
Revelation 21:21 - And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
So, it's like he saw a transparency there like glass. But he saw gold coming through the streets of the city.
Revelation 21:23 - And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
So, here's the glory of God manifesting Himself throughout this transparent city that is called the bride of Christ.
Revelation 21:24 - And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
Why is that? Because God did that through them. God gave them the glory and honor as leaders and kings.
Revelation 21:26 - And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
Again, that's the glory of God and the work of God that's been done throughout all the nations.
Revelation 21:17 - And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
And he measured the wall thereof, and this would be its thickness, an hundred and forty and four cubits, or 72 yards wide, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. So, the angel is measuring, but it is man's measurements that are given to us.
Revelation 21:18 - And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper:
What's Jasper? It's the diamond. It's the clearest crystal that we just saw. And the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. How can it be gold if it's clear glass? It's because the glory of God is radiating through this crystal like, or transparent glasslike structure. And it comes out in the appearance of gold, like unto clear glass.
Revelation 21:19 - And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones.
And I'm going to share with you the colors, not that it will make any difference to you because you may already have them, but just in case some may not have them.
All manner of precious stones:
The first foundation was jasper; that would be the diamond.
The second, sapphire; that would be blue.
The third, a chalcedony; that's an agate that is blue with colored stripes.
The fourth, an emerald; this is bright green.
Revelation 21:14 - And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
In Ephesians 2:20, Paul tells the Gentiles that we are now one with the Jews who believe, and that we are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone. All of these symbolically represent the works.
I think I previously mentioned that from a Jewish standpoint, that whenever you go in someone's name, it's for that person, and his characteristics. So, when it talks about the twelve foundations being the twelve apostles, all of God's work through the twelve apostles back then, and even now, we're studying from one of the twelve apostles.
All of that work, the work of God, and the people of God are going to make up this great city.
Revelation 21:16 - And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
And the city lies foursquare. Sound familiar, foursquare? Well, the problem is, and we'll see when we get through here, he's either describing a cube, or a pyramid, but not a square.
And the city lies foursquare, or four cornered. And the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs, or 12,000 STADIA'S, 607 feet per STADIA.
12,000 STADIA'S were measuring in each direction 1,380 feet. And each direction, the length and the breadth and the height are all equal.
Revelation 21:11 - Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Having the glory of God: and her light was "like unto."
Remember I told you about those little catch phrases. To him, this is like, or as, using human terms. Like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
The city New Jerusalem is the wife of the Lamb, the body of Christ. It is a city that is clear as crystal. Any colors seen in this city, it's because the glory of God, and we're told this in Chapter 11, the glory of God is in the midst of this city, and the glory of God is radiating out through this crystal-like city.
We have spiritual bodies. So, it's transparent like crystal. And so, all colors that we see are going to be like a prism. When you see light shine through crystal, it comes out in various colors. That's what he's presenting to us here.
Revelation 21:13 - On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
If you ever find time for some in depth study, what he's picturing for us is a top view looking down upon the children of Israel as they traveled through the wilderness, as the tribes camped out around the tabernacle. He's seeing the same thing in the new city Jerusalem, made up in the same way.
Revelation 21:8 - But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
But the fearful (DEILOS), which is the word for coward. But the coward, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers (PORNOIS) which is sexually immoral people, sorcerers, which is the word PHARMAKEA for drugs, idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Now these descriptions are not acts that people commit. These are people, a person who is a coward, a person who is an unbeliever, and whenever you find these adjectives or nouns that describe a person's lifestyle or spiritual condition, it's not what a person does, it's who a person is. They will be cast into the lake of fire, which is the second death.
Verses 9 through 27 gives us the description of New Jerusalem. We just studied about the vision of New Jerusalem coming down from out of heaven. But now we are given some specifics.
Revelation 21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Here, it mentions the bride, the Lamb's wife. That would be the church, all believers!
