The Whole Creation Story – Part 36

Colossians 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of [fallen] angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

An unfallen mere angel would never allow himself to be worshipped.

So, where are these FALLEN ANGELS / DEVILS/ gODS worshipped????

In HIGH PLACES.

What are “high places” (98 times) “high place” (22 times)?

1Kings 3:2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days. 3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

This was a TEMPORARILY legit high place for worshipping the true God. But ONLY BECAUSE He had no house at the time.

FOR, when God has a house…

2Kings 22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

Now that David and Solomon had built a Temple for the Lord to DWELL IN…

2Kings 23:8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city. 9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren. 10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech. 11 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire. 12 And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. 13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile. 14 And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men. 15 Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.

When God has a house!!!!! The “high places” are NOT to be used for worship–devils are there,

The ”High Places” are places where LOST humans (outside of God’s will) knowingly or unknowlingly WORSHIP DEVILS.

The HIGH PLACES are NOT The Temple. The Temple is NOT a HIGH PLACE.

NEVER!

Matthew 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, … 14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

Matthew 12:6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

Matthew 26:61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

Mark 14:58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

Mark 15:29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

But, did Jesus REALLY say that?

Mark 14:55 And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. 56 For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. 57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying…

Mark 14:58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

But, what did Jesus REALLY say?…

John 2:18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

v21  But he spake of the temple of his body.

Hebrews 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. 8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. 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: 11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. 13 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.

Hebrews 10:9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. 10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. … 16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

How and Where does this all happen??????

John 2:21  But he spake of the temple of his body.

He knew THEY were going to crucify HIM. And in essence, ruin the Temple. Ruin the OT.

Mark 15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

Matthew 27:50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

Luke 23:44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

Exodus 26:33  And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. 34 And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

Exodus 40:20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark: 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

This was a dwelling of the Lord.

2Chronicles 5:6 Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:

v8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. 10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. 11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course: 12 Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)

v13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD

v14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.

Psalm 99:1 The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.

Isaiah 37:16 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

Job 22:14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

Exodus 13:21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

Exodus 16:10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.

Exodus 19:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.

Exodus 33:9 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. 10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.

Exodus 34:5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

There are many more but these will suffice.

This is all in THE TEMPLE. This was the ONLY sanctioned place to worship the true God.

The rest of the gods were worshipped in beautiful religious settings called high places.

Exodus 25:15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. 17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

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Hebrews 9:3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; 5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly. 6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. 7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: 8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: 9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; 10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. 11  But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; :12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

THE ONE SINGLE HIGH PRIEST ONLY.   ONCE A YEAR ONLY.  NOT W/OUT BLOOD.

GOD HAS VERY STRICT RULES.

2Samuel 6:6 And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. 7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. 8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.

And if anyone had gone into the holiest of all

EXCEPT the ONE person allowed to go in,

EXCEPT on the ONE day that person is allowed to go in,

EXCEPT with ONE thing, blood,

They would die. Just like Uzzah.

No matter how mad anyone, even David, would get.

No EXCEPTIONS. None. None at all.

Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Uzzah was without excuse. David was without excuse.

Anyone going into the holiest of all (“the holy of holies” the world calls it), without excuse.

Numbers 4:19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden: 20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

Leviticus 10:9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

God doesn’t play.

Now, of course, the Temple of God is much different.

BUT GOD IS STILL A STICKLER FOR THE RULES. NO DEVIATION. NONE.

Acts 7:48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

1Corinthians 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

The SAVED are The Temple of God. IN THE SPIRIT, not in the flesh.

Hebrews 10:21 And having an high priest over the house of God;

Jesus is the HIGH PRIEST. He is the ONLY way in.

Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

1Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

1Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

2Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

1Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house,

an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 34

You likely know that we are instructed to “put on the whole armour of God”.

Do you know, why???????

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

So that we may be able to “stand against the wiles OF THE DEVIL”. Right???

What are these “wiles”? “wiles” only 1 other time in The Book.

Numbers 25:18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you…

Beguiled? Only 5 times in The Book

Genesis 3:13 … And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

2Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Satan “beguiles” us with “subtilty”. Trickery. But – small, slight trickery. Magician.

So, we have to use every piece of the armour of God to STAND against THE DEVIL’s wiles.

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

So we know that the “wiles”, they are THE DEVIL’S wiles. And where do they come from?? Where do we find them? Where are they located? How do we access them?

From THE VERY NEXT VERSE,  that’s where!

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but

So, not against carnal/worldly beings. But against SPIRITUAL beings. And who are they?

Against [spiritual] principalities, [9 times]

Against [spiritual] powers,             [14 times]

against the [spiritual] rulers [164] of the darkness [162] of this world,

And WHERE are they?

against spiritual wickedness [494] [where is all of this at?…] in high places. 

The Whole Creation Story – Part 33

For now, back to… “the host of heaven”. 1^st mention…

Deuteronomy 4:19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which

the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

The “host of heaven” have been “divided unto all nations”. What is this saying?

The host of heaven have ASSIGNED places. God hath given them dominions.

Job 38:31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? 32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? 33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? 

Jeremiah 31:35 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 

The “ordinance” is like the “order”.

God ordered the universe. God ordered the heavens. God ordered the stars.

God ordered the sun, moon and earth.

God orders the world. God orders the nations. God orders it all.

That how scripture and prophecy work.

That’s why the HIGHER POWERS are ordained into place.

They are GIVEN A DOMINION.

Daniel 7:6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

Daniel 7:12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.

REMEMBER THIS: THEY WERE GIVEN DOMINION. THEN THEY HAD IT TAKEN AWAY!

The Whole Creation Story – Part 32

Where we started, Jesus did NOT turn the stones to bread to “save His own life”.

Any other human in the history of this planet, besides Jesus, with that power – eats. End of story.

If you had THAT kind of power, would YOU want to die? Or eat? Hmmmm? Eat, maybe?

Then, failing there… THE DEVIL appealed to His human instinct of pride.

But, The Son of God, He already knew all about pride.

He knew who the king of it was…

Job 41:34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

He knew to hate it…

Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

He knew what comes after pride…

Proverbs 11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

And He was not going to fall into the condemnation of the devil.

1Timothy 3:6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

That’s what pride gets you. So, when the ol’ devil says, ‘If you are who you say you are…’

Let’s say you are the smartest person to ever live.

And someone comes with a hard question saying, “you think you’re so smart, well, answer this”

You’re going to answer it. Unless  you are smart enough to ALREADY KNOW that God has told you NOT to ever answer that particular question and it would be PRIDE to do so.

So Jesus just says, ‘I’d rather eat God’s Word, than some mere body food, any day’.

Then, lastly, when the devil couldn’t trip Him up with those, he tried to “offer Him the world”. Pretty literally.

Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 

Luke 4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me [it was the devil’s]; and to whomsoever I will I give it [to give away]. 

This is the pattern of THE DEVIL and his “devils”.

ALL OF THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD ARE DELIVERED UNTO THE DEVIL.

TO WHOMSOEVER HE WILLS, HE GIVES THEM.

Jesus only had to do one little ol’ teensy weensy thing to get all of this…

Luke 4:7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. 

The devils want to be worshipped. They crave it. Just like their boss, the devil.

In exchange for worship, they grant power over their kingdoms. To men,

The devils have power over earthly kingdoms. As given by THE DEVIL.

These devils, give this power unto the man/men that worship them.

These devils, give this power unto the man/men that SERVE THEM.

Deuteronomy 17:3 And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

“the host of heaven” 19 times in The Bible. “the host of them” 2 times.

Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Psalms 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Men worship the host of heaven (ummm, also called gods or devils).

1Kings 22:19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

2Kings 21:3 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

2Kings 21:5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

Now, I just want to mention this here, as we will cover it later, but get this.

First, the King James Bible NEVER, ever, never, not one single time, uses the word “demon”.

Now, in full disclosure and fairness, if you look up “demon..” or “demons..”, you do get a single hit. Here it is…

1Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

Let’s just say some people see demons in everything, huh??

So, end of discussion – “demons” are not Scriptural, they are not Biblical, they are not correct, they are not right, they are a satanic misconception to throw mankind off the scent. Just like the forbidden fruit being an apple.

Now, the satanic, fake-bible “versions”; they have all the demons. The “Greek” has demons.

But, The Perfect Inerrant Infallible Holy King James Bible – no demons. None. Not one.

Thus, since The Bible doesn’t use the word, demons, well we should not either.

I know, like me, you have probably been saying “demons” all of your life.

Me too. Until I saw the truth.

Now, I still slip occasionally, and say the “d” word. But not without hating (and correcting) it.

Now, listen VERY CLOSELY.

“the devil” is in The Bible 46 times. “devils” 55 times. And “demon” not once.

So, there are people that believe the fallen angels are still “angels”, and demons (devils) are a different bunch.

Hog Wash. Bull Dung. Non Sense. Garbah-Gio.

If Lucifer became THE Devil [singular] because of his fall, then those that followed him became THE DEVILS. Pretty simple.

And, as you can now see, and will see even more, The Bible backs it all up.

For now, back to… “the host of heaven”. 1^st mention…

Deuteronomy 4:19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which

the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

The “host of heaven” have been “divided unto all nations”. What is this saying?

The Whole Creation Story – Part 31

THE DEVIL was tempting Jesus.

He tempted Jesus 3 times, with 3 almost irresistible temptations.

First Satan appealed to the instinct of human survival. We die. Death is scary.

What will a human do to survive? Probably kill if absolutely necessary. “It was him or me!”  RIGHT?????

But, what if it was easy. No fuss, no muss. Easy, peasy, japanesey. And it was a career criminal. No harm, no foul. Of course, you’d do it. To survive. All Jesus had to do was turn some stones into bread. And eat. Simple.

Matthew 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. 

Have you ever not eaten anything for any real length of time. I have for 21 days. You get hungry. It is all you can do is to get through it. I can’t imagine twice that long.

Jesus was hungry.

I broke a fast early once.

Jesus KNEW it was not yet time for Him to eat. So you don’t eat. No matter what.

Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 

Jesus did not use His power to feed Himself though he could easily have done so. It was not His Father’s will.

Stop, wait! Not God’s will for a human to EAT? To survive? Liar! Of course it is.

God wants His children to LIVE. HE gave us LIFE. HE wants us to have LIFE.

This is a LIE.

Psalms 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death [not the life] of his saints.

