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God is building a life for each one of us that is "Rock Solid". He wants our gifts shown Brilliantly and with slender. He wants us to Shine and Sparkle as we are held up to the Light. Our setting (antimony) is Durable and Mighty and it displays God's Faithfulness to us. Now that is Antimony!
Antimony: the sense is not that the stones would have fair colors, but that the cement (antimony) which would be used would be that which was commonly employed to make the most valued colors. The structure (antimony) which would be reared would be as costly and magnificent as if the very cement of the stones consisted of the most precious coloring matter; used also for flame proofing material (ex. components and function of the prongs on a Brilliant Wedding Ring). |
Thursday, August 22, 2019
"You Want to be Where God's Eyes Are!"
Friday, August 16, 2019
Thursday, August 15, 2019
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This years (2019) Feast of Trumpets (September 30th to October 1st), Feast of Atonement (October 9th), and Feast of Tabernacles (October 14th to 22nd) Dates. These will be the Futuristic Messianic Appointed Times when the Messiah (Jesus) will Return to the Earth, Feast of Trumpets (the day and hour unknown) when the Messiah will set his foot on the Mount of Olives and walk into the Temple through the Northern Gate to declare himself as King of World, followed by 10 days of Awe (days of Repentance during which it is said between one another, "I pray your name is written in the the Book of Life"), Feast of Atonement (The Last Trump, Fast of Repentance, the opening of the three books: Book of Life, Book of the Dead, and Book of Repentance, the closing of the gate) the day that every knee with will bow and tongue confess the Messiah as Lord, and finally the Feast of Tabernacles (the Joy of the Messianic Kingdom - the Millennium, the most Joyous Festival of the Year) when the Messiah will reign on Earth for a Thousand years as Lord and King of the Entire Earth, in which all man will be taught by God, and followed by the 8th day of the Feast (the Wedding Feast of the Messiah), 1,000 years later, called "The Great Day of Salvation", when God will create a New Heaven and New Earth, the Final Judgment on all mankind, and Eternity (Eternal Life). You are welcome to Recognize, Celebrate, and Rehearse these Last Day Appointments (Feast(s)/festivals) that you might not miss our Messiah's Return.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Thursday, August 8, 2019
FOXES SEEN WALKING NEAR THE WESTERN WALL, FULFILLING BIBLICAL PROMISE
According to the biblical prophecy, now that the barren Temple has become a walking ground for foxes, so it will be rebuilt.
According to the biblical prophecy, now that the barren Temple has become a walking ground for foxes, so it will be rebuilt.
BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF - AUGUST 8, 2019 15:10
As the Jewish world is counting the days to the ninth of Av (Tisha Be'Av), the date on which Jews mourn the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem following its destruction by the Romans, foxes have been spotted walking near the Western Wall, a press release reported on Thursday.
It is written in the Book of Lamentations (5:18), which is read on Tisha Be'Av, that Mount Zion – where the Temples stood – will be so desolate that “foxes will walk upon it.” The understanding, according to the Talmud in the tractate Makkot (24b), is that if the prophecies of destruction have been fulfilled, so will be the ones by the prophet Zechariah about the Temple being rebuilt.
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, referred to photos of the foxes and commented, “One cannot refrain from crying at the site of the fulfillment of the prophecy of 'foxes will walk on it.'”
It is written in the Book of Lamentations (5:18), which is read on Tisha Be'Av, that Mount Zion – where the Temples stood – will be so desolate that “foxes will walk upon it.” The understanding, according to the Talmud in the tractate Makkot (24b), is that if the prophecies of destruction have been fulfilled, so will be the ones by the prophet Zechariah about the Temple being rebuilt.
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, referred to photos of the foxes and commented, “One cannot refrain from crying at the site of the fulfillment of the prophecy of 'foxes will walk on it.'”
Friday, August 2, 2019
Thursday, August 1, 2019
INSIGHTS TO "NIGHT SHINES AS DAY"
Matthew 5:14
“YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.”
John 8:12
“‘I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD; he who follow Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the LIGHT of life.’”
