Picking the flow of thought back up with Revelation 2:25-29. In our deep dive search to understanding of GOD'S mysteries concerning humanity as learned in Jesus who came as promised and became Christ at His baptism by John, when they fulfilled all righteousness. Jesus already having been in that state from birth as was John by virtue of family relationship and ties.
The Triumph of the Lamb
Revelation 2:25-29, "[1]Lay hold of that which your hearts [2]bear witness to [3]until you fully grasp the scope and understanding the most conclusive significance of [4]My coming! Seeing My victory as your victory makes you the over-comer. By embracing the [1]completeness of My works as your [2]treasure, you realize My authority in you to posses the nations. (See verse 25 - the [1]success of My works is to your credit. The words, ἄχρι, κρατέω, (G891, G2902) achri krateō, suggests, taking My words to its full conclusion. The word, (G5083) tereo means to treasure, to guard. See Psalm 2:7-8 [also verse 9 as referenced in the next verse, 27] "You are My son, today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, and I will make the Nations Your heritage, and the ends of the earth Your possession.' Paul quoted Psalm 2 in Acts 13:33, when he preached the resurrection of Jesus and in Ephesians 2:5 and Colossians 3:1-3, when he celebrated our co-begottenness! Also Peter when he announced that we were born anew when Jesus was raised from the dead! in 1Peter 1:3. The word, [2, G1849 from G1832 exesti, is the Third person singular present indicative of a compound of G1537 and G1510] exousia, is often translated authority, has two components, (G1537) ek , out of, source and (G1510) eimi , I am! The preposition [3, G1909] epi, suggests continual influence upon, from a position of authority.) You will [1]shepherd the nations with a royal scepter and shatter [2]their "alienated mindset" like a potter's vessel of clay. (He quoted Psalm 2:9, 'You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.' Sadly the Hebrew Masoretic Text uses the word [H7489] רָעַע , RAA - to be bad, be evil; to be displeasing, to be injurious, to be wicked, to do an injury or hurt, to be mischief; Instead of the same sounding word RA'AH with a Hay at the end and not an Ayin, which means (G4165) to Shepherd! Also in the Septuagint, the Greek word (G4166) poimaneis is used! You shall feed them as a shepherd nurtures his flock. With reference to the [2] alienated mindset that rules the nations, see Numbers 24:17, "A scepter shall raise out of Israel; It shall crush the forehead of Moab (the evil mindset)!" The Shepherd's staff was never intended to beat up sheep but to protect and free them from any possible threat!) In the same way that My Shepherd mission is [3]sourced in the Father, I have extended it to you! I also give you the [2]Morning Star! (I've attached part of the previous verse here; the Greek word, [1, G3844] para, with the genitive, indicating source or origin, close and immediate proximity, intimate connection, of union. See 2Peter 1:19, "Take My word as one would take a lamp at night; The day is about to dawn for you in your own understanding. When the [2] Morning Star appears, you no longer need a lamp; This will happen shortly its on the horizon of your own heart!" Rev. 22:16, 'I am Jesus. I sent My Shepherd-Messenger to be witness of these things to you before the churches; Confirming to them that I am the Root and offspring of David, the radiant Morning Star!' See notes on "The "Fallen Star," is the Morning Star, at the end of Rev. 9.) Now listen up with your inner ears! Hear with understanding what the Spirit is saying to the Ekklesia!" (See 1Corinthians 2:13, The impact of our words are not confined to the familiar wisdom of the world taught by human experience and traditions, but communicated by seamless spirit resonance, combining Spirit with spirit.") (The Mirror, with editing.)
We shall conclude this section in our next post, the LORD willing. Until then may He Who is in us all bring us all together again.
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Friday, April 10, 2020
"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, between the chapter notes of chapter 17-3a, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.
With our last visit we began a deep look into the Triumph of the Lamb which many have over the years miss-represented as they have the other Scripture all because they trusted the translator or those who shouldered the expense of being their guides. What I say or don't say is on me as I get nothing from anyone for this Agape effort as guided by Elohim within me, the Son of man and of GOD. The essence of humanity from the very beginning, reawakened in the actions of GOD'S doing at the Cross and shortly thereafter by the decent into mans hell, resurrection and ascension to our home of origin in and as Christ-ones where we presently have residence again, though our bodies are alive and kicken here on earth. I dare take us and say what few others have for I to want to learn all that I can now because of what I was asked by the LORD one August evening on my way home from a study group, it is found in Matthew 11 verse 29, 'Are you ready to take My yoke and learn of Me?' was the question that I heard as an audible. This kindled a fire within me like no other unto this very day. And what a beautiful event as this is the season of the Passover celebration and the eighth day resurrection coincide together. The every weekend of GOD'S Passion, which forever changed the course of humanity's history.
The Triumph of the Lamb
Colossians 2:14-15, "His body nailed to the cross hung there as the [3]document of humanity's guilt; In dying our death He [1] cancelled the detailed [2]hand written [3]record which testified against us. Every [1]stain on our conscience, reminding us of the sense of failure and guilt, was thus fully blotted out. (The word, [1, G1813 from G1537 and G218 ] exaleipho, comes from (G1537) ek, out of, and (G218 from G1 (as a particle of union) and the base of G3045) aleipho, with (G1) a, as a particle of union, and (G3045) liparos, to grease, to leave a stain, guilt, as well as all hurtful memories were like grease stains upon the conscience of man. In the NT only here and Rev. 3:5, 7:17, 21:4 and in Acts 3:19, "Be awakened in your minds and fully converted to face the fact of your redeemed innocence - your sins have been thoroughly blotted out!" Plato used it of blotting out a writing. The word, [2, G5498 a neuter of a compound of G5495 and G1125] cheirgraphon, translates as hand-written. The word, [3, G1378 from the base of G1380 ] dogma, comes from (G1380) dokeo, a thought pattern; Thus, thought patterns engraved by human experience of constant failure to do what religion and the civil law requires. In his personal handwriting humanity endorsed their own death warrant of sentence. The hands of fallen humanity struck the body of Jesus with the blows of their religious and political hatred, with fury when they nailed His (our humanity) bloodied body to the tree; They did not realize that in the mystery of GOD'S economy, Jesus became the scapegoat of the entire human race! [Isaiah 53:4-5] And to this very day and time they still remain in their own darkness of unbelief, as fostered by their religions and their many accompanying (de-nominal) systems. See notes on Heb. 8:12. "The slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to the tree with Christ's Cross!") In Him dying humanity's death, He [1]defused every possible claim of accusation against the human race and thus made a public (Mat. 27:51b-54; Hos. 13:14; John 5:25-29; Dan. 12:2, 1Cor, 15:51, 1Thes. 4:14, 5:10) [2]spectacle of every [3]rule and authority in GOD'S brilliant triumph, demonstrated in Him. The [4]voice of the cross will never be silenced!" (The horror of the Cross in now the eternal trophy of GOD'S triumph over sin! The cross stripped religion of its authority to manipulate humanity with guilt (born in Gen. 3:15). Every accusation lost its leverage to blackmail the human race with condemnation and shame! The word, [1, G554 from G575 and G1562] apekduomai, is translated from (G575) apo, away from, and (G1562) ekduo, to be stripped of clothing; To disarm; The religious facade that disguised the law of works (Gen. 3:16-19) as a means of defining a person's life, was openly defeated. Same word used in Col. 3:9. The dominance of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil [poneros, hard work and labor] was ended. The word, [2, G1165 from G1164] deikmatizo, means to exhibit in public. The word, [4, G3954 from G3956 and a derivative of G4483] parresia, comes from (G3956) pas, and (G4483) rheo, outspokenness, pouring forth speech.
"He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets of Jerusalem!" (Mat. 27:51b-54; Hos. 13:14; John 5:25-29; Dan. 12:2, 1Cor, 15:51, 1Thes. 4:14, 5:10) Just as promised by the mouth of the Prophets.
Commentary notes on 1Corinthians 15:24, The complete conclusion in his work of redemption is celebrated in His yielding the full harvest of His reign to GOD the Father, having brought to naught the law of works (Gen. 3:16-19) which supported every definition of dominion under the fall, including all principalities, all authority and every dynamic influence in society. [Now back to Col. 2:15, He brought to naught the law of works, katargeo, from kata, meaning intensity, and argo, meaning labor; Thus free from all self efforts to attempt to improve what GOD has already perfected (on the eighth day) in Christ. All principalities, [3, G746 from G756] arche, or chief in rank, i.ie.,,,kings, governors,; This includes any governing system whereby one is ranked above the other on the basis of their performance or preference. All authority, [3, G1849 from G1832 exesti, lawful, a compound of G1537 and G1510 ] exousia, comes from (G1537) ek, denoting origin and (G1510) eimi, being that same origin, I am; In this case, because of what I can do I am defined by what I can do better than you; Therefore, I have authority over you. Every dynamic influence in society, dunamis, means power, in this case, willpower (its application of meaning determined by location and use in the sentence structure.) Every government structure in society will be brought under the dominion of grace where the Christ-life rules!]
