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Gen.3.21 "God clothed them"

" Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them."

Here we need set the use of 'also' in the case of Adam in its context. This adverb compels us to return to the Vision of the woman clothed with the Sun. "But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings;" (Mal.4.2) After the fall Adam was as much in need of His righteousness as the woman and she is the mother all living. The aprons of leaves (3.7) they stiched together did not lessen their loss. They were in fact learning the ways of the world than that of God. It shall lead to fads and trends and becaome as ephemeral as their moral sensitivity. The curse of conception shall soon invite domestic tragedy in their midst. Clothing according to their ways was the devil's way since Cain following his way cast a long trail of misery. Time becomes here a crucial element. How long does a fall reverberate, till kingdom come."Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness,.."(1 Cor.4.5) Genealogy of sons of Adam consequently are the skeletons in the devil's closet. On the other hand God set the mother of all the living clothed with the Sun, all glorious in her position on heavenly places. Notice that the crown of 12 stars which is sure as the emblem for the gospel of God.The 144,000 on the mount Sion is recorded visually. She may flee to the wilderness but the man-child surely make their way home. Nether the number of stars nor the symbolism of the sun and the moon, of the Father Son relationship does change. This is how we need look at the time where the Law of the Spirit sets the complete will of God into the earth timeframe. There is a foreshortening and we can only profit by our implicit trust, faith it is called. God frames the worlds by his word where the parts that reject His counsel are in darkness that cannot comperhend the light.

Dear Doug,

I am so sorry for your loss of your dear wife. How hard each day must be without her.

I will pray for you during this time of mourning and grief. May our God of Comfort, who is with you always, help you during this time and bring you joy even though you miss her deeply. May you find Jesus all-sufficient for all your needs and desires.

Thoughts on AI and education

I have found it ironic from a recent study that kids apparently did better with AI teaching than kids in other schools. One reason for this no doubt is that a political agenda actually is more highly indoctrinated by the human education system than when a truly impartial computer is used. This of course takes away from a teacher actually teaching basic concepts.

This is interesting in light of a conversation I had with a Deacon at my church who works teaching at a Christian Academy. He says computers aren't helping kids at all in learning basic skills because of the speed of messages delivered. The emphasis in that case was games and other things which often keeps kids up at night. It seems in the former case kids in Texas only had to study a couple hours a day with curriculum fitted to their individual learning needs that helped them learn in less time. Thankfully teachers help them with social skills; etc.

The particular video I saw was on the AI church service somewhere in Germany where apparently there is a shortage of clergy. It is interesting they used a female character in such a service. Seeing such a thing in my mind is appalling; you'd be better off with a child teaching spiritually but in the same token the same thing applies; without an agenda often good sermons and other materials can be provided that are better than those with political agendas do warping the truth. It is an interesting beneficial side effect for now but no doubt the opposite could be used for indoctrination and no doubt is in some circles.

We can look at it this way; as Paul stated the Gospel is being preached. Knowledge is beneficial only when we don't become "puffed up"; as it is the lack of LOVE of the truth Paul brings up with the delusion from God to come mentioned in Thessalonians.

We do as we will with the information given; whether by man or computer. We are certainly near to the end. Let us use technology not be used

The fourth stanza of what originally was Carole King's song in the late 60s states it best

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday (Sunday)

Here in status symbol land

Mothers complain about how hard life is

And the kids just don't understand

Babylon certainly is fallen; as it seems represents best a description of our nation. Comfort of life isn't always what it is cracked up to be I suppose; it is odd that the Monkees later became more well known of this song with a more light hearted version to propegate the illusion a bit longer. It is ironic that one of their members died pretty much in abject poverty who grew up that way; apparently a second member also died poor (just read that).

The delusion of maintaining material wealth and even more so any lasting satisfaction in this has affected our nation greatly.

We are still basically well fed and clothed here and haven't entered into the birth pangs yet of the Tribulation. We can't be content with all things with the spirit of materialism (likely another major entity) that has spread like a contagion or curse. Sadly I can see how it caused attitudes in my Mom when she was alive to become insulated and proud of being a conservative and not feel she needed the one true God; and for my Dad basically to dismiss sin. In his case he developed a whole philosophy related to individual freedom being paramount in whatever his concept of God was; and he missed an important opportunity when still working decades ago to mentor a struggling young person. I am grateful despite some mental abuse growing up that I had a roof over my head; and was shown and taught the value of a work ethic to this day and I thanked them for it. It is no doubt the prayers of the righteous that have delayed total judgment of our nation with the untold destruction of the unborn making judgment inevitable. Let us thank God He is more patient than any of us but His patience will run out (see Isaiah 42:14). The birth pangs will come; ready or not

More on deliverance.

