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<strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong>.MOV<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong> - Chuck Missler<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 23 And others save with fear, pulling them out <strong>of</strong> the fire; hating even the garment<br />
spotted by the flesh.<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 1-4<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOlqlr8beHc<br />
· <strong>The</strong> smallest book <strong>of</strong> the New Testament was written by one <strong>of</strong> the four brothers <strong>of</strong><br />
Jesus Himself and is full <strong>of</strong> unique allusions and insights from the Old Testament: lessons<br />
from Israel in the Wilderness; the angels that sinned; the strange events in Sodom and<br />
Gomorrah; Michael and Satan’s contention over the body <strong>of</strong> Moses; and other insights<br />
from Cain, Balaam, Korah, as well as the mysterious person known as Enoch.<br />
· <strong>Jude</strong> is the “vestibule” to the book <strong>of</strong> Revelation. It includes the oldest prophecy<br />
uttered by a prophet <strong>of</strong> the Second Coming <strong>of</strong> Christ, declared before the flood <strong>of</strong><br />
Noah. This unique epistle was written for us today: it is the only book <strong>of</strong> the New<br />
Testament devoted entirely to apostasy. Full <strong>of</strong> surprises for the diligent student, it is a<br />
unique pleasure as well as an essential equipping.<br />
Introduction:<br />
Acts – <strong>The</strong> Beginning <strong>of</strong> the Church Age<br />
<strong>The</strong> Acts <strong>of</strong> the Apostles<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> – <strong>The</strong> End <strong>of</strong> the Church Age<br />
<strong>The</strong> Acts <strong>of</strong> the Apostates<br />
Epistles:<br />
• James — good works as evidence <strong>of</strong> saving faith;<br />
• <strong>Jude</strong> — evil works as evidence <strong>of</strong> apostasy.
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- Tragically neglected ‘by students, commentaries have three pages on the book <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Jude</strong>,<br />
· That said, it’s a book <strong>of</strong> substantial neglect etc.<br />
· it is the only book devoted ENTIRELY to the Great Apostacy. Before the Lord comes, in<br />
fact the Lord proposes A rhetorical question, will he find faith on the earth?<br />
· <strong>The</strong>re is a specific heresy that is emerging throughout the body <strong>of</strong> Christ, it's<br />
happening in the Charismatic movement, it's happening in the Fundamentalist<br />
movement, it’s happening at the Apologetic level, at the Grass Roots level. It is involving<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the most distinguished leadership throughout America, and secretly.<br />
· Many <strong>of</strong> the leaders in the so-called Christian Church in America secretly espouse the<br />
doctrine that is not only a heresy but maybe laying the very philosophical foundation for<br />
<strong>The</strong> Great Tribulation.<br />
· Again, <strong>Jude</strong> is the only book devoted ENTIRELY to the Great Apostacy.<br />
Luke 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son <strong>of</strong><br />
man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?<br />
Apostosia:<br />
<strong>The</strong> “Falling Away”<br />
· Apostasia is a word that gets kicked around a bit, let's look add a few <strong>of</strong> these critical<br />
passages.<br />
2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come,<br />
except there come a falling away first, and that man <strong>of</strong> sin be revealed, the son <strong>of</strong><br />
perdition;<br />
Antichrist is not his title:<br />
· And then it goes on to talk about the Antichrist in a lot <strong>of</strong> ways and I'm using the term<br />
Antichrist in a colloquial sense. You sophisticated students know that it's not one <strong>of</strong> his
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titles he has 50 that’s not one them but it’s the one everyone uses, so, you know who I<br />
mean.<br />
· But the main point is an apostasy precedes the end times, it sets the stage for this<br />
leader to emerge, so, 2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2 is a key passage, I won't be real our study into<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> to get into that.<br />
<strong>The</strong> “Departure from the Faith”<br />
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall<br />
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines <strong>of</strong> devils;<br />
· False doctrine is not just superstition, it is not just deviations from the truth, it is<br />
engineered deception by the host <strong>of</strong> darkness himself.<br />
“Unwillingness to Endure Sound Doctrine”<br />
2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but<br />
after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And<br />
they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.<br />
· And what's really fascinating is when someone rejects the truth <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ, the stuff<br />
they turn to the most bizarre things.<br />
“False teachers, Damnable Heresies”<br />
2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall<br />
be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even<br />
denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.<br />
“Where Is the Promise?”<br />
2 Peter 3:3-4 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days sc<strong>of</strong>fers, walking<br />
after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise <strong>of</strong> his coming? for since the
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fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning <strong>of</strong> the creation.<br />
· By the way this may sound strange, because on the one hand <strong>of</strong> the characteristics <strong>of</strong><br />
these false teachers is that they are going to cast doubt about the second coming <strong>of</strong><br />
Jesus Christ. Part <strong>of</strong> the viewpoint or doctrine <strong>of</strong> this is them saying, “Where is the<br />
promise <strong>of</strong> his coming?” It's a skeptical rhetorical question about denying the second<br />
coming. <strong>The</strong> argument here doesn’t seem linked at first blessed at all. He says, for since<br />
the father's first fell asleep all things continue as they were from the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />
creation.<br />
· What's not obvious by the structure <strong>of</strong> that sentence is there is a link here in a doubt <strong>of</strong><br />
creation with the second coming. What has the second coming to do with evolution and<br />
so forth, it's this disparagement <strong>of</strong> the idea that there is a God, who on the one hand<br />
created the universe in the first place, and secondly intervenes in its history by returning<br />
and involving Himself. And one <strong>of</strong> the fascinating links it's not obvious, but it’s worth<br />
you consideration to recognize that a faith in the creation is linked to a faith in<br />
prophecy. It has to do with Uniformitarianism, it has to do with the recognition that<br />
there is a Creator who has a purpose and an involvement in your life as well as mine.<br />
· That's whole idea behind, God's purpose in the first place and His willingness and<br />
interest and involvement in interfering in man’s history and intervening and in fact<br />
intruding none other than His Son on a very special mission. And one in which He will<br />
again, intrude upon history by returning and so forth.<br />
· So, the whole idea <strong>of</strong> the Second coming is related to …Genesis 1 is related to<br />
Revelation 22, it’s all linked.<br />
<strong>Jude</strong><br />
• Parallels the book <strong>of</strong> James<br />
- James — Good works as evidence <strong>of</strong> saving faith;<br />
- <strong>Jude</strong> — Evil works as evidence <strong>of</strong> apostasy.
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· <strong>The</strong> apostles <strong>Jude</strong> and James were brothers.<br />
• <strong>Jude</strong> is the vestibule <strong>of</strong> the book <strong>of</strong> Revelation.<br />
Structurally it's very handy because it sets the stage for the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Revelation.<br />
· <strong>Jude</strong> will be fun for us because it gives us an excuse to pick into the dark corners <strong>of</strong> the<br />
books in the Old Testament. <strong>Jude</strong> makes all kinds <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>f hand references things he<br />
assumes you know, and that causes us to scramble for our Concordances and whatever<br />
to find out what on earth is he talking about?<br />
• Filled with fascinating Old Testament references and allusions.<br />
Structural Outline:<br />
· <strong>The</strong>re are 11 parts to the book <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong> but structurally, it's quite interesting. <strong>The</strong> first<br />
and the last line is “Assurance for the Christian” it opens with “Assurance for the<br />
Christian” and it closes with “Assurance for the Christian.” That’s no surprise he's going<br />
to talk about apostasy but he's going to talk to you people not the apostates. So, the<br />
one thing that he wants to do is give you is assurance, both up front and at the end.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> Second section from the beginning is the same idea, as the second from the end.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Believer and the Faith.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> second and the tenth.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> Third from the front end is “Apostates Described”, and the third from the back is<br />
apostates described.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> Fourth subject so to speak is “Apostasy in Old Testament History”, the fourth from<br />
the end is, “Apostasy in Old Testament Prophecy.”<br />
· <strong>The</strong> Fifth subject is “Apostasy in the Supernatural Realm”, the Fifth from the end is<br />
“Apostasy in the Natural Realm.”<br />
· And the Middle section is “An Ancient Trio <strong>of</strong> Apostates”
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Assurance for the Christian 1-2<br />
<strong>The</strong> Believer and the Faith 3<br />
Apostates Described 4<br />
Apostasy in Old Testament History 5-8<br />
Apostasy in the Supernatural Realm 9-10<br />
An Ancient Trio <strong>of</strong> Apostates 11<br />
Apostasy in the Natural Realm 12-13<br />
Apostasy in Old Testament Prophecy 14-16<br />
Apostates Described 17-19<br />
<strong>The</strong> Believer and the Faith 20-23<br />
Assurance for the Christian 24-25<br />
· “<strong>Jude</strong>” in the Greek is, Judas here's a book about apostasy, whose name happens to be<br />
synonymous with traitor. (i.e., “Apostasy,” “Traitor”!) It's interesting we call our kids<br />
Samuel, We call our sons “Paul,” “Peter” John, Matthew. How many <strong>of</strong> you named your<br />
kids Judas? <strong>Jude</strong> and Judas was a very common name in Christ’s day. It's four or five <strong>of</strong><br />
them in the New Testament alone. And yet because <strong>of</strong> one by the name <strong>of</strong> Iscariot, the<br />
name has sort <strong>of</strong> gotten tainted it's not a popular name you know you name your dogs<br />
“Nero,” “Caesar” you don't even name your dog Judas.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> only pet that I know who has the name <strong>of</strong> Judas, is at the meatpacking plant in<br />
South Dakota, there actually is a Judas goat. He leads the cattle up the ramp, he turns<br />
right, and the cattle turns left.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> Holy Spirit does in fact, more <strong>of</strong>ten than not, indulge in puns. Not for humor but<br />
for a message. When we in the Old Testament read the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Joshua, the name<br />
Yahoshua is the Hebrew name for Jesus. And when you realize there's a book in the Old
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Testament whose name is a name sake for our Lord, it pauses our attention and all kinds<br />
<strong>of</strong> things to surface and for us to look at that sort <strong>of</strong> thing.<br />
• Joshua comes from the Hebrew name "Yehoshua," meaning "God is<br />
deliverance."<br />
· Here is a book about apostacy that happens to carry the name Judas, is provocative.<br />
1] <strong>Jude</strong>, the servant <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ, and brother <strong>of</strong> James, to them that are sanctified by<br />
God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:<br />
“Bondservant <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ”: doulos. Is He your LORD, too? Cf. Revelation 1:1, “to show<br />
His servants....”<br />
· Jesus had four brothers.<br />
· This is not the <strong>Jude</strong> listed with the 12 apostles, this is a different <strong>Jude</strong>.<br />
· This is not the James listed with the 12 apostles, this is a different James.<br />
· This <strong>Jude</strong> and James were brothers.<br />
Revelation 1:1 <strong>The</strong> Revelation <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto<br />
his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his<br />
angel unto his servant John:<br />
“Servants” From, doulos (1401)” a slave. doúlos (a masculine noun <strong>of</strong> uncertain<br />
derivation) – properly, someone who belongs to another; a bond-slave, without any<br />
ownership rights <strong>of</strong> their own. Ironically, 1401 /doúlos ("bond-slave") is used with<br />
the highest dignity in the New Testament – namely, <strong>of</strong> believers who willingly live under<br />
Christ's authority as His devoted followers.<br />
· “Brother <strong>of</strong> James”: James was Head <strong>of</strong> the Church in Jerusalem; author <strong>of</strong> the Epistle<br />
<strong>of</strong> James; the “Lord’s brother” (Galatians 1:19); one <strong>of</strong> four “brothers” <strong>of</strong> Jesus (Mark 6:3;<br />
cf. Psalms 69:7,8).
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<strong>The</strong> Family <strong>of</strong> Jesus:<br />
Mark 6:2-3 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue:<br />
and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these<br />
things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works<br />
are wrought by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son <strong>of</strong> Mary, the brother <strong>of</strong><br />
James, and Joses, and <strong>of</strong> Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And<br />
they were <strong>of</strong>fended at him.<br />
· Neither James nor <strong>Jude</strong> were among the 12. <strong>The</strong>y didn’t believe it (at first); cf. John 7:5.<br />
John 7:5 For even His own brothers did not believe in Him. (Berean Study Bible)<br />
· James and <strong>Jude</strong> both, became very active after His resurrection.<br />
Epistles:<br />
• James — good works as evidence <strong>of</strong> saving faith;<br />
• <strong>Jude</strong> — evil works as evidence <strong>of</strong> apostasy.<br />
Let’s check our equipment before we plunge into the book.<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 1:1b…to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ,<br />
and called:<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are three concepts here.<br />
· “Sanctified ... Preserved ... Called”:<br />
Trinity: Called, Beloved, Kept (Authorized Version).<br />
· <strong>The</strong>re is a “calling”, there is a “loving”, and there is a “keeping.” Who called you? <strong>The</strong><br />
Father. Who loves you? Jesus. Who preserves or keeps you? <strong>The</strong> Holy Spirit.<br />
“Called”
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• I have chosen you (John 15:16; John 6:65)<br />
• God hath from the beginning chosen you. (2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:13, 14)<br />
• Foreknew, predestined, called, justified, glorified (Romans 8:28-30)<br />
Romans 8:28-30 And we know that all things work together for good to them that<br />
love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 9 For whom he did<br />
foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image <strong>of</strong> his Son, that he<br />
might be the firstborn among many brethren. 10 Moreover whom he did predestinate,<br />
them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified,<br />
them he also glorified.<br />
5 Steps:<br />
Foreknow, predestinate, called, justified, glorified.<br />
· This happens to be the structure <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Genesis.<br />
• Abraham (Was foreknown, and predestinated)<br />
• Isaac (His seed was called)<br />
• Jacob (If He can justify Jacob, He can justify anyone)<br />
• Joseph (Was glorified) as a type <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />
Paul has in mind here a structure, <strong>of</strong> the book <strong>of</strong> Genesis.<br />
“Beloved”<br />
Who are the “Beloved”?<br />
(John 14:23; John 16:27; John 17:20, 23).<br />
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words:<br />
and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.<br />
John 16:27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have<br />
believed that I came out from God.
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John 17 Is the Most Intimate Prayer in Scripture Between Jesus and the Father:<br />
John 17:20, 23 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on<br />
me through their word; …23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect<br />
in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as<br />
thou hast loved me.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> letter <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong> is not written to the unbeliever, but to you and I.<br />
“Kept”<br />
· “Kept”, is the only salutation in any epistle in the New Testament that has this word in<br />
the salutation, that uses this particular verb “kept”.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> word in the Greek implies, “Watchful care; close attention; it is a present<br />
possession.”<br />
Perfect tense: It actually means, “Continually kept”<br />
Example: <strong>of</strong> the word “kept.” Peter and Paul’s imprisonment (Acts 12:5; Acts 25:4, 21);<br />
our heavenly inheritance (1 Peter 1:4).<br />
Perfect tense: “Continually kept.”<br />
· He will keep us from the hour <strong>of</strong> trial (Revelation 3:10). We are to be kept blameless<br />
unto the coming (1 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 5:23). Caution: We need to “keep” ourselves (<strong>Jude</strong> 21)!<br />
“Kept”<br />
· It is used <strong>of</strong> the Fallen angels also, who “kept” not (verse 6) as they kept not their first<br />
estate.<br />
· So, whatever is binding them, they are kept.<br />
· He will keep us from the hour <strong>of</strong> trial (Revelation 3:10).
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· Caution: We need to “keep” ourselves (<strong>Jude</strong> 21) in the love <strong>of</strong> God!<br />
· We are to be kept blameless unto the coming (1 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 5:23).<br />
2] Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.<br />
· “ Mercy” rather than Grace?<br />
• Grace is getting what we don’t deserve<br />
- Unmerited favor, what we are not entitled to.<br />
• Mercy, is not getting what we do deserve<br />
- Implies failure<br />
Why is it mercy rather than grace? Because mercy suits the message (Hebrews 4:16).<br />
Law = Death (Numbers 15:32-36), failure (James 2:10)<br />
Works = Chamber <strong>of</strong> horrors (Galatians 5:19-21)<br />
Grace: Ephesians 2:4<br />
· “Peace”: We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1). <strong>The</strong>re is<br />
no peace for the wicked (Isaiah 57:20,21).<br />
• Worry about nothing /<br />
• Pray about everything | Philippians 4:6-7<br />
• Thank God for anything /<br />
Philippians 4:6-7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication<br />
with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace <strong>of</strong><br />
God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through<br />
Christ Jesus.<br />
· Did you know that worry is a sin? I (Chuck Missler) worry a lot, I’m a big sinner, I have a<br />
lot <strong>of</strong> anxieties, it’s all unbelief. I pray a lot about that, I’m worrying less and less because<br />
He’s just taking over more and more, and I wished I had learned that a long time ago.
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<strong>The</strong>y don’t pay me by the hour they pay be by the ulcer (Chuck Missler.) He sees us<br />
through, never early but always at the last minute because He’s got to get us to the<br />
point to where we finally give up and realize it’s all in His hands. When we do that, He<br />
comes through and fixes things, and you’d wonder why don't we ever learn to stop<br />
worrying and we pray about everything and whatever happens we give thanks and so<br />
forth.<br />
2] (Continued) Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.<br />
· “ Love”: This word appears in each <strong>of</strong> the first three verses: it must be important.<br />
· It is our badge <strong>of</strong> identity.<br />
John 13:34, 35 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I<br />
have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye<br />
are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.<br />
· Lack <strong>of</strong> love in the end times (Philadelphia is followed by Laodicea).<br />
· <strong>The</strong> Ephesians were very rigorous and steadfast in their doctrine, but they lost their first<br />
love.<br />
· Ephesian pitfall: <strong>The</strong>y lost their “first love...”<br />
· Cf. In <strong>Jude</strong> 20,21; these same elements appear.<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 20-21 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in<br />
the Holy Ghost, 21 Keep yourselves in the love <strong>of</strong> God, looking for the mercy <strong>of</strong> our<br />
Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.<br />
· So, we have mercy, peace, and love. Mercy is upward, Peace is inward, and Love is<br />
outward.<br />
Mercy: Upward Peace: Inward Love: Outward<br />
<strong>Jude</strong>’s Objective:
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• This is written to the Beloved<br />
- This has very little meaning to those not born into the family <strong>of</strong> God<br />
1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things <strong>of</strong> the Spirit <strong>of</strong> God: for<br />
they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually<br />
discerned.<br />
• 1 Corinthians 2:14 “agapao”: totally given over to.<br />
3] Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you <strong>of</strong> the common salvation, it was<br />
needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for<br />
the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.<br />
· “Beloved” From, “agapétos (27)” a verbal adjective, derived from 26 /agápē, "love") –<br />
properly, divinely-loved; beloved ("loved by God"), i.e. personally experiencing God's<br />
"agapē-love."<br />
· What the language in the English doesn't get across is what he's really trying to say<br />
here. “…when I gave all diligence to write unto you <strong>of</strong> the common salvation,…”<br />
· That's what he started to do, what he’s really saying is, “When I sat down in all<br />
straightforwardness to write you a letter about our common salvation.” In other words,<br />
we are believers and I sat down, and I was about to write you … I infer that it’s probably<br />
like a letter that Paul would write. He’d be away on a trip, and he’d write his church to<br />
encourage them and pray for them and give them and write about our commonalities<br />
and sometimes include some theological tid bits, but basically just want to encourage<br />
them.<br />
· That’s what <strong>Jude</strong> started to do.<br />
· <strong>Jude</strong>’s objective for the epistle. To whom is the epistle written? To the “Beloved.” It<br />
holds little meaning to those not born into His family.
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· <strong>The</strong>re was “A Divine Compulsion” — something changed his mind.<br />
· <strong>Jude</strong> was divinely forced to write what he wrote.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> word in the Greek means, “to compress; to put pressure on.”)<br />
• Christ: “must needs” (Acts 17:3);<br />
• Paul: “necessity is laid upon me...” (1 Corinthians 9:16).<br />
• Word precise (2 Peter 1:21).<br />
Acts 17:3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again<br />
from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.<br />
· That word, “must needs” is the same compulsion.<br />
· How urgent was it for Christ to suffer and die and to be raised again from the dead?<br />
Pretty urgent, the word in the Greek is pretty intense.<br />
1 Corinthians 9:16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory <strong>of</strong>: for<br />
necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!<br />
· Paul says, “necessity is laid upon me;”<br />
2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will <strong>of</strong> man: but holy men <strong>of</strong><br />
God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.<br />
Exhortation:<br />
First Exhortation: Earnestly contend for the faith.<br />
· “Exhort” in the Greek is a (verb) = the (noun) is Paraclete: comforter, called alongside.<br />
· Greek “contend” is to agonize upon; to “contend” strenuously in defense <strong>of</strong>.<br />
· “Contend” is an active military word.<br />
How are YOU faithfully following this exhortation?
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Examples:<br />
• Do you strengthen the hands <strong>of</strong> faithful pastors and tape ministries (Revelation 3:2)<br />
• Are you an unflinching witness; diligent preparation (verse 20)<br />
• Do you withhold support and encouragement from those who compromise or deny<br />
the whole counsel <strong>of</strong> God; speak out against the preaching <strong>of</strong> “another Gospel”<br />
(Proverbs 19:27)<br />
• Do you work with a sword at your side (Nehemiah 4:17, 18).<br />
Nehemiah 4:17, 18 <strong>The</strong>y which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with<br />
those that laded, every one with one <strong>of</strong> his hands wrought in the work, and with the<br />
other hand held a weapon. 18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his<br />
side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.<br />
· In whatever work you do it is appropriate to have a sword, it is the word <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
“That Ye Should Earnestly Contend For <strong>The</strong> Faith”<br />
· “Epagónizomai (1864)” meaning, to contend with or for.<br />
epagōnízomai (from 1909 /epí, "focused on" and 73 /agṓn, "a contest, competition")<br />
– properly, to contend (literally, "struggle upon, appropriately"), i.e. with skill and<br />
commitment in opposing whatever is not <strong>of</strong> faith<br />
Faith:<br />
· Contend earnestly for the “Faith”<br />
· <strong>The</strong> word “Faith” is a more inclusive term than “salvation” or “gospel.”<br />
· Eighteen occurrences: <strong>The</strong>re are eighteen references<br />
• Examine yourselves (2 Corinthians 13:5)<br />
2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your
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own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be<br />
reprobates?<br />
• Mystery (1 Timothy 3:9)<br />
1 Timothy 3:9 Holding the mystery <strong>of</strong> the faith in a pure conscience.<br />
· “Mystery” from, “musterion” is something that was hidden, but now I’m revealing it.<br />
· So, there's something about faith, it's not really obvious it's not a glib easy thing.<br />
· Faith is more than “belief.” Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved, you<br />
and your house great. I can believe that that chair will hold my weight, I don't have faith<br />
in it until I rely on it.<br />
· Faith has to do with relying on that belief.<br />
• To be departed in the last days (1 Timothy 4:1)<br />
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall<br />
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines <strong>of</strong> devils;<br />
· Faith is something, that is going to depart from the earth in the Last Days, in some<br />
broad way.<br />
· That's why the epistle to <strong>Jude</strong> is such a last day's issue, apostasy is going to be<br />
something that not just happened in the last days, it is going to characterize the last<br />
days.<br />
• Involves duty to others (1 Timothy 5:8)<br />
1 Timothy 5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those <strong>of</strong> his own<br />
house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.<br />
· Hey guys did you know that you have an obligation to provide for your families? You<br />
sort <strong>of</strong> knew that I mean you have read the book <strong>of</strong> Proverbs and you wife sort <strong>of</strong><br />
reminds you <strong>of</strong> that.
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• Faithful teaching establishes the Church in faith (Acts 16:5)<br />
Acts 16:5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number<br />
daily.<br />
• All believers need exhortation to stand fast and to continue therein (1 Corinthians<br />
16:13; Acts 14:22)<br />
1 Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.<br />
Acts 14:22 Confirming the souls <strong>of</strong> the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the<br />
faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
Apostasy:<br />
· Any claim <strong>of</strong> additional revelation outside <strong>of</strong> the Bible is evidence <strong>of</strong> apostasy<br />
(Deuteronomy 4:2; Revelation 22:18). <strong>The</strong>re is great need for a “Combat Faith”<br />
(Ephesians 6)!<br />
Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye<br />
diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments <strong>of</strong> the LORD your God<br />
which I command you.<br />
· That's typical <strong>of</strong> many, many passages in the scripture it occurs obviously in the Torah<br />
as I've mentioned just here. Let’s go to the other end <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Book</strong>.<br />
Revelation 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words <strong>of</strong> the prophecy <strong>of</strong><br />
this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues<br />
that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from the words <strong>of</strong> the<br />
book <strong>of</strong> this prophecy, God shall take away his part out <strong>of</strong> the book <strong>of</strong> life, and out <strong>of</strong><br />
the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book.<br />
· Do you want to add anything or subtract anything? I don't think so.
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· All <strong>of</strong> this gives rise to, “Combat Faith.” <strong>The</strong>re is great need for “Combat Faith”<br />
(Ephesians 6)!<br />
· <strong>The</strong> whole idea is that your faith is not just the passive, private, invisible thing that you<br />
have around family night at the family table.<br />
· Faith isn't just something in the quiet morning hours when you read your morning<br />
devotions.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is great need for “Combat Faith” (Ephesians 6)!<br />
· Faith is a combatant thing.<br />
- Put on the whole armor <strong>of</strong> God<br />
- Both defensive and <strong>of</strong>fensive<br />
- Active warrior for the faith<br />
A Personal Side Note: 1 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:19 put on the crown <strong>of</strong> rejoicing before putting<br />
on the helmet <strong>of</strong> salvation.<br />
1 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown <strong>of</strong> rejoicing? Are not even ye<br />
in the presence <strong>of</strong> our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?<br />
“Rejoicing” From, “kauchesis (2746)” meaning, boasting, which can either be in the<br />
"achievements" <strong>of</strong> self (negatively) or about God's grace (positively). From kauchaomai;<br />
boasting (properly, the act; by implication, the object), in a good or a bad sense --<br />
boasting, where<strong>of</strong> I may glory, glorying, rejoicing.<br />
· We have to have rejoicing in this war that the Lord has allowed us to partake in, joy in<br />
seeing Him move in us for His glory!<br />
• Why did <strong>Jude</strong> have to write this letter?<br />
· Because there are tares among the wheat.<br />
4] For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before <strong>of</strong> old ordained to this
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condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace <strong>of</strong> our God into lasciviousness, and<br />
denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
Verse 4: <strong>The</strong> Threat (contrast with 2 Peter).<br />
Why did <strong>Jude</strong> write this letter? Because <strong>of</strong> verse 4<br />
Why must we contend for the faith? Verse 4<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re are Tares among the Wheat (Matthew 1:24-30)<br />
• False brethren have stolen into the Church (Galatians 2:4-5)<br />
Galatians 2:4-5 And that because <strong>of</strong> false brethren unawares brought in, who came in<br />
privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into<br />
bondage: 5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth <strong>of</strong><br />
the gospel might continue with you.<br />
• Saints are in peril (2 Corinthians 11:26)<br />
2 Corinthians 11:26 In journeyings <strong>of</strong>ten, in perils <strong>of</strong> waters, in perils <strong>of</strong> robbers, in perils<br />
by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the<br />
wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;<br />
· “Perils” From, “kindunos (2794)” danger, peril, risk.<br />
• Latter times: doctrines <strong>of</strong> demons (1 Timothy 4:1,6)<br />
• Pre-written warnings: Enoch verses 14,15.<br />
What Is an Apostate?<br />
Parable <strong>of</strong> the sower, the seed, the soils:<br />
• Rocky ground: In time <strong>of</strong> temptation (verb form Apostosia) “receive”: dekomi (Luke<br />
8:13) vs.
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• Good ground: “receive”: Paradekomai (Mark 4:20); “welcomed” it into their life.<br />
· Apostates do not understand the Word<br />
· <strong>The</strong>y do not bring forth fruit (Matthew 13:23)<br />
· “Without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by roots” (verse 12)<br />
What Is An Apostate?<br />
·— it is not indifference, error, or involvement in heresy alone:<br />
— Deliberate rejection is involved<br />
— <strong>The</strong>y received light, but not life; written Word, but not Living Word<br />
— Examples: Judas, Cain, Balaam, Korah (verse 11)<br />
· What manner <strong>of</strong> men are these? “Crept in privily” = “have settled down alongside.”<br />
<strong>The</strong>se are false teachers, privily shall bring in damnable heresies (2 Peter 2:1).<br />
Three Identifiers <strong>of</strong> Apostates:<br />
— Ungodly<br />
— perverts <strong>of</strong> grace<br />
— denying our Lord and Master<br />
• Cain, ungodliness<br />
• Balaam, perversion <strong>of</strong> grace<br />
• Korah, denial <strong>of</strong> God’s appointed leader<br />
— “Ungodly” = Someone who is destitute <strong>of</strong> reverential awe toward God<br />
• Form, but denies the power there<strong>of</strong> (2 Timothy 3:5)<br />
• Denies the Gospel <strong>of</strong> Christ (Romans 1:16)<br />
• Denies the transforming power, new life (Philippians 3:10)
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• Heart vs. outward appearances is key (1 Samuel 16:7; Isaiah 66:2)<br />
• Denies wrath against sin; God’s holiness and God’s acceptance <strong>of</strong> the finished work <strong>of</strong><br />
Jesus Christ on behalf <strong>of</strong> sinners;<br />
• Universal Brotherhood <strong>of</strong> Man vs. John 8:44; John 1:12; Galatians 3:26 All men are not<br />
brothers, some are in the family <strong>of</strong> God and others are not.<br />
John 3:5-7 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born <strong>of</strong> water<br />
and <strong>of</strong> the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
6 That which is born <strong>of</strong> the flesh is flesh; and that which is born <strong>of</strong> the Spirit is spirit.<br />
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.<br />
John 8:18 I am one that bear witness <strong>of</strong> myself, and the Father that sent me beareth<br />
witness <strong>of</strong> me. 19 <strong>The</strong>n said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye<br />
neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father<br />
also.<br />
· Here they are calling Jesus a bastard, they are alluding to his assumed illegitimacy,<br />
because <strong>of</strong> Joseph and Mary.<br />
· Jesus eventually tells them who their father is.<br />
John 8:44 Ye are <strong>of</strong> your father the devil, and the lusts <strong>of</strong> your father ye will do.<br />
He was a murderer from the beginning (Adam), and abode not in the truth, because<br />
there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh <strong>of</strong> his own: for he is a<br />
liar, and the father <strong>of</strong> it. …58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before<br />
Abraham was, I am.<br />
<strong>The</strong> European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union <strong>of</strong> 27 member<br />
states
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<strong>The</strong> National Anthem is:<br />
Ode to Joy by Schiller from Beethoven’s 9 th<br />
<strong>The</strong> poem "Ode to Joy" expresses Schiller's idealistic vision <strong>of</strong> the human race<br />
becoming brothers - a vision Beethoven shared. In 1972, the Council <strong>of</strong> Europe adopted<br />
Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" theme as its anthem. In 1985, it was adopted by EU leaders as<br />
the <strong>of</strong>ficial anthem <strong>of</strong> the European Union.<br />
Perverts <strong>of</strong> Grace:<br />
“Perverts the grace <strong>of</strong> God into lasciviousness”:<br />
· Perversion <strong>of</strong> Ephesians 2:8,9 vs. Titus 2:11-13; rejection <strong>of</strong> the Word <strong>of</strong> God occurs<br />
whenever it is displaced by tradition, custom, creed, loyalty to an organization, etc.<br />
Titus 2:11-13 For the grace <strong>of</strong> God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12<br />
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,<br />
righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the<br />
glorious appearing <strong>of</strong> the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;<br />
· Rejection <strong>of</strong> the Word <strong>of</strong> God occurs whenever it is displaced by tradition, custom,<br />
creed, loyalty to an organization, etc.<br />
· When these things displace, the primacy <strong>of</strong> the word <strong>of</strong> God in your life, that is<br />
perverting the grace <strong>of</strong> God in your life.<br />
Deny Our LORD:<br />
“Denies our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 2:1,2):<br />
• His Sovereignty: Preexistent Creator <strong>of</strong> all things.<br />
• “Lord”: <strong>of</strong> all true believers (Acts 10:36; Romans 14:9).<br />
• “Jesus”: Jehovah the Saviour, our martyr-substitute.<br />
• “Christ”: Messiah, the Anointed One <strong>of</strong> Old Testament Prophecy.
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· If we deny Him, He will deny us (Matthew 10:3; 2 Timothy 2:12; 1 John 2:22,23).<br />
Homework: Numbers 14 (answered prayer); 1 Corinthians 10, Hebrews 3,4.<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 5<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> Session 2 (Verse 5) - Chuck Missler<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydzsAcSWh6Q<br />
Review:<br />
· <strong>Jude</strong> was the brother <strong>of</strong> James and Jesus.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> <strong>Book</strong> is subtitled, “<strong>The</strong> Acts <strong>of</strong> the Apostates”<br />
· To whom was the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong> written? To <strong>The</strong> Beloved Believers, and the End <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Age.<br />
· <strong>Jude</strong>'s message affects our day.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> book <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong> contrasts with the book <strong>of</strong> James<br />
· Why was it written? Exhort Believers to Contend Earnestly for <strong>The</strong> Faith.<br />
- By directly witnessing<br />
- Supporting those who teach the whole council <strong>of</strong> God<br />
Three Examples <strong>of</strong> Apostasy:<br />
Verses 5, 6, and 7<br />
Three Examples (for our learning...) <strong>The</strong> three different groups<br />
Example:<br />
Group:<br />
• Israel verse 5 “saved men”<br />
• Angels that sinned verse 6 “angels”<br />
• Sodom & Gomorrah verse 7 “unsaved men”
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5] I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the<br />
Lord, having saved the people out <strong>of</strong> the land <strong>of</strong> Egypt, afterward destroyed them that<br />
believed not.<br />
Remember:<br />
• Writing to believers, calls to mind some history:<br />
- Remember Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy<br />
- Remember how Israel was miraculously delivered<br />
- Remember how a world empire yielded to God's hand<br />
- God set things up to show His strength and power<br />
• God uses this event for an example to the people<br />
- Not just minimum amount <strong>of</strong> power to do the job<br />
- It was a grand display <strong>of</strong> God's mighty power<br />
• Pillar <strong>of</strong> fire by night and a pillar <strong>of</strong> cloud by day<br />
• Trapped between the Egyptian army and the Red Sea<br />
- <strong>The</strong> water part for them to go through on dry land<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Egyptians drowned in an attempt to follow them<br />
• It was an 11-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-Barnea<br />
Deuteronomy 1:2 Berean Study Bible It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadeshbarnea<br />
by way <strong>of</strong> Mount Seir.<br />
- It took Israel 38 years to make an 11-day journey<br />
• Over a million left Egypt. None returned<br />
- Only two Israelites over 20 years old who left Egypt ever reached Canaan<br />
• That's what <strong>Jude</strong> is talking about here, in part<br />
• A million were delivered from Egypt<br />
• Were those million saved?
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• <strong>The</strong>re was a mixed multitude<br />
- Those that rebelled against Moses got theirs Korah, Dathan, Abiathar<br />
• <strong>The</strong> question is were they saved?<br />
Lessons from Israel’s Wilderness Experience:<br />
• What is the issue?<br />
• NOT: I don't think <strong>Jude</strong> is focusing on the ability <strong>of</strong> the Lord to save these people<br />
- God being able and willing to save this is not the issue<br />
Of all the other lessons that we're not going to talk about is;<br />
- Passover Lamb (the blood on the doorpost)<br />
- How were they saved out <strong>of</strong> Egypt?<br />
- Red Sea Miracle?<br />
- Tabernacle? Priesthood? Offerings?<br />
• <strong>The</strong> issue is APOSTASY:<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Falling Away<br />
- And destruction that falls upon them because <strong>of</strong> that<br />
• <strong>The</strong> lesson is:<br />
· God reserves the right to destroy that people if they become guilty <strong>of</strong> certain forms <strong>of</strong><br />
unbelief, or other sins to which unbelief leads.<br />
· That's the sobering insight that we're going to see dramatized by none other and Israel<br />
herself.<br />
Important Reminders:<br />
Assurance and Safekeeping:<br />
• “<strong>The</strong>y shall never perish” (John 10:28)<br />
John 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall<br />
any man pluck them out <strong>of</strong> my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater
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than all; and no man is able to pluck them out <strong>of</strong> my Father's hand.<br />
“...shall never thirst” (John 4:14) Those in hell, always thirst.<br />
John 4:14 But whosoever drinketh <strong>of</strong> the water that I shall give him shall never thirst;<br />
but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well <strong>of</strong> water springing up into<br />
everlasting life.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re are no conditions in the sense <strong>of</strong> being “losable.”<br />
• Don't confuse eternal security with the idea that we can suffer destruction.<br />
Acts 17:11 <strong>The</strong>se were more noble than those in <strong>The</strong>ssalonica, in that they received the<br />
word with all readiness <strong>of</strong> mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things<br />
were so.<br />
Let’s Understand Verse 5:<br />
1) Understand what this salvation was<br />
2) Understand what this unbelief was<br />
3) Understand what this destruction was.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are three examples in these three verses 5-6 and 7, the second two are tied up<br />
with eternal punishment. So, if you read this casually you might imply that it applies to<br />
all three, it might apply to some in verse 5.<br />
• Was Israel truly saved?<br />
- Absolutely that was the reason for the blood on the doorpost<br />
- “My people...” (Exodus 3:7; 5:1; Deuteronomy 33:29)<br />
- Was everyone saved? - No, some have some very peculiar views<br />
<strong>The</strong>re was some that prayed in unusual prayer and God answered it.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y were saved in a deeper sense than just being delivered from bondage.
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• We see over a million people rounded up and leaving Egypt how many returned?<br />
None returned<br />
- Among the multitude there were some that didn't make it<br />
- In Numbers 14:1, 2 — the people prayed a prayer?<br />
- Verses 28, 29 — prayer answered!<br />
- God answered their prayer according to their wishes!<br />
Numbers 14:1-2 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people<br />
wept that night. 2 And all the children <strong>of</strong> Israel murmured against Moses and against<br />
Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the<br />
land <strong>of</strong> Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!<br />
· It wasn't that long ago that they were feeling the sting <strong>of</strong> the taskmaster whip, it wasn't<br />
that long ago that they were abused slaves.<br />
· God through the most incredible theatrics delivers them and how quickly they forget.<br />
· And now they are murmuring, saying, “Would God that we had died in the land <strong>of</strong><br />
Egypt!”<br />
Numbers 14:3 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the<br />
sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to<br />
return into Egypt?<br />
Numbers 14:26 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 27 How long<br />
shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the<br />
murmurings <strong>of</strong> the children <strong>of</strong> Israel, which they murmur against me. 28 Say unto them,<br />
As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:<br />
29 Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered <strong>of</strong> you,<br />
according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have<br />
murmured against me, 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I<br />
sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son <strong>of</strong> Jephunneh, and Joshua the son
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<strong>of</strong> Nun. 31 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and<br />
they shall know the land which ye have despised. 32 But as for you, your carcases, they<br />
shall fall in this wilderness.<br />
· For 38 years day one until they die <strong>of</strong>f, they got their prayer answered.<br />
Numbers 14:33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear<br />
your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.<br />
· <strong>The</strong>re's a tendency for you and I to read these quaint stories in the Bible, and think,<br />
“<strong>The</strong>y were under the law, and that was then, we’re under grace.”<br />
Let's see what the apostle Paul says about this kind <strong>of</strong> thinking.<br />
Exposition <strong>of</strong> 1 Corinthians 10:1-14<br />
11] Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for<br />
our admonition, upon whom the ends <strong>of</strong> the world are come.<br />
• ALL that’s written in the Old Testament on Israel is for our example ... types!<br />
Nothing is extraneous (irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.).<br />
• Names, numbers, places, all <strong>of</strong> it is for our learning.<br />
· I don't believe there's a name a number a place in the scripture that's not there for our<br />
learning.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> Kabbalistic rabbi’s say that when the Messiah comes, He will interpret all things, He<br />
will even interpret the spaces between the letters. <strong>The</strong>y believe that the text is so<br />
mystical, numerical value up letters, every detail has meaning. And they muster up<br />
some amazing insights from all <strong>of</strong> that.<br />
· I lean that way, I may be a New Testament Kabbalist I suppose, I think that they are on<br />
the right track.
