Bible Discussion Replies PAGE 115

  • Jesse - In Reply - 10 months ago
    (Revelation Part 60):

    Revelation 17:1 - And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

    This woman, this prostitute, this whore as she is called, is the religious system who is going to ride the beast, the political system. The religious system riding the political system and the religious system is called the prostitute. In James 4:4, it says that if you are a friend of the world, you will have committed adultery against God. Once you belong to Christ, if you go back into the world and serve others in a worshipful way, it is spiritual adultery against God.

    I will show you the judgment of the great whore that sits upon many waters. We'll see soon that the waters represent nations.

    Revelation 17:2 - With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

    This is all spiritual. People are to be sober minded. It's not that your mind becomes drunk with alcohol, but your mind becomes drunk with the things of the world. It controls your whole life. You can't sleep at night. You don't get along with people. It's intoxicating!

    It's very important to know that Paul especially for those who are God's people, he fought for their minds, so Satan wouldn't occupy the attention of their minds, and they could be able to focus on the word of God and receive from God's Spirit and His word.

    Once you're saved, Satan wants the attention of your mind. He can't possess your mind, but he can possess the attention of your mind. That's a teaching in the scripture and there's a Greek word (MERIMNA) which has to do with Satan's only weapon against a believer, the occupation of the attention of the mind.

    So, they commit fornication with her, and she makes the inhabitants of the world drunk with the wine of her fornication.
  • Jesse - 10 months ago
    (Revelation Part 59):

    Revelation 16:16 - And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

    In Hebrew, it's HAR-MEGIDDON. HAR is valley. The valley of Megiddo is what Armageddon means. We see that in Zechariah 14:2-3 and Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39. It talks about this battle known as Armageddon, or the valley of Megiddo (HAR-MEGIDDON). It has been said in this forum that Armageddon is not a literal place. Please know that the Valley of Megiddo is a very real place!

    Revelation 16:17 - 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.

    And the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air; Now that seems kind of foolish! Except in Ephesians 2:2, it tells us that Satan is the prince and power of the air, the literal air which we breathe. It's also his domain.

    Revelation 16:19 - And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

    We find in the NT that Babylon is the cryptic name for Rome. And great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

    Revelation 16:21 - And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

    And there fell upon men a great hail from out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent, about 100 pounds: That's pretty big hail!

    But why that? Well, the law says that if you blaspheme God, you will be stoned. Every stone of hail, a hundred pounds each, coming down on people! And men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceedingly great.
  • Bwoodard - 10 months ago
    What are they saying in 1 Timothy ch.2:6
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Isa.66.1-2 "Place of my rest"

    Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hath mine hand made ."

    Couple of months ago I posted a series of comments on this place of rest. God looks down from heaven and what does he see?

    "It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, "It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth o and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; He sees them as grasshoppers or as locusts and where do they come from? God commanded Moses and an east wind brought them cover not only theland of Egypt but "For they covered the face of the whole earth."(Exod.19.12-15) These are like scorpions, "And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power./And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads."(Rev.9.1-4) Unlike the plague over the land of Egypt these are allowed only hurt those who have not entered into the rest of God. So man seated from the earth as a stool sees Israel and it is a lie whose eyes have been closed by the prince of this world. " But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:/In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them"(2 Cor.4.3-4) Either you see in the true Light and see the truth or be swept away to perdition.

    I hope to take vacation shortly and if it is God's will I shall take it up from the book of Genesis where I broke off..
  • Shoemate1 on 1 Corinthians 2 - 10 months ago
    Holy Men of old, under the [influence of God's Spirit, spoke as they were moved by God's Spirit and were under the Old Covenant. Now, we who are serving in the New Covenant are blessed to have Spiritual gifts and also speak as the Holy Spirit gives utterance. Herein is the power to have the mind of Christ.
  • S Spencer - In Reply - 10 months ago
    Thanks again Brother Jesse!

    God bless you.
  • S Spencer - In Reply on Proverbs 18 - 10 months ago
    Amen Brother Chris!

