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By John R. I don't know exactly when Jesus Christ will return to end this flesh and
blood earth age, because Jesus Christ told us He did not even
know; that only God the Father knew; but He did say
it will happen during "The Generation of the Fig Tree"What a privilege our Father has given us in these last days to enable us to "lift up our eyes" in His Word and "see" the eight visions of Zechariah which outline the purpose, the time frame, the overall plan and the details of the work of God in this final generation as He pours out His spirit through His two sons of oil, His two witnesses, unto those two lighted candlesticks which are the two churches of Philadelphia and Smyrna comprised of the sons and daughters spoken of by Peter in Acts chapter two.
Two things are for certain though:
1.) Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior who now sits at the right hand of the Father in heaven is returning to Zion at the sound of the 7th Trump to be crowned King of kings and Lord of lords of ALL the earth and to "establish it with judgment (divine law) and with justice".Before we complete these next two chapters we are going to learn how and why it is that our people shall fall away from the true Messiah, which Paul calls "the great apostasy" in 2 Thes. 2, and worship the false messiah (Satan) when he comes at the sound of the 6th Trump, and claims he is God. Not only that, we shall see how the whole wide world shall "take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew" and go up to Jerusalem in a great religious revival and worship this abominable desolator of men's souls (Satan) who stands in the holy place claiming to be God. These next two chapters therefore are very important to our understanding of the times in which we live today. In fact, the hour glass has already been tipped and the last grains of sand are about to run out on this flesh age. So as we Baby Boomers are used to hearing, "Ready or not, here He comes!"2.) It is written that before we gather back to Christ there shall first come a false messiah to Zion at the sound of the 6th Trump, one "Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God (2 Thes. 2:4)."
As we begin the 7th chapter of Zechariah, the timeframe given in the first verse corresponds to our late November/early December in the fourth year of Darius the king, two years from the beginning of Zechariah's prophecies and two years from the completion of the Temple which was in the 6th year of Darius the king in 405 BC. Keep in mind what we learned in our opening study that unlike Haggai who prophesied during a four month period, Zechariah's prophecies span a period of 7 years which we even "saw" from his visions correspond to the last 7 years of Daniel culminating with the return of the King of kings.
Zech. 7:1
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
Let us first check-out the meanings of the names given in this verse that we might come to a deeper understanding of what is going on here. "Sherezer" is an Assyrian name meaning "prince of fire", call him "prince of (strange) fire" (see Numbers 3:4), and "Regem-melech" means "king" (melech) of a "regem", which is a "heap of stones", which pretty much describes what the 12 tribes symbolized by the 12 stones in the breastplate of the Levitical priests had become. So here we have representatives of Bethel, which is supposed to be the "house of God" ("Beth-El" means "House of God" in Hebrew), whose names are basically synonymous with "Idolatry" and a heap of "Confusion". Well, perhaps it may offend some, but as wise old Solomon declared, "there is nothing new under the sun", and idolatry and confusion (babel) are pretty good overall descriptions of the Christian priests/ministers in our land today, both catholic and protestant.[2] When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
Here is the question these representatives were to ask the priests in the house of the LORD of hosts:
We are going to learn in great detail in the next chapter about the "fasts" (appointed times) of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months for they are very crucial to our understanding of what is happening even right now in the land of Judea! Nevertheless, we should make note of the fact that the two fasts spoken of here and in the next verse, i.e. the fasts of the fifth and the seventh months, were on the 10th of Ab (5th month) when the Temple and the houses were burnt (Jer. 52:12-13) and on the 3rd of Tishri (7th month) when Gedaliah was slain by Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah (Jer. 40:8 & 41:1-3) respectively. These dates correspond to about the last weeks of our July and September.[3] And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
However, the important thing to understand as it relates to the lesson to be learned in the following few verses is that these were religious ceremonies they were concerned about, not the Word of God, and the question the representatives of Bethel are asking is "Should they continue weeping and mourning on these days as they have done throughout the 70 years of their captivity?" Here is the answer straight from the word of the LORD of hosts:
Well now, God says! Let's take a galloping poll and do a little analysis and just see how much good all that fasting and mourning has done to date! (Hmmm, wonder if they know why they went into captivity in the first place?)[4] Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,[5] Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
Question to all ye people of the land and all you so-called priests (ministers): "For whose benefit did you do all that fasting and mourning?"