Lights in the World
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Do everything without complaining or arguing so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, AMONG WHOM YOU APPEAR AS LIGHTS IN THE WORLD.” Philippians 2:12–15
Matthew 5:14
“YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.”
John 8:12
“‘I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD; he who follow Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the LIGHT of life.’”
Lights in the World
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Do everything without complaining or arguing so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, AMONG WHOM YOU APPEAR AS LIGHTS IN THE WORLD.” Philippians 2:12–15
The Seven Lamps
Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and say to him, WHEN YOU SET UP THE LAMPS, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.” Numbers 8:1-2
Proverbs 20:27: “A LAMP OF GOD, the soul of man.”
The spiritual significance of the commandment of lighting the menorah is that one should be a “lamplighter” who ignites that latent potential within “the soul (soul: spirit – the breath of God, divine inspiration) of man, a lamp of God” Proverbs 20:27.
In teaching and influencing a fellow Believer, the objective should be to establish him or her as a self-sufficient luminary: to assist in developing their talents and abilities so that their lamp independently glows and, in turn, kindles the potential in others.
The flame surges upwards, as if to tear free from the wick and lose itself in the great expanses of energy that gird the heavens. But even as it strains heavenward, it is already pulling back, tightening its grip on the wick and drinking thirstily of the oil in the lamp, oil that sustains its continued existence as an individual flame.
The wick, if ignited, would flare briefly and die, utterly consumed. As for the oil, one would find it extremely difficult to ignite at all. But when wick and oil are brought together in the lamp, they produce a controlled and steady light.
The soul of man is a lamp of God whose purpose in life is to illuminate the world with divine light. God provided us with the “fuel” that generates His light — the Torah and its commandments, which embody His wisdom and will and convey His luminous truth.
The divine oil requires a “wick”, a physical body(physical minds that study it and comprehend it, physical mouths that debate it and teach it, and physical media that publish it and disseminate it) to channel its substance and convert it into an illuminating flame; but for the divine will to be manifest in our world, there must be physical hands that actualize it and physical materials with which it is actualized.
To realize its role as a “lamp of God,” a human life must be a lamp that combines a physical existence (the “wick”) with the divine ideas and deeds of Torah (the “oil”). When the wick is saturated with oil and feeds its spiritual yearnings with a steady supply of the same, the resultant flame is both luminous and sustainable, preserving the existence and productivity of the wick and illuminating the corner of the world in which it has been placed.
“love the Lord your God... for He is your life” Deuteronomy 30:20.
Our lives are rendered into burning lamps, alight with flames that waver from heaven to earth and back again and illuminate the world in the process.
Therein lies the specialty of the commandment of kindling the lamps of the menorah in the Holy Temple. Every commandment generates light.
Every morning, a priest filled the menorah’s seven lamps with the purest olive oil; in the afternoon, he would climb a three-step foot-ladder to kindle the menorah’s lamps. The seven flames burned through the night, symbolizing the Divine light which radiated from the Holy Temple to the world.
When the Kohen (priests who serve in the Temple) came to kindle the menorah’s lamps each afternoon in the Holy Temple, he found them fully prepared for lighting: earlier in the day, the lamps had been cleaned and filled with oil, and fresh wicks had been inserted. All he had to do was bring near the flame he carried, so that its proximity to the waiting lamp would unleash the potential for illumination which the lamp already holds.
Therein lies an important lesson to the spiritual lamplighter: do not think that you are achieving anything that your fellow could not, in truth, achieve on his own; do not think that you are giving him something he does not already possess. The soul of your fellow is a ready lamp, filled with the purest oil and equipped with all that is required to convert its fuel into a blazing flame. It only lacks the proximity of another lamp to ignite it. If your own soul is alight, its contact with another’s soul will awaken its potential for light, so that it may illuminate its surroundings and kindle other souls, in turn.
It is written, “If I say, ‘Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,’
‘Nor does DARKNESS obscure for You; the night shines as the DAY, DARKNESS IS AS LIGHT.’” Psalms 139:12
DARKNESS (darkness: figuratively – misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness)
DAY (day: luminous, glorious)
To the Church in Ephesus
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands.
