9-11-2001 Biblical Prophecy
By Lisa Maynard
9-11-2011
For years people have tried to predict the end time events of the bible. Many signs and hints are hidden in the word of God…not to be seen by nonspiritual eyes. Some of the prophets were told to seal the information until the appointed time and that God would open a door of understanding to the wise.
1. Clarity comes through purity
2. Purity happens through repentance and changing lifestyle to a spiritual way of thinking and living
3. Knowledge and wisdom arrive through seeking, reading the word, fasting and prayer.
· Matthew 18:3 and he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
· James 3:13 Two Kinds of Wisdom
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
All of these things: purity as a child, seeking/desire, reading, fasting and prayer open a door to the divine.
Imagine the Holy Spirit as the power outlet = the connecting fire charge; the 5 elements inside us as the plug, and Jesus the whole power electrical wiring system that turns the Light of God on. All the elements working together as ‘One’ making the light of the Spirit reachable, accessible, tangible, sustainable energy that brings about a new life! Without the whole system…. well, we are just lost and in the dark.
The reasons most people don’t see the inevitable messages in the bible…they don’t look for it. So below you will find a most interesting riddle that describes “between the lines”, the dark day of Terror on New York City. I am not a doom and gloom person and not trying to make predictions of my own, I am merely following prophecy in the word of God.
Two (II) Airplanes and a Nine (9) - the East struck the Top of Twin Towers (Cedars) – Sep-tember
Two Eagles and a Vine – Ezekiel 17 Vine, Nine, Twin-e
The scriptures below are a riddle and a puzzle to be solved about the future:
Key words:
· Great Eagle = Airplane
· Cedar Top = Building
· Lebanon =America
· Land of Merchants/Traders = Trade Centers
· City of Traders = New York City
· The Plot = Terrorism plots
· Abundant Water = Ocean/Sea
· Flying Scroll 20 cubits by 10 cubits = Airplane
· Came too, can reference, came from Lebanon as well, middle east
Ezekiel` 17: 1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, set forth an allegory=riddle and tell it to the Israelite as a parable=story with hidden messages.
3 Say to them, ‘this is what the Sovereign Lord Yahweh says:
A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage (airplane) of varied colors came to Lebanon (America). Taking hold of the top of a cedar (top of high towering building), 4 he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city (NYCity) of traders.
Merchants and Traders=Trade Centers
5 “‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water, 6 and it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out leafy boughs.
Like a willow tree putting out leafy boughs
7 “‘But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and full plumage (airplane). The vine now sent out its roots toward him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water. 8 It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches, bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’
9 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by the roots (Only 10 little people took down the Twin Towers, planting the airplanes inside – rich soil). 10 It has been planted, but will it thrive? Will it not wither completely when the east wind strikes it (Middle East) wither away in the plot where it grew?’”
At 8:46 a.m., five hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center's North Tower (1 WTC), and at 9:03 a.m., another five hijackers crashed United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower (2 WTC).[7][8]Five hijackers flew American Airlines Flight 77 into the The Pentagon at 9:37 a.m.[9]A fourth flight, United Airlines Flight 93, under the control of four hijackers, crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh, at 10:03 a.m. after the passengers fought the hijackers. Flight 93's ultimate target is believed to have been either the Capitol or the White House.
11 Then the word of the LORD came to me: 12 “Say to this rebellious people, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Say to them: ‘the king of Babylon (Iraq) went to Jerusalem (a land) and carried off her king and her nobles, bringing them back with him to Babylon (Iraq/New York). 13 Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land, 14 so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty. 15 But the king rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt (a land) get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the treaty and yet escape?
All the Wars, which we are engaged in the Middle East – they retaliated and will strike again. They formed their army here, in America and we taught them how to fly. We sold them our weapons and made treaty’s to secure Oil for Americans. We have ruled their countries with our Army’s and wouldn’t like it, if the tables were turned. Our Government won’t bring our troops home…because, to control these area’s with oil…. rich s-oil…is to rule the world. The national debt has made us the world’s enemy…. they will rebel against us.
16 “‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Yahweh, he shall die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose treaty he broke. 17 Pharaoh (Our President/Government) with his mighty army and great horde will be of no help to him in war, when ramps are built and siege works erected to destroy many lives. 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.
19 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Yahweh says: As surely as I live, I will repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant. 20 I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there because he was unfaithful to me. 21 All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to the winds. Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken.
22 “‘This is what the Sovereign LORD Yahweh says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain. 23 On the mountain heights of Israel I will plant it; it will produce branches and bear fruit and become a splendid cedar. Birds of every kind will nest in it; they will find shelter in the shade of its branches. 24 All the trees of the forest will know that I the LORD bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish.
“‘I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.’”
Zechariah 5
The Flying Scroll (Airplane)
1 I looked again, and there before me was a flying scroll.
2 He asked me, “What do you see?”
I answered, “I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.[a]”
(Most average Airplanes are 20 feet long and 8 to 10 feet wide)
3 And he said to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone who swears falsely will be banished. 4 The LORD Almighty declares, ‘I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of anyone who swears falsely by my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely, both (2) its timbers and its stones (Twin Towers).’”
You have to understand, when the Bible was written, there were no United States of America, Airplanes, Statue of Liberty and Skyscraper buildings. All the prophets could compare their visions to, were the things they found familiarity with, such as an airplane as a scroll with wings or an Eagle with full power, and places they named were the ones they knew such as Egypt, Babylon, Lebanon, Israel and Jerusalem. I struggle with the quote ‘it entered the house with the thief’; the thief that took so many lives were the terrorist that hijacked the planes. I don’t know anything else about the corporations that lived inside. I believe many people have tried to predict the end time and even give dates, but they never had the twin towers tragedy as a gage. I’m convinced that this is a sign and the beginning of the first woe and the clock is ticking. Follow the numbers… As for the prophets in the bible, surely writing what they saw was mortifying. It’s time for us to wake up, look up………its time to pray, because our redemption is near!