As my last post stated I see that there is a spirit of the age; as well as with different nations which does have one dominant theme; which is the main impetus driving men based on a particular entity; in other words there IS a characteristic personality in that regard as opposed to interacting with an individual. This is part and parcel with the world as opposed to the flesh; as both are influenced ultimately by the Devil but for different purposes. The latter is concerned with dragging the nations eventually to warring with Christ Himself.

As with anything else God is the one in charge. It is hard personally to extract myself from what was a sort of youthful bliss that I caught a part of in the 1970s before I could comprehend the magnitude. The world would describe it as a sort of Post War utopia (at least for one race and socioeconomic group). When there was more politeness and family cohesion the spirit of that age was humanism; the end of which revealed the true state of men's hearts and eventually transformed from worthy causes such as Civil rights of voting and equality for all races to anarchy; "free love" and an end of what appeared to be innocence. From hindsight the "wholesome" family entertainment can be seen with discerning minds as to what often was hypocrisy; especially with the Vietnam war that raged while advertising emphasized materialism and often was associated with light and airy music. That may have been best expressed in Robin Williams movie "Good Morning Vietnam" when what a wonderful world was playing and the bombs were dropping.

So the spirit of the age turned to rock; then punk rock; then rap and whatever much of today's Satanic smorgasbord is supposed to be. I would argue as bad as things are the contrast of those delivered and saved today is much clearer than it was in the "refined" society in the last generation. All His chosen WILL come to Him in time. Let us help release their chains!

More on deliverance.

I have also commented in fairly recent posts on the fact that demons of a particular vice don't take a solo act (such as a demon of "lust"). Any sin which is available gives the "legal access" as it were; and when there is a vice displayed in our outer actions; no doubt there are other things where God's law is broken that are also areas of strongholds where demons can attack us. No doubt they work together in their own heirarchy with different actions but a demon for instance that lingers with a family line certainly has several tricks up its sleeve.

A very serious and significant area of attack is MUSIC. I have brought this up before but the concept of only hard rock or repetitive drumbeats as being evil is not true; the subtle hypnotic effect of certain harmonies is another major element; along with the spells and trances that artists often follow themselves or are conditioned by the industry to involve themselves in is a factor as well. This was what caused an attack in my mind at night many years ago with some folk music from the 60's a spirit of humanism is how I would describe it. For women emotional responses often are deep in the soul from outwardly pleasant songs. Men of course respond with fleshly and carnal thoughts in a similiar way as the spirit of the age with much country music especially dominates (sleeping around as a major theme along with drinking; two basic themes in that style of music).

The breakup of the family with Divorce of almost 50 percent and sadly with Protestants higher than the overall statistics for the population as a whole is appalling. No doubt a "religious" spirit is involved here and pride where subtle suggestions bolstered by the church accepting these things as collateral damage rather than helping to FIGHT so save a marriage is a glaring issue; and from my experiences no DOUBT is demonically inspired to seek the greener pastures or as an old song says "fruit from another". ( 1 Peter 5:8

How to go about Spiritual Deliverance

I am going to investigate an article my friend wrote on this subject for further insight after discussing it today. I am not privy to recommending anyone I know here but will glean some of the concepts we both discussed.

First of all; as with any other spiritual matters we need to search the Scriptures first. You would think that would be the case for those who claim such ministry expertise but sadly there are basic concepts and declarations as it were that are not supported by the Word. The first claim where professed deliverance ministers and their followers often have is that they are going to cast a demon back to hell. I covered this before; and will let the reader find the verse where Christ was asked by the demons not to send them before the time to the Abyss. We also have warnings about the outside of the house so to speak being cleaned (i.e. not replacing the evil heart with the Holy Spirit controlling things) and the resulting vacuum allowing 7 more demons to come in making the state of the individual worse than at first ( Matt. 12:45). With this mentality; we often see a proud sort of attitude that shows an incorrect glib mindset in regard to having "spiritual authority" over evil spirits and ignoring the warnings in Jude for instance in regard to "railing accusations" against Satan ( Jude 1:9). Those who are wise know that we have delegated authority and also that sins need to be addressed and confessed to eliminate strongholds and the entity to do a "bait and switch" approach seeming to leave when a person hasn't fully repented.