In 1Corinthians 2:7-8, We voice word of wisdom that were hidden in silence for timeless ages; A mystery unfolding GOD'S Masterful plan whereby He would redeem His glory in humanity. Neither the politicians not the theologians of the day had a clue about this mystery [of humanity's association in Christ]; If they did, they would never have crucified the Lord whose death redeemed our glory!
Hebrews 2:8, 1Cor. 15:25, 27, "His dominion is destined to subdue all hostility and contradiction under His feet. (The lowest part of the human body will equally share in His victory. "The LORD said to my Lord, 'Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool!'" [Ps. 110:1] Jesus is that LORD of Lords; In His victory humanity is restored to lordship; 'I say you are gods, all of you are sons of the Most high!'" [Ps. 82:6].) (The Mirror, with editing.)
Now this is the celebration of the resurrection that took place on the eighth day, the day of manity's creation also a mystery until Now. Now may the LORD of Lords increase our knowledge and understanding of Him.
The Triumph of the Lamb
Colossians 2:14-15, "His body nailed to the cross hung there as the [3]document of humanity's guilt; In dying our death He [1] cancelled the detailed [2]hand written [3]record which testified against us. Every [1]stain on our conscience, reminding us of the sense of failure and guilt, was thus fully blotted out. (The word, [1, G1813 from G1537 and G218 ] exaleipho, comes from (G1537) ek, out of, and (G218 from G1 (as a particle of union) and the base of G3045) aleipho, with (G1) a, as a particle of union, and (G3045) liparos, to grease, to leave a stain, guilt, as well as all hurtful memories were like grease stains upon the conscience of man. In the NT only here and Rev. 3:5, 7:17, 21:4 and in Acts 3:19, "Be awakened in your minds and fully converted to face the fact of your redeemed innocence - your sins have been thoroughly blotted out!" Plato used it of blotting out a writing. The word, [2, G5498 a neuter of a compound of G5495 and G1125] cheirgraphon, translates as hand-written. The word, [3, G1378 from the base of G1380 ] dogma, comes from (G1380) dokeo, a thought pattern; Thus, thought patterns engraved by human experience of constant failure to do what religion and the civil law requires. In his personal handwriting humanity endorsed their own death warrant of sentence. The hands of fallen humanity struck the body of Jesus with the blows of their religious and political hatred, with fury when they nailed His (our humanity) bloodied body to the tree; They did not realize that in the mystery of GOD'S economy, Jesus became the scapegoat of the entire human race! [Isaiah 53:4-5] And to this very day and time they still remain in their own darkness of unbelief, as fostered by their religions and their many accompanying (de-nominal) systems. See notes on Heb. 8:12. "The slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to the tree with Christ's Cross!") In Him dying humanity's death, He [1]defused every possible claim of accusation against the human race and thus made a public (Mat. 27:51b-54; Hos. 13:14; John 5:25-29; Dan. 12:2, 1Cor, 15:51, 1Thes. 4:14, 5:10) [2]spectacle of every [3]rule and authority in GOD'S brilliant triumph, demonstrated in Him. The [4]voice of the cross will never be silenced!" (The horror of the Cross in now the eternal trophy of GOD'S triumph over sin! The cross stripped religion of its authority to manipulate humanity with guilt (born in Gen. 3:15). Every accusation lost its leverage to blackmail the human race with condemnation and shame! The word, [1, G554 from G575 and G1562] apekduomai, is translated from (G575) apo, away from, and (G1562) ekduo, to be stripped of clothing; To disarm; The religious facade that disguised the law of works (Gen. 3:16-19) as a means of defining a person's life, was openly defeated. Same word used in Col. 3:9. The dominance of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil [poneros, hard work and labor] was ended. The word, [2, G1165 from G1164] deikmatizo, means to exhibit in public. The word, [4, G3954 from G3956 and a derivative of G4483] parresia, comes from (G3956) pas, and (G4483) rheo, outspokenness, pouring forth speech.
"He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets of Jerusalem!" (Mat. 27:51b-54; Hos. 13:14; John 5:25-29; Dan. 12:2, 1Cor, 15:51, 1Thes. 4:14, 5:10) Just as promised by the mouth of the Prophets.
Commentary notes on 1Corinthians 15:24, The complete conclusion in his work of redemption is celebrated in His yielding the full harvest of His reign to GOD the Father, having brought to naught the law of works (Gen. 3:16-19) which supported every definition of dominion under the fall, including all principalities, all authority and every dynamic influence in society. [Now back to Col. 2:15, He brought to naught the law of works, katargeo, from kata, meaning intensity, and argo, meaning labor; Thus free from all self efforts to attempt to improve what GOD has already perfected (on the eighth day) in Christ. All principalities, [3, G746 from G756] arche, or chief in rank, i.ie.,,,kings, governors,; This includes any governing system whereby one is ranked above the other on the basis of their performance or preference. All authority, [3, G1849 from G1832 exesti, lawful, a compound of G1537 and G1510 ] exousia, comes from (G1537) ek, denoting origin and (G1510) eimi, being that same origin, I am; In this case, because of what I can do I am defined by what I can do better than you; Therefore, I have authority over you. Every dynamic influence in society, dunamis, means power, in this case, willpower (its application of meaning determined by location and use in the sentence structure.) Every government structure in society will be brought under the dominion of grace where the Christ-life rules!]
In 1Corinthians 2:7-8, We voice word of wisdom that were hidden in silence for timeless ages; A mystery unfolding GOD'S Masterful plan whereby He would redeem His glory in humanity. Neither the politicians not the theologians of the day had a clue about this mystery [of humanity's association in Christ]; If they did, they would never have crucified the Lord whose death redeemed our glory!
Hebrews 2:8, 1Cor. 15:25, 27, "His dominion is destined to subdue all hostility and contradiction under His feet. (The lowest part of the human body will equally share in His victory. "The LORD said to my Lord, 'Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool!'" [Ps. 110:1] Jesus is that LORD of Lords; In His victory humanity is restored to lordship; 'I say you are gods, all of you are sons of the Most high!'" [Ps. 82:6].) (The Mirror, with editing.)
Now this is the celebration of the resurrection that took place on the eighth day, the day of manity's creation also a mystery until Now. Now may the LORD of Lords increase our knowledge and understanding of Him.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, between the chapter notes of chapter 17-3, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.
We are about to take another deep look into the "Triumph of The Lamb," a place that not many of the renewed mindset have searched before. Though I have read many a book that has touched on it but not in this fashion. We shall begin at verse 13.
The Triumph of the LAMB
Revelation 17:13-14, "These rulers were in full agreement to hand over their authority to the Beast. (At the trial and crucifixion of Jesus, former enemies became allies as they banded together against the Lamb, see Luke 23:12, "That day Herod and Pilate became friends-before this they had been enemies." Psalm 83:5, "With one mind they plot together; They form an alliance against you.") These join forces in that hour to wage war against the Lamb but the Lamb defeated them since He is the LORD of Lords and King of kings. And sharing with Him in His victory are His kindred, the ones who recognize their origin in this conversation, they too are Now of the same persuasion." (The Lamb led them into freedom from their lost identity, and their doubts. See Hebrews 1:1-3, Throughout ancient times GOD spoke in many fragments and glimpses of prophetic thought to our fathers. Now, this entire conversation has a finality drawn in our sonship. Suddenly what seemed to be an ancient language falls fresh and new like the dew on the tender grass! He is the sum total of every utterance of GOD. He is whom the Prophets pointed to and we are His immediate audience! [The word eschatology means extreme; Last in time or in space; The uttermost part, the final conclusion. What GOD said about 'you-manity' in Jesus defines eschatology!] In sonship, GOD declares the Incarnate Word to be the heir of all (Ps. 2) things. He is, after all, the author of the ages. We have our beginning and our being in Him. (Sonship endorses our heirship! see Gal. 4 and Heb. 6:16-18) Jesus is the crescendo of GOD'S conversation: He gives context and content to the authentic thought. Everything that GOD had in mind for humanity is voiced in Him. Jesus is GOD'S language. He is the radiant and flawless innocence of our being. This voice is the dynamic that exists as the executive authority of GOD, enthroned in the boundless measure of His Majesty. ["Having accomplished purification of sins, He sat down....!" His Throne is proof of humanity's redeemed innocence!])
Revelation 12:7, "Mikael and his Shepherd-Messengers led the war in the heavenly realm against the Dragon and his Herding-Heralds." (The Hebrew name Mikael means, "Who is like GOD?" The context of the onslaught against the human race has always been their identity-crisis as image and likeness bearers of GOD! The fruit of the "I-am-not tree system," that fosters religion, works against them of the redeemed I am tree! see Genesis 3:15, and John 10:30-36)
Revelation 1:5, "And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the Prince of the kings on earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins (consciousness) by (our identity in) His blood (meaning His death)." (This being the power of the blood, that so many blindly call upon to cure them of all kinds of evils.)
Revelation 11:15, "When the seventh Shepherd-Messenger sounded his trumpet, there was a massive crescendo of voices in the heavenly realm, saying, "The kingdom of the cosmos (humanity) has become the kingdom of our LORD and of His Christ, and He will reign as King for all the ages of the ages." [Remember Rev. 10:7, In the day when the sounding of the seventh Messenger's trumpet commences, the mystery of GOD will be fully realized in exact accordance to the Good News He announced to His servants the Prophets - euengelisen - Good news!] (Already in chapter 7 we saw the eventual outcome of what is portrayed here in chapter 11.)