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

If Jesus CAME so that HUMANS, ALL HUMANS, MIGHT HAVE LIFE, then that means ALL OF THOSE HUMANS DID NOT ALREADY HAVE LIFE before Jesus came! Or He didn’t need to come.

Our course of understanding continues…

Look, The Bible Truth is that God wants humans to LOSE THEIR LIFE, not find it.

Matthew 10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

The Bible Truth is that The Lord wants humans to LOSE THEIR LIFE, not save it.

Matthew 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

Mark 8:35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.

Luke 9:24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

Luke 17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

Does The Lord God want you to LOVE YOUR LIFE?

OR does The Lord God want you to HATE YOUR LIFE?

John 12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

This concept is in ALL 4 gospels. Very precious few things are in ALL 4 gospels..

This NOT what the world teaches us. In fact, it is THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE WORLD TEACHES.

Do you think MAYBE this is why The Bible says this?…

Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

And this…

Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

The theme continues…

Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Luke 8:14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

The CARES of this life – keep this person from Heaven.

The RICHES of this life – keep this person from Heaven.

The PLEASURES of this life – keep this person from Heaven.

Their thoughts. Their ways. Leads them to death. Not life.

What is their THOUGHT? Their “thought” is that they THINK they have eternal life.

John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

They don’t.

John 5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

The world, ESPECIALLY those that THINK they are saved, gets mad at me. I’m just pointing out what it says. I’m not making it up or twisting it around.

But, THEY WILL NOT COME TO JESUS, that they might have life.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 29

In the NT, here is the big change…

Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath

blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

Like I said, we gotta get our heads OUT of THIS world and get our minds into the NEXT.

The NEXT world is where our blessings are INHERITED. We don’t get them HERE.

OUR BLESSINGS ARE SPIRITUAL!

Again, IF YOU THINK ME WRONG, there are 112 chances for “bless..” to be about getting gain or stuff or money in the NT.

It just isn’t there. Not once. Not a single time. Go look for yourself. Please. I challenge you.

Search the scriptures daily whether these things are so.

You’ll get the same 112 verses I did. Unless you pick up a satanic ‘bible’.

So, why do people think so differently??? Why do supposed christians run around saying “I’m blessed” and “have a blessed day”??????????

Because Satan wants them to.

He is only too happy to give the things, if it will keep them from INHERITING the REAL BLESSINGS which we will receive for winning people to Christ.

Ol’ Satan, he knows The Bible. He gives them the OLD TESTAMENT “prayer of Jabez”.

1Chronicles 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. 

There is at least one popular modern book on Christians duplicating this prayer.

But, this is not repeated anywhere in scripture. It is random. And it is OLD TESTAMENT.

For a Christian…

Jabez                                                  N.T Christians

“called on the God of Israel”     Call in Jesus’ name ONLY (John 14:13-14,15:16,16:23-24)

“bless me indeed”                      “bless..” 112 times. Not once are we to ASK to be blessed

Why not?  We are already blessed! (Eph 1:3)

“enlarge my coast”                       Land. Here. OK! Mark 10:29 Jesus said There is no man that hath left…lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, 30 But he shall receive an hundredfold… lands, with persecutions

“thine hand with me”                  Jesus is IN us and will never leave us (2Cor 13:5, Heb 13:5)

“keep evil from grieving me”    We shouldn’t grieve the Holy Ghost with our lives.

1Peter 2:19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 … but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

The ”prayer of Jabez” is not even CLOSE to the way a NT Christian should pray. Not close in any way.

This might be something an UNSAVED man would TRY to pray!! Maybe his god would hear it. Our God would not.

In the OT one could honor the God of the Jews by offering and praying to Him.

Leviticus 22:18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering; 

1Kings 8:37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; 38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: 39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) 40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 41 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake; 42 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; :43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name. 

In the NT it is Jesus or don’t bother.

John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

2John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. 

John 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son [is to] honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

1John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 

John 15:23 He that hateth [chooseth not] me hateth [chooseth not] my Father also. 

Other than this prayer of “Jabez”, this is the kinda stuff you get.

Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. 

1Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker,  not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 

…

1Timothy 3:8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 

1Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 

Titus 1:11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. 

2Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. 

So, why is this so important??? And what does it have to do with our topic??

Because these “blessings” that people think they are getting from “God”,

Well, these “blessings” aren’t from The Lord God at all. They can’t be.

It is simply impossible scripturally. It is a scriptural impossibility under the New Testament.

Christians aren’t “blessed” by gain. Christians are blessed by suffering: Just as Jesus was. Just as their Lord and Saviour was.

Get this … Jesus doesn’t “bless” those that aren’t His – with “suffering”!

They wouldn’t want it or understand it. He certainly wouldn’t bless them with anything else.

So, then who supplies these “blessings” of “gain” in this world?

I mean, The Lord does supply the NEED of His Children.

Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

But “need” is different from “want” or “bless”.

Christians are told to “be content” with what we have.

1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 

The Whole Creation Story – Part 28

–How does one KNOW HOW to serve or how to follow their god?

Why do they do this? To gain favor. To be “BLESSED” by their “god”!!

Be blessed with wisdom, power, knowledge, fame, fortune, health. Whatever they need.

These beings can GIVE these things.

Satan, the devil, the former covering cherub, can give the whole world.

Most cannot give this much. But they can give some.

These gods BLESS their worshippers – much as The Lord blesses His.

1Timothy 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness:

–This is what modern humanity “supposes” is a “blessing from God”. Gain. Getting stuff.

Getting what you want. Getting more. Getting nicer things. Money. GAINING MORE.

What does The Bible say a godly person is to do???

 from such [as believe this “gain is godliness” dung] withdraw thyself.

What does The Bible say a godly person is to do???

11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 

There is not one verse in the entire New Testament that says “gain” or “money” is a blessing from God. Not one. Not one even close. Of 112 chances – not once!

Why?

Things changed drastically in the NT from the OT.

“bless” 410 times in the OT, 112 times in the NT.

Those blessing are FLESHLY but they are ALSO spiritual and eternal in nature.

These are most of the “fleshly” and “worldly”, even financial in nature, blessings in the OT.

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Job 42:12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

BIG…

Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Malachi 3:12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.

This is MALACHI, the last book in the OT. I wouldn’t say the Jewish people are here yet, would you? They will be!!!!

In the OT it was about THE SEED which would save mankind. The bloodline, the DNA had to be perfect.

To do this God BLESSED His chosen people by making them RICH in this world, thus PROTECTED.

The Jews, the keepers of the seed, had to be preserved AT ALL COSTS. This is a HUGE part of understanding the OT.

Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life (money doesn’t, so it gives death!) to them that have it.

Now, as you likely know, in the NT, that all-important species-saving SEED has been born, lived a perfect life, died, rose again, made the ultimate sacrifice on the altar in heaven and is now in heaven sitting at the right hand of the Father.

Ummmm. No longer is the blessing of wealth necessary to protect the seed.

Now, it is a matter of ADDING TO THE SEED. The “blessings” have changed dramatically.

Here are the EXAMPLES of a NT “blessing” from God. You ready???? Pay attention.

Luke 6:20 …Blessed be ye poor:   (does that sound like financial blessing to you?????)

Is that coming from the pulpits? Does ANYONE think or teach that this is a blessing from God? Ummm, nope. But it is – according to The Bible.

Luke 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: … Blessed are ye that weep now:

My goodness, this must be blasphemy, if you listen to the impoverished, underfunded church.

Luke 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you [Is this a lie? Is this not straight from the mouth of the King of Kings?], and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you [what’s this say? Blame you, accuse you!], and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

Did you get that???? “Blessed are ye”!!!!  Blessed!!!!!

Is this what is being preached from the pulpits of the modern church?? Nope!

THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE IS BEING PREACHED FROM THE MODERN ‘CHURCH’ PULPITS

Matthew 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn:

When someone dies now, they don’t mourn. They have a “celebration of life”.

Not THE NEXT LIFE, like we had for my Mom, – but celebrating their life here!!

Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek  (no, not in THIS WORLD, in this world blessed are the fighters, “we gotta fight”. You know, like our FAKE superheroes.):

Luke 14:13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. 

We have got to get our head OUT of this world and into the NEXT WORLD!

“He is so heavenly minded that he is no earthly good.”

Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Romans 4:6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

1Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing [we are supposed to bless others!!! Even those that LEAST deserve it.]; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 27

How does one KNOW HOW to serve or how to follow their god?

Deuteronomy 12:30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

Psalms 106:35 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. 36 And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, 38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

Jeremiah 7:31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. 

Why do they sacrifice their very own children? Think about that; their OWN CHILDREN!

They literally burn their own children alive.

The Lord would never even THINK of such an abhorrent act.

Why do they do this? To gain favor. To be “BLESSED” by their “god”!!

Be blessed with wisdom, power, knowledge, fame, fortune, health. Whatever they need.

These beings can GIVE these things.

Satan, the devil, the former covering cherub, can give the whole world.

Most cannot give this much. But they can give some.

These gods BLESS their worshippers – much as The Lord blesses His.

“bless..” is in the NT 112 times…

I’ll make this fairly quick…

1Timothy 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness:

This is what modern humanity “supposes” is a “blessing from God”. Gain. Getting stuff.

Getting what you want. Getting more. Getting nicer things. Money. GAINING MORE.

What does The Bible say a godly person is to do???

 from such [as believe this “gain is godliness” dung] withdraw thyself.

Run. Run! from the people that believe that “gain is godliness”.  High-tail it out of Dodge! Get out of town by sundown!

Run. Run just as fast as you can – like you are the gingerbread man! – From the people that believe “gain” is God blessing them.

This is ALLLLLLLL that modern “christianity” is about. Getting things. Getting “blessed”.  “Have a blessed day”. I HATE that saying!!!

I would say it was “naivety”. But it is more greed and wantonness.

…v10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 

The people that believe thiss have ERRED GREATLY away from Bibe Truth!

What does The Bible say a godly person is to do???

11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 

There is not one verse in the entire New Testament that says “gain” or “money” is a blessing from God. Not one. Not one even close. Of 112 chances – not once!

Why?

Things changed drastically in the NT from the OT.

“bless” 410 times in the OT, 112 times in the NT.

Maybe the most famous “blessing” in all of The Bible…

Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 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: 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.

How? What was this great blessing? Wealth? Health? Fame? Victory? Power?

It was THE LORD JESUS CHRIST BEING THE SAVIOUR OF MANKIND OF COURSE!

