Kingdom Come

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Reminds me of the good ol’ days when God populated the entire world with just Adam and Eve.

The Adversary’s key characteristic is “I!”

The Singularity’s key characteristic is “Us.”

God is all about relationship. And there is incredible power in a solid relationship between two or more gathered together in his name / attribute of “submit yourselves one to another.” Far more, I’m certain, than in a crowd of strangers at a megachurch.

It’s the unity that empowers. It’s the manifestation of YHVH’s Singularity, overcoming the destructive division of selfishness, exploitation of others, hoarding out of fear of the unknown future while others are starving for lack of resources now. It’s the ultimate expression of faith in YHVH’s promises to meet our every need, when we need it. It’s the spark brought to life by flint on steel that lights up the world – and burns it down.

That unity is expressed at the most basic level of social organization – a man and a woman becoming one in hieros gamos – sacred sex – as per the Creator’s design, to perpetuate mortal life, as well as at the highest level of society in Melchi zedek – prophet, priest and king – guiding the way to eternal immortal life.

While the position of Melchizedek is intended to be unified in one person devoted to the Almighty God, such as Moses and David, it can also be split among mortals, especially in prophecy when the spirit of Almighty God unites them.

Continue reading “288) Help Wanted – Just Two Humans Needed To Salvage Humanity”

“And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven [different from the one who declared woe on sinners in chapter 8], clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open…And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and…he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.” (Revelation 10)

“There was given me [John] a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.” (Revelation 11:1)

We get a better grip on the message when we apply the same abstraction about the “tools” used to “measure” the degree of function vs dysfunction of individuals when we apply this concept to those used by clinicians to assess for problems. John is not only assessing, he is reporting his findings to his “patients”.

The size of the temple measures the magnitude of the problem.

The number of “them” measures the extent of the problem.

The first occasion of measuring creates the template for us to recognize the degree of match of the succeeding and then the final.

Continue reading “290) Measuring The Temple Of God (Rev 11)”

“When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)...then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh / mortality be saved:” (Matthew 24:15-22)

The abomination of desolation is commonly conceived as a statue, no doubt because it is reported to  “stand” by YHVH’s Savior and to “be set up” by Daniel.

However, Daniel clarifies that living beings – not statues – are “set up”.

“O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour...whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and WHOM he would he set up; and WHOM he would he put down.” (Daniel 5:18-19)

While the False Prophet does put a statue in place of the person, the essential “set up” is understood to mean the more comprehensive and higher abstract meaning “to raise in authority or power;  invest  with  power:  They set the general up as a dictator.” See also Psalm 75:5, Psalm 132:11, Proverbs 8:23, Isaiah 9:11, Daniel 4:17, Hosea 8:3-4.

The scripturally educated disciples knew exactly what Jesus was talking about.

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When King Herod I remodeled the Jewish temple in hopes of creating an eternal legacy, flaunting Rome’s backing of his power in brash contradiction against any images in Judaism whatsoever and essentially throwing a finger at YHVH, he placed a golden eagle outside of the Temple of Jerusalem.

Clearly this was not the house of the God of Israel. It was an abomination – hybrid of monotheistic YHVH with the pagan Roman god-rulers.

And a major tourist attraction.

Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves… (Matthew 21:12-13)

And God will not be mocked.

Continue reading “292) Temple 3 Follows Suit, Loses The Gamble”

America’s civil and criminal justice systems are grounded on the Mosaic Code…centuries before Christ, the Jews devised a legal system based on the dignity of man and individual equality before the law. Individuals accused of crimes were considered innocent until proven guilty, had the right to confront their accusers, were allowed to testify in their own behalf, were not subject to double jeopardy, and could appeal convictions. From Max Dimont’s Jews, God & History.

In the American system, there are stages of a criminal lawsuit that must be followed. 

During the sentencing phase of a criminal case, the court determines the appropriate punishment for the convicted defendant. In determining a suitable sentence, the court will consider a number of factors, including the nature and severity of the crime, the defendant’s criminal history, the defendant’s personal circumstances and the degree of remorse felt by the defendant.

As so in Revelation, before God’s wrath is poured out on the Adversary in Revelation 16, we find a review of the defendant’s criminal history in Revelation 14-15, including aggravated stalking, acts of terrorism, mass murder, and desecration, just to name a few.

Continue reading “293) Satan’s Pretrial Hearing”

The version of Christianity that I grew up with was enraptured with the idea of The Last Trump heralding the Rapture of the Saved to heaven to escape The Great Tribulation.

The problem with Dispensational Christianity is the lack of willingness to fight and suffer for what is right, the conviction that heaven begins with earthly prosperity and superiority, and the cowardly conviction that believers escape the earth at the first sign of trouble rather than remaining to rescue so much as their own loved ones. There is no historical precedent of this whatsoever in the entire Bible. God’s people don’t retreat. We face the enemy, fearlessly!

Well, actually, we fear, but are exhorted to buck up and overcome our fear.

“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children / followers to their fathers / godly religious leaders, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.” (Malachi 4:5-6)

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