Revelation 7:9-10, "At this moment I saw a massive throng of people, impossible to count, standing tall and innocent everyone of them dressed in white with palm branches in their hands; They have escaped everything that could possibly define them as a non-Jewish Gentile world! In fact, every sphere of society were there - including the entire spectrum of people-groupings; Tribal identities with their unique language-specific dialectic preferences; They were all present there facing the Throne and the Lamb as the people of the planet! (Amazing how, in the previous verses the tribes of Israel are associated with a very specific "number" when it comes to the prophetic details of the Jewish nation as a prophetic voice of GOD'S intention in Abraham to release the blessing of the single SEED of GOD'S faith and bless all the Nations of the earth! Count the stars, count the sand!!! The preposition ek, points to source or origin; Humanity was delivered out of their national, geographical and historical identities! The palm branches and the white robes are signs of the celebration of victory and joy. The word stolay, is the white outer garment worn by Kings, priests and persons of rank.
I looked again. I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there --- all Nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing, dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb.") Then I heard the masses shouting as if with one thundering voice saying, "Our salvation is secure in our GOD who is seated upon the Throne and endorsed in the Lamb's doing!" (The Mirror, with editing)
In our next visit, the LORD willing, we shall begin with Colossians 2:14 in our look into the "Triumph of the Lamb." Until then may the LORD of All release us all from the evils of this virus.
The Triumph of the LAMB
Revelation 17:13-14, "These rulers were in full agreement to hand over their authority to the Beast. (At the trial and crucifixion of Jesus, former enemies became allies as they banded together against the Lamb, see Luke 23:12, "That day Herod and Pilate became friends-before this they had been enemies." Psalm 83:5, "With one mind they plot together; They form an alliance against you.") These join forces in that hour to wage war against the Lamb but the Lamb defeated them since He is the LORD of Lords and King of kings. And sharing with Him in His victory are His kindred, the ones who recognize their origin in this conversation, they too are Now of the same persuasion." (The Lamb led them into freedom from their lost identity, and their doubts. See Hebrews 1:1-3, Throughout ancient times GOD spoke in many fragments and glimpses of prophetic thought to our fathers. Now, this entire conversation has a finality drawn in our sonship. Suddenly what seemed to be an ancient language falls fresh and new like the dew on the tender grass! He is the sum total of every utterance of GOD. He is whom the Prophets pointed to and we are His immediate audience! [The word eschatology means extreme; Last in time or in space; The uttermost part, the final conclusion. What GOD said about 'you-manity' in Jesus defines eschatology!] In sonship, GOD declares the Incarnate Word to be the heir of all (Ps. 2) things. He is, after all, the author of the ages. We have our beginning and our being in Him. (Sonship endorses our heirship! see Gal. 4 and Heb. 6:16-18) Jesus is the crescendo of GOD'S conversation: He gives context and content to the authentic thought. Everything that GOD had in mind for humanity is voiced in Him. Jesus is GOD'S language. He is the radiant and flawless innocence of our being. This voice is the dynamic that exists as the executive authority of GOD, enthroned in the boundless measure of His Majesty. ["Having accomplished purification of sins, He sat down....!" His Throne is proof of humanity's redeemed innocence!])
Revelation 12:7, "Mikael and his Shepherd-Messengers led the war in the heavenly realm against the Dragon and his Herding-Heralds." (The Hebrew name Mikael means, "Who is like GOD?" The context of the onslaught against the human race has always been their identity-crisis as image and likeness bearers of GOD! The fruit of the "I-am-not tree system," that fosters religion, works against them of the redeemed I am tree! see Genesis 3:15, and John 10:30-36)
Revelation 1:5, "And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the Prince of the kings on earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins (consciousness) by (our identity in) His blood (meaning His death)." (This being the power of the blood, that so many blindly call upon to cure them of all kinds of evils.)
Revelation 11:15, "When the seventh Shepherd-Messenger sounded his trumpet, there was a massive crescendo of voices in the heavenly realm, saying, "The kingdom of the cosmos (humanity) has become the kingdom of our LORD and of His Christ, and He will reign as King for all the ages of the ages." [Remember Rev. 10:7, In the day when the sounding of the seventh Messenger's trumpet commences, the mystery of GOD will be fully realized in exact accordance to the Good News He announced to His servants the Prophets - euengelisen - Good news!] (Already in chapter 7 we saw the eventual outcome of what is portrayed here in chapter 11.)
Revelation 7:9-10, "At this moment I saw a massive throng of people, impossible to count, standing tall and innocent everyone of them dressed in white with palm branches in their hands; They have escaped everything that could possibly define them as a non-Jewish Gentile world! In fact, every sphere of society were there - including the entire spectrum of people-groupings; Tribal identities with their unique language-specific dialectic preferences; They were all present there facing the Throne and the Lamb as the people of the planet! (Amazing how, in the previous verses the tribes of Israel are associated with a very specific "number" when it comes to the prophetic details of the Jewish nation as a prophetic voice of GOD'S intention in Abraham to release the blessing of the single SEED of GOD'S faith and bless all the Nations of the earth! Count the stars, count the sand!!! The preposition ek, points to source or origin; Humanity was delivered out of their national, geographical and historical identities! The palm branches and the white robes are signs of the celebration of victory and joy. The word stolay, is the white outer garment worn by Kings, priests and persons of rank.
I looked again. I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there --- all Nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing, dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb.") Then I heard the masses shouting as if with one thundering voice saying, "Our salvation is secure in our GOD who is seated upon the Throne and endorsed in the Lamb's doing!" (The Mirror, with editing)
In our next visit, the LORD willing, we shall begin with Colossians 2:14 in our look into the "Triumph of the Lamb." Until then may the LORD of All release us all from the evils of this virus.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, between the chapter notes of chapter 17-2d, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.
Picking up the pieces of our deep dive into "The Day of the LORD - The Fullness of Time - The Hour has Come," of chapter 17 in Revelation. We should finish our close look into this foreboding mystery. With a look back into what was before the Cross futuristic prophecy.
End Times - Eschatology
The Day of the LORD - The Fullness of Time - The Hour has Come!
John 5:27-29, 6:39, "The Father has also given the son of man authentic authority to execute judgment on humanity's behalf! (The word (G1849 from G1832 exesti, a third person singular present indicative of a compound of G1537 and G1510 ) exousia, is often translated authority, has two components, (G1537) ek, meaning out of source, and (G1510) eimi, meaning I am!) Do not be alarmed by this, for the hour is coming when those in the graves will hear His voice! (No-one who ever lived will escape the extent of His righteous judgment! Those who have forgotten who they are will hear His incarnate voice! The word for (G3419) grave, mnemeion, means memory, and suggests a remembrance! Like David prophesied in Psalm 22, when he saw the cross-crisis [krisis-judgment] this happened a thousand years before it actually happened! His conclusion in verse 27 sums up the triumph of GOD'S resolve! "All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD; And all the families of the nations shall worship before Him!" see 1Corinthians 15:21-22, The same humanity who died in a man was raised again in a man (Mat. 27:51b [following the time break of ;]-54). In Adam all died; In Christ all are made alive (born from above).) And they will come forth out of their graves - for those who have engaged themselves with that which is beneficial, it will be a resurrection to life - and for those who have done that which is worthless, it will be a resurrection unto judgment. (In the context of John chapter 6:28-29 the work that is required is not a duty to be performed but a gift to be embraced - If our own good behavior could earn us salvation then there would be no point in Jesus' dying our death! - This would be in conflict with the essence and crux of the gospel! It reminds us of 2Corinthians 5:10, "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the body!" Now read this verse in the Mirror - 2Corinthians 5:10, For we have all been thoroughly scrutinized in the judgment of Jesus. We are taken care of and restored to the life of our origin, regardless of what happens to us in our individual lives, whatever amazing or meaningless thing we encountered in this body. (see 5:14, 16. We are mirrored in His life; His life reflects ours, not as an example for us but of us. See 2Corinthians 3:18. The word, (G4383) phaneroo, means to render apparent, to openly declare, to manifest. Paul uses the Aorist Infinitive tense phanerothenai, not referring to a future event. The Aorist Infinitive presents the action expressed by the verb as a completed unit with a beginning and end. The word, bematos, comes from bayma, meaning footprint, also referring to a raised place mounted by steps, or a tribunal, the official seat of a judge. The word, komitzo, comes from kolumbos, meaning to tend, to take care of, to provide for, to carry off from harm. Paul's reference was not about how much abuse and afflictions he suffered, neither was it many good times he remembered that defined him; "I am what I am by the grace of GOD!" If we are still to be judged for good or bad deeds that we perform in the body, then the judgment that Jesus faced on humanity's behalf was irrelevant. Galatians 2:21, I do not set aside the grace of GOD, for if righteousness could be gained through the Law, Christ died for nothing!" NIV)
John 6:39, "'My Sender's desire is for Me to rescue every single individual - [1]this is His gift to Me - that I will lose [2]no detail of humanity's original identity mirrored in Me! My rescuing mission will conclude in their joint-resurrection! This is the [3]completeness of time!'" (This is His gift to Me (Psalm 2), [1] ho dedoke moi. The phrase, [2] hina pan apoleso ex auto, means, that I should lose nothing out of it. In the eschatology/conclusion/fullness of time - [3] te eschate hemera - This phrase occurs only in John - See John 6:39-40, 44, 54. Also John 4:23, The end of an era has arrived - the future is here! Whatever prophetic values were expressed in external devotional forms and rituals are now eclipsed in true spirit worship from within us - face to face with Father - acknowledging our genesis in Him - this is His delight! Father's desire is the worshiper more than the worship!)