This blessing, the most important in all of Scripture – IS A SPIRITUAL BLESSING.

MOST (not all) of the “blessings” in the OT are of this type. Not ALL, but I would say almost certainly over 80% possibly over 90%.

Genesis 17:15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 

Genesis 22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Those blessing are FLESHLY but they are ALSO spiritual and eternal in nature.

These are most of the “fleshly” and “worldly”, even financial in nature, blessings in the OT.

Genesis 24:35 And the LORD hath blessed my master [Abraham] greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Deuteronomy 7:13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

Deuteronomy 11:26 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; 27 A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:

Deuteronomy 28:4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Job 1:10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 26

Lucifer is Satan and is also Tyrus. The connections are…

Isaiah 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

 [Lucifer] Isaiah 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 

[Tyrus] Ezekiel 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 

[Lucifer] Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 

[Satan] Luke 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

[Dragon, Devil, Satan, Serpent] Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 

[Serpent] Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.

[Tyrus] Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God;

[Lucifer] Isaiah 14:17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? 

Prisoners/Captives same thing…

Isaiah 20:4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

[the devil] 2Timothy 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

This is what Jesus read in the synagogue on the sabbath in Nazareth…

Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

… 20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 

1Peter 3:19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

Ephesians 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Zechariah 9:11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. 

[Lucifer was the covering cherub] Ezekiel 28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

Lucifer was the 5^th Cherub. There were 5 of them. There are now only 4.

This will be a HUGE part of the Whole Creation Story.

So, this Lucifer [Satan, the great dragon, the devil, the serpent], is the same being as “the King of Tyrus”.

The King of Tyrus, is teacher to “the Prince of Tyrus”.

How does this work?

These powerful, spiritual beings, principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness OF THIS  WORLD – give their wisdom and power to the human leaders of their realms.

The Lord executed judgment on not JUST Egypt but on Egypt’s gods also,

Exodus 12:12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

Numbers 33:4 For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.

WHAT ARE gODS (with  a little ‘g’ as in “gods”)?

“god” or “gods” 298 times in The Bible (excluding “God”/”Gods”)

1^st (and possibly most famous) mention.

Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Exodus 7:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

Moses was a god to pharaoh. He was divining the future to him.

A future AGAINST the power of the gods of Egypt.

Exodus 12:12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

Numbers 33:4 For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.

What are these “gods” really??

Deuteronomy 32:17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.

You SERVE your god. They SERVE, do the bidding of, the will of, their gods.

Joshua 23:16 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

Joshua 24:2 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

You SACRIFICE everything to their gods.

Ezekiel 23:39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

You FOLLOW your god. Just as Jews or Christians follow The Lord.

Judges 2:12 And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

1Kings 18:21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 24

2Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world [not CBS, the deep state or facetweeter] 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. 

He sets the “course of this world”. These NON-flesh and blood beings determine the course.

Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 

Now understand that, the “god” of this world is ALSO the “prince” of this world.

John 16:11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. 

John 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. 

John 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 

Hence, Satan, a spiritual being, is the “god” and “prince” of this world.

Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Satan, a spiritual being. is the KING of the PHYSICAL KINGdoms of THIS WORLD!!!

Satan is in charge of it all!

He decides who runs them.

One single being can be a god, a king, and a prince.

Each country on this planet has a king/prince running it from the spirit.

Some run continents, some big countries, some small ones, states, cities, town, farms, streets etc.

This brings us to this…

Tyre/Tyrus, the King and the Prince of Tyre/Tyrus have very special prophecies against them…

Ezekiel 27:3 And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea [the place], which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.

Ezekiel 28:12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

The PRINCE of Tyrus.

Ezekiel 28:1  The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, say unto

the prince of Tyrus, [Is this a CARNAL prince or a SPIRITUAL prince? Well, let’s read on, shall we?] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, [This guy was a bit arrogant, no?] in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: 

This MAN was very arrogant. He was also possibly a wee bit more than a man. Or at least a VERY enlightened man. Why do I say that? Well, let’s read on, shall we?

v3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 

This is a MAN. Not a god. Not an angel. A MAN!

The man. The human running things in Tyre.

4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: 5 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: 

This MAN has wisdom and understanding GREATER than Daniel! That’s incredible.

Daniel was gifted with incredible, impossible knowledge by God in certain areas.

This MAN has been given greater knowledge than what Daniel was given.

How if this possible?

You see, God gave Daniel what he needed in certain situations for certain objectives.

God didn’t give Daniel ALL of God’s wisdom and understanding. Just a small piece. I mean, more than I have, and more than MOST men will ever have, but not as much as, say, Satan himself? Now that Old Serpent is pretty brilliant, wouldn’t you say.

How would a MAN get such knowledge? How COULD a mere MAN get this great wisdom?

6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; 7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. 8 They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. 9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. 10 Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 

That is the prophecy of the MAN, the PRINCE of Tyrus. Now, he may have been the earthly “king” of Tyre, from a worldly point of view. But, there was someone that outranked him, in the spiritual realm. This is where the worldly “prince” got his incredible wisdom.

But, now the narrative shifts. The subject changes.

Ezekiel 28:11  Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 12 Son of man,

take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, …

The King of Tyrus outranks the prince. The KING here, is NOT human!

Now, what is a lamentation. “lament..” 61 times.  2 examples should do.

Acts 8:2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

Lamentation is extreme sadness over losing someone that you honor or care deeply about.

2Samuel 1:17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: … 19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 

The Whole Creation Story – Part 23

God created the sons of God and the “morning stars”.

Some of these “morning stars” were “cherubims”.

What are cherubims?      (cherub=singular…cherubims=plural)   “cherub..” 95 times

1^st mention…

Genesis 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

The next 17 occurrences are in Exodus and describe the Cherubims covering the ark of the covenant in the Tabernacle.

Exodus 25:18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. … 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

The next 20 occurrences are in 1 Kings and describe the Cherubims covering the ark of the covenant in Solomon’s Temple. These are larger than the others, room size.

1Kings 6:23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. 24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

The “cubit” is a measurement that is defined as “from the tip of the finger to the elbow”.

This isn’t very exacting as my cubit and Shaquille O’Neal’s cubit would be somewhat different.

If someone is giving you a solid-gold bar and its length is one cubit, well, you’re gonna want Shaq’s cubit.

If you are facing a snake and its length is one cubit, well, now you’d want my cubit.

Alas, the “royal cubit” was defined by “experts” as 20.7 inches.

At 20.7 inches times 10 cubits = 207 inches.

Each cherub in the Temple was over 17 feet tall!

The entire Ark of The Covenant itself was only approximately 3 feet by 2 feet.

They were on the top of the Ark and in the Temple because …

2Kings 19:15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

The Temple was a model of the Temple in Heaven.

Hebrews 8:5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

Hebrews 9:23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

1Chronicles 28:11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat, 12 And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things: … 19 All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.

All of this is a PATTERN that was to be followed exactly.

The Lord dwells between the Cherubims FOR REAL in Heaven.

So far we have seen the patterns of the cherubims. Ezekiel saw the real things.

Ezekiel 1,10,11,28 contain the vast majority of the remaining occurrences of “cherub..”

But, how do you know he saw REAL cherubims?

Ummm, cause The Bible says so, duhhhhhhh!

Ezekiel 1:1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

Look, either the heavens WERE opened, or the heavens were NOT opened.

There’s no in-between. My guess is that the heavens WERE OPENED. You? Your guess?

This is Ezekiel 1:1! Don’t you just love a movie that starts off with a bang!

Ezekiel 1:5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

…Ezekiel 10:20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.

…Ezekiel 1:6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. 8 And they had the hands of a man under their

wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.

9 Their wings were joined one to another;

they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had

the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side:

and they four had

the face of an ox on the left side;

they four also had the face of an eagle.

…

Ezekiel 1:14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

v15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold  one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.

v16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

…

v22  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. 23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.

…

v26 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.

…

v28…This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD.

And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

…

Ezekiel 2:1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. 2 And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. 4 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.

Why all of this?

4 Cherubims. You now know a little about what they look like.

You also now know that they four are all around the very throne of God.

This is pictured on the Ark of the Testimony, in Solomon’s Temple, and most importantly in the vision of Heaven given to the prophet Ezekiel.

Now, notice that POSITIONALLY, the cherubims are UNDER the throne of God.

They surround it, but they are UNDER THE THRONE, and THE THRONE IS ABOVE them.

These four (4) Cherubims are UNDER THE THRONE.

And there are only four. However, NONE of them is ever described as “anointed”.

There is, or I should say, WAS, a fifth cherub. He was “anointed”.

Ezekiel 28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so:

thou wast upon the holy mountain of God;  (16 times – very special holy place)

thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

…

Ezekiel 28:16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned:

therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God:

and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

“stones of fire” is only in The Bible twice. I THINK this may be what we are talking about…

Isaiah 6:6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

One of the Cherubims was “cast out” and “destroyed”. A very special cherub.

The “ANOINTED” cherub.

He was cast out and destroyed BECAUSE HE SINNED.

Tyre Tyrus (59 times)

1^st mention Joshua is dividing the inheritance of the promised land. 5^th is Asher…

Joshua 19:29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

1^st NT Mentions

Matthew 11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

Look, nothing really special about Tyre/Tyrus in these passages, really.

EXCEPT for the ones we are going to look at next…

A couple of things I want to mention before we move on.

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Principalities, powers

Ephesians 3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

Colossians 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

1Peter 3:22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

Darkness

Proverbs 4:19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

Colossians 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

So, the verses we have looked at about Tyre, they are ALL about flesh and blood.

That is obvious. Tyre was a real place. As real as Egypt or Jerusalem or Persia.

Persia. Interesting choice. Not an accident though.

Persia 36 times in The Bible

There were “flesh and blood” kings of Persia. Several are mentioned by name.

Ezra 4:5 And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. … 7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

Here is another one, and this passage mentions “flesh and blood” princes; partying.

Most princes are pretty good at partying.

Esther 1:2 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, 3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

PHYSICALLY BEFORE HIM. These are all physical, flesh and blood human beings.

These were NOT…

Daniel 8:16 And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

Daniel 10:11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

Daniel 10:20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

Those “princes” and “kings” are SPIRITUAL PRINCES AND KINGS.

And yet these SPIRITUAL beings were IN COMMMAND OF ACTUAL PHYSICAL REALMS.

But, FROM and IN the spiritual realm.

There was a PHYSICAL king of Persia. And there was ALSO a SPIRITUAL king  of Persia.