    Very well said!
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Rev.14.13-20 "Throne/Temple" (2 of 2)

    The right hand of God explains,"And they had the hands of a man" (Ezek.1.8-9)."And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him."(Isa.59.16; "A Psalm. O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory"-Ps.98.1)

    We have the Word was God directing the living creatures,"And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above." And the glory of the Lord explains the temple of God which declares the glory of God. This temple also a sea of glass, 'terrible crystal' refers to the v.2 of Ch.15. This is different from from 144,000 on the mount Sion where it is the Lamb standing. Here it is the Word was God, "as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about./As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord" (Ezek.1.27-28) He is meting out the wrath of the Lamb here."And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:/And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles." The angels are in sevens while in the vision of Ezekiel were in fours.
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Rev.14.13-20 "Throne /Temple" (1 of 2)

    We shall examine three verses from the same chapter which is from the POV of the Word was God. In v.13 we have the Spirit referencing the everlasting Covenant."And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them." The following two verses are pendent on it. There are two temples one before the throne where the 24 elders and four beasts rest not day and night giving glory to God. Their connection to the earth is symbolized by the 'golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.'

    "And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud."(14.15) where does the cloud come in unless there is vast expanse of sky between the two temples? "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach" This angel is flyin while the Lamb is standing on the mount Sion.

    "And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle."in vv,15-19 the Spirit mentions four angels in which one has power over fire. "And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe."(v.18) We already came across the four angels," And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,/Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates."(9.13-14) In order to understand why the four living creatures moved as one,"Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward."

    The right hand of God explains,"And they had the hands of a man" (1.8
  • Free - 10 months ago
    Hello all dear friends, remember that we believers are guilty of loving one another. So I love you all and pray for you all daily. No need for thanks, because Jesus should have the thanks and the glory. He is the resurrection and the life, He Is.

    Thought and reminded you of the confusion about Adam has become. But since there is a resistance in this topic. From Genesis 1:27-28 And Hallelujah Praise be to the Lord who is in Truth the Light, in Righteousness and the Resurrection and the Life. Now it is not necessary to say anything against it. Here the Scripture is clearly marked because here it is written in the plural! In first chapter of the Bible, everything comes from. It is the church in the world who have simply changed history, not me nor others who have seen this. And how small we humans are who can't see the whole picture from the first chapter. It's tragic that we have narrowed our vision. And just as our adversary wants us to do, we do it. But God be thanked for all things in the holy name of My Lord Jesus Christ. Love u all
  • Chris - In Reply on Proverbs 18 - 10 months ago
    Hello Janathome2. Job 14:5 states, "Seeing his (man's) days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass..". God, Who has gifted each one of us life, has also determined the day of our death. We might think that someone who has had a sudden unexpected death had his life cut short without God's Knowledge or has 'cut across God's bounds set for him'. But that is not so, as the Giver of Life knows all about us, what we will do with our lives, our acceptance or rejection of Him, and the day of our death. So, we have no power in our minds or even our words, to cause someone to die. Yet, we are accountable to God for the workings of our minds and certainly, if we plan or even cause another person to suffer in any way.

    But the Scripture you gave ( Proverbs 18:21) might seem to suggest differently. I believe that the writer is showing us what James in his letter speaks often about; see James chapter 3, where James writes about the tongue (it's boasting, carrier of poison, spewer of both cursing & blessing, a fire, a defiler of our body, etc.). It's only a little member of our bodies, but can do the greatest damage to others, even oneself). And so the Proverbs writer I feel, says the same thing: that how we use our tongue (our words, which come from our minds & hearts), can be either praiseworthy by giving wise counsel, help, & guidance to those in need, or our words can be damnable issuing forth hatred, cursing, trap-setting, false witness and bad justice. But as James writes in verse 2, "If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body." And "perfect" here is the mature, moral, self-disciplined person who has control over his mind and body, and over his tongue that can express the contents of the heart (see Matthew 12:34). So, we can't cause death by cursing another (whether from the heart or the tongue), but we can do great damage to our lives before God.
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Rev.4.6-7 "Four beasts/four living creatures"

    And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

    Here we shall compare these two sets in terms of their grouping. It is the head while the living creatures below served as the hand to execute the will of the Father. So we are looking at a circle with a square bound within.