2 “‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. 3 I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. 6 Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’ Revelation 2:1-7
God warned that He might remove the lampstand of a congregation if they continue in sin and refuse to repent. As Jesus told the church at Ephesus: “I am coming to you, and will remove your lampstand out of its place — unless you repent.” Revelation 2:5
Those who are His followerscontinually grow in obedience, love, joy, and peace, becoming more and more like Jesus.
It is therefore, that love, joy, and peace that shines forth through a dark and dreary world like a beacon of hope. It makes others desire the Source of that goodness.
1 John 2:6
“whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he (Jesus) walked.”
Hebrews 12:14
“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.”
When a person builds a house, he makes the windows narrow on the outside and wider on the inside (a picture of a life without God), so that the light from the outside should optimally illuminate the interior. But when King Solomon built the Holy Temple in Jerusalem he made the windows narrow within and wide without, so that its light should emanate to the outside and illuminate the world (a picture of a life with God).
Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and say to him, WHEN YOU SET UP THE LAMPS, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.” Numbers 8:1-2
Proverbs 20:27: “A LAMP OF GOD, the soul of man.”
The spiritual significance of the commandment of lighting the menorah is that one should be a “lamplighter” who ignites that latent potential within “the soul (soul: spirit – the breath of God, divine inspiration) of man, a lamp of God” Proverbs 20:27.
In teaching and influencing a fellow Believer, the objective should be to establish him or her as a self-sufficient luminary: to assist in developing their talents and abilities so that their lamp independently glows and, in turn, kindles the potential in others.
The flame surges upwards, as if to tear free from the wick and lose itself in the great expanses of energy that gird the heavens. But even as it strains heavenward, it is already pulling back, tightening its grip on the wick and drinking thirstily of the oil in the lamp, oil that sustains its continued existence as an individual flame.
The wick, if ignited, would flare briefly and die, utterly consumed. As for the oil, one would find it extremely difficult to ignite at all. But when wick and oil are brought together in the lamp, they produce a controlled and steady light.
The soul of man is a lamp of God whose purpose in life is to illuminate the world with divine light. God provided us with the “fuel” that generates His light — the Torah and its commandments, which embody His wisdom and will and convey His luminous truth.
The divine oil requires a “wick”, a physical body(physical minds that study it and comprehend it, physical mouths that debate it and teach it, and physical media that publish it and disseminate it) to channel its substance and convert it into an illuminating flame; but for the divine will to be manifest in our world, there must be physical hands that actualize it and physical materials with which it is actualized.
To realize its role as a “lamp of God,” a human life must be a lamp that combines a physical existence (the “wick”) with the divine ideas and deeds of Torah (the “oil”). When the wick is saturated with oil and feeds its spiritual yearnings with a steady supply of the same, the resultant flame is both luminous and sustainable, preserving the existence and productivity of the wick and illuminating the corner of the world in which it has been placed.
“love the Lord your God... for He is your life” Deuteronomy 30:20.
Our lives are rendered into burning lamps, alight with flames that waver from heaven to earth and back again and illuminate the world in the process.
Therein lies the specialty of the commandment of kindling the lamps of the menorah in the Holy Temple. Every commandment generates light.
Every morning, a priest filled the menorah’s seven lamps with the purest olive oil; in the afternoon, he would climb a three-step foot-ladder to kindle the menorah’s lamps. The seven flames burned through the night, symbolizing the Divine light which radiated from the Holy Temple to the world.
When the Kohen (priests who serve in the Temple) came to kindle the menorah’s lamps each afternoon in the Holy Temple, he found them fully prepared for lighting: earlier in the day, the lamps had been cleaned and filled with oil, and fresh wicks had been inserted. All he had to do was bring near the flame he carried, so that its proximity to the waiting lamp would unleash the potential for illumination which the lamp already holds.
Therein lies an important lesson to the spiritual lamplighter: do not think that you are achieving anything that your fellow could not, in truth, achieve on his own; do not think that you are giving him something he does not already possess. The soul of your fellow is a ready lamp, filled with the purest oil and equipped with all that is required to convert its fuel into a blazing flame. It only lacks the proximity of another lamp to ignite it. If your own soul is alight, its contact with another’s soul will awaken its potential for light, so that it may illuminate its surroundings and kindle other souls, in turn.
