The Account
I. If You Don't Mind, it Doesn't Matter.
But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
Come, please, let me now give you advice,
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account,
Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it;
For the time is near.
That which is has already been, and what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past.
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
Come, please, let me now give you advice,
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account,
Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it;
For the time is near.
That which is has already been, and what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past.
Mercy and Truth have met together;
Righteousness and Peace have kissed.
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And Righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Your Righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your Law is Truth. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
In Mercy, the throne will be established; Righteousness and Justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and Truth go before Your face, And One will sit on it in truth, in the Tabernacle of David, Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.”
Whatever one is, he has been named already, for it is known that he is man; And he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he. even though One sees no sleep day or night.
The entirety of Your Word is Truth, and every one of Your Righteous judgments endures forever.
“Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
..To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, Who established the mountains by His strength, being clothed with power and preserved us in all the way that we went and among all the people through whom we passed. He shall abide before God forever.
Grace to you and Peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.
for whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father, the son in whom he delights.
In Mercy, the throne will be established; Righteousness and Justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and Truth go before Your face, And One will sit on it in truth, in the Tabernacle of David, Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.”
Whatever one is, he has been named already, for it is known that he is man; And he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he. even though One sees no sleep day or night.
The entirety of Your Word is Truth, and every one of Your Righteous judgments endures forever.
“Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
..To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, Who established the mountains by His strength, being clothed with power and preserved us in all the way that we went and among all the people through whom we passed. He shall abide before God forever.
Grace to you and Peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.
for whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father, the son in whom he delights.
We also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.”
Oh, prepare Mercy and Truth, which may preserve him!
Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, All the words of my mouth are with Righteousness And from the opening of my lips will come right things for my mouth will speak truth;
The Words of the Lord are pure words, and speaks the truth in his heart; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them. Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice. His years as many generations. He shall abide before God forever. for My name is in Him.
The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
...Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your Mercy, Because of Your Truth.
So I will sing praise to Your name forever, That I may daily perform my vows.
Holy and Awesome is His name
Father, glorify Your name.”
Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
To Him who rides on the heaven of heaven(s), which were of old!
“Is not God in the Height of heaven?
To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, but you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
The Law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; He never fails,
And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance. They continue this day according to Your ordinances, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. Therefore, I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand,
Because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them even His eternal power and Godhead,
They stand fast forever and ever, and are done in Truth and Uprightness.
Do not marvel at the matter; who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. The bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), that you may remember the day in which you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. It is a statute forever.
Oh, prepare Mercy and Truth, which may preserve him!
Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, All the words of my mouth are with Righteousness And from the opening of my lips will come right things for my mouth will speak truth;
The Words of the Lord are pure words, and speaks the truth in his heart; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them. Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice. His years as many generations. He shall abide before God forever. for My name is in Him.
The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
...Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your Mercy, Because of Your Truth.
So I will sing praise to Your name forever, That I may daily perform my vows.
Holy and Awesome is His name
Father, glorify Your name.”
Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
To Him who rides on the heaven of heaven(s), which were of old!
“Is not God in the Height of heaven?
To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, but you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
The Law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; He never fails,
And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance. They continue this day according to Your ordinances, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. Therefore, I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand,
Because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them even His eternal power and Godhead,
They stand fast forever and ever, and are done in Truth and Uprightness.
Do not marvel at the matter; who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. The bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), that you may remember the day in which you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. It is a statute forever.
Therefore, consider the matter, and understand the vision:
“Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; Your elders, and they will tell you:
He set the boundaries of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel. He made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar; They kept His testimonies and the ordinance He gave them. That no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.
And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be of good courage, and do it.” do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you.
And this is a simple matter in the sight of the Lord; For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you
For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body. 41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds. The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the sea(s). So, we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.
For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ and such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
Having then gifts differing according to the Grace that is given to us, let us use them:
If prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith;
For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power, and you are not your own?
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
“Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; Your elders, and they will tell you:
He set the boundaries of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel. He made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar; They kept His testimonies and the ordinance He gave them. That no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.
And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be of good courage, and do it.” do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you.
And this is a simple matter in the sight of the Lord; For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you
For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body. 41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds. The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the sea(s). So, we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.
For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ and such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
Having then gifts differing according to the Grace that is given to us, let us use them:
If prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith;
For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power, and you are not your own?
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
Therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. For you have chosen this rather than affliction.
For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
“Do you not know this of old, since man was placed on earth, for affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground; whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, Ascribe strength to God; His excellence is over Israel, And His strength is in the clouds.
And as for the matter which you and I have spoken of, indeed the Lord be between you and me forever.”
Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps. For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death but I kept the matter in my heart.” and my countenance changed;
Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.That you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;
Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you; our heart is wide open. You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections. Now in return for the same (I speak as to children),
you also be open.
For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
“Do you not know this of old, since man was placed on earth, for affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground; whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, Ascribe strength to God; His excellence is over Israel, And His strength is in the clouds.
And as for the matter which you and I have spoken of, indeed the Lord be between you and me forever.”
Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps. For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death but I kept the matter in my heart.” and my countenance changed;
Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.That you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;
Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you; our heart is wide open. You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections. Now in return for the same (I speak as to children),
you also be open.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Oh, prepare Mercy and Truth, which may preserve him!
There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Light is in All goodness, Righteousness, and Truth),
(conduct yourselves) throughout the time of your stay here in fear;
“Dominion and fear belong to Him; He makes peace in His high places. And the Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Upon whom does His light not rise?
For who will heed you in this matter?
If you can answer me, Set your words in order before me;
Take your stand.
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, for what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His Own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin:
He condemned sin in the flesh, That the Righteous requirement of The law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the Law of God, but with the flesh the Law of Sin.
So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless For I say, through the Grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, arm yourselves also with the same mind,
for I am the Lord your God. And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
And you said: ‘Surely the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man; yet he still lives.
Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction. For by them You have given me life.
Concerning Your testimonies, I have known of old that You have founded them forever.
For You have done wonderful things; For now I have chosen and sanctified this house, that My name may be there forever; and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.
Therefore, they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God. For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
…This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
Oh, prepare Mercy and Truth, which may preserve him!
There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Light is in All goodness, Righteousness, and Truth),
(conduct yourselves) throughout the time of your stay here in fear;
“Dominion and fear belong to Him; He makes peace in His high places. And the Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Upon whom does His light not rise?
For who will heed you in this matter?
If you can answer me, Set your words in order before me;
Take your stand.
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, for what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His Own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin:
He condemned sin in the flesh, That the Righteous requirement of The law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the Law of God, but with the flesh the Law of Sin.
So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless For I say, through the Grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, arm yourselves also with the same mind,
for I am the Lord your God. And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
And you said: ‘Surely the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man; yet he still lives.
Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction. For by them You have given me life.
Concerning Your testimonies, I have known of old that You have founded them forever.
For You have done wonderful things; For now I have chosen and sanctified this house, that My name may be there forever; and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.
Therefore, they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God. For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
…This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
For I am the Lord your God. And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them:
I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
Listen, my beloved brethren:
Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner:What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves,
What vindication! In all things, you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter. that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Therefore, you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
Who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, love one another fervently with a pure heart, He is the first of the ways of God; Who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance.
For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, but pursue Righteousness, Faith, Love, Peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. that your progress may be evident to all. love one another fervently with a pure heart
I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times
I call to remembrance my song in the night;
I meditate within my heart, and my spirit makes diligent search.
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
….Take away the dross from silver, and it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.
But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
Listen, my beloved brethren:
Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner:What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves,
- what indignation,
- what fear,
- what vehement desire,
- what zeal,
What vindication! In all things, you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter. that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Therefore, you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
Who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, love one another fervently with a pure heart, He is the first of the ways of God; Who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance.
For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, but pursue Righteousness, Faith, Love, Peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. that your progress may be evident to all. love one another fervently with a pure heart
I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times
I call to remembrance my song in the night;
I meditate within my heart, and my spirit makes diligent search.
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
….Take away the dross from silver, and it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.
But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined. You brought us into the net; You laid affliction on our backs. You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.
Oh, satisfy us early with Your Mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days! Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, the years in which we have seen evil.
Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children.
I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
For the word of God is living and powerful, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit,
we will stand before this temple and in Your presence (for Your name is in this temple), and cry out to You in our affliction, and You will hear and save.’
In Your presence is fullness of joy; You will show me the path of life; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
How great are His signs, And how mighty His wonders!
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And His dominion is from generation to generation.
Through the washing of re-generation and re-newing of the Holy Spirit,
Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God,
Oh, satisfy us early with Your Mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days! Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, the years in which we have seen evil.
Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children.
I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
For the word of God is living and powerful, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit,
we will stand before this temple and in Your presence (for Your name is in this temple), and cry out to You in our affliction, and You will hear and save.’
In Your presence is fullness of joy; You will show me the path of life; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
How great are His signs, And how mighty His wonders!
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And His dominion is from generation to generation.
Through the washing of re-generation and re-newing of the Holy Spirit,
Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God,
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say,
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away. Then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.”
He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.
And according to The Law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield
And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in Truth, in Righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a son(sun) to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.”
No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light
“It shall be, in regard to their inheritance, that I am their inheritance. You shall give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession. And blessed is your advice and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your Generous Spirit. Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your Truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.
Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your loving kindnesses, For they are from of old.
As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
‘The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘And in this place, I will give peace,’ says the Lord of hosts.” “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
So, Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His Glory, “Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, Mercy and truth be with you.” for My name is in Him.
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away. Then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.”
He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.
And according to The Law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield
And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in Truth, in Righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a son(sun) to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.”
No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light
“It shall be, in regard to their inheritance, that I am their inheritance. You shall give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession. And blessed is your advice and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your Generous Spirit. Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your Truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.
Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your loving kindnesses, For they are from of old.
As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
‘The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘And in this place, I will give peace,’ says the Lord of hosts.” “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
So, Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His Glory, “Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, Mercy and truth be with you.” for My name is in Him.
Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish.
The Law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The Testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
For the Testimony of Jesus is… the Spirit of Prophecy.”
Concerning Your testimonies, I have known of old that You have founded them forever. For You have done wonderful things;
Your counsels of old are Faithfulness and Truth.
The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting, give me understanding, and I shall live.
Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.
And He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.
See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.”
“Children of Israel, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel; then He will return to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.
The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.
He is the first of the ways of God; So, my righteousness will answer for me in time to come, He shall abide before God forever having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, that your descendants may not say to our descendants in time to come, “You have no part in the Lord.”’
Therefore, we said that it will be, when they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say,
‘Here is the replica of the altar of the Lord which our fathers made,
Thus, says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go.
I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
For I am God, and not man, The Holy One in your midst; And I will not come with terror.
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, His years as many generations. and godly in the present age,
He guards the paths of Justice, in Wisdom and Understanding, in Knowledge and all manner of workmanship, He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
The Law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The Testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
For the Testimony of Jesus is… the Spirit of Prophecy.”
Concerning Your testimonies, I have known of old that You have founded them forever. For You have done wonderful things;
Your counsels of old are Faithfulness and Truth.
The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting, give me understanding, and I shall live.
Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.
And He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.
See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.”
“Children of Israel, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel; then He will return to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.
The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.
He is the first of the ways of God; So, my righteousness will answer for me in time to come, He shall abide before God forever having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, that your descendants may not say to our descendants in time to come, “You have no part in the Lord.”’
Therefore, we said that it will be, when they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say,
‘Here is the replica of the altar of the Lord which our fathers made,
Thus, says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go.
I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
For I am God, and not man, The Holy One in your midst; And I will not come with terror.
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, His years as many generations. and godly in the present age,
He guards the paths of Justice, in Wisdom and Understanding, in Knowledge and all manner of workmanship, He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.
For our boasting is this:
The testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the Grace of God, and more abundantly toward you. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.
For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you opportunity to boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.
For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus:
That if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now... we know Him thus no longer.
For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,
if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. In the midst of the paths of Justice, Streaming to the goodness of the Lord--
Oh, send out Your light and Your Truth! Let them lead me;
...Because for every matter there is a time and judgment,
For our boasting is this:
The testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the Grace of God, and more abundantly toward you. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.
For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you opportunity to boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.
For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus:
That if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now... we know Him thus no longer.
For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,
if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. In the midst of the paths of Justice, Streaming to the goodness of the Lord--
Oh, send out Your light and Your Truth! Let them lead me;
...Because for every matter there is a time and judgment,
II. Wandering Stars
For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, And the wine is red; It is fully mixed,2
Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house;
...To Him who laid out the earth above the waters,
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver.
So that the holy seed is mixed with the peoples of those lands. who did not pursue righteousness, who have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith; and He pours it out;
Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it swirls around smoothly; At the last it bites like a serpent, And stings like a viper. Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth Drain and drink down.
Look, all you who kindle a fire, who encircle yourselves with sparks:
Walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks, you have kindled--
This you shall have from My hand: You shall lie down in torment.
For the day of the Lord of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, upon everything lifted up—And it shall be brought low— For He brings down those who dwell on high, the lofty city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He brings it down to the dust in order that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the land.
And look! You have risen in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel.
Why then are you angry over this matter?
“For I know their works and their thoughts.
Why do the wicked renounce God?
He has said in his heart, “You will not require an account.”
Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house;
...To Him who laid out the earth above the waters,
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver.
So that the holy seed is mixed with the peoples of those lands. who did not pursue righteousness, who have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith; and He pours it out;
Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it swirls around smoothly; At the last it bites like a serpent, And stings like a viper. Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth Drain and drink down.
Look, all you who kindle a fire, who encircle yourselves with sparks:
Walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks, you have kindled--
This you shall have from My hand: You shall lie down in torment.