In the same way, I believe EACH and every place on this planet has a spiritual head.

Remember, and ask yourself WHY this is true…

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

“Flesh and Blood” does NOT run this world.

This is the truth. Here is a great example.

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.

The “god of this world”…

Vash and Cam sent emails to his family w 5-min SW Plan video.    Lights flickering, TV went out. Wifi went out. !!!!!

Hillsong – fine. God friended me – fine. Benny the Henn – fine. Non-KJV w works salvation – fine.

Truth? – not fine!

The Whole Creation Story – Part 22

Blackness/Darkness is a sign of  JUDGMENT!

Psalms 97:2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

Jeremiah 4:28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

2Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

Isaiah 42:7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Isaiah 60:2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

Ezekiel 32:4 Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee. 5 And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height. 6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee. 7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. 8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.

Joel 2:1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. … 10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: … 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

Joel 3:15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

Amos 5:18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. … 20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

Darkness is THE SHADOW OF DEATH!

Job 3:5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

Psalm 107:10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

Psalm 107:14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

Isaiah 9:2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

Darkness is horror.

Genesis 15:12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Darkness is terrifying.

1Samuel 2:9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness;

Job 3:5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

Darkness is also a stain. A very difficult stain.

Like blood on a brand new white dress.

Isaiah 63:3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

Darkness is the wrath of God. It is WASTE AND DESOLATION!

Isaiah 9:19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.

Zephaniah 1:15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

Darkness is A COVERING.

Deuteronomy 4:11 And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.

1Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

Darkness hides things.

Darkness covers God from the sight of others, it doesn’t prevent God from seeing anything.

Exodus 20:21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

1Kings 8:12 Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

The Lord can see through the darkness, darkness that others cannot see through.

Psalm 139:12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

Daniel 2:22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

Job 22:13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

Again, this is the ONLY companion passage to Genesis 1:2…

Jeremiah 4:22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. 23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. 27 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. 28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

The conclusion and purpose for all of that?

“Without form” and “void” and “darkness” aren’t part of any creation.

“Without form” and “void” and “darkness” are only part of destruction.

This is like God saying, “okay, let’s make a beautiful woman. Where do We start?

Well, let’s grab some battery acid. That’s a good start, huh?

Let’s supplement with some Fentanyl, right? That can’t possibly be bad.

How about adding some dog hair? Everyone loves a good batch of dog hair. Let’s wet it heavily, give it an aroma.

Ummmmm, that’s ridiculous, am I right? You don’t start with something evil, “DARKNESS”, to make something beautiful – not to mention without sin.

Again, there is really no SCRIPTURAL BIBLE  support for any other conclusion.

Genesis 1:2 fundamentally cannot, and effectively does not, stand against and opposed to every other verse of scripture in The Bible.

The experts, however, they can’t handle that, and won’t. It doesn’t line their pockets with money and it sullies their “expert” reputations.

But, this is what you and I have always been taught to believe. It was just part of the process. Look right past it –

You can see, however, that this is demonstrably incorrect – if you believe The Bible.

This is LITERALLY (The Bible is LITERAL) a scripturally IMPOSSIBLE – PRIVATE interpretation.

If you don’t believe The Bible, then God has already cut you off. And God has cut these experts OFF!

The truth is that there was anger, wrath, horror, death, and judgment right here. RIGHT HERE and RIGHT NOW.

After Genesis 1:1. Before Genesis 1:3.

So, ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE ITSELF, ACCORDING TO HOLY SCRIPTURE, ACCORDING TO THE VERY HANDWRITING OF GOD, God Himself DESTROYED the first WORLD. The FIRST EARTH REMAINED – and still remains.

This is why Genesis 1:2 is where it is.

This is why Genesis 1:2 always seemed so out-of-place when we read Genesis before.

So, now that we know FOR A FACT THAT God destroyed the first world…

We are going to find out WHY God destroyed the first world.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 21

God makes Earth #1 for Sons of God/Angels

Remember…

Hebrews 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

“Made” is past tense. As of this writing God “made” at least two (2) separate worldS.

Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

“Were” is past tense. As of this writing God “framed” at least two (2) separate worldS.

Isa 45:18  For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

Worlds, plural. Earth, singular.

This was the FIRST Earth. This was the FIRST World.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

This WORLD of Genesis 1:1 is NOT the one you and I live on/in.

It was possibly made of metals

Zechariah 6:1 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

Deuteronomy 28:23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.

The first EARTH is still here.

Psalm 119:90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

The FIRST EARTH REMAINED – and still remains.

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Why “was” the earth that way?

Well, first, let’s see the proof.

“without form” as we already saw, is only in The Bible twice, both talking about the earth.

One definitely after destruction (by context) and the other right here in Genesis 1:2.

“form” is in The Bible 24 times. It is the shape, the look or the appearance of a thing.

Daniel 3:25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

Mark 16:12 After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.

Hence, without form means that it had no shape at all, it was in appearance as formless, all jumbled up. Like scrambled eggs maybe. But, not round, not square, not pyramid. Formless.

“void” 24 times in The Bible

Genesis 1:2, our text above, is the 1^st mention. You probably could have guessed that.

Here is the 2^nd through the 5^th …

Numbers 30:9 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her. 10 And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath; 11 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. 12 But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her. 13 Every vow [already made], and every binding oath [already made] to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it [that was already made] void. 14 But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. 15 But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.

You make something VOID – AFTER it has already been made or established the first time.

Psalms 89:38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39 Thou hast made void the covenant [that was already established] of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

Psalm 119:126 It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

Let’s see this verse in Nahum…

Nahum 2:10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

Empty and void and waste, all go together.

VOID, 24 times, is NEVER, I repeat NEVER a good thing.

Let’s see the context of Nahum, the first 8 verses will be plenty, the rest are the same.

This is a prophecy against Nineveh. God didn’t destroy it in Jonah. He eventually did. …

Nahum 1:1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. 2 God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. 3 The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. 5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. 6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. 7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. 8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

… then we get to…

Nahum 2:10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

Why will all of this happen? Because The Lord is angry. Furious. Fierce. Wrathful. Indignant.

This is why things get VOID EMPTY and DARK.

Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth:

it shall not return unto me void, but

it shall accomplish that which I please,

and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

God NEVER initially makes something GOOD in a form that is initially VOID and EMPTY. NEVER!

The good thing becomes that way. There is ALWAYS a REASON. Sin. Disobedience.

Every single time, when something good is made VOID in The Bible. Each time. Every time. Look them up. I did.

It is NEVER the original intention of anything good. NEVER. Not once. Never. Ever. NEVER!

“darkness” (162 times) “was upon the face of the deep”

(+ dark, darken, darkened, darker=225 times)

EACH AND EVERY OCCURRENCE OF “DARK..” IS NOT A GOOD THING

THERE IS NOTHING “GOOD” ABOUT DARKNESS.

BLACK is DARKNESS.

Revelation 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

DARKNESS is BLACK. BLACKNESS is DARKNESS.

Jude 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 20

To believe that “replenish” actually means what we all know it means and what it says and the exact way The Bible specifically defines it?

Well, that rather pigeonholes you into answering a question that the bible-denying “experts” cannot possibly allow to come out of their mouths.

And what question would that be?

I am here stop 19

So, if “replenish” means what The Bible assuredly says it means, “REplenish”, then who was on the Earth before Adam and Eve were created to “REplenish” it????

Genesis 3:20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Whatever it WAS, it could not possibly have been human!

This question, their rank unbelief simply cannot answer. So they lie. So they sidestep. So they deceive. And the people believe them  because they are the “experts”.

You have a choice. You can choose truth. You can choose the pearl of great price. Or you can choose lies. You can choose standing with the world and their “experts”. Even their bible experts. Choose.

The Word first created The Sons of God

Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

Job 2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

“The sons of God”, spoken about here, are not human. Has a human being ever attended a meeting between God and Satan that happened in Heaven “before the LORD”?

Ummm, I don’t think so.

“Sons of God” is in The Old Testament 5 times. Every time it refers to angels.

“Sons of God” is in The New Testament 6 times. Every time it refers to saved humans.

The final occurrence in the NT is this one…

1John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Mark 12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

Well, of course the saved “shall be” “as the angels”. They are all the “sons of God”.

The difference is, the angels are ALREADY the sons of God and have been for a long time.

Like, from BEFORE THE EARTH WAS EVER CREATED.

Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Exactly when did the sons of God “shout for joy”? Well, let’s see the context…

Job 38:1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, :2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. 4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof [the earth], if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it [the earth]? 6 Whereupon are the foundations [of the earth] thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof [the earth]; 7 When [the earth was created] the morning stars sang together, and [when the earth was created – and ALL of this stuff that God was asking Job about actually occurred] all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Adam WAS the Son of God. But, he was not there when the earth was created.

But, the angels were.

If you ask the average “creationist” when the angels were created, you will NEVER get a straight answer. “Well, it could have possibly been” or “it may have even been”. But, you’ll never get a straight-up, hand-raising, call-on-me moaning, please-please-pick-me begging, I-know-the-answer-for-sure, performance from them “creationists”.  You know why?

Because they have absolutely no stinkin’ idea when the angels, the cherubim, and the seraphim were created. Simply put, it can’t fit into their doctrine.

So, they scratch their heads in ignorance and refuse to budge, claiming that The Bible doesn’t say.

Sure it does. Right here in Job 38. Unless you can’t read English. Or don’t want to.

God made the “morning stars” and “the sons of God”  BEFORE He formed the earth.

Or, Job 38 is a lie! Which one do YOU think it is? No prize for getting it right.

The next question I usually get is “who are the morning stars”?

Revelation 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

Jesus was…

Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

“creature..” is in The Bible 41 times. Here are the first 4…

Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. … 24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. … Genesis 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

A couple from Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. … 13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

Ezekiel 10:20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.

One more from Revelation

Revelation 5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

THE WORD was “born” FIRST of all creatures.

However, just like THE WORD was “born” as a human – although He had existed already in another form in forever past – was simply given a new form.

The “morning stars”?

Revelation 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

“morning” is 227 times in The Bible – EVERY time it means early in the day.

“early” is in The Book 86 times, almost always in reference to the morning.

Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

Lucifer was a cherub. I believe these cherubims and seraphims are likely what is referred to as the “morning stars”.

Psalm 33:6 By the word of the LORD [Jesus] were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

The “host” are the Sons of God – the angels.