Ephesians 1:10, "In the economy of the fullness of time, everything culminated in Christ. All that is in heaven and all that is on earth is reconciled in Him. Jesus is the consummation of the ages!"
Hebrews 10:37, "Time becomes insignificant once the promise is realized. Remember how the promise of His imminent appearance was recorded in Scripture." (The arrival of Jesus is the fulfillment of the promise and the realizing of righteousness by faith, as Habakkuk prophesied. [Hab. 2:2-4] He is the fullness of time. [Gal. 4:4])
1Thessalonians 2:19, "We expect nothing less in the context of the gospel than you enjoying a face to face encounter in the [1]immediate presence of our LORD Jesus Christ! This is our delight and wreath of honor!" (The word, [1, G3952 from the present participle of G3918 pareimi from G3844 and G1510] parousia speaks of the immediate presence of the LORD! From (G3844) para, a preposition indicating close proximity, a thing proceeding from a sphere of influence, with a suggestion of a strong union of place, of residence, to have sprung from its author and giver, originating from, denoting the point from which an action originated, intimate connection; and (G1510) eimi, "I am!" There is not even a hint of judgment or punishment in this word! Please do not believe everything read in Strong's! "G3952, parousia, is from the present Participle of G3918, a being near, that is, advent; Often, return, specifically of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked." !!!????) see the notes on The Day of the LORD, in the introduction to Revelation. (The Mirror, with editing.)
This concludes our deep dive into "End Times." Our next visit will bring us to "The Triumph of the Lamb," the third of four notes. Until then may the LORD help us all!
End Times - Eschatology
The Day of the LORD - The Fullness of Time - The Hour has Come!
John 5:27-29, 6:39, "The Father has also given the son of man authentic authority to execute judgment on humanity's behalf! (The word (G1849 from G1832 exesti, a third person singular present indicative of a compound of G1537 and G1510 ) exousia, is often translated authority, has two components, (G1537) ek, meaning out of source, and (G1510) eimi, meaning I am!) Do not be alarmed by this, for the hour is coming when those in the graves will hear His voice! (No-one who ever lived will escape the extent of His righteous judgment! Those who have forgotten who they are will hear His incarnate voice! The word for (G3419) grave, mnemeion, means memory, and suggests a remembrance! Like David prophesied in Psalm 22, when he saw the cross-crisis [krisis-judgment] this happened a thousand years before it actually happened! His conclusion in verse 27 sums up the triumph of GOD'S resolve! "All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD; And all the families of the nations shall worship before Him!" see 1Corinthians 15:21-22, The same humanity who died in a man was raised again in a man (Mat. 27:51b [following the time break of ;]-54). In Adam all died; In Christ all are made alive (born from above).) And they will come forth out of their graves - for those who have engaged themselves with that which is beneficial, it will be a resurrection to life - and for those who have done that which is worthless, it will be a resurrection unto judgment. (In the context of John chapter 6:28-29 the work that is required is not a duty to be performed but a gift to be embraced - If our own good behavior could earn us salvation then there would be no point in Jesus' dying our death! - This would be in conflict with the essence and crux of the gospel! It reminds us of 2Corinthians 5:10, "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the body!" Now read this verse in the Mirror - 2Corinthians 5:10, For we have all been thoroughly scrutinized in the judgment of Jesus. We are taken care of and restored to the life of our origin, regardless of what happens to us in our individual lives, whatever amazing or meaningless thing we encountered in this body. (see 5:14, 16. We are mirrored in His life; His life reflects ours, not as an example for us but of us. See 2Corinthians 3:18. The word, (G4383) phaneroo, means to render apparent, to openly declare, to manifest. Paul uses the Aorist Infinitive tense phanerothenai, not referring to a future event. The Aorist Infinitive presents the action expressed by the verb as a completed unit with a beginning and end. The word, bematos, comes from bayma, meaning footprint, also referring to a raised place mounted by steps, or a tribunal, the official seat of a judge. The word, komitzo, comes from kolumbos, meaning to tend, to take care of, to provide for, to carry off from harm. Paul's reference was not about how much abuse and afflictions he suffered, neither was it many good times he remembered that defined him; "I am what I am by the grace of GOD!" If we are still to be judged for good or bad deeds that we perform in the body, then the judgment that Jesus faced on humanity's behalf was irrelevant. Galatians 2:21, I do not set aside the grace of GOD, for if righteousness could be gained through the Law, Christ died for nothing!" NIV)
John 6:39, "'My Sender's desire is for Me to rescue every single individual - [1]this is His gift to Me - that I will lose [2]no detail of humanity's original identity mirrored in Me! My rescuing mission will conclude in their joint-resurrection! This is the [3]completeness of time!'" (This is His gift to Me (Psalm 2), [1] ho dedoke moi. The phrase, [2] hina pan apoleso ex auto, means, that I should lose nothing out of it. In the eschatology/conclusion/fullness of time - [3] te eschate hemera - This phrase occurs only in John - See John 6:39-40, 44, 54. Also John 4:23, The end of an era has arrived - the future is here! Whatever prophetic values were expressed in external devotional forms and rituals are now eclipsed in true spirit worship from within us - face to face with Father - acknowledging our genesis in Him - this is His delight! Father's desire is the worshiper more than the worship!)
Ephesians 1:10, "In the economy of the fullness of time, everything culminated in Christ. All that is in heaven and all that is on earth is reconciled in Him. Jesus is the consummation of the ages!"
Hebrews 10:37, "Time becomes insignificant once the promise is realized. Remember how the promise of His imminent appearance was recorded in Scripture." (The arrival of Jesus is the fulfillment of the promise and the realizing of righteousness by faith, as Habakkuk prophesied. [Hab. 2:2-4] He is the fullness of time. [Gal. 4:4])
1Thessalonians 2:19, "We expect nothing less in the context of the gospel than you enjoying a face to face encounter in the [1]immediate presence of our LORD Jesus Christ! This is our delight and wreath of honor!" (The word, [1, G3952 from the present participle of G3918 pareimi from G3844 and G1510] parousia speaks of the immediate presence of the LORD! From (G3844) para, a preposition indicating close proximity, a thing proceeding from a sphere of influence, with a suggestion of a strong union of place, of residence, to have sprung from its author and giver, originating from, denoting the point from which an action originated, intimate connection; and (G1510) eimi, "I am!" There is not even a hint of judgment or punishment in this word! Please do not believe everything read in Strong's! "G3952, parousia, is from the present Participle of G3918, a being near, that is, advent; Often, return, specifically of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked." !!!????) see the notes on The Day of the LORD, in the introduction to Revelation. (The Mirror, with editing.)
This concludes our deep dive into "End Times." Our next visit will bring us to "The Triumph of the Lamb," the third of four notes. Until then may the LORD help us all!
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, between the chapter notes of chapter 17-2c, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.
We are currently looking into the notes of chapter 17, in our Mirror Study Bible, as they pertain to "End Times - Eschatology." And are about to do a deep dive into Revelation 14:6-10, in how these relate to our subject matter of discovery, before we head into John's synoptic gospel.
End Times - Eschatology
The Day of the LORD - The Fullness of Time - The Hour has Come!
Revelation 14:6-10, "And I saw another Shepherd-Messenger soaring in mid heaven - this Messenger was the carrier of the grandest news of the ages. His mission was to announce these glad tidings of everlasting proportion to every single nation, tribe, language and people groupings on the earth! In a great voice he declared, "Be awestruck with the amazingness of GOD! Give Him glory! The hour of His judgment has come! He is the Maker of the heavenly realm, the earth, the sea and the fountains of the waters. ( This announcement echos in Jesus' declaration of John 12:31, This is the judgment of this world; It is the moment where the authority of the world-system is cast out! [ The serpent's head is about to be crushed! Genesis 3:15; Colossians 2:14-15] When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all judgment to Me! ( He would be lifted up on the cross, descend into the depths of our hell, then, according to the prophetic word in Hosea 6:2, after two days be lifted up as representative of the human race, out of the lowest parts of the earth and elevated to the highest heavens! Ephesians 4:8-9; see also Eph. 2:5-6 and Col. 3:1-3. All things include all of humanity and their judgment. The subject of the sentence as from the previous verse is the judgment of the world - thus the primary thought here is that in His death, Jesus would draw all judgment upon Himself! John 3:14, 8:28, Acts 2:33. In 1John 3:5, We have witnessed with our own eyes how, in the unveiling of the prophetic word, when He was lifted upon the cross as the Lamb of GOD, He lifted up our sins and broke its dominion and rule over us! [John 1:29 "Behold, the Lamb of GOD, Who takes (took) away [airo] the sin of the world!" The word airo means to lift up.]) This he said to point to the way in which He would die." see John 19:15 - "Lift Him up! Crucify Him!" was the shout of the crowd.) And a second Shepherd-Messenger followed and announced with a loud voice that whoever worshiped the counterfeit lamb and its image and received its character in their thoughts and deeds, will drink the wine of GOD'S passion, undiluted with water but intensified with spices in His cup - they shall be tested as one tests gold or silver with a [1]touchstone; With fire and brimstone in the immediate presence of the Lamb and of [2]those who have discovered their wholeness mirrored in Him - the dross of their deception will be exposed and cleansed! (Note the words, tou kekerasmenou akratou - this is a powerful oxymoron, "the mixed unmixed." see Psalm 75:8, "For in the mind of the LORD there is a cup, with foaming wine, well mixed; And He will pour a drought from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs."