For the day of the Lord of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, upon everything lifted up—And it shall be brought low— For He brings down those who dwell on high, the lofty city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He brings it down to the dust in order that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the land.
And look! You have risen in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel.
Why then are you angry over this matter?
“For I know their works and their thoughts.
Why do the wicked renounce God?
He has said in his heart, “You will not require an account.”
“Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them that which causes them to stumble into iniquity.
Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?
Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of The Word, immediately he stumbles.
The wicked are estranged from the womb; They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. For they have perverted their way; They have forgotten the Lord their God.
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow, raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame and these have no root, but endures only for a while.
wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.
He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way. In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.
Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, were afflicted yet he has no root in himself,
They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
“Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys the voice of His Servant?
Who walks in darkness and has no light?
When they are diminished and brought low
Why do you gad about so much to change your way?
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people:
Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?
Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of The Word, immediately he stumbles.
The wicked are estranged from the womb; They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. For they have perverted their way; They have forgotten the Lord their God.
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow, raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame and these have no root, but endures only for a while.
wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.
He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way. In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.
Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, were afflicted yet he has no root in himself,
They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
“Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys the voice of His Servant?
Who walks in darkness and has no light?
When they are diminished and brought low
Why do you gad about so much to change your way?
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people:
And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things?
Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together,” says the LORD.
Who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the Creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
There is no one greater in this house than I, Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That woe and well-being proceed?
“I will not pity nor spare nor have mercy, but will destroy them.”’”
Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon them.’
When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine. The boar out of the woods uproots it, And the wild beast of the field devours it.But when the sun was up it was scorched, And when the sun became hot, it melted. And because it had no root it withered away. For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes.
Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together,” says the LORD.
Who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the Creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
There is no one greater in this house than I, Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That woe and well-being proceed?
“I will not pity nor spare nor have mercy, but will destroy them.”’”
Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon them.’
When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine. The boar out of the woods uproots it, And the wild beast of the field devours it.But when the sun was up it was scorched, And when the sun became hot, it melted. And because it had no root it withered away. For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes.
So, the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.To the land of darkness and the shadow of death, A land as dark as darkness itself, As the shadow of death, without any order, where even the light is like darkness.’”
You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.
Be silent in the presence of the Lord God; For the day of the Lord is at hand,
Therefore, thus says the Holy One of Israel:“Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perversity, and rely on them, therefore this iniquity shall be to you Like a breach ready to fall, A bulge in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.
“Take counsel, execute judgment;
Make your shadow like the night in the middle of the day; Hide the outcasts, do not betray him who escapes.
Take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you. Like sheep they are laid in the grave; Death shall feed on them;
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of king(s) is unsearchable.
You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.
Be silent in the presence of the Lord God; For the day of the Lord is at hand,
Therefore, thus says the Holy One of Israel:“Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perversity, and rely on them, therefore this iniquity shall be to you Like a breach ready to fall, A bulge in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.
“Take counsel, execute judgment;
Make your shadow like the night in the middle of the day; Hide the outcasts, do not betray him who escapes.
Take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you. Like sheep they are laid in the grave; Death shall feed on them;
As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of king(s) is unsearchable.
Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
I say, “Keep the king’s commandment for the sake of your oath to God. Do not be hasty to go from his presence. And that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.’
Do not take your stand for an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him.”
So, I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. Indeed, I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.”
Do not desire the night, when people are cut off in their place. The upright shall have dominion over them in The Morning; And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling.
All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’
He shall pass through the sea with affliction, and strike the waves of the sea: All the depths of the River shall dry up. Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup.
Behold, I will bring fear upon you,” Says the Lord God of hosts, “From all those who are around you; You shall be driven out, everyone headlong, and no one will gather those who wander off.
There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.
I say, “Keep the king’s commandment for the sake of your oath to God. Do not be hasty to go from his presence. And that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.’
Do not take your stand for an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him.”
So, I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. Indeed, I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.”
Do not desire the night, when people are cut off in their place. The upright shall have dominion over them in The Morning; And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling.
All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’
He shall pass through the sea with affliction, and strike the waves of the sea: All the depths of the River shall dry up. Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind Shall be the portion of their cup.
Behold, I will bring fear upon you,” Says the Lord God of hosts, “From all those who are around you; You shall be driven out, everyone headlong, and no one will gather those who wander off.
There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.
“And there shall be on that day,” says the Lord, “The sound of a mournful cry from the Fish Gate, A wailing from the Second Quarter, And a loud crashing from the hills.
Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, And the monthly prognosticators Stand up and save you from what shall come upon you. “Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The sun and moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness.
He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars;
By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far-off seas;
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?
To the law and to the testimony!
If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; His strength is starved, And destruction is ready at his side. And it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and curse their king and their God, and look upward. Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness.
Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.
for we are in a deserted place here.”
You have laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the depths. Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah
How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, and grieved Him in the desert! Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
They did not remember His power:
The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,
O God, You have cast us off;You have broken us down;You have been displeased;
You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
…Are they not in Your book?
“What strength do I have, that I should hope?
I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?
Is my strength the strength of stones?
But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to declare My statutes, or take My covenant in your mouth, seeing you hate instruction and cast My words behind you?
Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?
When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have been a partaker with adulterers. You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity.
The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. Where ‘Their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’
For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.
But it has happened to them according to the true proverb:
“A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.”
These things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was altogether like you; But I will rebuke you, and set them in order before your eyes.
Consider my affliction and deliver me, For I do not forget Your Law.
Then they fell on their faces, and said, “O God, the God of the Spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and You be angry with all the congregation?”
Why do You make men like fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler over them?
The Lord God has sworn by His holiness:“Behold, the days shall come upon you When He will take you away with fishhooks, And your posterity with fishhooks.
You are near in their mouth but far from their mind.
This is the way of those who are foolish, and of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah
Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain; He is like the beasts that perish.
Then He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Turn again, you will see greater abominations than these.”
Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, And the monthly prognosticators Stand up and save you from what shall come upon you. “Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The sun and moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness.
He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars;
By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far-off seas;
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?
To the law and to the testimony!
If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; His strength is starved, And destruction is ready at his side. And it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and curse their king and their God, and look upward. Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness.
Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.
for we are in a deserted place here.”
You have laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the depths. Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah
How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, and grieved Him in the desert! Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
They did not remember His power:
The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,
O God, You have cast us off;You have broken us down;You have been displeased;
You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
…Are they not in Your book?
“What strength do I have, that I should hope?
I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?
Is my strength the strength of stones?
But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to declare My statutes, or take My covenant in your mouth, seeing you hate instruction and cast My words behind you?
Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?
When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have been a partaker with adulterers. You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity.
The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. Where ‘Their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’
For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.
But it has happened to them according to the true proverb:
“A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.”
These things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was altogether like you; But I will rebuke you, and set them in order before your eyes.
Consider my affliction and deliver me, For I do not forget Your Law.
Then they fell on their faces, and said, “O God, the God of the Spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and You be angry with all the congregation?”
Why do You make men like fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler over them?
The Lord God has sworn by His holiness:“Behold, the days shall come upon you When He will take you away with fishhooks, And your posterity with fishhooks.
You are near in their mouth but far from their mind.
This is the way of those who are foolish, and of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah
Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain; He is like the beasts that perish.
Then He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Turn again, you will see greater abominations than these.”
III. Jacob is a wormhole
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; And delight to know My ways,
Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela to the wilderness,To the Mount of the Daughter of Zion.
Then she said, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.”
A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel, For it shall be as a wandering bird thrown out of the nest;
Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela to the wilderness,To the Mount of the Daughter of Zion.
Then she said, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.”
A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel, For it shall be as a wandering bird thrown out of the nest;
The plunderers have come On all the desolate heights in the wilderness, At that it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness Toward the daughter of My people—Not to fan or to cleanse-- A wind too strong for these will come for Me;
“Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Out of Jacob One shall have dominion. Strength dwells in his neck, And sorrow dances before him. The folds of his flesh are joined together; They are firm on him and cannot be moved.
“Hear this, O house of Jacob,Who are called by the name of Israel, And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah;
“How lovely are your tents, O Jacob! Your dwellings, O Israel!
Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens by the riverside, Like aloes planted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
‘Cursed is the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
“Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Out of Jacob One shall have dominion. Strength dwells in his neck, And sorrow dances before him. The folds of his flesh are joined together; They are firm on him and cannot be moved.
“Hear this, O house of Jacob,Who are called by the name of Israel, And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah;
“How lovely are your tents, O Jacob! Your dwellings, O Israel!
Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens by the riverside, Like aloes planted by the Lord,
Like cedars beside the waters.For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
‘Cursed is the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
“Son of man, the House of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver. Your silver has become dross, Your wine mixed with water.
A sword is against their horses, Against their chariots, And against all the mixed peoples who are in her midst; I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them,
For the king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment.
A sword is against their horses, Against their chariots, And against all the mixed peoples who are in her midst; I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them,
For the king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment.
A people come, great and strong, The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations.
He shall cut off the Spirit of Princes;
He is awesome to the kings of the earth.
Therefore, thus says the Lord God: ‘Because you have all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. I will turn My hand against you, And thoroughly purge away your dross, And take away all your alloy.
He shall cut off the Spirit of Princes;
He is awesome to the kings of the earth.