It is written, “If I say, ‘Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,’
‘Nor does DARKNESS obscure for You; the night shines as the DAY, DARKNESS IS AS LIGHT.’” Psalms 139:12
DARKNESS (darkness: figuratively – misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness)
DAY (day: luminous, glorious)
To the Church in Ephesus
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands.
2 “‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. 3 I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. 6 Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’ Revelation 2:1-7
God warned that He might remove the lampstand of a congregation if they continue in sin and refuse to repent. As Jesus told the church at Ephesus: “I am coming to you, and will remove your lampstand out of its place — unless you repent.” Revelation 2:5
Those who are His followerscontinually grow in obedience, love, joy, and peace, becoming more and more like Jesus.
It is therefore, that love, joy, and peace that shines forth through a dark and dreary world like a beacon of hope. It makes others desire the Source of that goodness.
1 John 2:6
“whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he (Jesus) walked.”
Hebrews 12:14
“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.”
When a person builds a house, he makes the windows narrow on the outside and wider on the inside (a picture of a life without God), so that the light from the outside should optimally illuminate the interior. But when King Solomon built the Holy Temple in Jerusalem he made the windows narrow within and wide without, so that its light should emanate to the outside and illuminate the world (a picture of a life with God).
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Jacob then blessed his two grandsons and added the following words: "With you, Israel will bless, saying, 'May G-d make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.'" This is why we bless our sons with the words: "May G-d make you like Ephraim and Manasseh."
Perhaps one might say that the highlight of their character is their remarkable upbringing. They were born and raised in Egypt, in a profoundly secular society, a place where the people were not of high character. Yet they remained faithful to the morals and ideals that were espoused by their grandfather Jacob, as they were transmitted through their father Joseph. To be great amongst great people is also a challenge, but to maintain a high level of spirituality and character amongst a society that is devoid of morals and ethics is the real test. This is why Jacob chose these two boys to be his own. They were able to prove true strength of character. How does one know if a fish is healthy? If it can swim upstream; again the tide of society. chased.org
Perhaps one might say that the highlight of their character is their remarkable upbringing. They were born and raised in Egypt, in a profoundly secular society, a place where the people were not of high character. Yet they remained faithful to the morals and ideals that were espoused by their grandfather Jacob, as they were transmitted through their father Joseph. To be great amongst great people is also a challenge, but to maintain a high level of spirituality and character amongst a society that is devoid of morals and ethics is the real test. This is why Jacob chose these two boys to be his own. They were able to prove true strength of character. How does one know if a fish is healthy? If it can swim upstream; again the tide of society. chased.org
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Last night, during our Corporate "Prayer Time" we got to "Experience" the following:
"And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues," Mark 16:17
And as the Spirit of God was Moving, we also discovered something even more "Amazing", the "Mind and Heart of the Father":
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Friday, May 17, 2019
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
"Do you believe that the Torah is eternal?"
"Do you believe that its every word applies to every individual, under all conditions, at all times?"
"But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, 'Where are you?'" GENESIS 3:9
"Where are you?" explains the Rebbe, "is G-d's perpetual call to every man. Where are you in the world? What have you accomplished? You have been allotted a certain number of days, hours, and minutes in which to fulfill your mission in life. You have lived so many years and so many days - Where are you? What have you attained?"
Told by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitcher - chabad.org
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Monday, May 13, 2019
"MALE AND FEMALE HE CREATED THEM." GENESIS 1:27
The Lubavitcher Rebbe - chabad.org
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
What Were We Chosen To Do?
