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Everlasting covenant-the lights to rule (1 of 2)

"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./ And the evening and the morning were the fourth day."(Ge.1:18-19)

God set the two lights as a sign and they were to keep the from the darkness. So Jesus as the true light is he who separates the true worshippers from the darkness which refers to the outer darkness. "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved./ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God./And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil./For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved./But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." It is the light separates true worshippers (who approach it so that their deeds may be made manifest,)from false worshippers. So what they do is truth. "I am the truth". They are wrought in God is what 'the seed in itself' would mean.

They know that they were called in the Son to be holy and without blame. "Be ye holy for I am holy" therefore has been planted as a seed in their hearts. So for the false worshippers whose heart has gone astray. "Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD."

(Je.17:5-7)

Zion that is set on earth is where these false worshippers are afraid. " The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?" They know they shall be judged by everlasting fire. Why?

Everlasting covenant- the waters (2 of 2)

"There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High."(Ps.46:4). Haggai predicted "Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land."(Hag.2:6) But true worshippers shall have no need for alarm."Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof" we have God our refuge and our strength.

What the liars of Ephraim have made shall not stand. The true worshippers who are blessed by the covenant half their refuge and it is named. Zion is founded and the covenant is drawn up between God and Man. "Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste."(Is.28:16). God made a count of those who were born in Zion. "And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: And the highest himself shall establish her. The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, That this man was born there."(Ps.87:5-6) When I am born there before the foundation of the world why would I want to sit with false worshippers, " Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness?". God also made two lights to indicate the Throne of God and of the Lamb.(Re.22:1). These lights are for the earth for those in the outer darkness. "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./And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth." (1:15-16) These two lights are the signs. God showed Abraham them, "Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable./These all died in faith." (He.11)

"Everlasting covenant-The waters (1 of 2)

The Genesis account of sovereignty of God is Spirit based. "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."(Ge.1:2). This Psalm annotates it thus: "The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein./ For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. (Ps.24:1-2). So how do they should worship God? " But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him./ God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." Everlasting covenant therefore separates true worshippers from the sort Isaiah talked about. "Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men."(Is.29:13) Of precepts of men the prophet introduced in the previous chapter,(28:13) The imposter church as with the nation of Israel has been ensnared by the doctrine of men. A sample of it is in the hermeneutics where literal meaning is given pride of pace. They would even lie in order to make slavery the morally reprehensible original sin of the USA acceptable. Whether the church want it not God is going to flush out all the filth. As Isaiah says, "Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves."(v.14)

Everlasting covenant follows after the Spirit worked with the face of the waters. God's throne is set over mankind and the covenant is binding on them. The true worshippers are like many streams flowing into the river of God.(Ps.46:4)

Hi Spenser,

As I mentioned before you are free to believe or not what I set down in this discussion forum. We hold different views so leave it that.

With joy and peace in Him,

A conversation based on predestination and election and determining if "we're special".

Today; in the midst of competing a discussion on Psalm 2; somehow I made a fleeting statement on how I believed in Predestination (maybe related to those who perish in Revelation who take the mark of the Beast). In any event; along with a disagreement I had with one lady who is the most vocal at this Bible Study and who is a diehard Catholic she stated that we shouldn't consider ourselves "special" related to what she considered a misguided opinion that indeed I was called and chosen (her issue was that Christ died for everyone).

Of course; even a diehard Calvanist will be the first to tell you that we aren't picked because we have any value-it is simply God's grace. My point is now that we are saved and know it; how do we define this blessing now; and in the future when He exalts us in heaven? Being His adopted children now certainly is "special"; even though as Paul said he was treated as the scum of the world ( 1 Cor. 4:13). Jesus; of course whose visage was marred more than any man for our sake on the way to the cross ( Isaiah 52:14) was uniquely loved by the Father and has a singular exaltation as Creator above all of creation as He should.