As with any other spurious doctrines and practices truth is often mixed with error. We can; for instance observe a true deliverance minister and attempt to mimic their actions and of course risk what happened in Acts 19:15 with the sons of Sceva.

Not a smart move. Truly the physical and spiritual intersect but we need to understand not all illness is sin; using DISCERNMENT

Ephesians 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

James 4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

Phillipians 4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

These are some verses I have thought about today. God has started to bless me with one of my side ventures and with sufficient funds to have some capital to invest and make more in the process. I have shared this with a sister in Christ of mine who I trust to keep me humble; and am grateful for the regular job I have worked until now. My intention is to increase giving in the ministry in missions as well as be available for more opportunities locally and possibly elsewhere in time.

What we have of course of any value is that which lasts for eternity. Let us thank God that whether suffering persecution for His Name's sake or relative calm exists we are in fact in constant battle in the spiritual realms; and He is our shield and strength as we see described in Psalm 28:7 and numerous other passages in Psalms and other scriptures. Of course we need to heed to Ephesians 6 for our full spiritual protection in His armoury.

No doubt we are close to His rescue plan for His chosen vessels in the Rapture and Resurrection of the just. We see in the natural an unprecedented coronal hole in over 1/3 of the sun (much smaller ones near the poles have happened in the past but not during solar MAXIMUMS of activity like we should see now). I would surmise this is leading to the very cold temperatures and earthquakes. Hold on ( Heb. 10:23).

The faith Obeys most and is equal Reward Acts 4 e 5trust the above helps in understanding this chapter: that God Who chooses us also promises us an eternity with Him (and of course, His Son Jesus Christ). his demonstrates that faith must continue until the end; We are too timid to exhort one another or rebuke one another? us to examine our hearts; to make sure natural talents or attributes are not what motivates us; but those affections that come from above.

When I read this chapter, I cannot help but view some of the verses as prophetic. Almost like a discussion the pharisees might have had in plotting against Jesus. Read them carefully, there is bragging about taking all for themselves and forsaking others. There is a reference to the person claiming to be the Son of God. There is the reference to this person being contrary to them.

I can see why the Jews would denounce this as scripture.

(1 John Part 9):

1 John 2:12 - I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

I write unto you, little children, and the word little children is referring to born ones. So, he's writing to all those who are born of the Spirit of God. I write unto you, little children, because your sins, listen to this: have been forgiven you for His name's sake. It's already been done. But notice for whose sake it is. It's for His name's sake, His reputation. That's why He forgave us!

(1 John Part 8):

1 John 2:6 - He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

He that says he abides in Him, and the word abide comes from the Greek word MENO for remain, and it denoted permanency. It says, in him ought, or more literally, is indebted himself also to walk, even as he walked.

Please notice these comparisons. If God is light and God is in me, when I walk, I'm walking in the light. Why? Because He's light and He's in me. If I am in Christ, if Christ abides in me and I in Him, then I should walk as He walks. How? Because he's inside of me, and His Spirit is going to direct my steps.

I don't always in the human perfectly follow. But he's going to show that in the believer's life, they are indebted to walk the same way Christ walked. Why? Because Christ is living inside of them. How are you going to walk differently?

1 John 2:10 - He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

The word love is the word AGAPE. We see when we get to Chapter 4 that the only source of AGAPE is God Himself. If I try to obey the commandment in my own human effort to love my neighbor, it won't be the love the bible is talking about. AGAPE love has a spiritual concern and a sacrifice to it.

So, if I love a person who I claim to be my brother, if I care about his spiritual welfare to the point that there be no occasion of stumbling, that there isn't anything in my life that I will do to offend that person and corrupt their walk with the Lord, that is love. That person is walking in the light.

(1 John Part 7):

1 John 2:2 - And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

And he is the propitiation for our sins: The Greek word just means satisfaction. He meets all the requirements for our sins. But also, HELASMON is the Greek word, and it is the word for mercy seat in the Old Testament in the tabernacle area.