We are not a Chosen People, but a People who have been Given a tremendous (“Chosen”) responsibility and are being held to a High (“Chosen”) Standard of Living, not meaning Privileged or Noble, understanding that there is no word for “Rights” in Hebrew, but rather we have “Been Chosen to the Great Theological Revolution that the Bible Represents”, or simply, “Chosen for More Commandments, for More Intimacy” in abiding in our love with and for God, through His teaching and instruction (law), “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full,” (Jesus) John 15:9-11. We are a Kingdom of Ministers, a Kingdom of Servants (“you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation,” Exodus 19:6, “you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light,” 1 Peter 2:4-10), therefore we have been Chosen to “Be Holy” as God is Holy, as it is read, “Be holy because I, Yahweh your God, am holy,” Leviticus 19:2, and “Therefore you are to be holy (“complete”, “fully mature”, “set apart”, “merciful”), as your heavenly Father is holy (“complete”, “fully mature”, “set apart”, “merciful”),” Matthew 5:48 & Luke 6:36, like God in all the earth (“For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son,” Genesis 1:27, Psalms 82:6, Romans 8:29, 1 John 2:5-6), Ambassadors (“we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us,” Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:6; Isaiah 52:10; Isaiah 60:3, 2 Corinthians 5:20, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, Acts 1:8), the Light of the World (“You are the light of the world,” (Jesus) Matthew 5:14-16, John 8:12; Acts 13:47; Acts 26:23), “CHOSEN for a tremendous responsibility, for a higher standard of living, for more commandments,” (“teaching them to observe all the I have commanded you,” (Jesus) Matthew 28:20, observe: I keep, guard, observe, keep watch over, continue keeping guard over, preserve, and I have commanded*: to order, command to be done, enjoin (to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition (gentle or friendly reproof, counsel or warning against fault or oversight)).
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* ex. Deuteronomy 30:11-20, “If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you,” statutes: Divine law was first given to us encapsulated in the Ten Commandments, which were etched by the hand of God in two tablets of stone . . . When something is written, the substance of the letters that express it – the ink – remains a separate entity from the substance upon which they have been set – the parchment. On the other hand, letters engraved in stone are forged in it: the words are stone and the stone is words . . . By the same token, there is an aspect of Torah that is “inked” on our soul; we understand it, our emotions are roused by it; it becomes our “lifestyle” or even our “personality”; but it remains something additional to ourselves. But there is a dimension of Torah that is statutes, engrave in our being. There is a dimension of Torah which expresses a bond with G-d that is the very essence of a believer’s soul (ex. Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:16, Jeremiah 31:33, 2 Corinthians 3:3-9).
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Saturday, April 27, 2019
The 8th Day of Passover, "The Feast of the Messiah"
“For seven days eat bread made without yeast and on the seventh day hold a festival to the LORD.” (Exodus 13:6)
. . . this last day of Passover is our festival commemorating the final redemption, when the Holy One, Blessed be He, will redeem us from the last exile through our righteous Messiah, who is the final redeemer.
Saturday, April 27, 2019
When Is the Next Jubilee Year?
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/513212/jewish/When-Is-the-Next-Jubilee-Year.htm
Saturday, April 14, 2019
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Sunday, February 10, 2019
The True Meaning of Lukwarmness
15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. 17 For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. 19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. (Revelation 3:15-22)
The Letter to the Church at Laodicea
(the church of “human rights" – 1948 to The Second Coming of the Messiah (Christ))
(the church of “human rights" – 1948 to The Second Coming of the Messiah (Christ))
“Lukewarm”– Jesus’ words here, rather than a call to hot personal commitment and revival, confront a social sickness in the church the “Springs” from embracing the lifestyle for the Wealthy and Elite. This sickness is especially hard to detect because the church appears to be numerically healthy and self-sufficient. But with respect to the gospel and the Kingdom mission, it is “Wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked”.
To be spiritually healthyis to be either “Cold” or “Hot”. To be spiritually sick is to be “Lukewarm”. Lukewarmnessis not an ancient metaphor for indifference. “Lukewarm”here means so Prosperous and supposedly Self-Sufficient as “to be completely out of fellowship with Jesus”.
The LukewarmLaodicean church was compromised by the status quo ways of the Roman Empire, fully embracing the lifestyle and value of the elite and powerful; and thus, lukewarmness is a “Temptation” that the church has always faced.
