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" Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured." Leah delivered four sons. And we have their character delineated by the blessings of Jacob on his death bed.
Reuben, the first born, "Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:' but how did he turn out in the end? " we have the answer in the v.4. "Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch."(49.4)
"Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations." How shall Aaron keep his holy office when he presided over the golden calf under the very nose of the Lord God (9v.5) Remember who revealed this to him? God himself. He stood above the ladder and showed the body of Christ. These are 144,000 standing on mount Sion. The other also 144,000 whom the 24 elders introduce to St John. "These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."(Rev.7.14). So Jacob predicts the dispersion of the two tribes. "Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel." Cursed are they. (49.7)
Compare: "The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek./The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath./ He shall judge among the heathen" (Ps.110. 4-6) What we have in a nutshell of the church where Leah represents the church having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof. So she is buried in the family burial place while Rachel is buried and the pillar ties to Christ the head."And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day."Note the expression 'unto this day'? The pillar connects Bethel to the new Jerusalem.
Brother, you didn't misunderstand. As I mentioned, the Great Tribulation and the wrath of God are two distinct events. I know you are busy; we can talk about it later.
God bless,
RLW
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."
Matthew 15:11
"Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."
James 1:26
"If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain."
Blessings
"And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me./ And Jacob served seven years for Rachel;"
The House of Laban is the microcosm of the world, and for the heir of promise it is the house of 'my pilgrimage' (Ps.119.54) the Spirit sets Rachel as a song which resonates with the Song of Solomon. Rachel signifies the Bride of Christ. In terms of Jacob and Rachel we shall study the significance of Laban's words, 'Abide with me." Jacob had already stayed funder his roof or a month. "And he abode with him the space of a month."(v.14) With a slippery fellow like Laban the god of this world provides as several instances of sons of perdition. The beast in the Vision of St John 'and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months."(Rev.13.5) Is this relevant here? What does 42 mean then?.
"Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle."(31.41) Jacob served Laban 14 years for his brides. So 14x3= 42 gives us the number. This same number we have in the generation of Jesus Christ."So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations."(Mt.1.17) The Spirit sets the relationship of Christ and his bride motif in the house of Labann so it is set as a guard rail in instruct us in what sense it is to be understood. Jacob as a steward is set in terms of the Son and under the everlasting Covenant. Thus 'and six years for thy cattle' ties up with Gen. 1.28 "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it..." So entering into the rest of God on day Seven is apt. What does Peniel means? "for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." (32.30)
Stay blessed and love u in Christ. Matthew 21
It is important to read God's Word. Because there is all sorts of talk and chatter about all sorts of things that create confusion among us. But if we stick to the Word, all that is wrong will fall apart and we who read in God's Word will understand what is right and proper. The NT is our learning path.
OT can we learn about what not to do against the Lord, and warfare that is in our real world is in the Spiritual. And about praise and joy in the Lord. May God bless you in Jesus name, Amen Matthew 21
"It says right in the text that the 144,000 are from out of the tribes of the children, or sons of Israel. These are Jews, all 144,000 of them."
This opening of the seals is setting forth the entire will of God in terms of seven, the whole number. There are no additions or deletions. The text you cite is an interlude between sixth and the final seal. Before I move on to the specific let me give the seals as with trumpets and the vials are from the POV of the Son, of the Word and of the Word become flesh.
POV of the Son began with the Lamb who is prevailed upon to break open all the seven. This narrative ends with the robes of the martyrs made by the blood of the Lamb in Ch.7 (v.14). in v.17 we have "For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." In the entire episode it is the Will where the elders and the four beasts representing the body only figure. (Heb.10-5-7) God sent his Son and was rejected by the nation of Israel. Consequently it is the 'only begotten Son' (Representing the throne of God and of the Lamb) to whom all judgment is given, and he determines the ones included in 144,000. In Jn 8 we have the parentage of the Jews, (' He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.'vv.44-47)
'It says right in the text' but you are looking elsewhere, Jesse. Learn to rightly divide the word of truth and not truth. There is a big difference.
