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The gospel was preached to National Israel as well to PROMISED ISRAEL, today.
Judges 21:25 In those days (God sees not time), there was NO KING in Israel, every man did what was right in his own eyes.
Maybe we have the same problem TODAY.
God BLESS YOU, brother.
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
I believe that scripture works through me as I renew my mind daily
God bless you
This song of Solomon is classed as a song of Ascents that pilgrims traditionally recited going up to the city of Jerusalem. The Spirit is exhorting us to look beyond the superficials and we are to be fitly framed together as holy temple. "Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged."(Is. 51:1)
"Except theLordkeep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."
The city of habitation is a heavenly city. Zion to give it a name.("Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation"-Is.28:16;102:16). The Lord God is the maker of heaven and the earth. When He sent his only begotten Son to the world it was not to found any new city or keep a city already founded by man, than the one which He already had. It is to this Jesus referred,"In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.... that where I am, there ye may be also."( John 14:2).
Preparation of this house has been set in motion from the moment a day was decreed for the Son. It a city which is his inheritance by right. "Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession." The psalm refers it as uttermost parts, from one end to another and the house that can accommodate such a company, 'and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him' to give it a number, -and it is what Daniel reckoned Dan.7:10, . In the literal temple of Solomon the priests could not enter because the glory "of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord."(1 Ki.8:11).
In the Isaiah quote mentioned at the outset has a sure foundation and it was for which God sent his sent his Son. His death and resurrection delineate the way, "For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ."(1 Co.3:11)
"Except theLordbuild the house, they labour in vain that build it: except theLordkeep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain".
This psalm attributed to Solomon answers the question, "Thus saith theLord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?"(Is.66:1)..
Here the Spirit introduces two kinds of habitation. The house is much more on an intimate scale a place of rest to which the members each closely knit may take ease. This often passes for family. When God speaks of family he envisages happiness as a blessing. "Thy wifeshall beas a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table."(128:3). There is also a house where man may hold an intimate relationship with God which can only be maintained on a common basis.
To this we see God himself took the initiative. Truth in inward parts of man sets a tabernacle in his heart. "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty./I will say of theLord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."(91:1-2). But for that abiding in Christ would not hold meaning. "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,/May be able to comprehend with all saints whatisthe breadth, and length, and depth, and height;(Ep.3:17-18). The Lord God is the maker and builder of the earth and heaven. Naturally this space infinite or microcosmos holds the fulness of God. "And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."(Ep.3:19).Every believer being part of the pillar is not an afterthought but was in the divine Will of God. "Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged." Even before the foundation stone in Zion was laid we were called. (Is.28:16)
You are right in that prayer can help.
intercessory prayer that leads to one's salvation is needed if one is not saved.
That is why we asks is one a child of God or not.
It's God's way that he must find and that is only done by the Holyspirit.
Man's ways is not like God's ways and Man's will for his life is not the Lord's will for him.
We were born with a rebellious nature, and there must be a rebirth taken place to combat this old nature of ours, ESPECIALLY THIS GENERATION.
This reminds of Judges 21:25. "In those days there was no king in Israel: EVERY MAN DID THAT WHICH WAS RIGHT IN HIS OWN EYES!.
Kosh74, We will be glad to pray for your son.
God bless you.
"The effectual FERVENT prayer of a righteous man avails much." The indoctrination of the clueless who have flooded our weak pulpits with their doctrine of "self gratification" blowing up their own minds by speaking great swelling words, and leaving us with nothing but gravel to chew on. I believe we have some self examining to do. "For in an hour that ye think not the SON of man cometh" Matthew 24:44 Being ready as our LORD commanded us. Watch and pray! Drawing ever so closer to the MASTER of our souls, and redeeming the time for the time is at hand. We have been commissioned to "Go ye therefore" to preach, and to teach, what JESUS taught. All that He taught his disciples when he walked on this earth, and how he lived his life; We are to live. A replication of the manifestation of the LOVE that dwelt in the HOLY child Jesus. May it be imparted unto us. May our minds be renewed day by day. "For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day." 2 Corinthians 4:16 If our focus is NOT JESUS CHRIST, and HIM only then our lives lay waste, and the abominable awaits, the passions of our wicked evil heart. Only to be consumed by our lustful desires, the enemy of our soul, the carnal mind. O how it plays on our vulnerability. We have some examining to do for the hour is late, and the time is at hand.
. "Each of us has to suffer in the flesh to LEARN obedience."
Suffering can be a part of the human experience, and it can shape and teach us important lessons, including obedience and reliance on God. However, it is not the only means by which we can learn obedience. The Bible teaches that we can gain understanding and grow in obedience through studying God's Word, seeking wisdom, receiving instruction, and being guided by the Holy Spirit.
. "God's children have no knowledge of the Works of God, though suffering and touching hot stoves, we learn knowledge, and through knowledge we learn obedience."