Do you think they did it unto the
LORD God of hosts, i.e.
that they might repent of their sins and of their disobedience to His
laws
and commands which brought on their captivity in the first place?
Seems to me if they even have to ask the question as to whether
they should
stop or continue that it has become nothing more than a ritual, wouldn't
you say? You see, most of them now listened to "princes of strange fire",
i.e.
they had become idolatrous and worshipped after other gods, even
enjoying
the prosperity and security that their captors provided!
Therefore, they
really did not pray to the living God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
but
to
a strange god of another fire, even Satan himself.
Do you think it is any different in our land today?
Next question from the LORD of hosts:
Yes, they were "eating and drinking" for themselves and it is obvious that they were "marrying and giving in marriage" to strange gods (see Mat. 24:38). You see, they were not into "hungering and thirsting" after righteousness, i.e. for His Word, His truth! They were not putting God first either in their sorrowing nor in their eating and drinking![6] And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
understand.
The mind of many so called Christians today is that they just love Jesus. They never rock any boats, or take any stands, but they just stand by and love everybody. When someone tells you that without an explanation, be very suspicious of that person. Sure we are to love every one but we are not suppose to love the evil things that they do. When we see a so-called Christians playing church and doing things that go against God's Word, we can let them know about it, and in doing so we are showing our love for them.
In the matter of Sodomites or homosexuals; and those who promote, provide for, and/or have abortions,God
loves the soul of that individual, but He hates the acts of what
they do. He loves them to the point that He sent His only begotten Son,
Jesus Christ, who was God Himself born as a flesh and blood man to a
virgin descendant,
of pure pedigree, of the individual man (" 'eth-ha adham" which means this one man in particular which God formed as described in Genesis 2:7.) and his help meet Eve to be sacrificed on the cross to pay the
price for their filthy sins, but that sacrifice will not apply to that
filthy pervert until that soul has a repentive heart. This is not mankind that God created s described in Genesis !:27, it is just one of those men.
For your information: The Hebrew word translated man in Genesis chapter one, verse 26 is " 'adham" and it means mankind in general including the races. The Hebrew word translated man in Genesis chapter two, verse 7 is " 'eth-ha adham" and it means this one man in particular. That is why it is so important that you study a Bible like "The Companion Bible" which is translated from manuscripts that were protected by "The Massorah".
Until he or she repents of their sins and asks for forgiveness from the Father in Jesus name, there is no forgiveness and the prize of 'salvation by the grace of God' offered in the sin free blood shed by Christ on the cross will not be theirs. God will not force Himself on anyone, and if they love their perversion of filthy acts, God will allow them to continue right on in sin all the way to the pit of hell fire. God will allow them to destroy their own selves. These perverts are going around seeking a way to prevent the disease and death that is surrounding themselves, and the answer is right here in God's Word. Don't pervert yourselves and you have nothing to worry about. Friend, "God's love" is to love them enough that we can tell them the truth. To love someone is to care enough about them that you want to bring them into the knowledge of God's Holy Word, and the comfort that only God can give.
Again, there is nothing new under the sun in this final generation. Many of our brothers and sisters listen to those priests (ministers) with strange "fire" who claim to be representatives of the "house of God", i.e. claim to be Christian ministers and priests preaching and teaching in the name of Christ, but who teach our people to follow after the traditions of men which cause "great confusion" (Babel)!
Jesus Christ warned us of those false preachers of strange fire, those MANY who would come in His name in this generation and deceive the multitudes with traditional fairy tales of apples and snakes and instill a false sense of security and hope in our people by promising them they will "fly-away" in a rapture when Satan the spurious messiah comes to town.