My first spiritual experience with John on Patmos was the comparison I could see in chapter Rev 13:15 where the beast could make the beast's "image speak" and in today's television and more recently the internet. (Just imagine what spirituality we could have experienced with Jesus instead of watching TV and internet phones all in one)? Well, yes, we live in 2025, so we can afford a healthy combination, or? Yesterday I had the joy of many surprises in the Lord. In a conversation it came up that shouldn't one believe that it is close to the return of Jesus? For if we imagine the time of John on Patmos. How would he have described the bomb and rocket attacks that are raining down not only in Israel but all over the globe today Rev 6:12-17 in this time. Wouldn't it be the same meteor shower we see in the news today? In real time? My words are not meant to scare. Just a reminder that time is short. And that now is the time to study calendars and times and seasons that are subject to God. He reveals His Word, right? We know that bombs have fallen from the sky before today. But to point out it is easy to see in John's eyes that, that is what he meant, but could not describe it partly because the bombs and rockets had not yet been invented. Have a blessed and glorious day with the Lord Jesus who has all power in Heaven and on Earth. We must first think that he saw in the spirit a revelation. Sorry Jesse, I don't mean to get ahead of your studies and exposition here. Amen
And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I."
When God 'tempted' Abraham 'and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am".(22.1) we have the Fellowship of God with man as set forth in the everlasting Covenant. He is called in his Son. There is none other. He called Samuel similarly and it was for His service. He called Jacob to empower him, "For I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee." We have the words of Elihu as well, " In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;/Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,"(Job.33.15-16) He opens the ears of faith, so when he wakes up he is not walking by sight but by faith. This is how God melds a nation of righteous me, children of the inheritance in light. Where there is no vision people perish. How can faithless and perverse generation whose catechism was administered by false shepherds, and the heresies and activism have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabbaoth. They are neither loyal to the country nor to God.
The Spirit narrated this visionof Jacob in the house of Laban, in particular so we shall understand the significance of the garden of Eden and of Adam and Eve. Similarly how Jacob did with 'the rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree' owe to the trees of righteousness written in the Covenant. The third day instructs it and it is in accordance with the dictum,'by him all things consist'. By the way the blind man in the Mark gospel looked up and saw men walking as trees. What are these 'angels'? Are they not trees of righteousness?"
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;/Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. (Rom.1.18-19) You and I included. If your faith is only in name, you alone are to blame.
I don't think it's just a poetic metaphor, but a call to a more demanding reality: that my actions should serve others, not just me. 1 Corinthians 12:22
There are members who are more visible and others who are more hidden. Not all stand out, but all are necessary. 1 Peter 4:13
To be part of the Body of Christ is to be used - not in the sense of wear and tear, but of purpose. It's knowing that even in modesty,
we can't all be eyes, nor all hands - and yet, as for His affliction for us to share in
I've been thinking that, if we really are the Body of Christ, then harmony lies not in equality of function, but in unity of heart.
It is precisely when each one faithfully fulfills their part - large or small, visible or not - that there is health and life among the members. 1 Corinthians 12:18
Being moderate doesn't mean being less useful;
Romans 12:4-5 - how beautiful it is to think that we are not alone - that we are part of something living, pulsating, eternal! Ephesians 4:16
To be part of the Body of Christ is to love without demanding a return, to serve even when the world doesn't see, to sing putting Him, our Jesus Christ, at the center. 1 Corinthians 12:25-26
Revelation 7:4 - And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and it was 144,000 of all the tribes of the children of Israel. There are several groups that claim to be part of the 144,000. But these are God's sealed servants which means that they are protected. It says right in the text that the 144,000 are from out of the tribes of the children, or sons of Israel. These are Jews, all 144,000 of them.
Revelation 7:12 - Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Saying, Amen, which means of a truth, of a certainty: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever, and notice that the word be is in italics in your bible.
It's actually a factual statement in the Greek text, (is) unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 8:11 - And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
And the name of the star is called Wormwood (APSINTHOS), which means bitter: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Revelation 6:6 - And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
A measure of wheat for a penny, which is a quart measure, a dry measure of wheat for a DENARIUS, one day's wage. And three measures of barley. Barley was the food of the poor. Barley was the food for the animals. And people would be able to afford three measures of barley instead of one measure of wheat for a DENARIUS.
And see you hurt not the oil and the wine. And this would be the consumption of those who are rich. The antichrist will have control over the world's food supplies, under the breaking of the third seal.
Revelation 6:8 - And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse. This Greek word for pale, CHLOROS, is where we get our word chlorine from, pale horse. And the name of him that sat upon him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth. So of the earth's population will die at the breaking of the fourth seal.
Revelation 6:10 - And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Just as a side note, and I think I've shared this before, but that little phrase "them that dwell upon the earth," it's actually a title. It's called the earth dwellers. All the people who are not Christians are called earth dwellers. As believers, we are citizens of heaven. And then there are the dwellers upon the earth. So, this crowd is saying "How long before you avenge the spilling of our blood?"