King James Bible
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads for your redemption draweth nigh. Luke 21:28
First plane hit/second plane hit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6B7g6mt4Gk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RpNSF-er88&feature=related
Collapse (Wither) of South Tower/North Tower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYg2krLsPB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSzdSkuwkfk&feature=related
911 call on 9-11-2011 and the last thing he says, ‘Oh God’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEwY8uZ4BAI&feature=related
Filmed from the street and again, they scream ‘Oh God’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJbGm7GE1tA&NR=1&feature=fvwp
The Mercy Seat - Searching God's Word
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Who is the Messiah? Chapter 2
Everything New
In Revelation 21:4-5 (NIV) says that.... ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
v5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
When I read this....I get excited! I can literally visualize this beautiful man....glowing in crimson light. He’s dressed in all white, sitting on this enormous golden throne.....SMILING and he assures us that everything is fine....don’t worry. You see...I’m here to fix everything...and make brand new..... He even goes as far to say.....write it down, trust me cause it’s true!
Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
I love the fact that Jesus came to this earth to make us new...to change a curse that has been on us since the beginning of time!!! With all the bad news we hear everyday.....thank God there is hope! I keep hearing people say... ‘You know this is the end time’ and the world is falling apart. There has been flooding up north, but severe drought in Texas. The Heat wave that has hit us this year, like a blaze of fire that won’t go away, has been the most agonizing summer ever. I can’t remember, in my lifetime, hearing about temperatures over 102......but 108 and higher....Texas have broken every record in history........Japan hasn’t been able to catch a break for awhile and if the Tsunami can’t get them.....their nuclear plants will. Famine, disease, WAR, WAR; oh did I mention WAR? Earth quakes, Hurricanes, etc.....and our political system is completely setting us up for the world to cry out for ‘ONE’ world government and a savior. Did you know that they micro-chip our animals now and I read in the news that they have started doing this, in some states, in children. They have to swipe their hand over a light, when they enter the school building. It’s true!!! One of the teachers reportedly said, it’s wonderful! We are so close to having someone make us take ‘the mark’ of the beast and won’t even realize it............will children even have a choice?
I have people ask me all the time, if all the bad news in the world scares me. I would hardly be human, if it didn’t feel a bit unsettling at times. But to be honest with you, I’m excited. The more this world falls apart, the closer I am to glory! Then maybe people will start praying – Come Lord Come! I know I don’t belong here....I belong to something higher! Our Messiah will come....He promised us this!
My dream
I had a dream one night that was so real, I will never forget it.....I was standing out in the middle of a road. I was all alone.....not a single person in site. I looked up in the sky and something was coming toward me. I couldn’t quite make it out at first, but the closer it got, the more it looked like an angel. I was paralyzed by this image in the sky....it drew closer and closer to me. Then, it suddenly became crystal clear that it was the most enormous angel you could ever imagine and it was driving a chariot.....there were so many white horses, I couldn’t begin to count them. The angel was majestic and white and the most beautiful, glorious being....I stood there in awe and didn’t want what I was experiencing to ever end. I hoped the angel was coming for me. I realized that something was following the angel and the chariot....it looked like tiny little angels in white robes.....they were shiny and full of glitter and gold and glory. They got closer and closer and the tiny beings in robes were people marching as though they were gliding on a cloud of white glitter. They were singing something and so happy...I mean, I literally felt there happiness. They finally appeared before me and the enormous angel being pulled on the reigns of the chariot and all the horses stopped. It sounded like a roaring thunder and I was utterly stunned at what I was seeing. The angel stood up and stepped aside and a man was sitting there, smiling at me. He was in a white linen robe and had long brown hair, a beard and was the most beautiful and pure man I had ever seen. I realized.....it was Jesus and I started crying......all I could say was....YOU CAME! YOU REALLY CAME! He said, of course my child, I promised I would!!!!!
When I awoke, my face was drenched with tears. I believe, without a shadow of a doubt, the Lord made a special appearance just for me. God sent that dream and I have never doubted whom my Lord and Savior is since......Jesus is the Messiah and He will return and it will be soon!!!! I got a personal promise and Jesus gave that promise to me, to share with you......
It says in Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
So who did prophet Isaiah write about? Some were waiting on an Earthly ruler to appease and please religious leaders, but he showed up a servant! He could have called 10,000 angels to parade and rescue and set him up here on earth. But he chose to serve the human race and die for our sins, so that we could live. The messiah that I believe in was foretold in the Old Testament and clearly describes what happened to the Man of God that showed up 2000 years ago.
Isaiah 42
The Servant of the LORD
1 “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations. 2 He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; 4 he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.” 5 This is what God – Yahweh says— the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it:
6 “I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you
to be a (New) covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, 7 to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. 8 “I am Yahweh; that is my name!
I will not yield my glory to any other or my praise to idols. 9 See the former things have taken place,
and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.”
10 Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them. 11 Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Selah sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops. 12 Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands. 13 The LORD will march out like a champion,
like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies. 14 “For a long time I, (Yahweh) have kept silent, I have been quiet and held myself back. But now, like a woman in childbirth,
I cry out, I gasp and pant. 15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools. 16 I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them. 17 But those who trust in idols, who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned back in utter shame.
Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf; look, you blind.......................and see!
19 Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant with me, blind like the servant of Yahweh? 20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention; your ears are open, but you do not listen.” 21 It pleased Yahweh for the sake of righteousness to make his law great and glorious. 22 But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot,
with no one to say, “Send them back.”