The problem is... that false teaching that Christ will return at any moment literally "sets them up" for the spiritual kill, as in it prepares them for the great apostasy (2 Thes. 2:3), the great falling away which is to accept the first supernatural entity (Satan) who comes from heaven (Rev. 12:7-9) who will be none other than the false messiah coming at the sound of the 6th Trump. Jesus Christ's first warning concerning our day was to watch out for false preachers and teachers and the apostle Paul says to watch out especially for those who teach doctrines declaring that we gather back to the real Christ before the would-be Christ, the son of perdition, comes and reigns in His stead deceiving the whole world with great signs and wonders showing the world that he is God:
Paul also said:Matthew 24:4
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.[5] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
2 Thes. 2:3
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day [the day of our gathering back to Christ] shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;[4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Zech 7:7
Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
No, our people did not listen back in the days of old when God so richly blessed them, nor will they listen today "while the good times roll"! And so it is that this nothing-new-under-the-sun scenario pertaining to THIS final generation is part of the "Song of Moses", the 32nd chapter of Deuteronomy, that the overcomers of Satan and of his beast system will be singing at the victory celebration when Yeshua returns (Rev. 15:3). Are you familiar with the words of this song? You see, it is not when a person is in big trouble, like hanging upside down in a deep well, that he forgets to cry out and acknowledge God. It is when he is "rich and increased with goods and has need of nothing" (Rev. 3:17) that he forsakes God and is so easily "drawn away" from His Word. Hey, "It's the economy stupid!" they now say! Therefore, peace and prosperity, which is exactly what the great tribulation of Satan is, is the greater test of one's love for God and of one's loyalty to the mercy seat, the seat of truth, justice, and the American way.Amos 5:23
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.[24] But let judgment [divine law] run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
"Jeshurun" is a name referring to Jacob whose name was changed to Israel. Did you know that you MUST know where his sons and daughters, especially the so-called "lost 10 tribes" of the house Israel, dwell today in order to understand the prophecies of God's Word pertaining to this generation.Deut. 32:15
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
They already follow the abominable one (Satan) through their idolatrous traditions of men![16] They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
There's the answer to the questions: "When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? [6] And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?"[17] They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
How does one forget or forsake God? By not studying His Written Word. One cannot separate the Living Word from the Written Word. You see, the way one gets to know Jesus Christ is through His Word because He is the Word of God. That is why Christ will say to the many churchgoers who cry Lord, Lord and try to cash in their tithes and do-gooder deeds along with their gold stars for faithfully teaching Sunday school, etc., all done in the name of Christ of course, to GET AWAY from me, I never knew you! Matthew 7:21-23 "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. [22] Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? [23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."[18] Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
They roll the fertility goddess Ishtar's eggs during the high day of Christianity, the Passover, and they accept liberalism instead of demanding truth and justice and accountability and then people wonder why the LORD does not answer their prayers? Go figure! I mean think about it! How many blessings do you pour out and how many requests do you fill for the things your children ask for, after they act totally irreverently and willfully disobey your every wish and command... especially after you have warned and warned them and told them to shape up or ship out? Well, Israel did NOT shape up after being warned by the prophets and God did ship them out just as He said He would![19] And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.
Next we shall learn straight from the LORD of hosts exactly what it is He wants all the people and the priests of THIS NATION to do! Do you know what it is?[20] And He said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
We just saw the priestly representatives of the people who were anxious concerning their religious worship services and came to question God's prophets (Zech. 7:3) as to whether or not they should continue the fasting and mourning for the destruction of the temple (now that it was being rebuilt) as they have been doing these many years of their captivity.
That had to be really disappointing to our Father! Why? Because they should have been less worried about church and more concerned about the fact that His prophets warned them, foretold them, of their captivity that would come IF they continued to ignore and disobey His laws and statutes (thereby following after other gods). In other words, IF they failed to execute His judgment (divine law) with justice and compassion throughout the land, the "natural result" would be destruction and captivity. To wit, there is nothing new under the sun!