    Having said this let us look them in detail: the four beasts form a circle, "and round about the throne."e hands The living creatures on the other hand,'When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went."(Ezek.1.17,8-9).The four beasts had obviously hands,'having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints'(Rev.5.8). But the living creatures were distinct,"And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings./Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward." These creatures patrolled over the nations and Isaiah gives us a reason why. "It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in."(Isa.40.22) In the two worlds framed by the word of God, the holiness of His mind we see in the four beasts and the Son directs the four living creatures. Father Son relationship sets throne above in terms of the firmament to declare the glory of God.(Ps.19.1) "And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord" (Ezek.1.26-28)
  • Richard H Priday - 10 months ago
    They do not know, nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are unstable. ( Psalm 82:5).

    For the believer; the opposite is the case as 1 John 1:5 states in "Him there is no darkness at all." These two verses along with similar cross references summarizes the state of the world vs those who know the Lord and hence are in the world but not of it ( John 17:16). In a broader sense it also defines those who are trapped in this world system and can't see beyond it and those who are "rapture ready" and will be delivered soon; that are currently "seated in heavenly places" according to Ephesians 2:6.

    Isaiah 8:22 shows the condition of those left behind in the Tribulation: And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness. At that time some will cry out to God and be heard; others not. We can look to God's chosen people in Exodus 2:23; many passages in Psalms; etc. but we are warned ( Micah 3:4).

    Jeremiah 7:16 even shows a passage where the Prophet was not to pray for His own people as judgment was set forth; and the Tribulation will also be with judgments already predetermined according to the seal; trumpet and vial judgments decided in the Divine council. Nonetheless, it will bring forth a "countless multitude" according to Revelation 7:9 and the complete fulfillment of Joel 2 started at Pentecost with many "signs and wonders" on the earth as well as dreams and visions coming to men and women everywhere.

    Again; Daniel reminds us in the 12th chapter that only the wise will understand; not the wicked ( Daniel 12:10). We can only work now to fulfill the Great Commission and "occupy until He comes" ( Luke 19:13) but once the Rapture occurs the "gig" is up as it were; and men will have to be given strong delusion by God because of their love for evil ( 2 Thess. 2:11). Let us preach the truth and love God with our whole heart; mind and soul dutifly.
  • Jesse - In Reply - 10 months ago
    (Revelation Part 58):

    Revelation 16:12 - And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

    We're getting into the Gog and Magog territory of Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39, where the armies are going to come against Israel from the north. And the Euphrates River is going to be dried up, and the armies are going to be able to go through the river and get to Jerusalem. These will be cavalry people.

    Revelation 16:14 - For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

    You see the whole point of all this, if you can imagine this, Satan going through all this trouble to bring about a one world government, one world religious system, one world economic system. It's so he can unify everybody under his control so that at the second coming of Christ, he will be in control of them to get them over to the valley of Megiddo and fight against the Lord at His second coming.

    That's it! He doesn't want anybody's money. He knows the second coming of Christ is coming. If he says, "Okay everybody, let's go fight against the Lord when He comes," he has no authority over them. These are people who are locked in that have the mark of the beast and belong to him. They worship him. And they blaspheme God as these judgments are happening, so Satan says, "They're conditioned, they're mine!"

    And the whole point of this is to draw everybody over to the valley of Megiddo. And we'll see that soon in Revelation. But these demonic spirits like frogs are coming out of these three to influence the kings of the earth, and the whole world, and to gather them together for battle.
  • Jesse - In Reply - 10 months ago
    (Revelation Part 57):

    Revelation 16:2 - And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

    And the first went, and poured out his bowl upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore. This would be the word HELKOS which refers to physical sores or boils. The only other place this is found is in Exodus where we read about the plagues of Egypt.

    There fell a noisome and grievous boil upon men who had the mark of the beast, and upon them that worshipped his image.

    Revelation 16:3 - And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

    Again, we are reminded of the plagues in Egypt in Exodus 7:15-21.

    Revelation 16:4 - And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

    We saw this back in the breaking of the seals. Only a third at that time was done. Now it is complete.

    Revelation 16:5 - And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

    And I heard the angel of the waters say, and remember I told you that angels seem to be put in charge of nature of some kind, wind, or water. So, I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, who art, and wast, and shall be, that is, who is, and who was, and who always shall be.