As His children we are called to be different from the world and part of His Body (see John 17:15-21). We are to be "salt and light" ( Matthew 5:13-16) and His sheep hear His voice ( John 10:27-28). What draws all men to Himself ( John 12:32) started with His Resurrection; but I would argue continues with the Spirit of God convicting men that lives within His church. To not have the power of sin and the fear of damnation as a reality is something which no one apart from His children can experience.

We should stand out; not as arrogant but as truly blessed; which comes of course from our character as well as our reverence for His Word and instructions of living; prayer and sanctification. John 15:18 shows the world hates us.

Hi Bennymkje.

Thanks for responding but no thanks.

Bennymkje I never have read your post besides that one I questioned you about. for a short exchange.

After that only the ones directly pulled from my email.

So sorry for the delayed response.

I'm sorry but I don't believe in nothing you stated.

Aa I said before it is nearly impossible for us to come to any agreement considering the way you handle scripture.

This will be the last reply of yours I read being that you have more insults than Scriptural knowledge.

I will continue on with my posting on Israel and hermeneutics.

I'd that upsets you you might want to bypass them.

I have been on and off this topic for years and many here can vouch for that.

God bless.

Hey Bennymkje,

Thanks for your reply, we have different understandings, you use the everlasting covenant and say there is only one. What I see that there is only one of them is God's eternal plan that existed before the foundation of the world. We do agree the Old Testament pointed to Jesus, John 5:39.

Thanks, no need to reply.

God bless,

RLW

Elfienda,

Black people descending Ham was a lie foisted about the US civil war period. The imposter church was not even interpreting literally but spreading into the bloodstream of White evangelicals there, an outright lie. "And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren." Ham has nothing to do with color. The same color as Noah. Egyptians are black and the curse has nothing to do with color. Noah curses Canaan representing Egypt as Nimrod representing Assyrian king list. Egypt is interchangeable with Sodom, Israel, (Re.11:8) The fall of Babylon is a label for the destruction of nations. Re.18:21. Mystery of Babylon is a label for the apostasy of Israel (Re.17).

The other things I have covered in the earlier posts. To repeat the same is rather inappropriate. If you want to possess truth you have to do your own reading and not children of Belial read it for you.

Hi RLW,

There is only one covenant which is entered between eternal God and Man who is the eternal word made flesh. For this reason he stands in the breach for mankind as Man. In short there is the covenant entered by God and Man where all who have heard the calling and received him is 'adopted'. Seth stepping into the breach of Abel is one reason. The left out church stepping into the breach of Israel in Re.7, the 144,000 is valid at the end times.

In between the covenant between Noah and God is pendent on the everlasting covenant. The Spirit makes it clear by the usage, "And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh."(Ge.9:15). Law of Moses similarly relates to the Israel. Their case was most desperate since he well knew they were hard-necked and stubborn.So He commands Ezekiel, "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."(Ez.2:3) So he was to convey whether they received his word or not. Ezekiel is son of man,- the usage tells that he stood as a stand-in for his Son. It is thus God sets generations in direct context of Jesus. Noah is a double for him so is Elijah, Elias etc.,.

Law of Moses pointed to the fulfillment of Law,- Jesus Christ. So the law for the rebellious nation was somewhat of a manual of instruction ment for a boot-camp.

Hey Bennymkje,

I hope you don't mind me asking you, not to debate, but there is more than one everlasting covenant in the Bible, some are nonconditional, and some that are conditional. In your posts, you write "the everlasting covenant" as there is just one. Could you expound on when you use "the everlasting covenant" as it seems you are referring to one everlasting covenant?

Thank you.

RLW

I'm not sure I understand what's going on since that is not how I interpreted the passage.

Deuteronomy 32:8 is part of the Song of Moses, correct?

'When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the

people according to the number of the children of Israel.'

It continues in verse 9:

'For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.'

I understood this passage to mean that God divided the entire human race into 12 distinct groups and that each of the 12 groups had a guardian angel and that Jacob's offspring were looked after by god himself or that this specifically the "inheritance" referred to Jesus.