Do you not think it is amazing that even after having witnessed His words of warning, those same curses written on the "flying scroll", come to pass exactly as they were written in the law and exactly as they were spoken by the Holy Spirit through the mouths of His prophets, that they were still not repentant nor desirous to seek Him and follow His ways? Well, unfortunately it is not amazing at all. In fact, it is very characteristic of the "sottishness" (Jer. 4:22) of our people even to this day. You see, though they claim to love the Lord, most Christians do not really know Jesus Christ, the Word of God, because they do not study His Word! Therefore in their ignorance they have none understanding of the difference between the holy and the profane, nor the wisdom to "discern between the unclean and the clean"!
To do good is to trust in God and follow His ways, His Word, which is truth and justice, NO MATTER WHAT! Yes, we need to stick to and follow our national motto, "In God We Trust"! To do evil is to allow liberalism to creep in and gnaw away like locusts at the fabric of truth and justice and all that is righteousness! And never forget that all those things that happened to our forefathers happened unto them as ensamples for our benefit, i.e. for the benefit of this generation upon whom the ends of the world are come that we may "see" and "understand" what shall befall us! And it is "befalling us" now! Wake up!Jeremiah 4:22
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish [means "stupid"] children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
It is true that History repeats itself, which is another way of saying that History is prophecy! So if you think you are in good standing with the Lord because of your "churchianity" and yet you do not know the lessons of the "things that happened" unto our forefathers and have "taken heed" yourself, then you are in for a fall... a great fall... even the great falling away of the majority in 2 Thes. 2:3 when that man of sin, the lawless one, the little horn, the son of perdition, Satan himself, comes standing in the holy place claiming to be God!1 Cor. 10:11-12
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Here then is something else to consider! Not only has our gracious and loving Father given us His Word with His clear instructions along with numerous and explicit ensamples of "cause and effect" written for our understanding, but He has further given us TYPES and ensamples in these last days (even of the 6th and 7th Trumps)! Have we not been given to "SEE" almost a decade {The 1990s} of leadership by a charming and charismatic "lawless one", a "rock & roll" "little horn" player from "little tyre ("rock" in Hebrew)", who entered in during times of peace and prosperity and profaned the highest office of our land, perverted justice, scorned truth, despised the rule of law, dealt "treacherously" with foreign governments, as in "sold out" and accepted bribes, debased women and committed fornication with the "harlot"?[12] Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Question: How is it possible for one who has "stooped (fallen) so low" to receive a 66% job approval rating in a nation where more than 90+% of the population professes to be Christian? Yes, "sottish" is an appropriate word and now we have been given a 9-11 wake-up call, even a witness to the ways the prophets warned our ancestors not to follow, the ways which brought forth terror and the destruction of the temple which they now religiously mourned! Should they continue with their fasting and mourning? What for? If you stay in your Father's Word and follow Christ like He said, then there will be no cause for fasting and mourning, only feasting! Now you know how to "wipe away all tears"!
Wake up America! What is it our Father would have us do?
There is nothing new under the sun, even from the "first earth age" throughout all eternity concerning our Father's righteous ways! These words were given unto our forefathers in the wilderness following their captivity in Egypt and these same words are now given to the sons and daughters of this final generation. Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."Zechariah 7:8
And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,[9] Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
[10] And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
Again, "Wake-up Christian" and learn the lessons of "yesterday" for they aptly apply "today"! God said so (1 Cor. 10:11)! Did our forefathers listen to the words of the prophets, to God's Word? No, they did not and they suffered the consequences of their decisions documenting that God's Word is true!