23 Which of you will listen to this or pay close attention in time to come? 24 Who handed Jacob over to become loot
and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the Sovereign Yahweh, against whom we have sinned? For they would not follow his ways; they did not obey his law. 25 So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
CAN WE DENY HIM? HOW CAN WE READ ABOUT THE PROPHESYS FORETOLD AND NOT FALL TO OUR KNEES AND REPENT?? Jesus gave us a gift....HIS PRECIOUS LIFE and so many continue to trample on that gift with arrogant pride and disrespect. Every single prophecy of the coming Messiah came true and yet we still don’t believe? We still question if Jesus was really the one......I believe this world, which has become so violent in bloody wars have been given over to it for mere unbelief. It was prophesied! He was sent and the only blasphemous sin that cannot be forgiven is denouncing His son and ‘not believing’ and ‘not’ professing that Jesus Christ is Lord!
Isaiah 52:13-15
The Suffering and Glory of the Servant
13 See my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
14 Just as there were many who were appalled at him his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness—
15 so he will sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him.
For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand.
Isaiah 53:1-12
He had no beauty
1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Sovereign YAHWEH been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. 4 Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 but he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and YAHWEH has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it was YAHWEH’S will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though YAHWEH makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
Jesus loves us so deeply that He offered his life to cover ALL sin. He did this so that we could be brand ‘new’!
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
How do I become ‘New’ in Jesus?
Isaiah 59:20 "The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins," declares the LORD.
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Acts 2:38 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
I invite you....right here....right now......if you do not know Jesus or if you have doubt whether or not you have truly believed before: Just tell Him...let Him in....He sees your heart and hears your words. Say, Lord, I am so sorry for not believing. I repent for every sin that I have ever committed against you. Lord Jesus, I believe that you died for me so that I might live a ‘new’ life. I commit my life to you. I ask you Lord to change me....transform me into your likeness and deliver me from all my infirmities. Make me white as snow! I ask You now to show me Your ways and lead me to where You need me to go. Lead me to a place of baptism and Thank you Lord for giving me the gift of salvation!
Now....go .....and sin no more........live BRAND NEW!!!
John 9:25 He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!"
In Revelation 21:4-5 (NIV) says that.... ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
v5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
When I read this....I get excited! I can literally visualize this beautiful man....glowing in crimson light. He’s dressed in all white, sitting on this enormous golden throne.....SMILING and he assures us that everything is fine....don’t worry. You see...I’m here to fix everything...and make brand new..... He even goes as far to say.....write it down, trust me cause it’s true!
Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
I love the fact that Jesus came to this earth to make us new...to change a curse that has been on us since the beginning of time!!! With all the bad news we hear everyday.....thank God there is hope! I keep hearing people say... ‘You know this is the end time’ and the world is falling apart. There has been flooding up north, but severe drought in Texas. The Heat wave that has hit us this year, like a blaze of fire that won’t go away, has been the most agonizing summer ever. I can’t remember, in my lifetime, hearing about temperatures over 102......but 108 and higher....Texas have broken every record in history........Japan hasn’t been able to catch a break for awhile and if the Tsunami can’t get them.....their nuclear plants will. Famine, disease, WAR, WAR; oh did I mention WAR? Earth quakes, Hurricanes, etc.....and our political system is completely setting us up for the world to cry out for ‘ONE’ world government and a savior. Did you know that they micro-chip our animals now and I read in the news that they have started doing this, in some states, in children. They have to swipe their hand over a light, when they enter the school building. It’s true!!! One of the teachers reportedly said, it’s wonderful! We are so close to having someone make us take ‘the mark’ of the beast and won’t even realize it............will children even have a choice?
I have people ask me all the time, if all the bad news in the world scares me. I would hardly be human, if it didn’t feel a bit unsettling at times. But to be honest with you, I’m excited. The more this world falls apart, the closer I am to glory! Then maybe people will start praying – Come Lord Come! I know I don’t belong here....I belong to something higher! Our Messiah will come....He promised us this!
My dream
I had a dream one night that was so real, I will never forget it.....I was standing out in the middle of a road. I was all alone.....not a single person in site. I looked up in the sky and something was coming toward me. I couldn’t quite make it out at first, but the closer it got, the more it looked like an angel. I was paralyzed by this image in the sky....it drew closer and closer to me. Then, it suddenly became crystal clear that it was the most enormous angel you could ever imagine and it was driving a chariot.....there were so many white horses, I couldn’t begin to count them. The angel was majestic and white and the most beautiful, glorious being....I stood there in awe and didn’t want what I was experiencing to ever end. I hoped the angel was coming for me. I realized that something was following the angel and the chariot....it looked like tiny little angels in white robes.....they were shiny and full of glitter and gold and glory. They got closer and closer and the tiny beings in robes were people marching as though they were gliding on a cloud of white glitter. They were singing something and so happy...I mean, I literally felt there happiness. They finally appeared before me and the enormous angel being pulled on the reigns of the chariot and all the horses stopped. It sounded like a roaring thunder and I was utterly stunned at what I was seeing. The angel stood up and stepped aside and a man was sitting there, smiling at me. He was in a white linen robe and had long brown hair, a beard and was the most beautiful and pure man I had ever seen. I realized.....it was Jesus and I started crying......all I could say was....YOU CAME! YOU REALLY CAME! He said, of course my child, I promised I would!!!!!
When I awoke, my face was drenched with tears. I believe, without a shadow of a doubt, the Lord made a special appearance just for me. God sent that dream and I have never doubted whom my Lord and Savior is since......Jesus is the Messiah and He will return and it will be soon!!!! I got a personal promise and Jesus gave that promise to me, to share with you......
It says in Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
So who did prophet Isaiah write about? Some were waiting on an Earthly ruler to appease and please religious leaders, but he showed up a servant! He could have called 10,000 angels to parade and rescue and set him up here on earth. But he chose to serve the human race and die for our sins, so that we could live. The messiah that I believe in was foretold in the Old Testament and clearly describes what happened to the Man of God that showed up 2000 years ago.