The reason why I interpreted the scripture like this is because we know that in Genesis 10, it describes the distribution of people according to Noah's three sons. Ham, Shem and Japheth. Until the creation of the modern anthropological races, it was generally understood that Ham was the ancestor of black people, Shem was the ancestor of Asians and Japheth was the ancestor of white people due to the original populations of the locations mentioned.

Returning to Deuteronomy 32:8 this would indicate (to me) that each set of people descended from Noah's sons were subdivided into 4 more ethnic groups. So the Israelites would be a specific subset of Shemites.

The number 12 is quite important in the bible. Jesus had 12 disciples. The number 12 is used in the planning of the new Jerusalem in Revelation 21, for example there are twelve gates with twelve angels with the names of each of the twelve tribes of Israel written on them, verse 12, there are 12 fountains, verse 14, the city is adorned with 12 types of precious stone, verse 19-20 and the gates are made of twelve pearls, verse 21.

I don't see any evidence for your suggestion.

"Sons of Adam" (De.32:8)

"When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel."

According to the everlasting covenant God makes a distinction between sons of Adam and sons of last Adam. one is earthy and the other is heavenly. Inheritance of saints in light refers to Last Adam as a memorial. The four beasts commemorate the glory of Divine power and wisdom.

Israel lacking in wisdom remained in outer darkness since their eye of faith was never exercised. Literal hermeneutics would require historical context and we have just that. "Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?" (Matt.27:17,26) They chose Barabbas over Jesus because he was one of them. Meaning of the word "Son of the Father" Adam is son of God.( Luke 3:38). The Spirit is meticulous about events, names of people and places. Similarly we have another name that fits in the church age so we shall consider the Acts of the Apostles."But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith./Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him./And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? (Ac.13:8-12). We see the sons of Adam even in our times. Divine healing as a money spinning circus is done by those who have literally explained way to hell for those who have no stomach for holiness of God. Bar-Jesus was all for cultivating political connection, the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus as we see in our times. They all belong to outer darkness and are sons of Adam. Their inheritance are however "according to the children of Israel"

Blessedness of Man- inheritance (2 of 2)

The glory of saints in light is same as the glory of the Son. "I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do./And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was." ( John 17:4-5). The new name tells it all. 'To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receivethit."(Re.2:17)

Another aspect of their inheritance in Trinity. He was created "in our image and after our likeness." We already covered Body and Spirit and Soul is signified by the Lamb who was worthy to break open the book with seven seals. The body the church is female, the Bride while Christ is the Head. Soul of individual saint represents his kinship to the head. The everlasting covenant explains the Son "Male and female created he them".

Glory of Power and Wisdom is the soul aspect of Trinity so How does the Spirit explain the mercy of God? "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." (Is.59:9-12) The rationale behind parables, similies and allegories, the entire gamut of narrative mode the Spirit uses is to give glory so soul of man is nourished thereby. Ps.1 compares soul of man as the tree planted by the water. The Tree touches heaven and rooted from the earth. Jesus was like a tender plant ,"and as a root out of a dry ground." The covenant specifies that it was good. (Ge.1:11-12). Soul has to be good if man is planted by God. "Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up." Jesus said this to the Jews. (Matt.15:13)

Blessedness of Man- inheritance (1 of 2)

"The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations./ Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance."(Ps.33:11-12) This explains the essentials of the everlasting covenant.

What is the counsel of the Lord? It is the divine Will, which is a mystery"(Ep.1:9-13) and St Paul refers "That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:/ In whom also we have obtained an inheritance."God first trusted in the Man so his glory was his and as the Apostle says 'In whom ye also trusted," This chapter ought to be studied closely in order to understand the nature of our inheritance ("and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,"-v.18) and it fulfills all the seven days drawn in the covenant.

The counsel of the Father gives us inheritance in the light. 'Let there be light' He commanded and there was light. God "The Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:/Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son," has shown us what is his Son. He is upon where his heart is. So we have the heart compared to the apple of his eye. "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." (Ze.2:5) Israel in rejecting the Son is not part of the covenant. Coming to the key text, "the thoughts of his heart to all generations./ Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance," the Spirit is referring to the saints in light. God has chosen them.