They just don't want to hear the truth about the consequences of their actions, do they? They would rather blame someone else and play the role of victim or poor-me-baby! That's Satan's way and the way of his children of disobedience, i.e. the kenites! Victim, victim, victim! Remember? The "little horn" was never at fault. It was just that someone was always out to get him, especially those far-right-wing-conservatives who were after justice![11] But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
The phrase they "made their hearts as an adamant (stone)" means they are a strong-willed, self-willed, stubborn people, i.e. a bunch of "hard heads"! They especially harden their hearts during times of peace and prosperity. You see, they did enjoy the prosperity of their captors in Babylon. There is nothing new under the sun.[12] Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in His spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
Let's see! If you were to totally ignore your mother and father and not listen to them one whit, and worse yet you go contrary to their wishes and take heed to the bad advice of others, would you then expect your parents to reward your behavior and give you everything you ask them for? I don't think so! Yet some people wonder why God does not answer their prayers! They are "sottish" indeed! Read His Word... there is no need to wonder about anything! You see, our Father poured out His wrath in the first earth age and destroyed the "world that then was" (Jer. 4, 2 Pet. 3:6, Gen. 1:2).[13] Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
They blew it, didn't they? Let us therefore use wisdom and learn from the error of their ways lest HIStory repeats itself at our expense, because it is written that God shall pour out His wrath on this froward (disobedient) generation IF they will not turn to Him! Shall we close our eyes and ears and pretend it isn't so? As a nation, far too many of us closed our eyes and ears during the reign of the "little horn" (Bill Clinton) and look what it brought us! Satan's ways always bring "desolations", which is why He is called the "desolator"![14] But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
Then we SAW one who came come to power (George Bush) who claimed to stand for truth and justice and the American way, one who holds accountable the wicked and unrighteous. Time will tell, what is it we should expect from doing things God's way or if we don't? You know something! One does not have to be a "guru" nor have "supernatural powers" to know what the future brings. Any child who can read can learn of the blessings and cursings in Deut. 28 which naturally, by Divine Law, follow obedience or disobedience respectively! We as individuals have a choice! We as a nation have a choice! Therefore, it is up to you! Just don't "fast and mourn and whine" when you get what is coming to you as result of your bad choice! Your Father won't listen to you! "So what will it take for Him to turn unto you", you ask? We go back to the beginning words in Zechariah. If you did not hear them then, will you be able to hear them now?
Zech. 1:3
Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.[4] Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
As you can see, God is "Pro Choose Life"!Deut. 30:19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
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Our Heavenly Father never forgets His children and
He
never forgets to fulfill the covenants and promises He has made in His
Word, the proof of which can easily be documented over and over and
over
again in the pages of History.
Of course some of those promises contain
both blessings and cursings which are conditional upon the
course of action
His children decide to follow (Deut. 30:19).
To that end, our forefathers who "sorely displeased Him" (Zech. 1:2) by not listening to His prophets (vs. 3), thereby rejecting His Word, found out that the cursings are just as sure a promise He fulfills as the blessings (Zech. 1:6).
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Than since we are surely brothern of the apostle John, that means we are also brothers of that angel in Revelation 22:9 and we are/were, after the first earth age, part of the host of heaven waiting our turn to be born to a flesh and blood women in order to experience life and the permanency of death as a flesh and blood human being in our own animal type body.
Yes, God pulled us off this earth before He destroyed it in anger because of Lucifer's sin. taking us all back to heaven to be with Him, while awaiting our turn to be born to a women in a flesh and blood body in this second earth age, as per His plan to try to salvage our souls.We are the building stones in His Temple, and Paul is telling us in Hebrews chapter 3 that there is this condition we have to meet to become a building stone that Christ will use in His Temple. You must have confidence to Jesus, that He will maintain each and every promise to the very end. Though dispensations come to an end, life with Christ as our personal Savior has no end. That is our eternal confidence that we have in Christ.
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However, after the scattering they were know as "Hebrews". The word "Hebrew" means "from the other side of the river". Through the years the Euphrates river had become the border and dividing line between God's people, the Israelites and Babylon.
Hebrews 1:1 "God, Who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,"
God, Who at many times throughout the entire scripture, and in many divers ways spoke to our ancestors through His prophets. When we read our Bible and study it, He is also speaking to us through His prophets [teachers]. This letter is written to all of God's children, of Israel, and to the Gentiles also of all generations.
Hebrews 1:2 "Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, Whom He hath appointed Heir of all things, by Whom also He made the worlds;"
Jesus Christ the Son of God came to this earth through the womb of the virgin Mary, and He also spoke to us in person. Stop and think on the rest of this verse.
Through His Son He made the worlds! The "worlds" in the Greek text are "the three world ages", that is what it is implied here. It is talking about the "cosmos", [the ages or periods of time]. What do you think that "Spirit of God" was that moved on the waters, even at the beginning of this earth age?
