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Hello Don. We're not told exactly where Jonah was when he received the Word of the LORD, but we do know that he was originally from Gathhepher ( 2 Kings 14:25). This town is difficult to locate (if you're trying to place it on a modern map), as the name & maybe the town itself has since long gone. But from my old maps, it was located west of the Sea of Galilee (formerly, Sea of Chinnereth). When Canaan was divided amonst the twelve tribes, this town was a part of Zebulun's heritage & later was in the area of Galilee, in Jesus' Days.

Revelation 10

Is that you Elijah?

vs 1 The angel with his right foot on the sea, and left foot on the earth is Jesus (mirroring the 2 beasts in Revelation 13, rising from sea & earth).

vs 5-6 are paradoxical because Jesus says all creation comes from God, where we Christian's are sworn to saying that Jesus created all, John 10:30

Revelation 10:5-6 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, 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:

vs 7 We are reminded that God has plans to end this age at the 7th trumpet.

vs 8 Jesus gives the prophet the little book, the Word of God (Bible).

vs 9-10 Since it's sweet in his mouth, then bitter in his belly, it must be before the 6th trumpet, day of the Lord, when life drastically changes.

Revelation 10:11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

vs 11 These aren't saints, but 1 person. This must be describing Elijah's appearance before the day of the Lord. Elijah is to preach the word of God, salvation, on the backdrop before it comes, Malachi 4:5

How old was samson when he met Dalia?

There may be a million lessons to be learned from Jeremiah but I like the verse that shows God has even unborn babies on His mind and heart, proving abortionists offend God when they kill an unborn child.

Jeremiah 1:5

King James Version

5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

I suspect the "her" of Revelation 18 is America, but could be referring to any nation or group who fancies themselves to be in God's favor but are not and, like the Church of Laodicea, are rich and increased with goods but lacking the filling of God's Spirit.

Rev 3

14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Proverbs 20:1

Proverbs 20:1

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Christians should abstain from strong drink. There is no excuse for drunkenness or partaking in the fermented beverages that lead to it.

Is Jonah's home town or area known? Chapter 1 verse 3 says he went down to Joppa, but where was he when he received the call? thank you

Hi Richard.

You are welcome. I hope all is well.

I have been following on with your through the bible and it has been a blessing and very important.

I'm sure others think so as well. You have to know something about the Old Testament to understand the New Testament.

You are giving us an indebt study we definitely need.

Please continue the great work and may the Lord bless you in all your efforts.

Hello Susie. The Book of Jeremiah is a very large book that cannot be expounded on such a Site as this. You may need to get yourself a good Study Bible that will give you information on the prophet, his times, his prophecies, etc. Or, there maybe websites that can offer help, chapter by chapter. If you had a particular question that comes up in your reading or study, then someone here might be able to help, but to adequately cover the Book, even a chapter, may not satisfy your study needs.

According to the lords will prayer for god to destroy the latest and covictino in on them for the rest of their lives. prayer isaiah 5417+ for all my concerns and remove sources. prayer gods coviction is loose out and bind up what they did or are doing. in jesus namei ask

I'm very sorry that I'm barely getting back to this post. First and foremost I love you all and I can't wait to see you and talk to you. I'm sure we will all have many stories of many trials we had and overcame. I believe you are right about hearing Gods directive. I have been struggling all the time with loving unconditionally, loving him more to love others and just enjoying him more. Ever since that experience happened to me it's like a fire that was there erupted and exploded. A few days ago I went to the park with my 18 month yr old son and I said Lord I'm not going to force myself to talk to anyone about you I'm just going to let you control my speaking. I was able to get seeds out and I felt so amazingly awesome after. After finishing obedience by Andrew Murray I've been praying in the early morning and reading after at least trying to more. I speak to him all the time and I feel my family thinks I'm going insane because I'll go all day speaking to him lol. It's gotten so natural to me that we have conversations all the time for long periods of time. I've been smiling more and just loving to my wife and rebuking the enemy a lot more and I believe he's going to lead me more. I don't know what he has for my wife but I trust him. Kinda like pilgrims progress after he walked then she did. All I know is that God is good all the time.

One more comment: God may want you to warn others-and tell them things that let's say aren't necessarily "politically correct". This is sorely needed today; as those who do stand forth tend to easily be brash; loudmouth type personalities without the Spirit doing the convicting work. Expect most of the resistance to be within the "professing" church. They are compromised; in general. Lord willing; you have a place to fellowship; if not I will pray that you find one. The other factor is; as much as you may not want to hear it is being a woman; you have to respect the guidelines scripturally as to how to minister. It should primarily be as to teaching with other women. Women have largely walked toward "damnable heresies" as it were in usurping the method of teaching and attempting to have authority over men. If you are a woman of God; you realize what I am saying-and you will be given ample opportunity to let the Spirit guide you to meaningful prayer and other fellowship to continue being strong in the Lord. There are so few men today who are living for the Lord; I realize that. The scripture states that a woman can prophesy in a fellowship but should have her head covered. I would say likely with emotional sensitivity there is also a greater spiritual discernment with women as well; so again this isn't an attempt to "rain on your parade" (even on April fool's day). There are; sadly too many out there who are physically attractive that are too focused on all the worldly distractions. Real spiritual internal beauty can; at best be reflected by external appearances. In general; therefore don't worry if you aren't winning any popularity contests in this world. Or if those who should be heeding the truth are avoiding it when you speak out.