Psalm 148:2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

Psalm 103:20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. 21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

Genesis 32:1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

Joshua 5:13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 15 And the captain of the LORD’S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

1Kings 22:19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

Ezekiel 10:20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.

Isaiah 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims:

Psalm 99:1 The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.

Revelation 4:6 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. … 8 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.

I believe these are Seraphims…

Isa_6:2  Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

Why not Cherubims?…

Ezekiel 1:6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

These were, as I said before, I believe the first creatures/beasts made. And they are the closest to The Lord, being at His sides and all around Him.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 19

The Gap.

I did not begin there. I got there. I studied to show myself approved. Now I have been “approved”. What?  I have been “approved” to KNOW! “Approved” to believe. “Approved” to be shown.

You may not be here now. But, you can be. And, for this study, know that I am.

The Word of God in the form of The King James Bible is PERFECT.

The Bible claims this. I believe those claims. I will proceed as such.

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void;

“form, forms, formed”  59 times

“without”  426 times

“without..” + “form..” – are only in the same verse twice, in any order, in any place.

The 1^st is Genesis 1:2. Here is the ONLY other verse in The Entire Bible…

It just so happens that it is in EXACTLY the same form (pun intended) as the 1^st;

“without form”.

Jeremiah 4:23 I beheld [past tense] the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

God SAW the Earth like that. You say, what does that prove?

Well, what else did God see? Well, let’s check the context…

Jeremiah 4:23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. 27 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. 28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

Despite all of the “beheld”s (past tense),

Some people believe this is FUTURE because of the “shall”s in v27 and v28.

Whether this is speaking of the entire event as FUTURE, because of the “shall”s, or not, doesn’t really matter.

However, I MUST believe that it has ALREADY happened before.

Why, you ask?

Because of Solomon’s Law, of course. Do you not remember this Bible Truth?

Ecclesiastes 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 3:15 That which hath been is now; and

that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

If Jeremiah 4:23 is in the past, then it is without question speaking of Genesis 1:2. The word comparison is just too perfect to ignore.

But, even if this is, “that which is to be” in the future, then it “hath already been”.

And if it “hath already been” of which there is NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER for someone that is an unbiased Bible Believer, then it MUST be speaking of Genesis 1:2 – by “comparing spiritual things with spiritual” – as you will recall The Bible tells us to do.

Either way, this is, without any doubt, the case of Genesis 1:2.

Jeremiah 4:23 already happened in Genesis 1:2.

Now, in Jeremiah, the earth becomes “without form and void”. It doesn’t START that way!

The question is WHY does the earth become without form and void?

Jeremiah 4:23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light [“darkness”, “let there be light”]. …. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

The earth was without form and void because God was FIERCELY ANGRY!

GOD’S FIERCE ANGER is WHY the earth was, and will be again, without form and void.

Look… Ecclesiastes 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be

So, if God’s fierce anger caused it once (and it definitely did) then it caused it twice!

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

He did. It was a beautiful, wonderful, marvelous earth. THE FIRST WORLD.

Interestingly, “world” is in The Bible 288 times.

But “worlds” is in The Bible only twice – 2 witnesses!

Hebrews 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, …

Take careful note, BOTH of these statements are PAST TENSE.

Hebrews 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, …

This means it already happened. There wasn’t 1 world. There were 2.

We live on/in the 2^nd world.

Hebrews 11:3 … [then continues] so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

What in the WORLDS does that mean????

The things which you SEE NOW – “are seen”.

They WERE NOT MADE “of the things you” see now.

They were MADE OF THINGS that you don’t see now.

Why not?

Because the FIRST WORLD WAS THEN. The SECOND WORLD IS NOW.

And BETWEEN THEM, the EARTH was without form.

Everything was destroyed and THE EARTH had no form –NO FORM AT ALL.

BUT, THE STUFF THAT IT WAS MADE WITH WAS STILL THERE!

Imagine a huge city of Legos. Built in an empty in-ground pool. Now a massive flood happens in that pool and destroys the city of Legos. I hope you had a picture of your city.

Because that city, it is now, without form! Oh, the PIECES are still there. Maybe a few blocks were glued and still held together better than others.

Most of it is completely in ruin. It is without form – it doesn’t look like a city any more. But, the Legos are still there!!! They are just formless!!!

There will come a day in the future when…

2Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

…v12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

This didn’t happen when the first world was destroyed.

Matthew 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Matthew 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

Mark 10:30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Luke 20:34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

This is NOT the 1^st World, but IT IS STILL the 1^st Earth

Why? How?

Because we just saw in Holy Scripture that

THE EARTH WAS (without form and void)

But THE EARTH (the SAME Earth) STILL IS.

We know that The Lord “made” (past tense, already made) “worlds” (so ours cannot be the 1^st)

And We know that  “the world to come” will be another world.

Here is another undeniable PROOF of the “gap” – if you are a Bible believer, and not a Bible denier. Once you decide to deny The Bible then God decides to deny you.   (In Soul-winning – “Once they deny, we say goodbye.”)

There was this worldwide flood, around Genesis 6-9, maybe you have heard of it?

Well, we will see some more of it later, but here, for your viewing pleasure is…

THE END OF THE WORLDWIDE FLOOD

Genesis 8:15  And God spake unto Noah, saying, 16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee. 17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. 18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:  … Genesis 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Why does The Lord tell them to Replenish the earth?

Well, you know why. Because before the flood, the earth had many people living on it.

Now, after the flood, there are only 8 people left on the entire earth.

Hence, God commands them to Refill the earth – to Replenish the population of the earth.

Soooo, think with me here, LOGICALLY AND GRAMATTICALLY, God uses the word Replenish here, why?

Remember, the King James Bible is EXACTING.

The word “Replenish” is the most perfect word that God could have put here at this place in The Bible. There is not a better word or a more perfectly descriptive word anywhere.

It says Replenish. It perfectly declares Replenish. It means Replenish.

It says Replenish because it USED TO BE FULL and now it has become empty and needs refilling.

Otherwise, replenish would have no place in this passage.

That’s a bit repetitive, right? Just want to be sure you got it. Got it? Good.

Here is the ONLY other mention of the word “replenish” in The Entire Bible.

There was this creation of mankind, around Genesis 1-3, maybe you have heard of it?

Well, we will see some more of it later, but here, for your viewing pleasure is…

THE DIRECTIVE TO THE SPECIES OF MANKIND FROM THE LORD

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Well, isn’t this odd???

Why does The Lord tell them to Replenish the earth?

I mean, it is brand new, right? You wouldn’t “replenish” something that had never been “plenished” before, now would you? Of course not.

Buying a brand new car. Never been gas in it. Dealer, Can you replenish the gas in my tank?

Well, here is why God says Replenish – Because before the creation, the earth had many beings living on it.

Now, after the re-creation, there are only 2 people on the entire earth.

Hence, God commands them to Refill the earth – to Replenish the population of the earth.

Soooo, think with me here, LOGICALLY AND GRAMATTICALLY, God uses the word Replenish here, why?

Remember, the King James Bible is EXACTING.

The word “Replenish” is the most perfect word that God could have put here at this place in The Bible. There is not a better word or a more perfectly descriptive word anywhere.

It says Replenish. It perfectly declares Replenish. It means Replenish.

It says Replenish because it USED TO BE FULL and now it has become empty and needs refilling.

Otherwise, replenish would have no place in this passage.

And, since God used it in Genesis 8 after the flood, and it fits perfectly there…

Well, it fits perfectly here too.

The word “replenish” does not appear again in The Bible, just these 2 instances/witnesses

“replenished” however, occurs 5 times.

Here is one …

Jeremiah 31:25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

All 5 use the word exactly as you and I understand it. There is not one discrepancy.

The Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky that I visited in June of 2022, addressed this issue by effectively CHANGING the Word of God.

Instead of saying that God had told Noah and his family to “replenish” the Earth, the creation museum DECEPTIVELY wrote on their wall display, FOR ALL TO SEE, that God told Noah and his family to “FILL” the Earth after they exited the Ark after the flood. This was done PURPOSELY TO DODGE THE WORD “REPLENISH” since to accept it in Genesis 9, after the flood, means one must also accept it in Genesis 1, after the original creation of Adam and Eve. And that, they simply cannot do.

How do they get around this? Why, by using a man-made dictionary, that’s how.

You see, the vaunted Webster’s 1828 Dictionary (which is MY dictionary-of-choice by the way) defines “replenish” like this…

REPLEN’ISH, v.t. [L. re and plenus, full.]

1. To fill; to stock with numbers or abundance. The magazines are replenished with corn. The springs are replenished with water.

Multiply and replenish the earth. Gen 1.

Now, while Mr. Webster was very good with words, he is completely wrong and appalling on this word.

In the face of ALL of this Bible PROOF of the verifiable meaning of the word “replenish”, the venerable “word genius” got it very wrong.

How? Why?

Covering up holes in one’s belief-system will cause a human to do quite profane things. Even distinguished word wizards.

1Timothy 4:7 But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

1Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

Mr Webster, it seems, couldn’t resist his reputation and his prosperity for the truth. Money and status are so much more desirable to the worldly.

To believe that “replenish” actually means what we all know it means and what it says and the exact way The Bible specifically defines it?

Well, that rather pigeonholes you into answering a question that the bible-denying “experts” cannot possibly allow to come out of their mouths.

And what question would that be?

The Whole Creation Story – Part 18

The Generic Statement

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

As we said, this IS a generic statement. But, not a generic statement of the creation of mankind.

Why do I believe this? Why do I think it is important to teach it and understand it?

ANSWERS!

To discount the truth is to cut yourself off from God’s revelation.

And because the professing church has been cut off from God’s revelation, the younger generation is disillusioned, bored, resentful and walking away.

A huge key to ALL OF this is verse 2.

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

You probably looked at it like everyone else. Like this was “normal”; just part of the process.

When creating man, God started with clay.

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

…

Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

But, THIS IS THE EXTENT OF THE INFORMATION WE HAVE.

Elihu said to Job…

Job 33:6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

Why did he say this? Because Job said…

Job 10:9  Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

We, are made of “clay”. The dust of the earth PLUS LIVING WATER!

John 9:6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

John 9:11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

Mark 8:23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

So, we are made of dust and living water.

The reason I show this is because there is no “primordial soup” for man.

Man is never “without form and void”.

The Bible doesn’t say something like “man is in the dust, he is not yet formed and void, but he is there.”