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1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how<br />
that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were<br />
all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 And did all eat the same spiritual<br />
meat; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank <strong>of</strong> that spiritual Rock<br />
that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.<br />
· Take the word “rock” or “stone” throughout the scripture from beginning to end, and it<br />
is an amazing study. <strong>The</strong> rock that was struck, that was smitten for you and I and brings<br />
forth water. <strong>The</strong> second time it was supposed to give forth water and Moses didn't<br />
follow directions he wasn’t supposed to hit the rock and that’s when he lost his<br />
commission.<br />
· But again, it was lessons the Lord was stop trying to teach in terms <strong>of</strong> that rock, the<br />
stone cut without hands. <strong>The</strong> stone in Daniel 2 in Nebuchadnezzar’s vision, all the way<br />
through scripture, it’s a study that you can take with your commentary. It all points to<br />
Yeshua Hamashiach the Messiah <strong>of</strong> Israel.<br />
· And here this is not one <strong>of</strong> those places where this is some coincidental happening, all<br />
himself indulges that pun right here. <strong>The</strong> rock that followed them and that rock was<br />
Christ, Christ is intended to be visible in the Torah.<br />
1 Corinthians 10:5-6 But with many <strong>of</strong> them God was not well pleased: for they were<br />
overthrown in the wilderness. 6 Now these things were our examples, to the<br />
intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.<br />
Types:<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is some typology going on additional to the actual historical event <strong>of</strong> the Egyptian<br />
Pharoah in Israel. <strong>The</strong> holy Spirit also used that typologically, Egypt is a type or model <strong>of</strong><br />
the world.<br />
· True Faith vs. outward relationship only:
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· Egypt Type <strong>of</strong> World<br />
· Pharaoh Type <strong>of</strong> Devil & his armies<br />
· Moses Type <strong>of</strong> Deliverer: Christ<br />
· Red Sea Type <strong>of</strong> Baptism<br />
· Pillar: cloud, fire Type <strong>of</strong> Holy Spirit<br />
· Manna Type <strong>of</strong> Bread <strong>of</strong> Life<br />
· Water from Smitten Rock Type <strong>of</strong> Living Water<br />
· Carcasses fell in the wilderness, not Egypt:<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y were out <strong>of</strong> Egypt but short <strong>of</strong> Canaan.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y are probably where you and I are at, out <strong>of</strong> Egypt. <strong>The</strong> very fact that you are called<br />
to his Bible study, implies that you were called out <strong>of</strong> this world with some level <strong>of</strong><br />
maturity. And yet, the presumption that I am making is that we have not crossed over to<br />
the Jordan.<br />
Misconceptions:<br />
• Some naive songs give wrong typology.<br />
· Crossing over the Jordan is NOT dying!<br />
· Canaan the promised land is NOT heaven!<br />
- <strong>The</strong>re are battles in Canaan!<br />
• Crossing over into the Promised Land is the idea <strong>of</strong> entering into what God has<br />
for us. Hebrews 3 & 4<br />
· Recognize that while it's undesirable to wander in the wilderness and desirable to cross<br />
over the Jordan into Canaan land.
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- Don't confuse that with dying and going to heaven.<br />
- <strong>The</strong>re is something that God desires for you to enter into while you're here, in your<br />
walk and into His rest. Taking advantage <strong>of</strong> His promises in a more comprehensive way.<br />
Application to the Church:<br />
· Most <strong>of</strong> us make a 40-year wandering out <strong>of</strong> a 11-day journey, that's what the apostle<br />
Paul is trying to tell us.<br />
- Had Israel accepted God's word on faith they would have entered into the land 38<br />
years earlier. It was their unbelief that prevented them from entering in.<br />
- We need to appropriate all <strong>of</strong> what God has for us.<br />
• Leave behind the wilderness <strong>of</strong> doubt, defeat, failures, and enter VICTORY! 1<br />
Corinthians 10; Hebrews 3&4; Revelation 3.<br />
- When you think <strong>of</strong> Canaan don't think <strong>of</strong> heaven, think <strong>of</strong> VICTORY!<br />
- Is this a theme that applies to the church? Yes!<br />
• “Thou how hast the name that thou livest, and art dead.” (<strong>The</strong> Church <strong>of</strong> Sardis,<br />
Revelation 3:1)<br />
• Cf. Lazarus: Had three stages 1. Dead. 2. Defeated. 3. Dangerous.<br />
1 Corinthians 10:6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust<br />
after evil things, as they also lusted. 7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some <strong>of</strong> them;<br />
as it is written, <strong>The</strong> people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.<br />
Idolatry:<br />
· Idolatry: When the Leader is no longer visible, they began to indulge into idolatry =><br />
Golden Calf Exodus 32<br />
An idol is anything we place before the Lord ... “Little children, keep yourself from idols”<br />
(1 John 5:21; 1 Corinthians 10:14).
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1 Corinthians 10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.<br />
1 John 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.<br />
What is an idol?<br />
· An idol is anything we place before the Lord ...<br />
- Something we create, embrace, establish …<br />
- Career<br />
- Hobbies<br />
- What we pour our passion into<br />
- Gets between us and God<br />
Jordan is NOT death. Leave behind the wilderness <strong>of</strong> doubt, defeat, failures, and enter<br />
VICTORY!<br />
· It was an 11-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-Barnea (Deuteronomy 1:2). It took<br />
Israel 38 years!! Over a million left Egypt. None returned.<br />
· But only two Israelites over 20 years old who left Egypt ever reached Canaan!<br />
8] Neither let us commit fornication, as some <strong>of</strong> them committed, and fell in one day<br />
three and twenty thousand...<br />
[23,000: “one day” vs. Numbers 25:9 “24,000.”]<br />
· 23,000 fell the first day, 2,000 the next.<br />
• Direct fornication is obviously a gigantic problem in our society, there are<br />
derivative aspects <strong>of</strong> it.<br />
· Uncleanness: Novels, movies, cable TV, modern music; “Ye have been called to liberty;<br />
only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh”<br />
Galatians 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an<br />
occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
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· That broadens the definition considerably,<br />
9] Neither let us tempt Christ, as some <strong>of</strong> them also tempted, and were destroyed <strong>of</strong><br />
serpents.<br />
Tempt Christ? “Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?” Numbers 21:<br />
Numbers 21:5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have<br />
ye brought us up out <strong>of</strong> Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is<br />
there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.<br />
• Neglect <strong>of</strong> manna is tempting the Lord!<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y murmured against the manna! [Response to ingratitude ... lessons as a parent...]<br />
6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and<br />
much people <strong>of</strong> Israel died.<br />
· God doesn't mess around!<br />
7 <strong>The</strong>refore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken<br />
against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents<br />
from us. And Moses prayed for the people.<br />
8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent (saraph), and set it upon a<br />
pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it,<br />
shall live.<br />
9 And Moses made a serpent (nachash) <strong>of</strong> brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to<br />
pass, that if a serpent (nachash) had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent<br />
(nachash) <strong>of</strong> brass, he lived.<br />
• Pole - is traditionally considered to be a cross<br />
• Christ as a Brazen Serpent? (John 3:14,15)
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• Brass = Judgement; Serpent = Sin (2 Corinthians 5:21)<br />
· That brass serpent is a type <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ<br />
John 3:14,15 And as Moses lifted up the serpent (snake/Satan) in the wilderness, even<br />
so must the Son <strong>of</strong> man be lifted up:<br />
- God set this up here technically to call it a pun, He has set up a model <strong>of</strong> none other<br />
than the cross <strong>of</strong> Calvary.<br />
- That brass serpent is a type <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ.<br />
- Jesus Christ would be raised up and put on a pole so that whoever looks to him will be<br />
saved, over him the serpent would have no power.<br />
John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.<br />
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we<br />
might be made the righteousness <strong>of</strong> God in him.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> holy one <strong>of</strong> God was made sin for us, that's why he could say, “My God, my God,<br />
why have you forsaken me?” Psalms 22<br />
[Aesculapius: son <strong>of</strong> Apollo; born in Alexandria; the symbol <strong>of</strong> Aesculapius is a single<br />
serpent on a cross — in Greek mythology the double serpent (medical pr<strong>of</strong>ession’s<br />
symbol) is Hermes, the symbol <strong>of</strong> commerce (trade)!]<br />
· Some 690 years later the brazen serpent was still in the hands <strong>of</strong> Israel, and it was<br />
being worshipped. (2 Kings 18)<br />
· Maybe that's why Noah's Ark is still hidden because we seek to put the creation ahead<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Creator every chance we get.<br />
1 Corinthians 10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some <strong>of</strong> them also murmured, and were<br />
destroyed <strong>of</strong> the destroyer.<br />
· “Neither murmur”
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• re: Korah, Dathan, and Abiram<br />
Numbers 16:3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against<br />
Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are<br />
holy, every one <strong>of</strong> them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up your -<br />
selves above the congregation <strong>of</strong> the LORD? …<br />
· After Moses tried reasoning with them and got nowhere, he said, …<br />
Numbers 16:30-33 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth,<br />
and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into<br />
the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.<br />
Inserted Note (TWH): This is the same place as Isaiah 5:14 and houses, their property,<br />
people, their stuff are all in hell.<br />
Isaiah 5:14 <strong>The</strong>refore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without<br />
measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth,<br />
shall descend into it.<br />
31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end <strong>of</strong> speaking all these words, that the<br />
ground clave asunder that was under them: 32 And the earth opened her mouth, and<br />
swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and<br />
all their goods. 33 <strong>The</strong>y, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit,<br />
and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.<br />
• “Pit” From the word, “sheol (7585)” meaning, underworld (place to which people<br />
descend at death).<br />
• “Hell” From the word, “sheol (7585)” meaning, underworld (place to which people<br />
descend at death).<br />
· Why shouldn’t we murmur? Because God gave us everything.
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· “He that spared not his own Son,...”<br />
Romans 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall<br />
he not with him also freely give us all things?<br />
• Never allow ourselves to become self-confident. (verse 12 teaches us,<br />
“Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” “But the<br />
fearful, and unbelieving”<br />
Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers,<br />
and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the<br />
lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.<br />
· “Fearful” From the word, “deilos (1169)” deilós (an adjective derived from deidō, "feardriven")<br />
– properly, dreadful, describing a person who loses their "moral gumption<br />
(fortitude)" that is needed to follow the Lord. 1169 /deilós ("fearful <strong>of</strong> losses") refers to<br />
an excessive fear (dread) <strong>of</strong> "losing," causing someone to be fainthearted (cowardly) –<br />
hence, to fall short in following Christ as Lord. [1169 /deilós is always used negatively in<br />
the New Testament and stands in contrast to the positive fear which can be expressed<br />
by 5401 /phóbos.<br />
· “ Unbelieving” From the word, “ápistos (571)” unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian;<br />
sometimes subst: unbeliever. (from 1 /A "not" and 4103 /pistós, "faithful," see there) –<br />
properly, not faithful because unpersuaded, i.e. not convinced<br />
(persuaded by God). 571 /ápistos ("faithless, unpersuaded") does not always refer to<br />
the unconverted – see Jn 20:27. 571 (ápistos) describes someone who rejects or<br />
refuses God's inbirthings <strong>of</strong> faith (note the root, faith, 4102 /pístis).<br />
“Fire” From the word, “pur (4442)” fire; the heat <strong>of</strong> the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the<br />
eternal fire. pýr – fire. In Scripture, fire is <strong>of</strong>ten used figuratively – like with the "fire <strong>of</strong><br />
God" which transforms all it touches into light and likeness with itself God's Spirit,
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like a holy fire, enlightens and purifies so that believers can share more and more in His<br />
likeness. Indeed the fire <strong>of</strong> God brings the uninterrupted privilege <strong>of</strong> being transformed<br />
which happens by experiencing faith from Him. Our lives can become true <strong>of</strong>ferings to<br />
Him as we obey this imparted faith from God by His power.<br />
[This is illustrated by God's fire burning continuously at the entrance <strong>of</strong> the Tabernacle<br />
where the priests made sweet-savor <strong>of</strong>ferings. Compare Leviticus 6:12,13 with 1 Peter<br />
2:5,9.]<br />
11] Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for<br />
our admonition, upon whom the ends <strong>of</strong> the world are come.<br />
“Admonition” From, “nouthesía (3559)” a warning, admonition, counsel. (a feminine<br />
noun derived from 3560 /nouthetéō) – properly, setting (placing) the mind through<br />
God-inspired warning ("admonition"). 3559 /nouthesía ("warning through teaching")<br />
improves a person's reasoning so they can reach God's solution – i.e. by going through<br />
His thought-process. See 3560 (nouthetéō).<br />
[Romans 12:1-3 likewise emphasizes the importance <strong>of</strong> receiving God's thoughts in the<br />
renewed mind, through faith, to reach God's solutions.]<br />
12] Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.<br />
13] <strong>The</strong>re hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is<br />
faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the<br />
temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.<br />
THE KEY:<br />
Hebrews 3 & 4<br />
“Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation...” (Hebrews 3:7-13; cf. Psalms 95).
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<strong>The</strong> BRETHREN must beware <strong>of</strong> “an evil heart <strong>of</strong> unbelief, in departing from the living<br />
God.”<br />
Hebrews 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any <strong>of</strong> you an evil heart <strong>of</strong> unbelief,<br />
in departing from the living God.<br />
Hebrews 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us <strong>of</strong> entering into his rest,<br />
any <strong>of</strong> you should seem to come short <strong>of</strong> it.<br />
Summary Warnings & Conclusion:<br />
“<strong>The</strong>re is a sin unto death:”<br />
1 John 5:16-17 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask,<br />
and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. <strong>The</strong>re is a sin unto death: I do<br />
not say that he shall pray for it. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto<br />
death.<br />
• Sickness, weakness, and death:<br />
· Taking the Lord’s supper unworthily<br />
1 Corinthians 11:29-30 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh<br />
damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 30 For this cause many are weak<br />
and sickly among you, and many sleep.<br />
• Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11).<br />
<strong>The</strong>re Is Cleansing Available:<br />
• Israel: <strong>The</strong>re was a laver in the Tabernacle.<br />
• Ephesians: Washing <strong>of</strong> the water by the Word (Ephesians 5:26).<br />
• Christian’s “Bar <strong>of</strong> Soap” (1 John 1:9).
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A Final Lesson Forthcoming re: Israel:<br />
Israel: God’s Timepiece; Christ to take DAVID’s Throne; Israel to be trampled down by<br />
the Gentiles UNTIL the time <strong>of</strong> the Gentiles be fulfilled... God’s promise to Israel was<br />
NOT due to Israel’s faithfulness (cf. Ezekiel 36:21-23).<br />
· Versus “Kingdom Now”/“Dominion” <strong>The</strong>ology: Is the final apostasy becoming evident?<br />
Unbiblical heresy and the anti-Semitic foundation for the “Time <strong>of</strong> Jacob’s Trouble.” This<br />
is a covert movement, with closet leadership in both charismatic and fundamental<br />
camps.<br />
Homework for next time: Read Isaiah 14; Ezekiel 28 (<strong>The</strong> origin, career and destiny <strong>of</strong><br />
Satan) and Genesis 6 (“Sons <strong>of</strong> God and Daughters <strong>of</strong> Men”).<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 6<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> Session 3 (Verse 6)<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPTBk12dlCI<br />
I saw some <strong>of</strong> your questions on the Discussion Board, I've been studying this subject<br />
for years.<br />
Apparently, demons are the souls or spirits <strong>of</strong> the Nephilim, they have the ability to<br />
know things that we<br />
don't know, the future to a certain extent, mind reading, etc., these are also the abilities<br />
that some <strong>of</strong> the Nephilim had.<br />
<strong>The</strong> alien grays are basically "meat suits" used by entities to put on as a solid material to<br />
inhabit and to do their evil deeds dealing with alien abductions and insertions <strong>of</strong> eggs in<br />
human females. After the women are impregnated the "fetus" is removed after 3<br />
months and reinserted into another type <strong>of</strong> carrier, the blood and tissue <strong>of</strong> a Bovin is<br />
used in these hybrids. Because cow blood and human blood can be used<br />
interchangeably, they obviously have more advanced technology than humans. Job
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38:4-7 tells us that these beings were here at the creation <strong>of</strong> the earth. Before Adam and<br />
Eve were created.<br />
Angels can have sex with women, that's why the hybrids (Nephilim)<br />
<strong>The</strong> KEY:<br />
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy<br />
seed (the nakash=the shining one) and her seed (the coming <strong>of</strong> the Messiah); it shall<br />
bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.<br />
How To War For Your Loved Ones:<br />
Matthew 11:12 And from the days <strong>of</strong> John the Baptist until now the kingdom <strong>of</strong> heaven<br />
suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.<br />
Isaiah 49:25 But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives <strong>of</strong> the mighty shall be taken away,<br />
and the prey <strong>of</strong> the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that<br />
contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.<br />
Job 22:28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the<br />
light shall shine upon thy ways.<br />
Ezekiel 22:30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and<br />
stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.<br />
Job was standing in the gap for his family<br />
John 20:23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever<br />
sins ye retain, they are retained.<br />
Satan even knows<br />
Job 1:10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all<br />
that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work <strong>of</strong> his hands, and his substance is<br />
increased in the land.
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1 John 4:4 Ye are <strong>of</strong> God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he<br />
that is in you, than he that is in the world.<br />
1 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward<br />
another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 13 To the end he may stablish<br />
your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming <strong>of</strong> our<br />
Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.<br />
Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys <strong>of</strong> the kingdom <strong>of</strong> heaven: and<br />
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou<br />
shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.<br />
Matthew 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound<br />
in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.<br />
Ephesians 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and <strong>of</strong> the same body, and<br />
partakers <strong>of</strong> his promise in Christ by the gospel:<br />
<strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Enoch [Chapter 6]<br />
https://www.ccel.org/c/charles/otpseudepig/enoch/ENOCH_1.HTM<br />
1<br />
And it came to pass when the children <strong>of</strong> men had multiplied that in those days were<br />
born unto 2 them beautiful and comely daughters. And the angels, the children <strong>of</strong> the<br />
heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us<br />
wives from among the children <strong>of</strong> men 3 and beget us children.' And Semjaza, who was<br />
their leader, said unto them: 'I fear ye will not 4 indeed agree to do this deed, and I alone<br />
shall have to pay the penalty <strong>of</strong> a great sin.' And they all answered him and said: 'Let us<br />
all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations 5 not to abandon this<br />
plan but to do this thing.' <strong>The</strong>n sware they all together and bound themselves 6 by<br />
mutual imprecations upon it. And they were in all two hundred; who descended in the<br />
days <strong>of</strong> Jared on the summit <strong>of</strong> Mount Hermon, and they called it Mount Hermon,<br />
because they had sworn 7 and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. And
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these are the names <strong>of</strong> their leaders: Samlazaz, their leader, Araklba, Rameel, Kokablel,<br />
Tamlel, Ramlel, Danel, Ezeqeel, Baraqijal, 8 Asael, Armaros, Batarel, Ananel, Zaqiel,<br />
Samsapeel, Satarel, Turel, Jomjael, Sariel. <strong>The</strong>se are their chiefs <strong>of</strong> tens.<br />
[Chapter 7]<br />
1 And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for<br />
himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and<br />
they taught them charms 2 and enchantments, and the cutting <strong>of</strong> roots, and made them<br />
acquainted with plants. And they 3 became pregnant, and they bare great giants,<br />
Daniel 2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle<br />
themselves with the seed <strong>of</strong> men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron<br />
is not mixed with clay.<br />
Overview:<br />
Verses 5,6,7 Three historical examples <strong>of</strong> “Corporate Punishment.”<br />
• Three groups are singled out by <strong>Jude</strong> to teach us some things<br />
• Verse 5 deals with the Nation <strong>of</strong> Israel in the Wilderness<br />
• Verse 6 deals with a Strange Series <strong>of</strong> Events<br />
• Verse 7 deals with Sodom & Gomorrah which is more familiar with us and less<br />
controversial<br />
God judged broad civilizations for his reasons<br />
- What lesson does the Holy Spirit desire to convey to the believer?<br />
- Verse 6 has caused all kinds <strong>of</strong> strange controversies, so what we would like to do is<br />
examine verse 6 and figure out when did this take place and what lessons are there for<br />
us?
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· <strong>The</strong> second <strong>of</strong> three historical examples <strong>of</strong> corporate punishment. What lessons does<br />
the Holy Spirit desire to convey to the saved?<br />
6] And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath<br />
reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment <strong>of</strong> the great day.<br />
• Proverbs 18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame<br />
unto him. (To answer before listening-- that is folly and shame.)<br />
- And if you're the average Bible student you come to this reading and say, “What on<br />
earth is that all about?” Because <strong>Jude</strong> gives us this as if we remember this. But before I<br />
venture into this with Dr. Missler, I would like to add some new findings to complement<br />
his teachings.<br />
E = MC 2 (Energy equals Mass which is interconvertible<br />
SCIENTISTS MANAGED TO TAKE PURE ENERGY AND CREATE MATTER — AND NEW<br />
PHYSICS “We wanted to take light and convert it into matter.” Wish fulfilled. BY<br />
DANIELLE SEDBROOK MARCH 16, 2022<br />
https://www.inverse.com/science/einstein-light-matter<br />
Daniel Brandenburg, a physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, … Brandenburg is a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the STAR collaboration, a group <strong>of</strong> more than 700 scientists from 15<br />
countries who use BNL’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, or RHIC (pronounced “Rick”), to<br />
smash gold nuclei together at 99.995 percent the speed-<strong>of</strong>-light.<br />
A Quantum Collision Just Created Matter From Light<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rGTz3Ck7jo<br />
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel<br />
<strong>of</strong> light.
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… the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath<br />
reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment <strong>of</strong> the great day. …”<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se angels obviously could interact back and forth between Heaven and Earth to<br />
accomplish whatever they were assigned to do.<br />
• Manoah, the father <strong>of</strong> Samson saw an angelic being and he didn’t realize that he had<br />
been speaking to one until it manifested supernatural abilities.<br />
Judges 13:16 And the angel <strong>of</strong> the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I<br />
will not eat <strong>of</strong> thy bread: and if thou wilt <strong>of</strong>fer a burnt <strong>of</strong>fering, thou must <strong>of</strong>fer it unto<br />
the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel <strong>of</strong> the LORD.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Angel Ascends In <strong>The</strong> Fire:<br />
Judges 13:19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat <strong>of</strong>fering, and <strong>of</strong>fered it upon a rock<br />
unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.<br />
• “Wondrously” From, “pala (6381)” meaning, to be surpassing or extraordinary. To do a<br />
hard or difficult thing:<br />
Judges 13:20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from <strong>of</strong>f the<br />
altar, that the angel <strong>of</strong> the LORD ascended in the flame <strong>of</strong> the altar. And Manoah and his<br />
wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.<br />
“Flame” From “lahab (3851)” meaning, flame, blade. From an usused root meaning to<br />
gleam; a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point <strong>of</strong> a weapon -- blade,<br />
bright, flame, glittering.<br />
• To call the word <strong>of</strong> God a lie, is blasphemy, many claim that angels cannot have sex by<br />
twisting a quote Jesus made concerning the angels in heaven neither marry or are given<br />
in marriage, He did not say that they are sexless. <strong>The</strong> scripture from the very beginning<br />
asserts that they have that ability.
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Isaiah 9:2 <strong>The</strong> people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in<br />
the land <strong>of</strong> the shadow <strong>of</strong> death, upon them hath the light shined.<br />
• “Light” From “Or (216)” meaning, a light. From “'owr (215)” meaning (1), illumines (1),<br />
kindle (1), light (5), lit (2), make a fire …<br />
• So, we see that angels can interchange back and forth from seemingly human forms to<br />
becoming what they truly are, light beings.<br />
Genesis 6:2 That the sons <strong>of</strong> God saw the daughters <strong>of</strong> men that they were fair; and they<br />
took them wives <strong>of</strong> all which they chose.<br />
• “<strong>The</strong>y took them wives” <strong>of</strong> whom? “ <strong>of</strong> the daughters <strong>of</strong> men.”<br />
• “<strong>The</strong>y” from this statement are obviously not <strong>of</strong> the seed <strong>of</strong> Mankind then. Reminding<br />
us <strong>of</strong> what God said in Genesis 3:15. Either you believe that statement or you don’t but<br />
do not twist scripture to fit your paradigm.<br />
• This was not <strong>of</strong> the seed <strong>of</strong> Seth; this “they” seed created a different species <strong>of</strong> entities<br />
that had never existed before while the Sethites were making children. Remember, all <strong>of</strong><br />
the Sethites died in the flood.<br />
Daniel 2:43 even speaks <strong>of</strong> “they” … they shall mingle themselves with the seed <strong>of</strong> men<br />
…<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is another passage that may be good to put into our minds.<br />
2 Peter 2:4-5 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell,<br />
and delivered them into chains <strong>of</strong> darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;<br />
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher <strong>of</strong><br />
righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world <strong>of</strong> the ungodly;<br />
“And” From “kai (2532)” meaning, and, even, also, namely. (the most common New<br />
Testament conjunction, used over 9,000 times) – and (also), very <strong>of</strong>ten, moreover, even,
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indeed (the context determines the exact sense).<br />
[After 2532 (kaí), the most common word in the Greek New Testament is the definite<br />
article ("the"). 2532 (kaí) is never adversative, i.e., it never means "however" ("but") –<br />
unlike the principal conjunction (waw) in Old Testament Hebrew (G. Archer).]<br />
<strong>The</strong> Usage <strong>of</strong> “And” in This Case:<br />
Matthew 1:2 begat Judas and his brethren; Matthew 1:3 begat Phares and Zara <strong>of</strong>;<br />
Matthew 1:23 shall be with child, and shall bring forth; … a son, and they shall call;<br />
Matthew 2:4 the chief priests and scribes; etc.<br />
• So, the word, “and” ties these scriptures together as one in explaining why the angels<br />
were cast down to Tartarus. By way <strong>of</strong> saying, “And spared not the old world,”<br />
Why Was the Old World Not Spared?<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Human Genome, the human D.N.A. had become corrupted.<br />
• A genome is the genetic material that makes up a living organism. It is contained in<br />
chromosomes, which are the tiny threadlike structures inside cells. Chromosomes are<br />
made from a chemical substance called DNA, and DNA is a sequence <strong>of</strong> smaller units,<br />
called bases. <strong>The</strong> DNA bases combine to form genes.<br />
Only Noah, his wife, his three sons, and his three daughters-in-laws were <strong>of</strong> pure blood.<br />
• Personal note (TWH) “Hell” here is used differently from where the ground<br />
opened up and swallowed Korah and his crew. Here “hell” is Tartarus, a deeper<br />
darker place, and it is the only time that it is used in scripture.<br />
• Strong's Greek 5020 Only 1 Occurrence (ταρταρώσας) tartaroó: to cast into hell<br />
Definition: to cast into hell<br />
Usage: I thrust down to Tartarus or Gehenna.
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· In Homers Illiad, he calls it the “Prison <strong>of</strong> the Titans” and he states, “Tartaros as the<br />
great cosmic pit beneath the earth. It is located "as far beneath the house <strong>of</strong> Haides as<br />
from earth the sky lies." (See: https://www.theoi.com/Kosmos/Tartaros.html)<br />
- <strong>The</strong> word in the Greek, carried that kind <strong>of</strong> idea.<br />
· “Hell” From the word, “tartaroó (5020)”, properly, send to Tartarus ("Tartaros"). <strong>The</strong> New<br />
Testament uses 5020 (tartaróō) for the netherworld – the place <strong>of</strong> punishment fit only<br />
for demons (I insert what the scripture states…fallen angels or the angels that sinned).<br />
Later, Tartaros came to represent eternal punishment for wicked people.<br />
"5020 (tartaróō) is a Greek name for the under-world, especially the abode <strong>of</strong> the<br />
damned – hence to cast into hell" (A-S); to send into the subterranean abyss reserved<br />
for demons and the dead.<br />
[In Greek mythology, Tartarus was a "place <strong>of</strong> punishment under the earth, to which, for<br />
example, the Titans were sent" (Souter).]<br />
“Chains” From, “seira (4577)” meaning, a chain. To fasten, bind together.<br />
• Personal note (TWH) these beings were being “dragged” from the word, “suró (4951)”<br />
- This is not the same binding <strong>of</strong> Matthew 18:18 Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall<br />
be bound in heaven …“deó (1210)” to tie, bind. I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I<br />
declare to be prohibited and unlawful.)<br />
John 21:8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land,<br />
but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.<br />
• “Dragging” From, “suró (4951)” I draw, drag, force away.<br />
- This same word is used in the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Acts concerning Saul and the Church.<br />
Acts 8:3 As for Saul, he made havock <strong>of</strong> the church, entering into {5734} every house,<br />
and haling men and women committed them to prison.
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• “Haling” From, “suró (4951)” I draw, drag, force away.<br />
Acts 14:19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who<br />
persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out <strong>of</strong> the city, supposing<br />
he had been dead.<br />
Now, Paul who used to be Saul, is experiencing the same thing that he did to the Church<br />
according<br />
Acts 8:3 As for Saul, he made havock <strong>of</strong> the church, entering into every house, and<br />
haling men and women committed them to prison.<br />
• “Drew or haling” From, “suró (4951)” I draw, drag, force away.<br />
- It’s also used to describe Satan taking 1/3 <strong>of</strong> the angels a.k.a. stars with him.<br />
Revelation 12:4 And his tail drew the third part <strong>of</strong> the stars <strong>of</strong> heaven, and did cast<br />
them to the earth: and the dragon stood {5758} before the woman which was ready to<br />
be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.<br />
• “Drew or haling” From, “suró (4951)” I draw, drag, force away.<br />
- So, we see that these angelic beings were dragged away in chains <strong>of</strong> darkness.<br />
“Of Darkness” From, “zóphos (2217) ” – murky, appalling gloom, referring to darkness so<br />
dense and foreboding it is "felt"; (figuratively) apocalyptic, gloomy darkness associated<br />
with the nether world bringing its indescribable despair (incredible gloom).<br />
- <strong>The</strong> testimony <strong>of</strong> many people who have died and went to hell confirms “that the<br />
darkness is so dense and foreboding it is "felt".<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he<br />
hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment <strong>of</strong> the great day.<br />
2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell,
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and delivered them into chains <strong>of</strong> darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;<br />
I noticed that no one answered Question Number 3, is that a rebuke to the Established<br />
Church today not properly preparing the Clergy/<strong>The</strong> Body <strong>of</strong> Christ?<br />
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Josephus concerning Giants "For many angels (11- This notion, that the fallen angels<br />
were, in some sense, the fathers <strong>of</strong> the old giants, was the constant opinion <strong>of</strong><br />
antiquity.) <strong>of</strong> God accompanied with women, and begat sons that proved unjust, and<br />
despisers <strong>of</strong> all that was good, on account <strong>of</strong> the confidence they had in their own<br />
strength; for the tradition is, that these men did what resembled the acts <strong>of</strong> those whom<br />
the Grecians call giants."<br />
"<strong>The</strong>se kings had laid waste all Syria and overthrown the <strong>of</strong>fspring <strong>of</strong> the giants. And<br />
when they were come over against Sodom. . ."<br />
"<strong>The</strong>y told them also, that they found at Hebron the posterity <strong>of</strong> the giants.<br />
Accordingly, these spies, who had seen the land <strong>of</strong> Canaan, when they perceived that all<br />
these difficulties were greater there than they had met with since they came out <strong>of</strong><br />
Egypt, they were aftrighted at them themselves, and endeavored to affright the<br />
multitude also."<br />
"For which reason they removed their camp to Hebron; and when they had taken it, they<br />
slew all the inhabitants. <strong>The</strong>re were till then left the race <strong>of</strong> giants, who had bodies so<br />
large, and countenances so entirely different from other men, that they were<br />
surprising to the sight, and terrible to the hearing. <strong>The</strong> bones <strong>of</strong> these men are still<br />
shown to this very day, unlike to any credible relations <strong>of</strong> other men. Now they<br />
gave this city to the Levites as an extraordinary reward. . "<br />
"A little afterward the king made war against the Philistines; and when he had joined<br />
battle with them, and put them to flight, he was left alone, as he was in pursuit <strong>of</strong> them;<br />
and when he was quite tired down, he was seen by one <strong>of</strong> the enemy, his name was<br />
Achmon, the son <strong>of</strong> Araph, he was one <strong>of</strong> the sons <strong>of</strong> the giants. He had a spear, the<br />
handle <strong>of</strong> which weighed three hundred shekels, and a breastplate <strong>of</strong> chain-work, and a<br />
sword. He turned back and ran violently to slay [David] their enemy's king, for he was<br />
quite tired out with labor; but Abishai, Joab's brother, appeared on the sudden, and<br />
protected the king with his shield, as he lay down, and slew the enemy. Now the
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multitude were very uneasy at these dangers <strong>of</strong> the king, and that he was very near to<br />
be slain; and the rulers made him swear that he would no more go out with them to<br />
battle, lest he should come to some great misfortune by his courage and boldness, and<br />
thereby deprive the people <strong>of</strong> the benefits they now enjoyed by his means, and <strong>of</strong> those<br />
that they might hereafter enjoy by his living a long time among them. "<br />
"When the king heard that the Philistines were gathered together at the city Gazara, he<br />
sent an army against them, when Sibbechai the Hittite, one <strong>of</strong> David's most courageous<br />
men, behaved himself so as to deserve great commendation, for he slew many <strong>of</strong> those<br />
that bragged they were the posterity <strong>of</strong> the giants, and vaunted themselves highly on<br />
that account, and thereby was the occasion <strong>of</strong> victory to the Hebrews."<br />
"<strong>The</strong>y had a man who was six cubits tall and had on each <strong>of</strong> his feet and hands one<br />
more toe and finger than men naturally have. Now the person who was sent against<br />
them by David out <strong>of</strong> his army was Jonathan, the son <strong>of</strong> Shimea, who fought this man in<br />
a single combat, and slew him; and as he was the person who gave the turn to the<br />
battle, he gained the greatest reputation for courage therein. This man also vaunted<br />
himself to be <strong>of</strong> the sons <strong>of</strong> the giants. But after this fight the Philistines made war no<br />
more against the Israelites."<br />
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Giants In <strong>The</strong> Land And Og King Of Bashan, Had A Bed 13 Feet Long:<br />
Deuteronomy 2:20 That also was accounted a land <strong>of</strong> giants: giants dwelt therein in old<br />
time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;<br />
21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them<br />
before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:<br />
Deuteronomy 3:11 For only Og king <strong>of</strong> Bashan remained <strong>of</strong> the remnant <strong>of</strong> giants;<br />
behold, his bedstead was a bedstead <strong>of</strong> iron; is it not in Rabbath <strong>of</strong> the children <strong>of</strong><br />
Ammon? nine cubits was the length there<strong>of</strong>, and four cubits the breadth <strong>of</strong> it, after the<br />
cubit <strong>of</strong> a man.<br />
Verse 11 Holman Christian Standard Bible Only Og king <strong>of</strong> Bashan was left <strong>of</strong> the<br />
remnant <strong>of</strong> the Rephaim. His bed was made <strong>of</strong> iron. Isn’t it in Rabbah <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Ammonites? It is 13 feet six inches long and six feet wide by a standard measure... …<br />
Deuteronomy 3:13 And the rest <strong>of</strong> Gilead, and all Bashan, [being] the kingdom <strong>of</strong><br />
Og, gave I unto the half tribe <strong>of</strong> Manasseh; all the region <strong>of</strong> Argob, with all Bashan,<br />
which was called the land <strong>of</strong> giants.<br />
Numbers 13:33 And there we saw the giants, the sons <strong>of</strong> Anak, which come <strong>of</strong> the<br />
giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
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Ezekiel 31:3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Angels That Sinned: Three Views:<br />
• Personal inserted note (TWH)<br />
Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but<br />
are as the angels <strong>of</strong> God in heaven.<br />
- This scripture does not say that the angels are sexless, or that they have no<br />
reproductive organs.<br />
- Secondly, in heaven we will be married to Christ.<br />
Revelation 19:7-9 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted<br />
that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the<br />
righteousness <strong>of</strong> saints. 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are<br />
called unto the marriage supper <strong>of</strong> the Lamb. And he saith unto me, <strong>The</strong>se are the<br />
true sayings <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God<br />
out <strong>of</strong> heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<br />
Isaiah 54:5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD <strong>of</strong> hosts is his name; and thy<br />
Redeemer the Holy One <strong>of</strong> Israel; <strong>The</strong> God <strong>of</strong> the whole earth shall he be called.<br />
Ephesians 5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot,
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or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Angels That Sinned: Three Views (continued):<br />
1) “<strong>The</strong> Cop Out View” is the excuse to not dig further.<br />
· We are not intended to know any more than what is in this brief statement. <strong>The</strong><br />
problem with this view is that it stands between verses 5 and 7: all three verses draw<br />
upon the familiar Old Testament truths.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Two Alternative Views Are Uncomfortable For Most People:<br />
2) <strong>The</strong>se Angels that sinned are angels that had to do with the fall <strong>of</strong> Lucifer who is a<br />
super angel.<br />
• A Cherub is not an angel, it is a very high special category<br />
- <strong>The</strong> term Angel is used in a very broad generic sense<br />
- But I think we generally wouldn't be surprised if you could prove that the scripture also<br />
used the term Angel in the sense <strong>of</strong> a created being with some very, very substantial<br />
powers.<br />
- But there's a particular Angel that causes us a lot <strong>of</strong> problems in the scriptures, and<br />
there are two passages that give us some understanding <strong>of</strong> who this creature is.<br />
(Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:12-19). <strong>The</strong>se scriptures are multiples <strong>of</strong> seven.<br />
· Remember that the chapters and verses were added in the 15 th century. I love to see<br />
these ancient documents that people find the Acho volume and others, they quote<br />
scripture by chapter and verse that proport to be in the 1st century. Well, this is kind <strong>of</strong><br />
hard to explain, because chapters and verses didn’t come until later.<br />
• Both passages have a strange attribute, in both cases the prophet is addressing a local<br />
real live tangible king. In Isaiah’s case he's talking to and about the king <strong>of</strong> Babylon. But<br />
as he gets wrapped up in that subject a place in the discourse occurs where it is obvious
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that his actual target or subject goes far beyond a human personage. And what he is<br />
obviously doing is addressing the spiritual power behind the political king.<br />
• Because when we get to verse 12 in this passage without any real warning Isaiah is<br />
shifting gears and he is suddenly talking about something quite different.<br />
• And from verse 12 to verse 17 it is almost like an insert, what parenthesis in which the<br />
Holy Spirit is speaking through Isaiah addressing the power behind the king <strong>of</strong> Babylon.<br />
Isaiah 14:12-17 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son <strong>of</strong> the morning! how art<br />
thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!<br />
• Lucifer, this is where we get his original title.<br />
• Personal inserted note (TWH)<br />
“Lucifer” From, “helel (1966)” meaning, a shining one.<br />
Strong's Hebrew 1966 only 1 Occurrence<br />
Phonetic Spelling: (hay-lale'). From halal (in the sense <strong>of</strong> brightness); the morning-star -<br />
- lucifer.<br />
• “Halal” From, “halal (1984)”, meaning, to shine. Isaiah 13:10; — flash forth light, <strong>of</strong><br />
heavenly bodies, also <strong>of</strong> crocodile ישֹׁתָ יו ָּ֫ תָ הֶ ל אוֹׁר Jobעֲטִ 41:10 his sneezings flash forth<br />
light (shining water-drops). formula <strong>of</strong> worship; Syriac Pa`el<br />
compare Late Hebrew ּלּול ּלֵּ ל ,praiseהִ ,.idהַ Hallel (Psalm 113-118).<br />
cecinit, laudavit;<br />
A primitive root; to be clear (orig. Of sound, but usually <strong>of</strong> color); to shine; hence, to<br />
make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to<br />
celebrate; also to stultify -- (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-<br />
ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be<br />
worthy <strong>of</strong>) praise, rage, renowned, shine.<br />
Job 41:10 Berean Study Bible No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. <strong>The</strong>n who is able<br />
to stand against Me?
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• Kal-El (“Halal”), the “Kryptonian” name <strong>of</strong> Superman a.k.a. Clark Kent. In Kryptonian,<br />
“El” means “Child” and “Kal” means “star”. So, the name Kal-El means “Child <strong>of</strong> the Stars”<br />
or “Star Child”<br />
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Isaiah 14:12-17 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son <strong>of</strong> the morning! how art<br />
thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!<br />
· Lucifer, a.k.a., helel is fallen from heaven, something occurred to put him in disgrace.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> source <strong>of</strong> his error is there are five “I will” statements.<br />
· Lucifer was the number one angelic being, he was in charge.<br />
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne<br />
above the stars <strong>of</strong> God: I will sit also upon the mount <strong>of</strong> the congregation, in the sides <strong>of</strong><br />
the north:<br />
14 I will ascend above the heights <strong>of</strong> the clouds; I will be like the most High.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> problem started in his heart, with him wanting to be worshiped.<br />
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides <strong>of</strong> the pit.<br />
· Now this is a forecast. <strong>The</strong> prophet Isaiah is saying here, you Lucifer who fell through<br />
pride will be brought down.<br />
· This verse is yet future verse 16<br />
16 <strong>The</strong>y that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this<br />
the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
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· Jeremiah 4:23 “the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void;”<br />
17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities there<strong>of</strong>; that opened<br />
not the house <strong>of</strong> his prisoners?<br />
• Jeremiah 4:23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the<br />
heavens, and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and<br />
all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds <strong>of</strong> the<br />
heavens were fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the<br />
cities there<strong>of</strong> were broken down at the presence <strong>of</strong> the LORD, and by his fierce anger.<br />
• “the world as a wilderness”<br />
Revelation 18:13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine,<br />
and oil, and fineflour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and<br />
slaves, and souls <strong>of</strong> men.<br />
Why <strong>The</strong> Souls Of Men and Why Are <strong>The</strong>y Kept Prisoner And How?<br />
• “Souls <strong>of</strong> Men” Souls from, “psuché (5590)” breath, the soul. psyxḗ (from psyxō, "to<br />
breathe, blow" which is the root <strong>of</strong> the English words "psyche," "psychology") – soul<br />
(psyche); a person's distinct identity (unique personhood), i.e., individual personality.<br />
5590 (psyxē) corresponds exactly to the Old Testament 5315 /phágō ("soul"). <strong>The</strong> soul is<br />
the direct aftermath <strong>of</strong> God breathing (blowing) His gift <strong>of</strong> life into a person, making<br />
them an ensouled being.<br />
• I have listened to many testimonies over the years <strong>of</strong> Ex-Satanists, witches, warlocks,<br />
sorcerers, S.R.A. (Satanic Ritual Abuse) victims, and others who state, that the soul can<br />
be fragmented and taken to different prisons/places where they are held. Places such as<br />
hate, guilt, traumas, bitterness, unforgiveness, fear, even darker and more horrific places.
