ADVENT 2023 ~ EVENING MEDITATIONS for the Spiritually-Minded or for those who wish to Keep JESUS “as the REASON+ for the Season.” Year of Our LORD, 12.3.2023

 During this busy and exciting  H O L I D A Y   season called Christmas, it is good to re-claim this season for CHRIST as a  remembrance of that HOLY DAY  when JESUS was made flesh and dwelt among us. [The Great EXCHANGE ]  . 

We DO know it is a HOLY DAY because of the out-pouring of glorious praise of the Holy Angels of GOD in the Heavens, appearing before men , even though the exact date may be questionable.

ADVENT 2023 #1 ~ The GREAT EXCHANGE ~John 13:3-5

JESUS knowing that

The FATHER had given all things into His+ hands,

and that HE+ was

 COME FROM GOD,

and went to GOD;

 ^{John 13:3} 

7 HEADS TO 10 HORNS: NATIONS LOSE THEIR SOVEREIGNTY as the Prophetic "CROWNS" Shift from the 7 HEADS ( Continents) to the 10 HORNS on Revelation'S DRAGON

A Re-post from 2021

 PROPHETIC TIME-TABLE: WHAT is Happening NOW ?

 

 This wild, spiritual monster of a beast ALWAYS retains his 7 heads and 10 horns . . . but the location of the DIADEM CROWNS shifts in Revelation 13:1.

ALL SAINTS' DAY or the satan's CORRUPTION ?

 

Today is ALL SAINTS' DAY in which the Christians who lived as martyrs and died as martyrs  --- and who , because of their dedication to The LORD JESUS ,  caused others to give THANKS TO THE LORD ---  were remembered and honored.

WARNING TO THE CHURCH #2 ~ Stay Far, Far Away From ALL PALM READERS ~ both Occult and Commercial

STAY FAR, FAR AWAY 

FROM ALL PALM READERS 

. . . . from the dark Occult world and from the darker world of Commercial  Identity Technology

WARNING TO THE CHURCH # 1 : Sowing to The SPIRIT . . . and NOT to the Flesh ... GALATIANS 6:7-8,

 Galatians 6:8

⁸ For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;

but he that soweth to the SPIRIT

shall of the SPIRIT reap life everlasting.

+  +  +

Dear Conscientious Brethren in CHRIST, these are SERIOUS words written by the Apostle Paul . . .  to the worldlings ? 

NO.  They are written to the followers of JESUS in the Body of CHRIST.

PENTECOST ~ The POWER of The HOLY SPIRIT FLOWING into Their GREAT PASSION for The RISEN LORD JESUS CHRIST !

 

 What ACTUALLY happened on the Day of Pentecost ?

To find out, we must go to the GREEK BYZANTINE manuscripts and read this passage literally, word for word. 

That means we must take the Greek words at face value with their given definitions.  That is, we must clear away the interpretations  of the translators and rely upon just the simple translation of the words.   

WHAT Were the FIVE GIFTS The LORD JESUS CHRIST Gave us on ASCENSION DAY ?

 

 WHY Is CHRIST’S ASCENSION SO IMPORTANT to us TODAY ?

What happened at His+ ASCENSION 

that had NEVER happened

before  HE+ returned to THE FATHER

in His+ Wounded, Slain, Buried, Resurrected, and Glorified Body ?

HOLY WEEK ~ 2023 ~ GOOD FRIDAY ~ No Man Took HIS+ LIFE from HIM+; HE+ GAVE IT

Therefore doth My+ FATHER love ME+,

because I+ , I+  lay down My+ Life,

that I+ might take it again. 

^{John 10:17}

CHRIST OUR PASSOVER+ is SACRIFICED ~ THE 4TH DAY OF HOLY WEEK ~ 2023 ~

1 Corinthians 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even 

CHRIST our PASSOVER+

is sacrificed for us:

HOLY WEEK ~ 2023 ~ HE+ CHOSE the CROSS ~ HOLY MONDAY

 And it came to pass, when the time was come that HE+ should be received up,  HE+ stedfastly set His+ face to go to Jerusalem, ^{Luke 9:51} 

PALMS OF VICTORY ! ~ PALM SUNDAY 2023 ~ BUT, There's Coming ANOTHER TRIUMPHAL ENTRY !

 

The LORD JESUS CHRIST’S FIRST Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem began with glorious praises filling the air.

 But it ended in His+ weeping over Jerusalem.  GOD’S Ancient people refused to be set free from sin, hell, and the grave.

However, there is coming a DAY like No Other Day in which HIS+ TRIUMPH will be completed ! 

# 26 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ 6th Hour Prayer in the Temple ~ WALKING AND LEAPING AND PRAISING GOD !

“ Silver and gold have I none,

BUT what I have, I give unto thee .