Revelation 21:10 - And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
And he carried me away in spirit to a great and high mountain. Obviously, this is in the spirit realm because geographically he's still on the island of Patmos. And he showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
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Also, I believe that there will be some but not all who will be saved during these 1,000 years. It is hard to fully comprehend what these 1,000 years will be like, but with Satan bound for the duration, I would have to believe that things are going to seem perfect with Christ here.
But not all will receive Him. There will be many that will still continue to reject Him no matter how great conditions are. And when Satan is loosed after the 1,000 years, they will go right back to serving him. If a person's heart has been completely hardened, they will never surrender their life to Christ.
In our last discussion, I asked and was hoping you would share with me your understanding of who the Jews believe their Messiah is. Before Christ came, they believed in a Messiah and that He would one day come. Who did they believe was their Messiah? If you ask a Jew, they will tell you that God is their Messiah.
I ask this because you had mentioned that Jesus became the Messiah at His baptism which I believe He was the Messiah that they were expecting to come. So, if Jesus became the Messiah at His baptism, would He not be God, the Messiah the Jews rejected? There can only be one Messiah (God) who the Jews were expecting to come, and from what you were telling me in our last discussion, the Messiah was here. If this is one you choose not to answer, I understand.
Well brother, I do thank you for the questions and as always, I enjoy our conversations. I don't think we are going to come to an agreement on this, but I am open to continue this discussion as time permits.
Many blessings to you in Christ Jesus!
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It is not my belief that the first resurrection is when Jesus returns to the earth. That doesn't seem to fit. My understanding is that Jesus' return to the earth is His second coming, just like the first time He came all the way to the earth. I believe that the second coming of Christ and the rapture are separate. At His second coming, He comes all the way down to the earth. At the rapture, the dead in Christ are resurrected from the grave to meet the Lord in the air, and believers who are alive will also meet Him in the air. I see this as the first resurrection. This is not His second coming as He does not come down to the earth. Also, at His second coming, we know that all eyes will see Him. This cannot be said about the rapture.
Now, we probably both agree that the bible does not give us much to go on concerning post-millennium and the whereabouts of Christ after the 1,000-year reign comes to an end. But wherever Christ is after the millennial period, that's where we will be. So, wherever He goes, we go with Him.
Brother, my apology to you if what I am presenting is causing misunderstanding. I'm not too sure that I would say that we are misunderstanding each other, but rather, an understanding that we have different beliefs about the rapture of the church and the deity of Christ.
If this clears anything up, I will say that there might be some (although very few) who will survive the tribulation period. They will be part of the 1,000-year reign. I don't recall ever saying or even alluding to anyone living through the entire 1,000 years. However, I do believe that people will live much longer during this time.
Running out of space, please see Part 2...
I hope your week is going well, despite the cold!
I've already commented here about the place having a lot of vegetation - and in winter the cold must really hit! And look, this effect of the cold on appetite is super common. The body uses more energy to maintain its temperature and ends up asking for more food.We practically become a bear preparing to hibernate!!!
But in summer the appetite decreases, and everything balances out afterwards. Enjoy this time with care, if possible with food that warms and comforts you. you are in my prayers. God bless you
Tell your friend to ask his doctor if he can drink black cherry juice, it will help with the gout.
Will pray for your dad, as one said, all we can do is plant and water.