Their glory is same as the glory of the Son. John 17:4-5; A new name tells it all. Re.2:17

Everlasting covenant-blessedness (2 of 2)

"In the beginning of this post we had this statement: "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he."( Pr. 29:18). The law of God is the Word forever settled in heaven. (Ps.119:89)." So when God sent his Son his deity signified the everlasting covenant. We were blessed in the man. The error of mistaking the law in the above-mentioned quote for the law of Moses is as mistaking the last Adam which is a memorial in heaven for Adam who was expelled from the Garden. Sons of Adam are under condemnation while who are in Christ Jesus are free from blame. (Ro.8:1)

Hermeneutics sounds scholarly and interpreting the Bible without considering the everlasting covenant is bible scholarship in bad faith. In order to put this in historical context let us consider Evangelicals all for Trump. Their faith we can trace in the controversies over Darwinism vs. Creationism. They read seven days in the opening chapters as literal seven days. They saw the Angel of light and took it for real. "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."( 2Co.11:4)Literal approach did not let them see the difference, This lie is still perpetuated. So the same state as Israel was in the eyes of Isaiah. "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness." (Is.5:20) So criminals are champions for imposter church. Historically 'woe unto ye" that Isaiah used in Ch.5 foreshadows the woe to ye in Matt.23.

Blessedness of Man is in wholly following the Lord as Caleb did. So Ps.1 instructs us, "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful./But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."

Without holding the everlasting covenant as the ground zero instruction from the scripture is merely eyewash. (2 Ti.3:16)

Everlasting covenant:blessedness (1 of 2)

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance."(Ps.33:12). Further down we read that for this reason he made their hearts alike. It means that each one is given same quality. " From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth./ He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works." What does that signify. Jesus said, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." (Matt.7:7-8) There is no ifs and buts but truth. For this reason you do not need teachers but the same Spirit that has given you the Bible. You ask with believing and God shall open your eyes. So your vision concerns your eye of faith. "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he."( Pr. 29:18). The law of God is the Word forever settled in heaven. (Ps.119:89)

So nations that have rejected God has lost their vision.

How come Israel is now accused of genocide? For that how the US is roiled by criminality of their POTUS? These nations have had their good old days and when they seem to say as Isaiah say 'woe unto them'. "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!/ Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!"(Is.5:20-21). So man prides of being a sober genius and spins a false narrative to gloss over hs criminal conduct. Nations that believe in lies above moderation and equity are on their way out. Blessedness of wholly following God they have rejected. For them there is no hope unless they truly repent and come back to the lord. "Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection:"(Re.20:6a)

Hi Ecalarese.

As promised I would like to continue our discussion on unequally yoked with unbelievers and we "the church" being separated from the world.

We've touched on 2 Corinthians 6:14-15

When we read further down in this chapter we come to verses 17 and 18 it reads "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Paul is telling us to separate ourselves from the world, but to some degree Paul is only telling us what the Spirit of God has already done.

We are Unequally yoked with unbelievers in this world where lifestyles and morrows clash! Darkness and light cannot coexist.

A believer baptized with Christ spirit has a new nature that combats the old nature.

Not just outward sin but we now think different.

Listen to Paul again talking to the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 2:14-16.

"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.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Also, John 15:18-21.

Notice verse 21? "But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, BECAUSE THEY KNOW NOT HIM THAT SENT ME.

When the Holyspirit causes us to follow Christ and His teachings we're at odds with the world.

We have "separate" fathers.

God and Satan!

Satan has his ministers also. Look at Paul in his day. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15

Satan appeals to the flesh and worldly wisdom.

One thing they can't do is bare fruit! Matthew 7:15-18.

They despise truth and hate the Brothern.

See 1 John 3:10-15.

Perhaps more later on a separate thread.

God bless you.

