Part One...
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Mercy, not Sacrifice
Ecclesiastes 5:1 ASV - Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.
I had a post that was ready to go, but it was quite long, most of it consists of scripture as it's what I use to back up the points being made. So, I thought it best to break it down into three parts. This is part one, I will be adding the link to part two and three at the end of this post when completed.
As always, take your time when reading and meditate on what's shared, praying ALWAYS to the Father for guidance and understanding.
So many claims to be the bride of Christ... Religions (Churches) and many individuals. It's actually nice to see that there are more and more that are understanding that the bride is an individual woman not a church. She is the daughter of Zion.
But the question remains...
- How does one know who or what to believe?
Thankfully, the Father has made it so it can be understood...not only by her testimony, but also by her life's events: name, date and place of birth, birthmark, family history and so much more, even down to the religion she was born into. The Father will reveal it to whom he so chooses.
The timing is his, not mine or yours...
Daniel 7:25 ASV - And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
Revelation 12:14 ASV - And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Heart condition, it matters...
- Who was the first to see Jesus?
- John 20:16 ASV — Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turneth herself, and saith unto him in Hebrew, Rabboni; which is to say, Teacher.
Interestingly enough, there are many scholars who see there's a huge significance to the women, "Mary" in particular (the mother, the companion, the sister) but have yet to hit the nail on the head... again, it's all in God's timing.
SEVEN: Spirits, Angels (Messengers), Churches
Hebrews 9:5 ASV - and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which things we cannot now speak severally.
First (A-Z) Last
Isaiah 11:1-4 ASV — And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah. And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears; but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
- When did the Spirit of Jehovah rest upon him?
- Luke 3:22 ASV - and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Seven CHURCHES: Candlesticks (exposed) ~ Daughters of Zion...
- Isaiah 3:6, 16-17 ASV — Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.
- Isaiah 4:1 ASV — And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name; take thou away our reproach.
- Revelation 1:20 ASV — the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.
- Isaiah 28:16 ASV — therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.
- Matthew 22:25, 30-32 ASV - Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother; ... For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels (👉messengers) in heaven. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not [the God] of the dead, but of the living.
- John 3:6 ASV - That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Made in his image...
- Genesis 1:26-27 ASV - And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he 👉him; male and female created he 👉them.
- Colossians 1:15 ASV — who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
- Jeremiah 8:19 ASV - Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: is not Jehovah in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with foreign vanities?
- Zechariah 9:9 ASV - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.
What it means to be in Christ... See video posted below.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 ASV - Wherefore if any man is in Christ, [he is] a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
- Galatians 6:15-17 ASV - For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as shall walk by this rule, peace [be] upon them, and 👉mercy, and upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear branded on my body the marks of Jesus.
Seven STARS: Angels (messengers) for the churches...
- Revelation 1:19-20 ASV — Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass hereafter; the 👉MYSTERY of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.
- Revelation 22:16 ASV - I Jesus have SENT mine angel to 👉 TESTIFY unto you these things 👉for the CHURCHES. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.
- John 14:26 ASV - But the Comforter, [even] the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.
- John 15:26 ASV - But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me:
- John 16:7 ASV - Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.
- Strong's G3875: Comforter (Advocate)
- παράκλητος paráklētos, par-ak'-lay-tos; an intercessor, consoler:—advocate, comforter.
You know not the scriptures...
- Malachi 3:1 ASV - Behold, I send my messenger (👉Angel),
and heshall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- Malachi 3:1 RSV - "Behold, I send my messenger to prepare the way before me (👉Jehovah), and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; the messenger (👉Jesus) of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.
- Matthew 11:11 ASV — Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Faith in God is FAITH in His Timing
Seven SPIRITS: Seven Lamps ~ Fire
- Revelation 3:1 ASV — And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead.
- Revelation 4:5 ASV — And out of the throne proceed lightnings and voices and thunders. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
- Deuteronomy 5:5 ASV — (I stood between Jehovah and you at that time, to show you the word of Jehovah: for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount), saying,
- Jeremiah 5:14 ASV — Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
- Jeremiah 23:29 ASV — Is not my word like fire? saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
- Ezekiel 20:47 ASV — and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.
- 2 Peter 3:7 ASV — but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
- Revelation 11:5 ASV — And if any man desireth to hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth and devoureth their enemies; and if any man shall desire to hurt them, in this manner must he be killed.
Revelation 5:6 ASV — And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.
- Zechariah 3:9 ASV — For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; upon one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in 👉ONE DAY.
- Zechariah 4:10 ASV — For who hath despised the day of small things? for these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; these are the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
- Revelation 22:16-17 ASV — I Jesus have sent mine angel to 👉TESTIFY unto you these things 👉FOR THE CHURCHES. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.
John 3:29 ASV - He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full.
No more light, Holy Spirit for the churches... Babylon Falls
2 Thessalonians 2:7 ASV - For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only [there is] one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way.
Revelation 18:23 ASV - and the light of a lamp shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the princes of the earth; for with thy sorcery were all the nations deceived.
Scholars claim that Daughter of Zion is not an individual woman. I disagree. Just because they are scholars, it doesn't make them right.
- What does scripture say about the wise?
- Luke 10:21 ASV - In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.
- Do you rely on them or should rely on the Father?
- Proverbs 3:5-6 ASV -Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
Daughter of Zion...
Isaiah 52:2 ASV - Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit [on thy throne], O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
- What does it mean to be captive?
- Psalm 69:4 ASV — They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: That which I took not away I have to restore.
- Den of robbers?
- Jeremiah 7:9-11 ASV - Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods that ye have not known, and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered; that ye may do all these abominations? Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith Jehovah.
The religion, which called by his name 👉 (JW's), they became my stumbling block...
- See previous blog post:
- How does one become a thief?
- Blog post:
Missing Link - Memory Block
"I went missing as a child ... My mom hugged me super tight and kept asking where I had been, but I couldn't tell her, because I didn't know, I couldn't remember."
- Related blog posts:
Try using a different perspective (away from what you've been taught) when reading scripture, STOP RELYING on your church, your leaders and scholars, your colleges, your friends and/or your own understanding. Start putting your faith...TRUE FAITH in God ~ the FATHER.
Jesus's words...
John 17:3 ASV — And this is 👉LIFE ETERNAL, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.
STOP ALLOWING the church to twist what the scriptures are actually saying. Rely on the verse, NOT THEM.
- 1 Corinthians 8:6 ASV — yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.
You MUST know the Father...
- Ephesians 1:17 ASV — that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Matthew 6:6 ASV - But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
He can't help you if you're not seeking...
Matthew 7:7-8 ASV - Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
May you be blessed...
~ Peace, Love and Joy ~
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