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• So, Satan and his emissaries fragment the human soul take those parts to different<br />
prisons, so that the person cannot develop their full personality. <strong>The</strong>y now have a print<br />
on their life and now they take on a false personality, they also take on the personality<br />
<strong>of</strong> the demons inhabiting that individual. And in turn these fragmented personality soul<br />
parts never have the chance to be what the Lord initially intended for that person to be,<br />
they never develop unless that person is born-again and restored.<br />
• Once you give your life to Jesus, they state that you have to go through deliverance<br />
and healing for the restoration <strong>of</strong> your soul.<br />
Chuck Missler’s wife Nancy Missler explains this in such a beautiful way.<br />
Reflections <strong>of</strong> His Image Where Does Self Life Come From? Nans Corner:<br />
by Nancy Missler • October 1, 2007<br />
https://www.khouse.org/articles/2007/739/<br />
• Scripture tells us that when we became “born again,” we not only received a new spirit<br />
and a new heart, but also a new willpower. But our soul and body are not changed,<br />
not renewed and not regenerated. In other words, they remain the same. So, “self-life”<br />
comes from the hurts, the resentments, the doubts, the pride, the bitterness and all the<br />
other things that we have never properly dealt with, but have simply stuffed and buried<br />
in our secret, hidden chambers which are still a part <strong>of</strong> our soul.<br />
• “Self-life” is triggered when we choose to follow what this buried debris is telling us to<br />
do over what God is prompting us to do. Everything we think, say, and do (good and<br />
bad) is stored in these secret, hidden chambers deep within us. God designed<br />
the sanctification process to teach us how to recognize this “self-life,” how to deal with it<br />
and then, how to allow God’s Life from our hearts to come forth. Sanctification is simply<br />
the process <strong>of</strong> restoring the image <strong>of</strong> Christ in us (Romans 8:29). Many <strong>of</strong> us, however,<br />
have never learned the cleansing steps needed to be sanctified and, instead, have just
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pushed down and buried much <strong>of</strong> our pain. Thus, we have given the enemy many<br />
footholds in our soul.<br />
• Our bodies are the “vehicles” (or the carriers) for the expression <strong>of</strong> God’s Life. In other<br />
words, we need a soul in order to express life and we need a body in order to carry that<br />
soul. Thus, our souls and our bodies really cannot be separated. Together they are<br />
known as “the flesh.”<br />
• <strong>The</strong>refore, we can be Christians all <strong>of</strong> our lives, yet because we continue to<br />
make fleshly choices (emotional choices to follow our hurts and pain), no one will ever<br />
see Christ’s Life in us. His Life will be quenched in our hearts, and no one will ever see<br />
the difference between our lives and our neighbors down the street who don’t even<br />
know the Lord.<br />
• This is exactly what a “hypocrite” looks like. This is a Christian who “says” all the right<br />
things but whose “actions” don’t match his words. He says he is a Christian, and yet his
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life shows something totally different. He says that Jesus is the answer, but his life<br />
doesn’t prove it. This is one <strong>of</strong> the reasons why the Christian body is having such a<br />
difficult time these days. Many <strong>of</strong> us have become hypocrites living two lives. Jesus’ Life<br />
is in our hearts, but self-life is what is shown from our souls.<br />
• This is what John 7:38 is referring to when it says, “He that believeth on Me, as the<br />
Scripture hath said, out <strong>of</strong> his belly shall flow rivers <strong>of</strong> living water.” Unfortunately, this<br />
outflowing is not a one-time event. It’s a moment-by-moment choice to be filled with<br />
His Spirit and to let it flow outward. Ephesians 5:17-18 expresses it this way: “Be ye not<br />
unwise, but understanding what the will <strong>of</strong> the Lord is...be filled with the Spirit [all day<br />
long, every day].”….(<strong>The</strong>re is more on this subject if you want to read) …<br />
• “Chariots” Of Latin origin; a “rheda (4480)” i.e. Four-wheeled carriage (wagon for<br />
riding) -- chariot. Mainly cars.<br />
Abduction Cases:
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Alien Resistance:<br />
http://www.alienresistance.org/ce4testimonies.htm<br />
Over 100 Online Testimonies that Alien Abductions<br />
Can Be Stopped and Can Be Terminated as a Life Pattern - In the Name and Authority <strong>of</strong><br />
Jesus Christ.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Most Powerful Evidence in the World Today Showing the<br />
True Nature <strong>of</strong> the Entities Behind the UFO / Alien Abduction Phenomenon<br />
WRITTEN TESTIMONIES:<br />
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Nicole Max Kelly Nick Christopher<br />
Anonymous 1 Sue Joel Wade Jason<br />
…. And more<br />
MOST SHOCKING ALIEN ABDUCTION <strong>of</strong> Corina Saebels<br />
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs122/1107177002582/archive/1114747740826.html<br />
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy<br />
seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.<br />
Episode 126: Taken - Interview with Karin Wilkinson<br />
https://bible-mysteries.captivate.fm/episode/episode-126-taken-interview-with-karinwilkinson<br />
Karin Wilkinson Facebook<br />
https://www.facebook.com/p/KarinWilkinson100077471525397/?paipv=0&eav=AfYd5bjI<br />
67VqI6eYJ_wcHgPKO-PzLh8IuptTNXai6WBjdhbmAQB6vFEv7Lv0ZuY9mRI&_rdr<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se are the Watchers taking souls and seeds <strong>of</strong> people.
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• Karin Wilkinson was recently featured in LA Marzulli’s latest film “<strong>The</strong> Coming UFO<br />
Invasion”: Exposing the Dragon’s Dark Secrets: Karin is a saved believer in Christ and<br />
has had the experience <strong>of</strong> being abducted multiple times since childhood. She is a wife,<br />
mother, and grandmother who worked in the tech industry for many years before<br />
retiring to raise her family. Today she has graciously agreed to appear on “Bible<br />
Mysteries” to discuss with us her encounters with extraterrestrial beings and what she<br />
believes their agenda might be.<br />
• I have been abducted since as early as I can remember, and hundreds <strong>of</strong> times. I have<br />
experienced sleep paralysis, traveling through windows and walls, etc. When I call on the<br />
name <strong>of</strong> Jesus, the abductions stop. When I was not born again, or fallen away, the<br />
abductions continued.<br />
• It is a very isolating life. It’s not a club you want to be in, and there really is no place<br />
for people to go to share, to learn how to stop it, or to just feel accepted.<br />
• I do not subscribe to the ancient alien theory. We were not seeded by “these elder<br />
races.” We are the creation <strong>of</strong> the one and only Yahweh. <strong>The</strong>se are not benevolent<br />
space brothers; these are demonic entities.<br />
• I was part <strong>of</strong> a breeding program I was taken aboard ships and to underground<br />
facilities. I saw both humans and non-human entities during my abduction experiences<br />
(Greys, tall blondes, insect looking creatures and a lizardy one, for example)<br />
• I have had a near death experience. I have had an angelic encounter. I have seen<br />
UAP/UFOs. I am Rh-negative O blood type and have green eyes. My family were<br />
Masons, and I was inducted into the “Rainbow Girls” in my teens. <strong>The</strong>re is a lot <strong>of</strong><br />
suspicious family history – but that is a conversation for another day.<br />
• I have suffered emotional and physical ailments and have had surgeries due to the<br />
things these evil entities did to me. A hysterectomy, removal <strong>of</strong> tumors, and eight spinal<br />
reconstruction surgeries, to name a few.
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UFO Abductions Compared to Scripture:<br />
UFO Abductions have all <strong>of</strong> the characteristics recorded in scripture;<br />
1. <strong>The</strong> actual abductions have the same characteristics as Luke 4:5<br />
Luke 4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the<br />
kingdoms <strong>of</strong> the world in a moment <strong>of</strong> time.<br />
High Quality, Realistic Cgi Animation Of An Alien Abduction s<br />
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/161467449-high-quality-realistic-cgianimation-alien-abduction<br />
<strong>The</strong> abductees are physically taken from their home, car or from some obscure location,<br />
sometimes they are floated from inside <strong>of</strong> their homes through a window onto a craft.<br />
2. <strong>The</strong> entities match the description <strong>of</strong> Revelation 16:13<br />
Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out <strong>of</strong> the mouth <strong>of</strong> the<br />
dragon, and out <strong>of</strong> the mouth <strong>of</strong> the beast, and out <strong>of</strong> the mouth <strong>of</strong> the false prophet.<br />
“Three Unclean Spirits Like Frogs”<br />
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-4177771-aliens<br />
• “Unclean” From the word, “akathartos (169)” unclean, impure. (an adjective, derived<br />
from 1 /A "not" and 2513 /katharós, "clean, purged") – properly, not pure (because<br />
mixed), i.e. adulterated with "a wrong mix" and hence "unclean" (because tainted by<br />
sin). <strong>The</strong> antonym, 2508 /kathaírō ("clean"), means "free from wrong mixture"
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(unadulterated, unmixed). <strong>The</strong>se beings are basically “hybrids” <strong>of</strong> frogs and human<br />
D.N.A.<br />
• “Like” From the word, “homoios (3664)” like, resembling, the same as. like, similar to,<br />
resembling, <strong>of</strong> equal rank.<br />
From the base <strong>of</strong> homou; similar (in appearance or character) -- like, + manner.<br />
Why Are <strong>The</strong>y Doing This?<br />
Revelation 16:14 Young's Literal Translation for they are spirits <strong>of</strong> demons, doing signs<br />
which go forth unto the kings <strong>of</strong> the earth, and <strong>of</strong> the whole world, to bring them<br />
together to the battle <strong>of</strong> that great day <strong>of</strong> God the Almighty;—<br />
• Satan is creating an army <strong>of</strong> humans (witches, warlocks, Satanists, sorcerers, etc., as<br />
well as hybrid beings to gather them together to prepare them for the great<br />
Armageddon War.<br />
But How Is He Going To Gather <strong>The</strong>m All To That One Spot?<br />
Revelation 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a<br />
woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full <strong>of</strong> names <strong>of</strong> blasphemy, having seven<br />
heads and ten horns.. … 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which<br />
have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.<br />
13 <strong>The</strong>se have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.<br />
• “One Mind” From the word, “gnómé (1106)” to come to know, recognize, perceive.<br />
A prolonged form <strong>of</strong> a primary verb; to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety <strong>of</strong><br />
applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly<br />
expressed) -- allow, be aware (<strong>of</strong>), feel, (have) know(-ledge), perceived, be resolved, can<br />
speak, be sure, understand.
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• I’m certain that cell phones, remote viewing, other means <strong>of</strong> communication, and<br />
extra-sensory perception, such as telepathy, etc., are being used here. Many uninformed<br />
Christians are blinded to this fact and don’t even believe in such demonic phenomenon,<br />
but it is going on all around them, and they have no knowledge <strong>of</strong> it.<br />
• It seems to be world-wide, and because born-again Christians have the mind <strong>of</strong><br />
“Christ”, the world has the mind <strong>of</strong> the “Beast.”<br />
Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack <strong>of</strong> knowledge: because thou hast rejected<br />
knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast<br />
forgotten the law <strong>of</strong> thy God, I will also forget thy children.<br />
• “Knowledge” From the word, “death (1847)” concern, know, knowledge, premeditation,<br />
skill, truth, unintentionally*, what. Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and<br />
seal the book, even to the time <strong>of</strong> the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge<br />
shall be increased.<br />
• Many Christians have no answer for the question, “What are these aliens and where do<br />
they come from?” <strong>The</strong>y will tell you, “Shouldn’t we be telling them about Jesus?” My<br />
response is yes, but be prepared to answer in every area, or they will think that you are<br />
not very smart in other matters and will not seek you out for answers. We need to be a<br />
source <strong>of</strong> answers for the or else there will be an unanswered biased directed towards<br />
the Bible, proving in their minds that the Bible has no relevant answers for todays<br />
society concerning this subject.<br />
Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst <strong>of</strong> wolves: be ye therefore<br />
wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.<br />
“Wise” From, “phrónimos (5429)” (an adjective, derived from 5424 /phrḗn, "personal<br />
perspective regulating outward behavior," and the root <strong>of</strong> the English term "diaphragm"<br />
which controls key body functions from the inside out) – properly, "how we size things
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up," reflecting our personal ("visceral") opinions, i.e. what we consider "savvy" (smart).<br />
This always roots to our personal perspective ("inner outlook") which regulates our<br />
definition <strong>of</strong> being "shrewd," i.e., reflects personal mind-set (insight).<br />
1. a. knowledge, perception, Isaiah 1:3 <strong>The</strong> ox knows its owner, and the donkey its<br />
master's manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.<br />
<strong>of</strong> prophetic knowledge, especially knowledge with moral quality, knowledge possessed<br />
by God,<br />
2 especially in Wisdom Literature = discernment, understanding, wisdom:<br />
Look the word “Yada” up, it is really revealing. From yada'; knowledge -- cunning, (ig-<br />
)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Occultists and the false teachers who are embedded within the Churches<br />
(unbeknown to many Christians) are spoon feeding many with dead, lifeless theology to<br />
continue to push their own agenda <strong>of</strong> … wait for it …<strong>The</strong> <strong>The</strong>ory <strong>of</strong> Evolution!<br />
• If the supernatural occurrences that are recorded in the Biblical teaching were<br />
excepted then theory <strong>of</strong> Evolution and many other theories would be debunked, and<br />
many more souls would come into the kingdom <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
Matthew 7:15 Beware <strong>of</strong> false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but<br />
inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather<br />
grapes <strong>of</strong> thorns, or figs <strong>of</strong> thistles?<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Roman Catholic Church and her teachings have infiltrated most <strong>of</strong> so-called<br />
Christian Churches today.<br />
Revelation 17:14 <strong>The</strong>se shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome<br />
them: for he is Lord <strong>of</strong> lords, and King <strong>of</strong> kings: and they that are with him are called,<br />
and chosen, and faithful.
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• <strong>The</strong> princes <strong>of</strong> these kingdoms, and their subjects, become, in time, <strong>of</strong> one religion,<br />
and one mind.<br />
Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried<br />
about with every wind <strong>of</strong> doctrine, by the sleight <strong>of</strong> men, and cunning craftiness,<br />
whereby they lie in wait to deceive;<br />
• I do believe that the Remnant Church is maturing, and immaturity is falling <strong>of</strong>f at a<br />
phenomenal rate. But many who claim to be Christians and deny the clear teaching <strong>of</strong><br />
scripture and simply swallow everything that their pastors are feeding them without<br />
searching the scriptures for themselves are at war with the word <strong>of</strong> God and Spirit <strong>of</strong><br />
God.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y are more concerned with how they feel rather than facts concerning clear Bible<br />
teachings.<br />
Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries:<br />
but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se are believers who spend time in deep prayer in communion with the Lord and<br />
Bible Study. <strong>The</strong>y will be strengthened in their faith and the scriptures will be life to<br />
them and their faith will be empowered by Holy Spirit.<br />
3D Cgi Vfx Close-Up Of Three Classic Roswell Style Grey Aliens On A Sepia<br />
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/161467370-3d-cgi-vfx-close-three-classicroswell-style-grey-aliens-sep
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3. <strong>The</strong> abductees are basically raped and are not wedded<br />
Alien Abductions Woman<br />
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/161034562-abduction<br />
Alien Abduction Of A Man<br />
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/227468381-alien-abduction-man<br />
Daniel 2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle<br />
themselves with the seed <strong>of</strong> men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron<br />
is not mixed with clay.<br />
• “… But <strong>The</strong>y Shall Not Cleave One To Another …”<br />
• “Cleave” From the word, “debeq (1693)” to cling Strong's Hebrew 1693 there is only 1<br />
Occurrence <strong>of</strong> this word<br />
Original Word: דְ בַ ק Part <strong>of</strong> Speech: Verb, Transliteration: debeq, Phonetic Spelling:<br />
(deb-ak'), Definition: to cling<br />
a. figurative <strong>of</strong> loyalty, affection etc., sometimes with idea <strong>of</strong> physical proximity<br />
retained, followed by Genesisבְ 2:24 … (J; man to wife), etc. <strong>The</strong>y are not clinging<br />
together as man to wife matrimonially.<br />
b. Soul ties only.<br />
Genesis 2:24 <strong>The</strong>refore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto<br />
his wife: and they shall be one flesh.<br />
• “Cleave” From the word, “dabaq (1692)” to cling, cleave, keep close. Definition: to<br />
cling, cleave, keep close. A primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. Cling or adhere;<br />
figuratively, to catch by pursuit -- abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard<br />
after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.<br />
Origin and Fall <strong>of</strong> Lucifer:
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• Between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2?<br />
Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.<br />
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face <strong>of</strong> the<br />
deep. And the Spirit <strong>of</strong> God moved upon the face <strong>of</strong> the waters.<br />
“Was” From, “hayah (1961)”, meaning, to fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive<br />
root (compare hava'); to exist, i.e., Be or become, come to pass …<br />
“Without Form” From, “tohu (8414)”, meaning to be formlessness, confusion, unreality,<br />
emptiness. 1 formlessness, <strong>of</strong> primaeval earth Genesis 1:2 (P), <strong>of</strong> land reduced to<br />
לָ שֶ בֶ ת "") בְ רָ אָ ּה ׳לֹׁא ת Isaiah 45:18 ,(אַ בְ נֵּי בֹׁהּו "")׳קַ וֿתֿ primaeval chaos Jeremiah 4:23<br />
city׳קִ <strong>of</strong> chaos (<strong>of</strong> ruined city); = nothingness, empty space, Job רְ יַתאת Isaiah 24:10 ;(יְצָרָ ת<br />
Job ;6:18 Job ,(מִ דְ בָ ר "") 32:10 ; <strong>of</strong> empty, trackless waste Deuteronomy תֹׁלֶ ה אֶ רֶ ץ ׳עַ ל ֿת 26:7<br />
12:24 = Psalm 107:40.<br />
“Void” From, “bohu (922)”, meaning emptiness. always with .qתֹׁהּו v.; — וָבֹׁהּו Genesisתֹׁהּו<br />
1:2 <strong>of</strong> primeval earth; Jeremiah 4:23 <strong>of</strong> earth under judgment <strong>of</strong> קַ וֿתֿ הֹּׁו וְאַ בְ נֵּי בֹׁהּו ;׳י Isaiah<br />
34:11, the line <strong>of</strong> wasteness and the stones <strong>of</strong> emptiness, i.e. plummets, employed, not<br />
as usual for building, but for destroying walls. From an unused root (meaning to be<br />
empty); a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin -- emptiness, void.<br />
Verse 2 Should Read Like This:<br />
Genesis 1:2 And the earth became without formless, void and empty; and darkness was<br />
upon the face <strong>of</strong> the deep. And the Spirit <strong>of</strong> God moved upon the face <strong>of</strong> the waters.<br />
· Many credible theologians believe that this event occurred between Genesis 1:1 and<br />
Genesis 1:2.<br />
- <strong>The</strong>re's the possibility <strong>of</strong> an enormous interval <strong>of</strong> time between verses 1:1 and 1:2<br />
better known as the “Gap <strong>The</strong>ory”
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Isaiah 45:18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that<br />
formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he<br />
formed it to be inhabited: I [am] the LORD; and [there is] none else.<br />
Isaiah 45:18 Berean Study Bible<br />
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens— He is God; He formed the earth and<br />
fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be<br />
inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.<br />
Isaiah 45:18 New American Standard Bible<br />
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth<br />
and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be<br />
inhabited), "I am the LORD, and there is none else.<br />
Job 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations <strong>of</strong> the earth? declare, if thou<br />
hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures there<strong>of</strong>, if thou knowest? or who hath<br />
stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations there<strong>of</strong> fastened? or who<br />
laid the corner stone there<strong>of</strong>; 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the<br />
sons <strong>of</strong> God shouted for joy?<br />
• Two Groups: Morning Stars and Sons <strong>of</strong> God:<br />
1. Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons <strong>of</strong> God came to present themselves<br />
before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.<br />
2. Judges 5:20 <strong>The</strong>y fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.<br />
A Superior Evil Spirit Controls <strong>The</strong> King Of Tyrus:<br />
Ezekiel 28:12-19 Son <strong>of</strong> man, take up a lamentation upon the king <strong>of</strong> Tyrus, and say unto<br />
him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full <strong>of</strong> wisdom, and perfect in<br />
beauty.
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13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden <strong>of</strong> God; every precious stone was thy covering,<br />
the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire,<br />
the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship <strong>of</strong> thy tabrets and <strong>of</strong> thy<br />
pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.<br />
This Magnificent Creature Was In <strong>The</strong> Garden Of Eden Before Adam And Eve:<br />
Proverbs 18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame<br />
unto him. (To answer before listening-- that is folly and shame.)<br />
• Yeshua has made His Body Magnificent, His Beautiful Church Living Stones:<br />
1 Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to<br />
<strong>of</strong>fer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.<br />
• We are living, pulsating, vibrant stones, <strong>of</strong> various shapes, colors, frequencies, and<br />
vibrations He has caused us to possess “real life” that is found only in Him. Romans<br />
9:33; <strong>of</strong> Christians: as, living stones <strong>of</strong> which the temple <strong>of</strong> God is built, 1 Peter 2:5; <strong>of</strong> the<br />
truths with which, as with building materials, a teacher builds Christians up in<br />
wisdom, costly stones, 1 Corinthians 3:12.<br />
2 Corinthians 3:7 But if the ministration <strong>of</strong> death, written and engraven in stones,<br />
was glorious, so that the children <strong>of</strong> Israel could not stedfastly behold the face <strong>of</strong><br />
Moses for the glory <strong>of</strong> his countenance; which glory was to be done away:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> stones tablets containing the commandments were good stones, but they were<br />
fading away, because a better corner stone was coming to take it’s place. Lifting the<br />
death and condemnation from anyone who would turn to Him. And in receiving Him, we<br />
become a portion <strong>of</strong> the kingdom <strong>of</strong> God, a building consisting <strong>of</strong> living stones created<br />
anew.
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14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon<br />
the holy mountain <strong>of</strong> God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst <strong>of</strong> the stones <strong>of</strong><br />
fire.<br />
Human Trafficking; Lucifer, the Whore, and the Beast Monday, July 29, 2013<br />
http://musings<strong>of</strong>awinsomeheart.blogspot.com/2013/07/human-trafficking-luciferwhore-and.html<br />
When we look at chapter 28 <strong>of</strong> Ezekiel we see the parallel <strong>of</strong> satan to the king <strong>of</strong> Tyre.<br />
<strong>The</strong> king <strong>of</strong> Tyre is probably a veiled look at satan, and the first and second half <strong>of</strong> the<br />
chapter are very much the same. While the king <strong>of</strong> Tyre may have been a person<br />
influenced by satan, both the king and satan claim to be God, both are killed and<br />
thrown to hell and both trafficked God’s people.<br />
Ezek 28:5 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick [7404] hast thou increased thy riches,<br />
and thine heart is lifted up because <strong>of</strong> thy riches:KJV<br />
Ezek 28:16 By the multitude <strong>of</strong> thy merchandise [7404] they have filled the midst <strong>of</strong> thee<br />
with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as pr<strong>of</strong>ane out <strong>of</strong> the<br />
mountain <strong>of</strong> God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst <strong>of</strong> the<br />
stones <strong>of</strong> fire.KJV<br />
Ezekiel 28:18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude <strong>of</strong> thine iniquities, by<br />
the iniquity <strong>of</strong> thy traffick [7404]; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst <strong>of</strong> thee,<br />
it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight <strong>of</strong> all them<br />
that behold thee.KJV<br />
Using human beings for pr<strong>of</strong>it is truly our world system. Slavery, migrant workers,<br />
sexual prostitution, child workers, corporate suits, blue collar, white collar, almost<br />
everyone is enslaved. But this does not happen in commerce only, but also in churches.<br />
Lucifer’s sanctuaries were defiled by trafficking. <strong>The</strong>re are a small number <strong>of</strong> oppressors,<br />
but they have designed the world system to serve themselves. While satan did that to
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the sons <strong>of</strong> God and it sped up his downward spiral to want to be God and sit in the<br />
place <strong>of</strong> God, people do this to humans today, and also sit it the place <strong>of</strong> God, lording<br />
over the masses. While the creator did not create us to be enslaved to overlords, we are<br />
in fact slaves in this world. Another comparison from Ezekiel 27 <strong>of</strong> the king <strong>of</strong> Tyre and<br />
satan, is in the root word <strong>of</strong> merchandising. … Ezek 27:1-3 <strong>The</strong> word <strong>of</strong> the Lord came<br />
again unto me, saying,2 Now, thou son <strong>of</strong> man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;3 And<br />
say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry <strong>of</strong> the sea, which art a merchant<br />
[7402] <strong>of</strong> the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I<br />
am <strong>of</strong> perfect beauty.KJV<br />
OT:7402 rakal (raw-kal'); a primitive root; to travel for trading: KJV - (spice)<br />
merchant.(Bibles<strong>of</strong>t's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with<br />
Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Bibles<strong>of</strong>t, Inc. and<br />
International Bible Translators, Inc.)<br />
I find it interesting that merchandising, or trafficking, whether spices, foods, or people,<br />
makes one believe they are perfectly beautiful. <strong>The</strong>ir power is deceiving, as well as the<br />
material adornment. This world system will be done away with in the future.<br />
Rev 18:12-13 <strong>The</strong> merchandise <strong>of</strong> gold, and silver, and precious stones, and <strong>of</strong> pearls, and<br />
fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels<br />
<strong>of</strong> ivory, and all manner vessels <strong>of</strong> most precious wood, and <strong>of</strong> brass, and iron, and<br />
marble,13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and<br />
oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and<br />
slaves, and souls <strong>of</strong> men.KJV
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As we read from Revelation, the selling <strong>of</strong> slaves and the souls <strong>of</strong> men are counted<br />
among Babylon’s merchandise. Not only are people being physically sold, just like the<br />
Israelites were, people were selling themselves. This tells us that Babylon is seducing<br />
people into selling their souls, not just simply enslaving non willing participants, but<br />
deceiving people into giving away their own soul to the devil. No one can take the soul<br />
out <strong>of</strong> a person. No one can dissect it in a laboratory. Only the word <strong>of</strong> God can divide<br />
soul and spirit. (Heb 4:12) While the devil cannot have one’s spirit, the devil can be<br />
given one’s soul/life. This is a conscious choice. <strong>The</strong>refore the lure <strong>of</strong> riches and beauty<br />
sway people to give their souls to the devil, for gain on earth. Yet that is such a temporal<br />
thing.<br />
15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was<br />
found in thee.<br />
16 By the multitude <strong>of</strong> thy merchandise they have filled the midst <strong>of</strong> thee with violence,<br />
and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as pr<strong>of</strong>ane out <strong>of</strong> the mountain <strong>of</strong> God:<br />
and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst <strong>of</strong> the stones <strong>of</strong> fire.<br />
17 Thine heart was lifted up because <strong>of</strong> thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by<br />
reason <strong>of</strong> thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that<br />
they may behold thee.<br />
18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude <strong>of</strong> thine iniquities, by the iniquity<br />
<strong>of</strong> thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst <strong>of</strong> thee, it shall devour<br />
thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight <strong>of</strong> all them that behold<br />
thee.<br />
19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a<br />
terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
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What Does UFO’s, Cattle Mutilation, and Hybrids Have In Common?:<br />
Blood is congealed Light and Scientists create matter directly from light.<br />
At Scitechdaily:<br />
Scientists Generate Matter Directly From Light – Physics Phenomena Predicted More<br />
Than 80 Years Ago<br />
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-generate-matter-directly-from-light-physicsphenomena-predicted-more-than-80-years-ago/<br />
What is the big deal in knowing that blood is congealed light?<br />
A. Over 50 million abortions is a lot <strong>of</strong> spiritual currency in the kingdom <strong>of</strong> darkness<br />
B. Let your light so shine; ye are children <strong>of</strong> light; God is Light and there is no<br />
darkness in Him … etc<br />
C.<br />
1. Bovine blood can be used in humans<br />
If bovine blood can be used to create human hybrids, this changes the game, and the<br />
“Days <strong>of</strong> Noah” are upon us. Genesis 3:15, Daniel 2;43;<br />
2. UFO Abductions, women carrying after three months the fetus is gone<br />
3. Women claim to have seen their hybrid children who are without a soul and evil<br />
4. Black Eyed Children<br />
· <strong>The</strong> Prince <strong>of</strong> Tyre = Ittiobalus (Josephus); <strong>The</strong> King <strong>of</strong> Tyre was superhuman (in Eden?)!<br />
· A Different death was predicted (“merchandise” = to traffic; to slander).<br />
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A. Ezekiel 28:16 By the multitude <strong>of</strong> thy merchandise they have filled the midst <strong>of</strong><br />
thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: … O covering cherub …<br />
B. Ezekiel 28:18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude <strong>of</strong> thine<br />
iniquities, by the iniquity <strong>of</strong> thy traffick; …<br />
C. Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,… which didst weaken the<br />
nations!<br />
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D. Isaiah 14:17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities<br />
there<strong>of</strong>; that opened not the house <strong>of</strong> his prisoners?<br />
E. Revelation 18:12 <strong>The</strong> merchandise <strong>of</strong> gold, and silver, and precious stones, and <strong>of</strong><br />
pearls, … 13 … wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and<br />
horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls <strong>of</strong> men.<br />
• This is where the 50 million plus abortions and other sacrifices can be added … (souls<br />
<strong>of</strong> men) not just in America, but worldwide.<br />
When We Fall, We Go Back To Our Old Haunts/Way, So Do <strong>The</strong>se Entities:<br />
2 Peter 2:22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, <strong>The</strong> dog is<br />
turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the<br />
mire.<br />
F. Matthew 12: 43 When the unclean spirit is gone out <strong>of</strong> a man, he walketh<br />
through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.<br />
44 <strong>The</strong>n he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when<br />
he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
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45 <strong>The</strong>n goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than<br />
himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state <strong>of</strong> that man is worse<br />
than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation<br />
G. Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast <strong>of</strong> the field which<br />
the Lord God had made. … 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not<br />
surely die: (See: Isaiah 14:17) He wants more prisoners.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Death <strong>of</strong> Adam and Eve:<br />
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Genesis 3:7 And the eyes <strong>of</strong> them both were opened, and they knew that they were<br />
naked;<br />
<strong>The</strong> enemy <strong>of</strong> humanity sent mankind back to the dust <strong>of</strong> the earth, instead <strong>of</strong> the<br />
enemy being under the feet <strong>of</strong> those who have the birthright to subdue the earth; man<br />
is willingly giving his authority over to the enemy.<br />
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He Was A Murderer From <strong>The</strong> Beginning:<br />
John 8:40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I
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have heard <strong>of</strong> God:<br />
John 8:44 Ye are <strong>of</strong> your father the devil, and the lusts <strong>of</strong> your father ye will do. He was a<br />
murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in<br />
him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh <strong>of</strong> his own: for he is a liar, and the father <strong>of</strong> it.<br />
Goals (Revelation 12:1-6): One-third <strong>of</strong> the angels fell with him (Revelation 12:4).<br />
<strong>The</strong> Answer To All Of This Is Yeshua/Jesus:<br />
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Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and<br />
grounded in love,<br />
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and<br />
depth, and height;<br />
19 And to know the love <strong>of</strong> Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with<br />
all the fulness <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
Destiny (Matthew 25:41; 12:24-27): Neither Satan’s demons nor angels are now bound<br />
(Revelation 12:9; Matthew 10:8). Some are which <strong>Jude</strong> talks about. Two governing<br />
bodies are to be punished (Isaiah 24:21).<br />
3) Genesis 6:1-4: LXX: B’nai Elohim = “Angels <strong>of</strong> God.” Mentioned four times in the Old<br />
Testament (Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7).
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<strong>The</strong> Nephilim, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Giants, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Enoch:<br />
Nephilim_Giants_20.jpg<br />
DEAD SEA SCROLLS TEXTS - <strong>The</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Giants<br />
http://www.gnosis.org/library/dss/dss_book_<strong>of</strong>_giants.htm<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Giants - By W. B. HENNING<br />
https://sacred-texts.com/chr/giants/giants.htm<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Enoch - tr. by R.H. Charles [1917]<br />
https://sacred-texts.com/bib/boe/index.htm<br />
· Genesis 6 indicates that the “sons <strong>of</strong> God” (B’nai Elohim) took wives <strong>of</strong> the “daughters<br />
<strong>of</strong> men,” which gave birth to the “Nephilim.” What on earth was going on?<br />
· <strong>The</strong> B’nai Elohim is a term that refers to angels. It occurs four times in the Old<br />
Testament and is rendered “Angels <strong>of</strong> God” in the ancient Septuagint translation. <strong>The</strong><br />
intrusion <strong>of</strong> certain angels into the human family resulted in unnatural <strong>of</strong>fspring termed<br />
Nephilim, which derives from the Hebrew naphal (to fall), or the Fallen Ones.
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· (<strong>The</strong> Greek Septuagint renders this term gigantes, which actually means “earthborn.”<br />
This is <strong>of</strong>ten misunderstood to mean “giants” — which they also happen to have been,<br />
incidentally.)<br />
· <strong>The</strong> “Line <strong>of</strong> Seth?” <strong>The</strong> early church viewed the B’nai Elohim as angels up through the<br />
late fourth century: Justin, Athenagoras, Cyprian, Eusebius, et al. (also Josephus, Philo,<br />
<strong>Jude</strong>aus, and the Apocrypha regard this traditional view). Celsus and Julian the Apostate<br />
exploited the older common belief to attack Christianity. Cyril <strong>of</strong> Alexandria, in his reply,<br />
repudiated the orthodox position. Julius Africanus (a contemporary <strong>of</strong> Origen) introduced<br />
the theory that the “sons <strong>of</strong> God” simply referred to the genealogical line <strong>of</strong> Seth,<br />
which was committed to preserving the true worship <strong>of</strong> God. Seemingly more appealing,<br />
the “Sethite theory” prevailed into the Medieval Church, and many still hold this view.<br />
This view, however, has several serious problems. <strong>The</strong>re is no indication that the Sethites<br />
were distinguished for piety; they were not exempted from the charge <strong>of</strong> general<br />
wickedness which brought on the flood. In fact, Seth’s son Enosh was the one who<br />
introduced apostasy to that world. This is masked by a mistranslation <strong>of</strong> Genesis 4:25,<br />
which should read “...then men began to pr<strong>of</strong>ane the name <strong>of</strong> the Lord.” Furthermore,<br />
when the faithful marry the unfaithful, they do not give birth to unnatural <strong>of</strong>fspring! And<br />
the “daughters <strong>of</strong> men” were not differentiated with regard to the Flood. All were lost.<br />
· (Incidentally, the Nephilim didn’t completely end with the flood. Genesis 6:4 mentions,<br />
“...and also after that....” We find the sons <strong>of</strong> Anak, the Anakim, later in the Old<br />
Testament.) Anakim.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> bedstead <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> them was 13 feet long (Deuteronomy 3:11). Compared to them<br />
the men <strong>of</strong> Israel were “as grasshoppers.” (Numbers 13:3; Amos 2:9).<br />
[Why does Israel refer to their second appearance as Nephilim (fallen ones)?] Goliath<br />
and his four brothers were sons <strong>of</strong> Anak.<br />
2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell,
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and delivered them into chains <strong>of</strong> darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;<br />
2 Peter 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a<br />
preacher <strong>of</strong> righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world <strong>of</strong> the ungodly;<br />
· Tartarus = A pit <strong>of</strong> darkness in the unseen world; Greek term for dark abode <strong>of</strong> woe.<br />
Homer’s Iliad: “as far below Hades as the earth is below heaven...”<br />
• “And” From “kai (2532)” meaning, and, even, also, namely. (the most common New<br />
Testament conjunction, used over 9,000 times) – and (also), very <strong>of</strong>ten, moreover, even,<br />
indeed (the context determines the exact sense).<br />
[After 2532 (kaí), the most common word in the Greek New Testament is the definite<br />
article ("the"). 2532 (kaí) is never adversative, i.e., it never means "however" ("but") –<br />
unlike the principal conjunction (waw) in Old Testament Hebrew (G. Archer).]<br />
<strong>The</strong> Usage <strong>of</strong> “And” in This Case:<br />
Matthew 1:2 begat Judas and his brethren; Matthew 1:3 begat Phares and Zara <strong>of</strong>;<br />
Matthew 1:23 shall be with child, and shall bring forth; … a son, and they shall call;<br />
Matthew 2:4 the chief priests and scribes; etc.<br />
• So, the word, “and” ties these scriptures together as one in explaining why the angels<br />
were cast down to Tartarus. By way <strong>of</strong> saying, “And spared not the old world”<br />
Why Was the Old World Not Spared?<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Human Genome, the human D.N.A. had become corrupted.<br />
• A genome is the genetic material that makes up a living organism. It is contained in<br />
chromosomes, which are the tiny threadlike structures inside cells. Chromosomes are<br />
made from a chemical substance called DNA, and DNA is a sequence <strong>of</strong> smaller units,<br />
called bases. <strong>The</strong> DNA bases combine to form genes.<br />
Only Noah, his wife, his three sons, and his three daughters-in-laws were <strong>of</strong> pure blood.
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· In Homers Illiad, he calls it the “Prison <strong>of</strong> the Titans” and he states, “Tartaros as the<br />
great cosmic pit beneath the earth. It is located "as far beneath the house <strong>of</strong> Haides as<br />
from earth the sky lies." (See: https://www.theoi.com/Kosmos/Tartaros.html)<br />
- <strong>The</strong> word in the Greek, carried that kind <strong>of</strong> idea.<br />
· “Hell” From the word, “tartaroó (5020)”, properly, send to Tartarus ("Tartaros"). <strong>The</strong> New<br />
Testament uses 5020 (tartaróō) for the netherworld – the place <strong>of</strong> punishment fit only<br />
for demons (I insert what the scripture states…fallen angels or the angels that sinned).<br />
Later, Tartaros came to represent eternal punishment for wicked people.<br />
"5020 (tartaróō) is a Greek name for the under-world, especially the abode <strong>of</strong> the<br />
damned – hence to cast into hell" (A-S); to send into the subterranean abyss reserved<br />
for demons and the dead.<br />
[In Greek mythology, Tartarus was a "place <strong>of</strong> punishment under the earth, to which, for<br />
example, the Titans were sent" (Souter).]<br />
- So, we see that these angelic beings were dragged away in chains <strong>of</strong> darkness.<br />
• “Of Darkness” From, “zóphos (2217) ” – murky, appalling gloom, referring to darkness<br />
so dense and foreboding it is "felt"; (figuratively) apocalyptic, gloomy darkness<br />
associated with the nether world bringing its indescribable despair (incredible gloom).<br />
- <strong>The</strong> testimony <strong>of</strong> many people who have died and went to hell confirms “that the<br />
darkness is so dense and foreboding it is "felt".<br />
“Hell”, From, “tartaroó (5020)” meaning, to cast into hell. properly, send to Tartarus<br />
("Tartaros"). <strong>The</strong> New Testament uses 5020 (tartaróō) for the netherworld – the place <strong>of</strong><br />
punishment fit only for demons. Later, Tartaros came to represent eternal punishment<br />
for wicked people.
