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Me being a member at West Angeles Cogic Church Cathedral Los Angeles California
I Pray thanking God for his steadfast faithfulness in my life.
Lamentations 3:22 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" God's mercy to all the world reassures Affirmation of Faith. God wanting to save you." A refrence example scripture Jeremiah 30:11 KJV. "For the Lord is good Psalms 100:5 KJV."
Principle Holy: To all religions. Always performaning righteousness, holiness in actions "to do it" of God. To have faith, hope, love."
Lamentations 3:23 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" God is always there for you everyday." Surety amd Savior to his people. The Bible to be the Inspired and only infallible written Word of God.
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Islam, Christianity and Judaism were these three factions. History shows that they all played a major role in Asia Minor, the Levant and Israel. The entire region was under the rule of these three throughout history and can be confirmed through the study of such. The center head of the Eagle I believe is Israel as indicated by the scattering of the people at the destruction of the 2nd temple and the other empires conquering of it. The head on the right consumes the head on the left, so I think this was the Ottoman Empire overtaking the Byzantine Empire. In order of context of history this melds well, but without going back and looking and studying more and going through what I already have researched again I am going to be moderate in my solidification of my stance on this.
Notably also, Esdras is told that the vision of the Eagle is the same as the vision given to the prophet Daniel.
The feathers and wings are in fact rulers of the monarchies, republic's and empires of these three religious factions or of the center head or a combination of the three. In any case, most of what pertains to this vision has already taken place, up until the lion roars. Then we have a fourth beast mentioned, which I believe it the RCC, Mystery Babylon which is the remaining body of the eagle. I do have the identifying characteristics of the historical leaders recorded in a saved file with their counterpart wings and feather, that precisely align with the narrative. I may share those, but the content of the information dealing with that is very large and the allowed room for sharing things on here in the text box is extremely small, so I would need to condense my research first. Also links are not allowed so that presents a challenge to citing my sources and evidence.
Matthew 5 17Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
All things have not yet been fulfilled and heaven and earth still stand. Below is the fulfillment Jesus was talking about. He wasn't talking about His Crucifixion and Resurrection. The key to understanding that scripture is that heaven and earth must pass away first before the law, Gods Law changes.
Revelation 21
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 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.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Yes, Jesus is High Priest of the order of Melchizedek. He is the only intercessor between man and God. No man on earth holds any position higher than any other man and no man on earth sits in Jesus' stead or can absolve sin. No man is to take on the name Father in a religious fashion. There are only those who study and are on milk and others who are on meat. Then there are others who consume and/or share tainted word and still others who any and all reject religion outright. There are three major religious faction in the world. Islam, Christianity and Judaism. All three are in error and teach deceptive and/or contrary doctrine to Christ.
Judaism seeks to hold onto the Old Covenant which is done away with. Christianity seeks to replace the teaching of Christ with the doctrines of men and Islam seeks to rewrite the biblical narrative into their own false account. All three are called to Convert. If the Commandments of God are taken out of the way, there isn't anything to convert to. Jesus came to establish the law, not do away with it. What law? God's law. Jesus says if you want to enter into life keep the Commandments. They are not burdensome or difficult. This is what He demonstrated to us. Furthermore, before Abraham and Moses, there was also other ordinances that we know God instituted and meant to be kept. Unclean and Clean animals for example. God says He is Holy, we must be Holy too. He calls unclean animals an abomination. Noah was told to take 7 pair of clean animals onto the Ark. 2 pair of unclean. God established this ordinance. Noah was aware of what unclean and clean animals were. Likewise, Gods 10 Commandments also were established by God prior to the Covenant made with Abraham. Don't think that you can do abominable things or defraud God of what He Commands. There is no law against doing good and following God's law is good. Christ didn't remove God's law. He removed sin laws, days pertaining to them and sacrifice for them.
The RCC admits that they changed the day of worship to Sunday. However, God never gave man the authority to do so. This change was not enacted by Christ. Nor was Christ resurrected on Sunday. People make these claims because they are ignorant of the other scriptures that help reveal these things. Many simply look at the scriptures surrounding the crucifixion timeline, never considering there is other scripture elsewhere that provide necessary keys to establishing that timeline correctly. So they err due to their ego driven ignorance, thinking they understand things when in reality they lack the wisdom and due diligence to discover these hidden things to reveal the mystery and importance of including those thing into the crucifixion narrative. There is a narrow path that is missed by a majority of people and most enter the broad path.
Galatians 3:1 - O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
It says, O foolish Galatians, and the word foolish, normally in the New Testament comes from the word moron, MOROS in Greek. That word is not used here. This is the word senseless, or more specifically, without perception. They have lost their spiritual perception to the truth.