Isaiah 42
The Servant of the LORD
1 “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations. 2 He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; 4 he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.” 5 This is what God – Yahweh says— the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it:
6 “I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you
to be a (New) covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, 7 to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. 8 “I am Yahweh; that is my name!
I will not yield my glory to any other or my praise to idols. 9 See the former things have taken place,
and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.”
10 Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them. 11 Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Selah sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops. 12 Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands. 13 The LORD will march out like a champion,
like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies. 14 “For a long time I, (Yahweh) have kept silent, I have been quiet and held myself back. But now, like a woman in childbirth,
I cry out, I gasp and pant. 15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools. 16 I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them. 17 But those who trust in idols, who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned back in utter shame.
Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf; look, you blind.......................and see!
19 Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant with me, blind like the servant of Yahweh? 20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention; your ears are open, but you do not listen.” 21 It pleased Yahweh for the sake of righteousness to make his law great and glorious. 22 But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot,
with no one to say, “Send them back.”
23 Which of you will listen to this or pay close attention in time to come? 24 Who handed Jacob over to become loot
and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the Sovereign Yahweh, against whom we have sinned? For they would not follow his ways; they did not obey his law. 25 So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
CAN WE DENY HIM? HOW CAN WE READ ABOUT THE PROPHESYS FORETOLD AND NOT FALL TO OUR KNEES AND REPENT?? Jesus gave us a gift....HIS PRECIOUS LIFE and so many continue to trample on that gift with arrogant pride and disrespect. Every single prophecy of the coming Messiah came true and yet we still don’t believe? We still question if Jesus was really the one......I believe this world, which has become so violent in bloody wars have been given over to it for mere unbelief. It was prophesied! He was sent and the only blasphemous sin that cannot be forgiven is denouncing His son and ‘not believing’ and ‘not’ professing that Jesus Christ is Lord!
Isaiah 52:13-15
The Suffering and Glory of the Servant
13 See my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
14 Just as there were many who were appalled at him his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness—
15 so he will sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him.
For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand.
Isaiah 53:1-12
He had no beauty
1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Sovereign YAHWEH been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. 4 Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 but he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and YAHWEH has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it was YAHWEH’S will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though YAHWEH makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
Jesus loves us so deeply that He offered his life to cover ALL sin. He did this so that we could be brand ‘new’!
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
How do I become ‘New’ in Jesus?
Isaiah 59:20 "The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins," declares the LORD.
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Acts 2:38 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
I invite you....right here....right now......if you do not know Jesus or if you have doubt whether or not you have truly believed before: Just tell Him...let Him in....He sees your heart and hears your words. Say, Lord, I am so sorry for not believing. I repent for every sin that I have ever committed against you. Lord Jesus, I believe that you died for me so that I might live a ‘new’ life. I commit my life to you. I ask you Lord to change me....transform me into your likeness and deliver me from all my infirmities. Make me white as snow! I ask You now to show me Your ways and lead me to where You need me to go. Lead me to a place of baptism and Thank you Lord for giving me the gift of salvation!
Now....go .....and sin no more........live BRAND NEW!!!
John 9:25 He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!"
Monday, August 29, 2011
Who is the Messiah? Chapter 1
King of the 'New'
(The first part of a series of lessons and collaboration of scriptures on why we should believe Jesus Christ is in fact, our savior and will come again to redeem His people)
About four years ago, I had the utmost privilege of meeting a Rabbi. The Lord actually led me to him, through a friend. I had never met a Rabbi before or know anything about the Jewish faith. Over the past four years of our friendship, I have learned a lot about what they believe. Much to my amazement, both faiths have very distorted views on what the other believes or knows about God. The Religions that I am referring to are Jews and Christians. This friendship with the Rabbi, made me ask myself....why are we all separated, why can’t we all be friends and put aside old prejudices and wasn’t Jesus a Jew? So, I decided if I want to talk to someone about my faith, then I think it’s only fair, I understand them. I should also have a very clear idea of what I have too. Through the entire search for truth, I found a much deeper understanding of the Messiah....and why I believe. Not to long ago, my Rabbi friend sent me an email and asked me this question..... “What is a Messiah”? I sat there, staring at the computer, thinking...wow....I better have an answer.....and it better be clear! So, I prayed for clarity and begin to go through my bible with a fine tooth comb.....what an opportunity for us to come together and what a responsibility God has given me.
• Note:
• Jews refer to God as Yahweh – ‘one’ God and revere that name.
• Christians refer to God as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (3 parts of ‘one’ God) – and revere the name of Jesus.
• We are the daughter! Our name is Zion. This name will change, when the Messiah comes for his bride – “A spotless people devoted to God” and the name will change to Hephzibah, which means, ‘married’.
• There Are 4 Letters in the most important word on earth ‘Love’
• There Are 4 Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water
• There Are 4 Corners of the Earth: North, South, West, and East
• There Are 4 Creatures: Lion, Man, Eagle, and Ox
• There Are 4 Parts to a Family: Father, Mother, Son, and Daughter
• There Is But One Thing That Belongs To All of Them and I Call It the 5th Element - BLOOD
There’s an old hymn that I remember from childhood that said it all.....the blood covers everything!
The blood that Jesus shed for me
Way back on Calvary
The blood that gives me strength from day to day
It will never lose its power
Oh it reaches to the highest mountains
And it flows to the lowest valleys
Oh the blood that gives me strength from day to day
It will never lose its power
It soothes my doubts and calms all my fears
And it dries all my tears
Oh the blood that gives me strength from day to day
It will never lose its power
Oh it reaches to the highest mountains
And it flows to the lowest valleys
Oh the blood that gives me strength from day to day
It will never lose its power
Blood is power! It gives life and without it, life ceases to exist. The people of the bible used the blood of a pure animal, to make sacrifice to God, for the atonement of sin. Blood was used to cleanse sin! It was only through the blood of purity, that true atonement could be made.