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"5020 (tartaróō) is a Greek name for the under-world, especially the abode <strong>of</strong> the<br />
damned – hence to cas them into hell" (A-S); to send into the subterranean abyss<br />
reserved for demons and the dead.<br />
· In Greek mythology, Tartarus was a "place <strong>of</strong> punishment under the earth, to which, for<br />
example, the Titans were sent"<br />
<strong>The</strong> language <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong> 7 seems to require the same view <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong> 6:<br />
· “...strange flesh...” meaning, another <strong>of</strong> a different kind.<br />
“Strange” From, “héteros (2087)” – another <strong>of</strong> a different kind. 2087 /héteros ("another<br />
but distinct in kind") stands in contrast to 243 /állos ("another <strong>of</strong> the same kind"). 2087<br />
/héteros ("another <strong>of</strong> a different quality") emphasizes it is qualitatively different from its<br />
counterpart (comparison).<br />
[2087 (héteros) sometimes refers to "another" <strong>of</strong> a different class group or type.]<br />
Nature <strong>of</strong> Angels:<br />
· <strong>The</strong>re is a great deal revealed in the Bible about angels.<br />
· <strong>The</strong>y can appear in human form (Genesis 19:5, 10, 16), they spoke as men, took men by<br />
the hand, even ate men’s food (Genesis 18:8; 19:3, 16).<br />
· <strong>The</strong>y are capable <strong>of</strong> direct physical combat (death <strong>of</strong> the firstborn in Exodus 12, Sodom<br />
and Gomorrah in Genesis 19, and the 185,000 troops slaughtered in 2 Kings 19:35), and<br />
some are the principal forces behind the world powers (Daniel 10).<br />
· Angels don’t marry, at least in heaven (Matthew 22:30), and are apparently capable <strong>of</strong><br />
much mischief.<br />
Are Demons Angels? (Acts 23:9; Revelation 9:1, 2,10)<br />
· Not all are bound; not all are free. Demons tend to seek embodiment.
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· <strong>The</strong>y are aware <strong>of</strong> their destiny (Luke 8:26). Two thousand swine were involved in Mark<br />
5:1-20; Matthew 8:28-34. Why did they seek embodiment in a herd <strong>of</strong> swine? Why did<br />
the Lord acquiesce? Demons seem to be different from angels—if this is so, then where<br />
did the demons come from?<br />
Azazel:<br />
Trent (Blurry Creatures): His name was Azazel, he showed me his beginnings and how<br />
his origins began and everything, so he said that his job was to teach mankind how to<br />
do warfare. And then he said he's been bound for the whole time. <strong>The</strong>se are the fallen<br />
angels that have been imprisoned underground. …<br />
Leviticus 16:8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and<br />
the other lot for the scapegoat (Azazel).… 10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the<br />
scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him,<br />
[and] to let him go for a scapegoat (Azazel) into the wilderness.<br />
“Scapegoat” From “azazel (5799)” meaning, entire removal. From ez and 'azal; goat <strong>of</strong><br />
departure; the scapegoat -- scapegoat.<br />
abstract, nounאזֵּל [masculine] entire removal (reduplicated intensive (Ges § 30 n. Sta § 124 a ),<br />
= Arabic [עזל] √<br />
remove, see Bähr Symb. ii. 668 Win ii. 659 ff. Me Schenkel BL. i. 256 ; > most,<br />
Hastings, DB<br />
proper name <strong>of</strong> spirit haunting desert, <strong>The</strong>s Di Dr<br />
[a fallen angel, Leviticus 16:8ff. being late, according to Che ZAW xv (1895), 153 ff., Ency. Bib. , who<br />
derives from ל ;עזזאֿ compare Benz Ency. Bib. ], as in Jewish angelology, where probably based<br />
on interpret. <strong>of</strong> Leviticus 16:8ff.; name not elsewhere); — Leviticus׳ע 16:8,10 (twice in<br />
verse); Leviticus 16:26 in ritual <strong>of</strong> Day <strong>of</strong> Atonement, = entire removal <strong>of</strong> sin and guilt<br />
from sacred places into desert on back <strong>of</strong> goat, symbol <strong>of</strong> entire forgiveness.<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> Session 3 (Verse 6 Continued) - Chuck Missler<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPTBk12dlCI&t=655s
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Overview:<br />
• Verses 5, 6, 7 Three historical examples <strong>of</strong> corporate punishment.<br />
• Verse 5 deals with the Nation <strong>of</strong> Israel in the Wilderness<br />
• Verse 7 deals with Sodom and Gomorrah<br />
• Verse 6 - When did this take place?<br />
- What lessons does the Holy Spirit desire to convey to the believer?<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he<br />
hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment <strong>of</strong> the great day.<br />
• And if you are the average Bible student you will say what is that all about? Because<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> gives it the back <strong>of</strong> his hands as though you remember this <strong>of</strong> course.<br />
- <strong>The</strong>re is another comparable passage in Second Peter.<br />
2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to<br />
hell, and delivered them into chains <strong>of</strong> darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;<br />
• Peter also makes an allusion the same as <strong>Jude</strong>, to an event that the writers in each case<br />
presumed that you know.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Angels That Sinned: Three Views:<br />
1) “<strong>The</strong> Cop Out View” is the excuse to not dig further.<br />
· We are not intended to know any more than what is in this brief statement. <strong>The</strong><br />
problem with this view is that it stands between verses 5 and 7: all three verses draw<br />
upon the familiar Old Testament truths.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Two Alternative Views Are Uncomfortable For Most People:<br />
2) <strong>The</strong>se Angels that sinned are angels that had to do with the fall <strong>of</strong> Lucifer who is a<br />
super angel.
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• A Cherub is not an angel, it is a very high special category<br />
- <strong>The</strong> term Angel is used in a very broad generic sense<br />
- But I think we generally wouldn't be surprised if you could prove that the scripture also<br />
used the term Angel in the sense <strong>of</strong> a created being with some very, very substantial<br />
powers.<br />
- But there's a particular Angel that causes us a lot <strong>of</strong> attention in the scriptures, and<br />
there are two passages that give us some understanding <strong>of</strong> who this creature is.<br />
(Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:12-19). <strong>The</strong>se scriptures are multiples <strong>of</strong> seven.<br />
· Remember that the chapters and verses were added in the 15 th century. I love to see<br />
these ancient documents that people find the Acho volume and others, they quote<br />
scripture by chapter and verse that proport to be in the 1st century. Well, this is kind <strong>of</strong><br />
hard to explain, because chapters and verses didn’t come until later.<br />
• Both passages have a strange attribute, in both cases the prophet is addressing a local<br />
real live tangible king. In Isaiah’s case he's talking to and about the king <strong>of</strong> Babylon. But<br />
as he gets wrapped up in that subject a place in the discourse occurs where it is obvious<br />
that his actual target or subject goes far beyond a human personage. And what he is<br />
obviously doing is addressing the spiritual power behind the political king.<br />
• Because when we get to verse 12 in this passage without any real warning Isaiah is<br />
shifting gears and he is suddenly talking about something quite different.<br />
• And from verse 12 to verse 17 it is almost like an insert, what parenthesis in which the<br />
Holy Spirit is speaking through Isaiah addressing the power behind the king <strong>of</strong> Babylon.<br />
Isaiah 14:12-17 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son <strong>of</strong> the morning! how art<br />
thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!<br />
• Lucifer, this is where we get his original title.
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- But he fell, he's fallen from heaven, and something occurred to put him in disgrace,<br />
but then we get into verse 13 and 14 and we find the source <strong>of</strong> this error there are five “I<br />
will” statements.<br />
- This Lucifer was the number one angel, we’ll find that in another passage, he was in<br />
charge anyway verse 13.<br />
Isaiah 14:13-14 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my<br />
throne above the stars <strong>of</strong> God: I will sit also upon the mount <strong>of</strong> the congregation, in the<br />
sides <strong>of</strong> the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights <strong>of</strong> the clouds; I will be like the most<br />
High.<br />
• That's Satan’s ambition to be worshipped, you get the message very powerful but still<br />
not #1. And he aspired apparently in some strange time, in some strange way a<br />
rebellion which we’ll look at shortly.<br />
Isaiah 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides <strong>of</strong> the pit.<br />
• Now, this is forecast Isaiah is saying here, “You Lucifer who failed through pride shall<br />
be brought down. From 16 is an interesting one this is yet future.<br />
Isaiah 14:16 <strong>The</strong>y that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying,<br />
Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; 17 That made<br />
the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities there<strong>of</strong>; that opened not the house<br />
<strong>of</strong> his prisoners?<br />
• Now as you could probably guess behind each phrase there are acres <strong>of</strong> theological<br />
commentary <strong>of</strong> what that might mean.<br />
Origin and Fall <strong>of</strong> Lucifer:<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re are those who believe that this whole event occurred sometime between<br />
Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2.
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- Possibility <strong>of</strong> enormous interval. <strong>The</strong>re is linguistic reasons to recognize that an<br />
enormous interval <strong>of</strong> time may have transpired between verse 1:1 and 1:2 this is called<br />
the Gap <strong>The</strong>ory.<br />
- And the earth was = (became) without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face<br />
<strong>of</strong> the deep.<br />
And the verb (was) here in the Hebrew is a transitive verb implying action, and that the<br />
earth wasn't originally but became without form and void. And this gets intensified<br />
because <strong>of</strong> Isaiah 45:18,<br />
Isaiah 45:18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed<br />
the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be<br />
inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.<br />
• Another translation says that God did not create it to be empty, (tohuw = formless)<br />
(bohuw = void) but formed it to be inhabited.<br />
Isaiah 45:18 Berean Study Bible<br />
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens— He is God; He formed the earth and<br />
fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be<br />
inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.<br />
• So, on this apparent discrepancy occurs the possibility that there is an enormous<br />
interval between verse 1:1 and 1:2 this is called the Gap <strong>The</strong>ory.<br />
Gap <strong>The</strong>ory:<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re are aspects <strong>of</strong> “Gap <strong>The</strong>ory” that I think are correct but, if you subscribe to the<br />
Gap <strong>The</strong>ory that also probably implies all kinds <strong>of</strong> things that you do not ascribe to so<br />
be cautious about that. Many people through that small little crack drive trucks through<br />
them and come up with all kinds <strong>of</strong> ideas but I don't want to get into that tonight. We've<br />
covered that on the Genesis series you can listen to that on the Genesis tapes.
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That's Isaiah 14 and that's a pivotal passage that you should be aware <strong>of</strong>.<br />
• A comparable passages Ezekiel 28:12-19. Ezekiel in his case is also a prophet dealing<br />
with a particular king. I'll use the term prince here because it keeps it straight.<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Prince <strong>of</strong> Tyre = Ittiobalus (from historian Flavious Josephus); Josephus tells us his<br />
name was Ittiobalus, here spoken to as the Prince <strong>of</strong> Tyre. But as Ezekiel wraps up his<br />
message to the Prince <strong>of</strong> Tyre, at about verse 11 or 12 he shifts gears.<br />
• And the scope <strong>of</strong> what he is saying clearly does not fit this human king.<br />
- King <strong>of</strong> Tyre was superhuman (in Eden?)!<br />
• If you study the whole chapter, you'll find that the Prince <strong>of</strong> Tyre that is the human<br />
ruler gets killed by being pierced through.<br />
• But the king <strong>of</strong> Tyre is going to be burned, so you recognize that there are two<br />
different people or entities involved here. Linguistically here you can see that he's<br />
talking about two different people using two different titles. And their destinies are<br />
different.<br />
- Different death predicted (“merchandise” = to traffic; to slander).<br />
Ezekiel 28:11 Moreover the word <strong>of</strong> the LORD came unto me, saying, 12 Son <strong>of</strong> man,<br />
take up a lamentation upon the king <strong>of</strong> Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord<br />
GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full <strong>of</strong> wisdom, and perfect in beauty.<br />
• Son <strong>of</strong> man here is not a title it is a nickname <strong>of</strong> Ezekiel.<br />
• Ezekiel was just talking to the Prince <strong>of</strong> Tyre, now he's speaking to the king <strong>of</strong> Tyre.<br />
“Thou sealest up the sum, full <strong>of</strong> wisdom, and perfect in beauty”<br />
• <strong>The</strong> person that he is talking to is the epitome <strong>of</strong> Wisdom and Beauty, that's extreme<br />
language in fact the expression in the Hebrew is that there can be no more extreme<br />
language as this.
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13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden <strong>of</strong> God; every precious stone was thy covering,<br />
the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire,<br />
the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship <strong>of</strong> thy tabrets and <strong>of</strong> thy<br />
pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.<br />
• “Thou hast been in Eden the garden <strong>of</strong> God”<br />
• “I don't know <strong>of</strong> any king <strong>of</strong> Babylon who goes back to Genesis 2.” So, suddenly we<br />
realize that there has been a shift in the subject here. <strong>The</strong> person who is being<br />
addressed has been in Eden, the garden <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
• One thing that should strike you is that the Eden described here doesn't seem to be<br />
the Eden described in Genesis chapter 2. Because in Genesis chapter two we tend to<br />
visualize it with trees and foliage and terrestrial kind <strong>of</strong> place.<br />
• This Eden is described in the same vocabulary that we use Post Millennially, <strong>of</strong> the New<br />
Jerusalem and so forth. Part <strong>of</strong> what overlays this whole study, Acts 3 speaks <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Second Coming <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ as the time <strong>of</strong> the restitution <strong>of</strong> all things. Restitution<br />
meaning, put back like it used to be. Put back like Eden could be, maybe it's a different<br />
Eden than you and I think <strong>of</strong> a Pre-Fall Eden.<br />
• And so, when we read Revelation 22 and we talk about new Jerusalem, and<br />
foundations. <strong>The</strong> whole hyperspace that you and I probably have no capacity to deal<br />
with precious stones may be just their way vocabulary wise, <strong>of</strong> talking about light. Or<br />
talking about a dimensionality that goes beyond our three-dimensional physics as we<br />
think <strong>of</strong> it.<br />
• But also, this person was in Eden, and he was big news, “perfect” but, he was created<br />
another side <strong>of</strong> this is don’t forget, he is not some kind <strong>of</strong> super god. He may be<br />
superhuman, but he is created, as fantastic as he may be or was at one time, he is still a<br />
created being. This is easy to forget there is a popular book in demonology called,<br />
“Between Christ and Satan” by Kurt Koch, this is a tragic title because it implies equality.
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• Christ is not a created being (John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the<br />
Word was with God, and the Word was God.) Satan was created.<br />
Ezekiel 28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou<br />
wast upon the holy mountain <strong>of</strong> God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst <strong>of</strong> the<br />
stones <strong>of</strong> fire.<br />
• “Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth” that’s clumsy language saying that he<br />
was appointed to <strong>of</strong>fice, what <strong>of</strong>fice? In other words he was in charge <strong>of</strong> everything, we<br />
would say it differently, but the King James translators say, that “he is the anointed<br />
cherub that covereth.” Another way <strong>of</strong> saying that he was in charge.<br />
- Appointed to <strong>of</strong>fice that she was in charge!<br />
- He is a cherub which is the …<br />
- Most powerful kind <strong>of</strong> angel Isaiah 6 and Revelation 4<br />
Inserted Note: Isaiah 6 is describing Seraphs<br />
Cherubs Are An Order <strong>of</strong> Angels and Described In Ezekiel 10:14:<br />
Cherubs Have Four Faces Apiece And Four Wings:<br />
Ezekiel 10:21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the<br />
likeness <strong>of</strong> the hands <strong>of</strong> a man was under their wings.<br />
Cherubs Have the Form <strong>of</strong> a Man’s Hand Under <strong>The</strong>ir Wings:<br />
Ezekiel 10:8 And there appeared in the cherubims the form <strong>of</strong> a man's hand under their<br />
wings.<br />
Cherubs are Full <strong>of</strong> Eyes:<br />
Ezekiel 10:12 And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings,<br />
and the wheels, were full <strong>of</strong> eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.
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Cherubs have four faces:<br />
- Face <strong>of</strong> a Cherub, and the second face was the<br />
- Face <strong>of</strong> a Man, and the third the<br />
- Face <strong>of</strong> a Lion, and the fourth the<br />
- Face <strong>of</strong> an Eagle<br />
Ezekiel 10:1 <strong>The</strong>n I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head<br />
<strong>of</strong> the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the<br />
appearance <strong>of</strong> the likeness <strong>of</strong> a throne.<br />
Ezekiel 10:2 Berean Study Bible<br />
And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the<br />
cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter<br />
them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in. 3 Holman Christian Standard Bible<br />
Now the cherubim were standing to the south <strong>of</strong> the temple when the man went in,<br />
and the cloud filled the inner court. 4 <strong>The</strong>n the glory <strong>of</strong> the LORD rose from above<br />
the cherub to the threshold <strong>of</strong> the temple. <strong>The</strong> temple was filled with the cloud, and<br />
the court was filled with the brightness <strong>of</strong> the LORD’s glory. …<br />
Ezekiel 10:14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face <strong>of</strong> a cherub, and<br />
the second face was the face <strong>of</strong> a man, and the third the face <strong>of</strong> a lion, and the fourth<br />
the face <strong>of</strong> an eagle.<br />
Seraphim Are Serpent Like Beings:<br />
Seraphs have Six Wings:<br />
Seraphs have Four Different Faces:<br />
- First beast was like a Lion …<br />
- Second beast like a Calf …
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- Third beast had a face as a Man …<br />
- Fourth beast was like a Flying Eagle …<br />
Isaiah 6:2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he<br />
covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.<br />
Revelation 4:7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and<br />
the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.<br />
8 And the four beasts had each <strong>of</strong> them six wings about him; and they were full <strong>of</strong><br />
eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,<br />
which was and is and is to come<br />
• Inserted note: Did Dr. Chuck Missler mean to say seraph instead <strong>of</strong> cherub?<br />
You know four cherubim that are around the throne <strong>of</strong> God we find them in Isaiah 6?<br />
And in Revelation 4, whenever we see the throne <strong>of</strong> God, we see these four cherubim<br />
and they’re strange creatures. Apparently, Satan was one <strong>of</strong> those.<br />
15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was<br />
found in thee.<br />
• What was the iniquity well if you go back to Isaiah 14 t will tell you. God hates pride<br />
that's how the whole thing started.<br />
16 By the multitude <strong>of</strong> thy merchandise they have filled the midst <strong>of</strong> thee with violence,<br />
and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as pr<strong>of</strong>ane out <strong>of</strong> the mountain <strong>of</strong> God:<br />
and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst <strong>of</strong> the stones <strong>of</strong> fire. 17 Thine<br />
heart was lifted up because <strong>of</strong> thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason <strong>of</strong><br />
thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may<br />
behold thee. 18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude <strong>of</strong> thine iniquities, by<br />
the iniquity <strong>of</strong> thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst <strong>of</strong> thee, it shall
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devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight <strong>of</strong> all them that<br />
behold thee. 19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee:<br />
thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.<br />
• Merchandise – Means to “go about” … Trafficking or Slander (Feminine passive<br />
participle <strong>of</strong> rakal; trade (as peddled) -- merchandise, traffic.)<br />
- Satan = slanderer (rakal כַל] [רָ verb probably go about, from one to another (for<br />
trade or gossip) (? connected with ;רגל compare Arabic<br />
kick a horse, to make him<br />
go [? properly use the foot, compare<br />
,רוֹׁכְ לָ א Aramaic ,רוֹׁכֵּל ;[? Late Hebrew<br />
trader, Late Hebrew כִ ילּות .(slanderרְ<br />
Satan’s Whole Strategy And Goal:<br />
Revelation 12:1-6 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with<br />
the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown <strong>of</strong> twelve stars:<br />
2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And<br />
there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having<br />
seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the<br />
third part <strong>of</strong> the stars <strong>of</strong> heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood<br />
before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it<br />
was born. 5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod <strong>of</strong><br />
iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled<br />
into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared <strong>of</strong> God, that they should feed her<br />
there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.<br />
• Who is the red dragon?<br />
- Defined in verse 9, the devil, Satan
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Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil,<br />
and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his<br />
angels were cast out with him.<br />
- This is where we understand where Satan rebelled, and he was thrown out.<br />
- His angels rebelled and were cast out with him.<br />
• Ezekiel 28, Isaiah 14, and Revelation 12 these are the three key scriptures<br />
there's obviously more.<br />
• Satan clearly was very powerful at one time, he was perfect at one time, he was in<br />
charge, he rebelled a third <strong>of</strong> the angels apparently were alive with him who blew it and<br />
they were thrown out.<br />
• So, we know who the red dragon is at this point.<br />
• Who is the woman?<br />
- Not the church! the (Church is the virgin bride)<br />
- Many commentators that are very competent commentators would identify the<br />
woman as the church.<br />
- Check Smith puts it if this woman is church, she’s in trouble, because she’s pregnant.<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Church is uniformly used in the New Testament as a virgin bride, not a one to give<br />
birth.<br />
- <strong>The</strong> woman is identified with the sun, moon, and 12 stars this is not the Zodiac.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is only one place where the sun, moon, and 12 stars show up in the scriptures<br />
and your principle in the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Revelation the entire thing is in code but every code is<br />
deciphered somewhere in scripture, the Holy Spirit engineered the <strong>Book</strong> so it will take<br />
you to every other passage within the Bible if you take it exhaustively.
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And the only place where you will find the sun, moon, and 12 stars is …<br />
- Joseph’s dreams Genesis 37:9-10 Jacob understood the dream<br />
Genesis 37:9-10 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said,<br />
Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the<br />
eleven stars made obeisance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren:<br />
and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast<br />
dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves<br />
to thee to the earth?<br />
• Who is the woman?<br />
- Israel – going back to Eve in the Garden. It's Israel in the sense that she starts with Eve.<br />
- <strong>The</strong> man child is the “seed <strong>of</strong> the woman” Genesis 3:15. What woman, Israel in the<br />
sense that she doesn’t start with Abraham, Israel in the sense that she starts with the<br />
declared war.<br />
- Starting when God declared war on Satan Genesis 3:15<br />
• “I will put enmity between thee and the woman”<br />
• What woman? <strong>The</strong> woman in Chapter 12 <strong>of</strong> Revelation<br />
• “and between thy seed and her seed”<br />
• Two seeds<br />
- Predicts <strong>The</strong> Virgin Birth – proper name Isaiah 7:14<br />
Isaiah 7:14 <strong>The</strong>refore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall<br />
conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.<br />
• Who is the man child?
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- Jesus Christ<br />
- Israel “gives birth” to Jesus Christ<br />
• Israel was ordained from Eve on<br />
- God's plan was to present the Deliverer through her<br />
• His commitment to Adam in the Garden <strong>of</strong> Eden<br />
• Satan took a third <strong>of</strong> the angels with him<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y stood before the woman to devour her child<br />
Revelation 12:3-4 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great<br />
red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.<br />
4 And his tail drew the third part <strong>of</strong> the stars <strong>of</strong> heaven, and did cast them to the earth:<br />
and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour<br />
her child as soon as it was born.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> whole history in the Bible<br />
- Satan’s plan to thwart the will <strong>of</strong> God<br />
• It starts in Genesis 3:15 he goes after Eve<br />
• Satan narrow fix focus <strong>of</strong> attack<br />
- Anti-Semitism is not just racial prejudice it goes much deeper<br />
• Satan’s objective is to thwart the Messiah plan which he attempts to do by attacking<br />
Israel<br />
• We have Cain and Abel satanically that was an attempt to get rid <strong>of</strong> the seed, the seed<br />
was Seth. As we go through the scriptures as God reveals more and more <strong>of</strong> His plan it<br />
allows Satan to focus his attack.
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• <strong>The</strong> call <strong>of</strong> Abraham occurs he doesn't have to mess around with anybody else he can<br />
focus on Abraham. Isaac Jacob, as God confirms his covenant. When you become the<br />
tribe <strong>of</strong> Judah all throughout the scripture you see again and again plot and counter<br />
plot.<br />
• You have several occasions where all <strong>of</strong> the babies were killed, Moses and the infants?<br />
Was that pharaoh? No, it was Satan because he has to thwart the Messianic thread. Go<br />
all the way through to Bethlehem, it wasn't Herod slaying the babes it was Satanic,<br />
Herod was just an instrument. All through the Kings you find the children who are heirs<br />
hidden by someone who attempts to slaughter all the children but always misses one.<br />
<strong>The</strong> point is the concept <strong>of</strong> anti-Semitism is not just noxious because <strong>of</strong> racial prejudice,<br />
it goes much deeper.<br />
Racial prejudice <strong>of</strong> any kind I'm sure is an <strong>of</strong>fense to God.<br />
Anti-Semitic ties and trends and so forth go even deeper, as you understand the<br />
scriptures you understand that Satan’s objective is to thwart the Messiah plan which he<br />
attempts to do by attacking Israel.<br />
Revelation 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a<br />
rod <strong>of</strong> iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.<br />
• Verse 5 appears to be historical his - Ascension<br />
• Verse 6 appears to be future pointing to the - Tribulation<br />
• Gap between these virtues versus Church Age<br />
- Appears in Daniel 9:26-27 and Revelation 12:5-6<br />
- Some 1,900 years between verses 5 and 6 so far<br />
- That gap appears 24 times in Scriptures, the number <strong>of</strong> the church is 24.<br />
- Those <strong>of</strong> you who have read Daniel 9 are not uncomfortable to allow for the idea <strong>of</strong> a<br />
gap in the timeline.
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We call it the Church Age that gap appears between Daniel 9:26-27 and Revelation<br />
12:5-6. <strong>The</strong>re are 1,900 years between verses 5 and 6 so far.<br />
• Used to view that as the ascension <strong>of</strong> the Lord. But there was a guy by the name <strong>of</strong><br />
Pember who wrote a book about Genesis and the Earths Earliest Ages. Which blew me<br />
away because he sees this differently and I don't know if he's wrong. He says that child<br />
is the body <strong>of</strong> Christ.<br />
• He says that child is the body <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Rapture<br />
- It doesn't alter the text because from verse 6 on is the Tribulation.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> devil's attack on Israel is part <strong>of</strong> prophecy<br />
- And it climaxes with what the Old Testament calls Jacob Time <strong>of</strong> Trouble<br />
• Great Tribulation – Daniel<br />
- Jesus quotes from Daniel in the Olivet Discourse, it's in Christ’s quote from the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Daniel that that period <strong>of</strong> time gets its classical label among Bible scholars “<strong>The</strong> Great<br />
Tribulation.”<br />
• Focus <strong>of</strong> the Tribulation is in Israel<br />
But in that we tend to forget the focus <strong>of</strong> the tribulation is Israel.<br />
- <strong>The</strong> more we know about the Holocaust the more we understand their plea “never<br />
again.”<br />
- What is coming in the future will make the Holocaust look like a warmup to the real<br />
thing.<br />
- Trouble such as the world has never seen until then<br />
• What made the Holocaust possible?
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- Philosophy <strong>of</strong> Nietzsche and others<br />
• <strong>The</strong> philosophical or religious rationale that Israel deserved punishment<br />
- Fallacies <strong>of</strong> the church for over 1,900 years<br />
• We will see Christian teachers arguing a theology which main attribute is a prelude to<br />
anti-Semitism<br />
- A Sign <strong>of</strong> the time<br />
• <strong>The</strong> battle against Israel and Ezekiel 38 will not be won because <strong>of</strong> help from <strong>The</strong><br />
United States <strong>of</strong> America<br />
• When the Soviets invade Israel and 5/6 <strong>of</strong> them get wiped out, the Lord makes it very<br />
clear that it happened by His Hands and not by the power <strong>of</strong> the United States.<br />
- Sometime before then all nations will turn against Israel<br />
• God will use that battle to show His Hand just as he did in Egypt.<br />
- Israel will still be in unbelief when it happens not observing God's intervention.<br />
- God will keep His promises for His Name’s Sake before the heathens.<br />
Matthew 25:41 <strong>The</strong>n shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye<br />
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:<br />
Destiny:<br />
Isaiah 24:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host <strong>of</strong><br />
the high ones that are on high, and the kings <strong>of</strong> the earth upon the earth.<br />
• Two governing bodies to be punished<br />
1. “Host <strong>of</strong> the High Ones that are On High”, you see this punishment doesn't just<br />
come on people, but upon the High Ones whoever they are.
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• Neither Satan’s demons nor angels are now bound Revelation 12:9; Matthew 10:8 they<br />
may have to restrictions, but the point is they are not bound, yet.<br />
• Some are, which <strong>Jude</strong> is talking about.<br />
• More than just you and I are being redeemed<br />
- Heaven and earth will be cleansed also Isaiah 65:17: Revelation 21:1 … Behold, I see a<br />
new heaven and a new earth …<br />
Are Demons Angels?<br />
Now let me point out to you that there are those that make a big distinction between<br />
demons and angels.<br />
• Angels apparently have the capability <strong>of</strong> being embodied by themselves Genesis 19:5,<br />
10, 16. We find angels in human form.<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y spoke as men<br />
- Took people's hand<br />
- Ate food with them<br />
- No necessity to be embodied (there is a special situation in which Satan entered Judas)<br />
• In contrast to that, the demons are a whole other story.<br />
Acts 23:9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were <strong>of</strong> the Pharisees' part<br />
arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath<br />
spoken to him, let us not fight against God.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> concept that that time was that Angels and Demons<br />
- Were two different things<br />
Luke 8:26-28 And they arrived at the country <strong>of</strong> the Gadarenes, which is over against
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Galilee. 27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out <strong>of</strong> the city a certain man,<br />
which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the<br />
tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud<br />
voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son <strong>of</strong> God most high? I beseech<br />
thee, torment me not.<br />
• That's a shocker because up to this point in the gospels he had not acknowledged his<br />
role. So, the personage that was inside <strong>of</strong> this man recognized something that was<br />
beyond the knowledge <strong>of</strong> the people at that time.<br />
So, this shows that the demons are knowledgeable, this is not something that a cracked<br />
pot demented person would say, he has not announced his real role the fact that they<br />
recognized his deity, the Son <strong>of</strong> God Most High “I beseech thee that thou torment me<br />
not.”<br />
• Out <strong>of</strong> this we know who is<br />
• That they are destined for torment<br />
• And they know that they have a very specific time<br />
Luke 8:29-30 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out <strong>of</strong> the man. For<br />
<strong>of</strong>tentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he<br />
brake the bands, and was driven <strong>of</strong> the devil into the wilderness.) 30 And Jesus asked<br />
him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered<br />
into him.<br />
• A Legion is not 1,000 by the away a Roman legion is 6,000 troops. So, when you say<br />
this the first legion, the 2 nd , 3 rd , and 4 th legions are smaller, that’s the way the Romans<br />
organized them. <strong>The</strong> point is a legion is a lot. <strong>The</strong> demons in this man ultimately go into
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a herd <strong>of</strong> swine do you know how many swine there were? Mark tells us 2,000! That's a<br />
large herd.<br />
• I used to be bothered asking myself, “What are they doing for raising swine in a kosher<br />
country?” the answer is, it isn’t kosher it’s on the East <strong>of</strong> the Jordan. <strong>The</strong>y are the Greek<br />
cities <strong>of</strong> the Decapolis there are five cities that were Gentile so, economically you can<br />
understand why there would be swine raised at all. You wouldn't expect that in <strong>Jude</strong>a<br />
they may have been there too to support the gentile contingency.<br />
Luke 8:31-32 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into<br />
the deep.<br />
• “<strong>The</strong> Deep” From, “abussos (12)” boundless, bottomless. <strong>The</strong> abyss, unfathomable<br />
depth, an especially Jewish conception, the home <strong>of</strong> the dead and <strong>of</strong> evil spirits.<br />
• This is one <strong>of</strong> the passages <strong>of</strong> the Bible that I do not understand, they do beseech him<br />
don’t send us back to the pit. Which is apparently one <strong>of</strong> the places that he would<br />
normally do, he would cast them out and they would go back to the “abussos”<br />
apparently for a long time.<br />
Luke 8:32 And there was there an herd <strong>of</strong> many swine feeding on the mountain: and<br />
they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.<br />
• What puzzles me even more is that the Lord agreed to cast them into the herd <strong>of</strong><br />
swine.<br />
- Maybe to teach us that these things are not psychiatric problems and so forth. People<br />
who say that have never attended an exorcism; or they would know better.<br />
Luke 8:33-34 <strong>The</strong>n went the devils out <strong>of</strong> the man, and entered into the swine: and the<br />
herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.. 34 When they<br />
that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the<br />
country.
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• And he obviously becomes unpopular because he upset their economy there.<br />
Are Demons Angels?<br />
• Demons appear to be quite different from angels.<br />
• Where do demons come from?<br />
• Much speculation, without Scriptural basis that are really built from the gaps from<br />
what we do understand, there are those who believe that there was a Pre-Adamic<br />
creation that was destroyed and judged and that the demons are the disembodies<br />
spirits <strong>of</strong> those entities. <strong>The</strong>re is no scriptural evidence for that, and they place all <strong>of</strong> this<br />
hypothesis between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2 that’s part <strong>of</strong> the Gap <strong>The</strong>ory that gets<br />
way out into the left field.<br />
Now, actually I personally believe there appears to be a hierarchy among the angels.<br />
• Appears to be a hierarchy among the Angels, in the Old Testament there are the …<br />
• Shedim = “mighty ones” (Deuteronomy 32:17)<br />
• Seirim = He-goats, satyrs, demonic hairy creatures<br />
• Lilith, Tsiim, Iim...<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se Hebrew words are all translated “demons.”<br />
• “Principalities, Powers …” these are ranks, angels seem to come in different kinds.<br />
- Are demons just “junior members” <strong>of</strong> that?<br />
Three Views:<br />
1) Not intended to know any more than what is here.<br />
- Draws from familiar Old Testament truths<br />
2) <strong>The</strong>se angels that sinned are angels that had to do with the fall <strong>of</strong> Lucifer Isaiah<br />
14:12-17.
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I believe that the fall <strong>of</strong> Satan and those angels in Isaiah 14, number one are not bound.<br />
- Not bound – yet … the ones that <strong>Jude</strong> is talking about are bound, they are in chains <strong>of</strong><br />
darkness reserved for the Day <strong>of</strong> judgement.<br />
- Satan not bound - not till the end <strong>of</strong> tribulation<br />
- Satan’s angels still free to do mischief<br />
<strong>The</strong>n what on Earth are we talking about in <strong>Jude</strong> 7?<br />
3) This leads us to a passage in the Bible that is very strange in Genesis 6:1-4<br />
• We all know about Noah's flood, but I don't think one person in 100 knows the reason<br />
for Noah's flood, except in maybe a very broad sense. to<br />
• Yes, there was wickedness, and the wickedness was very widespread, and God chose to<br />
wipe out the whole earth at that time. I don't think the flood was local.<br />
But Genesis chapter six verse one and verse two has a phrase that scholars wince,<br />
squirrel around and try to explain. You know it's amazing how much trouble you can get<br />
into how much work you can put on to yourself if you decide not to accept what the<br />
Bible tells you. <strong>The</strong>re are people who spend years trying to talk about first Isaiah<br />
and 2 nd Isaiah because they never read John 12.<br />
John 12:38 That the saying <strong>of</strong> Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake,<br />
Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm <strong>of</strong> the Lord been<br />
revealed? 39 <strong>The</strong>refore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, 40 He<br />
hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their<br />
eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.<br />
41 <strong>The</strong>se things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake <strong>of</strong> him.<br />
• Just like in Genesis 6:2 the libraries are filled with speculations as to what it means but<br />
if you just take it at face value it tells you would it means.
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Genesis 6:1-2 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face <strong>of</strong> the<br />
earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 That the sons <strong>of</strong> God saw the daughters <strong>of</strong><br />
men that they were fair; and they took them wives <strong>of</strong> all which they chose.<br />
• Now, “the sons <strong>of</strong> God saw the daughters <strong>of</strong> men that they were fair”,<br />
Two Basic Views:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> common, Church “acceptable” view …<br />
- “Sons <strong>of</strong> God” is reference to believers <strong>of</strong> the line Seth<br />
- “Daughters <strong>of</strong> men” this is supposedly reference to ungodly unbelievers<br />
• Suggesting intermarriage that was not appropriate<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re are problems with that first <strong>of</strong> all that is not what it says,<br />
1) B’nai Elohim = “Angels <strong>of</strong> God.”<br />
- 4 times in Scriptures Genesis 6:2; Job 1:6; Job 2:1; Job 38:7<br />
- Always means “angels”<br />
By pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> that is that when the Septuagint was translated three centuries before Christ<br />
they translated it as angels.<br />
- “Angels <strong>of</strong> God” in the ancient Septuagint translation<br />
A Side Note by Troy H:<br />
Angels versus Sons <strong>of</strong> God:<br />
Psalm 34:7 <strong>The</strong> angel <strong>of</strong> the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and<br />
delivereth them.<br />
ּומַ לְ אַ ַ֖ ְך “malak: Psalm 35:5 and 35:6 “Angel” from,
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“Angel” from, “malak: (4397)”meaning, a messenger. From an unused root meaning to<br />
despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, <strong>of</strong> God, i.e. An angel (also a prophet,<br />
priest or teacher) -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.<br />
Hebrews 1:5 For unto which <strong>of</strong> the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day<br />
have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?<br />
Sons <strong>of</strong> God:<br />
Genesis 6:2 That the sons <strong>of</strong> God saw the daughters <strong>of</strong> men that they were fair; and they<br />
took them wives <strong>of</strong> all which they chose.<br />
“Sons” From, “ben (1121) ”meaning, son.<br />
(1121) ben: son = בֵּ ן<br />
2:1; (1121) applied to supernatural beings Genesis 6:2,4; Job 1:6; Job בְ נֵּי<br />
(1121) heavenly beings Psalm 29:1 Berean Study Bible בְ נֵּי<br />
(1121) my son, as term <strong>of</strong> kindliness or endearment, used by Eli to Samuel 1 Samuel בְ נִי<br />
3:6, 16;<br />
Psalm 29:1 {A Psalm <strong>of</strong> David.} Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the<br />
LORD glory and strength.<br />
Psalm 29:1 Berean Study Bible<br />
A Psalm <strong>of</strong> David. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD<br />
glory and strength.<br />
2) Daughters <strong>of</strong> men are not limited to non-Sethites<br />
3) when a believer and an unbeliever get married …<br />
<strong>The</strong> Nephilim:
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- <strong>The</strong>y don't have “giant” <strong>of</strong>fspring and what these people give birth to are some<br />
strange creatures.<br />
Genesis 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he<br />
also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.<br />
Bear in mind that his longevity is decreasing to 120 years later becoming three score<br />
and 10 = 70 years. (Threescore used to be used for sixty plus ten = 70 years)<br />
Genesis 6:4 <strong>The</strong>re were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the<br />
sons <strong>of</strong> God came in unto the daughters <strong>of</strong> men, and they bare children to them, the<br />
same became mighty men which were <strong>of</strong> old, men <strong>of</strong> renown.<br />
• So, whatever happened here the “sons <strong>of</strong> God” and the “daughters <strong>of</strong> men” gave birth<br />
to something unnatural, not normal.<br />
• What on earth is going on<br />
• Greek Septuagint renders this term “gigantis” <strong>of</strong>ten misunderstood to mean giants<br />
- Now the Greek word “gigantis” actually means “earthborn.”<br />
• <strong>The</strong> word Nephilim here it's from the Hebrew word naphal meaning (to fall, the Fallen<br />
Ones)<br />
• Offspring from the sons <strong>of</strong> God and the daughters <strong>of</strong> men were the “Fallen Ones”<br />
• Only makes sense if you view these as angels<br />
- Which some have left their appropriate domain<br />
• Took on the mode that allow intercourse with women and they gave birth to the<br />
Nephilim<br />
• Found before and after the flood Numbers 13<br />
• Now the Nephilim happened to be very large, 13 feet tall and so forth. <strong>The</strong> Nephilim<br />
are strange so that suggests something bizarre is going on here.