Therefore, thus says the Lord God: ‘Because you have all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. I will turn My hand against you, And thoroughly purge away your dross, And take away all your alloy.
“Listen to Me, O House of Jacob, And all the remnant of the House of Israel, Who have been upheld by Me from birth, Who have been carried from the womb:
O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the Lord.
Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you!
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. And we shall walk in His paths.”
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, And ransomed him from the hand of one stronger than he.Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, Streaming to the goodness of the Lord—
O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the Lord.
Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you!
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. And we shall walk in His paths.”
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, And ransomed him from the hand of one stronger than he.Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, Streaming to the goodness of the Lord—
IV. Zion, a Mother and her children
A voice was heard on the desolate heights, Weeping and supplications of the children of Israel.
Attend to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison, That I may praise Your name; I spread out my hands to You;My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
But no one comforts her; Zion spreads out her hands, For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion:
I cried out to You, O Lord:I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your Holy Hill And to Your Tabernacle. O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known;In wrath remember mercy.
I sink in deep mire,Where there is no standing;
I have come into deep waters, Where the floods overflow me.
I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry;
My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
“Gather My saints together to Me, those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
Let the heavens declare His Righteousness,
Attend to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison, That I may praise Your name; I spread out my hands to You;My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
But no one comforts her; Zion spreads out her hands, For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion:
I cried out to You, O Lord:I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your Holy Hill And to Your Tabernacle. O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known;In wrath remember mercy.
I sink in deep mire,Where there is no standing;
I have come into deep waters, Where the floods overflow me.
I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry;
My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
“Gather My saints together to Me, those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
Let the heavens declare His Righteousness,
I cried out to You, O Lord:
I was mute with silence, I held my peace even from good;And my sorrow was stirred up. My heart was hot within me. While I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:
“Lord, make me to know my end,
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body! For my enemies speak against me;And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,
Do not cast me off in the time of old age;Do not forsake me when my strength fails. For my enemies speak against me;
The watchmen who went about the city found me. They struck me, they wounded me;The keepers of the walls Took my veil away from me.
“For these things I weep; My eye, my eye overflows with water; Because the comforter, who should restore my life, Is far from me.
Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people; Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have done violence to The Law. Because of laziness the building decays,And through idleness of hands the house leaks.
“How can you say, ‘I am not polluted, See your way in the valley;Know what you have done:
I was mute with silence, I held my peace even from good;And my sorrow was stirred up. My heart was hot within me. While I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:
“Lord, make me to know my end,
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body! For my enemies speak against me;And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,
Do not cast me off in the time of old age;Do not forsake me when my strength fails. For my enemies speak against me;
The watchmen who went about the city found me. They struck me, they wounded me;The keepers of the walls Took my veil away from me.
“For these things I weep; My eye, my eye overflows with water; Because the comforter, who should restore my life, Is far from me.
Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people; Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have done violence to The Law. Because of laziness the building decays,And through idleness of hands the house leaks.
“How can you say, ‘I am not polluted, See your way in the valley;Know what you have done:
The Lord loves the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
‘Is this not laid up in store with Me,
You are fairer than the suns of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.
Iniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it.
I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My Holy Mountain!Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the Lord is coming,for it is at hand:
Now I will also speak judgment against them.”
Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,God will shine forth. The Lord is righteous in her midst,He will do no unrighteousness. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He never fails, God shall help her, just at the break of dawn. And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises,A morning without clouds,By clear shining after rain.’ Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, And spreads His cloud over it. Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains.
A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent;
“Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
From the rising of the sun to its going down.
Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place;
But indeed, for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth. And destroy all the sons (suns) of tumult
“Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.
“Although my house is not so with God,Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant,
Ordered in all things ... and secure. For this is all my salvation and all my desire;
Will He not make it increase?
So he came by the Spirit into the temple. to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” His brightness was like the light; And it was boundless; He had rays flashing from His hand, And there His power was hidden.
‘Is this not laid up in store with Me,
You are fairer than the suns of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.
Iniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it.
I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My Holy Mountain!Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the Lord is coming,for it is at hand:
Now I will also speak judgment against them.”
Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,God will shine forth. The Lord is righteous in her midst,He will do no unrighteousness. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He never fails, God shall help her, just at the break of dawn. And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises,A morning without clouds,By clear shining after rain.’ Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, And spreads His cloud over it. Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains.
A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent;
“Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
From the rising of the sun to its going down.
Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place;
But indeed, for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth. And destroy all the sons (suns) of tumult
“Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.
“Although my house is not so with God,Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant,
Ordered in all things ... and secure. For this is all my salvation and all my desire;
Will He not make it increase?
So he came by the Spirit into the temple. to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” His brightness was like the light; And it was boundless; He had rays flashing from His hand, And there His power was hidden.