Once a year at the Day of Atonement, the priest would go in the holy of holies and sprinkle the mercy seat with the sacrifice that has been made for the sins of the people. So, He presents Himself before the Father, not only His righteousness, but His sacrifice for our sins. And not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

People debate and ask, "Did Jesus die for the sins of the whole world, or just for a few, that is, the ones that He has chosen?" Well, the bible tells us that Jesus died for the sins of the whole world, everybody's sins. But its application and its effectiveness is only for those who receive Him. When the whole world stands before Christ, the only thing they will answer for is how they responded to Christ. That's it! And people will die in their sins because they have rejected Christ.

(1 John Part 6b):

1 John 2:1 Continued

He says my little children, these things I write unto you, that you should not sin, Aorist Subjunctive. Aorist is one-time, to commit an act of sin. But if anybody should sin (commit an act of Sin), we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one:

The word advocate is the same word used in the gospel of John for the comforter, the Holy Spirit as the comforter. And the word comforter, PARAKLESIS, means someone who is called alongside to help. But in Greek, it's even more specific than that. This is a legal term that means that Jesus Christ is my defense attorney. And he stands before God and He represents me before God. We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

Now what is interesting is that the PARAKLESIS is the defense attorney. The prosecuting attorney in the courts is called HASATAN, which means the Satan. That's his Hebrew name, HASATAN. He is the prosecuting attorney. When we get into the book of Revelation, in Revelation 12:10, it says that Satan is the accuser of the brethren who accuses them day and night before God.

He's trying to prosecute us. And he brings his argument before God the judge. But our defense attorney Jesus Christ is there to represent us. And everything that Satan says, the Lord can say that's true, but I paid for that on the cross. So, if we should sin, we have a defense attorney at our side at all times, Jesus Christ the righteous one. I'm not righteous, He is. He represents me!

(1 John Part 6a):

1 John 2:1 - My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

The term sin is a verb. And it is called the Subjunctive Mood. That might not mean anything to you, but it represents committing an act of sin. It is Aorist (single act), Subjunctive (possibility). If you should commit an act of sin, then God has provision for us.

In John's writings, there's a difference between an act of sin, and a continuous lifestyle of sin. And that's what he's saying in Chapter 3, whoever is born of God does not commit, that is, does not continuously live a lifestyle of sin because God's seed is in him. And he's unable to continually sin because he's born of God.

So, he's telling us as believers that we sin. A person who is genuinely born of the Spirit of God and belongs to Christ continues to sin, but they are acts of sin. We sin in the light, not in the darkness. God's Spirit brings conviction and brings the light.

A non-believer remains in the darkness. They stay away from the light because the light exposes them and brings conviction. But he says those who are of the light, they come to the light, in order that it might be proved that they are in God. A person who is born of the Spirit of God will be drawn to the light. And they will have their life exposed to them. It will bring about confession as God wants to keep our relationship pure. That's what He does for us.

I am truly a child of God, serving and searching His word for direction. Thank you so much for your answer to my question. May the Lord Jesus bless you in your knowledge of His word.

Gen.3.16 "Conception" 2 of 2)

Lastly the curse was on her conception. It is set in a Vision that is one crucial delineation of many spiritual truths crammed in one. "a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars/And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered."The Holy Spirit visually explains what sorrow implied in her labour. The Woman clothed with the sun and the moon at her feet represent the Mother of all the living, Eve. Inasmuch she brought forth was a holy family that has a special place reserved because of the everlasting Covenant. "And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne."(v.5) The other the eft-behind church and Israel shall head for the wilderness where one group shall be redeemed by martyrdom. The remaining shall be cast into the outer darkness. This explains in the curious manner the genealogy of ' the generations of Adam' is set forth. The holy family is in ch.5.3 "And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth." The rest is simply mentioned in v.4 "And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters. " Thus it goes on till the end of the chapter. Sorrow of the woman was there in the manner their selection is determined. Blessed is the heir of promise whose blessing is in the Son.

Gen.3.16 "Conception (1 of 2)

"I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee."