While it is true that experiences can provide us with knowledge and understanding, the statement that God's children have no knowledge of God's works is not accurate. The Bible reveals God's works and His character, and as believers grow in their relationship with Him, they can come to know and understand His works more deeply. Through the Holy Spirit's guidance, personal study of the Scriptures, and fellowship with other believers, God's children can gain knowledge and insight into His works.
The statement that God calls sin good is not accurate. God's nature is holy and righteous, and sin goes against His perfect standards. In the Bible, sin is consistently portrayed as something that separates humanity from God and has negative consequences. God calls us to turn away from sin and walk in righteousness. It's important to align our understanding with the teachings of the Bible, which emphasize that sin is to be recognized, repented of, and overcome through God's grace.
"Each of us has to suffer in the flesh to LEARN obedience."
Suffering can be a part of the human experience, and it can shape and teach us important lessons, including obedience and reliance on God. However, it is not the only means by which we can learn obedience. The Bible teaches that we can gain understanding and grow in obedience through studying God's Word, seeking wisdom, receiving instruction, and being guided by the Holy Spirit.
"God's children have no knowledge of the Works of God, though suffering and touching hot stoves, we learn knowledge, and through knowledge we learn obedience."
While it is true that experiences can provide us with knowledge and understanding, the statement that God's children have no knowledge of God's works is not accurate. The Bible reveals God's works and His character, and as believers grow in their relationship with Him, they can come to know and understand His works more deeply. Through the Holy Spirit's guidance, personal study of the Scriptures, and fellowship with other believers, God's children can gain knowledge and insight into His works.
God never intended to make his word easy to understand.
It's his way of CAUSING us to spend hours and hours WITH HIM.
He is a jealous God.
Oh how wonderful are the WORKS of God, he sees his creation as ONE FLESH.
God BLESS YOU!
I'll take that as a yes to both my questions.
Thanks for responding!
"When theLordturned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream./Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, TheLordhath done great things for them." (vv.1-2)
The Holy Spirit here gives us a specific event, which is the return of exiles from Babylon and extends its significance as the universal case of enmity of flesh with the Spirit being laid to rest. Redemption of our soul is when spiritual bodies replace the physical bodies and the soul stands for the individual and accountable whether it be good or bad before the Lord. Captivity of soul in one sense defines Zion.
" Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins."(Is.40:2)
Restoration of Israel as a historical event gave the nation a brief respite. Prophet Isaiah introduces the voice in the wilderness motif. In their failure to walk 'the highway for our God' shall lead them again to a far more disastrous exile in AD70. We see what they dreamt then was a lie.
Prophet Isaiah speaks of a night vision signifying that God had foreknown it before the worlds began. Moses had predicted of the spirit of deep sleep that kept them from following the commandments of God. "They made me jealous by what is no god and angered me with their worthless idols. I will make them envious by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding. " (De.32:21-NIV). It is to which Prophet Isaiah says,"For theLordhath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes."
God shall once again stretch his hand out redeem a holy nation in which a remnant of Israel shall be restored. So the phrase 'we were like them that dream' is overarching to the end-times.
Symbolism of pillar is used to give a place to an overcomer so in eternity the church of Philadelphia can relate to. The Spirit exhorts the church to overcome the persecution that is to engulf them. "I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation," This is how pillar connects from the tabernacle in the wilderness to the end times. By the same token seven days in the Genesis Chapters 1-2 we have seven pillars which is compared to the House of Wisdom.(Pr.9:1) Foundation of this house with seven pillars in Zion.(Is.28:16). This temple building or New Jerusalem keeps going against the rise and fall of nations. This can make sense only to those who follow the instruction in righteousness in the right spirit. It is thus the phrase 'unto this day' keeps us in focus of the Son in whom we have redemption.
t is not the form and shape of the tabernacle that is crucial but the fellowship. In the eternal fellowship of God with Man how best you represent the Son, the Man component that is the question. Synagogues of Satan have their day but the open door left for the church of Philadelphia is grace. The risen Christ knows the works,"behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name(Re.3:8)".
Cherubim above and the ark with the end of staves is what the risen Christ signifies for a believer. This cannot be seen by the world and the ungodly. Christ as a Paraclete in heaven pleads our case with the Father as the indwelling Spirit with God.
To sum: Our fellowship with Christ Jesus goes beyond our bodily circumstances. "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens(2 Co.5:1)".
"And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of theLordunto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims./For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above./And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day(vv.6-8).
'Unto this day' The Spirit in using the curious expression which we have come across earlier is applied to a house historically is past. The house of God beginning with the tabernacle in the wilderness is modeled after a pattern existing forever in heaven. "According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it (Ex.25:9)". What were the significance of the two pillars in the porch but it led the eye of the believer to the pillars within? To him the promise of the Son is "Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God."(Re.3:12). Church of God is foreshadowed by the church of Philadelphia. every overcomer is part of this pillar.