You are a swift dromedary breaking loose in her ways,
The strong among the mighty Shall speak to him out of the midst of hell With those who help him. For great is the anger and the fury that the Lord has pronounced against this people.”
Yes, the set time, has come.
“And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God,“That I will make the sun go down at noon, And I will darken the earth in broad daylight;
Have mercy on me, O Lord! Consider my trouble from those who hate me.
You who lift me up from the gates of death, That I may tell of all Your praise In the gates of the daughter of Zion.I will rejoice in Your salvation.
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
Return to the stronghold,You Prisoners of Hope.
The strong among the mighty Shall speak to him out of the midst of hell With those who help him. For great is the anger and the fury that the Lord has pronounced against this people.”
Yes, the set time, has come.
“And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God,“That I will make the sun go down at noon, And I will darken the earth in broad daylight;
Have mercy on me, O Lord! Consider my trouble from those who hate me.
You who lift me up from the gates of death, That I may tell of all Your praise In the gates of the daughter of Zion.I will rejoice in Your salvation.
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
Return to the stronghold,You Prisoners of Hope.
Even today I declare That I will restore double to you.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet.
Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day.
For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, The year of recompense for the cause of Zion. She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors; The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought ...to You.
Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.
For a fire is kindled in My anger, And shall burn to the lowest hell; It shall consume the earth with her increase, And set on fire the foundations of the mountains. And he had said, “In fact, you shall see it with your eyes,
Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet.
Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day.
For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, The year of recompense for the cause of Zion. She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors; The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought ...to You.
Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.
For a fire is kindled in My anger, And shall burn to the lowest hell; It shall consume the earth with her increase, And set on fire the foundations of the mountains. And he had said, “In fact, you shall see it with your eyes,
Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!
“I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.
There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water.Also, with moisture He saturates the thick clouds;He scatters His bright clouds and they swirl about, being turned by His guidance, That they may do whatever He commands them On the face of the whole earth.
And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, He said: “I am ‘The Voice of One crying in the wilderness: The utterance of him who hears the words of God, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. I traverse the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice, Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God.If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
Holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
“I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. to do righteousness and justice, In a straight way in which they shall not stumble;Jesus said to him, “I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters.
“Therefore wait for Me,” says the Lord,Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel:
God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect.
He shall bring forth your Righteousness as The Light, and Your Justice as the noonday.
“If those ordinances depart From before Me, says the Lord,
Then the seed of Israel shall also cease From being a nation before Me forever.”
There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water.Also, with moisture He saturates the thick clouds;He scatters His bright clouds and they swirl about, being turned by His guidance, That they may do whatever He commands them On the face of the whole earth.
And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, He said: “I am ‘The Voice of One crying in the wilderness: The utterance of him who hears the words of God, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. I traverse the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice, Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God.If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
Holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
“I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. to do righteousness and justice, In a straight way in which they shall not stumble;Jesus said to him, “I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters.
“Therefore wait for Me,” says the Lord,Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel:
God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect.
He shall bring forth your Righteousness as The Light, and Your Justice as the noonday.
“If those ordinances depart From before Me, says the Lord,
Then the seed of Israel shall also cease From being a nation before Me forever.”
Thus says the Lord:
“If heaven above can be measured, And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath,
I will also cast off all the seed of Israel For all that they have done, says the Lord.
Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the Voice of Triumph!
For the Lord Most High is awesome;He is a great King over all the earth.
Will the Lord cast off forever? And will He be favorable no more?
He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves.Selah
The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you,
And will say, ‘Destroy!’
If you should say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’--
Since the root of the matter is found in me,
Sever yourselves from such a man,Whose breath is in his nostrils;
For of what account is he?
Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord. ‘Will you not tremble at My presence,
Who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea, By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it?
And though its waves toss to and fro, Yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.
In the Lord I put my trust;How can you say to my soul,
“Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
For look! The wicked bend their bow,They make ready their arrow on the string,That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart.
“The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.
Sheol is naked before Him, And Destruction has no covering. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money! It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire.
Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?” But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, And my revenue than choice silver. That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,That I may fill their treasuries.
The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. An unfanned fire will consume him; It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.
Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
“If heaven above can be measured, And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath,
I will also cast off all the seed of Israel For all that they have done, says the Lord.
Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the Voice of Triumph!
For the Lord Most High is awesome;He is a great King over all the earth.
Will the Lord cast off forever? And will He be favorable no more?
He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves.Selah
The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you,
And will say, ‘Destroy!’
If you should say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’--
Since the root of the matter is found in me,
Sever yourselves from such a man,Whose breath is in his nostrils;
For of what account is he?
Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord. ‘Will you not tremble at My presence,
Who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea, By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it?
And though its waves toss to and fro, Yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.
In the Lord I put my trust;How can you say to my soul,
“Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
For look! The wicked bend their bow,They make ready their arrow on the string,That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart.
“The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.
Sheol is naked before Him, And Destruction has no covering. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money! It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire.
Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?” But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, And my revenue than choice silver. That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,That I may fill their treasuries.
The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. An unfanned fire will consume him; It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.
Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
A fire devours before them, And behind them a flame burns;The land is like the Garden of Eden before them, And behind them a desolate wilderness;
Surely nothing shall escape them. ‘Because they called you an outcast saying:
“This is Zion; No one seeks her.”
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Surely nothing shall escape them. ‘Because they called you an outcast saying:
“This is Zion; No one seeks her.”
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
So it will be at the end of the age. The Angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels.
So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. And the Lord shall be King over all the earth.
Even... for many successive generations.
Justice, judgment, and equity;
Then you will understand Righteousness and Justice, Equity and every good path.
Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God! Selah
He shall call to the heavens from above,
And has given us the Ministry of Reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us
..the Word of Reconciliation.
Now then, we are Ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, we implore you on Christ’s behalf,
…………………... be reconciled to God.
And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions?
If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word.
Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones?
x “Though I speak, my grief is not relieved;And if I remain silent, how am I eased?
But now He has worn me out; You have made desolate all my company.
You have shriveled me up, And it is a witness against me; My leanness rises up against me
And bears witness to my face.
--The Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.”
“And you, son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel:
‘An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
Now the end has come upon you,
The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens,For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. The earth is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken exceedingly. And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
Because for every matter there is a time and judgment,
God has gone up with a shout,
Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You.
Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands afar off;For truth is fallen in the street, And equity cannot enter.
………………. “This is the end of The Account.
He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.”’ This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,
Now, these are the last words of David.
Selah!
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, For there were many against me. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. And the Lord shall be King over all the earth.
- One-third 1/3 of you shall die of the pestilence,and be consumed with famine in your midst;and
- one-third 1/3 shall fall by the sword all around you;and
- I will scatter another third 1/3 to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
- even His eternal power and Godhead, being understood by the things that are made,
- even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;
- I, even I,
Even... for many successive generations.
Justice, judgment, and equity;
Then you will understand Righteousness and Justice, Equity and every good path.
Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God! Selah
He shall call to the heavens from above,
And has given us the Ministry of Reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us
..the Word of Reconciliation.
Now then, we are Ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, we implore you on Christ’s behalf,
…………………... be reconciled to God.
And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions?
If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word.
Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones?
x “Though I speak, my grief is not relieved;And if I remain silent, how am I eased?
But now He has worn me out; You have made desolate all my company.
You have shriveled me up, And it is a witness against me; My leanness rises up against me
And bears witness to my face.
--The Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.”
“And you, son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel:
‘An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
Now the end has come upon you,
The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens,For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. The earth is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken exceedingly. And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
Because for every matter there is a time and judgment,
God has gone up with a shout,
Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You.
Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands afar off;For truth is fallen in the street, And equity cannot enter.
………………. “This is the end of The Account.
He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.”’ This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,
Now, these are the last words of David.
Selah!
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, For there were many against me. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably.
A Letter written by Jesus
The Rock of Israel spoke to me:
‘He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God.
For the Lord our God is holy,
And for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge
And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.
For there is no partiality with God. For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them in the day when God will judge the secrets of men.
But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but all of you to some extent—not to be too severe.
This punishment which was inflicted by the majority is sufficient for such a man, so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow. For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing.
For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law, will be judged by the law.
For not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified.
“Therefore wait for Me,”
“Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination is to gather the nations To My Assembly of kingdoms, To pour on them My indignation, All My fierce anger; All the earth shall be devoured With the fire of My jealousy.
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
For by your words you will be justified,
and by your words you will be condemned.”
by Jesus Christ,
according to my gospel
Summary
‘Because the Lord was not able to bring this people to the land which He swore to give them, therefore He killed them in the wilderness.’
And now, I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying,
‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.’
If you were pure and upright, Surely now He would awake for you, And prosper your rightful dwelling place. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.
For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked.
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life.
Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God,
So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord.
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
Matthew 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.
And now, I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying,
‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.’
If you were pure and upright, Surely now He would awake for you, And prosper your rightful dwelling place. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.
For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked.
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life.
Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God,
So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord.
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
Matthew 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.
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Dedicated to my mom, and my sister who to this day continue to fight the good fight of faith with their health and well-being. May the Lord our God saturate your soul with Peace, Grace, and Love and Light.....see you on the other side.