The Levitical Faith
A Day of Atonement was an annual day of repentance for the Old Testament people of Israel. Sacrifices were offered by the high priest as atonement for himself and for the people. The Bible calls the day Yom Hakippurim (Hebrew, Day of the Atonements), which the Jewish people continue to observe today as Yom Kippur. They also would fast and no work would take place in order to purify the body and mind. They called this a “Solomon Fast and Sabbath”. The Old Testament sacrifices are shown to be but shadows of the sacrifice of Jesus, on the cross, by the fact of Aaron's sinfulness; an imperfect high priest cannot offer a true sacrifice, just as the blood of bulls and goats could never truly pay for the offense of human sin or substitute for the shedding of human blood.
Something I learned this last year....The Jewish faith does not believe in human sacrifice. I didn’t know this and never really stop to think about it. The question would be how a merciful God could do something like this.....let a man give up his life, shed his blood for an unmerciful and cruel world? I was just taught that it happened and I accepted it and believed. I think it’s easy to take for granted that not everyone grew up hearing the same things. So I prayed and I sought.....oh God...open my mind that I may know your ways and give me wisdom and understanding. So you see, God’s plan is all over the bible and the central message of the bible is “ATONEMENT”. We are sinners...born into sin and we need a savior.....we need away to the one, true, pure God. The wonderful thing about God...Adonai....Yahweh....He wants reconciliation with us!
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (11 Chronicles 7:14)
Pray......
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for the friendships you have so blessed us with and for giving us this opportunity to share in your amazing word. I pray that you will put your hand upon us and guide us through your truth and help us to stay in humble heart, keeping ego out of the way......not using it as argument that is haughty and rude, but in celebration of your abiding love. We pray for the wisdom and knowledge that you would like us to have. Lord, I don’t claim to have all the answers, but you are, all knowing, all powerful, full of honor and glory and we praise you and worship you from the depths of our soul....Oh Holy Spirit, please send us your anointing through your most powerful words. We are putting our complete trust and life into your care only and not into what other people tell us.....Please see the desire of our hearts to know you more and to have a relationship with you....Create in me a clean heart oh Lord and renew a right spirit so that I can come before you spotless and pure. Thank you for your mercy and love, in your mighty and powerful Name Yahweh and the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen
Revelation 14
The Lamb and the 144,000
1 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb (Jesus), standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name (Jesus) and his Father’s name (Yahweh) written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. 3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as first fruits to God and the Lamb. 5 No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
Scripture – text from Old and New Testament....King James, NIV, and New Jerusalem Bible. The Hebrew text is not an option for me as I do not have that gift of understanding Hebrew. Some references are from wikipedia.
Note: explanation and information about a Messiah: below are scriptures that refer to a messiah, an awaited prince, savior, truth etc. Many scriptures spoke of a promised one, but did not actually use the word, Messiah. From what I understand, the actual word, ‘Messiah’ was someone of high honored position as King, Priest, Rabbi, or Prophet that brings hope........Christians refer to Jesus as Savior and Lord, deliver, redeemer.....the lamb of God. His gift of blood sacrifice cleansed sin and gave communion with God. The term ‘saved’ means, they are heaven bound, escaping the flames of hell. Jesus goal was never to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it. He never claimed to be the King of the Jews.....that was placed over him as a mockery, none-the-less, He was a Jew! For me.....Jesus was King of the New, bringing hope and good news to a lost and dying world that could not live up to the old Law or truly love. He did not come just for the Jews, but for everyone! Jesus did not come to this world for a place of rank, he did not need that on earth for His kingdom was not of this world; but man expected Him to show up that way. Instead, he showed up as an example of what God wanted in all of us, not in wealth or pride but meek, humble and poor, not attached to worldly desires and possessions. I’m not so much interested in weather people were looking for a messiah back then or not, placing me in debate. I know it was a dark world and the Romans were in control......those people needed Gods help! How could God ever really understand a human mortal being, unless through His power, He manifested himself through his son......All that really matters is staying away from EGO, seeking, believing, humility, humility, humility and walking in love. Big God, little me! If I don’t walk in a place of love, then what is the point and my religion is in vain.
Isaiah 64:6
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags. We all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away. No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and made us waste away because of our sins.
John 3:16-21
For Yahweh so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17) For Yahweh did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
18) Whoever believes in Him is not condemned; but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of Yahweh’s one and only son, Jesus. 19) This is the verdict; light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20) Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21) But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through Yahweh, our sovereign God.
John 4:19-26
19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” 25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” 26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”
Daniel 9:25, 26 in the NIV
25 “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the messiah, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One – the messiah will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.
Note:
One of the reasons Jesus came was to put an end to the blood sacrifice of animals for the atonement of sin……and He gave his own life to be a finally sacrifice. The old covenant made it nearly impossible for anyone to be pure enough to make it to heaven and to commune with the Almighty God. While under the old covenant, only priest and prophets could get that close. So Yahweh sent his son and filled him with his fullness and power to accomplish this…..putting an end to the sacrifice ritual……then Jesus had to die and rise again to show the world, the power of God. He sent us hope……Jesus had to leave so that God would send the Gift of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit then gave us the same power to do great and mighty things of God……things the natural mind of man has never been able to grasp. This was around 2000 years ago according to history. I don’t believe the Holy Spirit will always be with us and is here as a gift…….thus, from the time he put an end to the daily sacrifice and offering.
Isaiah 7:1-17
The Sign of Immanuel
1 When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.
2 Now the house of David was told, “Aram has allied itself with Ephraim”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.
3 Then Yahweh said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field. 4 Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood—because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. 5 Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah’s son have plotted your ruin, saying, 6 “Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.” 7 Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “‘It will not take place, it will not happen, 8 for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people. 9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son.