The divine Will has never been changed and it is a decree to which what opinion man may have is irrelevant. The Son is the heir of all things to which a day has been appointed. Consequently when He says,'This day have begotten thee', it is to him the day belongs."I will declare the decree: theLordhath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee(Ps.2:7). There is an emblem 'the slain Lamb before the worlds began' and it is established as the Law. Thus pattern of things have been set into the constitution and events are set in motion, which shall never return to God in void. This pattern is what God showed Moses. He told him,"And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them(25:8)".
The church at Philadelphia was to overcome their circumstance in times of peace or in times of tribulation. "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth(Re.3:19)" The churches at the time of St John were going through persecution and it helps us to understand the great tribulation that has more to do with our times. The Spirit is setting down for believer wherever they are, of what are we confronted with. Synagogue of satan is the seat of heresies and the so-called church hobnobbing with the beast and anti-Christ are signs of our times. So the church of Philadelphia is a generic name for the remnant of holy seed. Remember what God told Elijah who was disheartened that he was left to himself."Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him". (1 Ki.19:18)
Every child of God has a ministry, of shining as lights in this untoward generation, and also has received gifts. Power and Wisdom are blessings from God freely distributed so wherever man makes proper use are giving glory to God. 'The earth and the fulness thereof are the Lord's.' God called out Bezalel son of Uri for His service and in the case of Temple of Solomon we find God had chosen Hiram or Huram "And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre./He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work(vv.13-14)".
It is unfaithful servant who would bury his talent in a hole in the ground.
"And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz./ And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished."
In a traditional story How important is the name of a pillar in the porch when focus of the narrative is about the temple of God? Jachin has a meaning,'he that strengthens makes steadfast. The other pillar was called Boaz, which is also strength and resonates with Boaz of the Book of Ruth. These two pillars taken together gives us the concrete image of this verse, "And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified."(Ac.20:32). Every believer approaches God in faith and these witnesses testify the word of his grace as well as the inheritance promised to him. Those two witnesses slain by the beast before Jerusalem (Re.11:8) Let us examine the words, "And when they shall have finished their testimony," gives us the time period. God shuts the church age so word of grace is a rarity, ("I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir."-Is.13:12)
We came across seven pillars of Wisdom in the context of the Abstract in Ge.1. The two witnesses refers to all witnesses preaching the gospel in the world of the Spirit and in earth, the agency of the Spirit of Christ and these foorm two pillars.
The church at Philadelphia was to overcome their circumstance in times of peace or in times of tribulation. "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth(Re.3:19)" The churches at the time of St John were going through persecution and it helps us to understand the great tribulation.
What are these streams? Each heart of a believer is connected to this river of time, and being hid in heavenly places, are sated by it. It helps us to fortify our hearts with faith and by grace we do not complain as Israel did of the fleshpots of Egypt.
The river of water of life sets the world of the Spirit and the world of the body on this side of the bank so every heart of the believer draws to the city which has foundations whose Maker and builder is God. It is also the House of prayer for all nations. The tree of life sets every believer that has dug deeper to be nourished by the water as tree of righteousness whose leaves do not wither away. Ps.1:2-3). It serves as a emblem for Christ as the last Adam. No more curse no more tears. "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty(Re.1:8).
How significant is the manner the timber was brought to build the temple of Solomon? The Spirit does not give such extraneous details unless for a reason. King Solomon had arranged with King Hiram of Tyre to bring the forest of Lebanon all cut to size ready to instal in the king's house. "My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household./ So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire(5:9-10)". The sea has its own spiritual significance as 'the place appointed.' The sea denotes us who were dead in sins' and we are to approach the throne of grace and not unto the high places where Israelites went whoring after. Path is cut out since Jesus Christ is the way. We follow after his steps.
God says that the words he speaks will not return unto him void, that all his words and thoughts will be fulfilled.
God says ALL THINGS work for the GOOD of his creation.
It was spoken from the foundation of the world that he would be betrayed by his friend that ate at the same table with him.
Man calls that man evil, God says it was good, to fulfill his words.
Which is it?
From the foundations of the world, David and Bathsheba were chosen to carry the bloodline of Christ, they fulfilled his words, though man sees that union as a sin (evil).
The word says God created everything for his good pleasure, and he doth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth, and no one can stay his hand.
Now man call most of these things evil, God sees the end, that God will be ALL in ALL, as GOOD.
So man calls the most of the works of God evil, yet God calls his works good.
Which is it?
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.
We are called to be priest, in God's Kingdom, but we have to be overcomers of Satan's deception.
Satan calls God's work evil.
Which is it?
God BLESS YOU!
I will pray for your son. Is he saved?
Can you please clarify these two statements you made:
"God CAUSES ALL to RESIST his word"
"What man calls EVIL (sin), God calls GOOD."
Does God cause us to resist His word? And does God call sin good?
Am I just misunderstanding what you are saying?
What a wonderful God we have
And thank you for your prayers, all of you guys.