BTW one of the saddest things is to be filled with joy but no one seems to get it or want to rejoice with you. The Lord and His angels will rejoice at one sinner who repents; I assure you of that. Agape. RP

Perhaps being older myself gives some perspective. It is fine when young; and one can operate on positive emotions as happiness itself isn't necessarily indicative of sin. Joy of the Lord; Pauline style; as it were in the midst of deprivations; prison; threats; beatings; and his concern for the church clearly has persevering power beyond mere human strength. We also need to remember Christ's parable of the seed and the sower; as to he who "received the word immediately with joy; but then as soon as trials come they fall away" (you can find the verse). Being "on fire" as it is relates; or should relate more to "rejoicing when others rejoice; and weeping when they weep" ( Romans 12:15-20). It relates to sacrificial agape love; where we love our enemies; and pray for those who "despitefully use us" ( Luke 6:28). It should reflect our service in our gifting and calling; but also learning from those with other gifts in the Body so that we are balanced and grow in grace and truth.

A big problem; of course is as the adage goes; people are more enamored with the gifts than the Giver of them. With an Ephesians 6 mentality; the power of offensive warfare is only one weapon; the "sword" of the Spirit. It is used for bringing down strongholds by being in accord with our High Priest (Hebrews); namely Christ who ever intercedes for us. We are given our marching orders of who to pray for and sometimes with a sense of urgency. This is also; BTW a likely use of tongues for those who have a genuine gift and not endless prattering about. It is either another REAL language; or groans that can't be exprressed in a heavenly language as angels are ministering spirits; giving us strength as they did for Christ during His greatest trials.

Obviously; the extravagent Laodicean type spirit in many churches is simply a Kundalini or some other evil force; if "filthy lucre" is the prime motivation for lukewarm faith. Stay away from those folks. Agape. Rich P.

Thank you so much for your input. I appreciate the help!!

This section brings the power of life and death to prominence. After Isaiah's prophecy about King Hezekiah's imminent death; the Lord chose to heed to his prayers and add 15 years to his life. He was also going to give deliverance from Assyria for His own purposes as well as "David's sake" (v. 6). Verses 9-11 show the sign asked for to confirm his healing at the Temple. That was a REVERSAL of the sun's position back to where it was before it was in the incident of Ahaz. That was when the sun AND moon were stopped; i.e. indicating the earth's rotation or a more complex reaction of various orbits or perhaps time itself being held back. Of course; now that the sun is back to where it was previously it takes some diligence searching the historical record for this; I believe some have done this. It surely would be as significant worldwide as the darkness for a few hours when Christ was dying.

The rest of the passage refers to Babylon being shown all the treasure. After the Assyrians eventually turned from appeasement to military foe; one would think such actions would be; as the Prophet Isaiah stated-be an unwise action. Hezekiah's character flaw also would be in not seeking God to delay further His diaspora predicted; instead of just being content that it wouldn't happen in his time. (v. 19). This shows short sightedness in general; especially in light of clear evidence of answered prayer. This is why we should always persevere in prayer and not grow weary in doing good. ( Galatians 6:9).

Giannis, to understand the parable, you first have to understand the second coming.

The second coming and the second resurrection are two entirely different things.

The second coming is liked unto the time of Noah. Everyday life going on around men, and men are not aware that that the door (Christ, the ark), will be shut at any moment by ones physical death.

The second coming is Christ, coming as a thief in the night, and he is not seen, but:

Hebrews 9:28 ..to those who look for him he shall appear THE SECOND TIME (as the Holy Ghost, Truth and Life) without sin unto salvation.

This has been happening now for two thousand years.

Matthew 25:1 Then (after Pentecost) shall the kingdom of heaven (Christ in you, the Holy Spirit in you, life and truth in you) be likened unto ten virgins (potential BRIDES OF CHRIST), which took their lamps (vessels, that hold oil, and give light, our bodies are the vessel, the oil is the Holy Spirit, and the light is Christ), and went forth to meet the Bridegroom (their potential husband).

Matthew 25: And five were wise, and five were foolish.

Matthew 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps (their vessel of light or their body, and took no oil (the anointing of the SPIRIT) with(in) them (that burns as the light).

Matthew 25:4 But the wise took oil (the anointing of the SPIRIT) in their vessels (their bodies) with their LIGHT (their CHRIST).

Matthew 25:6 And while the bridegroom tarried (remained out of sight from the physical eyes), they all slumbered and slept.