Revelation 6:2 - And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
For many years this was interpreted that this was the second coming of Jesus Christ, a white horse coming, the one who's sitting on it is given a crown, and he goes out to conquer, so it was thought to be Jesus Christ.
But this is not the second coming of Christ, but rather the representation of the antichrist, the false messiah who will come.
And here's the reasons why:
It says he comes on a white horse. It's the same as Jesus in Revelation Chapter 19. It's a white horse. But, this one who is sitting on a white horse has a bow. In Revelation Chapter 19, Christ has a sword.
A crown was also given to this one. And the word for crown in this verse is STEPHANOS. That's the wreath that is given to the victors at the coliseum games. This is a STEPHANOS. In Revelation Chapter 19, it says that when Christ comes at His second coming, He will be wearing many crowns, and the word for crown is in Chapter 19 is DIADEM, the royal crown.
And this one will come out conquering and to conquer. And that's the antichrist taking over the one world system.
Also, another point to make, it is the Lamb that's opening the seal. He's not coming back yet, not until we get into Revelation Chapter 19.
So, this one riding on a white horse with a bow in his hand, he was given a crown, a STEPHANOS, not a DIADEM. And he went out to conquer. This is the antichrist. This is the false messiah that Jesus said first would come.
Revelation 5:6 - And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb. The word stood is in the Perfect Tense. A Lamb had been standing, as it had been slain, the appearance of the Lamb.
The word slain doesn't mean killed. It means butchered or slaughtered. We're going to see the marks of crucifixion. In John Chapter 20, after Jesus rose from the dead, you remember the invitation to Thomas who doubted the resurrection story, and Jesus invited him to come and put his finger in the prints in His hands, and to thrust his fist into His side, and to come and see that it is me.
So here we have a Lamb that had been standing there as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth. In Daniel Chapter 7, we see that horns represent power and authority. And of course, the eyes, Zechariah tells us that the Messiah has seven eyes ( Zechariah 3:9, 4:10). The word seven means complete. It means that He is in complete authority, and He sees everything fully and completely.
Revelation 4:2 - And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
So immediately, listen to this, I became in spirit:
That's how it literally reads. There's no definite article (the) with it. Immediately I became in spirit. So physically and geographically, he was still on the island of Patmos. But he was caught up in the spirit realm.
And he says behold, a throne was set, or placed in heaven, and one sat upon the throne. So that was the transition going from the seven messages to the seven churches. John is now transferred to heaven that he might see the things that God wants him to see.
Revelation 5:4 - And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
He says, and I wept much. The word wept is in the Imperfect Tense. It shows continuous action. He was weeping convulsively. He saw no hope, even in heaven, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the scroll, neither to look therein. So, he wept.
In short, here is my understanding of the two verses you asked me about. Revelation 3:10-11 is the exhortation to the church. Verse 10 is His promise to His people who are faithful. He has promised that they will not go through the tribulation and trial that is to come upon the whole earth. In Verse 11, He says that no man take thy crown. My understanding is that this is not salvation that is taken but the rewards given to the believers.
As far as the Tribulation Period goes, I understand it to be a 7-year period, with the last 3-1/2 years being called the Great Tribulation, a time where God's wrath will be poured out on an unbelieving world. As far as resurrections, I have never made any reference to there being three. I believe there will be two resurrections, one for the just (believers), and another one at the end of the 1,000-year reign for those who rejected Christ. The resurrection of the saints, the collecting of Christ, that many call the rapture, when the dead are raised first, and we are raised with them, that is the first resurrection. There is a second resurrection, and that is when the unbelieving dead are raised after the thousand-year reign of Christ.
I have read Foxe's book of Martyrs, and I agree with you that the early church went through some excruciating torture and death. I hope I am misunderstanding you, but it seems as though you feel we as the church should have to go through the same brutality. Again, I hope I am just misunderstanding what you stated. I do apologize for the late reply. I had a couple of busy days, plus I have been trying to focus and finish up the last of this New Testament study.
Blessings!
"And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;"
Mark 7:19
"Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?"
Mark 7:20
"And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man."
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"And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven."
Blessings
"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
Luke 23:43
"And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise."
Blessings
I will pray for you and family.
Our daughter in law miscarried her first baby just a week after our other daughter in law had her first baby last May.
Now our daughter in law (who miscarried) is pregnant again and due on November. Please pray for all to go well in this pregnance. She is almost 40, so high risk.