The word, [1, G928 from G931 basanos, the notion of going to the bottom] basanizo means to test (metals) by the touchstone, which is a black siliceous stone used to test the purity of gold or silver by the color of the streak produced on it by rubbing it with either metal - a piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the color of the mark which they made on it - thus, a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized. The blood of Jesus is the currency! 1Peter 1:18-19.
The fiery brimstone (G2303) - theion - is divine incense, because burning brimstone was regarded as having power to purify, and to ward off diseases - the cup He drank on the cross was this touchstone! "What shall I say? Father remove this cup from Me? NO! For this is the hour I have come for! The word, [2, G40 compare G53 hagnos, clean, innocent, modest, perfect] hagios, saints, refers to wholeness and harmony of spirit, soul and body - see 1Cor. 1:30 and Rom. 1:7.) (The Mirror, with editing.)
In our next visit the LORD willing we shall finish this section, with a deep dive into John 5 and 6. Then we shall look into "The Triumph of the Lamb," in our next section. Now may the LORD increase our understand of HIM Who IS!
End Times - Eschatology
The Day of the LORD - The Fullness of Time - The Hour has Come!
Revelation 14:6-10, "And I saw another Shepherd-Messenger soaring in mid heaven - this Messenger was the carrier of the grandest news of the ages. His mission was to announce these glad tidings of everlasting proportion to every single nation, tribe, language and people groupings on the earth! In a great voice he declared, "Be awestruck with the amazingness of GOD! Give Him glory! The hour of His judgment has come! He is the Maker of the heavenly realm, the earth, the sea and the fountains of the waters. ( This announcement echos in Jesus' declaration of John 12:31, This is the judgment of this world; It is the moment where the authority of the world-system is cast out! [ The serpent's head is about to be crushed! Genesis 3:15; Colossians 2:14-15] When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all judgment to Me! ( He would be lifted up on the cross, descend into the depths of our hell, then, according to the prophetic word in Hosea 6:2, after two days be lifted up as representative of the human race, out of the lowest parts of the earth and elevated to the highest heavens! Ephesians 4:8-9; see also Eph. 2:5-6 and Col. 3:1-3. All things include all of humanity and their judgment. The subject of the sentence as from the previous verse is the judgment of the world - thus the primary thought here is that in His death, Jesus would draw all judgment upon Himself! John 3:14, 8:28, Acts 2:33. In 1John 3:5, We have witnessed with our own eyes how, in the unveiling of the prophetic word, when He was lifted upon the cross as the Lamb of GOD, He lifted up our sins and broke its dominion and rule over us! [John 1:29 "Behold, the Lamb of GOD, Who takes (took) away [airo] the sin of the world!" The word airo means to lift up.]) This he said to point to the way in which He would die." see John 19:15 - "Lift Him up! Crucify Him!" was the shout of the crowd.) And a second Shepherd-Messenger followed and announced with a loud voice that whoever worshiped the counterfeit lamb and its image and received its character in their thoughts and deeds, will drink the wine of GOD'S passion, undiluted with water but intensified with spices in His cup - they shall be tested as one tests gold or silver with a [1]touchstone; With fire and brimstone in the immediate presence of the Lamb and of [2]those who have discovered their wholeness mirrored in Him - the dross of their deception will be exposed and cleansed! (Note the words, tou kekerasmenou akratou - this is a powerful oxymoron, "the mixed unmixed." see Psalm 75:8, "For in the mind of the LORD there is a cup, with foaming wine, well mixed; And He will pour a drought from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs."
The word, [1, G928 from G931 basanos, the notion of going to the bottom] basanizo means to test (metals) by the touchstone, which is a black siliceous stone used to test the purity of gold or silver by the color of the streak produced on it by rubbing it with either metal - a piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the color of the mark which they made on it - thus, a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized. The blood of Jesus is the currency! 1Peter 1:18-19.
The fiery brimstone (G2303) - theion - is divine incense, because burning brimstone was regarded as having power to purify, and to ward off diseases - the cup He drank on the cross was this touchstone! "What shall I say? Father remove this cup from Me? NO! For this is the hour I have come for! The word, [2, G40 compare G53 hagnos, clean, innocent, modest, perfect] hagios, saints, refers to wholeness and harmony of spirit, soul and body - see 1Cor. 1:30 and Rom. 1:7.) (The Mirror, with editing.)
In our next visit the LORD willing we shall finish this section, with a deep dive into John 5 and 6. Then we shall look into "The Triumph of the Lamb," in our next section. Now may the LORD increase our understand of HIM Who IS!
Monday, April 6, 2020
"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, between the chapter notes of chapter 17-2b, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.
Because it requires a renewed mindset the LORD inspired us, meaning my wife and I, back in the 1985-86 area, that He would led us to be able to put the Scriptures together. That is why when I was given this particular Study Bible I got excited because it was like no other I had looked at our even purchased. It did just what the LORD inspired us that He would do through us. And then after reading this Bible I saw that we were not the only ones to see more to the Scripture than meets the eye. This also I had stated to many of those we knew, some of the have gone by the way along our walk with the LORD. I said all that to say this, we are using a mesh mash of Scriptures to put all this together as they have their part in the over all picture of what the LORD GOD wants us to know and understand. No one passage should ever be a stand alone kind of thing.
End Times - Eschatology
The Day of the LORD - The Fullness of Time - The Hour has Come!
So with that said, lets look at Galatians 4:1-4, "Infant heirs have no more say than a slave, even though they own everything. (The best deal the Law possibly broker confirmed humanity's slavery to sin.) He would remain under domestic supervision and house rules until the date fixed by his father for his official graduation to the status of sonship. This is exactly how it was with us; We were kidnapped as it were into infancy and confined to that state through the Law. (An inferior mindset as a result of Adam's fall.) But then the day dawned; The most complete culmination of time! (Everything predicted was concluded in Christ!) The son arrived, commissioned by the Father; His legal passport to the planet was His mother's womb. In a human body exactly like ours he lived life subject to the same scrutiny of the Law."
2Corinthians 1:14, "To some extent you have already understood that our joy is mirrored in one another. The day of the Lord Jesus Christ is no longer a distant promise but a fulfilled reality!" (The word, (G2509 from G2505 and G4007 from G4008) kathaper, often translated, exactly as, comes from kata, meaning according to and per, which is an enclitic particle significant of abundance and thoroughness which comes from the word, (G4008) peiro, meaning to piece. The use of the Latin enclitic relates to a word that throws an accent back onto the preceding word, which is here translated as mirror.
The "day of the LORD Jesus Christ," is emera, which is a specific and measured period. Eastern usage of this term differs from our western usage. Any part of a day is counted as a whole day, hence the expression, "three days and three nights," does not mean literally three whole days, but at least one whole day plus a portion of other days.
The day of the Lord Jesus is the theme of Scripture as in 1Peter 1:10; This was what the Prophets were studying and desiring to know. The content of their message always pointed to the day and the person where the promise of redemption would be realized. The sufferings of the Messiah would redeem and release the glory of GOD'S image and likeness in human life; The glory that Adam lost on behalf of the human race, returns. In Acts 17:31, "In the resurrection, GOD gave proof to the redeemed innocence of humanity; The "day and the person" prophesied was fulfilled in Jesus." Jesus gives context to this day in John 14:20, "In that day you will know that I am in My Father and you are In Me and I in you.")
Hebrews 11:1, "Persuasion confirms confident expectation and proves the unseen world to be more real than the seen. Faith celebrates as certain what hope visualizes as future." (The shadow no longer substitutes the substance. Jesus is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of everything the Prophets foretold. The unveiling of Christ in human life completes humanity's every expectation. Col. 1:27)
Romans 4:17, "When GOD changed Abram's name to Abraham, He made a public statement that He would be the Father of all nations." ( Genesis 17:5. Here we see Abraham faced with GOD'S faith; The kind of faith that resurrected the dead and calls things which are not (visible yet) as through they were (are). Romans 4:18, Faith gave substance to hope when everything seemed hopeless; The words, "so shall your seed be" conceived in him faith of fatherhood. (Abraham's case here pictures the hopelessness of fallen humanity, having lost their identity, and faces with the impossibility to redeem themselves. (The very place that humanity finds itself today. In this virus attack.)