Matthew 26:7 And at midnight there was a cry made (the last trump, the end of time for this body of flesh), Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go you out to meet him (those born of the Spirit returned to the Spirit, and those with no oil went to the grave to await the second resurrection).

This does't happen to the virgins collectively, but in each one's appointed hour.

GBU

Where in the bible are the rules of prophecy. a day is a year ?

Thanks. Really need encouragement today.

Who is the "her" reported in this biblical verse, above?

Thank you dear Phillip.

By the way "en pneumati" means "in spirit" and is pronounced "ehn pneh-vma-ti" by Greeks. The first syllable is toned. The letter p is always pronounced, also the vowel u after vowels a,e is always pronounced as "v" in modern Greek.

God bless you.

May God keep you and your children together , safe and happy , today , tomorrow and for the rest of your lives , may God bless you all .

Stay strong Sharon . God is always with you . Sometimes we can get so bogged down in the trials and tribulations of this life that we feel disconnected from Him , but we never are . He is always with us , just a thought away . Sometimes I recognise that this world has been laying heavy on my shoulders and that's when I intensify my efforts to remember my Heavenly Father . I read my Bible a bit more than usual , pray a bit more often , even if it's just to say thankyou to Him . If you reach out to Him , He will take you by the hand and lead you straight through the storm around you . Don't doubt His love Sharon , He won't leave you .

You have had such a hard time Marie . Take some time to emotionally process everything that you have been through , concentrate on your business and your children . I wish I could taste some of your cooking , smiley face . Strengthen your relationship with your Heavenly Father and just be peacefull and content for a while . God's love will surround you . The best way to find a good man is to stop looking for one . If there is someone out there who is right for you God will make sure you get together , but it will be in His good time . He knows better than even you do , just what you need and when you will best appreciate it . Relax and focus on your Bible , family and business . May God bless you and your family , may you all find peace and happiness , in this life and in the world to come .

Dear Giannis,

I welcome your attention to, and suggested corrections or improvements of any comment I submit in this forum.

I have discovered that different Biblical Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries often differ slightly in the spellings and pronunciations of certain words. I have found this especially true when consulting different Hebrew dictionaries.

The main Biblical dictionary I use is "Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of the Old and New Testaments" (Thomas Nelson, 1984). I also use two other online Bible dictionary websites. Once in a while the spellings differ between these resources.

Additionally, for the word "Ghost" in the expression, "praying in the Holy Ghost" (Jude v.20), I provided only only the base root word rendering, not the grammatical and literal spelling of the word as it appears in the Scriptural context.

In my post, I submitted the root word rendering of "" (transliterated "pneuma"; pronounced "pnyoo'-mah"). But, the actual spelling as recorded in the verse is (transliterated "Pneumati").

Of interest, the two Greek professors during my seminary years often pronounced certain Greek words differently. Who knows how Jude actually pronounced "" during the first century. I'd almost guarantee he did not pronounce it like we do today.

When preaching or teaching, one of my favorite statements when reading certain names in the Bible, particularly those recorded in Romans Chapter Sixteen, is: "When I get to Heaven, I'm going to look these people up and apologize to them for the way I butchered the pronunciations of their names!"

Sincerely, Phil ( 2Tim. 2:15).

for healing from a surgery and for work to support my family

Not much there to study. It's apocryphal and was written long after the Pentateuch meaning...someone in 600 B.C. (approximately) was attempting to add to the Bible. I would not encourage reading apocryphal books as it can confuse the Truth in the complete Word of God. Theologians have studied it and agreed it never inspired text. Only recently with the emerging church movement have modern charismatic groups started encouraging their followers to read Enoch. I'll let God's Word close my commentary:

Revelation 22:18

"For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:"

Enoch has claims which would contradict portions of Revelation... so I'd not put into my reading list.

Dear brothers and sisters.

In the parable of the ten virgins Matthew 25:1-13 what do you think the oil and the lamp and the light stand for in Christian life? And being a virgin represents what?

And what we should do to ensure our entrance to the marriage and not left out?

Its obvious the parable talks about the spiritual situation Christians will be during the second coming of Jesus Christ.

God bless you all.

Hi Gigi,

I got my full results from the CT scan today; and it turns out I will be needing surgery. I know that God has everything in control! Please keep me in your prayers that the surgery will be simple and successful! Thank you, and may God bless you!

Also, you are right - God always knows what's best for us!

I pray that I won't get evicted next week. I have 4 children. My last child is a week old. Send help. Save us God in Jesus name I pray Amen.

This verse remains in the words spoken to the Laodicean church. The lukewarm. I believe our churches have capitulated to today's culture so much, and maybe with good intentions to winning the world for Christ, that Truth is no longer taught. Sins are no longer pointed out. We place people's feelings before God. Convenience before God. Comfort, instead of enduring hardness from sticking to the commands of the Word of God. All is idolatry to the LORD. Many times called adultery because you are to be espoused to Christ as a chaste virgin. Jesus is speaking to the church... but notice He is on the outside knocking, and no longer inside the church.