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Line <strong>of</strong> Seth?<br />
• <strong>The</strong> early church viewed the B’nai Elohim as angels up through the late 4 th century:<br />
• Justin, Athenagoras, Cyprian, Eusebius, et al.<br />
- Also, Josephus, Philo, <strong>Jude</strong>aus, and the Apocrypha regard this traditional view, so this<br />
was the common belief up until the 4 th century.<br />
Julius Africanus (a contemporary <strong>of</strong> Origen)<br />
- Introduced the theory that the “sons <strong>of</strong> God” simply refer to the genealogical line <strong>of</strong><br />
Seth. Stating this isn't really the angels these are from the line <strong>of</strong> Seth, they intermarried<br />
with the other people.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re was an attack on the church …<br />
• Celsus and Julian the Apostate<br />
- Exploited the older common belief to attack Christianity<br />
• Cyril <strong>of</strong> Alexandria, in his reply, repudiated the orthodox position <strong>of</strong> the angels<br />
• Seemingly more appealing<br />
- the “Sethite theory” prevailed into the Medieval Church,<br />
- Many still hold this view today<br />
• This view has several serious problems<br />
1) <strong>The</strong> Sethites were not distinguished for piety;<br />
- Seth’s son Enosh introduced apostasy to that world.<br />
- Masked by mistranslation <strong>of</strong> Genesis 4:26, should read<br />
“…then men began to pr<strong>of</strong>ane the name <strong>of</strong> the Lord”<br />
2) Not exempted from the flood
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- If they were believers they perished in the flood<br />
3) When the faithful married the unfaithful, they do not give birth to unnatural <strong>of</strong>fspring!<br />
<strong>The</strong> Nephilim:<br />
• Incidentally, the Nephilim didn't completely end with the flood<br />
• Genesis 6:4 mentions, “…and also after that….”<br />
• We find the sons <strong>of</strong> Anak, the Anakim, later in the Old Testament<br />
- A very famous one was named Goliath<br />
- David picked 5 stones from the brook, he only needed one!<br />
• David new Goliath had four brothers and he was ready<br />
<strong>The</strong> Anakim:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> bedstead <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> them was 13 feet long (Deuteronomy 3:11)<br />
• Compared to them, the men <strong>of</strong> Israel were “as grasshoppers” (Numbers 13:3; Amos<br />
2:9) when the spies spied out the land, they were terrified because they had seen<br />
something that they had never experienced before. Joshua and Caleb said, “That's no<br />
problem, the Lord is on our side he's bigger than them.” But the people didn't buy that<br />
so it cost them about 38 years.<br />
• Numbers 13:3 Why does Israel refer to their second appearance as Nephilim (Fallen<br />
Ones)? <strong>The</strong>re is something about them that harks back to the days when the angels<br />
communed with the daughters <strong>of</strong> men. As you can tell from this presentation, I hold to<br />
the view personally, that there was something supernatural going on.<br />
• Noah was “perfect in his generations” Genesis 6:9<br />
- “He was a just man…he walked with God”<br />
- His genealogy was clean, and untarnished
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- This point makes no sense outside <strong>of</strong> Genesis 6:2<br />
• This paints a bizarre picture <strong>of</strong> life before the flood<br />
- Life and Eden was quite different than we can understand<br />
- Adam walked with God, clothed with light<br />
- Prior to sin, prior to the curse, a different dimension<br />
• <strong>The</strong> whole situation was so different that there is no way to communicate it properly to<br />
us<br />
After the fall, from Adam through Noah<br />
- <strong>The</strong>re was a whole different lifestyle<br />
- People lived for hundreds <strong>of</strong> years<br />
• “Sons <strong>of</strong> God and daughters <strong>of</strong> men” idea is embodied it all <strong>of</strong> Greek Mythology<br />
- Titans (large) partly heavenly, partly earthly origins<br />
- Rebelled against the “king <strong>of</strong> heaven” (Uranus)<br />
- Defeated by Zeus after a prolonged conflict<br />
- Thrown into a prison called Tartarus<br />
• Greek Titan = Chaldean Shitan = Hebrew Satan<br />
- Even in the mythology <strong>of</strong> our classical, cultural roots, there are veiled remembrances <strong>of</strong><br />
a time when strange things were happening on the earth, pre-flood.<br />
• We play a part in that – Satan’s strategy<br />
- Deliverance is from the “seed <strong>of</strong> the woman”<br />
- Satan wants to contaminate the race so that there are no pure humans to become heir<br />
to the title deed
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- “No man was worthy to open the book…” Revelation 5<br />
- Jesus Christ our deliverer had to be a “Man” he had to be an heir <strong>of</strong> Adam<br />
Genealogies <strong>of</strong> Jesus:<br />
• Two genealogies (Matthew and Luke)<br />
• Luke was a doctor who goes from Adam to David<br />
- From David to Mary<br />
• Matthew, a Levite starts with Abraham and goes down to David<br />
- Through Solomon the royal life to Joseph<br />
• Joseph has legal title to the throne <strong>of</strong> David<br />
• In Jeconiah’s day God put a blood curse on Jeconiah and all the rest <strong>of</strong> the royal line<br />
- And Satan rejoiced<br />
Because there was a blood curse on the royal line<br />
• When we get down to Jesus Christ, we find that he is the legal son but not flesh and<br />
blood son Joseph<br />
- Joseph carried the blood curse<br />
• <strong>The</strong> two genealogies divide at David<br />
- Matthews follows the legal line that has heir to the throne<br />
- Luke goes through Nathan, another son <strong>of</strong> David to Mary the mother <strong>of</strong> Jesus<br />
• Jesus was <strong>of</strong> the “house and lineage <strong>of</strong> David”<br />
- In a way that made him legally entitled but not subject to the blood curse<br />
- So again, and again as you study scripture you find Satan plotting, and God<br />
outsmarting him every step <strong>of</strong> the way.
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• But the more you study the scriptures the more you become fascinated with God's<br />
methodology and how clever He is. But you also recognize that every detail fits into a<br />
plan. Every number, every number, every detail <strong>of</strong> these 66 books is woven tightly by a<br />
Super Engineer and it’s just incredible.<br />
2 Peter 2:4:<br />
2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell,<br />
and delivered them into chains <strong>of</strong> darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;<br />
• Satan has all kinds <strong>of</strong> fallen angels<br />
- Doing all kinds <strong>of</strong> things but are not bound<br />
- But these angels broke some deeper rules, so they were all cast down to Tartarus – the<br />
same place as in Greek mythology – Titans, etc. Notice where Peter goes on …<br />
2 Peter 2:4-5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a<br />
preacher <strong>of</strong> righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world <strong>of</strong> the ungodly; 6 And<br />
turning the cities <strong>of</strong> Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an<br />
overthrow, making [them] an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;<br />
• Tartarus = pit <strong>of</strong> darkness in the unseen world;<br />
- Greek term for dark abode <strong>of</strong> woe<br />
- Homer’s Illiad: - “as far below Hades as the earth is below heaven…”<br />
• Peter presumes that his readers are as familiar with all this as they are with the Flood<br />
<strong>of</strong> Noah and with Sodom and Gomorrah.<br />
• <strong>Jude</strong> does the same thing in verse 7<br />
- Referring to Sodom and Gomorrah’s lifestyle, that the angels did the same thing<br />
engaging in unnatural sexual perversion and going after strange flesh<br />
- Angels did the same thing - unnatural sexual perversion
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• “Going after strange flesh”<br />
- <strong>The</strong> language appears to indicate that is the nature <strong>of</strong> the sin <strong>of</strong> the angels in verse 6<br />
Lessons:<br />
• Warnings against meddling with the spirit world (the scripture warns us)<br />
- Throughout the Old Testament and New Testament – We are to “Flee all occultic<br />
things”<br />
- Party games, horoscopes, etc., these are entries<br />
- Subtle, “innocent” things serve as entry points<br />
• Can lead to an entanglement with the “spirit world”<br />
• Involvement that grows and deepens to an addiction<br />
- <strong>The</strong> end <strong>of</strong> which is your own destruction<br />
• Not dangerous just because they are “stupid” and these are superstitions that the Bible<br />
doesn’t even comment on, but they are still malevolent<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y are malevolent, and driven by demonic spirits<br />
• Whose goal is to undo you and who command huge resources<br />
<strong>Jude</strong>’s point is …<br />
• Punishment which overtook the angels that sinned and emphasizes the serious nature<br />
<strong>of</strong> apostasy:<br />
- Beings <strong>of</strong> a higher order than ours have been hurled down into a dark place <strong>of</strong><br />
confinement where they have remained for thousands <strong>of</strong> years.<br />
• God has not changed his attitude toward them;<br />
- Time has not mitigated the seriousness <strong>of</strong> their sin
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• False teachers are pre-written into condemnation 1 Timothy 4:1<br />
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall<br />
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines <strong>of</strong> devils;<br />
• Ideas impacting your life that are not Biblically sound have a very malevolent source<br />
- Some are obviously anti-Biblical that they prey primarily on the secular world<br />
- New age - are old ideas repackaged in modern technology<br />
• Greater danger in pseudo-Christian doctrines<br />
- That are just one degree <strong>of</strong>f - that's all it takes. If I'm aboard the ship as a spy and I'm<br />
trying to get this ship <strong>of</strong>f course, my shrewdest way is to get the autopilot 1° <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
Because they won't notice it for a while, until they are so <strong>of</strong>f course there was no hope.<br />
That is exactly what Satan has done throughout the ages.<br />
• What's your protection against that?<br />
- <strong>The</strong> whole council <strong>of</strong> God! Genesis 1:1 – Revelation 22.<br />
• Try to absorb as the Holy Spirit gives you opportunity the whole council <strong>of</strong> God<br />
Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power <strong>of</strong> his<br />
might. 11 Put on the whole armour <strong>of</strong> God, that ye may be able to stand against the<br />
wiles <strong>of</strong> the devil.<br />
• You don't stand a chance by yourself<br />
- Satan is smarter than you he has had centuries to study<br />
- He has enormous resources and focus<br />
- He is bright, he was “perfect and wisdom”<br />
- Sin has corrupted him for a very long time
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- You make a gigantic mistake if you underestimate him<br />
- Never fool around in spiritual matters without proper armament<br />
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,<br />
against the rulers <strong>of</strong> the darkness <strong>of</strong> this world, against spiritual wickedness in high<br />
places.<br />
• Spiritual warfare Daniel 10; 2 Kings 6<br />
• Spiritual forces behind what happens on earth<br />
• <strong>The</strong> “hints” become very explicit in Ephesians<br />
- We do indeed, “wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against<br />
powers, against <strong>of</strong> the darkness <strong>of</strong> this world, against spiritual wickedness and high<br />
places.”<br />
• Prince <strong>of</strong> Persia and Prince <strong>of</strong> Greece (Daniel 10)<br />
- A ruler and his minions over each government<br />
- 200 years between Persia and Greece, so their time domain is a little different than<br />
ours because their physics are different than ours.<br />
• Is there a Prince <strong>of</strong> the United States? Yes!<br />
• Who owns the media in this country?<br />
Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour <strong>of</strong> God, that ye may be<br />
able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.<br />
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the<br />
breastplate <strong>of</strong> righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation <strong>of</strong> the gospel<br />
<strong>of</strong> peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield <strong>of</strong> faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench
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all the fiery darts <strong>of</strong> the wicked. 17 And take the helmet <strong>of</strong> salvation, and the sword <strong>of</strong><br />
the Spirit, which is the word <strong>of</strong> God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication<br />
in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;<br />
How do you put on the whole armor <strong>of</strong> God?<br />
• Take Ephesians 6 and layout each article<br />
- Really dig into them,<br />
- Build yourself a preparation<br />
Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet <strong>of</strong> him that bringeth good<br />
tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings <strong>of</strong> good, that publisheth<br />
salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!<br />
• We should be preparing for spiritual battles<br />
- With a sense <strong>of</strong> urgency that is very, very high<br />
• Bible studies, public and private<br />
• Prayer and devotional life, the Holy Spirit will lead<br />
• God is getting ready to charge the earth again<br />
- Some events will occur prior to that judgment<br />
• For lots <strong>of</strong> reasons we know that time is near<br />
• Events that happened prior to the Flood <strong>of</strong> Noah<br />
- Are going to happen again<br />
• Widespread wickedness,<br />
• Small minority in God's grace – in the since <strong>of</strong> being taken care <strong>of</strong><br />
• We are headed for some strange times!
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<strong>Jude</strong> 7-8<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> Session 4 (Verses 7&8)<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1-lL6DNkTc<br />
7] Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving<br />
themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an<br />
example, suffering the vengeance <strong>of</strong> eternal fire.<br />
• <strong>Jude</strong> is writing to the church as a warning to you and I.<br />
· It is a very solemn thing that Sodom and Gomorrah are set forth as examples for<br />
instruction to the Church!<br />
· What can believers learn from the record <strong>of</strong> the old cities <strong>of</strong> the plain which God<br />
destroyed because <strong>of</strong> their terrible wickedness?<br />
It is prophetic <strong>of</strong> the apostasy within Christendom in the last days:<br />
• “turn the grace <strong>of</strong> our God into lasciviousness” verse 4<br />
• “defile the flesh” verse 8<br />
• “corrupt themselves as beasts” verse 10<br />
• “walk after their own lusts” verse 16<br />
• Apostasy begins with intellectual doubts; it’s certain to end with physical degradation.<br />
• Sodom and Gomorrah are mentioned in connection with apostasy,<br />
- <strong>The</strong>refore, they once had knowledge <strong>of</strong> the truth!<br />
· It was only 450 years since the Flood;<br />
• Shem (Noah’s son) still walked the earth, having 50 years left before him.
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Sodom and Gomorrah:<br />
· Its first mention is in Genesis 10:19 “...the border <strong>of</strong> the Canaanites...”<br />
• Archaeological notes by Dr. Melvin Grove Kyle show that at Jebel Usdum (on the<br />
southern shore <strong>of</strong> the Dead Sea) the Zoar ruins were identified, with oil and bitumen<br />
(“slime” in Genesis 11:3; Genesis 14:10).<br />
• <strong>The</strong> other cities are believed to be under the southern part <strong>of</strong> the Dead Sea.<br />
· <strong>The</strong> Dead Sea is 1,286 feet below sea level.<br />
• It is the terminus <strong>of</strong> the Jordan River and is 40 miles long, 10 miles wide.<br />
• Its northern segment is very deep — 1,400 feet in places, there is no outlet;<br />
• <strong>The</strong> southern segment (10 miles long) is only 10 - 20 feet deep. It now covers the “Vale<br />
<strong>of</strong> Siddim” (Genesis 14:3,8,10) in which five cities existed:<br />
• At the time <strong>of</strong> Abraham and Lot, it was a fertile area in which five cities existed:<br />
• Sodom, Gomorrah, Zoar, Admah, and Zeboim. <strong>The</strong>y were very prosperous cities; over<br />
one million tombs were discovered.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> population <strong>of</strong> these cities was very substantial.<br />
• First mention was Genesis 10:19 on the border <strong>of</strong> the Canaanites.<br />
Abraham and Lot:<br />
• Abraham and his nephew Lot settled together<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y both had large herds that were growing very large (Genesis 13)<br />
• It was decided they needed to split up, conflicts were rising between their herds<br />
• Abraham may have been one <strong>of</strong> the wealthiest people alive at that time<br />
- He had 318 trained soldiers born in his tents to go to battle
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• To rescue Lot and his household from captivity<br />
• He defeated an alliance <strong>of</strong> four kings<br />
• Abraham was a very powerful man!<br />
• Lot chose the Vale <strong>of</strong> Siddim<br />
Lot’s Walk:<br />
1) “Lifted up his eyes” attractive to flesh sight rather than faith (Genesis 13:10);<br />
2) “Chose him” all the plain <strong>of</strong> Jordan, rather than having God direct him;<br />
3) “Separated himself” from Abraham (Genesis 13:11),<br />
- Abraham chose the heights <strong>of</strong> Hebron meaning, “Communion”<br />
- In spite <strong>of</strong> his mistakes Lot is described as a righteous man 2 Peter 2<br />
- God goes to great lengths to save Lot a second time<br />
4) Lot elects to “Dwell in the cities <strong>of</strong> the plain”; We are pilgrims, passing through, our<br />
home is heaven. We are not Democrats or Republicans, we are Monoarchists.<br />
5) “Pitched his tent toward Sodom” (Genesis 13:12);<br />
- Abraham saves Lot the first time: (Genesis 14:11,12).<br />
<strong>The</strong> First War - Genesis 14:<br />
• 4 kings from the sons <strong>of</strong> Shem make war on five kings from the sons <strong>of</strong> Ham<br />
• But the focus should be on Abram – he never took sides<br />
• This is the first recorded war in the Scriptures<br />
• <strong>The</strong> five kings from the South or from the five wicked cities<br />
- Each has the name <strong>of</strong> a major demon god
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- <strong>The</strong> five kings to the South lost<br />
Genesis 14:10-16 And the vale <strong>of</strong> Siddim was full <strong>of</strong> slimepits; and the kings <strong>of</strong> Sodom<br />
and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.<br />
- <strong>The</strong> term for slide pits in the King James version, is translated in the Hebrew as<br />
“bitumen” think <strong>of</strong> it in the term <strong>of</strong> oil.<br />
Genesis 14:11 And they took all the goods <strong>of</strong> Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their<br />
victuals, and went their way. 12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in<br />
Sodom, and his goods, and departed.<br />
• What was Lot doing in Sodom in the first place?<br />
• Lot, after being rescued, returned there to live.<br />
• God changed the names for Abram and Sarai<br />
• Abram, Sarai, and Ishmael together = 961<br />
- 961 = the square <strong>of</strong> 31; 169 =the square <strong>of</strong> 13<br />
• Law <strong>of</strong> the Square – Hebrew Letters and words have a numeric value<br />
- 961 is said to be the signature <strong>of</strong> God<br />
• <strong>The</strong> opening stanzas <strong>of</strong> the Creation hymns in the book <strong>of</strong> Genesis and the closing<br />
stanzas <strong>of</strong> the hymn in the book <strong>of</strong> Genesis add up to 961. So, they look for that and<br />
they see that that's one <strong>of</strong> God's appointed seals, why? 31 is the number <strong>of</strong> El, the name<br />
for God. 961 squared discovered all kinds <strong>of</strong> interesting places, example. Why did I bring<br />
all <strong>of</strong> this up? Abram, Sarai, and Ishmael together all add up to 961.<br />
• Abraham, Sarah, and Ishmael do not = 961 … BUT! …<br />
• Abraham, Sarah, and Isaac do = 961<br />
• When God changed the name <strong>of</strong> Abram to Abraham his name was given breath, and
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that breath was the “ruach” <strong>of</strong> the spirit. But this event takes place prior to the name<br />
change.<br />
Genesis 14:13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he<br />
dwelt in the plain <strong>of</strong> Mamre the Amorite, brother <strong>of</strong> Eshcol, and brother <strong>of</strong> Aner: and<br />
these were confederate with Abram.<br />
• This is the first time the word Hebrew is used in scripture, it means “<strong>The</strong> one who has<br />
crossed over.”<br />
Genesis 14:14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his<br />
trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them<br />
unto Dan.<br />
• “Trained Servants” appears only once in the Bible.<br />
- It also appears in some early Egyptian documents<br />
- It is used for “trained mercenary soldiers”<br />
- Practiced, expert at the art <strong>of</strong> war<br />
• Abram is not a docile pacifist but a steward <strong>of</strong> considerable resources<br />
- Anticipated the need to bear arms<br />
• 318 pros defeated a confederation <strong>of</strong> 4 kings<br />
- Who had just defeated a 5-King alliance<br />
Genesis 14:15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and<br />
smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand <strong>of</strong> Damascus.<br />
16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his<br />
goods, and the women also, and the people.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> “Mud Gate” <strong>of</strong> Laish a gate that even Abraham might have gone through! A rare<br />
find, since mud structures rarely survive.
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• Abram comes home to a hero's welcome<br />
• <strong>The</strong> king <strong>of</strong> Sodom <strong>of</strong>fers a reward and he is rebuffed<br />
- Abram sees himself as senior to the King <strong>of</strong> Sodom<br />
- But he does do obeisance to another king<br />
• Melchizedek, King <strong>of</strong> Salem blesses Abram<br />
- Abram pays tithes to Melchizedek (Who is found in the Psalms and the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Hebrews)<br />
• Melchizedek is a King, Priest, and receives tithes<br />
- In the scriptures he is presented as having no beginning and no end<br />
- Some people believe that this was the Old Testament appearance <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ<br />
- Jesus Christ is a priest after the order <strong>of</strong> or the similitude <strong>of</strong> Melchizedek<br />
- Secondly, he is not some Angel he is a Man the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hebrews tells us<br />
- Some believe he was Shem, but he was still alive at this time and he had a genealogy<br />
- When God anointed the Levitical priesthood, He made it plain that they were priests<br />
and that kings were for kings, they were separate<br />
• <strong>The</strong> only other group <strong>of</strong> persons who are Kings and Priests is Jesus and the Church<br />
- <strong>The</strong> 144,000 don’t have that distinction<br />
Genesis 18:1-6 And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains <strong>of</strong> Mamre: and he sat in<br />
the tent door in the heat <strong>of</strong> the day;<br />
2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw<br />
them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,<br />
3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray
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thee, from thy servant:<br />
4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under<br />
the tree:<br />
5 And I will fetch a morsel <strong>of</strong> bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass<br />
on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.<br />
6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three<br />
measures <strong>of</strong> fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.<br />
Abraham’s Visitors:<br />
• Introduces in both the Jewish and Arab cultures 3 measures <strong>of</strong> meal as a Fellowship<br />
Offering – the meal is Unleavened<br />
• In the Bedouin and Judaist traditions have roots back to this event right here<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Heaven is like a woman who hid leaven in 3 measures <strong>of</strong> meal<br />
Matthew 13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; <strong>The</strong> kingdom <strong>of</strong> heaven is like<br />
unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures <strong>of</strong> meal, till the whole was<br />
leavened.<br />
• “Leaven” From, “zumé (2219)”, meaning, leaven. 2219 zýmē – leaven (yeast);<br />
(figuratively) the spreading influence <strong>of</strong> what is typically concealed (but still very<br />
dramatic). Leaven is generally a symbol <strong>of</strong> the spreading nature <strong>of</strong> evil but note the<br />
exception at Luke 13:20,21 (parallel Matthew 13:32,33).<br />
- 3 measures <strong>of</strong> meal = <strong>The</strong> Fellowship Offering<br />
• Why is there leaven in this Fellowship Offering?<br />
- Leaven is always a measure <strong>of</strong> sin because it corrupts by puffing up and is used as a<br />
model <strong>of</strong> sin. It is quoted three times in the Gospels and three times in the Pauline<br />
epistles.
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- Jesus prophecy <strong>of</strong> heresy introduced into the Church<br />
- Here is a Rabbi talking to Jewish disciples - the meaning is understood<br />
• Abraham received these three men<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y look, feel, and talk like men and eat with him<br />
- Who are they? <strong>The</strong> Lord Jesus Christ and two angels<br />
• This is a pre-incarnate presentation <strong>of</strong> our Lord<br />
• Two <strong>of</strong> these three have an appointment in Sodom and Gomorrah<br />
Genesis 18:16-2 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and<br />
Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide<br />
from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a<br />
great and mighty nation, and all the nations <strong>of</strong> the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I<br />
know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall<br />
keep the way <strong>of</strong> the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon<br />
Abraham that which he hath spoken <strong>of</strong> him. 20 And the Lord said, Because the cry <strong>of</strong><br />
Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; 21 I will go down<br />
now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry <strong>of</strong> it, which is<br />
come unto me; and if not, I will know. 22 And the men turned their faces from thence,<br />
and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. 23 And Abraham<br />
drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?<br />
24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not<br />
spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from thee to do<br />
after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should<br />
be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge <strong>of</strong> all the earth do right?<br />
26 And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all<br />
the place for their sakes. 27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken<br />
upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: 28 Peradventure there
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shall lack five <strong>of</strong> the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack <strong>of</strong> five? And he<br />
said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. 29 And he spake unto him yet<br />
again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do<br />
it for forty's sake. 30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will<br />
speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find<br />
thirty there. 31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord:<br />
Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for<br />
twenty's sake. 32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this<br />
once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's<br />
sake. 33 And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham:<br />
and Abraham returned unto his place.<br />
• Abraham stopped at 10 - he backed <strong>of</strong>f<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re was actually only one righteous (Genesis 19)<br />
• We need to understand that God’s ways are not our ways<br />
• Jesus points to Lot in Luke 17 and makes a prophetic analogy<br />
- We are instructed to look at this situation in terms <strong>of</strong> the coming judgment on the<br />
earth<br />
- This is one <strong>of</strong> the reasons that I believe this points to the rapture <strong>of</strong> the church<br />
preceding the wrath <strong>of</strong> God being poured out on the earth (1 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 5)<br />
• God lays down the principle that Jesus uses later<br />
Genesis 19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate <strong>of</strong><br />
Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face<br />
toward the ground;<br />
• Lot sat in the gate - He was one <strong>of</strong> the elders. Now that’s just not a location it’s an<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice also.
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• What was he doing there?<br />
Genesis 19:2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's<br />
house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your<br />
ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.<br />
• This would be like taking a stroll in Central Park at night and that would be a very<br />
dangerous situation, there are places in certain cities that visitors are warned to avoid<br />
for fear <strong>of</strong> their lives.<br />
Genesis 19:3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and<br />
entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and<br />
they did eat. 4 But before they lay down, the men <strong>of</strong> the city, even the men <strong>of</strong> Sodom,<br />
compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:<br />
• That's bizarre this is not just the young toughs but the old men too.<br />
Genesis 19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which<br />
came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> population is broadly homosexual. We don't see any euphemism in the King<br />
James version calling them gays or using polite terms, these guys are perverts. And they<br />
have visitors in town, and they want to take advantage <strong>of</strong> them. <strong>The</strong>y are upset with Lot<br />
for not accommodating them.<br />
Genesis 19:6-7 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,<br />
7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters<br />
which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to<br />
them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they<br />
under the shadow <strong>of</strong> my ro<strong>of</strong>.<br />
• What a bizarre proposal it's hard for you and I too imagine Lot <strong>of</strong>fering that. <strong>The</strong>re is<br />
another principle implied here if you are in an Arab country, and you are the guest <strong>of</strong>
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the host you need fear nothing from the host.<br />
Genesis 19:9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to<br />
sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.<br />
And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y are speaking to Lot who is sort <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> them but isn’t. And now that he is<br />
obstructing them they are threatening him who was sort <strong>of</strong> a lynch mob.<br />
Genesis 19:10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them,<br />
and shut to the door. 11 And they smote the men that were at the door <strong>of</strong> the house<br />
with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.<br />
• So the angels indulged in a supernatural ability and blinded this mob that was there.<br />
Genesis 19:12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and<br />
thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out <strong>of</strong> this<br />
place: 13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry <strong>of</strong> them is waxen great before<br />
the face <strong>of</strong> the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.<br />
• What was the mission <strong>of</strong> these two guys? It was to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, but<br />
there is a pre-requisite condition before they can destroy the city.<br />
Genesis 19:14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his<br />
daughters, and said, Up, get you out <strong>of</strong> this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But<br />
he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. 15 And when the morning arose,<br />
then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which<br />
are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity <strong>of</strong> the city. 16 And while he lingered, the<br />
men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand <strong>of</strong> his wife, and upon the hand <strong>of</strong> his<br />
two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set<br />
him without the city.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> angels physically took them by their hands and dragged them out <strong>of</strong> the city,<br />
there was no coaxing, they took him by the hand got them outside <strong>of</strong> the city limits.
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Genesis 19:17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he<br />
said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to<br />
the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:<br />
• It's hard to visualize this you know we read these stories and it seems so hard for us to<br />
picture, we in our life can picture this kind <strong>of</strong> degradation because all you have to do is<br />
visit a big city. But Lot you think he's a slow learner.<br />
Genesis 19:19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast<br />
magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot<br />
escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: 20 Behold now, this city is<br />
near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?)<br />
and my soul shall live. 21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning<br />
this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.<br />
22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither.<br />
<strong>The</strong>refore the name <strong>of</strong> the city was called Zoar (which means little).<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Angel tells us something here, the angels hands are tied.<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Angel can do nothing until Lot is gone.<br />
- Big enough issue to concede on sparing the city <strong>of</strong> Zoar if that's what it takes to get<br />
Lot out <strong>of</strong> the way.<br />
- Zoar was not destroyed with the other four cities<br />
Genesis 19:23 <strong>The</strong> sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. 24 <strong>The</strong>n<br />
the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out<br />
<strong>of</strong> heaven; 25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants <strong>of</strong><br />
the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.<br />
Lot’s Wife:<br />
• Lots wife had emotional roots in Sodom
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• She apparently lingered, and straggled behind<br />
- This was more than just a look over the shoulder<br />
- She apparently had trouble letting go<br />
• She was not clear <strong>of</strong> “Ground Zero”<br />
- She was hit with “brimstone” and turned into a pillar <strong>of</strong> salt<br />
- We have to put the life <strong>of</strong> the flesh behind us<br />
• It was not safe with Lot and their daughters in Zoar<br />
- Perhaps turn back to get something<br />
• “No man having put his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the Kingdom”<br />
(Luke 9:62)<br />
Sodom and Gomorrah:<br />
• God honors even one righteous person<br />
• How can Lot be considered righteous?<br />
• <strong>The</strong> deal he tried to make with the lynch mob is he righteous?<br />
• Lot is recorded in Scripture as a righteous man 2 Peter 2:4-8<br />
2 Peter 2:4-8 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell,<br />
and delivered them into chains <strong>of</strong> darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And<br />
spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher <strong>of</strong><br />
righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world <strong>of</strong> the ungodly; 6 And turning<br />
the cities <strong>of</strong> Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow,<br />
making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; 7 And delivered<br />
just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation <strong>of</strong> the wicked: 8 (For that righteous man
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dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day<br />
with their unlawful deeds;)<br />
• “Vexed” From verse 7, from “kataponeó (2669)” to wear down. Usage: I exhaust by<br />
labor or suffering, wear out, overpower, oppress. From kata and a derivative <strong>of</strong> ponos; to<br />
labor down, i.e. Wear with toil (figuratively, harass) -- oppress, vex.<br />
Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak [great] words against the most High, and shall wear out<br />
the saints <strong>of</strong> the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given<br />
into his hand until a time and times and the dividing <strong>of</strong> time.<br />
• “Vexed” From verse 8, from “basanizó (928)” to torture. Usage: I examine, as by<br />
torture; I torment; I buffet, as <strong>of</strong> waves. 5. Passive to be harassed, distressed; <strong>of</strong> those<br />
who at sea are struggling with a head wind, Mark 6:48; <strong>of</strong> a ship tossed by the<br />
waves, Matthew 14:24.<br />
• Just = Justified, righteous<br />
• Vexed – Life around him was in total conflict with his soul.<br />
Lot:<br />
• In Sodom Lot had no pleasure<br />
• Lot was not at peace<br />
• Lot was not in the Lord’s rest<br />
• Was Lot saved?<br />
- Once by Abraham’s 318 troops<br />
- By the angels that dragged him out <strong>of</strong> Sodom<br />
• Intercessory prayer <strong>of</strong> Abraham may have played a role in the second rescue
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2 Peter 2:9 <strong>The</strong> Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out <strong>of</strong> temptations, and to<br />
reserve the unjust unto the day <strong>of</strong> judgment to be punished:<br />
• With all the adverse comment on his walk<br />
- Lot is regarded in the New Testament as one who is saved!<br />
• He was saved literally in terms <strong>of</strong> being removed from Sodom and Gomorrah for our<br />
learning<br />
• Lot was saved by the Grace and Mercy <strong>of</strong> God<br />
- Just like we are<br />
• We can take enormous comfort from Lot<br />
- Looking at the apostle Paul is humbling<br />
- Looking at Lot gives us hope for our imperfect walk<br />
- This is a spiritual issue<br />
- God is seeking to save even one (Genesis 19; Ezekiel 22:30-31; Jeremiah 5:1)<br />
Ezekiel 22:30-31 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge,<br />
and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found<br />
none. 31 <strong>The</strong>refore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed<br />
them with the fire <strong>of</strong> my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads,<br />
saith the Lord GOD.<br />
Jeremiah 5:1 Run ye to and fro through the streets <strong>of</strong> Jerusalem, and see now, and<br />
know, and seek in the broad places there<strong>of</strong>, if ye can find a man, if there be any that<br />
executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.<br />
• God doesn't seem to require much!
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• God's posture with Sodom and Gomorrah is not unique at all<br />
- He will spare the city for one righteous if there is one<br />
• This lends credence to the idea that the church will not see the wrath <strong>of</strong> God but from<br />
a distance<br />
Earth Dwellers:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> main scenario in the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Revelation is about Earth Dwellers<br />
• Earth Dwellers – <strong>The</strong>y that dwell upon the earth<br />
• Believers are not Earh Dwellers<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Earth Dwellers are blaspheming God<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Old Testament punishment for blasphemy is stoning<br />
- Revelation predicts 200-pound hailstones will fall<br />
- This is consistent from beginning to end<br />
1 Corinthians 3:11-15 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is<br />
Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones,<br />
wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall<br />
declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work <strong>of</strong><br />
what sort it is. 14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall<br />
receive a reward. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he<br />
himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.<br />
• Our works will be tested by the living God<br />
• Depending on what foundation you built upon<br />
- You will either be rewarded or suffer loss
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- May suffer loss <strong>of</strong> our works for still be saved<br />
• We work to please Him and to fulfill His call upon our lives for his Kingdom anything<br />
else is dead works, dross.<br />
• Lots daughters resort to incest and they give rise to the Moabites and the Ammonites<br />
and it rather a grim story to the whole scene.<br />
Luke 17:22-32 And he said unto the disciples, <strong>The</strong> days will come, when ye shall desire<br />
to see one <strong>of</strong> the days <strong>of</strong> the Son <strong>of</strong> man, and ye shall not see it. 23 And they shall say<br />
to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. 24 For as the<br />
lightning, that lighteneth out <strong>of</strong> the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part<br />
under heaven; so shall also the Son <strong>of</strong> man be in his day. 25 But first must he suffer<br />
many things, and be rejected <strong>of</strong> this generation. 26 And as it was in the days <strong>of</strong> Noe, so<br />
shall it be also in the days <strong>of</strong> the Son <strong>of</strong> man. 27 <strong>The</strong>y did eat, they drank, they married<br />
wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the<br />
flood came, and destroyed them all.<br />
• He is not saying that eating, and drinking, and having married wives, and being given<br />
in marriage, is bad. He’s saying, it’s business as usual.<br />
Luke 17:28 Likewise also as it was in the days <strong>of</strong> Lot; they did eat, they drank, they<br />
bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out <strong>of</strong><br />
Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30 Even thus<br />
shall it be in the day when the Son <strong>of</strong> man is revealed. 31 In that day, he which shall be<br />
upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away:<br />
and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. 32 Remember Lot's wife.<br />
“…As <strong>The</strong> Days Of Lot”<br />
• “Remember Lot's wife” (Luke 17:32)<br />
• She was married to the world, and she couldn't let go
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• Even with the Angel taking her by the hand<br />
- She still didn't get the message to flee<br />
- She was cleaning too tightly to the world, the flesh, and to things<br />
Luke 17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose<br />
his life shall preserve it. 34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the<br />
one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 35 Two women shall be grinding together;<br />
the one shall be taken, and the other left. 36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall<br />
be taken, and the other left.<br />
• You have night, morning, and day and it all happens like that.<br />
• Does the Lord know that the world is round you bet. This is an interesting study in<br />
astronomy right here.<br />
- This is no Ptolemy cosmology there this is strictly Copernican cosmology.<br />
• Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician,<br />
astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated a model <strong>of</strong> the universe that placed<br />
the Sun rather than Earth at its center. He determined that the earth was round.<br />
Born: February 19, 1473, Toruń, Poland<br />
• What was going on spiritually in Sodom and Gomorrah? (Romans 1:18-32)<br />
Romans 1:18-19 For the wrath <strong>of</strong> God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness<br />
and unrighteousness <strong>of</strong> men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that<br />
which may be known <strong>of</strong> God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y had two witnesses, Lot and the word <strong>of</strong> God/the heavens.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> heathen are accountable; “without excuse.” God’s whole creation holds them<br />
accountable without excuse.<br />
Romans 1:20 For the invisible things <strong>of</strong> him from the creation <strong>of</strong> the world are clearly
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seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and<br />
Godhead; so that they are without excuse:<br />
Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither<br />
were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was<br />
darkened.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y once knew God, everyone does<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y knew God<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y glorified him not as God<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y were not thankful<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened<br />
Romans 1:22 Pr<strong>of</strong>essing themselves to be wise, they became fools,<br />
• “Fools” From, “mórainó (3471)” to be foolish. Usage: (a) I make foolish, turn to<br />
foolishness, (b) I taint, and thus: I am tasteless, make useless.<br />
(Mōrós) – dull, sluggish ("without an edge"); (figuratively) acting "stupid or silly,"<br />
"insipid, flat." . . . "to play the fool" (WS, 30). See 3474 (mōros) ("moronic")lacking a grip<br />
on reality (acting as though "brainless").<br />
Romans 1:23 And changed the glory <strong>of</strong> the uncorruptible God into an image made like<br />
to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.<br />
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts <strong>of</strong> their own<br />
hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y gave God up, so, God gave them up …to dishonor their own bodies between<br />
themselves.<br />
- Is there a link between sexual perversion and the denial <strong>of</strong> the Living God … Yes!<br />
Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth <strong>of</strong> God into a lie, and worshipped and served
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the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God<br />
gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into<br />
that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use <strong>of</strong> the<br />
woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is<br />
unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence <strong>of</strong> their error which was meet.<br />
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over<br />
to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with<br />
all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full <strong>of</strong> envy,<br />
murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters <strong>of</strong> God, despiteful,<br />
proud, boasters, inventors <strong>of</strong> evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without<br />
understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:<br />
32 Who knowing the judgment <strong>of</strong> God, that they which commit such things are worthy<br />
<strong>of</strong> death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.<br />
“…As <strong>The</strong> Days Of Lot”<br />
• <strong>The</strong> most pr<strong>of</strong>ound philosophical insights will not preserve you from indulgences <strong>of</strong><br />
the flesh<br />
• Recognition is not a cure<br />
• <strong>The</strong> highest goal <strong>of</strong> philosophy, ethics, or morality in the philosophical sense at best<br />
can only give you a consciousness <strong>of</strong> it, but not the power to overcome this<br />
- It is only done by the Holy Spirit<br />
• Every headline in America: Is a renewed outbreak <strong>of</strong> ancient sins Romans 1:18-32<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y once knew God - failed to glorify Him – became vain in their reasoning – their<br />
hearts darkened<br />
• God gives them up to uncleanness, vile affections, and a reprobate mind. (John 12:39,<br />
40)
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• Remember Lots wife this is the message <strong>of</strong> the day<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 1:8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and<br />
speak evil <strong>of</strong> dignities.<br />
• Three times: Used Old Testament examples (Genesis 14, 18, 19)<br />
- defile the flesh “Walking after their own lusts” 2 Peter 3:3<br />
- set at nought dominion<br />
- rail at dignities<br />
• Defile the flesh “Walking after their own lusts” 2 Peter 3:3<br />
- Linked to a belief in Evolution<br />
- Belief in prophecy is antithetical to belief in Evolution<br />
- Creation and <strong>The</strong> Second coming imply God intervening in the history <strong>of</strong> mankind<br />
- Today's commitment to evolution is attempting to undermine any belief in the second<br />
coming <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ<br />
• Defiling the flesh list is found in (Galatians 5:19-20)<br />
• “Out <strong>of</strong> the heart…defiles a man” (Matthew 15:19, 20)<br />
“<strong>The</strong>y Set At Naught Dominion:”<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y deny authority:<br />
• “Denying our only Lord and Master” verse 4<br />
• “No man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:3)<br />
• “Every knee shall bow” (Philippians 2:10, 11)<br />
• God sets up authorities<br />
• “New” social order: Kingdom Now: not people <strong>of</strong> the world; “crept into”; Doctrines <strong>of</strong>
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Demons (1 Timothy 4:1)<br />
Rail at Dignities:<br />
• “Rail” = speak evil, revile dignities verses 9,10<br />
• Speaking in judgement <strong>of</strong> authorities…<br />
Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and<br />
strength, and the kingdom <strong>of</strong> our God, and the power <strong>of</strong> his Christ: for the accuser <strong>of</strong><br />
our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.<br />
• Satan = “Accuser <strong>of</strong> the Brethren”<br />
- Aren’t we doing his work each time we open our mouths against the Lord's chosen<br />
vessels?<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Ultimate Dignity: Our Lord Jesus Christ!<br />
• <strong>The</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial state religion <strong>of</strong> the United States - Secular Humanism - attacks Jesus<br />
Christ, our Lord and Savior<br />
<strong>Jude</strong>’s Message:<br />
• Remember Sodom<br />
• Remember Lots wife<br />
- Actual Historical event that the Holy Spirit calls to our attention many times<br />
- Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Jesus points us to these truths so that we can learn<br />
some lessons for our spiritual walk<br />
• Written for Believers<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 9-10<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> Session 5 (Verses 9&10)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB4cmwwDUe0<br />
Michael vs. Satan Over the Body <strong>of</strong> Moses<br />
9] Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the<br />
body <strong>of</strong> Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, <strong>The</strong> Lord<br />
rebuke thee.<br />
• I believe that the battle for the body <strong>of</strong> Moses had everything and something to do<br />
with the “Battle Between the Gods.” Moses had bought the Israelites by the Hand <strong>of</strong><br />
God out <strong>of</strong> Egypt, by defeating all <strong>of</strong> the gods <strong>of</strong> Egypt in the form <strong>of</strong> plagues that<br />
totally humiliated the System <strong>of</strong> the Egyptian gods. I’m sure that if Satan could put<br />
Moses’s head on a pike the systems <strong>of</strong> this world could claim that it is futile to stand<br />
with the God <strong>of</strong> Israel, because in the end you will ultimately be defeated.<br />
A. Remember, Balak the king <strong>of</strong> Moab tried to have the prophet Balaam curse Israel,<br />
only to find the LORD would only allow Balaam to bless Israel.<br />
B. King Og <strong>of</strong> Bashan, which we associate with the Golan Heights, God led the Israelites<br />
to kill certain giants before entering the Promised Land.<br />
C. <strong>The</strong> battle has always been about kings and gods, and whether we trust the true God<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Torah or do we trust the princes <strong>of</strong> this world system.<br />
Genesis 3:1-5 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast <strong>of</strong> the field which<br />
the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not<br />
eat <strong>of</strong> every tree <strong>of</strong> the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat <strong>of</strong><br />
the fruit <strong>of</strong> the trees <strong>of</strong> the garden: 3 But <strong>of</strong> the fruit <strong>of</strong> the tree which is in the midst <strong>of</strong><br />
the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat <strong>of</strong> it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.<br />
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know<br />
that in the day ye eat there<strong>of</strong>, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods,<br />
knowing good and evil.
