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We can continue to pray for those in governmental office at all levels. The U.S.A. is not a "direct democracy". It is a "representative republic". Rather than have everyone vote on every matter and have majority win out (direct democracy), we elect those who will represent us in the executive and legislative branches of our government. The federal judicial branch is by appointment, but state judicial positions are elected. So, we can always take advantage of the right to petition our representatives in congress, both the Senate and House, and voice our views and concerns at both the state and federal level.
Yes, there is a lot of bureaucracy that goes along with this type of government, but it is better than any other type of government so far in history. U.S. citizens have civil rights protections far beyond any other country in existence today. We have freedom that are recognized as coming from God, not by men that are upheld by our constitution. This is a very blessed country. We should pray often for God's preserving mercy and wise guidance in all affairs by our government and its citizens. The U.S.A. has strayed quite far from the principles that helped to make it a great and powerful nation that benefits its citizens and the world. May we humble ourselves across our nation and seek the Lord, that our land may be healed, strengthened, and blessed by God.
Hopefully these are encouraging
Philippians 4:6-8,
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So, when you're reading a scripture like Matthew 1, you can tap that scripture, scroll down & find how to pronounce the names. I've found many are easier to pronounce in the original language instead of English translated names.
The book of Luke, is one of my favorite books, perhaps you'll enjoy reading Luke 1, better?
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Proverbs 18:24
Agree with me that Jeremy would have favor that would encompass him as a shield and that truth and justice would be revealed in Jesus name Amen
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
I need God to stop him /restoration in Jesus name
Since you mention the "oil", then you are refering to the parable of the 5 wise and the 5 unwise virgins.( Matthew 25:1-12)..
Firstly I must say that I have never heard something like what your pastor teaches about that.
The explanation depends on what one believes, i.e. whether salvation can be lost or not.
I am going to speak on behalf of those who believe that salvation is not secured until our final departure from this life. For the other case I will leave it to somebody else to answer.
Again there are two cases:
1. The rupture of the church occurs before antichrist makes his appearance on earth. In this case the 5 unwise virgins are left out of the rapture and have to go through the great tribulation. So their fate (salvation) depends on their decision to receive the beast's mark or not. (This is my belief as well).
2. Rapture occurs at the very end of antichrist's reign on earth. In this case the 5 unwise virgins are left out of the Marriage, that is they loose their salvation.
Matthew 25:31-46 is refering to the final judgement. In this case the "not doers of His Word" (the slothful servants) are heading to hell, (verse 41) "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:"
GBU
Indeed Elijah becomes Elias in NT, like Isaiah becomes Esias. Since the New Testament was written for greek speaking people the authors of the 4 gospels used the greek forms of those hebrew names.
So at a time the apostles asked Jesus ( Mark 9:11-13), "And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?" Jesus answered to them , "And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him."
Jesus is refering to the prophesy written in Malachi 4:5-6, "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse."
And He tells His disciples that Elias has indeed come, he was actually John the Baptist. Jesus' words "as it is written of him" are refering to Elias coming before Jesus and restoring things for Him, not to what happened to him.
Mark 16:16,17
Luke 24:47,48
John 3:1-6
Acts 2:38
1 Peter 3:21
Acts 19:1-6
Acts 10:44-48
Acts 5:32
1 Corinthians 14:2,22,39
Acts 2:4
Acts 1:8
John 21:15,16
Matthew 7,
James 1:5, John 14:26, John 17, James 2:13-20, context James 2,
Hopefully these are helpful in your study