Before we come to the sorow let us begin with two names the Holy Spirit has chosen to give Eve. Adam shall claim rule over because she is a woman," And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man." (2.23). It is in the sense we have Sarah acknowledging Abraham as her master. "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went."(Heb.11.8). St Peter comments on it as her proper duty, "Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well"(1 Pet.3.6). Second name comes after the fall of man. "And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living." (3.20) In the first instance the woman was created 'after our likeness' and second she is after our image, the mother of all living. As such her faith was her own responsibility. The man had nothing to do with it. In order to draw this distinction In the list of heroes Sarah holds her own special place. "Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised." (Heb.11.10-13) She also died in faith, which makes her faith her own.In short rule of man over her goes only as far she was beguiled by the serpent and not the man.. It shall always evoke the head and bride of Christ motif. 'Male and female created he them. Christ holds Wisdom, the female principle while God is Power principle. So 'bone of my bones' sets marriage on sound principles of God. In the other she leaves her father and mother for becoming one flesh.

Lastly the curse was on her conception.

Thanks. Praying to meet you " over in Glory."

I have often wondered if most of what is in chapter 2 was some sort of minor prophesy of what the pharisees and such would discuss in their plot to kill Jesus. So much of what is in that chapter Jesus spoke out against and the musings regarding testing him and putting him to a shameful death sure does parallel the last few days of Jesus' life. Maybe this is one of the reasons the Jews would not accept this a scripture; it was self condemning.

Good morning GIGI! Thank you. When God puts together a marriage there is even rest for the parents of the children! More and more of our family seems to be ending up in Mississippi now. My eyesight at least agrees with my mind as God healed me again. The seeing part is a bit iffy, but thankfully I have family to correct my errors. I do love the rest in Jesus GIGI, it goes so far beyond the knowledge and understanding in our walk by and in faith. There must be some connection between rest and patience and sanctification? I hope you and family are well this day! I have heard that it has been quite wet northward from us!

Rest in Christ is good.

Carleton

Good morning brother Spencer! Well enough! How are you? We will be in the Columbus MS area twice this summer. The first round is to see our son's new bride to be and family and then back again for the wedding at the end of July. Meanwhile I am still working by the sweat of the brow. I suppose I should have planned better but I accept that it looks like I will need to keep on working as long as God allows. Today later I will be part of a grilljng team for a last day of school program and lunch. I can write more later.

Many blessings!

Carleton

Gen.3.17 "Sorrow"

" in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life."

There is no sorrow in heaven. Neither shall be curse in earth when the old things are passed away. God separated dry land from the seas. There shall be no more seas, meaning that everything that offends the godly seed shall be cleared away.

" For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death."(2 Cor.7.10)

It is in this context we examine, this line,' In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground.' Have you seen the shrinking trick that Satan has played on the children of disobedience. You have sweated blood for your employer and as you reach the level of retirement you are without a warning sacked through an impersonal email. What of your life savings but it has vanished because Pension fund playing at stocks has put your retirement plans at risk. Dollar shrinks and your industry does not guarantee returns. The same old curse, and instead of safety what you catch is toxic or plastic from the Great Pacific garbage patch. Simon Peter must have felt it when he blubbered,"And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net."(Lk.5.5). Jesus was there to redeem his life from toiling and moiling in the sea.

Jesus was manifested in order to destroy the works of the devil. When the local council lets the oil from fracking into water tap what are the agencies put in place to keep you from harm, are following the Satan's script. A house divided cannot stand; societal collapse as with nations begins like acorn but fall is in-bult for whom refused counsel when given.

" for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." (Rev.21.1 Here is a quote to affirm God's challenge to Job. "That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?"(Job,38.13)

Gen.3.17-18) "Because thou hast done this" (2 of 2)

To recap: God has set apart the blessed and cursed according to the covenant. The same fellowship existing in heaven is reflected in the earth. Those who have covenanted with the Son has the Father as well. They are redeemed by the blood of Jesus. God cursed the ground to indicate who are the sons of perdition. The outer darkness and the new earth are two places where eternal habitations refer the outer darkness; while the saved by dying as martyrs shall be on the new earth. "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."(Rev.21.24) They walk under the light of the Lamb. Holy city of God or new Jerusalem shall be where God dwells: Zion is his holy habaitation. New heaven and new earth is the same extension of the earth framed by the word of God made to appear..