In the Name of JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth,

RISE UP AND WALK ! ”

# 25 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ 6th Hour Prayer in the Temple ~ GRANTING LIFE While DYING

 “Verily I+ say unto thee,

Today shalt thou be with ME+ in Paradise.”

+  +  +

What beautiful MERCY 

. . . even though no-one showed HIM+ mercy !  
 

#24 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ BEYOND BITTERNESS

BEYOND BITTERNESS

 A Current Testimony  from Sister M.  . . .

I am reading through all four Gospel accounts of the whole [Crucifixion]  experience at present,

and it is just beyond my ability to comprehend such suffering and amazing love that kept HIM+ on track,

# 23 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ 6th Hour Prayer in the Temple ~ SUFFERING WITHOUT BITTERNESS

Though HE+ were a SON+,

yet learned HE+ obedience

by the things which HE+ suffered;

^{Hebrews 5:8}

# 22 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ 6th Hour Prayer in the Temple ~ Darkness Fell at Noon

 

DARKNESS AT NOON

This series of Lenten / Passover Meditations will reflect the 6th Hour Prayer ( noon ) . Today, many liturgical churches continue to observe these ancient prayer hours.  They were based upon the prayer hours in the Temple in Jerusalem.

The 6th Hour Prayer occurred at the same time that the earth was darkened at Noon, on the day The LORD JESUS was Crucified.

# 21 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ FATHER, Forgive Them for they know not what they do . . .

 "FATHER, FORGIVE THEM . . ."  . . .  and HE Did.

# 20 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ Drawing All to HIMSELF+

 

 

 

And Who+ ,

at that 3rd Hour of the Ancient Day,

bore the wood of the Cross through Jerusalem to Golgotha and was nailed .  .  .

# 19 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ The MYRRH , the BITTER HERB

 

 

 

 

Myrrh, that bitter herb, was present in His+ Life three times .

# 18 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ Refusing the Myrrh and Wine

We remember His+ refusal of the mixture of the myrrh and wine .. .. ..

# 17 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ The Valley of Humiliation

HOLY FATHER, thank YOU for Your Beloved SON+ Whose+ most noble Head bore the Crown of Thorns  and which same sacred Head was struck with a reed, His+ Face with hands and fists.

# 16 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ The DEBT We Owe

 

Recalling that HE+ hid not His+ Face from shame and spitting, we thank YOU that by HIS+ Wounds we are healed.  We remember the chastisement of our peace was upon HIM+.

# 15 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ The UNJUST SCOURGING

We remember the scourging HE+ unjustly received from Pilate’s hand . . . after being mocked, slapped, and beaten by the Temple guard . . . and then Herod’s men . . . and then by the Roman soldiers, giving His+ back to the smiters  and His+ cheeks to them that plucked out the hair.

 

# 14 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ For HIS+ Great Silence

  The DEAFENING SILENCE 

 Heavenly FATHER, we thank YOU for the times HE+ gave no answer at all to His+ accusers, as a Lamb led to the slaughter and as a sheep before his shearers is silent.

# 13 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ For HIS+ Great Humiliation

 

# 12 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ Those 12 Legions of ANGELS Which Were NOT Called

HE+ DID NOT USE HIS+  GREAT POWER FOR HIMSELF + 

 

 This series of Lenten / Passover Meditations will reflect the 3^rd Hour Prayer ( 9 a.m. ) Station observed by the Early Christians.  Today, many liturgical churches continue to observe these ancient prayer hours.  They were based upon the prayer hours in the Temple in Jerusalem.

The Morning Prayer came at the time of the Morning Sacrifice in the Temple, the very time that The LORD JESUS was nailed to the Cross.  

3rd HOUR MORNING PRAYER

# 11 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ Judas Stood with His+ Enemies

THEY FELL TO THE GROUND !

# 10 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ Sweating Great Drops of BLOOD during the Agony

  

GREAT DROPS OF BLOOD

FELL TO THE GROUND !

 

 

 

# 9 LENTEN MEDITATION ~ 2023 ~ for the Preparation of the GREAT PASSOVER ~~~ The Morning Sacrifice in the Temple ~ The Pounding of the Nails at 9 a.m.

 

 This series of Lenten / Passover Meditations will reflect the 3^rd Hour Prayer ( 9 a.m. ) Station observed by the Early Christians. 

Today, many liturgical churches continue to observe these ancient prayer hours.  They were based upon the prayer hours in the Temple in Jerusalem.

The Morning Prayer came at the time of the Morning Sacrifice in the Temple, the very time that The LORD JESUS was nailed to the Cross.  Here is the first stanza.

 3RD HOUR MORNING PRAYER

Heavenly FATHER, we come before YOU at this 3^rd hour of the ancient day, the hour of the Morning Sacrifice in the Temple . . . that same hour that Your Beloved SON+, the LAMB+ of GOD that taketh away the sin of the world, was offered up on the Cross for our sakes.