Genesis 1:2 "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
The Massorah text states that the earth "became" [not was but became] a waste and without form", "tohu va bohu". Then "God moved upon the face of the waters". Jesus related over and over in the book of John that "I and My Father are one" [John 10:30] "When you have seen Me you have seen the Father", and so on.
Read it for yourself!
That may not be popular to teach since it goes against what is so commonly 'espoused' in the churches today, but then neither was what Jesus Christ taught found to be popular by the "religious community", and you know what they did to Him for speaking the truth! You "see", those who serve God acceptably, who truly love the brethren, teach His Word as it is written regardless of whether or not it pleases men! In other words, they teach not for covetous reasons, neither for money nor for self glory but to the glory of God and of His Christ in bringing their brothers and sisters back home to Father's house.
If you do His will, doing the work which is laid before us, entertaining them by teaching them in His Word as it is written, then there is nothing and no one to fear for He has promised to be with you until the end. Do you believe His promises? Do you trust and have faith in Him to be true to His Word?Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
You entertain them and fully immerse (baptize) whosoever will in His Word, whereby they become sealed in their minds with His truth.Matthew 28:19-20
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
The duty of God's elect is the same now as it shall be in the Millennium, which is to "teach His people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean (Ezekiel 44:23)". And they do it with confidence and with boldness (frankness), with godly fear and reverence... not fearing what man might do unto them.[20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
That is the type of assuredness that a man or woman possesses who has his or her faith founded upon the Rock, which is the faith of substance Paul described in chapter 11. They fear not those who can harm only the flesh for they love and revere their Father who has ALL power in both heaven and earth. Matthew 10:28 "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him Which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."Hebrews 13:6
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
The connection with the next verse shows us that Paul is not talking here about present day teachers who walk in the flesh at this time. He will address them later on in verse 17. What he is telling us here is to remember, to be mindful of, those men and women of faith who have led you and spoken unto you the pure Word of God. That would be Moses and David and all the prophets and the disciples too! You stick with the those men of faith and follow in their footsteps, considering the victory they all obtained in Jesus Christ, the author and finisher of their faith. Remember that Paul took the entire 11th chapter of this Book of Hebrews to remind us of many of them and show us the "end of their conversation (i.e. conduct)"! So "follow" their examples of faith, i.e. mimos which means to "mimic" or "imitate" them, and you will NEVER go wrong. That's right! We have their testimonies that they all trusted and believed in the promises of God, that He was faithful to His Word and you know what? He is just as faithful today as He was yesterday to them, and He will be just as faithful when tomorrow comes no matter what may befall us in these last days.Hebrews 13:7
Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
That same Rock that was with our forefathers in the wilderness is with us today! 1 Cor. 10:4 "And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ." And He is with you now and He will be with you 'till the end of this age if you do His will and keep His Word.[8] Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
So be "Rock solid" and do not be shaken by men's words with their fancy talk and their fairy tale traditions of apples and snakes and Ishtar bunnies, etc. Study God's Word and don't be like a weed shaken in the wind and carried about with divers and strange doctrines, lest others see your unbelief and follow after you as you race down the wrong path.
[9] Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
Do you understand why Jesus Christ was slain on the cross outside the city gate, away from the temple?