Hi Spenser,

You write: "The most important law of biblical hermeneutics is that the Bible should be interpreted literally. We are to understand the Bible in its normal or plain meaning," Where did you learn that from, I wonder.

Unless it is given from above a man cannot benefit from God a Spirit. You seem to fit with the description of Isaiah " But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken./ Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem." (Is.28:13-14). Blind leading the blind is a risky business. Jesus calls them, "Woe unto you, ye blind guides." Why Israel fell off? " Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!/ Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!."(Is.5:20-21)

Hi again Michael.

Allow me to share an article with you on Biblical hermeneutics.

Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles and methods of interpreting the text of the Bible. Second Timothy 2:15 commands believers to be involved in hermeneutics; "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who correctly handles the word of truth.

The most important law of biblical hermeneutics is that the Bible should be interpreted literally. We are to understand the Bible in its normal or plain meaning, unless the passage is obviously intended to be symbolic or if figures of speech are employed. The Bible says what it means and means what it says. For example, when Jesus speaks of having fed "the five thousand" in Mark 8:19, the law of hermeneutics says we should understand five thousand literally-there was a crowd of hungry people that numbered five thousand who were fed with real bread and fish by a miracle-working Savior.

Any attempt to "spiritualize" the number or to deny a literal miracle is to do injustice to the text and ignore the purpose of language, which is to communicate. Some interpreters make the mistake of trying to read between the lines of Scripture to come up with esoteric meanings that are not truly in the text, as if every passage has a hidden spiritual truth that we should seek to decrypt.

Avoid this type of teaching!

A second crucial law of biblical hermeneutics is that passages must be interpreted historically, grammatically, and contextually. Interpreting a passage historically means we must seek to understand the culture, background, and situation that prompted the text.

A third law of biblical hermeneutics is that Scripture is always the best interpreter of Scripture.

We always compare Scripture with Scripture when trying to determine the meaning of a passage.

The purpose of biblical hermeneutics is to protect us from misapplying Scripture.

God bless.

Please pray for my family, that we shall be granted forgiveness of sins, and that wisdom, mercy, truth, and righteousness shall be our guides all the rest of our lives, and that God himself will endow us with discernment for his will while we are here on this earth and that we will never cease to do his will forever. Amen and thank you!

Dear Gideon,

I will be praying for you today. God is loving, faithful, and trustworthy, so know that the Father is drawing you to Jesus this very

moment. The Holy Spirit is preparing your heart and soul and mind to come to faith in Jesus. How wonderful it is that our great

God does all this even before we are saved so that His will for us comes to pass.

You can come to Jesus for salvation even though you feel nervous, apprehensive, or afraid. We are all sinners before God and

deserve to be judged as disobedient creatures before a holy God. Yet those who come to salvation in Jesus are no longer under

condemnation for our own sins. We are forgiven and set free from being enslaved by our sinfulness and come to know our Lord

as one who loved us so much that He gave His life as a sacrifice for our sin so that we can have this forgiveness and freedom in

Him.

I advise you to pray to God and tell Him all your current feelings and ask for faith to believe that truth concerning the salvation

that in Jesus only. God saves us through Jesus. Come to Him today with a repentant and contrite heart. He will give you peace

and release from the oppression of sin and the deceit that comes from the devil who wishes that we will not believe.



Thankfully, our God is unfathomably more powerful than the devil or sin or ourselves or any other person or power!

Please keep me up to date on your journey so I can know how to pray for you more specifically.

Hello Prayer me,

I am thankful you have been brought ot Jesus by the Father and the Holy Spirit. Welcome to the family of fellow believers.

I suggest that you begin with the gospel of John in the New Testament and then proceed to read the other gospels of Matthe, .Mark and Luke. then move on to the book of Acts written by Luke, who was assisted the apostle Paul in the work of spreading the Gospel and teaching in the churches.

After reading these, I suggest reading the Epistles beginning with Romans and reading through Jude.

From there I suggest that you read Genesis.

Then you can read the Old Testament from Exodus through 2 Samuel, Psalms.

After that, read the prophet Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel.