How old was your grandbaby?
God sets these fruit bearing tres on the third day.
" before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink," Conception of the flocks did not need the flock of Laban who had kept them away on three days journey."And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks."(v.36) Does the number Three have a spiritual significance?
The water in the gutters is especial. "; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."( Jn 4.14) Does it not evoke the man and woman and the Garden of Eden? The river went from Eden to the garden is an open valley so it serves the role of a trough. God did not require human parents to create Adam and Eve. Neither did Jacob need it.The same Sprit who organised the God document sets two similar events to be spiritually understood. The Spirit does not trivialise the holiness of God by 'breaking Covenant' as false teachers seem to suggest.
Jacob explains: "And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled./ And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I./ And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee./I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred."
(Ps.50.5)
"So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face"
Here we have the kernel of the everlasting Covenant. What does it mean to be the blessed of God? Zion who has to live with daughters of Babylon shall see the glory of God."For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye." (Zec.2.8) God blessed but he was to live as a sojourner and pilgrim while 'thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies." Jacob sees the dream and understands the significance of Mizpah was in the mount' which the Spirit says can be seen to this day." And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen."(22.14-19) The name serves as a double for Zion as Bethel stands for new Jerusalem.
Here Jacob makes a proposition to Laban and uses this expression 'before thy face'. The spiritual meaning of face never changes. It sets his hire before God. "Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth."(Jas.5.4)At Mahanaim God presents His host to Jacob as the heir of promises. But in the house of Laban God shall instruct what faith would really mean. Everything there has a bearing on the blessing under the Covenant.
The rods that Jacob pilled or straked connect his action to the trees of righteousness "and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind." (Gen.1.14) "And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink./And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted."(vv.38-39)
Good morning! A morning meditation. If we know the Lord's peace who is the Prince of Peace, why would we leave his peace to war?
Before we move into the house of Laban and understand its purpose we shall go further in the two worlds of the Spirit and of the body. The latter includes the glorious body, a building of God the same he had prepared for his Son before the worlds began. So walking by sight is not an option but a perilous path. "and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat." God shall indeed send a whirlwind of destruction and make nation as Moab,"Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed."(Jer.48.11) What does he say? Drill, drill, baby drill.Such a greed shall not stand. There has to be separation as Jacob would make at Mahanaim."And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him./And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim."
The angels of God see ever the face of God in heaven. The dream revealed to Jacob his true position is out there among them and not in the world given to changes. Jacob and Laban both tagged by the number Twelve , made the covenant as families. " and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." (12.3) But the two bands of angels reveal the two nations of light and the other of darkness. In his prayer he says," for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands." (v.10)
This separation of light from darkness Gen.1.4 and we shall see in the visions of Daniel aswell where the name Ulai and Jordan refer to th river of time.
"And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another." The pillar set between two mount is called. Mahanaim or Mizpah our strength is not in accumulation of things,"I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."(Heb.13.5)
"Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?"
Acts 7:50
"Hath not my hand made all these things?"
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Despite for instance Ruth being a Moabite of whom it is written will never have any place nevertheless she forsook her people her country and her 'gods' and followed after her mother is found in the genealogy of Christ . The prostitute of Jericho who hid the spies also found grace in the sight of God she too can be found there .
When we obey the gospel and put our faith in Gods good work of Calvary rather than our own works we are " counted righteous" and the Righteousness of Christ is " imputed" to us . Then the Holy Spirit imparts that righteousness by His indwelling and in consequence we begin to do righteous works as we walk in the light .
Mary His mother was a sinner also but she too was counted righteous .But this earthly body is still subject to sin and death so how can she give birth to a Holy child? The blood of any child is determined by the father and the blood of the as yet unborn child is kept completely seperated from the mothers blood for if they mixed she would die.
Jesus when teaching in a house was told his mother and brethren were seeking to talk to Him. He denied his flesh and said " who is my mother and brother etc? but " he that doeth the will of God"
It is easier to understand how I can be His brother if as He taught us " Our father" and can by the grace of God follow Him . But how can I be His true mother?
Mary the mother of His flesh not as some foolishly claim ' the mother of God' received the Word of God " let it be unto me according to thy word" and believed in the promise and in due time brought forth The Son.
He did not bare the image of Joseph but was the express image of the invisible God.
Do not we who are His receive the Word as a seed ( parables) it is conceived gestated and in due time produces fruit ? Or Christ.
We are BORN again of incorruptible