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Luke 4:3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son <strong>of</strong> God…<br />
D. Secondly, if there was any way that the body <strong>of</strong> Moses could be re-animated, cloned,<br />
or duplicated, can you imagine the chaos that could have ensued if the enemy could<br />
speak through the mouth <strong>of</strong> a false Messiah/Moses. <strong>The</strong> Ten Commandments could be<br />
annulled or revised to totally refuted what God originally told Moses.<br />
I also believe what Dr. Chuck Missler stated, “<strong>Jude</strong> 1:9 tells us that Michael the archangel<br />
fought with Satan over the body <strong>of</strong> Moses. Why? Nobody on earth knows besides the<br />
Holy Spirit. Moses and Elijah (who never died) show up at the Transfiguration<br />
in Matthew 17. I suspect that these are the Two Witnesses <strong>of</strong> Revelation 11, partly<br />
because the Two Witnesses have abilities that match miracles that were accomplished<br />
through Elijah and Moses. It is possible that Moses’ ministry on earth is not finished.”<br />
Blurry Creatures Episode 203 <strong>The</strong> Bones <strong>of</strong> Moses with Dr. Joel Muddamalle<br />
Dr. Joel Muddamalle returns to Blurry Creatures and we delve into a peculiar story found<br />
in the book <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong> about a supernatural fight over the body <strong>of</strong> Moses. Why would the<br />
location <strong>of</strong> the body <strong>of</strong> Moses matter in cosmic space and time? What did the ancients<br />
believe about the importance <strong>of</strong> where our bodies are buried? Join us for a fascinating<br />
conversation about the unseen realm and one <strong>of</strong> the stranger stories in scripture. Dr.<br />
Joel is currently the Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>ology and Research for Proverbs 31 Ministries and<br />
Lysa TerKeurst and is passionate about teaching the brilliant truths in Scripture.<br />
Guest: https://muddamalle.com<br />
A curious fact: It is almost impossible to find a sermon or article on this strange dispute<br />
between the chief <strong>of</strong> the holy angels and the chief <strong>of</strong> the wicked spirits.<br />
“Speak evil <strong>of</strong> no man” (Titus 3:2).
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Review verse 8: Three Outstanding Marks <strong>of</strong> Apostasy<br />
• Defiling the flesh<br />
• Despising dominion<br />
• Railing at dignities<br />
Railing judgment is important enough to merit further illustration!<br />
Two mighty angels once disputed over the body <strong>of</strong> a creature <strong>of</strong> a lower order than<br />
they:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> angel who was faithful to his Creator said nothing against his evil opponent...<br />
• Even though he himself was doing the work <strong>of</strong> God in obedience to a divine<br />
command, and...<br />
• Even though the Devil who opposed him was seeking to thwart God’s purposes!<br />
Other “New” Revelations Given by Allusion:<br />
<strong>Jude</strong>: Prophecy <strong>of</strong> Enoch verses 14,15<br />
Peter: Noah as a preacher <strong>of</strong> righteousness 2 Peter 2:5<br />
Paul: Words <strong>of</strong> Christ not in Gospels Acts 20:35<br />
“More blessed to give than receive”<br />
Names <strong>of</strong> the two magicians in Egypt 2 Timothy 3:8<br />
James: Elijah prayed to stop rain for 3 1/2 years<br />
(1 Kings 17:1 & 18:1 do not link long drought in<br />
Ahab’s reign to the prayers <strong>of</strong> the prophet) James 5:17<br />
Stephen: “another Pharoah” heteros, not allos;<br />
Moses learned wisdom <strong>of</strong> Egyptians Acts 7
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Michael<br />
Archangel: “Chief Angel”; always in the singular: only one. Michael = “who is unto like<br />
God?” (vs. Satan, which means “Adversary.”)<br />
· First reference is in Daniel 10:13: After three weeks <strong>of</strong> prayer and fasting, delay and<br />
assist (Ephesians 6:12). Michael “one <strong>of</strong> the chief princes” = “the first <strong>of</strong> the Chief<br />
Princes.” He is assigned to defeat Satan’s purpose against God’s people:<br />
· Israel Daniel 10:13,21<br />
· Time <strong>of</strong> Jacob’s Trouble Daniel 12:1; Revelation 12:7-9<br />
Summary:<br />
Satan seeks to defeat God’s program; Michael is God’s chosen instrument for<br />
overcoming Satan’s purpose.<br />
Why Are <strong>The</strong>y Both Interested in Moses’ Body?<br />
· <strong>The</strong>re are over 500 Old Testament references to Moses: Only one refers to his body:<br />
Deuteronomy 34:5,6.<br />
Deuteronomy 34:5 So Moses the servant <strong>of</strong> the LORD died there in the land <strong>of</strong> Moab,<br />
according to the word <strong>of</strong> the LORD. 6 And he buried him in a valley in the land <strong>of</strong><br />
Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth <strong>of</strong> his sepulchre unto this day.<br />
7 And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim,<br />
nor his natural force abated. 8 And the children <strong>of</strong> Israel wept for Moses in the plains <strong>of</strong><br />
Moab thirty days: so the days <strong>of</strong> weeping [and] mourning for Moses were ended.<br />
Traditions:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Torah tells us that Moses was buried by God. (Deuteronomy 34:6)<br />
• Targum <strong>of</strong> Jonathan, on Deuteronomy 34:6:
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- <strong>The</strong> grave <strong>of</strong> Moses was given into the special custody <strong>of</strong> Michael.<br />
- Ancient Jewish traditions speak <strong>of</strong> a contest about Moses’ soul at the time <strong>of</strong> his burial.<br />
- It is widely believed among Jewish scholars that there was a contest<br />
• <strong>Jude</strong> tells us about the contest<br />
Questions:<br />
• Why did God Himself bury Moses?<br />
• Why is the place <strong>of</strong> the sepulcher kept secret?<br />
• Why is Satan interested in the body <strong>of</strong> man...this man?<br />
• Why is Michael dispatched to oppose?<br />
1) Fetish Risk? <strong>The</strong> potential <strong>of</strong> being worshipped (Josephus, Antiquities <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Jews, IV:8:49).<br />
- Satan’s goal is deception and false worship, we find him doing that very thing (<strong>The</strong><br />
Beast “wounded to death” in Revelation 13:3,4); veneration <strong>of</strong> Prophet (Deuteronomy<br />
18:15,19).<br />
Revelation 13:3,4 And I saw one <strong>of</strong> his heads as it were wounded to death; and his<br />
deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they<br />
worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the<br />
beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?<br />
• Veneration <strong>of</strong> Prophet<br />
Deuteronomy 18:15,19 <strong>The</strong> Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the<br />
midst <strong>of</strong> thee, <strong>of</strong> thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16 According to<br />
all that thou desiredst <strong>of</strong> the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day <strong>of</strong> the assembly, saying,<br />
Let me not hear again the voice <strong>of</strong> the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire<br />
any more, that I die not. 17 And the Lord said unto me, <strong>The</strong>y have well spoken that
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which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren,<br />
like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that<br />
I shall command him. 19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto<br />
my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it <strong>of</strong> him. 20 But the prophet,<br />
which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to<br />
speak, or that shall speak in the name <strong>of</strong> other gods, even that prophet shall die.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Brazen Serpent and King Hezekiah’s reform — 690 years later (2 Kings18:4).<br />
2 Kings18:4 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the<br />
groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those<br />
days the children <strong>of</strong> Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan (brazen).<br />
• God sent a plague among the people (Numbers 21)<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Brazen Serpent on a cross was the remedy<br />
• Jesus made reference to that event<br />
Fetishes:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Shroud <strong>of</strong> Turin<br />
• Noah's Ark<br />
Two Groups <strong>of</strong> Ideas:<br />
2) Future Role? Future Roles: Moses and Elijah<br />
• Two ministries in the Old Testament that were interrupted, that were incomplete<br />
John 1:19 And this is the record <strong>of</strong> John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from<br />
Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re were three people they thought he might be, three were expected in John 1:20-<br />
21
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John 1:20-21 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.<br />
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that<br />
prophet? And he answered, No.<br />
• Not the Messiah – He told them right up front<br />
• Elijah – some confusion in Matthew 11:14; 17:10,11 (Jesus makes a remark about the<br />
spirit <strong>of</strong> Elijah)<br />
- John the Baptist was NOT Elijah John 1:21; Matthew 17:11<br />
• He was Not that prophet – Prophet <strong>of</strong> Moses Deuteronomy 18:15-18<br />
• He was none <strong>of</strong> them<br />
Promise <strong>of</strong> Elijah:<br />
Malachi 4:5-6 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming <strong>of</strong> the great<br />
and dreadful day <strong>of</strong> the LORD: 6 And he shall turn the heart <strong>of</strong> the fathers to the<br />
children, and the heart <strong>of</strong> the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth<br />
with a curse.<br />
• John the Baptist came in the spirit <strong>of</strong> Elijah<br />
• But there is a day that is coming, that Elijah will come before the Great and Terrible<br />
Day <strong>of</strong> the Lord.<br />
• If you observe Passover in a Jewish Orthodox home, you will find that there is an<br />
empty chair for Elijah.<br />
• Messiah<br />
• Elijah (confusion in Matthew 11:14; 17:10,11);<br />
John the Baptist NOT Elijah (John 1:21; Matthew 17:11);
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• Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15-18).<br />
Numbers 20:7-12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 8 Take the rod, and gather<br />
thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock<br />
before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them<br />
water out <strong>of</strong> the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink. 9 And<br />
Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as he commanded him. 10 And Moses and<br />
Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear<br />
now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out <strong>of</strong> this rock?<br />
• Moses was upset, God was not upset = false witness<br />
• Who's taking credit for this?<br />
Numbers 20:11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice:<br />
and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.<br />
Moses Ministry:<br />
• 180 degrees out <strong>of</strong> step with what God intended<br />
• Moses is going to be placed into the “penalty box”<br />
• This is a heavy penalty, he is through, out <strong>of</strong> the game<br />
• Bring in the substitute!<br />
Numbers 20:12 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not,<br />
to sanctify me in the eyes <strong>of</strong> the children <strong>of</strong> Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this<br />
congregation into the land which I have given them.<br />
Deuteronomy 3:23 And I besought the Lord at that time, saying, 24 O Lord God, thou<br />
hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is<br />
there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy<br />
might? 25 I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that<br />
goodly mountain, and Lebanon. 26 But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes, and
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would not hear me: and the Lord said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto<br />
me <strong>of</strong> this matter. 27 Get thee up into the top <strong>of</strong> Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward,<br />
and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou<br />
shalt not go over this Jordan. 28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen<br />
him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land<br />
which thou shalt see. 29 So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor.<br />
• Moses blew it, and there was a price to pay.<br />
• Moses is superseded by Joshua (Numbers 20:7-12 vs. Exodus 17);<br />
• Compare this to a similar event in Exodus 17<br />
1 Kings 19:13-16 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his<br />
mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in <strong>of</strong> the cave. And, behold, there came<br />
a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? 14 And he said, I have been<br />
very jealous for the Lord God <strong>of</strong> hosts: because the children <strong>of</strong> Israel have forsaken thy<br />
covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I<br />
only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 15 And the Lord said unto him, Go,<br />
return on thy way to the wilderness <strong>of</strong> Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael<br />
to be king over Syria: 16 And Jehu the son <strong>of</strong> Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over<br />
Israel: and Elisha the son <strong>of</strong> Shaphat <strong>of</strong> Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in<br />
thy room. 17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword <strong>of</strong> Hazael shall<br />
Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword <strong>of</strong> Jehu shall Elisha slay. 18 Yet I have<br />
left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and<br />
every mouth which hath not kissed him.<br />
2 Kings 2:1- And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a<br />
whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry<br />
here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As<br />
the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.<br />
3 And the sons <strong>of</strong> the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto
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him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he<br />
said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I<br />
pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as<br />
thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. 5 And the sons <strong>of</strong> the<br />
prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that<br />
the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know<br />
it; hold ye your peace. 6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for<br />
the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I<br />
will not leave thee. And they two went on. 7 And fifty men <strong>of</strong> the sons <strong>of</strong> the prophets<br />
went, and stood to view afar <strong>of</strong>f: and they two stood by Jordan. 8 And Elijah took his<br />
mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither<br />
and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. 9 And it came to pass, when they<br />
were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be<br />
taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion <strong>of</strong> thy spirit be<br />
upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me<br />
when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. 11 And it<br />
came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot <strong>of</strong><br />
fire, and horses <strong>of</strong> fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind<br />
into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot <strong>of</strong> Israel,<br />
and the horsemen there<strong>of</strong>. And he saw him no more: and he took hold <strong>of</strong> his own<br />
clothes, and rent them in two pieces. 13 He took up also the mantle <strong>of</strong> Elijah that fell<br />
from him, and went back, and stood by the bank <strong>of</strong> Jordan; 14 And he took the mantle<br />
<strong>of</strong> Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God <strong>of</strong><br />
Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and<br />
Elisha went over. 15 And when the sons <strong>of</strong> the prophets which were to view at Jericho<br />
saw him, they said, <strong>The</strong> spirit <strong>of</strong> Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him,<br />
and bowed themselves to the ground before him.<br />
• Elijah was superseded by Elisha (1 Kings 19:13-16 @ Horeb; 2 Kings 2:11).
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[Elijah, had 8 miracles;<br />
Elisha, had 16 miracles, he had a = double portion.]<br />
Two Witnesses <strong>of</strong> Revelation 11:<br />
Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a<br />
thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 <strong>The</strong>se are the two<br />
olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God <strong>of</strong> the earth. 5 And if any<br />
man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out <strong>of</strong> their mouth, and devoureth their enemies:<br />
and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6 <strong>The</strong>se have power to<br />
shut heaven, that it rain not in the days <strong>of</strong> their prophecy: and have power over waters<br />
to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as <strong>of</strong>ten as they will.<br />
7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out <strong>of</strong><br />
the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.<br />
• Overcome = Prevail<br />
• Jesus told Peter that the gates <strong>of</strong> hell will not prevail against the church<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se two witnesses are not part <strong>of</strong> the church<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y are Jewish, Old Testament Saints<br />
Revelation 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street <strong>of</strong> the great city, which<br />
spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. 9 And they <strong>of</strong><br />
the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days<br />
and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10 And they that<br />
dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one<br />
to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. 11 And<br />
after three days and an half the spirit <strong>of</strong> life from God entered into them, and they stood<br />
upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 12 And they heard a<br />
great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to<br />
heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
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Identified 4 Gifts:<br />
Revelation 11:5-6 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out <strong>of</strong> their mouth, and<br />
devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.<br />
6 <strong>The</strong>se have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days <strong>of</strong> their prophecy: and<br />
have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues,<br />
as <strong>of</strong>ten as they will.<br />
Elijah:<br />
• Fire from Heaven (1 Kings 18:36,37 @ Carmel); 2 Kings 1:10,12 (3 times total!);<br />
• Shut heaven from rain (1 Kings 17:1; James 5:17; cf. Luke 4:25);<br />
Moses: • Water to blood (Exodus 7:19);<br />
• All manner <strong>of</strong> plagues (Exodus 8-12).<br />
- Why not Enoch? [“Die but once?”]<br />
- Hebrews 9:27 is a principle, a denial <strong>of</strong> reincarnation<br />
- (Hebrews 9:27 vs. Lazarus, Jairus’ daughter, widow <strong>of</strong> Nain’s son...]<br />
• Enoch didn’t die but was a Gentile!<br />
Matthew 17 “Staff Meeting”:<br />
Matthew 17:1-3 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and<br />
bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and<br />
his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there<br />
appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.<br />
• Jesus, Moses, and Elijah had a staff meeting!<br />
• How did they know that this was Moses and Elijah?<br />
- Nothing tells us that we don't know how they knew<br />
- But they all recognized them somehow
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Matthew 17:4-5 <strong>The</strong>n answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be<br />
here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses,<br />
and one for Elias. 5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and<br />
behold a voice out <strong>of</strong> the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well<br />
pleased; hear ye him.<br />
• Jesus spoke <strong>of</strong> His Crucifixion (Luke 9:31); His Sufferings and Glory (1 Peter 1:10-12);<br />
and His Second Coming (2 Peter 1:15-18).<br />
Luke 9:30-31 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:<br />
31 Who appeared in glory, and spake <strong>of</strong> his decease which he should accomplish at<br />
Jerusalem.<br />
• It's a prophetic discussion between Jesus, Moses, and Elijah<br />
1 Peter 1:10-12 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently,<br />
who prophesied <strong>of</strong> the grace that should come unto you: 11 Searching what, or what<br />
manner <strong>of</strong> time the Spirit <strong>of</strong> Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified<br />
beforehand the sufferings <strong>of</strong> Christ, and the glory that should follow. 12 Unto whom it<br />
was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which<br />
are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the<br />
Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.<br />
• If you study this passage he is speaking about that event between Jesus, Moses, and<br />
Elijah on the mount <strong>of</strong> transfiguration.<br />
2 Peter 1:15-18 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have<br />
these things always in remembrance. 16 For we have not followed cunningly devised<br />
fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming <strong>of</strong> our Lord Jesus Christ,<br />
but were eyewitnesses <strong>of</strong> his majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour<br />
and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my
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beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18 And this voice which came from heaven we<br />
heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.<br />
• Not only did Moses and Elijah appear with Christ<br />
- But the discussion had to do with the Second Coming <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />
“Wetmore Hypothesis Mount Pisgah”:<br />
Is this mountain the same location as Moses’ sepulchre and Elijah’s departure?<br />
• Elijah’s translation across Jordan, east <strong>of</strong> Jericho taken up by a whirlwind in the valley<br />
at the foot <strong>of</strong> Mount Pisgah (2 Kings 2:1-14);<br />
• Moses’ sepulcher at Beth-Peor, at the base <strong>of</strong> Mount Nebo near the foot <strong>of</strong> Mount<br />
Pisgah (Deuteronomy 34:1,6)<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Transfiguration was not in Galilee (Mark 9:30). Could it be the same Mount<br />
Pisgah? (cf. Matthew 17:20).<br />
• Is it possible that this staff meeting with Jesus took place on the very mountain which<br />
Moses saw last and where Elijah was there last?<br />
Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because <strong>of</strong> your unbelief: for verily I say unto<br />
you, If ye have faith as a grain <strong>of</strong> mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove<br />
hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y just come from the Mountain <strong>of</strong> Transfiguration<br />
- That's the mountain that he was pointing to<br />
- What mountain was Jesus speaking <strong>of</strong> Mount Pisgah?<br />
• Everyone believes that the Mount <strong>of</strong> Transfiguration was in Galilee<br />
Mark 9:30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not<br />
that any man should know it.
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• <strong>The</strong>y had just come down from the Mount <strong>of</strong> Transfiguration<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y couldn't leave Galilee to go to Galilee<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y were NOT already in gallery<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y were east <strong>of</strong> the Jordan, in Moab, not in Galilee<br />
• Elijah’s translation was across the Jordan, east <strong>of</strong> Jericho (2 Kings 2:1-14)<br />
• Moses’ sepulcher at Beth-Peor, at the base <strong>of</strong> Mount Nebo near the foot <strong>of</strong> Mount<br />
Pisgah (Deuteronomy 34:1,6)<br />
Moses’ sepulcher is at Beth-Peor, at the base <strong>of</strong> Mount Nebo near the foot <strong>of</strong> Mount<br />
Pisgah (Deuteronomy 34:1,6)<br />
<strong>Jude</strong>’s Point:<br />
• Michael is on a mission for the Lord contesting the body <strong>of</strong> Moses against Satan<br />
• Even then Michael does not bring a railing accusation against Satan<br />
• This has to be the most extreme example <strong>Jude</strong> could have presented<br />
- Not really about Revelation 11 - the two witnesses<br />
- Discussed Michael, Satan, and the Moses issue<br />
- Link between Moses body and his future role<br />
- Two witnesses will surface representing the Law and the Prophets in a uniquely Jewish<br />
ministry<br />
• Satan understands that, and he is doing all that he can do to thwart that mission<br />
• Michael was sent to hold the devil back<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re are these casual songs within the Christian community that do not treat Satan as<br />
a dignity
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• Michael dared not bring railing accusations against him<br />
- We shouldn’t make him bigger than he is,<br />
- We shouldn't treat him trivially<br />
• We also shouldn't fear him only because, “1 John 4:4 Greater is he who is in us than he<br />
that is in the world.”<br />
Conclusion:<br />
Example <strong>of</strong> Michael = This is a terrible warning against “evil speaking.”<br />
• Attacking God’s people;<br />
• Speaking accusations against institution which honor the Lord and are honored by<br />
Him<br />
· <strong>The</strong>se are acts which point to a falling away from the teaching <strong>of</strong> the Bible rather than<br />
to a subjection to it.<br />
• Contending for the faith is one thing (verse 3), being contentious is another (Titus 3:9).<br />
· In the mouth <strong>of</strong> two witnesses every word shall be established:<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Lord rebuke thee, O Satan...” (Zechariah 3:2).<br />
• Michael’s words were restricted to his adversary alone.<br />
• If words are publicized, no one can tell how far it will go, how twisted it will become, or<br />
what harm it will ultimately do.<br />
Verse 10: Like Creatures Without Reason:<br />
10] But these speak evil <strong>of</strong> those things which they know not: but what they know<br />
naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.<br />
• One thought linking verses 8,9 & 10: Railing at Dignities.
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· <strong>The</strong> archangel, although dealing with Satan himself, and possessing a more perfect<br />
knowledge than ours, dared not to speak in judgment.<br />
· “But these rail at whatsoever thing they know not.”<br />
• An apostate does not hesitate to speak out in condemnation concerning matters<br />
about which he does not know enough to make him a judge over others.<br />
“Rail” = Greek root, blasphemeo, transliterates “blaspheme” means to<br />
“vilify” “speak reproachfully” or “calumniate.”<br />
• What are the “things they know not” (cf. Revelation 13:6; 1 Peter 3:16; 2 Peter 2:12...).<br />
Two words for “knowing”:<br />
· “Oida” = deeper knowledge;<br />
· “epistao” = perception by animal senses and faculties.<br />
• Unreasoning beasts have knowledge <strong>of</strong> the natural world, but only a superficial, if any,<br />
understanding.<br />
- Marks <strong>of</strong> an apostasy, in verse 10, in reverse order (vs. verse 8).<br />
• verse 8: “defile” = to dye, or stain<br />
• verse 10: “corrupted” = spoiled, or ruined (cf. Ephesians 4:22)<br />
· <strong>The</strong> apostate limits himself to mere natural knowledge, rails at the truth, and finally<br />
perished eternally in his own corruption.<br />
Next Time: Downward acceleration highlighted in verse 11, the heart <strong>of</strong> the epistle’s<br />
structure:<br />
• Midway between illustrations from the supernatural realm (verse 9) and from the<br />
natural realm (verses 12,13)<br />
- preceded by apostasy in history, and followed by apostasy in prophecy.
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- It makes personal, individual examples to follow those already set forth in corporate<br />
examples.<br />
Homework: Read about<br />
• Cain (Genesis 4)<br />
- Why was Able a Shepherd?<br />
- What made Abel’s <strong>of</strong>fering acceptable over Cain’s <strong>of</strong>fering?<br />
• Balaam (Numbers 22-25,31)<br />
- Balaam was a prophet, how much <strong>of</strong> A prophet? He prophesied the Christmas Star<br />
- Greedy, he prophecies for hire<br />
- We have the error <strong>of</strong> Balaam, the doctrine <strong>of</strong> Balaam, and so forth<br />
- He shows up in the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Revelation in a letter by our Lord to the churches<br />
- Because Cain and Balaam do mistakes that you and I are very likely to do also<br />
• Korah (Numbers 16)<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 11-13<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> Session 6 (Verses 11-13)<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDkVMRs1zSY<br />
11] Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way <strong>of</strong> Cain, and ran greedily after the<br />
error <strong>of</strong> Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying <strong>of</strong> Core.<br />
Overview:<br />
• Some plain, blunt, tough details<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is no hope for apostates to be found in all <strong>of</strong> the book <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong><br />
• <strong>The</strong>ir doom is sure
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To them is reserved the blackness <strong>of</strong> darkness forever Hebrews 6:4-6<br />
• Words are in past tense, they have already perished<br />
• All <strong>of</strong> the amended ability <strong>of</strong> history can't be changed<br />
• Past tense is intended to connotate its certainty<br />
Prophetic apostates are still future, still to happen<br />
- <strong>The</strong>ir doom is sure<br />
2 Peter 2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions <strong>of</strong> the world through the<br />
knowledge <strong>of</strong> the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and<br />
overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 21 For it had been<br />
better for them not to have known the way <strong>of</strong> righteousness, than, after they have<br />
known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is<br />
happened unto them according to the true proverb, <strong>The</strong> dog is turned to his own<br />
vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.<br />
• As a kid, seeing that when a dog gets upset throws up, but to see him turn around and<br />
lap it up is disgusting.<br />
• How do you think God feels after we knowing the truth fall into error.<br />
• Like this swine <strong>of</strong> 2 Peter 2:20-22, they were never true sheep <strong>of</strong> the Good Shepherd<br />
- <strong>The</strong> word “knowledge” here is “head trip” not experiential trip<br />
Three Men From the Past:<br />
· This verse is the heart <strong>of</strong> the epistle’s structure. Midway between illustrations from the<br />
supernatural realm (v. 9) and from the natural realm (verses 12,13).<br />
· It is preceded by apostasy in history, and is followed by apostasy in prophecy. This<br />
verse also supplements previous corporate examples with personal, individual examples.
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Apostasy is not confined to one class <strong>of</strong> person:<br />
• Cain a tiller <strong>of</strong> the soil<br />
• Balaam a prophet<br />
• Korah a prince in Israel<br />
Individually, each speaks <strong>of</strong> a particular aspect <strong>of</strong> what it means to fall away from<br />
the truth; collectively, they present a complete process:<br />
First, they enter upon a wrong path;<br />
they run riotously down that path;<br />
finally, they perish at its end.<br />
· <strong>The</strong>re is no hope for apostates to be found in all <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong>. <strong>The</strong>ir doom is sure. To them is<br />
reserved the blackness <strong>of</strong> darkness forever (Hebrews 6:4-6).<br />
• Like the swine <strong>of</strong> Mark 5:13, they run violently down a steep place into God’s wrath;<br />
• Once they come under the power <strong>of</strong> the “doctrine <strong>of</strong> demons” (1 Timothy 4:1)., they<br />
turn from the truth (John 14:6).<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se three men commit individual sins<br />
- <strong>Jude</strong> rolls them all together to portray a process that all apostates go through<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y knowingly choose the way <strong>of</strong> Cain for the way <strong>of</strong> Christ;<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y choose the error <strong>of</strong> Balaam for the truth <strong>of</strong> Christ;<br />
• And the perishing <strong>of</strong> Korah for the life <strong>of</strong> Christ.<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way <strong>of</strong> Cain, and ran greedily after<br />
the error <strong>of</strong> Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying <strong>of</strong> Core.
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<strong>The</strong> Literal rendering <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong> 1:11: “In the way <strong>of</strong> Cain, they went away, and in the<br />
wandering <strong>of</strong> Balaam for reward they rushed headlong, and in the rebellion <strong>of</strong> Korah<br />
they perished.”<br />
Way <strong>of</strong> Cain:<br />
Proverbs 16:25 <strong>The</strong>re is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end there<strong>of</strong> [are]<br />
the ways <strong>of</strong> death.<br />
Proverbs 14:12 <strong>The</strong>re is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end there<strong>of</strong> [are]<br />
the ways <strong>of</strong> death.<br />
• Our natural judgment is not a reliable guide for spiritual things<br />
- <strong>The</strong> creation shows the Creator, and His handiwork<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Heavens declare the glory <strong>of</strong> God<br />
• From the creation we know there is a Designer, an Architect, a personality behind all<br />
that we see<br />
• <strong>The</strong> creation cannot communicate His redemptive plan<br />
• Redemption is God's greatest work; it occupies the most space in all <strong>of</strong> the Bible<br />
- Creation has maybe a handful <strong>of</strong> chapters in the Bible<br />
- Redemption, most <strong>of</strong> Genesis, Exodus, Ruth, the Gospels, the whole New Testament,<br />
Revelation<br />
• Which work cost God the most?<br />
- God breathes into existence entire universes<br />
• <strong>The</strong> creation we see is under the curse<br />
• Redemption is revealed supernaturally by his Word
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Genesis 3:23 <strong>The</strong>refore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden <strong>of</strong> Eden, to till the<br />
ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the<br />
east <strong>of</strong> the garden <strong>of</strong> Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to<br />
keep the way <strong>of</strong> the tree <strong>of</strong> life.<br />
Genesis 4:1-2 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said,<br />
I have gotten a man from the Lord. 2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was<br />
a keeper <strong>of</strong> sheep, but Cain was a tiller <strong>of</strong> the ground.<br />
• Don’t presume that one calling is above another, there are documents claiming that<br />
shepherding was a higher call this is nonsense<br />
Genesis 4:3 And in process <strong>of</strong> time it came to pass, that Cain brought <strong>of</strong> the fruit <strong>of</strong> the<br />
ground an <strong>of</strong>fering unto the Lord.<br />
• That seems natural enough he's a farmer, he’s tilling the soil, he grows crops, and he<br />
brings the fruit <strong>of</strong> the ground as an <strong>of</strong>fering to the Lord<br />
Genesis 4:4 And Abel, he also brought <strong>of</strong> the firstlings <strong>of</strong> his flock and <strong>of</strong> the fat there<strong>of</strong>.<br />
And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his <strong>of</strong>fering: 5 But unto Cain and to his<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re's a concept in business that you ought to know your market, if you are selling a<br />
product you ought to know what your buyer prefers<br />
Genesis 4:6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy<br />
countenance fallen?<br />
What Was Cain’s Mistake?<br />
- He did not deny the existence <strong>of</strong> God; was he a Believer? Yes! <strong>The</strong>re is scholastic<br />
traditions with reasons to believe that in this time the way <strong>of</strong>fering was accepted by God<br />
was accepted literally. Not through the pastor or through the Church or the priesthood.<br />
Fire came down from heaven and consumed it!
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- He did not refuse to worship Him;<br />
- He was not in rebellion<br />
- He simply failed to satisfy God by approaching Him on the revealed basis <strong>of</strong> vicarious<br />
atonement.<br />
• Cain: a sacrifice <strong>of</strong> works = a setting aside <strong>of</strong> God’s Word.<br />
Our “Way <strong>of</strong> Cain”<br />
• “Christians” have those same qualities…<br />
• How do we know God's attitude towards our approach is any different than God's<br />
reaction to Cain’s?<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hall <strong>of</strong> Faith:<br />
Hebrews 11:1-3 Now faith is the substance <strong>of</strong> things hoped for, the evidence <strong>of</strong> things<br />
not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand<br />
that the worlds were framed by the word <strong>of</strong> God, so that things which are seen were not<br />
made <strong>of</strong> things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel <strong>of</strong>fered unto God a more excellent<br />
sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying<br />
<strong>of</strong> his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.<br />
• What was there about Abel’s <strong>of</strong>fering?<br />
- Made by faith<br />
- “Faith comes by hearing...” Romans 10:17<br />
• Abel had heard something not detailed in the summary in Genesis<br />
Abel’s <strong>of</strong>fering was in response to a commandment<br />
Genesis 4:1-7...Abel, a sacrifice by faith<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se insights are not open to the casual readers <strong>of</strong> the book <strong>of</strong> Genesis
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Genesis 3:7 And the eyes <strong>of</strong> them both were opened, and they knew that they were<br />
naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.<br />
• Adam walked with God, Adam was perfect, from the Psalms and some other places in<br />
the scripture we can draw the Biblical inference …<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y had been clothed with light before they sinned<br />
• After they sinned, they were no longer righteous, they lost that covering, what they did<br />
caused them to realize that they had lost that covering<br />
• By being conscious <strong>of</strong> that they attempted to clothed themselves<br />
• So, they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons<br />
Genesis 3:20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother <strong>of</strong> all<br />
living. 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats <strong>of</strong> skins, and<br />
clothed them.<br />
• Adam and Eve had garments that were apparently inadequate<br />
• God made coats <strong>of</strong> skins and clothed them<br />
• <strong>The</strong> fact that God personally did that should get our attention<br />
• If we just had Genesis 3:21, we would be out on the limb<br />
- But if we take the rest <strong>of</strong> the Torah, Exodus and the Passover lamb, and Leviticus and<br />
wrap it all together<br />
• We discover that from Genesis 3 through Revelation 19<br />
- God consistently presents the principle that without the shedding <strong>of</strong> blood there is no<br />
remission <strong>of</strong> sin. “without the shedding <strong>of</strong> blood there is no remission” (Hebrews 9:22).<br />
• As we really understand the whole scripture<br />
- We recognize a preoccupation with shed blood
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• We miss the vivid object lessons <strong>of</strong> Judaism in the Old Testament<br />
- God, throughout Israel’s history ordained rituals<br />
• <strong>The</strong> slaughtering <strong>of</strong> animals, shedding their blood<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Tabernacle’s nickname is “<strong>The</strong> House <strong>of</strong> Blood “<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Temple had special aqueducts for the blood to flow<br />
• All <strong>of</strong> the barbaric ritual is God's way <strong>of</strong> showing us that sin is serious, that sin has to<br />
be paid for<br />
- Not by the blood <strong>of</strong> sheep and goats, that's just the model a tutorial<br />
- It all points to the sacrifice on the cross<br />
• I'm suggesting to you that the cross was preached in Genesis 3:20-21<br />
• Do you notice why Adam called Eve the mother <strong>of</strong> all living? Because <strong>of</strong> these coats <strong>of</strong><br />
skin<br />
• Suggesting the cross was preached in Genesis 3:21<br />
• Some believe the altar was at the gate<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y were outside the garden but instructed to bring <strong>of</strong>ferings to the altar<br />
• God instituted the Levitical system in Genesis 3:21<br />
- Elaboration is found in Genesis 22, (Gensis 22 is the most fascinating Prophecy Study<br />
in the Bible) when Abraham <strong>of</strong>fers Isaac, and 2,000 years later another Father would be<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering His Son on that hill and Abraham knew that. (Hebrews 3; Romans 4)<br />
• This presumes and amplifies a sacrifice long before Moses<br />
• God instituted the concept <strong>of</strong> the faith <strong>of</strong>fering the blood sacrifice as prophetically<br />
pointing to Jesus Christ, as earliest Adam and Eve. Now we can look at Cain with much<br />
more insight
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- “Without the shedding <strong>of</strong> blood there is no remission” (Hebrews 9:22).<br />
• Cain was a tiller <strong>of</strong> the soil - no problems there<br />
• Abel was a tender <strong>of</strong> the sheep - we have a problem with that<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y didn't eat meat, not until after the flood, meat was forbidden<br />
• What are they doing raising sheep?<br />
- Wool for clothing? Offerings?<br />
• Able’s <strong>of</strong>fering was by faith (Hebrews 11:4)<br />
• What’s Cain doing then?<br />
- He failed satisfy God by approaching Him on the revealed basis <strong>of</strong> vicarious atonement<br />
• God had ordained then and still does today tell us that the only way we can approach<br />
God is by shed blood <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ<br />
• Cain didn't do that, he brought the works <strong>of</strong> his own hands<br />
• <strong>The</strong> way <strong>of</strong> Cain: to blaspheme God, declaring His Salvation incomplete by trying to<br />
add to it<br />
<strong>The</strong>re's two ways to get to heaven<br />
Plan A Is by works<br />
Plan B Is, hey we can't do it we need help<br />
We can't make it by our own efforts<br />
- “<strong>The</strong>re is a way that seems right to a man, but the end there are all the ways <strong>of</strong><br />
death” Proverbs 16:25<br />
<strong>The</strong> basis for our approach to God is His completed work on our behalf<br />
Our attempts to add to that is blasphemy
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- Good works are not an attempt to earn anything<br />
- Attempting to earn a position with the Lord declares the position you have by faith in<br />
Christ is inadequate<br />
• Cain perished because <strong>of</strong> it; he was made an example for us to avoid<br />
• God wants <strong>of</strong>ferings by faith, not works<br />
That's what the way <strong>of</strong> Cain is all about<br />
- <strong>The</strong> blasphemy <strong>of</strong> God by declaring His salvation is incomplete through our attempts<br />
to add something to it<br />
• We can't add anything to the completed work <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ on the cross-no matter<br />
what we do<br />
• Faith versus works reverberates throughout all <strong>of</strong> scripture<br />
- It starts right here with Cain and Abel<br />
- Both were believers; both brought <strong>of</strong>ferings; one was saved, one was not saved. One<br />
followed God's instructions, one chose his own way, and it didn’t work<br />
Error <strong>of</strong> Balaam:<br />
Greek Balaam - “ran riotously,” “have been poured forth,” “rampage.”<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y are lovers <strong>of</strong> pleasures more than lovers <strong>of</strong> God (2 Timothy 3:4).<br />
Balaam: A prophet greedy for gold, hired by the enemies <strong>of</strong> the people <strong>of</strong> God to curse<br />
them; warned not to by God (Numbers 22:12).<br />
- Balaam was a prophet, he was not a false prophet, he had a gift,<br />
Numbers 24:15-17 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son <strong>of</strong> Beor hath<br />
said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard the<br />
words <strong>of</strong> God, and knew the knowledge <strong>of</strong> the most High, which saw the vision <strong>of</strong> the
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Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him, but not now: I<br />
shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out <strong>of</strong> Jacob, and a Sceptre shall<br />
rise out <strong>of</strong> Israel, and shall smite the corners <strong>of</strong> Moab, and destroy all the children <strong>of</strong><br />
Sheth.<br />
• Some believe that this is the Christmas Star<br />
• Balaam has some prophecies, some important<br />
- He is best known for his major “screw ups”<br />
- Greedy for gold, hired by the enemies <strong>of</strong> the people <strong>of</strong> God to curse them; warned not<br />
to by God (Numbers 22:12)<br />
Numbers 22:1-33<br />
• Who is the Angel <strong>of</strong> the LORD?<br />
- He allows himself to be worshipped<br />
• Most believe that the Angel <strong>of</strong> the LORD is the Lord Jesus Christ (Joshua 5)<br />
- Old Testament appearance, the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ<br />
• Not satisfied with this (sufficient) answer, he makes a further request to go, and is<br />
given permission but not allowed to utter anything but blessings. Basically he was a<br />
hireling.<br />
- Moses’ summary (Deuteronomy 23:4,5).<br />
Deuteronomy 23:1-5 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut <strong>of</strong>f,<br />
shall not enter into the congregation <strong>of</strong> the Lord.<br />
2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation <strong>of</strong> the Lord; even to his tenth<br />
generation shall he not enter into the congregation <strong>of</strong> the Lord.<br />
• Link verse 2 to Ruth 4:18-22
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Deuteronomy 23:3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation <strong>of</strong><br />
the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation <strong>of</strong><br />
the Lord for ever: 4 Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way,<br />
when ye came forth out <strong>of</strong> Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son<br />
<strong>of</strong> Beor <strong>of</strong> Pethor <strong>of</strong> Mesopotamia, to curse thee. 5 Nevertheless the Lord thy God<br />
would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing<br />
unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.<br />
• Deprived <strong>of</strong> rewards promised by Balak, King <strong>of</strong> Moab, Balaam’s covetous heart<br />
conceived an evil thought:<br />
- As you recall, they were camped by the borders <strong>of</strong> Moab.<br />
• If he could counsel the women <strong>of</strong> Midian and Moab to tempt the Israelites and cause<br />
them to sin,<br />
• God would have to punish His people:<br />
- Balak’s purpose would be served, and Balaam would be rich.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> seduction worked (Numbers 25:2,3; 31:16)<br />
- How did they get that insight? From Balaam’s council.<br />
Numbers 31:15-17 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?<br />
16 Behold, these caused the children <strong>of</strong> Israel, through the counsel <strong>of</strong> Balaam, to commit<br />
trespass against the Lord in the matter <strong>of</strong> Peor, and there was a plague among the<br />
congregation <strong>of</strong> the Lord. 17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill<br />
every woman that hath known man by lying with him.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Error <strong>of</strong> Balaam for Hire:<br />
• “Error <strong>of</strong> Balaam” <strong>Jude</strong> 11
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- Natural reasoning = supposed a righteous God had to curse the evident immorality in<br />
Israel<br />
· Sacrificing <strong>of</strong> eternal riches for temporal gain. Lust for the “pleasures <strong>of</strong> sin for a<br />
season”; greed for the “treasures <strong>of</strong> Egypt” (Hebrews 11:25; Mark 8:36). Demas: “Having<br />
loved this present world” (2 Timothy 4:10). Cf. “Error <strong>of</strong> Balaam” (<strong>Jude</strong> 11): natural<br />
reasoning = supposed a righteous God had to curse the evident immorality in Israel.<br />
• “Way <strong>of</strong> Balaam” (2 Peter 2:15):<br />
- A Hireling = making a “market” for his gift.<br />
• “Doctrine <strong>of</strong> Balaam” (Revelation 2:14):<br />
Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that<br />
hold the doctrine <strong>of</strong> Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the<br />
children <strong>of</strong> Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.<br />
- Spiritual unchastity; marriage with the world.<br />
• Balaam took the way <strong>of</strong> Cain,<br />
- Lived riotously afterward, he got his reward from Balak<br />
- But perished miserably with the enemies <strong>of</strong> God at last (Joshua 13:22).<br />
• Sacrificing <strong>of</strong> eternal riches for temporal gain<br />
• Lust for the “pleasures <strong>of</strong> sin for a season”<br />
• Greed for the “treasures <strong>of</strong> Egypt” (Hebrews 11:25; Mark 8:36)<br />
• Demas: “Having loved this present world” (2 Timothy 4:10)<br />
• <strong>The</strong> passion for worldly enticements to interfere with your eternal riches<br />
• You know many times people say, “Well what's wrong with doing X?”<br />
• That’s not the question, what’s right about it?