Then the remainder of the prophets.

The most important thing for any believer is to get to know who Jesus was as presented in the Gospels and what He also said about the Father, from whom He came to earth to save us. And to know God's character in the Old Testament and New Testament.

It may help to keep a journal of how God describes Himself in both Testaments.

I pick up small spiral notebooks from the Dollar Tree and give a title to each one: God is Creator, God is the only God, God is loving, God is Powerful, etc. That way you can be able to enter Bible verses that speak to the attribute that describes an aspect of God's character and Being according to categories.

This would be helpful to you for a long time. to come as you continue to add to these journals the Scriptures that help us to know God, not just factually, but also in how our relationship with Him is deepened and increasing in intimacy the more we discover about Him for the rest of our lives here and into the eternal life to come.

But please remember that when reading the Bible, it is important to read the context around the entry that you enter into the your journals because context will further expand your understanding of what is being said about God (Father, Son (Jesus), and Spirit

Hi.

I agree with Jaz, You dont have to go into these collection of 66 books with understanding.

You go into these books with faith and searching for the truth.

It's God who reveals truth and opens up understanding.

So, you should relax and wait on God and pray for understanding as you go.

Read it for yourself and stay with a program.

Things will come together as read, you may not find the answer in the particular book you are reading but a may be revealed in another book.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 1 Peter 2:2.

Get a good strongs concordance.

The 1st 5 books in the old testament and then the Gospels is probably a good start as Jaz said.

I would go into these books asking in prayer for guidance, (AND BELIEVE THAT GOD WILL GRANT IT)

Go into these books with CONFIDENCE IN GOD AS A LOVING FATHER READY TO TEACH.

Just know that understanding often comes later so don't loose faith.

If you decide to ask Questions, it's important to be as the berean in Acts 17:11 "they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Use proper hermeneutics as you grow.

I will explain that later.

God bless.

1Corinthians 6:9-10KJV say:

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of GOD? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of GOD.

And the Lord JESUS warned: Luke 21:34-36KJV:

34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that Day(Lord's Day, the seventh and last Day or seventh and last millennium) come upon you unawares.

35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to ESCAPE all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Lord JESUS said more: Matthew 13:40-43KJV

40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the END of THIS WORLD. ( 1Corinthians 15:24-26)

41 The Son of man shall send forth His angels(mainly Michael), and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father( Revelation 11:15-18 and Daniel 12:3). Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

"In that day" Josh.14:12-13

We shall continue with nations on the basis of the everlasting covenant. Holiness of God include love justice among other things. Israel for all their sins would not be entirely cast off. A remnant shall be redeemed from the nation. Here we have an example. "Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day, "speaks of the day of regeneration. "In that day" mentioned here is of the same color and weight as 'unto this day".Now we have an example for the latter, "Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel."(v.14). The significance of Hebron we have in "In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah."( 2 Sa.5:5) God the Father and the Son are one. ( John 10:30). So what does this separation of Hebron from Jerusalem indicate? The same as sons of last Adam and of Adam respectively. Their inheritance also differs. Blessedness of man in the covenant assures their inheritance as well.

In this context Kaleb represents the righteousness from following the Lord God wholly. This is regardless of nations under whichever names may come, Israel, the UK or USA are interchangeable.

If you are scared and nervous then you may not be ready . Have you read the Bible ? Do you know what is expected of you ? Do you know who the Holy One of Israel is ? Do you know who Jesus Christ is ? This is a very serious matter and your faith must be built on a sure foundation , not on fear and uncertainty . Be sure you know what you are getting into , read the Bible , speak to your God in prayer through Christ . Be strong in the Lord !

Dear Michael , the first bit of advice I would give you is to relax ! Learning the Truth should be a joy and a pleasure not a terror and a chore ! You will hopefully be reading the Bible every day for the rest of your life so approach it as you would approach your wisest best friend .