He says, who has bewitched you. The word bewitched is actually brought over from the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, it is known as the "evil eye," because if someone has the evil eye, they can hypnotize you. They can bring you under their spell. So, it's called the evil eye.
It had to do with hypnotizing someone, putting a mental spell on someone. Notice that I didn't say spiritual. This is a mental spell. A believer can be brought under a mental spell. And that mental spell comes from being persuaded.
Galatians 3:3 - Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Are ye so foolish? And again, this is the word senseless. Having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect, or complete, or mature by the flesh?
What a fantastic question that every believer and every church needs to wrestle with! If you began in the Spirit by faith, are you now made complete, or mature, by the works of the flesh? There isn't anything that I can do in the human. In fact, the more I do in the human when it comes to the things of Christ, the more I take away from His finished work. I can't add to it. I can only receive and believe!
Galatians 3:4 - Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
He says, have ye suffered so many things in vain, or for nothing? He taught them that it is through suffering. In fact, he used the word THLIPSIS.
Galatians 2:8 - (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
(For he that wrought effectually (that is, energized) in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same energized, and was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
Galatians 2:13 - And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
And not only that, but it says, and the other Jews dissembled. The word dissembled means hypocrisy. They committed hypocrisy with him. And the word for hypocrisy is the Greek word for an actor. Hypocrisy literally means to answer according to the script.
So other Jews played the role of the hypocrite with Peter. They were acting like something they really weren't. They did this likewise with him; insomuch that even Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation, again the word hypocrisy.
Galatians 2:17 - But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
God forbid, or as it reads in Greek, the strongest negation, may it never happen!
Galatians2:20 - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Paul says, (I have been) crucified with Christ: That word "am," it's a Perfect Tense verb. There's a moment and time in the past when he received Christ. From that time on he has been crucified, all this time, with Christ.
Galatians 1:8 - But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
The word for accursed is the word ANATHEMA. And its basic meaning is to consecrate or dedicate a sacrifice for destruction. Very strong language!
Galatians 1:11 - But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
But I certify, or literally I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after, or according to man.
Galatians 1:13 - For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
He says for you have heard of my conversation, or lifestyle, in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure, and there are three Imperfect Tenses coming up, two here and one in Verse 14. Imperfect Tense means continuous action in the past. And I will read it that way.
That beyond measure, (I was persecuting) the church of God. And (I was destroying) it continuously.
Thirdly, in Verse 14:
Galatians 1:14 - And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
And profited, or more literally, (was advancing). And those are the three Imperfect Tenses (continuous action in the past). And I was advancing in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
Galatians 1:16 - To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
That last little phrase, "conferred not with flesh and blood" is a Hebraism that means human. After his conversion on the road to Damascus, he did not look up people to find out what do I do next.
Galatians 1:6 - I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
He says I marvel, and the word marvel means surprised. And it's in the Present Tense, which means he says that I am continually surprised. He's in a state of shock! That you are so soon removed. If I may break this down, the word "so" is called the adverb of manner, or way in which something is done.
That you are in this way, soon, adverb of time. The word soon means quickly. And the word removed actually means to be off in the opposite direction in which you were going. So, I am surprised that you are in this way, that is these false teachings, and so quickly, after being established in the gospel, removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ.
He says you were called. God called you, and the grace of Christ called you. And now you're going in the opposite direction, and that you are removed unto another gospel:
There are two words for the word another in the Greek language. One means another of a different kind, and one means another of the same kind. This one is another of a different kind. You are so soon removed unto another, a different gospel. That's his concern for them!
Galatians 1:7 - Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
He says, which is not another;
That's another of the same kind, different Greek word. So, you've been removed to a different gospel, which is really not another gospel. A false gospel is not another one. It's different. But there be some that trouble you, and the word trouble is in the Present Participle, and it means to agitate.
(Galatians Part 1): Authored by the Apostle Paul and written to several churches in Asia Minor in the region of Galatia. The theme of Galatians is Salvation by Grace through faith alone. Whereas Romans is considered by many to be the Constitution of the Christian Faith, Galatians is considered to be the Declaration of Independence of the Christian Faith.
Galatians 1:3 - Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
Paul prayed that grace would be with them and peace. In fact, the word "be" is in italics because there is no verb in the Greek text. But according to Greek structure, it is to be received as an "is." It is a fact. It's not a wish or a prayer.
Grace is to you, and peace, from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace, CHARIS, is a form of greeting for Greek and is the greeting for Gentiles. Then he says, and peace. And that's the greeting for the Jews, SHALOM.
Galatians 1:4 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
In speaking of Jesus Christ, it says, who gave himself for our sins. The purpose: that he might deliver us from this present evil world. The plan: according to the will of God and our Father:
It is God's will that all of those that respond to Christ, all of those who are born of the Spirit of God, will be delivered from this present evil world. The word "present" is a Perfect Participle. The world that stands in a condition of being evil. And God has delivered us, and it's all according to His will and plan.