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• • <strong>The</strong> issue is does it get in the way <strong>of</strong> your relationship with Jesus Christ? Things<br />
don't have to be great momentous sins to separate you from God.<br />
• A light touch on the things <strong>of</strong> this world, that’s our challenge<br />
Rebellion <strong>of</strong> Korah:<br />
(Note: Not in chronological order...(Numbers 16)<br />
- Chronologically it should have been Cain, Korah, and Balaam<br />
• <strong>Jude</strong> is illustrating a process that occurs<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Way <strong>of</strong> Cain<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Error <strong>of</strong> Balaam<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Rebellion <strong>of</strong> Korah<br />
• In your Bible it may say, the Gainsaying <strong>of</strong> Korah<br />
• “Gainsaying”: Greek antilogia = “against the word.”<br />
• Korah was a Levite and a cousin to Moses (Exodus 6:18-21).<br />
• Under his leadership, He and his associates, Dathan and Abiram,<br />
- Rejected God’s appointed mediator Moses... and went down alive into the pit<br />
(Numbers 16:31-3).<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y rebelled against the type <strong>of</strong> Christ (Hebrews 3);<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y dared to think “all are holy” (Numbers 16:3):<br />
Numbers 16:1-3 Now Korah, the son <strong>of</strong> Izhar, the son <strong>of</strong> Kohath, the son <strong>of</strong> Levi, and<br />
Dathan and Abiram, the sons <strong>of</strong> Eliab, and On, the son <strong>of</strong> Peleth, sons <strong>of</strong> Reuben, took<br />
men: 2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain <strong>of</strong> the children <strong>of</strong> Israel, two<br />
hundred and fifty princes <strong>of</strong> the assembly, famous in the congregation, men <strong>of</strong> renown:
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3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said<br />
unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one<br />
<strong>of</strong> them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the<br />
congregation <strong>of</strong> the Lord?<br />
• Are all are sons <strong>of</strong> God? (Genesis 3:5)<br />
- “Ye are <strong>of</strong> your father the devil…” (John 8:44)<br />
• That was Jesus comment on the Brotherhood <strong>of</strong> Man<br />
• Is a mediator needed? Moses was a type<br />
- Jesus said, “I am the way the truth and the life, no man comes to the father but by me”<br />
(John 14:6);<br />
• Only One Way<br />
• Is the Cross unnecessary? 3 times! (Matthew 26:36-44);<br />
- Gethsemane means “<strong>The</strong> oil press”<br />
- He took with Him Peter, James, and John. Judas was gone to betray Him.<br />
- How many were left behind? Eight, how many were left in the Ark eight.<br />
Matthew 26:36-44 <strong>The</strong>n cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and<br />
saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him<br />
Peter and the two sons <strong>of</strong> Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 <strong>The</strong>n<br />
saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and<br />
watch with me. 39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O<br />
my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as<br />
thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto<br />
Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not<br />
into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42 He went away again
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the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from<br />
me, except I drink it, thy will be done. 43 And he came and found them asleep again:<br />
for their eyes were heavy. 44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the<br />
third time, saying the same words.<br />
- If there is any other way for anybody ever to get into heaven other than the way <strong>of</strong> the<br />
cross, did Jesus Christ died in vain and his prayer was not answered<br />
• We like to think the way is much bigger than that<br />
- “Narrow is the way and straight is the gate that leads to salvation. But broad is the<br />
gate that leads to destruction.” (Matthew 7:13-14)<br />
• Korah and the guys that rebelled against Moses didn't feel that Moses had any special<br />
ordination<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y are about to get a lesson on Moses ordination<br />
Numbers 16:28-33 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to<br />
do all these works; for I have not done them <strong>of</strong> mine own mind. 29 If these men die the<br />
common death <strong>of</strong> all men, or if they be visited after the visitation <strong>of</strong> all men; then<br />
the Lord hath not sent me. 30 But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her<br />
mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick<br />
into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. 31 And it<br />
came to pass, as he had made an end <strong>of</strong> speaking all these words, that the ground clave<br />
asunder that was under them: 32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them<br />
up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.<br />
33 <strong>The</strong>y, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth<br />
closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.<br />
• <strong>Jude</strong> places Korah third; by doing that Cain, Balaam, and Korah describe a process<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y choose a way
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- <strong>The</strong>y rush headlong into that way<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y perish at the end<br />
• <strong>The</strong> craftsmanship <strong>of</strong> the book <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jude</strong><br />
- <strong>The</strong> Holy Spirit skillfully picks every word and has structured this precisely<br />
Woe unto Apostates (Luke 10:1-16).<br />
All three statements in <strong>Jude</strong> 11 are in the past tense: those who go the way <strong>of</strong> Cain ...<br />
have already perished.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Coming Grand Apostasy (2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:10-12)<br />
• All <strong>of</strong> what <strong>Jude</strong> is talking about is prophetic<br />
2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:1-5 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming <strong>of</strong> our Lord Jesus<br />
Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind,<br />
or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day <strong>of</strong><br />
Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come,<br />
except there come a falling away first, and that man <strong>of</strong> sin be revealed, the son <strong>of</strong><br />
perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is<br />
worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple <strong>of</strong> God, shewing himself that he is<br />
God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?<br />
2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall<br />
consume with the spirit <strong>of</strong> his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness <strong>of</strong> his<br />
coming:<br />
• This is a flash future<br />
2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working <strong>of</strong> Satan with<br />
all power and signs and lying wonders,<br />
• This guy is not a phony, he’s not a charlatan, he is not pretending
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- Some Greek words used <strong>of</strong> the miracles in the Gospels<br />
2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness <strong>of</strong> unrighteousness in them that<br />
perish; because they received not the love <strong>of</strong> the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And<br />
for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:<br />
• Not just a lie, they will believe the lie<br />
- <strong>The</strong> ultimate lie, this is a definite article<br />
2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had<br />
pleasure in unrighteousness.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> only way to get through this is to be supernaturally selected by God and<br />
empowered by the Holy Spirit<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is an ultimate super apostasy coming<br />
- We are very close, we are on the threshold <strong>of</strong> seeing it happen<br />
• All three statements in June 11 are past tense<br />
- Those who go the way <strong>of</strong> Cain<br />
- Run greedily after the error <strong>of</strong> Balaam<br />
- Participate in the rebellion <strong>of</strong> Korah<br />
• Have already perished<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 12 <strong>The</strong>se are spots in your feasts <strong>of</strong> charity, when they feast with you, feeding<br />
themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about <strong>of</strong> winds; trees<br />
whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;<br />
Hidden Rocks:<br />
“Spots” From “spilas (4694)”, a ledge <strong>of</strong> rock (over which the sea dashes), i.e. a reef.
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• Greek: Reefs below the ocean, threatening safe navigation<br />
- Rocks that are known are less <strong>of</strong> a problem…! <strong>The</strong>se guys came to eat and to plunder.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are people hidden among us who are really not <strong>of</strong> the Body <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />
“Feasts <strong>of</strong> charity”<br />
• Agape feasts; abuses rebuked 1 Corinthians 11:21<br />
- Some began to “pasture” themselves<br />
Clouds Without Water:<br />
• Deceit and discouragement = thirsty (Proverbs 25:14)<br />
- Opposite <strong>of</strong> Luke 12:54<br />
• “Without water” = “dry places” where evil spirits are said to wander (Matthew 12:43)<br />
• “Carried aside by winds”; winds = ruach (Old Testament) = pneuma (New Testament)<br />
John 3:8 (Same word for Spirit)<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y are bondslaves to Satan<br />
- Clouds never go where it pleases, it goes where the winds carry it<br />
Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his<br />
servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether <strong>of</strong> sin unto death, or <strong>of</strong> obedience unto<br />
righteousness?<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 13 Raging waves <strong>of</strong> the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to<br />
whom is reserved the blackness <strong>of</strong> darkness for ever.<br />
Autumn Trees:<br />
• Greek “autumn” + “to wane” = Late Autumn Trees (fruitless)<br />
• Harvest is ripe
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- Believers are to be gathered into His barn (Matthew 13:30)<br />
- Others are rooted up (Matthew 15:13)<br />
- Transgressors are rooted out (Proverbs 2:22)<br />
• “Twice Dead”<br />
- Dead to the fruit <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ession (1 Timothy 5:6)<br />
- Dead to the fruit <strong>of</strong> possession = second death (Revelation 20:14)<br />
Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake <strong>of</strong> fire. This is the second<br />
death.<br />
• All <strong>of</strong> us have two deaths it's important in what order they come, our second death<br />
was taken care <strong>of</strong> at the cross. So, the death that remains has no fear for us.<br />
• Tragic for those who’s got it in the wrong order, the second death is final<br />
• Contrasted to these trees are the trees planted by the rivers <strong>of</strong> living waters Psalms 1:3;<br />
Jeremiah 17: 7,8<br />
Wild Waves:<br />
• Sea = People who do not know God (Isaiah 57:20-21)<br />
-Idiomatically the sea is always used <strong>of</strong> humanity it’s crass, self-serving, unhappy, state<br />
• God has imposed limits on the sea (Psalms 104:9)<br />
• Nothing shall hurt you Luke 10:19<br />
• All to account to His glory 1 Peter 2:12<br />
• He rules, stills, the sea Psalms 89:9<br />
- He rebuked the sea Matthew 8:26 Who’s causing that storm? Satan<br />
- In the New World, New Heaven New Earth, “there was no more sea” Revelation 21:1
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- Speaking idiomatically, there’s something negative consistently used about that idiom,<br />
in any case these apostates are raging waves <strong>of</strong> the sea foaming out their own shame<br />
Wandering Stars:<br />
<strong>The</strong> phrase implied here is …<br />
• Meteorite: Falling star<br />
- Illumination derived<br />
- Flashing brilliantly for a brief time<br />
• Stars in orbits are ordained by their Creator<br />
- Or destined for the blackness <strong>of</strong> (outer) darkness forever Matthew 8:12<br />
• Black holes<br />
- Certain stars have no light because light can't escape from it<br />
- Draws all into it because <strong>of</strong> the intense gravitational pull, even light can’t leave it<br />
- It is believed that within them “Time does not exist”<br />
- “<strong>The</strong>se are wandering stars not in orbit, without ordination to whom is reserved the<br />
blackness <strong>of</strong> darkness forever.“<br />
- <strong>The</strong>se guys spiritually speaking is destined for a black hole<br />
Five Word Pictures:<br />
Selected and assembled in a definite order (e.g., craftsmanship!)<br />
Graph<br />
Hidden rocks<br />
Waterless clouds<br />
Autumnal trees<br />
Significance<br />
Unseen danger<br />
False promise<br />
Barren pr<strong>of</strong>ession
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Raging waves<br />
Wandering stars<br />
Wasted effort<br />
Aimless course<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se five graphical ideas present the same downward degeneration as verse 11<br />
Summary:<br />
Five graphs present the same downward degeneration as v. 11: Men present at Christian<br />
love-feasts...<br />
...carried away;<br />
...fruitless, uprooted, dead;<br />
...shame, outer darkness their territory.<br />
Contrast With Our Lord:<br />
Hidden rock threatening shipwreck<br />
Clouds with no blessing<br />
Trees <strong>of</strong> death<br />
Restless troubled sea<br />
Wandering stars in darkness<br />
Rock <strong>of</strong> Our Salvation<br />
He who Comes With Clouds<br />
Tree <strong>of</strong> Life<br />
Leads Beside Still Waters<br />
Bright and Morning Star<br />
Contrast With True Believers:<br />
Dangerous Rocks Living Stones 1 Peter 2:5<br />
Waterless Clouds Sources <strong>of</strong> Living Water John 7:38<br />
Dead Trees Trees <strong>of</strong> Righteousness Isaiah 61:3<br />
Raging Waves Peace like a River... Isaiah 48:18<br />
Wandering Stars Shine as Stars forever Daniel 12:3
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Observe the craftsmanship <strong>of</strong> the Holy Spirit!<br />
Homework for Next Time: “Methuselah was the oldest man in the Bible; yet he died<br />
before his father...”? (Genesis 5). Enoch<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 14-16<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> Session 7 (Verses 14-16)<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFTIt4InnR0<br />
14] And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied <strong>of</strong> these, saying, Behold, the<br />
Lord cometh with ten thousands <strong>of</strong> his saints,<br />
15] To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them <strong>of</strong><br />
all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and <strong>of</strong> all their hard<br />
speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.<br />
Prophecy Before the Flood:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> earliest recorded prophecy by a prophet<br />
- Genesis 3:15 is a prophecy uttered by the LORD Himself as He declared war on Satan<br />
• If it were not for <strong>Jude</strong>, we would know practically nothing about prophecy before the<br />
flood.<br />
• We know <strong>of</strong> cities, cattle raising, fine arts, education, and manufacturing (Genesis 4:17-<br />
22).<br />
- But prophecy doesn’t show up there<br />
• Enoch is the only prophet whose words are preserved for us<br />
- [Words similar to <strong>Jude</strong>’s appear in the apocryphal <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Enoch, a patchwork <strong>of</strong><br />
fanciful and unscriptural material.]
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Review: Examples <strong>of</strong> “New Revelations” by Way <strong>of</strong> Allusions<br />
<strong>Jude</strong>: Michael’s dispute over body <strong>of</strong> Moses <strong>Jude</strong> 9<br />
Peter: Noah as a preacher <strong>of</strong> righteousness 2 Peter 2:5<br />
Paul: Names <strong>of</strong> the two magicians in Egypt 2 Timothy 3:8<br />
Words <strong>of</strong> Christ not in Gospels Acts 20:35<br />
James: Elijah prayed to stop rain for 3 1/2 years James 5:17<br />
• Don’t get uncomfortable with the idea that Holy Spirit has preserved this truth even<br />
though the form <strong>of</strong> it is an allusion to something the writer presumes you already know<br />
Enoch:<br />
Enoch: “Seventh from Adam.”<br />
- Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch<br />
- vs. there was another Enoch, (bad apple) son <strong>of</strong> Cain in Genesis 4:17<br />
• Genesis 4:26 has a misunderstanding in it<br />
• Descendants <strong>of</strong> Cain Genesis 4:1-24<br />
- Some names are used <strong>of</strong>ten, common names at the time<br />
• <strong>The</strong> birth <strong>of</strong> Seth found in Genesis 4:25<br />
Genesis 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name<br />
Enos: then began men to call upon the name <strong>of</strong> the LORD.<br />
Call on the Name <strong>of</strong> the LORD:<br />
• Didn’t Abel and Adam, and others call on the Name <strong>of</strong> the Lord?<br />
• What happened in verse 26 with the son <strong>of</strong> Seth?
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- It’s slightly mistranslated<br />
“<strong>The</strong>n men began to pr<strong>of</strong>ane the name <strong>of</strong> the Lord” (Genesis 4:26)<br />
• Genesis 4:26 International Standard Version Seth also fathered a son, whom he<br />
named Enosh. At that time, pr<strong>of</strong>aning the name <strong>of</strong> the LORD began.<br />
• “<strong>The</strong>n men began to pr<strong>of</strong>ane the name <strong>of</strong> the Lord” (Genesis 4:26).<br />
- 19 commentaries out <strong>of</strong> 20 don’t bring this out<br />
• In the Hebrew text it reads - “Call something by the name <strong>of</strong> the Lord...”<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y “Called something else the name <strong>of</strong> the Lord”<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y are pr<strong>of</strong>aning the name <strong>of</strong> the Lord<br />
Ancient texts read as follows…<br />
• Targum <strong>of</strong> Onkelos: “...desisted from praying in the name...”<br />
• Targum <strong>of</strong> Jonathan: “Surnamed their idols in the name...”<br />
• Kimchi, Rashi, & other ancient Jewish commentators agree<br />
• Jerome indicated this opinion <strong>of</strong> many Jews <strong>of</strong> his day.<br />
• Maimonides, Commentary on the Mishna (Is a constituent part <strong>of</strong> the Talmud), A.D.<br />
1168, ascribes the origin <strong>of</strong> idolatry to the days <strong>of</strong> Enos.<br />
Before the Flood:<br />
• We have a very myopic, naïve view <strong>of</strong> the period before Genesis 6<br />
• We have many misconceptions about Adam & Eve and their descendants<br />
- Adam probably lived to see 5 million people, his <strong>of</strong>fspring<br />
• Make a chart and lay out their life spans and calculate how many children each person<br />
could possibly have
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- Recognize that their long-life spans can be taken literally<br />
- <strong>The</strong>ir life spans also overlapped by many years<br />
- In the time <strong>of</strong> Noah there were 5-7 key people still alive<br />
- Shem, the son <strong>of</strong> Noah, lived 54 years after Abram was born<br />
• So, you get a whole different perspective <strong>of</strong> this early era because <strong>of</strong> these extremely<br />
long-life longevities<br />
• By the end <strong>of</strong> Genesis 4 we find apostasy, rebellion against the Name <strong>of</strong> God<br />
- Adam and Eve and there forebearers lived outside <strong>of</strong> the Garden, but not far away.<br />
• We jump to a lot <strong>of</strong> conclusions because the record we have is such a summary.<br />
Four Hebrew words for “Man”:<br />
Adam “origin” the “dust <strong>of</strong> the adamah” (ground)<br />
Ish “sex” a male<br />
Geber “strength” a mighty man<br />
Enosh “infirmities” a physically mortal; character - incurable a loser (used over<br />
500 times)<br />
Enos =<br />
frail, weak, sickly, incurable:<br />
• In his days men began to pr<strong>of</strong>ane the name <strong>of</strong> the Lord, when you understand that,<br />
that gives rise to the raising <strong>of</strong> a prophet and that’s where Enoch comes in<br />
Enosh:<br />
• Third from Adam: Enosh is the third from Adam: Adam, Seth, Enosh, he’s Adams<br />
grandson
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• Third from Moses (grandson) Jonathan, was the first idolatrous priest in Israel (Judges<br />
18:30)<br />
• Son <strong>of</strong> Seth: Destroys the “line <strong>of</strong> Seth” theory <strong>of</strong> Genesis 6. If the line <strong>of</strong> Seth was so<br />
good, let’s take a look at his first son. That was “Enosh”, you see that whole theory is<br />
based on a misunderstanding <strong>of</strong> verse 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a<br />
son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name <strong>of</strong> the Lord.<br />
Genesis 5:21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: 22 And Enoch<br />
walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and<br />
daughters: 23 And all the days <strong>of</strong> Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 24 And<br />
Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.<br />
Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not<br />
found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony,<br />
that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that<br />
cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder <strong>of</strong> them that diligently<br />
seek him.<br />
• Enoch did not die, he was translated<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re are two people who did not see death<br />
- Enoch was one <strong>of</strong> them Genesis 5:21-24; Hebrews 11:5-6<br />
- Elijah is the other one 2 Kings 2:1-14<br />
• Enoch was translated midway between Adam and Abraham; Enoch was Gentile<br />
• Elijah, midway between Abraham and Christ; Elijah was Jewish<br />
• Both <strong>of</strong> these men ministered in times <strong>of</strong> deep apostasy.<br />
• Enoch walked with God “by Faith” (Hebrews 11:5).<br />
• This was not a casual stroll
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- (verse 22 continues in verse 24: 300 years later!)<br />
• That walk involved several things<br />
- Agreement; surrender, witness for 300 years (Amos 3:3)<br />
- Enoch had to surrender to God every day<br />
- That leads to a witness down through the millennia <strong>of</strong> time<br />
- This privilege is available today! (Colossians 2:6; Galatians 5:25; 2 Corinthians 5:7)<br />
Colossians 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:<br />
Galatians 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.<br />
2 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)<br />
• Enoch’s earliest prophecy was not these words in <strong>Jude</strong>,<br />
- But the name <strong>of</strong> his son Methuselah (Noah’s grandfather):<br />
• Enoch had a revelation<br />
• Enoch had a son<br />
• Enoch then, walked with God, the result was then this prophecy<br />
• Methuselah: “Muth (4191)” = “to die” (found 125 times in the Old Testament; 8 times<br />
in Genesis 5 alone)<br />
Shalak = “to send forth” (used over 60 times in Old Testament: send judgment on the<br />
earth, plagues <strong>of</strong> Egypt, famine, fire, pestilence <strong>of</strong> prophets, etc.)<br />
• MuthShalak makes up the word, Methuselah<br />
Names in the Bible have meaning:<br />
• Eve = life-giver; mother <strong>of</strong> all living (Genesis 3:20)<br />
• Cain = acquired (Genesis 4:4)
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• Seth = appointed (Genesis 4:25)<br />
• Abraham = father <strong>of</strong> many nations (Genesis 17:5)<br />
• Enoch = teaching; initiation; or commencement.<br />
• Methuselah = when he dies it shall be sent<br />
· When Methuselah died, judgment was sent. Jewish tradition says that he died seven<br />
days before the Flood.<br />
• Methuselah’s life becomes a model <strong>of</strong> grace and longsuffering:<br />
- He is the oldest man in the Bible (969 years—Genesis 5:27). - Enoch “walked with God”<br />
after he begat Methuselah (Genesis 5:21-24).<br />
- He received the revelation ... named his son ... became a prophet.<br />
- [Was his incentive any different than ours?]<br />
- God is not willing that any perish (2 Peter 3:8,9).<br />
Four Facts Emphasized by Enoch’s Prophecy:<br />
• Enoch’s prophecy is <strong>of</strong> the Lord’s Second Coming<br />
1) We know the Lord’s coming is sure;<br />
2) We know who will accompany the Lord;<br />
3) We know the purpose <strong>of</strong> His coming;<br />
4) We know the result <strong>of</strong> the Lord’s coming.<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied <strong>of</strong> these, saying, Behold,<br />
the Lord cometh with ten thousands <strong>of</strong> his saints,<br />
1) We Know the Lord’s Coming is Sure:
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- We have the assurance <strong>of</strong> this prophecy spoken in the past tense (Cf. Revelation 19:11-<br />
14).<br />
• Written as history, but written in advance<br />
- Like history, nothing can change it.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se prophecies are written the same way<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y are not contingent on anything<br />
- He is “able to subdue all things to Himself” (Philippians 3:21)<br />
2) We Know Who Will Accompany the Lord:<br />
• He will come “with His holy myriads”: “myriads” found in other passages (Zechariah<br />
14:5; Revelation 19:4; Daniel 7:10).<br />
• Moses: ten thousands <strong>of</strong> “holy ones” (Deuteronomy 33:2) = Angels (Acts 7:53;<br />
Galatians 3:19)<br />
• Christ’s return: “All the holy angels” (Matthew 25:31);<br />
- Believers also (Colossians 3:4; 1 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 3:13);<br />
- “we shall judge angels” (1 Corinthians 6:2,3)<br />
3) We Know the Purpose <strong>of</strong> His Coming:<br />
- First and last prophecy (Revelation 22:20) given through a man focuses on His Second<br />
Coming in judgment.<br />
• First prophecy came through Enoch<br />
- He will come to bring judgment (krisis) (Hebrews 9:26-28).<br />
Hebrews 9:26-28 For then must he <strong>of</strong>ten have suffered since the foundation <strong>of</strong>
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the world: but now once in the end <strong>of</strong> the world hath he appeared to put away sin by<br />
the sacrifice <strong>of</strong> himself. 27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the<br />
judgment: 28 So Christ was once <strong>of</strong>fered to bear the sins <strong>of</strong> many; and unto them that<br />
look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.<br />
• “krisis” is used <strong>of</strong> Sodom (Luke 10:14);<br />
• “a certain fearful looking for krisis” (Hebrews 10:27);<br />
• “the day <strong>of</strong> krisis ...<strong>of</strong> ungodly men” (2 Peter 3:7)<br />
- <strong>The</strong> use <strong>of</strong> that word, is the judgement <strong>of</strong> the unsaved<br />
John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him<br />
that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed<br />
from death unto life.<br />
• Word used is krisis<br />
No believer will ever come into krisis (John 5:24);<br />
• A Believer before the Judgement Seat <strong>of</strong> Christ uses a different word<br />
• A different word is used: This is the Bema Seat (Romans 14:10; 2 Corinthians 5:10)<br />
where the judge sat to pass out the rewards at the end <strong>of</strong> the race<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is a different kind <strong>of</strong> judgement for believers<br />
- Apocryphal “<strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Enoch” error: “<br />
• “He comes with myriads <strong>of</strong> saints to execute judgement on them.”<br />
• <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Enoch was written by a fraud, a false prophet<br />
• It was not written by Enoch<br />
“ All”: Who will be judged?<br />
• He cometh to judge the earth (Psalms 96:13).
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• ...all nations (Joel 3:12; Matthew 25:32).<br />
• ...with their cities (Matthew 11:22; 12:41).<br />
• ...every man, living or dead (2 Timothy 4:1; 2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 1:7-9).<br />
• ...fallen angels (verse 6) et al. (Isaiah 24:21).<br />
• ...and demons (Matthew 8:29).<br />
Who will be this judge?<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment to the Son” (John 5:22) •<br />
“...according to truth...deeds... my gospel” (Romans 2:2,6,16).<br />
Romans 2:2 But we are sure that the judgment <strong>of</strong> God is according to truth against<br />
them which commit such things. 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:<br />
16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets <strong>of</strong> men by Jesus Christ according to my<br />
gospel.<br />
4. We Know the Result <strong>of</strong> the Lord’s Coming:<br />
- All the ungodly will be convicted <strong>of</strong> all their works <strong>of</strong> ungodliness...<br />
• Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire (Matthew 25:31-46);<br />
• books opened...according to their works (Revelation 20:11-15);<br />
• heavens and earth reserved unto fire... (2 Peter 3:7)<br />
- ...which they have ungodly wrought.<br />
• He looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7)<br />
- ...hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him<br />
•...every idle word which men shall speak (Matthew 12:36).<br />
• <strong>The</strong> description <strong>of</strong> the Anti-Christ in scripture is a Big Mouth (Revelation 13; Daniel 8)
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Enoch’s Role In Prophecy:<br />
• Much is said about Noah and the Ark<br />
- Noah is called by God to build this barge, ark - 8 people are saved<br />
- <strong>The</strong>re is no reason to believe that Noah had only three sons!<br />
- Made the ark, miraculously preserved through the flood<br />
• Where would you have the Ark land after the flood?<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Ark’s resting place was by God’s design<br />
- It was placed on a geographically unstable mountain, where it is too high to live<br />
- God seems to have placed the ark in a place where it is impossible to use it as timber,<br />
etc.<br />
• 14,000 feet plus on Mount Ararat, with very inhospitable conditions<br />
- It is preserved in ice<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Ark was sealed inside and outside with pitch in Genesis 6:14<br />
- It was built to be preserved; it was deposited to be preserved<br />
• Hypothesis – <strong>The</strong> Ark’s role is prophetically not over<br />
- It was a testimony to an unbelieving world <strong>of</strong> coming judgment back when it was built,<br />
it will be again<br />
- It implies A testimony to the reality <strong>of</strong> Genesis 6 and the reality <strong>of</strong> Noah<br />
- God intervenes in the lives <strong>of</strong> men, and he holds them accountable<br />
• Pitch: <strong>The</strong> word “pitch” within and without in Genesis 6, is used throughout scripture,<br />
but it’s translated “pitch” only in that chapter<br />
- Everywhere else in the Old Testament “pitch” is translated = Atonement
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- <strong>The</strong>re is a gigantic “pun” here<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se eight people were preserved by Atonement<br />
- <strong>The</strong> ark is a type <strong>of</strong> Christ preserving the chosen through the judgment to become a<br />
new beginning at the end<br />
- <strong>The</strong> ark when it comes to rest, when they leave the ark, the Holy Spirit tells us it was<br />
the 17 th day <strong>of</strong> the 7 th month. In the book <strong>of</strong> Exodus when the Passover is Instituted, He<br />
makes that month, the first <strong>of</strong> the month. <strong>The</strong> Passover is on the 14 th <strong>of</strong> Nissan, which in<br />
Genesis is the seventh.<br />
- If Jesus Christ is crucified on the 14 th <strong>of</strong> Nissan, what happens 3 days later? His<br />
resurrection. You mean to tell me that God let Noah leave the ark on the third day after<br />
the 14 th on the Anniversary thousands <strong>of</strong> years in advance <strong>of</strong> the Resurrection <strong>of</strong> Jesus<br />
Christ? Absolutely!<br />
- It's mind blowing how the Lord orchestrates all <strong>of</strong> this<br />
• Is the ark a type <strong>of</strong> the believer?<br />
- <strong>The</strong> ark is not removed from the judgment, it was preserved through it<br />
- <strong>The</strong>re is a difference between it and the Church<br />
• “not appointed unto wrath, but unto salvation” (1 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 5:9)<br />
• “I will keep you from the time <strong>of</strong> tribulation” (Revelation 3:20)<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Ark is a type <strong>of</strong> Israel, preserved through tribulation<br />
• Where is the Church?<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Church is non-Jewish – Enoch<br />
- Enoch was removed from the scene before the judgment<br />
Note: Rapture Models in the Old Testament
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• Enoch’s translation before promised judgment (cf. Noah’s Ark, preserved through<br />
judgment.<br />
• Lot’s deliverance from Sodom prior to judgment.<br />
• Nebuchadnezzar’s fiery furnace: WHERE WAS DANIEL? (Daniel 3)<br />
- When the music plays everyone was to bow down to the image<br />
- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow down<br />
• Nebuchadnezzar built the image 66 cubits high and 6 cubits wide - he commanded<br />
everyone to bow down<br />
- Nebuchadnezzar is a type <strong>of</strong> Anti-Christ<br />
- Forces all to worship him at the pain <strong>of</strong> death<br />
• Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego a type <strong>of</strong> Israel<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y are in the fiery furnace fire is an idiom <strong>of</strong> the tribulation in the Old Testament,<br />
they are preserved through the fiery furnace they are not kept out <strong>of</strong> the furnace<br />
- Fire = Tribulation no harm came to them<br />
• Where is Daniel?<br />
- He was not around, for whatever reason, at that time he was probably on an errand <strong>of</strong><br />
the state, and his enemies used that time to attack his second string<br />
Enoch’s Role In Prophecy Pre-Trib Rapture:<br />
• Lot’s deliverance from Sodom prior to judgement<br />
- It was clear as Abraham was interceding for Lot if there was one righteous the<br />
judgement would have been stayed<br />
- <strong>The</strong> two angels get Lot out <strong>of</strong> Sodom
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• <strong>The</strong>y could not carry out the mission until Lot was gone!<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Seventy Weeks Prophecy (Daniel 9)<br />
• A period <strong>of</strong> time <strong>of</strong> 69 weeks; then 1 week after that<br />
- Scope verse, (Daniel 9:24)<br />
- Detailed description <strong>of</strong> the 69 weeks (Daniel 9:25)<br />
- Description <strong>of</strong> events between 69 th and 70 th week (Daniel 9:26)<br />
- Description <strong>of</strong> the 70th week (Daniel 9:27)<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is a gap between 69 th ( ) 70 th<br />
weeks<br />
- That ( ) is paramount to understanding the 70 weeks prophecy <strong>of</strong> Daniel<br />
- <strong>The</strong> same gap is in Revelation 12:5-6<br />
“Dispensational Breaks”<br />
• Israel and the Church are “mutually exclusive” (Daniel 9). [See the list below for 24<br />
dispensational “gaps” in Scripture.]<br />
1) Genesis 1:1-2 2) Psalms 22:21-22 3) Psalms 118:22<br />
4) Isaiah 9:6 5) Isaiah 53:10 6) Isaiah 61:2<br />
7) Lam 4:21-22 8) Daniel 9:26-27 9) Daniel 11:20-21<br />
10) Hosea 2:13-14 11) Hosea 3:4-5 12) Amos 9:10-11<br />
13) Micah 5:2-3 14) Hab 2:13-14 15) Zephaniah 3:7-8<br />
16) Zech 10:9-10 17) Matthew 10:23 18) Matthew 12:20<br />
19) Luke 1:31-32 20) Luke 4:18-20 21) Luke 21:24<br />
22) John 1:5-6 23) 1 Peter 1:11 24) Revelation 12:5-6<br />
In all <strong>of</strong> those God's dealing with Israel and God's dealing with the Church are mutually
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exclusive. 12 Israel 12 Church = 24<br />
• When Israel rejects her Messiah the positioning <strong>of</strong> the Church is established<br />
- From then (Age <strong>of</strong> Grace) until the Rapture is clearly a parenthesis in which God’s focus<br />
is on the Gentiles /Church<br />
- Believers in the Old Testament and prior to the Church; they are believers<br />
- <strong>The</strong> apostles were sent to Israel, two by two a specific mission set up there<br />
- <strong>The</strong>re is an era that we enjoy, we take it all for granted, very peculiar things abound to<br />
us that were not true then and are just unique to us …the Church<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re will come a time when that is over, God will have accomplished His purpose<br />
- God will again choose to deal with the world through Israel<br />
- <strong>The</strong> insight to unraveling the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Revelation is to understand it’s Jewishness:<br />
Chapters 4 – to the end are Jewish; Israel<br />
- <strong>The</strong> 7 letters to the 7 Churches are a Gentile parenthesis<br />
Enoch’s Role in Prophecy:<br />
• Ruth and Boaz<br />
- Naomi represents Israel<br />
- Boaz is the kinsman redeemer<br />
- Ruth is the Gentile Bride<br />
• Where was Ruth during the Threshing floor scene?<br />
- At the feet <strong>of</strong> Boaz (Ruth 3)<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re Are Two Models <strong>of</strong> the Rapture in the Old Testament:<br />
• Explicit in Isaiah 26:19-21; Zephaniah 2:3
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Isaiah 26:19-21 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise.<br />
Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew <strong>of</strong> herbs, and the<br />
earth shall cast out the dead. 20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and<br />
shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the<br />
indignation be overpast. 21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out <strong>of</strong> his place to punish the<br />
inhabitants <strong>of</strong> the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and<br />
shall no more cover her slain.<br />
Zephaniah 2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek <strong>of</strong> the earth, which have wrought his<br />
judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day <strong>of</strong> the<br />
LORD'S anger.<br />
Amos 8:9-10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause<br />
the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: 10 And I will<br />
turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up<br />
sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the<br />
mourning <strong>of</strong> an only son, and the end there<strong>of</strong> as a bitter day.<br />
• This is talking about crucifixion <strong>of</strong> Christ (Amos 8:9-10)<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 16 <strong>The</strong>se are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their<br />
mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because <strong>of</strong><br />
advantage.<br />
Occurrences <strong>of</strong> “Dispensational Breaks”<br />
<strong>Book</strong><br />
Gap Evident<br />
1) Genesis 1 1, 2 *<br />
2) Psalms 22 21, 22 *<br />
3) Psalms 118 middle <strong>of</strong> verse 22 *
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4) Isaiah 9:6 after first clause *<br />
5) Isaiah 53 middle <strong>of</strong> verse 10 *<br />
6) Isaiah 61 middle <strong>of</strong> verse 2 *<br />
7) Lamentations 4 21, 22 *<br />
8) Daniel 9 26, 27 *<br />
9) Daniel 11 20, 21 *<br />
10) Hosea 2 13, 14 *<br />
11) Hosea 3 4, 5 *<br />
12) Amos 9 10, 11 *<br />
13) Micah 5 2, 3 *<br />
14) Habakkuk 2 13, 14 *<br />
15) Zephaniah 9 7, 8 *<br />
16) Zechariah 10 9, 10 *<br />
17) Matthew 10 middle <strong>of</strong> verse 23 ( )<br />
18) Matthew 12 middle <strong>of</strong> verse 20 *<br />
19) Luke 1 31, 32 *<br />
20) Luke 4 18-20 (our Lord quoting Isaiah 61:1,2)<br />
21) Luke 21 middle <strong>of</strong> verse 24 *<br />
22) John 1 5, 6 ?<br />
23) 1 Peter 1 middle <strong>of</strong> verse 11 ?<br />
24) Revelation 12 5, 6 *
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Recognition <strong>of</strong> An Apostate:<br />
• This is how you recognize an apostate!<br />
- “<strong>The</strong>se are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts …<br />
• Complainers – Angels’ dissatisfaction with their assigned place<br />
Walking after their own lusts – Sodom and Gomorrah<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 16-25<br />
Recognition <strong>of</strong> an Apostate:<br />
<strong>The</strong> Church will be without excuse if it fails to recognize apostates when they appear<br />
(verses 8, 10, 12, 13...).<br />
1) Murmurers – Israel in the wilderness verse 5<br />
2) complainers... Angels’ dissatisfaction with their assigned place;<br />
3) walking after their own lusts... Sodom and Gomorrah.<br />
Murmurers:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> noun “murmurers” is found nowhere else in the New Testament. <strong>The</strong> verb form is<br />
found in several passages:<br />
• “Jews murmured at Him...Bread <strong>of</strong> Life (John 6:41).<br />
• “Disciples murmured...walked no more... (John 6:61,66; Ephesians 2:2,3).<br />
• Murmuring was a sin <strong>of</strong> no minor importance: it is the hallmark <strong>of</strong> apostasy (Psalms<br />
106:24-26; 1 Corinthians 10:10)<br />
Complainers:<br />
Again, this noun is found nowhere else in the New Testament.<br />
• Pharisees “found fault” ...traditions... (Mark 7:2,6,8).
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- Making the Word <strong>of</strong> God <strong>of</strong> no effect through tradition is a form <strong>of</strong> apostasy wherever<br />
it is found.<br />
• Faultfinding may mark a pr<strong>of</strong>essing Christian as one who has turned his back upon the<br />
truth! Complainers may be apostates (verses 8,10; cf. 2 Corinthians 11:15; 1 Corinthians<br />
5:11).<br />
- “ ...displeased the Lord in the Days <strong>of</strong> Moses” (Numbers 11:1);<br />
- “ ...displeased the Lord” (Mark 7);<br />
- “ ...Today”? Compare “those dissatisfied with their lot” (angels verse 6) with<br />
- “whatsoever state we’re in” (Philippians 4:11).<br />
Walking After <strong>The</strong>ir Own Lusts:<br />
• This is the same word as the Lord uses in the Parable <strong>of</strong> the Sower (Mark 4:18,19). “<br />
- ...sc<strong>of</strong>fers, walking after their own lusts...” (2 Peter 3:3:5).<br />
Trio in the Old Testament, mixed multitude (with Israel, not <strong>of</strong> Israel):<br />
• Murmurers (Numbers 14:2);<br />
• Complainers (Numbers 11:1);<br />
• “Fell a lusting” (Numbers 11:4).<br />
<strong>The</strong>ir Mouth Speaketh Great Swelling Words:<br />
• This is the same expression found in 2 Peter 2:15-21;<br />
- the Doctrine <strong>of</strong> Demons (1 Timothy 4:1);<br />
- Identified <strong>of</strong> the Last Leader Anti-Christ (2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 2:3, 11; Revelation 13:5,6).<br />
• Having Men’s Persons in Admiration...<br />
- “Pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism” replacing the call <strong>of</strong> the Holy Spirit (cf. the Calvary Chapel history:<br />
read the book Harvest by Chuck Smith).