You "see", you are complete in Jesus Christ (Col. 2:10) who did away with all the shadows, the earthly tabernacle and all the meat (animal) sacrifices and all other religious ceremonies, etc., etc. So grow and mature in the Word of God and be ESTABLISHED by His grace, His Spirit, for it is by that Word that you are strengthened, remember? The vain (empty) traditions of men and being busy bodies will not profit you one iota! Read again in Mat. 7:21-23 what churchianity will get you... the door to the wedding feast slammed in your face. Then read what follows concerning those who are wise and built their houses upon the Rock, i.e. who established their faith in His Word.Ephes. 4:14
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
What Paul is doing here is drawing a comparison of the Old Covenant and the earthly tabernacle where priests made sacrifices and the high priest entered into the Holy of Holies, etc., to the New Covenant where there are no earthly priests who mediate between you and God. 1 Tim. 2:5 "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." If you do not think that many churches do not want you to fully understand that verse, then you need to obtain a copy of the "Letter to the Reader" which the translators of the King James Bible wrote to you, the English reader. The fact that the churches and publishers have succeeded in having it removed from the pages of the Bibles you purchase today ought to be sufficient evidence to cause to you ask some questions and seek some answers.Hebrews 13:10
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
Here is an excerpt from that "Letter to the Reader*" which used to appear in all 1611 King James Bibles:
"Now the Church of Rome would seem at the length to bear a motherly affection towards her children, and to allow them the Scriptures in their mother tongue: but indeed it is a gift, not deserving to be called a gift, an unprofitable gift: [Sophecles] they must first get a License in writing before they may use them, and to get that, they must approve themselves to their Confessor, that is, to be such as are, if not frozen in the dregs, yet soured with the leaven of their superstition. Howbeit, it seemed too much to Clement the Eighth that there should be any License granted to have them in the vulgar tongue, and therefore he overruleth and frustrateth the grant of Pius the Fourth. [See the observation (set forth by Clemen. His authority) upon the 4. rule of Pius the 4. his making in the index, lib. prohib. pag. 15. ver. 5.] So much are they afraid of the light of the Scripture, (Lucifugae Scripturarum, as Tertulian speaketh) that they will not trust the people with it, no not as it is set forth by their own sworn men, no not with the License of their own Bishops and Inquisitors. Yea, so unwilling they are to communicate the Scriptures to the people's understanding in any sort, that they are not ashamed to confess, that we forced them to translate it into English against their wills. This seemeth to argue a bad cause, or a bad conscience, or both. Sure we are, that it is not he that hath good gold, that is afraid to bring it to the touchstone, but he that hath the counterfeit; [Tertul. de resur. carnis.] neither is it the true man that shunneth the light, but the malefactor, lest his deeds should be reproved [John 3:20]: neither is it the plain dealing Merchant that is unwilling to have the weights, or the meteyard brought in place, but he that useth deceit. But we will let them alone for this fault, and return to translation."
John’s
AWS Note
to all Christians: If you think this
letter to reader of the 1611 King James version of the Bible only
applies to
the Catholic Church, you are greatly mistaken. We
here at the American Wisdom are Protestants
and let me tell you; most Protestant churches that I’ve ever attended
avoid rightly
dividing any Biblical topic, that they
deem too controversial which might reduce attendance and therefore the
size of
the offering left in the felt lined plate. I have never heard a sermon
preached
on the 1st earth age; see 2 Peter 3:5-6. Jeremiah 4:23-26, And
Genesis
1:1-2. Therefore I have never heard a sermon preached on why we,
the created
children of God (we angels) are waiting our turn to be born of water,
from the
womb of a flesh and blood woman. OH you didn’t know that we are the
angels in heaven?
See Revelation 22:8-9. I have also never
heard a sermon preached on who Cain’s father really was. See John 8:44 and 1
John 3:12; therefore we aren’t taught who the Kenites are or
where the tares of
Matthew 13:36-43 came
from. Of course they can’t
explain the “Parable of the
Tares” because it disproves their rapture of the church theory which
they teach.
I could go on and on naming Biblical
Truths that they don’t teach.
The sacrificial animals (beasts) were slain outside the camp, away from the temple, just as Jesus Christ was slain on the cross outside the city gate, away from the temple. In other words, there is no altar in the church . The true church, the true temple, is the many membered body of Christ. Are you part of that temple? Did you know that the brothers and sisters who overcome in this final generation will be made pillars in that temple? Rev. 3:12 "Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name."[11] For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
The blood of Christ was not sprinkled inside the earthly tabernacle, was it? And did He not suffer outside the gate of the city?[12] Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
We expect persecution outside the camp, but nevertheless we will gladly bear His reproach in pleasing our Father, holding fast to His Word and doing His will.[13] Let us go forth therefore unto Him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
We seek the same city our father Abraham sought, the heavenly city of Jerusalem.[14] For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
It is your love for your Father, which you do show by serving Him acceptably, by keeping His Word and bearing fruit among the brethren, that pleases Him. He does not want nor need your "sacrifices" of material things, etc. He wants you to love Him and walk in His ways. Hosea 6:6 "For I desired mercy [love] and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."[15] By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
The fruit of our lips is what grows as a result of the seeds we plant with them. So don't forget to fellowship, be hospitable, and communicate the Word of God to others and bring forth fruit. It pleases your Father very much!