Today is the day of salvation.
1) Genesis 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
2) 2 Kings 2:11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
3) Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. (The 'rapture) (Start of Tribulation) ( rev 5:9-10 singing in Heaven before 1st seal is open, Made Chiefs Priests to reign with Christ)
4) Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (out of, meaning they were in it. Raptured saved and repented saints from 4:1 to to the sixth seal, subjects and not like those in Rev 5:9)
Revelation 7:15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them." (servants in heaven day and night)
5) Revelation 11:12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them." (two witnesses raptured after BEING KILLED AND 3 DAYS LATER RESURRECTED BY GOD rev 13:7)
6) Revelation 12:5 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. (144,000, the manchild raptured
Yes, in the mind, it is nicer & more convenient to have a set of rules to follow & gauge one's standing before God by it. But if we study further, we find that the ministry of the Holy Spirit takes us far far deeper into God's requirements for holy living than what the Decalogue or any of the Laws given to Israel could ever do. So why do we then insist on holding onto the old cloth & old wineskins?; they're only good for us to see what the old life was once like, I'm sure. These are the questions I had to deal with early on in my Christian experience without the aid of anyone or even the internet - just sitting with God's Word. If I'm in error, a proper exegesis of the Scriptures would help us all greatly & not just beliefs carried over from the past. Blessings to you brother.
Thanks brother S. Spencer and for your further references. I certainly liked the Matthew 9:16,17 where our Lord essentially reminded John the Baptist's disciples that you can't mix the old with the new, or else the product desired would be lost & destroyed. As Jesus had now come, He came to bring in the new life (embedded in His Everlasting Covenant), that those who believe in Him for their salvation might be now clothed in His Righteousness (without any fragmentation or wear), and the Holy Spirit given to reign in redeemed hearts & lives. Calling upon the old garments & old wineskins now can only be detrimental & bring confusion to those wanting to live in the Spirit.
I also realize that much of biblical teaching, whether received in childhood or from the pulpit, can sometimes be superficial, thus more readily received. I am guilty of being one of those unfortunates. But after re-birth, my heart was set to really study the Scriptures for what they said in entirety with the Spirit's guidance & help, & not pander to what I was once fed. I found that most of those people were themselves not prepared or unable to go deeper into the Word, so they could only issue forth generalities: such as, we must obey the Ten Commandments as Christians, or other matters concerning the Triune Nature of God, or even His eternal Judgement. We must be prepared to look past the superficial or what is convenient & palatable, and look deeper, theologically/exegetically, into such important teachings. Onto Page 2.
Two covenants cannot run together!
This reminds me of Matthew 9:14-17.
John's disciples were Jews. They were still following the rules of Judaism and living under the obligations of the Old Covenant, with its ceremonial rituals and religious regulations, including fasting on certain days
Leviticus 16:29-31
Leviticus 23:32
Luke 18:12.
Jesus came to usher in the New and fulfillment of the Law and do away with the ( rituals and Foreshadowing ) ministry that veiled their Hearts.
There also is a Change in Priesthood!
Hebrews 7:11. If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
Blessings.
He referred to the Jan 6 people that was jailed for destroying the capital and what he would like to see happened to the Democrats.
My point was Revelation was so deep and enlightening knowing Christ was returning to clean up this evil earth was a blessing. I just don't understand why he would write something so vile after reading that incredible chapter.
If I misunderstood what he was saying I apologized but that was my interpretation.
Carmen
The Laws that a converted Israel would receive, would no longer be as those formerly written on stone, but now 'in fleshy tables of the heart' ( 2 Corinthians 3:3). The Old has decayed and vanished away, only because of Jesus & His institution of the New Covenant. Let us not abide by things that are from the old economy, as even now, priests still wear religious garb & mitres, with their incense lamps as did the Jewish priests of old, rather to embrace what God's Spirit has for us in our hearts & lives, never leading us into condemnation.
As for your reference to Matthew 12:36-42, I'm not going to debate that, for I believe as you do, in what Jesus said about His death & resurrection relating it to Jonah's entombment in the 'whale'. The issue is first with the references I gave earlier, viz Mark 16:1,2,9, with John 20:1 complementing it. If the two Marys came "very early in the morning on the first day of the week", & "it was still dark", that tells me that they had arrived at the sepulchre to anoint Jesus' Body before dawn broke on the first day of the week (Sunday). Yes, the Jewish Sunday started after sundown Sabbath, but it still was Sunday when morning broke. You stated: "The earliest they (the Marys) could come to the tomb and administer the spices was as Saturday ended that very evening and Sunday began to dawn, which occurs at SUNDOWN. So Mary came at sundown Saturday." If Saturday (Sabbath) ended in the evening, the dawn of Sunday was still 10-12 hours away; if a day dawns, it is when the sun begins to rise - the day cannot dawn straight after the sun sets the previous day. This shows that the women came up to 12 hours after the Sabbath Day ended (i.e. the next day, Sunday). So I don't get your timeline here.