The living water that Jesus offers can quickly become tainted by Indulging in the Wealth and Power of the Empire (kingdoms of this world). And that’s because Empire Wealth and Power are “Signs” of “Allegiance” to a kingdom (Pearl) other than the Kingdom of God (Pearl of Great Price – parallel Kingdom Parable to this time in Church History – Matthew 13:45-46).
The Laodicean’s spiritual disease and disorder of the body and mind was not a lack of individual moral or spiritual commitment, but the collective compromise with Empire (an all-embracing group under a single supreme authority or controlled by one person) Values that put them out of step with the Kingdom (teaching, instruction, rule) of God.
To be spiritually healthyis to be either “Cold” or “Hot”. To be spiritually sick is to be “Lukewarm”. Lukewarmnessis not an ancient metaphor for indifference. “Lukewarm”here means so Prosperous and supposedly Self-Sufficient as “to be completely out of fellowship with Jesus”.
The LukewarmLaodicean church was compromised by the status quo ways of the Roman Empire, fully embracing the lifestyle and value of the elite and powerful; and thus, lukewarmness is a “Temptation” that the church has always faced.
The living water that Jesus offers can quickly become tainted by Indulging in the Wealth and Power of the Empire (kingdoms of this world). And that’s because Empire Wealth and Power are “Signs” of “Allegiance” to a kingdom (Pearl) other than the Kingdom of God (Pearl of Great Price – parallel Kingdom Parable to this time in Church History – Matthew 13:45-46).
The Laodicean’s spiritual disease and disorder of the body and mind was not a lack of individual moral or spiritual commitment, but the collective compromise with Empire (an all-embracing group under a single supreme authority or controlled by one person) Values that put them out of step with the Kingdom (teaching, instruction, rule) of God.
- Biblegateway.com/blog/2017/06/what-lukewarm-in-laodicea-really-means
How to Overcome:
21 The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’” (Revelation 3:21-22)
21 The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’” (Revelation 3:21-22)
- “Be Zealous and Repent” v. 19 (passionately stop doing life your way and passionately start doing life God’s Way, ex. Revelation 3:17, “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.”).
- “Buy” (to frequent the literal “Kingdom of God” (the Word of God) marketplace and properly buy (acquire/learn/apply)):
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a. Buy from Me. . . Gold Refined by Fire, “Gold” spiritually meaning “Wisdom & Love” (ref. Proverbs 3:13-14, 16:16; Psalm 19:7-11, 119:127; Job 23:10, 28:12-15, ex. Revelation 3:18 “I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich.”).
b. Buy from Me. . . White Garments, “White Garments” spiritually meaning “His Commandments” (teaching & instruction) (ref. (KJV) Revelation 7:14, 12:17, 14:12, 22:14, ex. Revelation 3:18“I counsel you to buy from me . . . white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen.”). c. Buy from Me. . . Salve, “Salve” (eye ointment to promote healing and protection) spiritually meaning “Understanding & Obedience” (ref. Ephesians 6:6, Colossians 3:22, Matthew 6:22-23, 13:16; Isaiah 6:10, ex. Revelation 3:18“I counsel you to buy from me . . . salveto anoint your eyes, so that you may see.”). |
Sunday, February 3, 2019
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
"20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. 21 And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left." Isaiah 30:20-21
The success of this word: "It shall not only be spoken, but thy ears shall hear it; whereas God has formerly spoken once, yea, twice, and thou hast not perceived it, now thou shalt listen attentively to these secret whispers, and hear them with an obedient ear," (Job 33:14-33). If God gives us not only the word, but the hearing ear, not only the means of grace, but a heart to make a good use of those means, we have reason to say, He is very gracious to use, and reason to hope he has yet further mercy in store for us.
"31 Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. 32 If you have any words, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you. 33 If not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom." Job 30:31-33
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Friday, January 18, 2019
Wednesday, January 12, 2019
"That "Havayah" is greater than (any) Elokim," Exodus 18:11 (and Ex. 6:2) . . . All the miracles performed by G-d in Egypt which defied all known laws of nature, were invoked by this Ineffable (too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words) Four-lettered Name of God. All other attributes (i.e. names) of G-d are derived from the Ineffable Name, "Havayah".