Revelation 14:15-10, "Another Shepherd-Messenger appeared out of the most holy place of the temple and with a loud voice addressed the one seated upon the cloud, saying, "Thrust forth your pruning hook, your hour has come - this is your moment to reap for the earth's harvest is ready." (see John 4:31-36, In the mean while His disciples were urging Him to take some food. But He said, 'I am feasting on food you cannot see!' His disciples were baffled, "Who brought Him anything to eat?" Jesus told them, 'My food is to fulfill the desire of Him who commissioned Me and to leave no detail undone!' 'The bread you labor for takes four months from the day you sow the seed until it ripens in the ear, doesn't it? This is not the food that I am talking about. The fruit of your own toil and performance will never satisfy permanently; From now on, look at yourselves and everyone else differently; See them through your Father's eyes and you will know that they too are ripe and ready to discover how fully included they are in My finished work. They are perfectly mirrored in Me!' (A harvest is ripe when the seed in the ear matches the seed that was sown! My mission is to reveal and redeem the image and likeness of GOD in human form!) This harvest reveals how both he who sows and he who reaps participate in the same joy of the life of the ages!') (The Mirror, with editing.)
I was going to carry on through Revelation 14:6-10, but decided to end it with that thought instead. I will, the LORD willing pick things back up with Revelation 14 in our next visit. Until then please allow this to sink in. May the LORD help us all!
End Times - Eschatology
The Day of the LORD - The Fullness of Time - The Hour has Come!
So with that said, lets look at Galatians 4:1-4, "Infant heirs have no more say than a slave, even though they own everything. (The best deal the Law possibly broker confirmed humanity's slavery to sin.) He would remain under domestic supervision and house rules until the date fixed by his father for his official graduation to the status of sonship. This is exactly how it was with us; We were kidnapped as it were into infancy and confined to that state through the Law. (An inferior mindset as a result of Adam's fall.) But then the day dawned; The most complete culmination of time! (Everything predicted was concluded in Christ!) The son arrived, commissioned by the Father; His legal passport to the planet was His mother's womb. In a human body exactly like ours he lived life subject to the same scrutiny of the Law."
2Corinthians 1:14, "To some extent you have already understood that our joy is mirrored in one another. The day of the Lord Jesus Christ is no longer a distant promise but a fulfilled reality!" (The word, (G2509 from G2505 and G4007 from G4008) kathaper, often translated, exactly as, comes from kata, meaning according to and per, which is an enclitic particle significant of abundance and thoroughness which comes from the word, (G4008) peiro, meaning to piece. The use of the Latin enclitic relates to a word that throws an accent back onto the preceding word, which is here translated as mirror.
The "day of the LORD Jesus Christ," is emera, which is a specific and measured period. Eastern usage of this term differs from our western usage. Any part of a day is counted as a whole day, hence the expression, "three days and three nights," does not mean literally three whole days, but at least one whole day plus a portion of other days.
The day of the Lord Jesus is the theme of Scripture as in 1Peter 1:10; This was what the Prophets were studying and desiring to know. The content of their message always pointed to the day and the person where the promise of redemption would be realized. The sufferings of the Messiah would redeem and release the glory of GOD'S image and likeness in human life; The glory that Adam lost on behalf of the human race, returns. In Acts 17:31, "In the resurrection, GOD gave proof to the redeemed innocence of humanity; The "day and the person" prophesied was fulfilled in Jesus." Jesus gives context to this day in John 14:20, "In that day you will know that I am in My Father and you are In Me and I in you.")
Hebrews 11:1, "Persuasion confirms confident expectation and proves the unseen world to be more real than the seen. Faith celebrates as certain what hope visualizes as future." (The shadow no longer substitutes the substance. Jesus is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of everything the Prophets foretold. The unveiling of Christ in human life completes humanity's every expectation. Col. 1:27)
Romans 4:17, "When GOD changed Abram's name to Abraham, He made a public statement that He would be the Father of all nations." ( Genesis 17:5. Here we see Abraham faced with GOD'S faith; The kind of faith that resurrected the dead and calls things which are not (visible yet) as through they were (are). Romans 4:18, Faith gave substance to hope when everything seemed hopeless; The words, "so shall your seed be" conceived in him faith of fatherhood. (Abraham's case here pictures the hopelessness of fallen humanity, having lost their identity, and faces with the impossibility to redeem themselves. (The very place that humanity finds itself today. In this virus attack.)
Revelation 14:15-10, "Another Shepherd-Messenger appeared out of the most holy place of the temple and with a loud voice addressed the one seated upon the cloud, saying, "Thrust forth your pruning hook, your hour has come - this is your moment to reap for the earth's harvest is ready." (see John 4:31-36, In the mean while His disciples were urging Him to take some food. But He said, 'I am feasting on food you cannot see!' His disciples were baffled, "Who brought Him anything to eat?" Jesus told them, 'My food is to fulfill the desire of Him who commissioned Me and to leave no detail undone!' 'The bread you labor for takes four months from the day you sow the seed until it ripens in the ear, doesn't it? This is not the food that I am talking about. The fruit of your own toil and performance will never satisfy permanently; From now on, look at yourselves and everyone else differently; See them through your Father's eyes and you will know that they too are ripe and ready to discover how fully included they are in My finished work. They are perfectly mirrored in Me!' (A harvest is ripe when the seed in the ear matches the seed that was sown! My mission is to reveal and redeem the image and likeness of GOD in human form!) This harvest reveals how both he who sows and he who reaps participate in the same joy of the life of the ages!') (The Mirror, with editing.)
I was going to carry on through Revelation 14:6-10, but decided to end it with that thought instead. I will, the LORD willing pick things back up with Revelation 14 in our next visit. Until then please allow this to sink in. May the LORD help us all!
Sunday, April 5, 2020
"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, between the chapter notes of chapter 17-2a, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.
Our last post was an introduction to "the End Times - Eschatology," where we found that Jesus Christ is the I am-ness of Eschatology, Now in the hearts of Redeemed Humanity. Meaning that many millions if not billions, of the worlds humanity remain in abstract darkness unknowing who they are. By not knowing their seamless one-ness as an, "I am," the purpose and reason that GOD (Elohim) put on our humanity to become Emmanuel. Keep this in mind, it was this same Peter who Jesus labeled Petros, little chip of the bigger block of a Rock! Jesus being the block of Rock. A stone mason knows this too well. Also keep in mind that "Adam," means our own humanity. Picking the flow back up with a look at 1Peter 1 beginning at verse 10, let us find our Redeemed mindset, to see what it states, shall we?
The End Times - Eschatology:
The Day of the LORD - The Fullness of Time - The hour Has Come!
1Peter 1:10-25 "This salvation which you now know as your own, is the theme of the prophetic thought; This is what intrigued the Prophets' minds for generations and became the object of their most diligent inquiry and scrutiny. They knew all along that humanity's salvation was a grace revelation, sustained in their prophetic utterance! (Salvation would never be by personal achievement or a reward to willpower-driven initiative! The law of works would and indeed could never replace grace.) In all of their conversations there was a constant quest to determine who the Messiah would be, and exactly when this would happen. They knew with certainty that it was the spirit of Christ within them pointing prophetically and giving testimony to the sufferings of the Christ and the subsequent glory. (Whatever glory was lost in Adam, would be redeemed again in Jesus Christ!) It was revealed to them that glorious grace message that they were communicating pointed to a specific day and person beyond their own horizon and generation; They saw you in their prophetic view! This [1]heavenly announcement had you in mind all along! They proclaimed glad tidings to you in advance, in the Holy Spirit, commissioned from heaven; The Shepherd-Messengers themselves longed to gaze deeply into its complete fulfillment. (Peter uses the word, [1, G312 from G303 and the base of G32] anaggello, where the preposition (G303), ana, points upwards to the source of the announcement.) How amazing is that! Jesus is what the scriptures are all about; And you are what Jesus is all about! Now wrap your minds around that! This unveiling is [1] what tied up all the loose ends that would trip you and frustrates your seamless transition from the old to the new! The revelation of jesus is no longer a future expectation! Do not allow the old mindset of a future tense glory to intoxicate you and distract you from the relevance of this moment! Stop pointing to a future Messiah! You're it! You are who the Prophets pointed to! You are the fruit of His sufferings; You are the glorious resurrection generation! Fully engage your [2]minds with the consequence of this grace in the revelation of Jesus Christ! He [3]completes your every [4]expectation! (The word [1, G328 from G303 ana, up ward thought and G2224 zōnnumi, to bind about, from G2223 ] anazosamenoi, to grid up, is an Aorist Participle, which translates, "having girded up the loins of your mind, be sober!" The word, [2, G1271 from G1223 dia, channel and G3563 nous, intellect] dianoia, suggests deep contemplation, thinking something thoroughly through in order to reach a sober conclusion! Then Peter writes, [3, G5049] teleios, end [4, G1679] elpisate, hope, this is the completeness of every expectation! see Colossians 1:27.