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<strong>Jude</strong> Session 8 (Verses 17-25)<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbLAk_M7eYE<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 17-25<br />
17] But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before <strong>of</strong> the apostles <strong>of</strong><br />
our Lord Jesus Christ;<br />
• Remember the word (Word)<br />
• <strong>Jude</strong> opened with quotes from the Old Testament<br />
- He closes with references to words spoken by the apostles<br />
• Protection against apostacy – To remember the words<br />
- Remember implies you know the words; it also implies you have read the words<br />
• You cling to the Word <strong>of</strong> God<br />
- Remember, cherish, and rejoice: HIS WORD (Proverbs 30:5)<br />
- Rejoice …as those who find great spoil (Psalms 119:162)<br />
18] How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk<br />
after their own ungodly lusts.<br />
19] <strong>The</strong>se be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.<br />
Remember <strong>The</strong> Word:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Doctrine <strong>of</strong> Inspiration is Paramount:<br />
- Not in man’s wisdom, but by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:13)<br />
1 Corinthians 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom<br />
teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
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2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will <strong>of</strong> man: but holy men <strong>of</strong><br />
God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Primary Mission <strong>of</strong> these Studies:<br />
- To know’ love, understand, to be passionate about, and to know the Supernatural<br />
origin and role <strong>of</strong> the Word <strong>of</strong> God<br />
Apostolic Warnings:<br />
<strong>The</strong> apostle Paul warned <strong>of</strong> grievous wolves , not sparing the flock (Acts 20:28-30)<br />
Acts 20:28-30 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which<br />
the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church <strong>of</strong> God, which he hath<br />
purchased with his own blood. 29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous<br />
wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also <strong>of</strong> your own selves shall men<br />
arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.<br />
• Paul was warning the Ephesian Church<br />
- “Christian” cults go after members <strong>of</strong> the Body <strong>of</strong> Christ<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y don’t bother with the unsaved<br />
- Built around some extravagant truth<br />
• Fail to embrace the whole council <strong>of</strong> God<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Lord Jesus Christ authored “Seven Epistles” Revelation chapter 2 and 3<br />
Revelation 2:1-2 Unto the angel <strong>of</strong> the church <strong>of</strong> Ephesus write; <strong>The</strong>se things saith he<br />
that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst <strong>of</strong> the seven<br />
golden candlesticks; 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou<br />
canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are<br />
apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
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Four Levels <strong>of</strong> Meaning:<br />
<strong>The</strong>re appear to be at least four levels <strong>of</strong> application to these letters:<br />
1. Local: <strong>The</strong>se were actual, historic churches, with valid needs. Archaeological<br />
discoveries have confirmed this.<br />
2. Admonitory: In each <strong>of</strong> the letters there appears the key phrase, "Hear what the<br />
Spirit says to the churches". Note the plural, churches. It turns out that each <strong>of</strong><br />
the letters applies to all churches throughout history. As we understand the<br />
sevenfold internal structure, the uniquely tailored messages, and the specific<br />
admonitions in each <strong>of</strong> the letters, we discover that any church can be "mapped"<br />
in terms <strong>of</strong> these seven composite pr<strong>of</strong>iles.<br />
3. Homiletic: Each <strong>of</strong> the letters also contains the phrase, "He that hath an ear let<br />
him hear..." Doesn't each <strong>of</strong> us "have an ear"? Each letter applies to each <strong>of</strong> us.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are some elements <strong>of</strong> each <strong>of</strong> these seven "churches" in each <strong>of</strong> us. Thus,<br />
this may be the most practical application <strong>of</strong> the entire <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Revelation.<br />
4. Prophetic: <strong>The</strong> most amazing discovery, however, <strong>of</strong> these seven letters is their<br />
apparent prophetic application. <strong>The</strong>se letters describe, with remarkable precision,<br />
the unfolding <strong>of</strong> all subsequent church history.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se letters describe, with remarkable precision, the unfolding <strong>of</strong> all subsequent<br />
church history. If these letters were in any other order, this would not be true!<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se letters appear to fill the interval between the 69th and 70th "weeks" <strong>of</strong> Daniel 9.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Acts covers about 30 years; these two chapters <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> Revelation<br />
cover the next 1,900 years.<br />
Revelation 2:3-5 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast<br />
laboured, and hast not fainted. 4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because<br />
thou hast left thy first love. 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and
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repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy<br />
candlestick out <strong>of</strong> his place, except thou repent.<br />
Epheses:<br />
Meaning - <strong>The</strong> Desired One<br />
• Jesus: <strong>The</strong> Church at Ephesus, they were doctrinally sound<br />
- But they had lost their first love for Jesus Christ (Revelation 2:1-7)<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y were so busy about the Lord’s business, that they had no time for the King<br />
2 Peter 3:1-3 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up<br />
your pure minds by way <strong>of</strong> remembrance: 2 That ye may be mindful <strong>of</strong> the words which<br />
were spoken before by the holy prophets, and <strong>of</strong> the commandment <strong>of</strong> us the apostles<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Lord and Saviour: 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days<br />
sc<strong>of</strong>fers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise <strong>of</strong> his<br />
coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the<br />
beginning <strong>of</strong> the creation.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Second Coming and the Creation are linked, they both are based upon the<br />
premise that there is a God, who intervenes in history. A disbelief in one leads to a<br />
disbelief in the other.<br />
• Peter: Sc<strong>of</strong>fers, after their own lusts (2 Peter 3:1-4)<br />
- Willing ignorance; deliberate rejection<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 1:19 <strong>The</strong>se be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y who make separations verse 19<br />
Martin Luther: Translated this, “those who make factions”<br />
- Those who bring about divisions because <strong>of</strong> borderlines, or limits = sin, in the sense <strong>of</strong><br />
the law<br />
• Not just ecclesiastical doctrines
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Obverse: <strong>The</strong> reverse <strong>of</strong> this idea, the positive side is (1 Corinthians 11:19)<br />
• Why is it, that in general you find a minister who is right on just about everything but<br />
one thing? But there is always something that you may stumble on.<br />
1 Corinthians 11:19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are<br />
approved may be made manifest among you.<br />
- This problem is not a local one, it’s not a problem that’s just unique to <strong>Jude</strong> it is<br />
intrinsic in the whole gamut <strong>of</strong> building the Body.<br />
3 John 1:9-10 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the<br />
preeminence among them, receiveth us not. 10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember<br />
his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content<br />
therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that<br />
would, and casteth them out <strong>of</strong> the church.<br />
Who Make Separations:<br />
• Diotrephes caused division in the Church;<br />
- He refused to receive John; he loved his own preeminence …<br />
• Christ is to have the preeminence (Colossians 1:18)<br />
• Let each esteem the other better…(Philippians 2:3)<br />
• Diotrephes was an apostate:<br />
- Speaking evil <strong>of</strong> John, malicious words;<br />
- Refusing to receive the brethren;<br />
- Forbidding others who would have done so;<br />
- Even casting brethren out <strong>of</strong> the church;
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3 John 1:11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth<br />
good is <strong>of</strong> God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.<br />
Sensual:<br />
• This is not lasciviousness verse 4<br />
- Not walking after ungodly lusts verse 6<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Greek word is “psychikos”<br />
• It is “soulish”, in the realm <strong>of</strong> the senses<br />
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Hear, O Israel: <strong>The</strong> LORD our God is one LORD:<br />
5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and<br />
with all thy might.<br />
Mark 12:29 And Jesus answered him, <strong>The</strong> first <strong>of</strong> all the commandments is, Hear, O<br />
Israel; <strong>The</strong> Lord our God is one Lord:<br />
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and<br />
with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.<br />
• Jesus added a phrase<br />
• Tripartite Man: Spirit, Soul, and Body (1 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 5:23)<br />
1 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 5:23 And the very God <strong>of</strong> peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God<br />
your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming <strong>of</strong> our<br />
Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
Blueprint <strong>of</strong> a Believer - Nan's Corner: by Nancy Missler • August 1, 1997<br />
https://www.khouse.org/articles/1997/21/<br />
<strong>The</strong> Temple <strong>of</strong> Solomon:
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• I believe Paul is making a correlation (in the two above Scriptures) between Solomon's<br />
Temple, which used to be the dwelling place <strong>of</strong> God's Spirit, and our bodies that<br />
are now the dwelling place <strong>of</strong> His Spirit. I believe he is saying that in some mystical way,<br />
Solomon's Temple was a model, a blueprint, or a type <strong>of</strong> the believer indwelt by the Holy<br />
Spirit.<br />
Now, the reason I refer to Solomon's Temple and not the other temples is because<br />
Solomon's was very "special." 1) It was the only Temple where all the detailed plans (not<br />
only the construction <strong>of</strong> the Temple but also the furniture) were given to David by the<br />
Spirit <strong>of</strong> God (see 1 Chronicles 28:12,19). 2) It was also the only Temple in which God's<br />
Spirit "dwelt permanently" until the Temple was destroyed. And lastly, 3) It was the only<br />
Temple in which the Ark <strong>of</strong> the Covenant rested. None <strong>of</strong> the other Temples contained<br />
the Ark.<br />
Sensual:<br />
• Getting back to <strong>Jude</strong> 1:19 Sensual here is soulish, it is meant in a neutral sense, but<br />
that makes it more telling<br />
- <strong>The</strong> soul is self-consciousness, our personality, our emotions, our will, psychology<br />
- <strong>The</strong> spirit is God-consciousness, the highest element <strong>of</strong> communication with Him<br />
What is the best English equivalent for the soulish man = natural man (1 Corinthians<br />
2:14)<br />
1 Corinthians 2:13-14 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's<br />
wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with<br />
spiritual. 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things <strong>of</strong> the Spirit <strong>of</strong> God: for they<br />
are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually<br />
discerned.<br />
Holography:
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A Provocative Analogy<br />
Holographic Properties (Fourier Transform)<br />
• Useless in Natural light – it looks foggy<br />
- Requires proper illumination<br />
• What makes it dramatic is that it is 3 dimensional<br />
- Move your eyes to look around things in the picture<br />
- <strong>The</strong> picture appears to have substance as you move<br />
A Biblical Analogy<br />
When one examines a hologram in natural (uncollimated, noncoherent) light, it has no<br />
apparent form nor attractiveness. However, when one examines it with the laser with<br />
which it was formulated, a three-dimensional image appears.<br />
When one examines the Bible in unaided, natural light, it ''has no form nor comeliness<br />
that we should desire it.'' 4 But when we examine it illuminated by the Light that created<br />
it, the Spirit <strong>of</strong> God that put it all together in the first place, we see an image: the image<br />
<strong>of</strong> the One that every detail in it illuminates, the promised Messiah Himself.<br />
From Genesis to Revelation, Gods program for the redemption <strong>of</strong> mankind is carefully<br />
distributed throughout 66 books, 5 penned by more than 40 different individuals spanning<br />
over a thousand years! And, indeed, this abused collection has survived the<br />
jamming and interference <strong>of</strong> its enemies over many centuries without material damage!<br />
(However, if we illuminate the hologram with a laser <strong>of</strong> a different frequency, it will yield<br />
a false or distorted image. So, too, the Scriptures!)<br />
How Do Holograms Work?<br />
A hologram is a form <strong>of</strong> lensless photography in which a laser simultaneously<br />
illuminates an object and a piece <strong>of</strong> film. <strong>The</strong> film records the interference between the
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light waves hitting it directly and the light waves reflected from the object. It is, in effect,<br />
a frequency record rather than a spatial image.<br />
Fourier Transforms<br />
<strong>The</strong> hologram is one <strong>of</strong> the most remarkable examples <strong>of</strong> a Fourier Transform.<br />
Holographic principles were first formulated in 1947 by Dennis Gabor (who later won a<br />
Nobel Prize for his efforts) as he was trying to improve the electron microscope, then a<br />
primitive and imperfect device. His approach was a mathematical one, leaning on a type<br />
<strong>of</strong> calculus invented by an 18 th century Frenchman, Jean B. J. Fourier.<br />
Fourier had developed a mathematical way <strong>of</strong> converting any pattern, no matter how<br />
complex, into a language <strong>of</strong> simple waves. He also showed that these wave forms could<br />
be converted back into the original pattern, just as a television set converts those<br />
frequencies back into the original images. Engineers frequently exploit Fourier<br />
Transforms to change a time series into a frequency series. <strong>The</strong> use <strong>of</strong> frequency<br />
response curves in the evaluation <strong>of</strong> audio equipment is a common example.<br />
Modern holographic images are derived from the work <strong>of</strong> Emmet Leath at the University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Michigan. (I had the pleasure <strong>of</strong> exploring computer-generated holograms with him<br />
in his laboratory in the early 60s.)<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is …No loss from dropouts or holes<br />
- Information is spread over the entire bandwidth, meaning, there is no chapter on<br />
“baptism”, there is no specific chapter on “salvation”, there is no specific chapter on the<br />
“rapture”, etc. It is spread over the entire <strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Bible<br />
- This anticipates hostile jamming<br />
- It is resilient to specific interference<br />
Isaiah 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand<br />
doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. 10 For
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precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here<br />
a little, and there a little:<br />
• It’s distributed, the same way that you would do with a hologram, it’s the same<br />
properties…<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Natural man cannot perceive the truth <strong>of</strong> God<br />
- Without the light <strong>of</strong> the Holy Spirit (which put the Word together in the first place)<br />
- Intellectual debate won’t usually convert them<br />
• Only the proper illumination <strong>of</strong> the Holy Spirit<br />
- That’s how we came to God, it’s ok to use apologetics, but the drawing to God is by<br />
the word and the Holy Spirit<br />
• In <strong>Jude</strong> sensual means soulish<br />
- Having not the Spirit verse 19<br />
Is An Apostate Saved?<br />
• Believers are normally spiritual, if they are obedient to the Word <strong>of</strong> God (1 Corinthians<br />
2:15)<br />
• Although they may be carnal, or babes (1 Corinthians 3:1)<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y are never said to be sensual or natural men<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y are born <strong>of</strong> the Spirit<br />
• No matter how noble or giving, doesn’t mean that they are saved<br />
- Only saved by Jesus Christ<br />
- An apostate never became a child <strong>of</strong> God<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is no passage <strong>of</strong> Scripture which could be made the basis for the concept that
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a natural man ever was anything else but an unsaved man<br />
• <strong>The</strong> unsaved are natural men, dominated by the senses <strong>of</strong> the self<br />
- Dominated by the psyche<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y receive not the things <strong>of</strong> the spirit for they are “foolishness” (1 Corinthians 2)<br />
• What is the foolishness <strong>of</strong> God?<br />
• From beginning to end God goes out <strong>of</strong> His way…<br />
• To do things in a way that we would never think <strong>of</strong><br />
- Saving eight people in a barge, using the jawbone <strong>of</strong> an ass, Naaman bathing in a<br />
muddy river<br />
- “<strong>The</strong> foolishness <strong>of</strong> God is wiser than men” (1 Corinthians 1:25)<br />
• <strong>The</strong> ultimate foolishness, the most ridiculous idea to us<br />
- <strong>The</strong> entire universe is redeemed by the death <strong>of</strong> a carpenter’s Son<br />
• On a Roman Cross, in <strong>Jude</strong>a over 1,900 years ago<br />
• That event would be the pivotal fulcrum <strong>of</strong> all history<br />
• That’s Foolish!<br />
- “<strong>The</strong> preaching <strong>of</strong> the Cross is to them that perish foolishness, but unto us which are<br />
saved it is the power <strong>of</strong> God” (1 Corinthians 1:18; Romans 1:16)<br />
• “If any man have not the Spirit <strong>of</strong> Christ, he is none <strong>of</strong> His” (Romans 8:9)<br />
• <strong>The</strong> apostate lacks the distinguishing mark <strong>of</strong> the true believer: the seal until the day <strong>of</strong><br />
redemption (Ephesians 1:13, 14)<br />
A Christian Is:<br />
• Baptized by the spirit into the body <strong>of</strong> Christ
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• Sealed by the Spirit<br />
• Indwelt by the Spirit<br />
• Taught by the Spirit<br />
• Led by the Spirit (Romans 8:14)<br />
• Can cry … “Abba, Father…” (Galatians 4:6)<br />
• An apostate knows nothing <strong>of</strong> these things<br />
Building, Praying, Keeping, and Looking:<br />
20] But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy<br />
Ghost,<br />
21] Keep yourselves in the love <strong>of</strong> God, looking for the mercy <strong>of</strong> our Lord Jesus Christ<br />
unto eternal life.<br />
Building Up Your Faith:<br />
• We bear the responsibility for self-development<br />
“Building” is a present participle and lifelong task<br />
• Spiritual Building:<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Church (Matthew 16:18)<br />
- Foundation <strong>of</strong> apostles, prophets;<br />
• Christ = Chief Cornerstone; (Ephesians 2:20)<br />
- We = “living stones…spiritual house”; (1 Peter 2:5)<br />
- Our works: stones versus stubble (1 Corinthians 3:10-15)<br />
2 Peter 1:5-7 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue
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knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to<br />
patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness<br />
charity.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re are Nine steps to building a spiritual house<br />
• “Building Up Yourselves”<br />
- How do we do that? (Acts 20:32)<br />
- Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word <strong>of</strong> God (Romans 10:17)<br />
- Cleansing from sin (Ephesians 5:26; John 17:17)<br />
- Obedience brings blessings (James 1:25)<br />
- When we desire it, we grow thereby (1 Peter 2:2)<br />
- Whoso keepeth… in Him…love is perfected (1 John 2:5)<br />
• “Praying in the Holy Spirit” (Ephesians 6:18; Romans 8:26-27)<br />
• “Keep yourself in the love <strong>of</strong> God”<br />
- We are kept for Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:5; cf verse 1)<br />
- Also, (cf. angels who “kept” in everlasting bonds…) Verse 6<br />
- This does not say – “Keep on loving God”<br />
• It’s His Love, not our love that is in view (John 15:9)<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Prodigal Son removed himself from the place where he could enjoy the benefits <strong>of</strong><br />
his father’s love to the fullest. He did not keep himself in the love <strong>of</strong> his father…(Luke 15)<br />
- Listen to His call for obedience (John 15:10; 1 John 3:23) also, draw close to God and<br />
He will draw close to you (James 4:8)<br />
• Verse 21 “Looking for”
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- “Looking for” in the Greek is translated = (4 times) “waiting for” (Luke 12:36) and<br />
“looking for” in (Titus 2:13)<br />
- Awaiting, expecting, anticipating<br />
• Progressive: faith = love = blessed hope<br />
- Holy Spirit/Father/Son<br />
22] And <strong>of</strong> some have compassion, making a difference:<br />
23] And others save with fear, pulling them out <strong>of</strong> the fire; hating even the garment<br />
spotted by the flesh.<br />
Ex-Warlock Reveals SHOCKING Truth About <strong>The</strong> Agenda Against Christians<br />
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYeKBBlznzk&t=327s<br />
James Kawalya who was an Ex Satanist & High-Ranking African Warlock shares what<br />
types <strong>of</strong> Christians he saw in the spiritual realm when he was in the Kingdom <strong>of</strong><br />
Darkness. This revelation will absolutely shock you and you will never want to sin again<br />
after seeing this. James is a powerful man <strong>of</strong> God who the Lord is using mightily in this<br />
hour to expose the things most churches won't even talk about anymore.<br />
Response = Sacred Duty:<br />
• What’s Our Response to all <strong>of</strong> the previous exhortations?<br />
1) Compassionate understanding<br />
- Some people have sincere doubts, it’s our mission to deal with those doubts<br />
• Mercy<br />
- <strong>The</strong> first mention <strong>of</strong> “mercy” (compassion) is in Matthew 5:7; the last mention is here<br />
• Doubt
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- <strong>The</strong> first mention was when Peter was sinking (Matthew 14:31)<br />
• Refute: In a punitive sense (Hebrews 12:5)<br />
- “and some refute while they dispute with you” (cf. verse 9)<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Word <strong>of</strong> God can refute, punish, convict, and convert<br />
- Be ready to give every man an answer (1 Peter 3:15)<br />
1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an<br />
answer to every man that asketh you a reason <strong>of</strong> the hope that is in you with meekness<br />
and fear:<br />
• Don’t conclude form that that it is reason that causes a person to believe, on the other<br />
hand you still have an obligation to defend, and the classical term is to apologize. -<br />
Meaning to have apologetics by having the background by what you believe sound<br />
enough that you can stand up and be counted in that way.<br />
- You may say, well that sounds kind <strong>of</strong> tough to do. James gives you a key tool<br />
- Ask for wisdom (James 1:5)<br />
James 1:5 If any <strong>of</strong> you lack wisdom, let him ask <strong>of</strong> God, that giveth to all men liberally,<br />
and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.<br />
• This is a very specific kind <strong>of</strong> ask and you shall receive promise from James, the Lord’s<br />
other brother<br />
2) “Save with fear, pulling them out <strong>of</strong> the fire;”<br />
• Urgent Boldness: If they are to be snatched from an eternity <strong>of</strong> fiery judgement;<br />
- When you recognize that the unsaved person that you are dealing with is in peril, and<br />
your diligence and effectiveness what God may have called you to do at that<br />
opportunity may save them from an eternity <strong>of</strong> punishment
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• Eternal Fire: verse 7<br />
- <strong>The</strong> first mention was the unquenchable fire (Matthew 3:10-12)<br />
- <strong>The</strong> last mention (Revelation 21:8)<br />
• <strong>The</strong> same idea is found throughout the Scriptures<br />
- Lot and his daughters (Genesis 19:15, 16, 24) they were extracted from the fire<br />
• Only by intercession?! Lot was saved by the intercession <strong>of</strong> Abraham. Sometimes this is<br />
our only option.<br />
• How do you witness the family? It’s tough!<br />
• What can you do best? Intercede! God is in the miracle business, spouting <strong>of</strong>f some<br />
Bible verse or arguing some Biblical point, is not likely to yield a commitment to the<br />
Lord.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Lord can use those instruments, but usually when dealing with family, He responds<br />
to prayer and have somebody else or some event reach that person<br />
- Firebrand plucked out <strong>of</strong> the burning (Amos 4:11)<br />
Amos 4:11 I have overthrown [some] <strong>of</strong> you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,<br />
and ye were as a firebrand plucked out <strong>of</strong> the burning: yet have ye not returned unto<br />
me, saith the LORD.<br />
- Even a high priest is snatched (Zechariah 3:1-2)<br />
Zechariah 3:1-2 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel <strong>of</strong><br />
the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.<br />
2 And the LORD said unto Satan, <strong>The</strong> LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that<br />
hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out <strong>of</strong> the fire?<br />
• I don’t think anyone is ever saved without intercession
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3) Cautious Compassion: Lest the soul winner himself be endangered with their sins<br />
• Godly Fear<br />
- We are at risk; mingle zeal with Godly fear (Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 9:10; 14:16; 4:14-15)<br />
- Don’t be tempted to “tone down” the Gospel (Proverbs 19:27; 28:4)<br />
- “Hating even the garment spotted by the flesh” this seems to point to the spotted<br />
garment in Joshua 7, remember Aiken?<br />
• “Spotted garment”: Don’t covet that which is denied us (Joshua 7)<br />
• <strong>The</strong> desires <strong>of</strong> this world spotting the life, we need to have a hatred <strong>of</strong> those things<br />
that interfere with the walk<br />
Grand Benediction/Doxology:<br />
• <strong>Jude</strong>’s epistle is on apostacy<br />
• But he both “Began and ends the epistle with Assurance” to the believer<br />
24] Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless<br />
before the presence <strong>of</strong> his glory with exceeding joy,<br />
Psalm 37:4-5 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires <strong>of</strong> thine<br />
heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.<br />
…7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because <strong>of</strong> him who<br />
prospereth in his way, because <strong>of</strong> the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.. …<br />
23 <strong>The</strong> steps <strong>of</strong> a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. 24<br />
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his<br />
hand.<br />
• My personal scripture from the Lord<br />
2 <strong>The</strong>ssalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from
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evil.<br />
• We may stumble and fall, but we are not cast aside<br />
• <strong>The</strong> “Secrets <strong>of</strong> our walk” was penned long before (Proverbs 3:19-23)<br />
Proverbs 3:19-23 <strong>The</strong> LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath<br />
he established the heavens. 20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the<br />
clouds drop down the dew. 21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound<br />
wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.<br />
23 <strong>The</strong>n shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.<br />
• I have listed - Over 30 New Testament admonitions concerning our walk…(1<br />
<strong>The</strong>ssalonians 4:1)<br />
• Paul said to “run”<br />
Hebrews 12:1-2 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud <strong>of</strong><br />
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and<br />
let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author<br />
and finisher <strong>of</strong> our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,<br />
despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand <strong>of</strong> the throne <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
• Looking unto Jesus…<br />
Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall<br />
mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk,<br />
and not faint.<br />
• It’s in climactic order<br />
- “<strong>The</strong>y that wait upon the Lord”<br />
- Shall “Renew their strength”<br />
- <strong>The</strong>y shall “mount up with wings as eagles”
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- “they shall run and not be weary”<br />
- “they shall walk and not faint”<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you<br />
faultless before the presence <strong>of</strong> his glory with exceeding joy,<br />
• “Faultless” – (Greek “amomos (299)” – “…without blemish” blameless<br />
Ephesians 5:25-27 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and<br />
gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing <strong>of</strong> water<br />
by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot,<br />
or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.<br />
• He imputes to the Church, His righteousness, that’s His goal that’s His mission<br />
1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons <strong>of</strong> God, and it doth not yet appear what we<br />
shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see<br />
him as he is.<br />
1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood <strong>of</strong> Christ, as <strong>of</strong> a lamb without blemish and<br />
without spot:<br />
Hyperspace:<br />
<strong>The</strong> History <strong>of</strong> Hyperspace Physics and the Bible: by Lambert Dolphin • October 1, 1997<br />
Lambert Dolphin, Physicist Website<br />
https://khouse.org/articles/1997/29/<br />
"Flatland"<br />
In 1884 the Christian headmaster <strong>of</strong> the City <strong>of</strong> London School, Edwin Abbott, wrote a<br />
wonderful novel about creatures who lived in an imaginary world called "Flatland." 2 It
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was now immediately easy for ordinary people like you and me to imagine what it<br />
would be like living in a two dimensional world-on a flat sheet <strong>of</strong> paper-with occasional<br />
intrusions <strong>of</strong> "beings" from a higher three-dimensional "hyperspace." Even more<br />
fantastic science fiction now unfolded into being overnight and by the turn <strong>of</strong> the<br />
century the common man's perception <strong>of</strong> his world would never be the same.<br />
• If four dimensions are not only possible, but now certain, why not 5 or 10 or 26<br />
dimensions? Indeed, if we jump from Einstein to the present time, that is precisely what<br />
has happened in modern physics. All this has taken place because introducing<br />
(mathematically) additional dimensions to the physical world "unifies" the laws, forces<br />
and fields <strong>of</strong> physics, and leads (usually) to simpler and more "elegant" ways <strong>of</strong> looking<br />
at the universe in which we live.<br />
• Discussion <strong>of</strong> hyperspace rapidly became very complex after Einstein-we must save<br />
that for another article. But let us note several things: It is indeed quite likely that the<br />
physical, material world we live in has many more than four dimensions.<br />
Ten is a reasonable number to make our physics simple. Discussion <strong>of</strong> hyperspace still<br />
leaves the issue <strong>of</strong> where God now lives, since he was long ago excluded from the<br />
"fourth" dimension. Unfortunately, some modern Christian apologists have implied that<br />
God is merely a higher-dimensional being, a cosmic giant who pokes his fingers into our<br />
world from time to time, alarming us with visions or miracles which we cannot fully<br />
understand. Is God a super being from another dimension?<br />
• I don't mean to imply that miracles, visions and UFO intrusions from higher<br />
dimensions do not occur! <strong>The</strong>y most certainly occur, and I believe they are all real extradimensional<br />
happenings. <strong>The</strong> point is: God is not made <strong>of</strong> matter; He is Spirit and spirit<br />
is something fundamentally different from matter.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is an all-important point to keep in mind in our discussions <strong>of</strong> modern physics<br />
and that is that "God is a Spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit<br />
and in truth." (John 4:24) Spirit is not the same thing as matter!
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• We can talk endlessly about matter/energy, space and time in the created material<br />
world, but that still leaves a higher realm <strong>of</strong> God and his angels. Who are they and<br />
where do they live? What are the unseen worlds they inhabit? Beyond our amazing<br />
physical world is yet another realm where different laws apply and where time flows at a<br />
different pace.<br />
• To talk first <strong>of</strong> matter and now <strong>of</strong> spirit is also to go beyond the scope <strong>of</strong> this short<br />
introductory article. Suffice it to say, our knowledge and understanding <strong>of</strong> the physical<br />
world comes through the scientific method, which is based both on observations and on<br />
mathematical models that can be tested and verified by measurements and<br />
experiments.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> spiritual world is something we know about by personal revelation from our<br />
God. 3 Most marvelous <strong>of</strong> all, God has created man to live simultaneously in the material<br />
and in the spiritual world. He wants us to be at home in two worlds-he wants us in His<br />
training program designed to prepare us for an amazing greater world which is to come.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> opening <strong>of</strong> doors for us to enter into other worlds was accomplished by the<br />
sacrificial work <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ on the Cross-we live in a moral universe, and much more<br />
than physics is involved in the superhyperspace the Bible calls the "heavens."<br />
"Since we have the same spirit <strong>of</strong> faith as he had who wrote, 'I believed, and so I spoke,'<br />
we too believe, and so we speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us<br />
also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake, so that<br />
as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory <strong>of</strong><br />
God. So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature<br />
is being renewed every day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an<br />
eternal weight <strong>of</strong> glory beyond all comparison, because we look not to the things that<br />
are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are seen are transient, but<br />
the things that are unseen are eternal."<br />
2 Corinthians 4:13-18
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25] To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both<br />
now and ever. Amen.<br />
• “God our Savior “: (1 Timothy 2:5)<br />
• Believing in God is insufficient<br />
- <strong>The</strong> Cross is essential! (John 14:6; Acts 4:12)<br />
• Same expression:<br />
- New Testament (1 Timothy 1:1; 2:3; Titus 3:4-6)<br />
- Old Testament (Psalms 106:21; Isaiah 60:16; Psalms 80:1-3)<br />
<strong>Jude</strong> 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you<br />
faultless before the presence <strong>of</strong> his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God<br />
our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.<br />
Glory, Majesty, Dominion and Power:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> only other New Testament verse where all four these is wrapped up in one verse is<br />
(Hebrews 1:3)<br />
Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness <strong>of</strong> his glory, and the express image <strong>of</strong> his<br />
person, and upholding all things by the word <strong>of</strong> his power, when he had by himself<br />
purged our sins, sat down on the right hand <strong>of</strong> the Majesty on high;<br />
• Glory: <strong>The</strong> Divine radiance that shines (Luke 2:9)<br />
- Blinds (Acts 22:11)<br />
- Protected by smoke (Revelation 15:8)<br />
• Majesty: Only here and in Hebrews 1:3 and (Hebrews 8:1)<br />
- Incomparable, ineffable regal presence <strong>of</strong> the Ruler <strong>of</strong> the Universe
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- Suggests the omniscience <strong>of</strong> God upon the throne<br />
• Dominion: <strong>The</strong> infinite extent <strong>of</strong> His rule throughout the Universe (Hebrews 1:3;<br />
Colossians 2)<br />
- Suggests the omnipresence <strong>of</strong> His Majesty throughout the universe (Psalms 103)<br />
• Power: Irresistible divine authority and might; omnipotence<br />
- Omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience<br />
• One gets the feeling that <strong>Jude</strong> has run out <strong>of</strong> words<br />
• This demonstrates the poverty <strong>of</strong> the human language (cf. David 1 Chronicles 29:11)<br />
1 Chronicles 29:10-12 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation:<br />
and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God <strong>of</strong> Israel our father, for ever and ever.<br />
11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the<br />
majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom,<br />
O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honour come <strong>of</strong><br />
thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine<br />
hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.<br />
Some people pray A.C.T.S.<br />
• Adoration<br />
• Confession<br />
• Thanksgiving<br />
• Supplication<br />
• When you pray take time and in your own wors just adore Him
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• Having comprehended the glorious brightness, the unutterable regal Being <strong>of</strong> the One<br />
who sits on the throne, the limitless extent <strong>of</strong> His rule, and the unlimited strength <strong>of</strong> His<br />
might<br />
- <strong>Jude</strong> can write no more<br />
• “before all time”<br />
- Before the most distant stars were created<br />
• “<strong>The</strong> Lord knew you, before the foundations <strong>of</strong> the world…”<br />
• That’s when you were saved, that’s when you were foreordained, that’s when He had<br />
you on His mind, by name. That’s when He knew how many hairs on your head, before<br />
the foundation <strong>of</strong> the world was laid<br />
• “…and now” (the only epoch that we can impact) He has given us a segment <strong>of</strong> time<br />
that we get to choose where we will spend eternity, we are here to make a decision<br />
• “and forever more”<br />
Amen<br />
How to become “Born-Again” In Jesus Christ<br />
<strong>The</strong> Roman Road to Salvation<br />
https://www.teenmissions.org/resources/roman-road-to-salvation/<br />
New American Standard Bible<br />
Romans 6:23 For the wages <strong>of</strong> sin is death, but the free gift <strong>of</strong> God is eternal life<br />
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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When God created the first humans, they were holy and had no laws, except one, and<br />
our first parents broke that with some help from the tempter Satan. Ever since then<br />
mankind has been steeped in sin, and rebellion from God.<br />
Since, the creator <strong>of</strong> the universe is HOLY.<br />
1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard <strong>of</strong> him, and declare unto you,<br />
that God is light,and in him is no darkness at all.<br />
He has set laws in place for his creation to obey. What are these laws?<br />
<strong>The</strong>y begin with the 10 Commandments.<br />
While you might consider yourself ‘good’ compared to most people, how do you<br />
measure up against God’s law?<br />
Romans 3:10 As it is written, <strong>The</strong>re is none righteous, no, not one:<br />
Have you ever told the smallest lie? <strong>The</strong>n you are a liar.<br />
James 2:10 For whoever keeps the entire law, yet fails in one point, is guilty <strong>of</strong> breaking<br />
it all.<br />
Disobedience to God is sin, and not one person can keep the Law <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
Steps down the Roman Road to Salvation… Read on!<br />
I consider myself a ‘good person’… won’t that be enough?
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Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short <strong>of</strong> the glory <strong>of</strong> God;<br />
Romans 3:10 As it is written, <strong>The</strong>re is none righteous, no, not one:<br />
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin;<br />
and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:<br />
New American Standard Bible<br />
<strong>The</strong>refore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin,<br />
and so death spread to all men, because all sinned--<br />
Is sin really THAT big <strong>of</strong> a deal? If it is… what HOPE is there?<br />
Romans 6:23 For the wages <strong>of</strong> sin is death, but the free gift <strong>of</strong> God is eternal life in<br />
Christ Jesus our Lord.<br />
Disobedience to an infinite eternal God deserves an infinite eternal consequence.<br />
God shows us His character and his laws in his creation, the world around us.<br />
He has also written his laws in our hearts… on our conscience. He has also given us his<br />
WORD the Bible.<br />
No good judge would let the guilty go free, or will allow the criminal to go unpunished.<br />
Neither can a holy righteous God allow sinful man to go unpunished… but God LOVES<br />
man whom he has made in his image and He has provided a way <strong>of</strong> escape by sending<br />
his only son to die in our place.<br />
After what I’ve done to grieve God...HOW could He willingly die in my place?<br />
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet<br />
sinners, Christ died for us.<br />
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever<br />
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.<br />
While he died on the cross, he was mocked, spit upon, and cursed.<br />
Yet Jesus cried out, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do…”<br />
Luke 23:34<br />
With such love, Jesus died in your place… knowing every evil act, word, and thought you<br />
would commit. What powerful love! He loves you unconditionally even to the point <strong>of</strong><br />
death when you are at your worst!
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HOW can I be saved?<br />
Romans 10:9-10<br />
That if you confess with your mouth Jesus [as] Lord, and believe in your heart that God<br />
raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 For with the heart man believeth unto<br />
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.<br />
You can never be saved by trying to be a good person, nor can you be saved through<br />
any amount <strong>of</strong> ‘good works’.<br />
Ephesians 2:8,9<br />
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not <strong>of</strong> yourselves: it is the gift <strong>of</strong> God:<br />
9 Not <strong>of</strong> works, lest any man should boast.<br />
You and I can be saved only by confessing our sins and placing our faith in God’s son,<br />
Jesus Christ who died and paid for our sins on the cross. We must also surrender our<br />
life to His lordship… placing him in charge <strong>of</strong> every area <strong>of</strong> our life because we now<br />
belong to him.<br />
Both John the Baptist and Jesus himself began their preaching with the word, ‘Repent’.<br />
Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the<br />
kingdom <strong>of</strong> heaven is at hand.<br />
To repent means ‘change one’s mind’ or to turn — to go in another direction.<br />
How can we be led to repentance?<br />
<strong>The</strong> first step toward repentance is true sorrow for what we’ve done wrong.<br />
2 Corinthians 7:10<br />
For the sorrow that is according to the will <strong>of</strong> God produces a repentance without<br />
regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow <strong>of</strong> the world produces death.<br />
Worldly sorrow is more like the regret <strong>of</strong> a criminal who’s just been caught whereas<br />
godly sorrow is the deep remorse or conviction that produces a change in direction.<br />
Have you ever felt convicted after doing something wrong?
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<strong>The</strong> Bible says that the Holy Spirit is the one that convicts us <strong>of</strong> our sin.<br />
John 16:7-8<br />
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not<br />
away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.<br />
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world <strong>of</strong> sin, and <strong>of</strong> righteousness, and<br />
<strong>of</strong> judgment:<br />
Did God HEAR me? Did He accept me?<br />
Romans 10:13<br />
For whosoever shall call upon the name <strong>of</strong> the Lord shall be saved.<br />
God promises that<br />
John 1:12<br />
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons <strong>of</strong> God,<br />
even to them that believe on his name:”<br />
Yes, God does hear and accept ALL who come to put their faith in Him.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is no need to fear death any longer because Jesus BROKE the power <strong>of</strong> sin and<br />
death on the cross with his own shed blood.<br />
<strong>The</strong> price for your sin has been paid in full and it is God’s promise to receive all who<br />
come to Him by placing their faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.<br />
As a believer, you have a new life in Christ. Jesus did NOT remain in the grave. He rose<br />
from the dead after three days.<br />
Read: Mark 16<br />
2 Corinthians 5:17<br />
<strong>The</strong>refore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away,<br />
and look, new things have come.<br />
• Our old "Spirit Man" was dead to the Life <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ, we had to be born-again<br />
according to John 3:7. So that we could be raised from death to life in Jesus Christ.<br />
John 3:7-8 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 <strong>The</strong> wind bloweth
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where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound there<strong>of</strong>, but canst not tell whence it<br />
cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born <strong>of</strong> the Spirit.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Lord says, <strong>The</strong> wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you<br />
don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Spirit.”<br />
When I was Born-Again, I Died to Live In Jesus!:<br />
Romans 6:8-11 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with<br />
him: 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no<br />
more dominion over him. 10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he<br />
liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto<br />
sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.<br />
• We are dead to sin in our Spirit Man, and alive with God through Jesus Christ our Lord.<br />
But, we still live in a Fallen Body, therefore we are at constant war between following the<br />
will <strong>of</strong> the Father versus following the will <strong>of</strong> the Flesh.<br />
• That is why we are told to not allow sin to dominate over us in all that we do.<br />
Romans 6:12-14 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey<br />
it in the lusts there<strong>of</strong>. 13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments <strong>of</strong><br />
unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the<br />
dead, and your members as instruments <strong>of</strong> righteousness unto God. 14 For sin shall<br />
not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.<br />
Holman Christian Standard Bible<br />
6:13, says, this...And do not <strong>of</strong>fer any parts <strong>of</strong> it to sin as weapons for unrighteousness.<br />
But as those who are alive from the dead, <strong>of</strong>fer yourselves to God, and all the parts<br />
<strong>of</strong> yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness.<br />
• as weapons for unrighteousness...This means, that we on occasions are able to use our
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bodies as weapons against God's kingdom in unrighteousness, we become alliedin a<br />
sense with the opposing forces.<br />
Thayer's Greek Lexicon<br />
STRONGS NT 3696: ὅπλον<br />
ὅπλον (allied to ἐπω, Latinsequor, socius, etc.; Curtius, § 621), ὅπλου, τό, as in classical<br />
Greek from Homer down, any tool or implement for preparing a thing (like the<br />
Latinarma); hence,<br />
1. plural arms used in warfare, weapons: John 18:3; 2 Corinthians 10:4; metaphorically,<br />
τῆς δικαιοσύνης, which ἡ δικαιοσύνη furnishes, 2 Corinthians 6:7; τοῦ φωτός, adapted<br />
to the light, such as light demands, Romans13:12 (here L marginal reading ἔργα).<br />
2. an instrument: ὅπλα ἀδικίας, for committing unrighteousness, opposed<br />
to ὅπλα δικαιοσύνης, for practicing righteousness, Romans 6:13.<br />
• If we could live a perfectly “Sin Free Life” these verses would not be needed, these<br />
verses remind us, that we are at war within ourselves.<br />
• If ever you meet any person who claims to live a sinless life, he or she is a<br />
liar.<br />
• When we sin, we sever fellowship with God, we are still saved, but our sin separates us<br />
from fellowship with God, so we have to confess our sins to restore instant fellowship<br />
with the Father.<br />
• If we say, “ We have fellowship with Him,” yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are<br />
not practicing the truth.<br />
1 John 1:6-10 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie,<br />
and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have<br />
fellowship one with another, and the blood <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all<br />
sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If
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we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us<br />
from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and<br />
his word is not in us.<br />
What do I do now?<br />
This is the work <strong>of</strong> God, believe in the one whom He has sent.<br />
John 6:29<br />
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work <strong>of</strong> God, that ye believe on him<br />
whom he hath sent.<br />
Romans 10:17<br />
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
Your journey as a child <strong>of</strong> the King <strong>of</strong> Kings has just begun! You must begin by spending<br />
time daily in prayer and in God’s Word, the Bible.<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> the Churches today are in apostasy, we need to read and study the entire Old<br />
Testament and New Testament to get a "grasp" in learning the entire Bible.<br />
Here is a great Bible teacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee.<br />
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