    Who art, and was, and shall be is a paraphrase of God's name taken from Exodus 3:14.

    Revelation 16:9 - And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

    That's quite a difference between what's going on in heaven and what's going on here on the earth.
  • Jesse - In Reply - 10 months ago
    (Revelation Part 56):

    Revelation 15:1 - And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.

    And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up (or completes), the wrath of God.

    This is what is known by Jeremiah in Jeremiah 30:7 as the Time of Jacob's Trouble. Also in that verse, Jeremiah says that day is great, so that nothing is like it.

    In Daniel 12:1, he says this time will be a time of trouble such as never was here on the earth. This is the seven last plagues. Under the breaking of the seventh seal, we have seven trumpets. And now we have seven bowl judgments. They all are under the seventh seal. The seventh bowl judgment begins at the seventh trumpet.

    Revelation 15:2 - And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

    They are standing on the sea of glass. That's this large area that's right before the throne that we saw back in Chapter 4. And they have the harps of God. These again would be the lyres, the guitar like instruments.

    Revelation 15:6 - And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

    And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles, or sashes. That would be the dress of the high priest. So, these angels have the seven last plagues.
  • Jesse - In Reply - 10 months ago
    (Revelation Part 55):

    Revelation 14:13 - And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

    And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead. Whoa! This word blessed is MAKARIOS. It is the same word used in the beatitudes in Matthew Chapter 5. And it means to experience the fullness of something.

    Blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord from now on, that experience of dying for the Lord and experiencing the fullness of God being with them: Yea, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. That is, into heaven.

    Revelation 14:14 - And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

    And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man. We find this in Daniel Chapter 7. It is Christ.

    Revelation 14:20 - And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

    Out in the valley of Megiddo, which is north of Jerusalem, it's not in the city. There is a valley, and these measurements tell us that it's about 200 miles long.

    Millions of people are going to gather in this valley to fight against Christ when He comes at His second coming. And it says the blood is going to be flowing up to the horse's bridles.

    Some think that maybe it is just blood splattering. But these are just idioms to show you that when you fight against God, if there's a million soldiers, you're going to have a million dead soldiers.

    If they're horsemen, they're going to be dead!
  • Jesse - 10 months ago
    (Revelation Part 54):

    Revelation 14:11 - And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

    These are very powerful verses that tell us that when a person is in hell, there will be no rest for them day and night. They will be tormented forever.

    There's another movement that says "We don't believe that God sends people to hell or that he makes people suffer throughout eternity. Jesus said in Matthew 24:41 that hell was created for Satan and his angels, not people." Well then, why are people going there?

    It's because their allegiance is to the beast. Satan is their god. And by the way, there's only one hell. The lake of fire that we will see later on is called hell. That's the only place that it's called hell in the scriptures.

    Revelation 14:12 - Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

    Did you catch it?

    Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God. Now there are groups that say that the commandments are the Old Testament, the law, that they are known as the commandments, without realizing that this angel has just gone through, and is proclaiming in command form what to do, and what not to do.

    For those people who obey the commandments of God given by this angel, and who have the faith "of" Jesus. In the Greek text, that's what it says, and that's what it means. It is the same thing that Jesus told one of the churches in Revelation Chapter 2. He says you have kept my faith. It is the faith that Jesus gave them.

    So, here's the patience of the saints, the endurance of the saints, surrender to Christ, live by the faith that He gives!
  • Janathome2 on Proverbs 18 - 10 months ago
    When the scripture says, "Life and death are in the power of the tongue." If, in anger, you curse someone in private, not to their face. Can you cause death to come upon them? When I say curse, I don't mean curse words. I mean, curse the day they were born or something like that. Thank you...
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Rev.4.8 "Total Sanctification"

    "And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within"

    They stand in comparison with the four living creatures. The latter has four wings and wheel within wheel in lieu of six wings of the former. The living creatures use their wings for flying while with other pair covers their bodies."Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies./ And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went"(Ezek.1.11-12) Both sets are anointed to serve so their bodies are covered. The living creatures move also 'whither the spirit was to go so the soul as wheel within a wheel, totally abiding in its position. "Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels./When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels."(1.20-21)

    What do the eyes signify? "And in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind." Their total sanctification and the voice coming from in the midst, and round about the throne was as one. For example the four beasts one after the other serve as MC while the first four seals are broke open by the Lamb. "and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see."(6.1) Meanwhile they rest not day and night giving glory,"and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come." Obviously it is how the spirit is giving glory and 'the one language' connects spirit and soul.
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Rev.4.6 "Four Beasts" (2 of 2)

    "And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind."