Gen.3.17-18 "Because thous hast done this' (1 of 2)

Because thou hast' refers to Adam's disobedience, -and it includes not only listening to 'another gospel' but also the resultant action bringing the curse on the ground. Redemption of man by the blood of Jesus consequently must work with the ground. The earth and the fulness thereof, belongs to God. The Law of Moses has this proviision, "And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land."(Lev.25:24-25).The bride of Christ motif in the book of Ruth arises from this spiritual truth. The earth abides for ever since the two worlds framed by the word of God works on the basis of faith. (Heb.11.3) The garden planted by God was introduced in order to show the natural world is under this curse God laid on the ground while Christ redeemed in the divine Will since the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world is its proof. On the basis of faith those who stand on mount Sion is tagged by 144. The Lamb of God as John pointed to the Son of Man was fulfilled on the cross. ('Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world'- Jn 1,29)

God tells Adam, "for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."(v.19) Dust here refers to the unredemed ground,"Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood./ For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein"(Acts.1.19-20). This explains the eternal habitations' the outer darkness'. "Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations."( Lk 16.9) The Parable of the Tares tells us that in the field sown by the Sower the two worlds coexist. This is behind the seed of Abraham is under two categories: innumerable as stars in heaven (Gen.15.5) and as " the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable" (Heb.11.12). These all died in faith, and the latter category as martyrs (144,000 Rev.7.4-8)

Hi everyone, when I was thinking about something last night I thought how unfair the world is. We shouldn't be like this. Hallelujah praise be to God in the Highest! And a little word we say or a little thing we do can be wrong and we don't even think about it that some people might take notice of it. Now I see from all the answers that I haven't seen everything that I should in connection with the story about the Holy Spirit and fire. In this case, what one writes, well, I shared a testimony. So no one needs to get hung up on that, exactly. And I'm happy about everything you've brought up. Then we've satisfied both body and soul and spirit.

What concerns me is not angles and discussions. We know what Paul thinks about it. But if you disagree about something, so be it, it must come out.

Now God always ARE. Ephesians 1:13 I want to comfort you who know that you are believers but who are again faithful and lovable to the end. And have not had the great experience. I'm sure you have, think about it? All believers have a testimony. It's been a long time since I read one here. There lies the essence of your salvation and encounter with God, worthy of all attention. For through your testimony people can come to the knowledge of truth. And dear friends, whether you have been obedient to God from the beginning or whether you have just now come to the Lord and said yes! To His marriage proposal, one might say? So if you have something to share from our life of Lord Jesus Christ, may the Lord bless you to do so.

I would like to thank the Administrator here. You are doing a wonderful job! May the Lord bless you and yours from now on and forever, in Jesus Christ holy name. Amen

Love u and all in Christ Jesus and have a brilliant weekend.

Gen.3.14-15 'Thy seed'

" Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life"

'Because thou hast done this' points to Satan who set up the fall of man, the curse is on every son of perdition who shall henceforth take another stance against the divine Will. Thus when the word of God says, 'God knows who are his' it is true on the basis, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, to day and forever. The Word was with God is intended. Consequently time works as the eternal word directs. Predestination and grace works hand in hand as heaven and earth."Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other."(Ps.85.10) Ministry of Reconciliation does it.

God has set apart the cursed angels, as as the King tells the goats," Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:" (Mt.25.41)Thy seed points to those who reject the word of God and they are covenant breakers.

'Cursed above every beast' is in accordance with this passage,"Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God./For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now."(Rom.8.21-22)

Upon they belly refers to the mode of a serpent's ways. It is a metaphor for those who make god of their bellies. What feeds domestic terrorism in the web? Liars who hatch conspiracy theories and disinformation. The chaff or dust marks out the damned.

I am getting encouraged from multiple people here. Thanks. I will write as long as I can; perhaps always the Lord will give me time. Looking forward to meeting you in heaven.

Rich P

Hello Carleton,

Always glad to hear from you. So happy for the wedding in your family. May the couple be blessed with true compatibility that is in Jesus, patience to bear with each other's faults and quirks, sense of lifelong commitment to their spouse's future and happiness within each of them, and a love created and grown by God for a lifetime.

I hope you are doing well especially with your eyesight.

And I certainly agree that the rest we have in Jesus is so precious and satisfying. Only believers in Him have this blessing of resting secure in the salvation and love of God as His children. When my grandbaby is asleep in my arms, so peaceful and trusting as well as desiring to be at rest against me is pretty precious. May we daily feel this way in the presence, embrace, protection, and love of our Savior.