No, man was not “in the dust” before God created him. He wasn’t in the dust but “without form and void”.

The Bible never says anything of the kind about man.

However, this is what The Bible says about the Earth…

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

So, let’s check a few things…

1^st 4 mentions of “man” in The Bible

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Get that – NOT “man was” but rather man “was NOT”!!  As opposed to “the earth WAS”.

Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Why doesn’t Genesis 1:2 say that “the Lord God formed the earth out of the primordial soup”? Ummm, because that would be a lie.

The earth ALREADY WAS!!!!!!!!!!!

The earth had already been formed as of the writing in Genesis 1:2. When was it formed?

How about Genesis 1:1? I mean, that is what it says, right? Go figure, huh?

This is HUGE!   MAN – WAS NOT.  THE EARTH – WAS!

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

“the earth was” is only in The Bible 8 times. This is the OTHER significant one.

The 2^nd witness…

Proverbs 8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

Listen closely: The earth was NOT from everlasting and NOT from the beginning.

But, it WAS after that!

And in Genesis 1:2 the earth was!

So, exactly when WAS it?

Well, IT WAS, obviously BEFORE Genesis 1:2

This is not a speculation. This is simply a Bible fact.

The supposedly original (I don’t believe it was “original”) idea for this BIBLE DOCTRINE

was called “the gap theory”. However, it is not a theory. Evolution is a theory. This is a scripturally provable gap.

So, let’s see why there is a HUGE GAP between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2.

It is during this GAP that The Bible is silent HERE, but speaks volumes in other places.

Remember…

Isaiah 28:10 … here a little, and there a little:

So we have…

Isaiah 45:18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens;

God himself that formed the earth and made it;

he hath established it, he created it not in vain,

he formed [not “without formed”] it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

But, this is NOT what Genesis 1:1 and 1:2 say.

So, we are going to start by looking at Genesis 1:2.

And we are going to start by looking at the very first word “AND”.

In looking at “and”, I am going to add a word. I’m not adding to The Word of God. It is a different color and in brackets. It is NOT part of The Bible text.

I am simply doing it to show you a pattern.

Genesis 1:1 [no “and” here] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And [then] the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

This is what people tend to overlook, and it is easy to overlook.

Let’s look at the “and”s in the succeeding verses of Creation to see the pattern…

Genesis 1:3 And [then] God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Is this not true? Is this not the way it was? Isn’t this a phrase of ORDER and not JUST addition.?

4 And [then] God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5 And [then] God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

6 And [then] God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7 And [then] God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8 And [then] God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 And [then] God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 And [then] God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11 And [then] God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12 And [then] the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

13 And [then] the evening and the morning were the third day.

That’s good enough.

Now, of course, this alone does not a doctrine make.

Alas, this is simply step one. This is simply the first key word in our study – the word “and”.

Here a little and there a little. This is just a small piece. But a piece, nonetheless.

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was [we looked at everything before this already] without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Look, we already established that “the earth was”.

And we already established that this is being presented in an ORDER of events.

So, at this exact point, in what state WAS THE EARTH in?

Well, at this moment in time [God had started time already, probably a looong time ago]  THE EARTH WAS “without form” and “void”.

This is exactly what The Bible says, yes? Remember, The Bible is EXACTING. It is PRECISE.

EVERY WORD IS PURE AND PERFECT.

Each is THE MOST PERFECT WORD in the English language in that particular spot. Period.

Now, look, these are not my claims – this is what The Bible CLAIMS about itself.

I believe it – 100% sold out, without any reservation or doubt whatsoever tiny.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 17

God Wants Something

Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers:

all things were created by him, and for him: 

Proverbs 16:4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Isaiah 13:11 And I will punish the world [“for God so loveS the world?”] for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

Proverbs 1:25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; 

Why is the God of Gods, The Almighty God, The Lord God feeling this way?

God made the wicked for a purpose. All of them. What is that purpose?

Proverbs 21:18 The wicked shall be [future] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

The sinner, turned righteous by Jesus, gets to live because of the sacrifice of the wicked.

The Lord created all of this, knowing that many/most of humanity would die forever.

He is WILLINGLY AND KNOWINGLY sacrificing the evil/wicked to have the righteous.

That’s one witness, is there another?

Proverbs 11:7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth. 8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. 

What is The Reason for this “ransom”?

Isaiah 43:7 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. 

Isaiah 43:21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. 

Revelation 4:11 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. 

God did all of this creating because HE WANTED TO. IT IS ALL FOR HIS PLEASURE!

There was a “beginning”. We KNOW this because The Bible tells us very clearly.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 

But, if you ask someone where God came from or when was His birthday, well, you’ll get a blank stare.

You and I have BIRTHDAYS.

The Earth has a BIRTHDAY.

EVERYTHING CREATED HAS A BIRTHDAY.

Except God. He was not created. He has no birthday. He was ALREADY THERE at the beginning.

But, the beginning of what?

Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 

This means God has no beginning, no birthday, and no ending, no deathday.

There is NO TIME in EVERLASTING

I believe that “in the beginning” of this CREATION STORY, God invented/started time.

Time has a beginning.

Isaiah 48:16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 

“From the beginning” is in The Bible 40 times,  25 times in the NT.

It has quite a few different beginnings.

1John 2:13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning.  [Almost certainly the beginning of everything]

1John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.  [Almost certainly NOT the beginning of everything. Probably from the beginning of “sin”]

1John 2:7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. [Almost certainly from the beginning of their exposure to Christianity – NOT the beginning of everything]

Acts 26:5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. [Paul’s beginning]

Acts 11:4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying, [From the beginning of Peter’s story]

As you can see, there are quite a few beginnings, so we can’t particularly nail one like that.

But some do refer back to things a very long time ago.

I believe this is talking about when time began, it didn’t “begin” in everlasting, I’ll tell you that.

Here are other witnesses…

Isaiah 41:26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime [interesting use, huh?], that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words. [why? None was there!]

Proverbs 8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

Between everlasting and the beginning of all of creation, God started time.

Time has an ending.

Revelation 10:6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: 

Directly after making time…

The Whole Creation Story – Part 16

He wasn’t a true angel as the rest of the angels.

He was the visible manifestation of the invisible Almighty God.

And that manifestation changed from THE LIKE APPEARANCE of an angel – to taking on the FLESH of mankind.

As usual, a copycat tries the same thing…

2Corinthian 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

And some people say, well, of course he does that – wasn’t he originally the archangel?

NO.

Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 

Some of the angels are also princes.

You can be a prince – that doesn’t require you being a certain type of creature.

Lucifer was never an angel. Lucifer was a Cherub.

Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 

So, Jesus appeared as an “angel” of the Lord. This was the FORM He took.

UNTIL, He took the form of FLESH.

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 

Philippians 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

1Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. 

Jesus is also a star, albeit a very specific star.

Revelation 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. 

Eventually God, the Almighty Creator God, will LIVE INSIDE OF THE FLESH OF JESUS.

Isaiah 45:14 Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come [future event] over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, [this is ALL speaking of the future] saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God. 15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. 

Jesus’ body will be the temple of the Almighty God – forever.

Revelation 21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

What is the one-word theme of The Holy Bible?  Jesus.

John 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

There is Nothing

Now, at this point, this beginning, there is nothing else but God.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 

Colossians 1:17 And he [The Word} is before all things, and by him all things consist. 

There must be “NOTHING” – because he was BEFORE ALL THINGS. And if you don’t have any things then you have “no thing”.

How do we know that this “he” is The Word? Context…

Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 

The Whole Creation Story – Part 15

Hebrews 2:5 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. 6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. 10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 

Hebrews 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. 

The Whole Creation Story – Part 14

“Angel of the Lord” is in The Bible 68 times. 56 in the OT. 12 in the NT.

All 56 times in the Old Testament, I believe “The Angel of the Lord” is The Word, The Lord Jesus Christ, The VISIBLE manifestation of the invisible God.

Here is the next time “the angel of the Lord” shows up. See if you can tell with this one…

Genesis 22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 

You do NOT get a prize for getting this one right, any wild guesses?

Okay, okay, that was too easy for you spiritual geniuses, huh? Let’s just try another one, maybe it will be harder, huh?

Might as well just jump right to the next one, right?

Exodus 3:1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. 5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. 

Okay, don’t all answer at once, but who else could this “angel of the Lord” possibly be?

That is the first 3 witnesses in The Bible, specifically in the Old Testament.

What have we learned about 2 or 3 witnesses to any doctrinal truth?

Even so, I think we should play this one out. So, you can see FOR SURE why I believe this…

Numbers 22:21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. 22 And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 23 And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. 24 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. 25 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again. 26 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 27 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. … 31  Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. 32 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: 33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. 34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. 35 And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. 

Next

Judges 2:1 And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. … 4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 

Next. I’m not going to dwell, I just want to mention it as an occurrence and move on.

This occurs in the story of Sisera. I will tell it briefly.

Canaan ruled 20 years. Sisera his warlord. 900 chariots. Deborah and Barak went.

Sisera fled on foot to the tent of, an [supposed] ally, Jael. Jael tricked and nailed him.

Judges 5:23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

Next. Israel messes up again. Now Midian rules them.

Judges 6:11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. 13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. 14 And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? 15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house. 16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. 

Next

Judges 13:3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. 

You know who this child will be, yes?

This is VERY INTERESTING…

6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name: 

…10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. 11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am. 

…

17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 18 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? 

That’s enough… let’s skip down to Zechariah – it has the last 6 mentions in the Old Testament

Zechariah 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. 

And last, but not least…

Zechariah 12:8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be

as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. 

Well, that covers it.

I believe “the angel of the Lord” IN THE OLD TESTAMENT – IS THE WORD, WHOSE SECRET NAME IS JESUS!

Of the 12 in the NT, this is the clincher…

Matthew 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

Context…

Matthew 28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. 8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 

Enough said, huh?

I’m pretty sure the angel of the Lord in the NT, is Gabriel. I know it isn’t Jesus.

“angel..” 180 times in NT, only 12 are “angel of the Lord”

Ummm, there are plenty of other angels. At least 12 legions, almost cerainly many more.

Luke 1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. … 13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. … 18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

But here he is not called the angel of the Lord…

Luke 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

Here is another…

Luke 2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 

There is no name given. Now, can  Jesus be in 2 places at once? Yes.

John 3:10 Jesus answered and said … 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

Is he likely in these 2 places at once? I don’t believe that is very likely and doesn’t make sense, especially since Gabriel has already taken the role.