    Four and Twenty elders and four beasts together form an entity to indicate the twin aspects of our calling. We are priest-king set apart before the foundation of the world. We entered into the rest of God and these two are set as memorial before the throne. "Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,/And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever"(Rev.1.5-6) How well do we worship God in Spirit and truth. These four beast show. "And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come." The heart is a spiritual space, an altar where we have one language and one speech so when four beast do priestly service before the throne, the elders, fall down in worship. Faith with works in heaven is the template for us to emulate."And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,'/ The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,/Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."(vv.9-11). They 'rest not day and night'so their activism is entirely taken up for the glory, honour and power of the Lord. Instead the spirit of Balaam makes Evangelicals set up strang gods in high places as the Israelites of old.
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Rev.13.16-17 Buy or Sell

    "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:/And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

    What is cryptocurrency but a mantle for an entity, often invisible, exerting pressure on others to invest as Madoff set up a Ponzi scheme. This pressure is in the form of greed, or to conceal black money. The beast in the key text does not pass any law. The Spirit says instead 'he causeth' so what we have is the soul of man when sold to do the bidding of the dragon shall promote the interest of the beast. He is 666 as the beast himself. This is the underworld of money where thieves frame their own code of conduct.

    The name sells so does World Liberty Financial. On March was the news that it raised more than half a billion dollars, President Donald Trump's family took control of the crypto venture and grabbed the lion's share of those funds, aided by governance terms that industry experts say favour insiders.

    Launched last fall, World Liberty's goal is to allow people to access financial services using cryptocurrencies and without intermediaries like banks in what is called decentralized finance, or DeFi.On January 19 and 20 - the day of Trump's inauguration - World Liberty raised almost $300 million in a frenzy of token sales, according to a Reuters analysis of blockchain data. As mentioned earlier such transaction is not a single event but how a man who rejected to enter into the rest of God has evolved and he prospers to the envy of the world but he is marked nevertheless for hellfire.

    "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."(13.8)
  • Azzan77 - In Reply - 10 months ago
    Genesis 12:2

    "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:"

    Genesis 12:3

    "And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."

    Psalms 122:6

    "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee."

    Blessings
  • Azzan77 - 10 months ago
    Psalms 119:4

    "Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently."

    Psalms 119:5

    "O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!"

    Psalms 119:6

    "Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments."

    Blessings
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Rev.4.4 " Four and Twenty Elders " (1 of 2)

    "And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold."

    Here begin with Priest-King aspect of our calling . The writer to the Hebrews exhorts us, "holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus who peached the gospel to souls in prison so the word has it reach in the lower parts as well. So we begin this narrative with Jesus Christ as the bread from heaven. " Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days./Give a portion to seven, and also to eight."(Eccl.11.1) The Spirit of God moving upon the face of the waters illustrates the Sower 'Behold, a sower went forth to sow' and the seven days refer to generation of Jesus Christ. His death and burial extends the reach so the Spirit, adds,' and also to eight. What does it signify? "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."(Heb.9.27)Here the Law of the Spirit establishes the authority of Jesus Christ. "(Mt.28.18) It is he who ordained us priests and kings. So the elders along with beasts declare,"(Thou) and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth."(5.9-10)

    8x3=24 The same number 8 we find assoociated with the beast," And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition." The number thus doubles for the bottomless pit and he is shown ascending, " the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them."(Rev.17.11;11.7)

    "For we wrestle... against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickednes"(Eph.6.12)
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Rev.16.13-15 "Three frogs" (2 of 2)

    It would seem many White evangelicals believe the church is obligated by the Bible to provide unwavering support to Israel. So much for the imposter churches promoting the beast since the mark of beast is on anyone who rejected entering into the rest of God under day Seven. "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils."