In one act of righteousness, GOD removed every possible definition of distance and delay! Every excuse that we could have to feel separated from GOD GOD vaporized, cancelled! This is what the Prophets saw: "Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; The crocked places shall be made straight, even the rough places shall be made smooth. and the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken." Isaiah 40:4-5.) Your [1]accurate hearing is what distinguishes you as the resurrection generation; The days of being driven by every [2]desperate, distorted passion of your former ignorance are over! The [3]fashion and patterns of a (by gone and) redundant system are no longer relevant! (The word, [1, G5218 from G5219 hupakouō, to listen intently, from G5259 and G191] upoakoo is often translated, obedience, is from (G5259) upo, meaning under, as in under the influence of, and (G191) akoo, to hear. In the context of this chapter, Peter urges us to hear accurately what was communicated in the prophetic word concerning the life of our design, now rebooted into newness by our joint resurrection within Jesus Christ (His humanity which we all share)! The word, [2, G1939 from G1937 epithumeō, to set the heart upon, from G1909 epi, superimposition and G2372 thumos, heavy passion] epithumia, translates, desire, craving, longing, desire for what is forbidden, lust. The word, [3, G4964 from G4862 sun, union and a derivative of G4976 schema, external condition] suschematizo, is from sun, union, and schema, pattern; A typical template.) The one whose [1]idea you are to begin with, designed you to radiate His image and likeness; He is the true pattern of your beginnings! So, [2]be who you are in realizing the exact detail of your genesis! You are [3]whole and in perfect harmony; Seamless one with Him! (The word, [1, G2564] kaleo, to define by name; To surname. The word, [2, G1096] genethete, referring to genesis, or birth, is in the Aorist, Passive, imperative case; The distinction between the Aorist imperative and the present imperative is one of aspect, not tense. Thus, to get something over and done with! The word, [3, G40, H2282] hagios, holy, separate from common conditions and use. see Hebrews 10:14-16) On the very account that what is written in prophetic Scripture, (and echoed in our innermost being), already mirrors the life of our design, we are free to be who we are. As it is written, "'I am, therefore you are! I am wholly separated to you, and invite you to explore the same completeness of your being in Me!'" (The word, (G1125) grapho, to engrave, often refers to the prophetic writings, OT Scriptures. The appeal of truth is confirmed in the resonance within us due to the echo of that which is already written in our (DNA) innermost being by design! "Did not your heart ignite within you while He opened to us the scriptures!" Luke 24:27, 32, 44-45. The Textus Receptus uses the word genesthe, instead of esesthe, from (G1510) eimi, "I am," as in the Westtcott & Hort text. This makes a massive difference! So, instead of ginomai, to become, it is the, esesthe, I am! See notes in John 1:1. Three times in this sentence John used the active indicative imperfect form of the verb eimi, namely aen [nv] to be, [in the beginning 'was' the Word etc,,,,] which conveys no idea of origin for GOD or for the Logos, but simply continuous existence, 'I am.' Quite a different verb egeneto, "become," appears in John 8:58, 'before Abraham was [born, genesthai from ginomai] I am.' The word eimi, I am; The essence of being, suggesting timeless-ness of existence. You did not begin in your mother's womb. You began in GOD'S I-am-ness! You are the most magnificent idea that the Engineer of the Universe has ever had! 'I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb!' Jeremaih 1:5. In Him we live and move and have our being! Acts 17:28.) Now since you are defined in your Father, who does not judge anyone on face value, but always only according His work; (His finished work in Christ) wherever you find yourself located geographically or emotionally, return to your 'at home-ness' in Him; You are not defined by your circumstances. ( The word (G390 from G303 ana, and G4762 strepho, to convert) anastrepho, suggests a radical returning; literally a turning upside down! Actually ana, means upwards - so, it's actually a turning downside up!) It is clear to see that you were ransomed from the futile, fallen mindset that you inherited from your fathers, not by the currency of your own labor, represented by the fluctuating values of gold and silver, and the economy of your religious efforts; But you were redeemed with the priceless blood of Christ; He is the ultimate sacrifice; Spotless and without blemish. He completes the prophetic picture! (In Him GOD speaks the most radical scapegoat language of the law of judgment, and brings final closure to a dead and redundant system! in Psalm 40:6-7, it is clearly stated that GOD does not require sacrifices or offerings! Jesus was (and remains) the Lamb of GOD! He collides victoriously with the futile sacrificial system whereby offerings are constantly made to the pseudo, moody, monster gods of our imaginations! This is the scandal of the cross! GOD does not demand a sacrifice that would change the way He thinks about humanity; He provided the sacrifice of himself in Christ as Christ in order to forever eradicate sin-consciousness from our minds and radically changed the way we think abut our Maker, one another and ourselves! [Sin-consciousness is in essence a works-based consciousness.] GOD did not clothe Adam with the skin of a slain animal because of a divine need to be appeased, but because of Their unconditional Agape for Adam; They spoke the language of Adam's own judgment: Adam, not GOD, was embarrassed about his nakedness. The clothing was not to make GOD look at Adam differently, but to make Adam feel better about himself! And ultimately it was to prophetically prepare Adam for the unveiling of the mystery of humanity's redemption in the incarnation. Here Deity would clothe Themselves in human skin, in a son; And the Loin of Judah would become the Lamb of GOD in order to free our minds to re-discover His image and likeness in our skin! see 1Peter 1:2.) He was always destined in GOD'S prophetic thoughts; GOD knew even before the fall of the world order that His Son would be the Lamb, to be made manifest in these last days, because of you! (You are the reason Jesus died and was raised! The word, (G2598) kataballo, means "to fall away, to put in a lower place," instead of themelios, meaning "foundation" [see Eph. 2:20]; Thus, translated "the fall of the world," instead of "the foundation of the world." The entire "Fall" was a falling away in our minds from our true identity as image and likeness bearers of Elohim. Just like Eve, were we all deceived to believe a lie about ourselves, which is the fruit of the "I-am-not-tree." We all, like sheep have gone astray. [Is. 53:6] The word eschatos means extreme; last in time or in space; The uttermost part, the final conclusion. What GOD said about 'you-manity' in Jesus defines eschatology!) He is the conclusive cause of our belief in GOD. Seeing then how perfectly you fit into the scheme of things, it is no wonder that our faith in GOD'S act of raising Jesus from the dead became the glorious reference to our own new birth (being again from above)! The glory that GOD gave Jesus by raising Him from among the dead, is the conclusion of everything that our faith longed for! (This is the redeemed glory that the Prophets pointed to! Hosea 6:2, "After two days he will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up!" Isaiah 40:5, "And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together!") As a result of our accurate hearing of the unveiled truth, and through the agency of the Spirit, we have engaged our souls fully with the purifying effect of our inclusion in His glorious work of redemption. (See commentary note on 1Peter 1:14. The same Spirit of Christ who spoke from within the Prophets of old, now endorses truth within us, our spirit!) This co-resurrection-new-birth does not compare to the fading qualities of that which is produced by the perishable seed of the carnal works - and performance-based mindsets. The indestructible living seed of the word of GOD conceives our resurrection life within us; This life is equal to its source. ( The word, (G3306) meno, abiding in seamless union, or, to remain the same.
You are giving stature to the rise of a new person; A new resurrection generation of a people who are coming out of obscurity into His marvelous light!) "All flesh is but grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our GOD is [1]risen for ever." This word is the [2]exact same message of the glad tidings announced by the Prophets and Now proclaimed to you! (Peter again quoted from Isaiah 40, this time verses 6 and 8. The Hebrew word, [1, H6965] Qum, means to rise up; like in Hosea 6:2, "After two days He will revive us, on the third day, He will raise us up!" Isaiah 40:6, 8; Also see the note on 1Peter 1:13. The word [2, G ] meno is used in the Septuagint and also here in the Greek text, Peter uses the word, meno, to remain the same; To continue to be (ever active) present.) (The Mirror, with editing.)
In our next visit, the LORD willing, we shall continue with Galatians 4:1. Until then may He prove Himself faithful by releasing the grip of fear of death from this virus manufactured by man. Under the influence of all that is evil.
The End Times - Eschatology:
The Day of the LORD - The Fullness of Time - The hour Has Come!
1Peter 1:10-25 "This salvation which you now know as your own, is the theme of the prophetic thought; This is what intrigued the Prophets' minds for generations and became the object of their most diligent inquiry and scrutiny. They knew all along that humanity's salvation was a grace revelation, sustained in their prophetic utterance! (Salvation would never be by personal achievement or a reward to willpower-driven initiative! The law of works would and indeed could never replace grace.) In all of their conversations there was a constant quest to determine who the Messiah would be, and exactly when this would happen. They knew with certainty that it was the spirit of Christ within them pointing prophetically and giving testimony to the sufferings of the Christ and the subsequent glory. (Whatever glory was lost in Adam, would be redeemed again in Jesus Christ!) It was revealed to them that glorious grace message that they were communicating pointed to a specific day and person beyond their own horizon and generation; They saw you in their prophetic view! This [1]heavenly announcement had you in mind all along! They proclaimed glad tidings to you in advance, in the Holy Spirit, commissioned from heaven; The Shepherd-Messengers themselves longed to gaze deeply into its complete fulfillment. (Peter uses the word, [1, G312 from G303 and the base of G32] anaggello, where the preposition (G303), ana, points upwards to the source of the announcement.) How amazing is that! Jesus is what the scriptures are all about; And you are what Jesus is all about! Now wrap your minds around that! This unveiling is [1] what tied up all the loose ends that would trip you and frustrates your seamless transition from the old to the new! The revelation of jesus is no longer a future expectation! Do not allow the old mindset of a future tense glory to intoxicate you and distract you from the relevance of this moment! Stop pointing to a future Messiah! You're it! You are who the Prophets pointed to! You are the fruit of His sufferings; You are the glorious resurrection generation! Fully engage your [2]minds with the consequence of this grace in the revelation of Jesus Christ! He [3]completes your every [4]expectation! (The word [1, G328 from G303 ana, up ward thought and G2224 zōnnumi, to bind about, from G2223 ] anazosamenoi, to grid up, is an Aorist Participle, which translates, "having girded up the loins of your mind, be sober!" The word, [2, G1271 from G1223 dia, channel and G3563 nous, intellect] dianoia, suggests deep contemplation, thinking something thoroughly through in order to reach a sober conclusion! Then Peter writes, [3, G5049] teleios, end [4, G1679] elpisate, hope, this is the completeness of every expectation! see Colossians 1:27.