Monday, December 31, 2018
Sunday, December 30, 2018
"Male and Female He Created them" (Genesis 1:27)
Friday, December 28, 2018
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Friday, December 14, 2018
"He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' . . . For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Monday, December 10, 2018
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication – Feast of Lights) - I and the Father Are One
“22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple. . . 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” 25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. . . 26 but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, . . . 30 I and the Father are one.” 31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, . . . 36 do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?” John 10:22-39
God is light – What does that mean?
The phrase "God is light" appears in 1 John 1:5, where the apostle John is explaining that the message we have from Jesus Christ is that God is light and there is no darkness in Him at all. Light is the nature and character of God. He is not a light or a kind of light; He is light itself. All light comes from Him. At the beginning of time, He created the light to dispel the darkness and chaos that was over all the earth (Genesis 1:1–5). Then He created the lights in the sky, the sun, moon, and stars (Genesis 1:14–16). As light itself and the source of light, He had only to speak and light came into being.
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1 John 1:5
“5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” John 8:12 “12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” Revelation 21:23 “23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.” Isaiah 60:19 “19 The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.” Revelation 22:5 “5 And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.” |
Monday, November 25, 2018
Genesis 32:4-36:43, Jacob knew that his particular vision in life was too actualize the enormous positive potential locked within his externally wicked brother. He also know that the moment he achieved this, the entire world would be transformed for the better.
If you want to create a nuclear explosion, all you need to do is split a single atom. That will set in motion a chain-reaction in billions of other atoms and transform the face of the earth over an area of many square miles.
In the same way, we have each been allotted our own "portion of the world" - the material resources we possess, the talents and capabilities with which we have been endowed, the circle of family members, friends, and colleagues whom we interact with and influence. Transforming the nature of reality in our own slice of the world will transform the nature of reality in the entirety of G-d's creation.
Yes, feeding the one child will mitigate the hunger of every hungry child in the world. Saying that one kind world will soften every insult uttered on the face of the earth. Doing that one good deed will nullify all the evil in the universe. Because the world is one, and you are the world. - Lubavitcher Rebbe
If you want to create a nuclear explosion, all you need to do is split a single atom. That will set in motion a chain-reaction in billions of other atoms and transform the face of the earth over an area of many square miles.
In the same way, we have each been allotted our own "portion of the world" - the material resources we possess, the talents and capabilities with which we have been endowed, the circle of family members, friends, and colleagues whom we interact with and influence. Transforming the nature of reality in our own slice of the world will transform the nature of reality in the entirety of G-d's creation.
Yes, feeding the one child will mitigate the hunger of every hungry child in the world. Saying that one kind world will soften every insult uttered on the face of the earth. Doing that one good deed will nullify all the evil in the universe. Because the world is one, and you are the world. - Lubavitcher Rebbe
Friday, November 23, 2018
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Saturday, November 17, 2018
3 Year Anniversary of Springs of Living Water
November 17, 2018
November 17, 2018
"14 Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” 16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
18 So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. 19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21 so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God, 22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.” Genesis 28:14-22
18 So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. 19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21 so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God, 22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.” Genesis 28:14-22
Word of the Lord Given to Springs of Living Water:
The Coming Year of a Double Portion
The Coming Year of a Double Portion
Friday, November 16, 2018
Monday, November 9, 2018
Ecclesiastes 7:14-18, 29, “In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him. In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing. Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself? Be not overly wicked, neither be a fool. Why should you die before your time? It is good that you should take hold of this and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them . . . See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Here we find that God has made both prosperity and adversity, that man may not be at any certainty concerning future events, but may live in a dependence upon God and be ready for whatever happens. In fact, God instructs us here to “take hold” of each circumstance (prosperous or adversity), as well as, “withhold not your hand”, which defined is to “take hold of” or “take possession of”, like beams in a wall that hold a wall in position. In essence, owning our prosperity and our adversity for the glory and purposes of the Lord, without doubt that God is in the Midst of those circumstances and Working them for your Good, and ultimately His Glory. But here we are, most importantly, given the driving force to make it through both circumstances, the “fear of God”, which defined is “awesome”, “awesome acts”, “awesome things”, in simple, those who stand in “AWE” of God in the midst of both prosperity and adversity, that they WILL Escape or Be Freed from all of them, in-spite of their not knowing their out come. As it is defined, Becoming Known, as we “Go” and as we “Come Out” that God is “Revealed” and “Unveiled” in and through our lives, as the Light of the World that He is calling us to Be, declaring “God’s Good Works” and not our own.