From everlasting …. The Angel of the Lord is the PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF GOD – THE WORD.

Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

That is, UNTIL, THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF GOD BECOMES FLESH.

Then I believe, there is a newly appointed “angel of the Lord” and it is NOT God Himself. Most likely, as I said, Gabriel.

Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 

The Whole Creation Story – Part 13

God was in 3 parts. Those 3 parts were INVISIBLE. He simply made Himself VISIBLE. He did this with the part of Him called THE WORD.

John 1:1 In the beginning [Genesis 1:1] was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Then, of course, AT THE PERFECT MOMENT IN TIME…

Galatians 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

And we saw the image of the Creator Almighty God AS A MAN IN THE FORM OF FLESH

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

How could humans endure this glory?

Hebrews 10:20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

Jesus was the most holy. All we could see was His flesh. His flesh hiding His true glory.

God made himself visible.

Personally, I believe this was “the angel of the Lord” IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. Why?

Here is the 1^st mention of “the angel of the Lord” in The Bible. You tell me what you think??

Genesis 16:6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. 7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he [the angel of the Lord] said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

The Angel of The LORD took the credit for the prophecy HIMSELF. He didn’t say “The Lord” will do it or “MyGod” will do it or “God” will do it.

The Angel of The LORD said “I will” do it.

You tell me, is there any other possibility? I don’t believe there is any other possibility that God shares His glory with any old “angel”.

“Angel of the Lord” is in The Bible 68 times. 56 in the OT. 12 in the NT.

All 56 times in the Old Testament, I believe “The Angel of the Lord” is The Word, The Lord Jesus Christ, The VISIBLE manifestation of the invisible God.

Here is the next time “the angel of the Lord” shows up. See if you can tell with this one…

Genesis 22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

You do NOT get a prize for getting this one right, any wild guesses?

The Whole Creation Story – Part 12

Hebrews 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

1Peter 3:22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

Isaiah 43:11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.

Hosea 13:4 Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.

Luke 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

1John 4:14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Isaiah 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

Isaiah 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

John 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

John 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him:

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John 10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 

Why did they think this?

Exodus 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Isaiah 48:12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. 

God the Father was certainly NEVER “dead”. But Jesus sure was.

Isaiah 44:24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

John 1:3 All things were made by him [Jesus, The Word]; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 

Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 

So, who is “the word” or “Jesus”, really???

Ephesians 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 

Jesus (as The Word) has been HIDDEN in God from the Beginning. Now God can be SEEN – AS JESUS.

Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 

God is invisible. So, God made AN IMAGE OF HIMSELF.

God was INVISIBLE. He made Himself VISIBLE. This is THE WORD.

Hebrews1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. 

When you get right down to it, WE WORSHIP AN IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD!!

Some copycat is going to try the same thing…

Revelation 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

Again, God is invisible. So, God made AN IMAGE OF HIMSELF.

Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 

The FIRSTBORN OF EVERY CREATURE is interesting. Many take that to say that Jesus can’t be God because He is a “created” being.

Well, firstly, The Bible NEVER SAYS that Jesus was “created”. On the contrary, it says that He is the CREATOR!!

Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 

Colossians 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 

The Whole Creation Story – Part 11

Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

Amo 3:7  Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Daniel 10:21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

We will pull out what is there, it isn’t always a lot but it is there.

It is here A LITTLE and there A LITTLE.

That said, since it is here and there, we will be forced BY THE KEY WORDS to jump around a little. I will try to stay on course as much as possible.

God by Himself

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God…

There was JUST God. Nothing else.

Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

There was a GOD and a period BEFORE there was an earth and a world.

Psalm 93:2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.

Isaiah 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

1John 5:7 For there are three that bear record (to give testimony of something) in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

John 10:30 [Jesus said] I and my Father are one.

Isaiah 45:21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

Isaiah 44:8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

Isaiah 45:5 I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

So, then explain this…

Ephesians 1:20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

Colossians 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

The Whole Creation Story – Part 10

Now, as I said, without further delay, we are going to learn…

The Whole creation Story

Ecclesiastes 3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Ecclesiastes 8:17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

We simply aren’t going to know everything. There isn’t a complete map of everything that has happened in the history of Jesus – THE FIRSTBORN OF EVERY CREATURE AS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, as you have learned.

Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

The Bible is the STORY OF JESUS. But, it is only a partial telling…

John 21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

But, for us, the elect…

Deuteronomy_29:29  The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 9

They say the literal “carnal” can’t happen now because we don’t have enough faith.

I agree. And we never will, short of regeneration.

So, then what good is the saying, how true can it be, if it can never happen?

Matthew 10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

1John 5:18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

1John 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

These things make no sense to them.

So they “spiritualize” them.

I mean, they say, come on, they can’t possibly mean what they say. Nobody can live up to that.

So, you just have to be “trying” to be good. You just have to be “trying” your best. Your intentions must be right.

That’s not what these say.

Examples of Non-literal applications.

Genesis 25:25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

Exodus 16:31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

Revelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

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Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

Which brings us to Rightly Dividing.

2Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

If you can’t tell the Old Testament from the New Testament,

And you can’t tell the real gospel from a false gospel,

Then you certainly can’t discern between the spirit and the flesh.

And if you can’t – then you “need to be ashamed”. And you will be.

I want to share one more very important doctrinal study tool with you.

Solomon’s Law

Ecclesiastes 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 3:15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

This is THE TRUTH. There is NOTHING NEW under the sun. Nothing.

This  importance of this cannot be overstated – as you will see.

Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

1Corinthians 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

Exodus 17:6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

You think airplanes are new? Because the naïve world celebrates their glorious achievement?

You think electricity is new?  You think lasers are new? You think rockets are new?  You think nuclear warheads are new?

Thank again. NOTHING.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Now, look, as I said, you either believe The Bible 100%, without doubt – or God cuts you off. And God has already cut most people off.

This is an IMMENSELY important concept. Science (falsely-so-called) will tell you that this is blind, obstinate and absurd.

Well, there you go.

To study The Bible we track the GOD-GIVEN KEY WORDS from verse to verse, learning a little bit in each place.

These verses branch out in different directions, based on related words – kind of like a tree.

You track them all, exhaust them all.

We will see and learn much more of this as we study our way through this doctrine.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 8

Matthew 10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. … 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Remember, now, to “love” means to choose and to “hate” means to reject.

Deuteronomy 7:7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to [choose] the one, and despise [reject] the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Romans 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved [chosen], but Esau have I hated [rejected].

Psalms 135:4 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

Isaiah 41:8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

Isaiah 44:1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

Understanding this concept of love=choose and hate=reject/not choose, will help you understand what are otherwise difficult passages.

Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

John 12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Next, to understand The Bible – it must be taken LITERALLY.

There is a PHYSICAL WORLD.

There is a SPIRITUAL WORLD.

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ephesians 3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

1Corinthians 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

Revelation 1:9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

EVERYTHING IS LITERAL unless The Word makes it explicitly so.

You must not “spiritualize” things without the text telling you explicitly to do so.

What does it mean to “spiritualize” something?

What is the difference between “spiritualizing” something and something being LITERAL “in the spiritual realm”?

There is a HUGE difference.

Let’s see an example.

This is a pretty well-known passage…

Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Here is the LITERAL “carnal” interpretation.

1Corinthians 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

There is a problem with the literal CARNAL interpretation. Nobody has ever done it or witnessed it being  done. NEVER.   Have you???

Since that can’t be true, because it has never worked, ever, here is the “spiritualized” version.

“mountain..” is in The Bible 314 times. EVERY time, it is a reference to a literal mountain.

But the “spiritualized” version, the cop-out, I don’t understand how this can possibly be true version is …

A “mountain” can just be a lot of something.

A “mountain” of debt. A “mountain” of work. A mountain of trouble. A mountain of hatred.

It is more widely used in Spanish – un “monton” de trabajo. Un “monton” de problemas.

So, the SPIRITUALIZER says,”well, this just means a lot of something. A big obstacle. You pray, God takes care of it.” And they say it so smoothly and with such SUBTILTY that the babies and the children fall right for it.

Because that is all they can grasp.

Here is the LITERAL “spiritual” interpretation.

This is NOT “spiritualizing” anything. Spiritualizing is when it is NOT taken LITERALLY.

A Literal Spiritual application means that it will happen LITERALLY, just as The Bible says, IN THE SPIRITUAL REALM.

AGAIN, THIS IS NOT THE SAME THING AS “SPIRITUALIZING” SOMETHING.

To “spiritualize” something is to make it non-literal. To make it say something it does not say that will allow it to be possible.

This will happen just as The Lord says it will.

Someday, when time ends, the bride of Jesus will create their own worlds, their own planets, their own cities – their own mountains!

And if you want your mountain to move a little to the left, then it will. And if you tell if to go jump in the sea, it will.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 7

Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

What are the KEYS that UNLOCK the Kingdom of Heaven? How does one get to Heaven?? WORDS!!

Matthew 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

So, the KEY to eternal life is WORDS.

John 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

James 1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

So, A SPIRITUAL KEY IS WORDS!

So, to come full circle, the KEY OF KNOWLEDGE IS WORDS!!!

The pure words of THE WORD OF GOD!!!

Luke 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

They were lying to the people and hated the saviour of the world.

This is how we study the Bible: WORDS. They are the KEY.

But, they MUST BE PURE.

This is why the devil comes and snatches them.

Matthew 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

The words go into the ear and then into the heart.

Luke 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

1Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

The devil has already snatched the keys from most of our generation.

If you don’t have the pure words of the King James Bible, your key of knowledge has been stolen.

The KEY is the PURE WORDS – we “compare spiritual things with spiritual”.

Isaiah 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk [they can handle the MEAT], and drawn from the breasts. 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Precept upon precept

Hebrews 9:19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

Line upon line

Isaiah 28:17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

Here a little and there a little

The doctrinal truth is spread all over The Bible.

A little in one place and a little more in another.

The path, the map, the connection, the KEY is the PURE words.

You find the truths little by little.

As you accept more and understand more, he gives you more.

As soon as you reject ANY TRUTH AT ALL – you will be rejected.

Dig in the pearl of great price – The King James Bible, for treasure.

Proverbs 2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

Matthew 13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and

sold all that he had, and bought it.

Everything else MUST be counted DUNG. You must “sell” ALL of the other worldly wisdom.

If you want the true treasure KNOWEDGE and WISDOM, you gotta sell all you have.

