Then said JESUS unto them,
when ye have lifted up the SON+ of Man,
then shall ye know that I+ AM he,
and that I+ do nothing of Myself+;
but as My+ FATHER hath taught ME+,
I+ speak these things.
Worthy is the LAMB+... worthy is the LAMB+... worthy is the LAMB+ that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing! Blessing and honor and glory and power be unto HIM that sitteth on the throne and unto The LAMB+ for ever and ever. Amen.
Then said JESUS unto them,
when ye have lifted up the SON+ of Man,
then shall ye know that I+ AM he,
and that I+ do nothing of Myself+;
but as My+ FATHER hath taught ME+,
I+ speak these things.
SERPENT ON A POLE in Mt. Nebo
Mount Nebo is an elevated ridge of the Abarim in Jordan, approximately 710 metres (2,330 ft) above sea level. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land. The view from the summit provides a panorama of the land and, to the north, a more limited one of the valley of the River Jordan. The West Bank city of Jericho is usually visible from the summit, as is Jerusalem on a very clear day.~ Courtesy of Wikipedia
Interactive LENTEN Meditation #4
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John 8:28
Then said JESUS unto them,
When ye have lifted up the SON+ of Man,
then shall ye know that I+ AM he,
and that I+ do nothing of Myself+;
but as My+ FATHER hath taught ME+,
I+ speak these things.
Interactive LENTEN Meditations #2
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John 8:29
And HE that sent ME+ is with ME+:
THE FATHER hath not left ME+ alone;
for I+ do always those things that please HIM.
Interactive LENTEN Meditation #1
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John 6:38
For I+ came down from Heaven,
not to do Mine+ own Will,
but the Will of HIM that sent ME+.
ASHES TO ASHES,
DUST to DUST,
in a sure and certain HOPE
of the Resurrection unto Eternal LIFE,
THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
What is WRONG
with those churches who refuse to do ASH WEDNESDAY Services . . . simply because civil authorities SUGGEST that Christians NOT do an ASH WEDNESDAY service because of the COVID risk ?
Does the BIBLE DIRECTLY tell us WHO owns our body and spirit ?
YES, but ONLY
IF our BIBLE follows the Byzantine Greek mss.
UNFORTUNATELY, we have more than 61 modern English Bibles which DO NOT TELL US directly “who” owns our Body and Spirit.
Let us hear the WORD of GOD IN 1 Corinthians 6: 19 - 20.
What ? know ye not . . .
that your body is the temple of the HOLY SPIRIT Which is in you, Which ye have of GOD, and ye are not your own?
For ye are bought with a price:
therefore glorify GOD in your body,
and in your spirit, Which are GOD’S.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
+ + +
In 1 Corinthians 6:20 , hundreds of Byzantine manuscripts speak with one voice, telling us WHO owns both our body and our spirit.
. . . and in your spirit, Which are GOD’S.
But of the 61 English version Bibles listed on Bible Gateway’s website
only 12 included the last seven words.
The SEASON of the anti-Christ
No-one following JESUS CHRIST is confused about this current season: THE SEASON OF THE ANTI-CHRIST.
Even the worldlings know something terribly evil is afoot. FEAR is everywhere, from academics to business to health facilities.
Align yourself with My+ PURPOSES.
Why was HE+ born ?
The LORD JESUS CHRIST was born to deliver us and bring many sons to Glory !
ZACHARIAS and ELISABETH
Three persons received the HOLY SPIRIT just before The LORD came:
They NEEDED the HOLY SPIRIT, for times were evil.
And she brought forth her FIRSTBORN SON+,
and wrapped HIM+ in swaddling clothes, and laid HIM+ in a manger;
because there was no room for them in the inn.
+ + +
Colossians 1:15
Who+ is the image of the invisible GOD,
THE FIRSTBORN of every creature:
[ literal Greek: begotten before all of creation ] *
+ + +
EXACTLY Who is this FIRSTBORN Son of the Hebrew virgin Mariam ?
Luke 2:7
And she brought forth her FIRSTBORN SON+,
and wrapped HIM+ in swaddling clothes,and laid HIM+ in a manger;
because there was no room for them in the inn.
+ + +
Colossians 1:15
Who+ is the image of the invisible GOD,
38 And Mariam said,
Behold the handmaid of The LORD;
be it unto me
according to Thy Word.
And the angel departed from her.
+ + +
Joseph and Joseph , the fruitful boughs of a Tree, bore good fruit in their lives because of OBEDIENCE.
Mary tells Joseph.
Myrrh, the bitter herb, is from the same Hebrew root as "Mary" or "Maryam" or "Mariam" . The root of this Hebrew word , of course, means BITTER.
Remember King Jechoniah of Judah ? Most of us do not. Yet, The LORD remembered him . . . but not for good.
Jechoniah is listed in the genealogy records of the first chapter of Matthew, in verse 11.
Upon reading the English
translation, two verses in two different Gsopels SEEM to make Joseph
the son of TWO different men; hence, the lineage of The LORD JESUS CHRIST becomes muddled.
The Arabic letter "N" , for Netzarim or Nazarene. |
# 5 – The NETZARIM ~ or ~ I – AM - “N”
Isaiah 11:1
And there shall come forth a ROD+ out of the stem of Jesse,
and a Branch+ [ a NETZAR+ ] shall grow out of his roots:
Sheep in the Bethlehem hills |
MICAH 5:2-4
But thou, BETHLEHEM EPHRATAH,
though thou be little among the thousands of Judah,
yet out of thee shall HE+ come forth unto ME
that is to be RULER in Israel;
WHOSE+ goings forth
have been from of old, from everlasting.
+ + +
Advent Meditation #3
The ROCKY ROAD To Bethlehem
Luke 2: 1- 5
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
Was it in the DEAD OF WINTER . . .
that
Joseph, Mariam, and the Royal Babe placed in her womb, walked to Bethlehem ?
OR . . .
Was it at the end of the harvest season, when the people would have received the most fruits of their labor and have money available for the Roman tax collectors ?
Not a Fun Journey
LET US GO UNTO BETHLEHEM
BECAUSE he went to Bethlehem, Joseph was the KEY man placed on earth at the right time, at the right place, for the bringing forth of the Jewish MESSIAH+ upon earth for the good of all mankind.