If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.’”
10 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask the LORD your God, ‘Yahweh’, for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.”
12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put Yahweh to the test.” 13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also?
14 Therefore, Yahweh will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, 16 for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste. 17 Yahweh will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria.”
(The scriptures below describe Jesus completely)
Isaiah 9:6, 7
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of Yahweh will accomplish this.
Isaiah 11
The Branch from Jesse
1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD— 3 and he will delight in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; 4 but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist. 6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will play near the cobra’s den, the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest. 9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Yahweh as the waters cover the sea. 10 In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.
11 In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean. 12 He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth. 13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish, and Judah’s enemies will be destroyed; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.
14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia to the west; together they will plunder the people to the east. They will subdue Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. 15 The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea; with a scorching wind he will sweep his hand over the Euphrates River; breaking it up into seven streams so that anyone can cross over in sandals. 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from Egypt.
Isaiah 28:16
16 So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one that relies on it will never be stricken with panic. 17 I will make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the plumb line.
I will stop here for today.....as you can see, it was clear in scripture that God has a plan and has since the beginning.....to make a way to back to Him......
I will continue this study on the Messiah...so stay tuned......and God Bless, Lisa
(The first part of a series of lessons and collaboration of scriptures on why we should believe Jesus Christ is in fact, our savior and will come again to redeem His people)
About four years ago, I had the utmost privilege of meeting a Rabbi. The Lord actually led me to him, through a friend. I had never met a Rabbi before or know anything about the Jewish faith. Over the past four years of our friendship, I have learned a lot about what they believe. Much to my amazement, both faiths have very distorted views on what the other believes or knows about God. The Religions that I am referring to are Jews and Christians. This friendship with the Rabbi, made me ask myself....why are we all separated, why can’t we all be friends and put aside old prejudices and wasn’t Jesus a Jew? So, I decided if I want to talk to someone about my faith, then I think it’s only fair, I understand them. I should also have a very clear idea of what I have too. Through the entire search for truth, I found a much deeper understanding of the Messiah....and why I believe. Not to long ago, my Rabbi friend sent me an email and asked me this question..... “What is a Messiah”? I sat there, staring at the computer, thinking...wow....I better have an answer.....and it better be clear! So, I prayed for clarity and begin to go through my bible with a fine tooth comb.....what an opportunity for us to come together and what a responsibility God has given me.
• Note:
• Jews refer to God as Yahweh – ‘one’ God and revere that name.
• Christians refer to God as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (3 parts of ‘one’ God) – and revere the name of Jesus.
• We are the daughter! Our name is Zion. This name will change, when the Messiah comes for his bride – “A spotless people devoted to God” and the name will change to Hephzibah, which means, ‘married’.
• There Are 4 Letters in the most important word on earth ‘Love’
• There Are 4 Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water
• There Are 4 Corners of the Earth: North, South, West, and East
• There Are 4 Creatures: Lion, Man, Eagle, and Ox
• There Are 4 Parts to a Family: Father, Mother, Son, and Daughter
• There Is But One Thing That Belongs To All of Them and I Call It the 5th Element - BLOOD
There’s an old hymn that I remember from childhood that said it all.....the blood covers everything!
The blood that Jesus shed for me
Way back on Calvary
The blood that gives me strength from day to day
It will never lose its power
Oh it reaches to the highest mountains
And it flows to the lowest valleys
Oh the blood that gives me strength from day to day
It will never lose its power
It soothes my doubts and calms all my fears
And it dries all my tears
Oh the blood that gives me strength from day to day
It will never lose its power
Oh it reaches to the highest mountains
And it flows to the lowest valleys
Oh the blood that gives me strength from day to day
It will never lose its power
Blood is power! It gives life and without it, life ceases to exist. The people of the bible used the blood of a pure animal, to make sacrifice to God, for the atonement of sin. Blood was used to cleanse sin! It was only through the blood of purity, that true atonement could be made.
The Levitical Faith
A Day of Atonement was an annual day of repentance for the Old Testament people of Israel. Sacrifices were offered by the high priest as atonement for himself and for the people. The Bible calls the day Yom Hakippurim (Hebrew, Day of the Atonements), which the Jewish people continue to observe today as Yom Kippur. They also would fast and no work would take place in order to purify the body and mind. They called this a “Solomon Fast and Sabbath”. The Old Testament sacrifices are shown to be but shadows of the sacrifice of Jesus, on the cross, by the fact of Aaron's sinfulness; an imperfect high priest cannot offer a true sacrifice, just as the blood of bulls and goats could never truly pay for the offense of human sin or substitute for the shedding of human blood.
Something I learned this last year....The Jewish faith does not believe in human sacrifice. I didn’t know this and never really stop to think about it. The question would be how a merciful God could do something like this.....let a man give up his life, shed his blood for an unmerciful and cruel world? I was just taught that it happened and I accepted it and believed. I think it’s easy to take for granted that not everyone grew up hearing the same things. So I prayed and I sought.....oh God...open my mind that I may know your ways and give me wisdom and understanding. So you see, God’s plan is all over the bible and the central message of the bible is “ATONEMENT”. We are sinners...born into sin and we need a savior.....we need away to the one, true, pure God. The wonderful thing about God...Adonai....Yahweh....He wants reconciliation with us!
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (11 Chronicles 7:14)
Pray......