Further, in Isaiah 51:14, we read, “He who is bowed down shall speedily be released . . .”, which we understand here that the “Exiled” will soon be set free, or better being described as “the Wanderer being practiced, skilled, trained, taught to be set free”. The word “bowed” defined is “one who is stooped under a burden, tipped over for the purpose of spilling or pouring out”. Therefore, those who submit to being practiced, skilled, trained, and taught to be set free through their circumstances, like a water pitcher, which's purpose is to serve and bring Refreshment, will see their Freedom “Speedily”, fully equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:17), in bring about the Glory of God in all the Earth.
Together, through these two portions of Scripture, we learn from the Lord that He alone creates Prosperity and Adversity for the purpose of demonstrating His Glory and Might in and through each one of our lives, if we would only allow Him to use us, as we were created, “Bowed” with the following purpose, “And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. "My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places,” Isaiah 32:17-18. The net result of all things, therefore, should be “Peace”, “Quietness”, and “Trust Forever” as God’s chosen people, those who have answered the Call (“For many are called, but few are chosen,” Matthew 22:14, or “few have actually answered the call”), His royal priesthood, His Light in the World, without doubt or fear, and complete and fully equipped for His “Awesome” works, that He might be “Revealed” and “Unveiled” in and through our lives, the Light of the World. - Ryan Roberts
Here we find that God has made both prosperity and adversity, that man may not be at any certainty concerning future events, but may live in a dependence upon God and be ready for whatever happens. In fact, God instructs us here to “take hold” of each circumstance (prosperous or adversity), as well as, “withhold not your hand”, which defined is to “take hold of” or “take possession of”, like beams in a wall that hold a wall in position. In essence, owning our prosperity and our adversity for the glory and purposes of the Lord, without doubt that God is in the Midst of those circumstances and Working them for your Good, and ultimately His Glory. But here we are, most importantly, given the driving force to make it through both circumstances, the “fear of God”, which defined is “awesome”, “awesome acts”, “awesome things”, in simple, those who stand in “AWE” of God in the midst of both prosperity and adversity, that they WILL Escape or Be Freed from all of them, in-spite of their not knowing their out come. As it is defined, Becoming Known, as we “Go” and as we “Come Out” that God is “Revealed” and “Unveiled” in and through our lives, as the Light of the World that He is calling us to Be, declaring “God’s Good Works” and not our own.
Further, in Isaiah 51:14, we read, “He who is bowed down shall speedily be released . . .”, which we understand here that the “Exiled” will soon be set free, or better being described as “the Wanderer being practiced, skilled, trained, taught to be set free”. The word “bowed” defined is “one who is stooped under a burden, tipped over for the purpose of spilling or pouring out”. Therefore, those who submit to being practiced, skilled, trained, and taught to be set free through their circumstances, like a water pitcher, which's purpose is to serve and bring Refreshment, will see their Freedom “Speedily”, fully equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:17), in bring about the Glory of God in all the Earth.
Together, through these two portions of Scripture, we learn from the Lord that He alone creates Prosperity and Adversity for the purpose of demonstrating His Glory and Might in and through each one of our lives, if we would only allow Him to use us, as we were created, “Bowed” with the following purpose, “And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. "My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places,” Isaiah 32:17-18. The net result of all things, therefore, should be “Peace”, “Quietness”, and “Trust Forever” as God’s chosen people, those who have answered the Call (“For many are called, but few are chosen,” Matthew 22:14, or “few have actually answered the call”), His royal priesthood, His Light in the World, without doubt or fear, and complete and fully equipped for His “Awesome” works, that He might be “Revealed” and “Unveiled” in and through our lives, the Light of the World. - Ryan Roberts