In one act of righteousness, GOD removed every possible definition of distance and delay! Every excuse that we could have to feel separated from GOD GOD vaporized, cancelled! This is what the Prophets saw: "Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; The crocked places shall be made straight, even the rough places shall be made smooth. and the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken." Isaiah 40:4-5.) Your [1]accurate hearing is what distinguishes you as the resurrection generation; The days of being driven by every [2]desperate, distorted passion of your former ignorance are over! The [3]fashion and patterns of a (by gone and) redundant system are no longer relevant! (The word, [1, G5218 from G5219 hupakouō, to listen intently, from G5259 and G191] upoakoo is often translated, obedience, is from (G5259) upo, meaning under, as in under the influence of, and (G191) akoo, to hear. In the context of this chapter, Peter urges us to hear accurately what was communicated in the prophetic word concerning the life of our design, now rebooted into newness by our joint resurrection within Jesus Christ (His humanity which we all share)! The word, [2, G1939 from G1937 epithumeō, to set the heart upon, from G1909 epi, superimposition and G2372 thumos, heavy passion] epithumia, translates, desire, craving, longing, desire for what is forbidden, lust. The word, [3, G4964 from G4862 sun, union and a derivative of G4976 schema, external condition] suschematizo, is from sun, union, and schema, pattern; A typical template.) The one whose [1]idea you are to begin with, designed you to radiate His image and likeness; He is the true pattern of your beginnings! So, [2]be who you are in realizing the exact detail of your genesis! You are [3]whole and in perfect harmony; Seamless one with Him! (The word, [1, G2564] kaleo, to define by name; To surname. The word, [2, G1096] genethete, referring to genesis, or birth, is in the Aorist, Passive, imperative case; The distinction between the Aorist imperative and the present imperative is one of aspect, not tense. Thus, to get something over and done with! The word, [3, G40, H2282] hagios, holy, separate from common conditions and use. see Hebrews 10:14-16) On the very account that what is written in prophetic Scripture, (and echoed in our innermost being), already mirrors the life of our design, we are free to be who we are. As it is written, "'I am, therefore you are! I am wholly separated to you, and invite you to explore the same completeness of your being in Me!'" (The word, (G1125) grapho, to engrave, often refers to the prophetic writings, OT Scriptures. The appeal of truth is confirmed in the resonance within us due to the echo of that which is already written in our (DNA) innermost being by design! "Did not your heart ignite within you while He opened to us the scriptures!" Luke 24:27, 32, 44-45. The Textus Receptus uses the word genesthe, instead of esesthe, from (G1510) eimi, "I am," as in the Westtcott & Hort text. This makes a massive difference! So, instead of ginomai, to become, it is the, esesthe, I am! See notes in John 1:1. Three times in this sentence John used the active indicative imperfect form of the verb eimi, namely aen [nv] to be, [in the beginning 'was' the Word etc,,,,] which conveys no idea of origin for GOD or for the Logos, but simply continuous existence, 'I am.' Quite a different verb egeneto, "become," appears in John 8:58, 'before Abraham was [born, genesthai from ginomai] I am.' The word eimi, I am; The essence of being, suggesting timeless-ness of existence. You did not begin in your mother's womb. You began in GOD'S I-am-ness! You are the most magnificent idea that the Engineer of the Universe has ever had! 'I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb!' Jeremaih 1:5. In Him we live and move and have our being! Acts 17:28.) Now since you are defined in your Father, who does not judge anyone on face value, but always only according His work; (His finished work in Christ) wherever you find yourself located geographically or emotionally, return to your 'at home-ness' in Him; You are not defined by your circumstances. ( The word (G390 from G303 ana, and G4762 strepho, to convert) anastrepho, suggests a radical returning; literally a turning upside down! Actually ana, means upwards - so, it's actually a turning downside up!) It is clear to see that you were ransomed from the futile, fallen mindset that you inherited from your fathers, not by the currency of your own labor, represented by the fluctuating values of gold and silver, and the economy of your religious efforts; But you were redeemed with the priceless blood of Christ; He is the ultimate sacrifice; Spotless and without blemish. He completes the prophetic picture! (In Him GOD speaks the most radical scapegoat language of the law of judgment, and brings final closure to a dead and redundant system! in Psalm 40:6-7, it is clearly stated that GOD does not require sacrifices or offerings! Jesus was (and remains) the Lamb of GOD! He collides victoriously with the futile sacrificial system whereby offerings are constantly made to the pseudo, moody, monster gods of our imaginations! This is the scandal of the cross! GOD does not demand a sacrifice that would change the way He thinks about humanity; He provided the sacrifice of himself in Christ as Christ in order to forever eradicate sin-consciousness from our minds and radically changed the way we think abut our Maker, one another and ourselves! [Sin-consciousness is in essence a works-based consciousness.] GOD did not clothe Adam with the skin of a slain animal because of a divine need to be appeased, but because of Their unconditional Agape for Adam; They spoke the language of Adam's own judgment: Adam, not GOD, was embarrassed about his nakedness. The clothing was not to make GOD look at Adam differently, but to make Adam feel better about himself! And ultimately it was to prophetically prepare Adam for the unveiling of the mystery of humanity's redemption in the incarnation. Here Deity would clothe Themselves in human skin, in a son; And the Loin of Judah would become the Lamb of GOD in order to free our minds to re-discover His image and likeness in our skin! see 1Peter 1:2.) He was always destined in GOD'S prophetic thoughts; GOD knew even before the fall of the world order that His Son would be the Lamb, to be made manifest in these last days, because of you! (You are the reason Jesus died and was raised! The word, (G2598) kataballo, means "to fall away, to put in a lower place," instead of themelios, meaning "foundation" [see Eph. 2:20]; Thus, translated "the fall of the world," instead of "the foundation of the world." The entire "Fall" was a falling away in our minds from our true identity as image and likeness bearers of Elohim. Just like Eve, were we all deceived to believe a lie about ourselves, which is the fruit of the "I-am-not-tree." We all, like sheep have gone astray. [Is. 53:6] The word eschatos means extreme; last in time or in space; The uttermost part, the final conclusion. What GOD said about 'you-manity' in Jesus defines eschatology!) He is the conclusive cause of our belief in GOD. Seeing then how perfectly you fit into the scheme of things, it is no wonder that our faith in GOD'S act of raising Jesus from the dead became the glorious reference to our own new birth (being again from above)! The glory that GOD gave Jesus by raising Him from among the dead, is the conclusion of everything that our faith longed for! (This is the redeemed glory that the Prophets pointed to! Hosea 6:2, "After two days he will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up!" Isaiah 40:5, "And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together!") As a result of our accurate hearing of the unveiled truth, and through the agency of the Spirit, we have engaged our souls fully with the purifying effect of our inclusion in His glorious work of redemption. (See commentary note on 1Peter 1:14. The same Spirit of Christ who spoke from within the Prophets of old, now endorses truth within us, our spirit!) This co-resurrection-new-birth does not compare to the fading qualities of that which is produced by the perishable seed of the carnal works - and performance-based mindsets. The indestructible living seed of the word of GOD conceives our resurrection life within us; This life is equal to its source. ( The word, (G3306) meno, abiding in seamless union, or, to remain the same.
You are giving stature to the rise of a new person; A new resurrection generation of a people who are coming out of obscurity into His marvelous light!) "All flesh is but grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our GOD is [1]risen for ever." This word is the [2]exact same message of the glad tidings announced by the Prophets and Now proclaimed to you! (Peter again quoted from Isaiah 40, this time verses 6 and 8. The Hebrew word, [1, H6965] Qum, means to rise up; like in Hosea 6:2, "After two days He will revive us, on the third day, He will raise us up!" Isaiah 40:6, 8; Also see the note on 1Peter 1:13. The word [2, G ] meno is used in the Septuagint and also here in the Greek text, Peter uses the word, meno, to remain the same; To continue to be (ever active) present.) (The Mirror, with editing.)
In our next visit, the LORD willing, we shall continue with Galatians 4:1. Until then may He prove Himself faithful by releasing the grip of fear of death from this virus manufactured by man. Under the influence of all that is evil.
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