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for the friendships you have so blessed us with and for giving us this opportunity to share in your amazing word. I pray that you will put your hand upon us and guide us through your truth and help us to stay in humble heart, keeping ego out of the way......not using it as argument that is haughty and rude, but in celebration of your abiding love. We pray for the wisdom and knowledge that you would like us to have. Lord, I don’t claim to have all the answers, but you are, all knowing, all powerful, full of honor and glory and we praise you and worship you from the depths of our soul....Oh Holy Spirit, please send us your anointing through your most powerful words. We are putting our complete trust and life into your care only and not into what other people tell us.....Please see the desire of our hearts to know you more and to have a relationship with you....Create in me a clean heart oh Lord and renew a right spirit so that I can come before you spotless and pure. Thank you for your mercy and love, in your mighty and powerful Name Yahweh and the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen
Revelation 14
The Lamb and the 144,000
1 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb (Jesus), standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name (Jesus) and his Father’s name (Yahweh) written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. 3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as first fruits to God and the Lamb. 5 No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
Scripture – text from Old and New Testament....King James, NIV, and New Jerusalem Bible. The Hebrew text is not an option for me as I do not have that gift of understanding Hebrew. Some references are from wikipedia.
Note: explanation and information about a Messiah: below are scriptures that refer to a messiah, an awaited prince, savior, truth etc. Many scriptures spoke of a promised one, but did not actually use the word, Messiah. From what I understand, the actual word, ‘Messiah’ was someone of high honored position as King, Priest, Rabbi, or Prophet that brings hope........Christians refer to Jesus as Savior and Lord, deliver, redeemer.....the lamb of God. His gift of blood sacrifice cleansed sin and gave communion with God. The term ‘saved’ means, they are heaven bound, escaping the flames of hell. Jesus goal was never to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it. He never claimed to be the King of the Jews.....that was placed over him as a mockery, none-the-less, He was a Jew! For me.....Jesus was King of the New, bringing hope and good news to a lost and dying world that could not live up to the old Law or truly love. He did not come just for the Jews, but for everyone! Jesus did not come to this world for a place of rank, he did not need that on earth for His kingdom was not of this world; but man expected Him to show up that way. Instead, he showed up as an example of what God wanted in all of us, not in wealth or pride but meek, humble and poor, not attached to worldly desires and possessions. I’m not so much interested in weather people were looking for a messiah back then or not, placing me in debate. I know it was a dark world and the Romans were in control......those people needed Gods help! How could God ever really understand a human mortal being, unless through His power, He manifested himself through his son......All that really matters is staying away from EGO, seeking, believing, humility, humility, humility and walking in love. Big God, little me! If I don’t walk in a place of love, then what is the point and my religion is in vain.
Isaiah 64:6
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags. We all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away. No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and made us waste away because of our sins.
John 3:16-21
For Yahweh so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17) For Yahweh did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
18) Whoever believes in Him is not condemned; but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of Yahweh’s one and only son, Jesus. 19) This is the verdict; light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20) Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21) But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through Yahweh, our sovereign God.
John 4:19-26
19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” 25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” 26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”
Daniel 9:25, 26 in the NIV
25 “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the messiah, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One – the messiah will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.
Note:
One of the reasons Jesus came was to put an end to the blood sacrifice of animals for the atonement of sin……and He gave his own life to be a finally sacrifice. The old covenant made it nearly impossible for anyone to be pure enough to make it to heaven and to commune with the Almighty God. While under the old covenant, only priest and prophets could get that close. So Yahweh sent his son and filled him with his fullness and power to accomplish this…..putting an end to the sacrifice ritual……then Jesus had to die and rise again to show the world, the power of God. He sent us hope……Jesus had to leave so that God would send the Gift of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit then gave us the same power to do great and mighty things of God……things the natural mind of man has never been able to grasp. This was around 2000 years ago according to history. I don’t believe the Holy Spirit will always be with us and is here as a gift…….thus, from the time he put an end to the daily sacrifice and offering.
Isaiah 7:1-17
The Sign of Immanuel
1 When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.
2 Now the house of David was told, “Aram has allied itself with Ephraim”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.
3 Then Yahweh said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field. 4 Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood—because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. 5 Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah’s son have plotted your ruin, saying, 6 “Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.” 7 Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “‘It will not take place, it will not happen, 8 for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people. 9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son.
If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.’”
10 Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask the LORD your God, ‘Yahweh’, for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.”
12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put Yahweh to the test.” 13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also?
14 Therefore, Yahweh will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, 16 for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste. 17 Yahweh will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria.”
(The scriptures below describe Jesus completely)
Isaiah 9:6, 7
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of Yahweh will accomplish this.
Isaiah 11
The Branch from Jesse
1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD— 3 and he will delight in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; 4 but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist. 6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will play near the cobra’s den, the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest. 9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Yahweh as the waters cover the sea. 10 In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.
11 In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean. 12 He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth. 13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish, and Judah’s enemies will be destroyed; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.
14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia to the west; together they will plunder the people to the east. They will subdue Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. 15 The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea; with a scorching wind he will sweep his hand over the Euphrates River; breaking it up into seven streams so that anyone can cross over in sandals. 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from Egypt.
Isaiah 28:16
16 So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one that relies on it will never be stricken with panic. 17 I will make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the plumb line.
I will stop here for today.....as you can see, it was clear in scripture that God has a plan and has since the beginning.....to make a way to back to Him......
I will continue this study on the Messiah...so stay tuned......and God Bless, Lisa
Saturday, August 27, 2011
God has turned up the Heat!
God has turned up the heat and shut off the rain!
August 24, 2011
I’ve been praying for God to give me some sort of word about this drought and heat in Texas....the news stated last night that temperatures are to rise up to 110 or higher this week, with no relief in site. This is getting scary and not to mention....dangerous.....at what temperature do we worry about our heads exploding, when we step outside? Our water supply is drying up and some towns are having it trucked in. Again, I asked God.....what do you want from us? Then it was impressed upon me that I should encourage a day of fasting and prayer. This should also include reading the bible and to keep God’s word open for an entire day.....week.....months...etc.... God has impressed me that we are carnal and distracted. We know how to worry and talk about what is happening to our world, but do not know how to really turn to the one that controls it ALL! We are in a state of Laodicea. Revelations 3:14-22, God talks about a time when the church loses site of what is important. WORK, WORK, WORK......BUSY, BUSY, BUSY......distractions of programs and numbers and how to be more excellent and affective......instead of getting on our knees and truly leading people to prayer....to read Gods word......to fast.....to be filled with God’s spirit.....NO.....it’s more concerned about where to seat people on Sunday morning and making sure they are entertained enough, so they will come back. Some even offer ipods, computers, gadgets, widgets, etc....to attract them in, instead of the love of Jesus!