Plant seeds and be hospitable to those who need strengthening, entertaining whosoever will with the Word of God. Also, be supportive of good teachers who labor in the Word and teach His truth as it is written, chapter by chapter and line by line.[16] But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
[17] Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
We are one body serving Christ in these last days and we must all "run the race which is set before us" helping to lift up and strengthen each other along the way. "Obey" doesn't mean to believe or follow every word of some man or woman. God forbid we should believe someone, even a good teacher, without first checking him or her out in the Word of God. Rather give assurance to, be agreeable with, by helping and being supportive of each other as well as those who lead (teach) others in the Word of God by rightly dividing the Word of truth. We all have responsibilities and gifts and duties but teachers are foremost accountable to God for what they teach and those teachers who mislead His children down the wrong path after the traditions of men and false doctrines and cause them to stumble and fall when the flood of lies and deception sweep the world during the reign of the Instead-of-Jesus shall pay dearly. Just wait until they hear His thundering voice. May God have mercy on those who lead His children astray.May God have mercy on those who lead His children astray.
Again, the point is, we are all of one body so when we help each other and support good works and good teachers who bring forth the truth of His Word, thereby declaring His righteousness, we also help ourselves and others who are brought in by all sharing in the same reward. To "watch out for your soul" means they help "keep souls awake" so they do not fall asleep and slumber.
Paul said "pray for us" meaning himself and others who know they a have a good conscience in teaching the truth of God's Word, even in teaching that those who follow after shadows (according to the old way) and the traditions men, do so in vain![18] Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
This is an example of brotherly love, of brother helping brother. As one of the brethren, Paul asked them to pray for him that he might be restored to them sooner, to continue the work of God. Then he closed with a prayer for them, which is for you also in these last days, that through the grace of God made possible by the shed blood of Jesus Christ, you might also be able to "run the race set before you", to do the "good and acceptable work" of the churches of Philadelphia and Smyrna, that it may be pleasing in His sight. What a beautiful and touching prayer this is indeed which shows the deep abiding love Paul had for Christ and the brethren.[19] But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
[20] Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
[21]Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Again, if your goal as a son or daughter is to glorify God by serving Him "acceptably", doing the "work" according to His will by loving our brothers and sisters, then whatsoever you ask in Christ's name to further that work, He will see to it that you have it, i.e. that you have a part in His plan. May God grant you all you need in fulfilling your destiny.John 14:12-14
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.[13] And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Again, the condition (IF) means you ask "in His name", for His name's sake in bringing forth the glory of the Father in Christ. In other words, do you "see" that you are really asking Him for the sake of your brethren, not for yourself? Jesus Christ works in these last days by and through those who have the faith that pleases Him, i.e. who love and serve Him according to His will! What a privilege and honor it is to serve Him acceptably, for a crown awaits those who "endure" and give testimony in declaring His righteousness, by "calling upon His name (authority)" and asking for those things to accomplish the work according to His will. Acts 2:21 "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[14] If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
Here are Paul's final words of exhortation to the brethren, the brothers and sisters, the sons and daughters of this final generation:
One more time! If you are one of God's elect then you are of part of that church of brotherly love, Philadelphia! So pay real close attention to what Paul has written in this great Book of Hebrews to those who are spiritually rich in God's Word and understand the labor which is yet to be done. God has given us all a part helping set at liberty all those who are in bonds that one day soon we may all join together with Christ as one big happy reunited family! What a glorious reunion that will be!Hebrew 13:22
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
[23] Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.[24] Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
[25] Grace be with you all. Amen
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