And just a final personal, maybe rhetorical, question: do you consider yourself to be wholly subject to the New Covenant in Christ's Blood, or do you believe it is necessary to embrace both the Old & the New to be right before God?
If I could first address your last point here ( Matthew 5:18). Do you think that the previous verse (v 17, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil"), has some connection to verse 18? Clearly, Jesus is upholding the Law (i.e. what was given by God, & not those spurious laws the religious leaders imposed upon the people). He also states that the Law will abide forever. And He further states that His Coming to Earth was "to fulfil the Law (Gk. for fulfil is 'pleroo': to bring to completion). Yes, the Law was Perfect from both the Mouth & Finger of God, but Jesus came to finally cast aside what the Law was designed for & its intent, (and NOT its value & truth), which ultimately brought men under condemnation; Jesus came to fulfil the Law (& only He the sinless Son of God could), bringing it to finality & abolishment, thus ushering the New Covenant in His Blood. Two Covenants can never operate simultaneously, particularly where one led to hopelessness, helplessness and death; & the other availed to give life, hope & power in the Spirit.
Even Hebrews 8:13 reminds us of the finality of that Law: "In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away". And if we read earlier in Hebrews 8:10, "For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people". (see also Jeremiah 31:31-33). Onto Page 2.
Me a member at West Angeles Cogic Church Cathedral Los Angeles California
I am Praying for life filled with God's presence, power, and purpose.-God always to be there for me. To do everything he says he's going to do for me.
John 10:10 KJV
My Interpetation REDAPPLETREATY4MEONLY:
" Jesus Christ is God the Father. A language we can understand. Not wanting to receive from false fathers analogy Quote wolves in sheep clothing.
Render eternal life, waters of rest.
Jesus is the truth, way and the life. John 14:6 KJV, John1:16 KJV- How God does everything he says he going to do.
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Psalm 37:5
Commit thy way unto theLord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Please read Romans through Philemon for doctrine and to grow in grace .
Ray
This is my study of 2 Timothy 2:15 that helped me understand how to let the Holy Spirit guide me in the right direction in true through the Lord Jesus Christ .
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
We are not to be buff up with knowledge and brag about it and belittle our brethren to shame, but to love another in prayer and patience so the Holy Spirit will open the understanding spiritually .
1 Thessalonians 4:11
And that yestudyto be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Only Jesus Christ will approve what we do on earth with our bodies.
2 Corinthians 13:7
Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appearapproved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
Now that we are saved by believing the resurrection of Christ Jesus, plus nothing, we are to be his workman for good works for a reward in the Heavenly Places.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are hisworkmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
I am not ashamed of the resurrection of Christ Jesus.
Romans 1:16
For I am notashamedof the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
I will pray for you, God bless you and your family.
Ray
Ray
This is my first day getting into this book. Never wanted to read it before but as I have grown in my relationship with God I wanted to see how others felt about the book in ways that I could learn from.
The very first comment is hate and domination.
I'm so disappointed.
I shall exit the comments, not what my spirit needs to read in my morning reading with my God.
Again we look at what Jesus says and may I remind you these are not idle words;
Matthew 5:18, Jesus states, "For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."
Heaven and earth have not yet passed, so true to word, God's Ten Commandments remain.
Mark 16:9-20
King James Version
9 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
The comma is placed in the wrong spot. It should read thus;
9 Now when Jesus was risen; early the first day of the week he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
Notwithstanding; The women followed and watched Jesus placed into the tomb and the stone rolled in front of the door.
Scripture clearly tells us they placed Jesus body in the tomb in haste, because the sabbath drew on. It was so close to sabbath that the women would NOT have had time to prepare spices until after it was over. Doing so would have been a violation of the sabbath. They had to wait until Friday to buy and prepare spices, which was a lengthy process and since Jesus was already in the tomb, Friday was the only day they could do it.
Then, they again had to wait, because the weekly sabbath began at sundown Friday. They earliest they could come to the tomb and administer the spices was as Saturday ended that very evening and Sunday began to dawn, which occurs at SUNDOWN. So Mary came at sundown Saturday. Since a day is from sundown to sundown; it therefore would have been very early Sunday morning and still dark. Again, at sundown Saturday ended and Sunday began. For a day, the morning of a day in biblical terms doesn't coincide with our modern day view of how days begin and end. Mary in our modern definition would have actually came to the tomb Saturday night in our current reckoning and this is why it was still dark out when she did.