God bless,
RLW
For those who go by size and judge from appearances cult is what is not the norm. Churches fastest growing, teach Advent but it has bit of everything to please the masses So one day is special and it pleases those whose mind is coloured by legalism..God gave his Son a day by a decree and seven days pendent to it and whosoever enters therein is blessed as His own Son is. There are cults that and any cult is to make the member once initiated shall find it impossible to get out. Accordingly he is isolated from his former way of life, so family or society serving him to cushion him in moments of trouble are set at naught. Truth shall make you free, the word of God says. Cults operate from the opposite. In Jesus is the fulness of God but what makes Sabbath do as was intended under the Law of Moses, takes away from the believer his assurance. Faith is stolen from him by stealth.In place he shall be contrained to go back to the bondage from which Jesus set you free. God delivered me from such a cult and because I went through my understanding scripture with a new vision and God's grace stripped me of every evil doctrine that had clung to me unconsciously. It took me several years to be able to do an adequate word ministry. By God's mercies I am what I am. I would have taken a vision but yesternight before I went to bed, the verse 29 from the book of Hebrews reminded me what I needed to do this day. Hence these four posts in this forum. All things for the Father of all mercies and the Son who has covered me in my weakness and made me still preserve, Praise and honour unto his name, Amen
So as you can see there are a lot of physical issues; nonetheless I am trying to navigate between possibly having to cut him off at least for a time or going all out which seems to be the balance of the two pieces of advice I have received here so far. How to handle things on course with regular assistance is something I need to assess; especially once I go back to a regular work schedule in the fall. I am going to carefully assess his attitude at the doctor; he mentioned something about physical therapy and I hope he is open to that and whatever other treatment is available. He had to stop working last year as he couldn't physically keep up with his pharmaceutical warehouse duties but since he is fairly savvy on computers and such I would think there may be something he could do. He should be able to get some more help the end of this month turning 60; I understand with some of the conditions in the local VA not being too pleasant in the city at least. Nonethless; I don't see how he can take out a loan if he has no way to repay it or I foot the bill.
I am doing my best to follow and study what you are posting, just one or two questions. I agree if you say the first resurrection is when Jesus returns to earth, in Revelation 19, is the rapture. We see in Revelation 17:14 when the Lamb overcomes the beast and the 10 kings/battle of Armageddon, the ones with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.
You say, "After the thousand years, we leave with Christ. And the people on the earth who are left over from the tribulation, who still are not saved, but they've been given this one-thousand-year opportunity to live under the rule of Christ with Satan bound, when Satan is let loose, we will see that they will go back to serving Satan again."
After 1000 years, where do we go if we leave with Jesus? It seems you are saying those who go through the tribulation are given 1000 years to repent, so do people not die during the 1000 years? Are there no saved during the 1000 years? Forgive me if I am misunderstanding this.
Thanks, brother
God bless,
RLW
"As the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;/For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself."'but 'Now once in the end of the world hath he appeared' The v.29 refer to this Advent.
' So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time." So his appearance shall mean just that, and the word of God is clear:" And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." Once explains God's Will concerning his Son.Having shed He shall not let any insult go unpunished. "Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?"(Heb.10.29) It is judgment so we have the word," Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord.' So heresies we see are not anything of accident but of the prince of this world. This appearance of Jesus is not for reigning a pigsty where heresies abound and evil is good and we have the imposter churches also and false prophets teaching lies.
9.24 " For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us" The heaven decares the handiwork of God. This explains the right hand of the most High and he is the Mediator. As an Apostle he has with one sacrifice perfected those who have received him by faith, and he is also Mediator and High Priest of our profession. " partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus"(Heb.3.1)
I have been reading all of your posts and do find them helpful. Just haven't seemed to need to respond to them. But I encourage you to keep on posting. You just don't know whom they will be timely and very helpful.
As to your Dad, it may be helpful to ask him some questions on spiritual truths such a what he thinks about Jesus and His sacrifice for us. This may help you to proceed further having gained some knowledge of his ideas concerning our Lord and if he can respond rationally. If he is combative and angry in response to your questions, then know that he is not readied to consider such truths in a reasonable way. If he answers that he does not really know what he thinks is true, then the door is open for you to explain truth to him. Beginning with the gospel is important because of what Romans 1:16 says about the gospel being the power of God unto salvation.
Concerning your Christian brother, how blessed he is that you are helping him. I would suggest that you become up to date on your local laws concerning eviction from your home if that comes to be necessary.
I am glad that your have been blessed with an inheritance to be able to purchase this property and cabin. May it serve your needs well.
I keep you inn prayer, Richard, and know that God is working in you and through you each day.
West Angeles Cogic Church Cathedral Los Angeles California
My COGIC WORSHIP: 1Corithians 15:3-4 KJV I Worship God allows you to do things through God if not to believe you cannot do it without God. I Worship God showing Christ as my own reflection of him.