    The mouth of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet spoke one language and had one speech. So we have those who interpret faith and leave out works so they need not abide in Christ instead serve God and mammon.Instead of everlasting Covenant several dispensations and limited Atonement. God fashioned all hearts alike but do they receive it? Oh no! the heart is synonym for total depravity. But those who are blessed in his Son shall dwell under the everlastings and the Covenant. They have entered into the rest of God. "Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame." (v.15)
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Rev.16.13-17 "Three frogs" (1 of 2)

    "And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet./For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles,"

    Devil sins from the beginning so three unclean spirits have been working from the beginning. Spirit of the times set as context so the serpent beguiles Eve to see the physical shape of reality. It was and was not. He made her see it through his eyes."And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof" Without truth what was it? Is it not same we have deepfake videos and what you see there is not what it says. Without her eye of faith she saw it to own hurt. A frog is amphibian and it is how spirit of the times has shaped our visual generation. Body spirit and soul of man is marked 666. His spirit is deviant. His conspiracy theory is what he makes out from the particular social media sites he caters to. His soul loathes wholesome sustenance just as the Israelites loathed the angel's food. "and our soul loatheth this light bread." So God sent them what they desire and sent leanness into their soul. (Num.21.5; Addiction to porn or any other bears the mark of condemnation. Ps.106.15).

    His will is set above everything else so Lucifer says,"I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High." we have man on whom the devil sets the mark in his forehead. (Isa.14.14). As sure as the beast has a false prophet to promote his interests. From news media we have the nations intrests sacrificed to serve those of Israel so the prominent evangelical and former Arkansas governor gives a fulsome praise to the POTUS saying that God spared him "to be the most consequential President in a century-maybe ever." He added, "I trust your instincts," because "I believe you hear from heaven,"
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Rev.16.12 "The river Euphrates"

    "And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared."

    The Spirit is not giving us the history of nations or ethnography of their mass migrations but is setting how the divine Will shall be fulfilled So the two worlds framed by the word of God shall have one speech. Faith connects every saint blessed under the everlasting Covenant as sanctified ones before His throne.

    Thus the Spirit gives as the angel whose charge is over the river. "And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,/Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates./And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men."(9.12-15) These were kept from the time the Covenant came in force. What is the Command number for the word become flesh? Four and the hour, the day month and year all refers to him. How do we speak with certainty that the river is set in the world of the Spirit? The four river heads in Gen.2 references the four river heads. (vv.10-14)

    '"nd the fourth river is Euphrates."It is same as the single measure man/ angel applies to the kingdom of his dear Son the river also is under his authority..(Rev.21.17;"four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth"-7.1) We have similarly the four angels under his authority over four winds.

    In v.1 of Ch.16 we read,"And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth." The river Euphrates "and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared." The will of God is set in motion so there is parallel action in both worlds.
  • Bennymkje - 10 months ago
    Rev.16.18-19 "Wrath of the Lamb

    "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 mighty an earthquake, and so great."

    The Spirit uses it as the voice over, to borrow from film production to reference what is going on and talking over the images flashed on the screen. We come across it before the Lamb is introduced. "And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.(Rev.4.5.) Seven is a tag for the Word and is a whole number. The word of God as the Law illuminates.2)warns and thirdly counsels. When God descended upon mount Sinai "There were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled."Presence of God is established as his throne was set up over that specific place."(Exod.19.16)

    Here St John hears the voice (of the Lord) and it references Isa.55.11."it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please," And the Spirit is enumerating what the divine Will is concerning the ungodly world and for them it shall be to their great dismay. 'and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.' God by sending the river flowing from Eden set up the four angesafter the garden and not before. These river heads as stars in the right hand of the risen Christ are angels.("The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches,"-Rev.1.16,20)

    The earthquake is a signal for the wrath of the Lamb to commence. We read it elsewhere."And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake" (6.12) Rest of the chapter is similar to what is described here. "and every mountain and island were moved out of their places."(6.14)

    The same as,"And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found"(16.20)
  • MotherMac - In Reply - 10 months ago
    Reply to Midge

    And all the time, God is good. Amen!


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