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Jordyn

I have FAITH in the finished WORKS of Christ.

( Rom. 3:10)"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"

( Rom. 3:23)"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"

It is because of that FAITH that leads me in to a life of OBEDIENCE.

( Rom. 4:4)"Now to him that WORKETH is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of DEBT."

( 1 John 1:6) "If we say that we have fellowship with him, and WALK in DARKNESS, WE LIE, and DO NOT THE TRUTH:"

( 2 Cor. 6:17) "Wherefore COME OUT from among them, and BE YE SEPARATE, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,"

( Heb. 11:8) "BY FAITH Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, OBEYED; and he went out, not knowing whither he went."

Jordyn You should know that you cannot profess a FAITH in Christ yet WALK in DARKNESS

( Mat. 6:24)"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."

We have to be cautious of the "subtle" things or I might as well continue smoking cigarettes, commit fornication, adultery and thievery so long as I BELIEVE. No, I want to have FULL OBEDIENCE.

( Rev 3:16) "So then because thou art LUKEWARM, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth."

You are explaining something I already understand quite well.

Again I thank you for your time and patience. you have helped me in some areas of which I am really grateful for.

Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Gigi

Greetings and grace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.

I'll try and keep it short as I can so that what I say will be easy to understand. After a life that I have lived I want nothing more than to please and serve God all day, everyday. 24/7. This is my only joy and my true (sabbath) rest. If I am not reading His word then, I am praying or speaking to someone about God. Things like facebook although is meant to allow people to communicate has only brought a disconnection between people from my own personal experience. Although I have faith in the finished works of Christ it's because of that is what transforms me from the old me to the new me. If there is no transformation then it becomes ( Mat. 15:8) empty lip service. Then I might as well just continue in fornication and pagan practices because, Hey ho Christ did it all for me. That last part was a bit of sarcasm, sorry.

I thank you for taking the time out of day to respond, I am really grateful

May God continue to guide you and peace be with you in Jesus name.

Jordyn

I really do appreciate the patience you have shown me. I think I am beginning to understand. It came to me last night after a dream I had. I know Christ lives because he lives in me. And so it is not I who lives but Christ in me. By the way the church I attend does not teach a works based doctrine. They teach "not of works lest any man shall boast". From what you have been saying and what they teach at the church I attend has mirrored each other. It was my understanding that was the problem.

I thank you again for your time and the patience you have bestowed upon me.

God bless you with peace and love in Jesus name.

Jesse,

One more thing: Truth and Perfect Love, God, truly cannot be explained; They, It, can ONLY be experienced. Oh yes, we can try, but only in vain attempts. A universal theology is impossible, but a universal experience is not only possible, but necessary!

Now, enough said.

I'm grateful for you!

Peace eternal

Blessings Jesse,

I realize you didn't directly accuse me. Nevertheless, take seriously what I said regarding it absolutely necessary to devote the time it takes to thoroughly read and actually meditate on extremely serious matters that are so important to spiritual "freaks" (using the term in a positive way) like you and I, and others.

By your own words, you did a "a little research" and "it didn't take much time". I'm speculating from my own experience, you observed numerous commentaries and statements from individuals who used the terms "heresy" and "cult". Many were Christians who claimed to be or thought they were an authority on the subject. Every one of them obviously did not do what I suggested as necessary to actually fully comprehend and grasp its intended meaning. It was obvious because they mentioned things that it said that were completely untrue, and completely ignored many of the basic terms and themes; either because they were ignorant by not spending the time needed to grasp it, or they just enjoyed being contentious and antagonistic, or they maybe just wanted to feel important by being an authority on something and blatantly lied. The other possibility is it was just to fearful for them to consider and accept certain concepts in which they were not indoctrinated. Would it not concern you if others approached the Bible like this?

Who knows; either way, my intention is NOT to promote the book. I don't really care, which is one reason I never mentioned it. Undeniably though, it has helped me considerably.

I can explain all the items you said should be considered heretical, but I won't, as it would take seemingly endless hours of writing in which I'd rather do something else; as it is, family obligations have been lacking due to time put into writing . I also feel inspired to focus much more solitary time in prayer.

Enough said. My last post was my final intended one on this site, but I felt the need to respond to your comment.

Peace

1 Ki.6:1-14 "Man is the Measure"

"So Solomon built the house, and finished it." David his father had given basic plan which he followed.

"Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,/12And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of theLord, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things ( 1 Ch. 28:11-12)". David in turn received counsel from above which is what v.12 conveys,' And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit which by themselves would not add up. This was dedicated to the Lord.

The temple was laid out on the mount, where earlier Abraham was about to sacrifice his son and where Jesus was crucified. "Now Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where [the LORD] had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared..."(2 Ch.3:1-NKJV). The Spirit is telling us by Min Max mode how the Salvation Plan simultaneously works with the earth.

No matter whether it is of Moses or King Solomon it was a cube.:The Holy of Holies was located in the westernmost end of the Temple building, being a perfect cube:20 cubits by 20 cubits by 20 cubits. 60 cubits long, 20 cubits wide and 30 cubits high" ( 1 Kings 6:2). When we consider the New Jerusalem in eternity we read the same. "The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal./And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel(Re.21:16-17). Measure of man is incomplete unless it is dedicated to God where each part refers to the living sacrifice of man redeemed from the earth. Thus tabernacles of the earth foreshadow that of the Holy City of God which St John saw coming down from heaven.

1 Ki.6 Overview (2 of 2)

God shall destroy the Egyptians who had for long oppressed to which the Spirit refers,"And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt." Now what shall happen in future do not change for oppressors of men. All oppression against man created in the image of God is against God who is just. So the one who helps the oppressor deal unjustly with immunity is Satan. St James speaks 'your gold and silver is cankered.' In our times it is called cryptocurrency. Has it spared the handlers escape scot-free. FTX or any name you call it it shall not leave the user from its consequences.

"Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days."

1 Ki.6 Overview (1 of 2)

"And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of theLord./And the house which king Solomon built for theLord,"

In the above passage we have a building historically is no longer extant. In the manner the Spirit places the matter it is clear that it is not as much as about the physical shape and substance of the building as about point of reference and to what it is leading. "This is what the LORD says: "Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? (Is.66:1)". God is a Spirit. "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?(1 Co.3:16)" If God could discard his tabernacle set up in Shiloah he would do the same to the temple of Solomon. "So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tentwhichhe placed among men(Ps.78:60;Josh.18:1) God abandons where sin is let and man who has known His goodness does nothing about it. Prophet Jeremiah asked in his time, 'Go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for my Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel(Je.7:12).' Before his passion the disciples of Jesus drew attention to the temple of Herod and got this response from him,"And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down (Matt.24:2)". It is to this St. Paul, "If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are (1 Co.3:17)". A temple is not so much as man who is represented as one because God is enthroned of which House we are all members.

God shall destroy the Egyptians who had for long oppressed to which

1 Ki.5 "Division of Labor" (2 of 2)

Coming back to the Egyptians they were like the Corporate Czars in our times. Their free enterprise allowed them to write rules as the market trends showed so price gouging is a matter for the best legal minds to make it stick. Egyptians would not escape so lightly. "And the LORD had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted themwhat they requested.Thus they plundered the Egyptians.(Ex.12:36-NKJV)"Building the tabernacle in the wilderness. Egypt had to pay back wages. Min Max mode. The Son paid with his body against the slaughter of the first born.

"And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues (1 Co.12:28-NKJV). Each ministry is to be done according to the grace given and we are to do it as unto the Lord. "Whatever you do unto these little ones you do unto me."And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me(Matt.25:40)".

1 Ki.5 "Division of Labor" (1 of 2)

v.6 "And unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint."

God is the builder. "For every house is builded by someman; but he that built all thingsisGod (He.3:4)." Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool, so whatever we build has to come within that House which we may not see with our eyes but it is there. Keeping this in our mind let us consider King Solomon about to embark on a project he requires help. "Now theLordmy God hath given me rest on every side(v.4)'.

He also gave him wisdom to conceive it and also acquire provisions for building it."And theLordgave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together." and in v.10 we read thus,"So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire(v.10,12)".

Solomon agrees to pay Hiram fair wages. Neither his father David would buy the threshing floor for free which we have already covered. Neither Hiram nor Solomon are free agents but their transactions are ever before the Lord. It is for this reason we read that when the Egyptians cracked their whips on the Israelites God had seen it all. We read of their bondage, "So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob./And Godlooked upon the children of Israel, and Godacknowledgedthem.(Ex.2:24-25-NKJV)"

David sinned against God and as a result a plague devastates the land. The burden is on David to plead his case before the Lord. "And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto theLordmy God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver./And David built there an altar unto theLord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So theLordwas intreated for the land(2 Sa.24:24-25)."

1 Ki.4 "Conclusion" (2 of 2)

Glorious rest of the Anointed One tells us that his ministry of reconciliation is over. It shall bring the Gentiles over. King Solomon bring Pharaoh's daughter to live in Jerusalem (the city of David) has a parallel where the bride of Christ on the holy mountain shall form the nucleus of the church. The Bride of the Lamb, New Jerusalem descending from heaven (Re.21:3) are the saints redeemed from the earth."

On this basis 'And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David' makes sense.

King Solomon's own house, palace is yet another. These three parts, own house, temple and the walls round about are to be taken as one. Body, Spirit and Soul are set in the direct context of salvation. "In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation willGodappointforwalls and bulwarks(Is.26:1). Walls around Jerusalem has its spiritual significance to which we referred in the previous post. When the Lord is exalted glory of God makes the glory of the sun redundant. Zion is the soul of the holy city of God. In that day refers to it. The walls have foundations glory of which is derived from the soul. 'And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones (Re.21:19) " And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.(Is.33:6-)".

It is the ensign that the Gentiles seek on that holy mountain. Government is upon the shoulders of the Messiah-King, and glory shall be his rest. No more burnt offerings or sacrifices other than bodies as living sacrifices. Why no animal sacrifices? "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together;(Is.11:6-10)"

1 Ki.4 "Conclusion" (1 of 2)

The Spirit introduces the kings of Israel called to be double for the Messiah King which in turn is a stand-in for the word of God the rider on the white horse in the Book of the Revelation."And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war (Re.19:11)". He is the King of kings. "And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written,King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords(19:18)".

The many kings that are recorded are consequently called to be stand-in for the Word of God that appears from heaven, to which we only need refer the cavalcade that the breaking of seven seals by the slain Lamb brings on. The rider on the white horse sets out to conquer and conquering which by law of Gradation lead us to the King of kings mentioned above. King Solomon as Prince of peace is a double for the Messiah King. It also has a frame of reference to the Millennial reign of Jesus Christ.

The Book of Kings introduces the reign of King Solomon with this verse that is to be understood at different level. "And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of theLord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about(3:1)".

The Millennial Reign shall be noteworthy for the following reasons. Peace shall reign and it is a rest that is glorious. "They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of theLord, as the waters cover the sea./And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious(Is.11:9-10)".

1 Ki.4 "King Solomon" (2 of 2)

King Solomon was called to be the double for the Son. So he has his own house,"Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrificesshall beaccepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people(Is.56:7)".Secondly the house of the Lord of which we have reference in this passage,

"And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it./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(Re.21:14-23)". It is obvious that this is in mid-air otherwise 'the wall of Jerusalem' would need not be indicated in particular with all the profusion of stones adorning the foundation and the walls(21:19-21).

His failure is mentioned in this verse, "And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David (3:1a)"

This three fold division was crucial for the Spirit to lay out our calling and we have to draw the much needed lesson of Solomon falling short in making his election sure. Moses had warned them of ever going back to Egypt."But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, 'You shall not return that way again.(De.17:16)'

1 Ki.4 King Solomon (1 of 2)

"And he (King Solomon) had peace on all sides round about him (v.24)".

The Spirit presents King Solomon as a double for the Son. The above verse denotes one aspect which is associated with Jesus Christ. He was the prince of peace.. "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace(Is.9:6). Much of this Messianic prophecy could be applied to King Solomon as well. Solomon was the heir of promise, beloved of God, and we have this verse, 'And (David) he called his name Jedidiah, because of theLord(2 Sa.12:25)'. Jesus was beloved of God and while he lived the voice from heaven testified 'This is my beloved Son.'

God placed the government as we are following his reign and his wisdom as given from heaven was wonderful.

To sum Prophet Isaiah looks ahead into the Salvation Plan of God and gives us three offices to which God called King Solomon.

Jesus Christ as the Son of man was the Servant-King. Secondly the Millennial reign of the Messiah King. Thirdly as the Judge during which he shall judge all nations. "And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd dividethhissheep from the goats (Matt.25:32)". Thus three is a command number generally applied to the Son whose death for three days and nights is the seal which runs like a lietmotiv holding the entire narrative together.

It is for this reason the Spirit prefaced the reign of Solomon with three parts. Before bringing his bride he had three vital tasks. It is conveyed in this passage,"until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of theLord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.(3:1)." With regard to the bride, was she the bride of Christ?

1 Ki.4:25-34 "Stand for an ensign" (2 of 2)

Prayer of Solomon pleased the Lord God who gave him an understanding heart. This is the case with every one foreknown and called. Did King Solomon make his election sure? Compare v.34 with the verse in the Book of the Revelation."And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it(Re.21:24).

The Spirit is not focussing on the calling of King Solomon not merely to hold his life as a cautionary tale for us but to instruct what it means to have an understanding heart. Like the talents in the Parable of Jesus, the wicked one is one who dug a hole in the ground to bury it. In our times we have seen these wicked ones like the harlot who traded her spiritual gifts for amassing riches. Come judgment day, she shall know what she has done with her soul. Be not deceived God is sitting even this day as a refiner(Mal.3:3) The silver which is reprobate is for the slag heap.

Tailpiece:

By the way do we have any clue as to the Millennial reign to which 'in that day' refers? In Re.7 we read events taking place in heaven before this v.9 "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands(Re.7:9)."

1 Ki.4:25-34 "Stand for an ensign" (1 of 2)

"And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek; and his rest shall be glorious(Is.11:10)." Wisdom of God is here set up as an ensign; and it was in Solomon and also points out,'in that day, which in the parlance of the Spirit refers to the day of the Lord. The ensign stands for something else. The people refers to the church redeemed from the earth are signs and wonders. It refers to King Solomon which is specific but foreshadows the Millennial reign of the Messiah. As a clue we shall consider this clause, 'to it (the ensign) shall the Gentiles seek.' Who are the Gentiles in the case of King Solomon? Here is a verse from the next chapter, "And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David(5:1)".

Verse 25 given below is a foretaste of the Millennial reign: "And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon(v.25)".

"And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore./And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt(vv. 29-30)".

And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom(v.34).

'And there came of all people' including Queen Sheba (10:1) to with our Savior Lord alluded,"The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here(Matt.12:42)". Wisdom of Solomon that we are considering is of man called to be double for the Son.

1 Ki.4:25-34 "Wisdom of God"

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore(v.29)".

Before we go on to a new topic let us refresh ourselves from the Parable of One House.

"And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other./

Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it.

But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it(3:24-26).

The second harlot the false spoke too soon. It is how the body craves for instant gratification.

The two harlots represent two warring aspects of man. Body craves instant gratification while the Spirit would seek the unseen and be led by God so wisdom of God is what it hopes to feed upon. Their battleground is the heart. One wants the body to be fed and it is the second harlot representing her appetites of the flesh would demand 'Let it be neither mine nor thine but divide it'. Look at the present world. This explains the 'patriots who want a civil war' so 'anarchy of freedom' makes a din and great rubble. Their gtterdmmerung is a page out of the Third Reich. It shows their wisdom is devilish and of the carnal. What of the first harlot whose bowels yearned upon her son ? She showed the right responses for those might benefit from the wisdom of God."The spirit of a manisthe lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart(Pr.20:27-NKJV)".

King Solomon is presented to us as a double for Jesus Christ the Messiah-King whose wisdom was of the Word and it made the people see the excellence of his judgment. It is leading us to the day of the Lord when He sits down on the throne he shall separate the wheat from chaff. "A wise king sifts out the wicked, And brings the threshing wheel over them.(Pr.20:26)"

1 Ki.3:16-18 "Parable of One House"

'I and this woman dwell in one house'-v.17

Two harlots live in one house which is annotated by St Paul as two laws warring within one's members."Even harlots practice their trade by law. So St Paul speaks of a law that would ply her trade after her 'inner man' and it is the child that becomes the point of controversy. The Body would have but the law of sin 'in my members' striving against the law of my mind,' drags her love for the world through dirty. grubbing for money even in sewers is on the principle 'business is business'. Spirit dominates the other harlot which is in prostituting talents to curry favor from the world so Christian activism becomes devil's business.

" I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me./2 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man,/ But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members(Ro.7:21-23)".

In v.18 the third day after I was delivered' coincides with the warring member, which is no matter since Jesus Christ was manifested to destroy the works of the devil. He also removed the middle wall of partition so what shall we say with regards to the heart? God fashioned all hearts alike.

One harlot giving up his rights to another presages being justified by God. Judgment of Solomon is as though God judged the case. He is presented as the stand in for the Son.

Soul, in a figurative sense is the inner man, the child in question. The body that would delight to do good but hindered by 'evil present with me' gives up with a contrite right so inner man do stand a chance under the law of the Spirit.

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit./ For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death(Ro.8:1-2)".

Ex.25:10-22 Tabernacle-Cherubim

"And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat."(v.18)

The cherubim on the top of the mercy seat are described as facing each other and the mercy seat itself. Their wings were outstretched and overshadow the mercy seat. We come across them as sort of way markers, with flaming sword, rather forbidding figures barring the way to the tree of life."Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life."(Ge.3:24). Whereas with Mercy seat their outstretched wings exude the characteristics that is in harmony with the memorials in heaven. They signify prayer and service. Be that as it may their position inthe primary sense does not change.

The cherubim thus placed facing each other link the invisible God and the ark representing the Man component. In short it commemorates the Fellowship of God with Man. There are guardians of the holiness of God.The solid gold cover on which they are positioned is the throne of grace.Here we see a fractal design indicating the Fellowship between two worlds framed by the word of God. This way doubles for the upright stem of a palm tree or a noble cedar tree.

"This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." Ac.1:11 The straight line connecting the two worlds is invisible . This resonates with the way God led the Israelites in the wilderness. "And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters."(Ex.15:27). The symbolism of trees on either side of the living waters in Ezekiel's vision mentioned earlier are repeated in the final chapter of the God document (Re.22:1-3) God made manifest. Thus the river of time beginning from waters above the firmament takes the divine Salvation Plan all through. Mercy seat with cherubim is of solid gold and mercy of God

Praying for you

please pray for my daughter Jessica and her husband Adam

To put it simply I'm starting to feel that if I'm not living like John the Baptist did , then I'm indulging myself .

I so needed to read this post today . I have been struggling with feelings of guilt for indulging myself in one or two worldly pleasures that I think I probably shouldn't be doing . Nothing major but my conscience is searing my brain ! I know that God wants us to be happy as our happiness is a reflection of His love in our hearts . I have been indulging in a couple of things that I do consider to be a bit on the worldly side :( . I'm struggling with myself about this . I have forgotten that all the things that I have in this life , clean hot and cold water , central heating , enough food etc , these things are privileges , not rights . The only thing I deserve is death . When I see all the poverty in the world I feel so guilty for buying myself my weekly bottle of wine so I've given it up , but me giving it up doesn't help anyone else does it ? I want to please God but I know that every day I do or say something that's not what He would want me to . I feel as if everything I do us wrong , especially if I do anything to please myself so I've stopped trying to please myself in any way but that's making me a bit miserable . More than anything I want to be close to God and Jesus but I know I'm my own worst enemy in that endeavour . Thanks for helping with that post .

Oseas , please forgive my intrusion . I have no idea where this conflict between you and Ronald has come from but it's genuinely distressing me . I love Ronald , have been reading his posts for a few years now . You are relatively new on here so as much as I very much enjoy your posts , most of the time , I don't have as much affection for you as for him . I think he has tried a few times now to end this conflict with you by saying he doesn't want to talk to you any more . Why can't you respect that and stop posting unpleasant remarks to him ? You are only degrading yourself when you do that , can't you see that ? I have no wish to read your unpleasant posts to him and I'm sure no one else enjoys them and I'm sure Ronald isn't reading them either . You are wasting your time and energy and making yourself look like a nasty person in the process . We are all Christians on here and most of the regular posters are well versed in the Bible . For your own sake , think about what you are doing , only to yourself , not to Ronald . Christ is with us on this site . He hears all and knows our hearts . Please , consider . With affection and respect to you .

Amen to that .

GM, it is 3:33 am and I am having trouble sleeping due to pain, today I will be having lung surgery. Prayer is powerful and I know I've already asked and know God will deliver. But it's a painful process, with a chest tube in and all it very uncomfortable. Being in the city it is a nice view but I can't wait to get back home, I prayed tonight that we all get what we need in Him, wisdom, healing, deliverance.

I am in good hands

Luke 12:24

"Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?"

God Bless

Of This Prophecy

The ministry of LITTLE FAITH

Matt 6:30,33 - You of LITTLE FAITH, seek ye first the kingdom of heaven.

1 John 3:17-19 - how does God's love abide in him? LITTLE CHILDREN, let us not love in word and talk but in deed and in truth. By this we shall know that we are of the truth.

ISA 8:18 - "Behold, I and the CHILDREN whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in ISRAEL from the LORD of HOSTS, which dwelleth in Mount Zion."

The eternal internal land of the ISRAELITES. The miniature land of God within us.

Psa 125:1 - "They that trust in the LORD shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever." Psa 125:2 - As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever." The land allotted to the righteous. Peace be upon ISRAEL. Aman

Matt 19:14 - Jesus said, let the LITTLE CHILDREN "come" to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven. Matt 19:28 - Jesus said, when the son of man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL. Matt 19:29 - You will receive a hundred fold (SPIRITUAL CHILDREN) and will inherit eternal life.

THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (spiritual) within us, the seed and the inheritance of God, our Great Father and The Good Creator. We build and we destroy, to our flesh and to our spirit. Gal 6:7 - whatever one sows, that will he also reap. Gal 6:8 - For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh (earth) reap corruption, but the one who sows to the spirit (heaven) will from the spirit reap eternal life. Gal 6:9 - And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap if we do not give up. For God is our Father in heaven and we are theirs in heaven on earth. Our CHILDREN within us, THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. This is the Truth, this is the good news, this is the gospel of the kingdom of heaven.

To be continued.

Jesusgirl87:

Why don't you and your husband just quit watching all the news and conflicting videos that causing conflict, and talk about other things.

What do you enjoy doing together that doesn't cause conflict?

Life is as simple as you make or as complicated as you make it.

God Bless YOU!

Why did Jesus come to earth when He did?

Ronald Whittemore

OK, Ronald, but having read your reply I see it deserves or even requires an important clarification not only for you, but for everyone's knowledge here, as follow:

I highlight your point and I must consider it very important to "have a heart of love towards others as brothers and sisters" as you said in your reply. But it is important to highlight also this desirable behavior only exists and happens when the Truth is spoken, GOD is the Truth; Then, when someone speaks out having a heart of love as Peter in Matthew 16:22-23(take a look), that kind of "love" manifestation actually is a stumbling block, and it creates a deadly environment, as can be seen in Genesis 3:1&5.

That said, it is essential to discern the spirit(s) as JESUS discerned in- Matthew 16:22-23- , in order not to fall into the Devil's trap.

Be careful or then get ready

On the other hand, I don't bellit people, neither I feel superior, as you suggest in your reply, and who Judges is the Word of GOD, not me, the Word is GOD, understand? By the way, the Word of GOD is quick -the Word is GOD- , and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged Sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a DISCERNER of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we must give an account.

By the way, my Lord JESUS left very clear, saying: "out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, false witness, blasphemies, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts: These are the things which defile a man- Matthew 15:19-20

1 Corinthians 6:2-3

2 Do ye not know that the saints shall Judge the world?

3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? (angels of the Churches)

The Word is GOD, self-executing.