In Revelations 3, it states I know your deeds!!!!! BUT....THAT......you are neither cold nor hot....(TO TIRED From YOUR BUSY WORK!) I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm – neither hot or cold – I am about to spit you out of my mouth! You say that you are rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing....WE ARE BLESSED!!! WE LIVE THE GOOD LIFE!!!! But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. (THESE ARE SPIRITUAL THINGS NOT WORLDLY GOODS) Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent! Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him and he with me. Revelations 3:14-22
This message wasn’t for the unsaved.....no, it was for the churches that are caught up in their worldly wealth and living the good life - Twittering and emailing and face booking and so and on and so forth. Being blessing isn’t wrong, unless we forget where we came from and STAY IN OUR SPIRITUAL MINDS. But you have to admit, with our busy lives, and schedules and television time and family needs and choir practice and classes, etc.......leave very little...if any.....time, left for God.
So God turns up the heat.....do I have your attention yet???? No, you still carry on.....each day and worry!
So, I was lead to the book of Jonah and would like to suggest that everyone take a moment and read this short, but effective 4 chapters of the bible. You see, God asked Jonah to tell everyone that disaster was coming and he was afraid of looking stupid! He was more concerned of what people thought of Him! So he ran from God.......This shows how small minded we humans are sometimes, I mean what makes us think we can run from God? God is all powerful and we are at His mercy. We are powerless without the almighty and the spirit that works within us.
So Jonah ran and tried to hide from God and the Lord dealt with Jonah in His way......not like ours. See, God doesn’t think like we do........God knows the hearts of man and our fears. Jonah must have been afraid of the storms of life and being consumed with the sharks in a world, which could eat him up and spit him out. So the Lord.....in His mystery....not to mention thines sense of humor......dealt with Jonah on his level and got his attention. He provided a big fish to swallow him up for 3 days and 3 nights. Now if it were me....I would have said...ok...ok... you got me! I will do whatever you want....please, just save me......but like many humans do, instead of surrendering...he argued with God even after his life fell apart....even after the mighty storm took over and that the BIG fish swallowed him up.....even after the crisis hit the fan!!!! He argues with God! Remind you of anyone?
After Jonah finally surrenders his life to God, 3 days later......his prayers are answered and the fish ejects him onto dry land....but then......he heads out to obey what God asked him to do. He goes to the place that scares him and tells them that God is about to bring disaster to the city of Nineveh.
After Jonah preached to the people of Nineveh, something happened that Jonah did not anticipate.....They listened to him!....They believed him! And they fell to their knees!........How many times do we keep our mouths shut because we don’t think that anyone will listen.....or how many times do we hide our truth, because we fear what they will think of us???? But then Jonah’s ego got the best him......isn’t that what he was really fighting all along? God was pleased that the people turned from there wicked ways and prayed and God changed his mind...hallelujah! The people of Nineveh were safe. But, Jonah was embarrassed that what he said didn’t happen...... and he got mad at God. He said, why did you put me through all this humiliation to not do what you said you were going to do....now, I look stupid. Jonah could not appreciate the fact that God used his life to save more than a hundred and twenty thousand people. He had the power of God to influence that many people!!!! Wow!
Then.....God reminded Jonah......what right do you have to be angry with me? So God then did something amazing for Jonah...even in his anger.......he provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give him shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine. But at the dawn, the next day God proved a WORM, which chewed the vine so that it withered...the sun rose and God proved a scorching, east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die and said, ‘It would be better for me to die than to live.’ But God said to Jonah, “do you have a right to be angry about the vine?” “I do, he said. “ I am angry enough to die.” But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. But Nineveh has more that a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about the great city?
Again.....the Lord reminds me....how we are all Jonah. We are more concerned about our one vine...afraid it’s going to die.......our one church, afraid the numbers will go down.......our one little life, afraid we will never find meaning. That we have forgotten about the masses and how they need God! Their lost and cannot tell their right hand from their left. No, the worm comes in!!!!!!! We complain......I’m hot....I’m thirsty...I feel bad.....and pray for relief for ourselves. We fear the drought and the heat and fear economic disaster. But can we for just a moment, stop and ask....why....why has God turned up the heat. God controls the weather! God controls the things that we cannot. What is your ‘worm’ that eats away at your calling?
So I want to step out on faith....put aside any fears that I might have or selfish ambitions and say......lets pray for rain.....not only from the weather and the rain that comes from the sky.....but pray....God....may your spirit rain on me........pour out the rain of your spirit on all people and all flesh. Pour out revival in all of us!!!!! Rain Lord....Rain! Find the need to see God pour out his spiritual rain upon our hearts.....that we see the water’s flow on the dry and thirsty land of our life.
Fast, know the word, prayer is the key that will unlock this drought.....we are spiritually dry..........and God has turned up the heat!
Will you pray with me today? Will you commit your hearts and turn from being lukewarm........again as it states in Revelations 3
I Am Here! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. To him that overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has and ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Rev. 3:20-22
And then we can sing...........
I feel the rain
I feel the rain
I feel it falling down on me!!!!!! (Repeat)
The former rain the latter rain together
I’m not talk’en ‘bout the weather
It’s the Holy Ghost rain
And it’s fall’en down on me!
God Bless, Lisa Maynard
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