You have to count it ALL as dung.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 6

How does all of that happen? What makes it all tick? What makes it all possible?  WISDOM!!!!!!!!!

Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

But, not only that, we are a TREE. All men are trees.

What?, you say. That’s stupidity. Men aren’t trees.

Well, Jesus said there are good trees and bad trees and you will know which they are by their fruits.

Remember when Adam and Eve were naked and didn’t know it?

This was because they had spiritual eyes and their carnal eyes were closed.

You and I, on the other hand, are now the opposite.

We are trees and we can’t see it or understand it.

Zechariah 4:11 Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? 12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? 13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. 14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

Revelation 11:4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

Context…

Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. 5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

1^st 10 mentions in the NT of “tree..”

Matthew 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Matthew 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

This is the 1^st SINGLE BLIND MAN that Jesus healed.

Mark 8:22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes [what is Jesus’ spit? Ummm, living water! Life. ], and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

Context is important also, what had just happened?…

Mark 8:18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

They don’t understand because they are seeing CARNALLY, WORLDLY and not spiritually.

Adam (and Eve) saw SPIRITUALLY but not CARNALLY. Until their “EYES WERE OPENED” and they saw their carnal nakedness.

If you could see SPIRITUALLY, you would understand that this is not all a “metaphor” or a “type”.

SPIRITUALLY, MEN ARE TREES. THIS IS HOW GOD SEES THEM.

Their FRUIT is what comes out of them, what they produce.

Fruit.. 250 times. 1^st mention of “fruit”, our new pure word…

Genesis 1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

Proof?

Genesis 30:2 And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

Need a 2^nd witness?

Deuteronomy 28:53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:

The FRUIT is what is PRODUCED. It is NOT work. Work produces fruit.

Romans 7:5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Again, works are not fruits. Fruits are not works.

When you go work in the field – mmm, can you EAT that? Nope! But you can EAT THE FRUIT of that work in the field. But you can’t eat the work.

Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

So, if one EATS the FRUIT of A TREE OF LIFE, what happens? One lives forever, right?

The RIGHTEOUS, their FRUIT, produces A TREE OF LIFE. (after its kind)   A tree of life produces a tree of life.

How? One must EAT of the FRUIT of the tree.

How does one do that???? Well, what is the 2^nd part of the verse…

Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Where does the “fruit” of the righteous soul winner come from?

From their mouth!

Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Isaiah 57:19 I create the fruit of the lips;

Hosea 10:13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies:

What is the FRUIT of our mouth? What is the FRUIT of our lips?

Well, what does our mouth produce? What do our lips produce?

WORDS!

How does one “eat” words??

Proverbs 18:8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Proverbs 26:22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

You hear them. You can eat them.

Job 12:11 Doth not the ear try words?[as]  and the mouth taste his meat?  Your mouth decides whether it likes the food or not. You can spit it out!

Job 34:3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. Your ear decides whether it likes the words or not. You can ‘spit them out’!

Jeremiah 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

Jesus said,

John 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. … 56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

What is the context?

John 6:50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: [eternal life, right?] and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

John 6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

John 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Revelation 7:16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

When you HUNGER or THIRST you do so because you need nourishment – you want to eat or drink until you are satisfied.

Proverbs 12:14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth:

Once one gets saved; by eating (HEARING IN YOUR EAR) the WORDS of the gospel; one will be satisfied forever!

We BECOME A TREE OF LIFE – PRODUCED BY A TREE OF LIFE – PRODUCING OTHER TREES OF LIFE.

BY WORDS!!!!!!!!!

The Whole Creation Story – Part 2

Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and [then] of faith toward God,

If one still believes that one needs to “repent of their sins” as the foundation for getting saved, then they are either LOST or a BABE. No other choice.

But, there is ABSOLUTELY NO CIRCUMSTANCE under which they are mature adult Christians (spiritually that is, maybe physically they look grown, not-on-your-life are they grown spiritually – they are stinky-whiney-poopy babies spiritually)

1Corinthians 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

Babes in Christ are still carnal IN UNDERSTANDING, still fighting FOR and IN this world for the dung of this world. They have a baby’s spiritual eyes.

1Corinthians 3:2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

1Co 3:3  For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions (they call these places “churches”), are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

They don’t walk any differently than a carnal unsaved person. They walk for the world. They think of this world. Even if they themselves are saved.

Then, if, and only if, they can escape being babies by drinking enough MILK, they become “children”.

Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

But, they still don’t really have much of a grasp on doctrine. They go with whomever tickles their ears most and promises the best earthly-life.

Lots of “New Life” Churches today. Not new SPIRITUAL life, but new CARNAL life. Let’s make your life HERE better. And the lost/carnal love the sound of that!

Then, if they get a steady diet of meat (as opposed to vegetarians), people grow into men – adults. How do they grow into adults?…

1Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

Increase their understanding!

Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Proverbs 16:16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Job 28:12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:13  Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. 14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. 15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. 20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.

Wisdom is NOT found in this world.

Wisdom is NOT found in the dirt of this planet.

Wisdom is NOT found in the dirt of any other planet.

Wisdom is NOT found in outer space.

Wisdom is NOT found with any man.

Wisdom is NOT found in books written by men.

The PLACE of WISDOM and the PLACE of UNDERSTANDING … is hidden.

Psalm 83:3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

Colossians 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

Colossians 2:2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

The PLACE of WISDOM and the PLACE of UNDERSTANDING … is in Jesus.

If you are going to get wisdom and understanding: It is IN JESUS = It is IN THE WORD OF GOD.

Who was the first being ever to use his wisdom and understanding to get riches?

Hmmm, shouldn’t be too hard to figure that one out.

Ezekiel 28:1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:

[Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

Ephesians 3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:]

Back to…

Ezekiel 28:3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: 5 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: … 12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

Lucifer was destroyed for using his wisdom to increase his gold and silver – his riches.

Jeremiah 3:15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

The problem?

Jeremiah 10:21 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

Jeremiah 23:2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

Jeremiah 6:13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

Psalms 119:99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

Proverbs 17:24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

“the ends of the earth” is in The Bible 28 times and it ALWAYS refers to the entire earth from east to west and north to south.

???????? The FOOL is interested in carnal things, the things of the earth. All of them. From end to end. These are his desires. His wants. They are ALL dung.

1John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Is there something unclear about that?  You CAN CHOOSE to pursue the world and still be a REAL Christian. But not a MATURE, WISE Christian.

Proverbs 19:8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Proverbs 24:3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

Psalms 127:1 A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

Daniel 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

1Corinthians 15:40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

Wisdom and Understanding are EVERYTHING.

The Whole Creation Story – Part 1

Let’s look at the NORMAL/USUAL Story of Creation

Genesis 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

This is a “generic” and “broad” statement that covers ALL of the creation story.

All of what follows in Genesis 1 and 2 is just the details of verse 1.

Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

This is how God “started everything”. He made a “primordial soup”. It was a whole bunch of unformed stuff. And God was hovering over it, thinking about what to do next.

Genesis 1:3  And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

“Light” appeared for the very first time – ever. There was no such thing as light before this. There was only darkness because light had never existed before.

Genesis 1:4  And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:5  And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Day 1 over. There is tremendous debate here.

Was this 1^st day 24 hours or was it 1000 years or was it possibly billions of years?

One has to answer the “evolution” crowd. They have a LOT of good points, you know?

Genesis 1:6  And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Genesis 1:7  And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

Genesis 1:8  And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

The usual belief about this is that the “firmament” is the Earth’s “atmosphere.

God made an atmosphere to put the Earth in.

Genesis 1:9  And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Genesis 1:10  And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

Genesis 1:12  And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:13  And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Did this take 24 hours or a million years?

Of course, this is backward concerning evolution. The Earth couldn’t have come before the sun, how could photosynthesis have worked its magic??

Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

Genesis 1:15  And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

Genesis 1:16  And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

Genesis 1:17  And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Genesis 1:18  And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:19  And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

This must have taken billions of years. There is plenty of evidence. The absolutely could not have happened in 24 hours. The 1^st billionth of a second.

Genesis 1:20  And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Genesis 1:21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:22  And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:23  And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Genesis 1:25  And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Conservatives believe God did all of this, but they can’t explain evolution away.

Now it gets interesting. God made man.

Genesis 1:26  And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 1:28  And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:29  And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

Genesis 1:30  And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

Genesis 1:31  And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

All done. God rests.

…

Genesis 2:25  And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Genesis 3:1  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

You know the rest, right?

Where did the serpent come from?

Everyone assumes that was Satan. Was it?

If so, where did he come from? When was he born? Why was he a serpent? Why not a lion? Why not a monkey? Why not an American Eagle?

Why did he do what he did?

Well, I could ask hundreds of other questions to which most people have no answer.

This is why the “churched” people are turning away from their parents’ religions in droves.

They are turning to Materialism, Marilyn Manson, Politics, Television and Professors.

R-e-m-e-m-b-e-r “Profess”ors

They are turning against it because THEY themselves do not UNDERSTAND what they “believe”.

They are turning against it because THEIR PARENTS do not UNDERSTAND what they “believe”.

They are turning against it because THEIR PASTORS do not UNDERSTAND what they “believe”.

They are turning against it because THEIR “BIBLE TRANSLATORS” do not UNDERSTAND what they “believe”.

They are turning against it because THEIR “BIBLES” do not even UNDERSTAND what they “believe”.

They are turning against it because THEY ASK QUESTIONS.

They are turning against it because THEY GET NO ANSWERS.

They can’t ANSWER because they don’t UNDERSTAND.

Daniel 11:35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.

The Elect are “them of understanding”.

The LOST are those without any understanding…

1Corinthians 2:14  But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Romans 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

2Corinthians 4:4 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.

1Jn 5:20  And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

But some of the Elect have a very limited, very small understanding. Like babies…

Hebrews 5:11 Of whom we [in this case I] have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are [I hope you are not] dull of hearing. 12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers [they’ve been saved a long time], ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For every one [not some, EVERY] that useth milk [How can you KNOW if someone is a “milker”?] is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

This is a HUGE reason people are leaving churches in masses. They get nothing but MILK. (David v Goliath) They don’t get any MEAT. They remain babies.

Then when their children ask “meaty” questions, they say “goo-goo, gaa-gaa, me have yucky diappy.“ They are stinky-whiney-poopy babies. Kids run away.

1Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

They don’t DESIRE the SINCERE milk of the word.

2Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

They don’t understand even the very basics.

Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance