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Deeply analyzing the matter,in fact GOD allowed His Son was taken to the slaughter like a sheep,but the MANNER by which He would be killed WAS NOT CHOSEN BY GOD the Father,the Devil CHOSE it,the old Serpent,and Satan.The satanic CROSS was made by the Devil to kill JESUS by extreme torture,to humiliate Him,in fact a satanic mockery(Mat.27:40)for cruel sufferings until death. JESUS already knew the SATANIC PLAN of the Devil:JESUS said:Mat.26:2-Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover,the Son of man is betrayed to be CRUCIFIED.See,it was a betrayer,one of the twelve,a devil( John 6:v.70),thatSatan used for sharing in the crucifixion of JESUS.
The MAN Beast who guides and rules one of the greater religious system of the Planet,a religious MONSTER leaded by the MAN Beast,the powerful head of the Antichrist power,he mantains a legion of MANUFATURER of cross by his devilish religious system,by which they celebrate the crucifixion of JESUS.
Re.21:8-But the fearful,and IDOLATERS,unbelieving,the abominable, murderers,whoremongers,sorcerers,and ALL LIARS,shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone:which is the second death.
The MAN-MADE CROSS is of the DEVIL and represents the dreadful, horrend,monstrous,execrable,hideous CHASTISEMENT JESUS suffered,it was marked by impiety,by intense cruelty of Satan,the MAN of sin,MANUFATURER of crosses by his false,and deceiver,and satanic Christianity of the Beast of sea-the Papacy,a satanic doctrine spread by the Great Whore-the Roman Catholic Church,which rides upon MAN Beast of sea-the Pope.
The Devil's cross is carryed as a TROPHY by Satan,and HIS devilish Catholicism kisses and adores it.GOD forbid us from being dragged by Satan into his devilish idolatry. 1John 5:21-Little children,keep yourselves from idols
"A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about." (v.34)
In order to understand the significance we shall examine from the life of our Saviour.
The golden bell alternating with a pomegranate upon the hem round about we need not count which is pure speculation. The robe of Aaron signified righteousness which refers to the robe that Jesus wore. "now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout./They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled." ( John 19:23-24)This robe signified a quality of great import that the Spirit inspired the holy man of old to mention it.
It was of one colour and was one long piece of woven work: "And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue".(Ex.39:22) The bells, with pomegranates "And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen"(39:24) the righteousness was Person specific. The four in number establishing Jesus Christ as the Word become flesh. It was thus we see Jesus among a crowd.( Luke 8:455-48).
The woman with an issue of blood touched his hem,"and immediately her issue of blood stanched./And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me."
The golden bell signifies faith and it made connect instantly.
The woman suffered for 12 years just as Jairus' daughter was 12 years old, "For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age,"(8:42). Luke groups two healings where the Spirit sets a tag on both so how we interpret his healing cannot go wrong. He sent his word and healed them from their destructions. Tag for gospel of Christ is 12. (Ps.107:20)
SCHOOL BOOK August 11, 2024 2 Corithians 1:23-2:11 KJV
My Respond: COGIC WORSHIP- I worship a God that is a church, God that is a refuge, A God that is forgiveness, comfort, love. A God that is surety, A God of affection and goodwill. A God that is firm, A God that is divine , God of understanding, A God of and gives correction to love one another.
The first Adam, his disobedience brought sin and death into the world, Romans 5:12-19. The last Adam by obedience to God brought forgiveness and life, the resurrection from the dead, 1 Corinthians 15:21-22.
Adam and Eve were naked and were not ashamed, their hearts were uncorrupted and free from sin. After they ate the forbidden fruit their eyes were opened, their consciences were opened to the knowledge of good and evil, and sin replaced the purity they had. They had a sense of fear and disgrace due to their disobedience.
The shame they now felt was due to the sinful nature that entered them and now they no longer perfectly perceived things, their view of their nakedness should be covered. Nakedness was not a sin, but a fallen perception of nakedness brought shame and sorrow they now felt.
As God covered Adam and Eve with coats of skins to cover their shame/nakedness. Our nakedness of shame can be covered with the garment Isaiah 61:10 given by Jesus. We in Jesus shall not be found naked, but clothed, with the garment of Christ's righteousness, our sins covered and cleansed by the blood of Jesus that makes it spotless and white as long as we continue in faith and overcome.
Concerning those that do not die in the Lord, that do not watch, and keep their garments will walk naked, their sins will be open to being seen, Revelation 16:15 1 Timothy 4:1-2 Revelation 20:15.
Every human being, whether they're saved or unsaved, and regardless of their culture, ethnicity, or background, has a conscience, Romans 2:14-15. Inside this conscience is the battle between the flesh and the Spirit Romans 9:1 we can repent and be covered, if not we will be naked and found guilty. We cannot hide what is in our conscience, it records every good and evil we have ever done or thought. I feel this is where we are naked or clothed. Romans 4:6-8 2 Corinthians 1:12 1 Timothy 1:19 Hebrews 9:9 Hebrews 13:18 1 Peter 3:21.
God bless,
RLW
It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;/As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore."
Blessings come down from the greater to the lesser. The dew descending from Hermon and of Zion are from God so the names are interchangeable. The former meaning 'devoted mountain' was formerly a site of sanctuary of Baal and is situated at the northern boundary of Israel. The name Hermon was called Sarion (Sirion) by the Sidonians (Phoenicians). (29:6) The mountains of Zion refer to the Father Son relationship. God laid the foundation stone in Zion (Is.28:16) which explains the entity from which the law shall go forth. It points to eternity. "And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem."(Is.2:3) Zion refers to Christ the stone cut not with hands and his everlasting kingdom shall be established."And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed."(Dan.2:45).
The blessings that pour down 'the skirts of his garments' is qualified as the Light of the Lamb. "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)
The breastplate of Aaron's garment for glory and beauty are established in mid-air, "And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb."(21:14) The saints in the city of God dwell in amity. It is like ointment, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! " and passing down blessings below.
"And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually." The Spirit uses 'forever' continually as tags to use the fulness of Christ in the context. This quote must make the meaning clear. "For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect."(He.10:1) continually in both quotes hold Jesus Christ the High Priest of our profession within the frame of reference. He "hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father."(Re.1:6)
God made Aaron an associate so he ministered in the holy place as the high priest.This dual charge placing Moses leading the civil and Aaron the ecclesiastical nation is a memorial for us.(Ex.4:15-16) The blessing that would come upon through Aaron is compared in the Psalm 133:3. "As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore."(Ps.45:7). Aaron is compared to Jesus Christ the Rock and the oil of gladness poured, drips down the hem. "And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:/A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about."(28:33-35)
For Aaron the bell sounded warning." And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not." For us golden bell is our faith with works and it is in our daily lives. Pomegranate is a world in itself signifying the cloud of witnesses each with a seed in itself. We are surrounded by them.
Yes that is Very interesting Brother Jesse!
In the English you view Jesus going in the wilderness looking for him as if he left the sheep fold.
Thanks and God bless.
Jaz&all
Im replying to your post to say that my hope is that not only you but all here be in heaven with GOD as I am also is by the LITERAL fulfillment, yes,LITERAL fulfillment of Eph.1:3-8 combined literally with the preyer of our Lord JESUS to the Father, saying: John 17:24->Father,I will that they also(the believers in Him),whom thou has given me,be with Me where I am;that they may behold my glory,which thou has given me:for thou loved me before the foundation of the world. Look up,the believers in JESUS also was loved and chosen before the foundation of the world like our Lord JESUS,you see?Eph.1:3-8->3Blessed be the GOD and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,who hath blessed us with ALL spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ(do you see and feel this?).4According as He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world,that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself,according to the good pleasure of His will
We are in heavenly place in Christ,in fact in the 2nd heaven,the 3rd will be established from now on,yes,we give Thanks to GOD in Heaven(the same heaven where our GOD is)not only for prayers answered,but because He has blessed us with ALL spiritual blessings in Christ JESUS our Lord
Yes,All glory to the GOD of all Creation.All praise to the GOD of Kindness and the Father of all Blessings.Through Christ JESUS our Saviour,Amen
Jo.17:1-5
1 Father,the hour is come;glorify thy Son,that thy Son also may glorify thee
2As thou has given him power over all flesh,that he should give eternal life to as many as thou has given him
3And this is life eternal,that they might know thee the only true GOD,and Jesus Christ,whom thou has sent
4I have glorified thee on the earth:I have finished the work which thou gave me to do
5And now,O Father,glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was
A difference between Adam and Christ in his humanity.
Adam was born Naked "metaphorically Vulnerable "
Jesus was clothed with light even while here on earth.
Some people view the two as both sons of God and one failed and the other endured and succeeded with both being capable of sin.
One of many differences between the two may be seen in the usage of the word "naked" in Genesis with the focus being on Adam.
As mentioned in my previous post, In Revelation it mentions nakedness along with being shame.
Revelation 3:17-18 "Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, AND THAT THE SHAME OF THY NAKEDNESS DO NOT APPEAR; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Revelation 16:15 "Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, LEST HE WALK NAKED, AND THEY SEE HIS SHAME.
(Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments.)
Nakedness is unclothed and meaning vulnerable. Perhaps to be ashamed one would have to have knowledge of good and evil.
In Genesis it mentions Adam and Eve being naked along with NOT being ashamed.
Genesis 2:25 it reads "And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were NOT ASHAMED.
After they ate of the fruit they covered themselves!
This emphasizes they now were ashamed.
Keep in mind they were already naked, uncovered and vulnerable.
So the question is what caused their shame? Was it the Knowledge of Good and Evil?
Luke 16:23 - And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
The word hell here is the word, Hades. There is actually only one place in the Bible that is actually Hell, and that's the lake of fire in the book of Revelation, the final destination. In fact, Hades will be emptied out into the lake of fire. Hades, the word Hades means the place of unseen spirits. No physical body, just spirits.
Luke 17:1 - Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Literally in the Greek, He's saying that it's impossible not to offend people. But woe unto him, through whom they come!
Even though it's impossible not to offend people, we are still responsible. Now the word offense is the word SCANDALON, where we get our word scandal from.
And it is the name of the trap string that holds up a box. If an animal comes in, you pull the trap string, and the box falls down on the animal and catches the animal. And it's called an offense.
That is to say when we do things to trap people or cause them to go down the wrong road, at least from a spiritual Christian standpoint, that's what He is talking about. It doesn't mean if you hurt my feelings or if you do something to rattle my nerves. That has nothing to do with offenses.
It has to do with allowing people to go down a trail where they will be trapped in, and it will be a road of destruction. For a Christian, it means that you guide people down the wrong road and into a trap, and it is not the road to Christ. It is not the truth.
Luke 16:14 - And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
Where it says, "and they derided him," literally they scoffed at him. The Greek word means they turned up their nose at Him. That is a pretty good religious indignation, is it not? They were covetous and they heard the Lord say this and they were all upset because most of what they did was for money.
Luke 16:17 - And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Again, this is something we don't catch from out English text. The word "tittle" is a little horn. If you have ever seen Hebrew script, they put little art objects, little horns on the letters, and He is saying not one of these little end pieces are going to break off. Everything is going to happen of the law. It will not fail.
Luke 16:19 - There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and the term "clothed" is what is called the Imperfect Tense. He was continuously clothed in purple and fine linen.
Purple represented the most expensive clothing and fine linen. And he fared sumptuously every day: Literally "he partied according to the daytime." This went on all day long, everyday one big party.
Luke 16:20 - And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, a real person that actually lived. He was a beggar, in the lowest of human conditions. You have the rich man who is in the highest of conditions; and you have the beggar named Lazarus who is in the worst of conditions, which was laid at his gate.
The tense shows that this is a continuous habit every day, and he was full of sores. These are ulcerated sores or boils all over his body. So, he was laid at the gate of the rich man. He is full of sores.
Luke 15:15 - And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
And he went and joined himself. Now the term "himself" is a reflexive pronoun and that is not in the Greek text. It's literally a passive voice. He was joined up with.
In other words, he was the victim. He didn't do any joining, the world took him in. And the word for "joined" is the word for glue. Just to show you the bond that has been made between him and the world.
He went out and the world bonded itself to him to be a citizen of that country; What made it worse is that he went away to a faraway country to be a citizen of another country. This would be a Gentile.
Picture yourself as a Jewish person, a Jewish boy run away in rebellion, finding yourself in this condition, so some people take you in.
Now you are working for a Gentile, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. These are the worst of the unclean animals. Jewish people don't even like to touch pigs or hogs. He's been sent in to feed the swine.
Luke 16:9 - And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
Mammon is from an Aramaic word, MAMMONA. Most translate it as having to do with money. But it literally has to do with everything in the physical world, including aspirations for what the physical world has to offer.
That includes if you have got dreams of a career, and you're putting that ahead of the things of the Lord. You are not seeking His will. Anything that has to do with this physical world is MAMMONA, and it is the MAMMONA of unrighteousness. Every single thing in this physical world is unrighteous.
Luke 15:4 - What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
The term "which is lost" is one word in the Greek text. It is a Perfect Participle that shows a condition the sheep is in. This is a lost sheep that is lost. He is always going astray. He is known as a lost sheep.
We have the same thing at the end of Verse 6, "which was lost," one Perfect Participle describing the condition of the sheep. Whether he's with the 99 or not he's called a lost sheep. Very interesting!
Luke 15:8 - Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, and that is what's called the DRACHMA. The DRACHMA is the Greek coin that is parallel to the Roman denarius, and it represents one day's wage. And according to tradition, Jewish women would wear a necklace of 10 DRACHMA.
That was their dowry, and they would wear it around their neck. This woman had 10 pieces of silver which parallels the dowry that a woman would wear around her neck.
And here is the Condition:
If she loses one piece, One DRACHMA! And keep in mind, this is in a house with dirt floors. This is in a house with no windows, very difficult to find her coin that fell. So, her Care over that, she lights a candle, and as I have mentioned already, there is no word candle all through the King James text. It is the word lamp.
She lights a lamp and sweeps the house. Now the word sweep is in the Present Tense, continually sweeping. She doesn't do it once. She just keeps going until she finds it. And she seeks diligently till she finds it. And again, just like the shepherd, she's not going to stop until she finds the coin.
Luke 14:33 - So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Here's how this verse is broken down in the Greek text:
Whosoever he be of you that does not forsake, and that is a Present Tense verb, continuously forsake all that he has. The word "forsakes" APOSTAIA, that is where we get our term apostasy from. It means to separate yourself, to abandon, to standoff from.
Whosoever is not continually forsaking all that he has. The term "all that he has" has a Reflexive Pronoun in there, meaning all of the possessions that belong to him, he cannot be my disciple.
He is not telling people to take everything that you have and get rid of it. This is the relationship that the believer must have because those things will interfere with following Jesus Christ.
Remember what Paul said in 1 Corinthians Chapter 7, purchase but don't possess it, because no matter whether it is during your lifetime or afterwards, whatever you purchase today is going to be gone tomorrow.
Jesus is saying that whosoever does not continually standoff, separate, abandon all that he has, cannot be my disciple.
Luke 15:2 - And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
The word "receive" in the Greek means to welcome. Jesus did more than receive sinners. He welcomed them. And Jesus welcomed eating with them.
Luke 14:26 - If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
The word "hate" in this verse is the word MISEO. It is not the word for hostile. It is a word of comparison. When MISEO is used with any of the words that have to do with love, it is showing comparison.
What Jesus is saying here is that you must love Him so much that the comparison between Him and anyone else, or anything else makes it look like you hate them.
Luke 14:27 - And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
And whosoever doth not bear. That's called a Present Tense verb. It shows continuous action. Whosoever does not continuously bear his cross, and come after me, again the word "come" is a Present Tense verb, continually carrying his cross and continually coming after me.
Here is the word I have mentioned before. It is the word "after" OPEISO. It means behind. The proper position to follow Christ is behind Him.
Luke 14:32 - Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
An ambassage is an ambassador. In fact, it is the word PRESBAYA for elder. He sends out an ambassador (an elder), and desires conditions of peace.
It would be foolish to go out there being outnumbered two to one, as we see in Luke 14:31. Somebody would say, what are you thinking? Putting all your men in jeopardy and count the cost.
"And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty."
Colours presented as with the garments of the High Priest are for glory and beauty. Fulness of Christ as the High Priest of our profession denotes the beauty of holiness of God. "O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth." (Ps.96:9). The colours of the earth owe to the optics of the physical eye and it only tells in part. The heavens also declare the glory of God that has its own beauty. The two worlds framed by the word of God has colors as made to appear. So while we study the garments of Aaron this unseen glory and beauty must be understood as intrinsic quality of God a Spirit. For example God is the Father of lights while the Son is the true Light which are tucked in the double fold and are called Urim and Thummim. These were stones of divination under the Law of Moses but it points to Christ the Judge.
Jesus Christ served as "the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." This speaks of his humanity and what God commands Moses is a shadow of good things to come.
v.16 : Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof." The 12 stones serve as the foundations of the holy city of God, "And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb."(Re.21:14) Christ is the foundation on which the city is built. The Light of the Lamb that lay hidden behind the breastplate of Aaron's garment is in full flow in the new heaven and new earth! It is in keeping with the narrative mode of Inversion.
"And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually."(28:30)
"And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework."
The same linen wrought with needlework where colours signified holiness of God at the door was within as well. "ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them."(v.1) The vail separating the Most holy from the holy place was similarly adorned."And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made."(v.31) Purple colour indicated Christ as the king of kings while the scarlet thread traced the redemptive aspect of the Word become flesh. Isaiah inspired y the Spirit sums it as thus:"though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."(Is.1:18) It is in this sense the Spirit has employed the colour in the birth of twins of Tamar, and later in the saving of Rahab the harlot.(He.11:31)
Again to quote from Gill, "for it ( the vail) was made of thread six times doubled, and was four fingers thick, as the Jewish writers say: this vail may represent the sin of man, which separates between God and man, was removed by the death of Christ when the vail was rent, and so the way to heaven opened." We can say with certainty of the indwelling Spirit the rent in the vail establishes him as the way. "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."(He.4:16)
"Wrought with needlework" explains the work was seen only one side. This marks the difference between the curtain of v.1 and v.36.
"And every one of the curtains shall have one measure." Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever" (He.13:18) In the covering 'of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins' we already covered the predicative aspect of the word of God. Now coming to the curtain as it is hung about the volume it encompasses signifies the two worlds framed by the word of God. (He.11:3). How the outermost is attached to the other are by means of taches of pure gold. " And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle." It signifies faith.
26:9 "And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle." As mentioned earlier this doubling refers to grace and truth which Jesus Chist as the Word made flesh represents. The two worlds framed has enfolded the lower parts as well, so to speak.
On the rear "the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle" represents the lower parts of the earth. Jesus Christ went in his Spirit and preached to the souls in prison so the gospel covers them as well. "Good tidings were proclaimed to the dead. (1 Pe.4:6;Ep.4:9) Lastly we shall consider "the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them."
Here is a quote,"for this was not wrought by a needle, which only shows the figure on one side, but by weaving. Perhaps the vision of Ezekiel could give us an idea, "And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces." (Ez.41:18-26). These curtains however have only one measure; be of equal length and breadth.
v.2 "The length of one curtain 28 cubits, and the breadth four cubits has proportion, 1:7. Seven denotes perfection.
among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth. Joh_1:14.
Jesus is not known to the princes of the world. He is the "Lord of Glory."
None of the princes of this world knew, for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory. 1Co 2:8.
Jesus is the light of the world and a glory to the people.
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. Luk_2:32
The Lord of Hosts and the King of Glory are the Father in the Old Testament and Jesus in the New Testament. He is the "Lord of Hosts" in Revelation 19:11- 20.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of Glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. Psa 24:9- 10 (done)
Jesus Presented at the Temple
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. ( Luke 2:25-33 KJV)
With reference to the Trinity, the title "Glory" is applied to each of the persons in the Holy Trinity: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, respectively "The Father of Glory, The Lord of Glory and "The Spirit of Glory." As God will not give his glory to another, then Father, Son, and Holy Spirit together are the one God.
This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. ( Psalms 24:6-10 KJV)
The "King of Glory," who commands the armies of heaven and will eventually defeat all His enemies in this world, is none other than Jesus Christ. He is the Lord of hosts ( Revelation 19:11- 20). He is Father in the Old Testament and Son in the New Testament, thanks to the incarnation.
I am the LORD; that is my name, and my glory I will not give to another, nor my praise to graven images. ISA 42:8.
The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, Acts 7:2.
Jesus is the Lord of Glory on earth.
None of the princes of this world knew it, for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory. 1Cor 2:8.
As well as being the Lord of Glory on earth, Jesus is: "The glory of the Gentiles."
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream; then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. Isa_66:12.
Jesus is "the glory in the midst."
For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about and the glory in the midst of her. Zec_2:5.
And the Word was made flesh and dwelt am
He "that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in."(Is.40:22)
God stretches it out from end to end for a purpose so it is the Fellowship of God with Man we look for at present; without this fellowship our access to it is impossible. So firstly we accept the volume of the tabernacle describes the fullness of Christ. Three heavens is rather internalised as it were, and set spiritual significance of the physical form, the numbers materials, colours in focus.
The tabernacle of Moses was made with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet; the ground of these curtains was fine linen, twined or doubled. Fine linen as applied to the church, signifies the clothing of the saints with the righteousness of Christ, "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints./And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God." (Re.19:8-9). This blessedness is incorporated in the everlasting covenant.
Here is a quote, "there were four sorts in every thread, one thread of fine linen, and three of wool, and every thread was doubled six times; lo, the four sorts, when they were twined together, there were twenty four double to a thread;''which if so, must make a stuff of a very great consistence and stiffness". We shall come across the command number Four and the usage doubled as in the case of the curtain one the east side, "And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle." This doubling is repeated on the breastplate of the high priest so significance of it cannot be coincidental. Grace and truth insisted upon whosoever enters therein. Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ
"And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:"
"And the powers of the heavens shall be shaken"
Jesus declared also "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."(24:35) Fulness of Jesus Christ is established by his word. So we shall see that he came to the world as the Word made flesh, and it shall apply to the heaven and the earth as well. He came to fulfil the law.(Matt.5:17)
In the light above let us examine the covering of the tabernacle. Ex.26:7-14. "And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins."
Compare this with the vision of St John: "And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;/And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind./And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.(Re.6:12-14)
The sun became as sackcloth of hair and the moon became as blood. The badger skins and ram's skins dyed red are indicated and it underscored the the pure speech of the Spirit "For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven."(Ps.119:89) Symbolism of covering shall stand the test, "The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times."(Ps.12:6)
The imagery of heaven departing as a scroll also fits perfectly considering the design of the tabernacle, specification of materials, mode of construction and the appurtenances thereof are intended for mobility. "And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:"(Ex.40:36)
He "that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in" gives us in the tabernacle a foretaste of the shadow of good things to come.
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Deut. 6:4 says that God is One using the word "echad" that means "a unified oneness" as it was used for the marriage union of Adam and Eve.
Isaiah 43:10 is emphatic that there is only One True God; that there was no other God that preceded Him, nor will there be made any other God that will come after Him. This speaks to His eternality, uniqueness, and that He is not one of many gods who have a divine nature of their own.
Since the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are said in Scripture to be God (see my other posts) then this means that all three are eternally God and exist from everlasting to everlasting. (Ps.90:1-2; Heb. 9:14; Micah 5:2) So it is true that the triune nature of the One God has always been and will always be this way. His unity and threeness never changes.
But let's be very clear that the Christian faith from the apostles through the centuries have affirmed that God is One in Being, but also attests that God is three distinct persons in Unity. Over the centuries as Christian leaders grapple with this doctrine many views have been promoted, discussed, with diving deeply into Scripture to know what is truly taught in Scripture. Many views have been refuted Scripturally with the consensus repeatedly coming back to this view of One God in Three Persons in Complete and Perfect Union with each other. Not three Gods, not a boss God and subordinate beings who have been made divine, not a plethora of views that have emerged throughout the ages that have been deemed false views of the Godhead.
As for me, I will believe the whole counsel of God revealed in Scripture on this doctrine and not form my beliefs on selected Scripture that prove only that God is One, or only that God is Triune, but on the preponderance of Scriptures that say that God is Both One Divine Being and three distinct persons existing in unity with one another.
Now that I have posted about God's oneness, persons, the divinity of Father, son, and Spirit, His "Threeness" I will now speak of His Divine Unity. It is does encompass all of the above things mentioned, but there are also other aspects of His Unity I'd like to speak about, too.
First of all, God is a Unity in the sense that all of what we delineate out as His attributes or characteristics in truth are a complete unified Divine Essence that only God possesses. All of what we can say to describe Him are not different parts of His Being, but are the completely unified Divine Nature with its infinite perfection. And because He is a perfect Unity, God does not change in His nature.
The second way God is a Unity is within the Godhead of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The persons are distinct and aware that they are we, us, he, him, his, ours, me, my I (read John's Last Supper Discourse), yet they are indivisibly unified in the one Beng of the Divine Nature.
They have always been three distinction that have personhood for all of eternity and have forever related to one another in this union. Some of how they relate to one another has been revealed to us, but there is infinitely more to their union is not.
Jesus said that He and the Father are One, that if you have seen the Son, you are also seeing the Father
The Holy spirit is called the Eternal Spirit, the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Jesus, the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from within this union into the world and into believers while still remaining unified and omnipresence.
The Scriptures say that the Father created all things, the Son, Jesus, created all things and that the Spirit gives life to all things.
The Scriptures say that the Father raised Jesus from the dead, that Jesus raised Himself, and that the Spirit raised Jesus from the dead.
These divine actions happened by way of the unified nature of God's one Being, with each distinct person having part in what occurred.
I am glad that your daughter has your sister to care for her in her recovery. Sounds like a really complicated recovery. I pray that she will regain all of her abilities and will walk again soon.
I have been busy also with the house reno getting to the last few stages and I need to be here to be sure we understand one another as they are putting in the final kitchen cabinets Monday and an island. Then the countertops go in. I wanted to be sure they leave the best measurement spaces between appliances for the work stations I wish to have.
My new grandbaby, Rose is now two months old and such a sweetie. It is so great to be with her every day and to support mom as she learns to mother this baby. so, Grandma GiGi and Grandpa Gus are getting a refresher in child care! Brings back so many memories of when our boys were babies.