I would definitely start in the Old Testament with the first five books , those penned by Moses . I would continue with the Old , in the order they appear but , after the first five you could go to the New and read the four Gospels . I wouldn't but you could . I would just keep reading from Genesis to Revelation and do that maybe the first ten times you read it . Once you feel some familiarity you can pick and choose a bit . I have devised my own reading plan which means I read the whole Bible ( the four Gospels I read twice ) in one year . As long as you read every book , Old as well as New , you are doing fine . Don't forget to pray every day and give God thanks for all the good things in your life . Don't expect to understand everything first or second or even third time around , this is a life long friendship you are getting into . Things will be revealed as you put in the time and effort . Decide how many chapters a day you are going to read and stick to that at least the first few times you read it , some days I only read one but I've been reading it for a very long time now . When I first started I stuck to five chapters a day . Read too much and you can get overwhelmed , too little and you are left hungry . You know how much time you have and pick a time and place when you can have a bit of peace . I can't sleep unless I've read at least one chapter . Enjoy your New Best Friend !

Everlasting Covenant- Nations

When God blessed man in the covenant he did so in his Son. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:/According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love" This is different in quality than what the following verse indicates.

"When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel."(De. 32:8). Who are the sons of Adam who himself disobeyed and was expelled from the Garden of God? He lost his glory and to his shame realized that he was naked. This is where we come across the outer darkness. The ground was cursed because of sin it never left his sons. Even after the great flood we find in the tower of babel that sons of Adam are different from the blessed saints who are adopted to Him in the last Adam.

St John explains the difference. " He came unto his own, and his own received him not." Israel rejected him because they were the sons of Adam. They drew their claim from their lineage was from the loins of the earthy Adam. Whereas last Adam is the Lord from heaven. "And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit."( 1 Co.15:45-50)

"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:/ Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God". ( John 1:11-13) The outer darkness comes into its own when the holy city of God descends from heaven to the mid-air. So separation of nations arise according to the everlasting covenant as sons of Adam are different from that of Last Adam. By literalism the imposter church let the reprobate nation come into the body of Christ.

Everlastig covenant- separation

"And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness."(Ge.1:4)

In order to show the relevance of this separation of ight from darkness we shall take up the emergence of nations. .

"And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof./And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it."(Re.21:23-24) This is separate from Outer darkness .The separation explains the blessedness of the first resurrection. "Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power,"(Re.20:6) God blessed man (Ge.1:28). This covenant is everlasting so who has parti in the first resurrection leave no confusion. Not nations but man who is in Jesus Christ blessed. He is a tree of righteousness whose seed is in itself. "and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth."(Ge.1:11)

On the other hand we see the wicked children of darkness showing the quality of lucifer who said, "I will". " will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High./Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit."(Is.14:14-15). Nations emerging from the children of Noah we have th point of time they dwelt onthe plains of Shinar. What was the driving force? " And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven;"(Ge.11:4) DNA of Lucifer, is it not? Similarly Israel says,"Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt."(Nu.14:4) They resisted God and Moses. For this reason Jesus said, "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."( John 8:44-45)

The Millennial Reign- Re.20:5-6 (2 of 2)

"And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days."(Ge.7:24) 150 days point to the Son. 50x3 where command number Three brings Jesus Christ in direct frame of reference. A jubilee year marking 50 years where the land reverts to the Lord. ("for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me"-Le.25:23).

God specifically commands to colonise the earth. "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."(6:17) Lives of Noah and family were based on gospel where 12x10 indicates ma's life on the gospel and not on the law of Moses. Thus new earth and new heaven is set on the gospel of God.

The ark had three stories and Noah as a steward over His creation sets the memorial of 24elders and four beasts connect: worlds of the Spirit and of the body are to be as one. False teachers instead encourage serving God and mammon instead. Without glory what is Zion or New Jerusalem? This is what the millennial reign in the mid-air shall indicate."For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea."(Hab.2:14) This is indicated in the great flood. "And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered."(Ge.7:19)

No event in the word of God stands aloof from the everlasting covenant presented in the first chapters of the Book of Genesis. All these consist of and by Jesus Christ.