Why did Jesus have to die? A question that many have asked over the years and the answer that Christianity provides is atonement, and though that is by itself enough, is it the WHOLE story? What if I told you the Bible is a love story like no other love story ever written, and that everything points to the love of a Bridegroom for His Bride? What if God chose to die as an ultimate dowry for the bride He so faithfully loved and desired to win her affection? Please read on and judge for yourself whether the framework of the entirety of Scripture could be considered the Greatest Love Story Ever Told.
God in His creative genius created and established the institute of marriage as a special covenant between one man and one woman. He did this by forming the woman out of the body of the man. When God created the man, everything needed to form the woman was contained in the man's body; they were therefore created at the same time. God then took her out of his body and ultimately reunited them as one flesh. This statement “…they shall be one flesh” is a bit mysterious; obviously the two remain separate entities, but are united in a way that causes them to be one. Does this refer to child bearing? Or does this refer to the special bond that forms between husband and wife?
“And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” Genesis 2:22-24
A man shall cleave to his wife. This word cleave is a verb meaning to cling, stay close, stick with…in other words they become inseparable, when you think of one you think of the other they are a team that is closer than any other kind of relationship. God established a similar relationship between Himself and the nation of Israel immediately after rescuing them from Egypt.
“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.” Exodus 19:5-6
God promises to establish Israel as His people, a peculiar treasure valued above all else on the condition that they are obedient to Him. In Leviticus He further explains that He will live among them and walk among them as His own people.
“For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.” Leviticus 26:9-12
Later in Deuteronomy, God provides His instruction on marriage as it pertains to divorce. The husband, by law, is required to put a bill of divorce in his wife’s hand.
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.” Deuteronomy 24:1
We can see that throughout Scripture, time and time again Israel plays the harlot and shows her unfaithfulness to God by her adulterous “flings” with the gods of other nations. She is compared to a threacherous wife
“Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.” Jeremiah 3:20
Centuries later after forgiving them over and over for their continuous whoring after idols and other gods, God finally divorces Israel and issues her a bill of divorcement in accordance with His law.
“The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce…” Jeremiah 3:6-8
According to Deuteronomy, once a wife has been given a bill of divorce she is free to be another man’s wife.
“And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.” Deuteronomy 24:2
The problem is here given; once a woman is divorced from her first husband and she chooses to marry another who subsequently divorces her, it is unlawful for the first husband to take her back. It is even considered an abomination before God.
“And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife; Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD ….” Deuteronomy 24:3-4
So now the problem is established; God divorces Israel, she subsequently whores after Baal, Ashteroth and an assortment of other foreign gods making it impossible for God to re-establish the marriage covenant with Israel and be in compliance with His own law. Yet God says that He will again have Israel as his bride.
“For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.” Isaiah 62:5
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.” Joel 2:16-17
And finally…
“And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.” Hosea 2:19-20
“And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.” Hosea 2:23
“Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.” Numbers 30:13-15
The stage is set, how will God accomplish the impossible and yet retain the integrity of His Word? How will a loving Husband free His bride from the curse of adultery when His law states clearly that it is unlawful for the husband to re-marry his divorced wife. Paul, by revelation of the Holy Spirit, keenly explains the impossible technicality in the law that an all-powerful God makes possible.
“For with God nothing shall be impossible.” Luke 1:37
“The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 7:39
“For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.” Romans 7:2-3
When her husband dies, the divorced wife is free from the curse of adultery, she is free to marry WHOMEVER she will. The word whomever is key, because that whomever could also include her first husband. Huh, you ask? Oh yes, she would be free to marry whomever, but in order for her to be free from the curse her first husband would have to die so how would she marry her first husband? Thus the technicality provided that only God could exploit, and He did for the love of His bride.
“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.” Romans 7:4
Paul brings his point to a climatic conclusion in his letter to the Romans 7:4. By Christ suffering death he voided the curse and by raising Himself again ALIVE, He again is an eligible bachelor for His bride. God loves His people so much that He died for them, but didn’t just die, He suffered and bled and accomplished the impossible task of maintaining the integrity of His Word while saving His people from their sin through His atoning blood.
There is still one aspect of the law that has yet to be fulfilled…
“And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.” Leviticus 20:10
The adulteress was freed from the curse of the law to be put to death by the action of her bridegroom, but the adulterer is to be put to death. He that lured away the wife of the Lord will have “Hell to Pay!” for his crime against the Bridegroom, and it will be administered by the Father.
“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” Revelation 20:10
And finally the marriage of the Lamb of God, who is the bride? John is a witness.
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” Revelation 21:2
“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” Revelation 22:17
The Spirit AND the Bride say come…
“And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel” Ephesians 6:19
“For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” Ephesians 5:30-32
There is a great misconception of this word church, ἐκκλησία ekklēsia, it does not refer to a building and it does not originate in the New Testament with the book of Acts, this word ekklesia is a gathering or an assembly and one of the definitions is a “gathering of Israelites” . Ok, but what does that do for me, I’m not an Israelite? Wrong! If you, by the grace of God, accept Christ as your savior, no matter what your heritage, you are grafted into the blessing of Israel. Not replacing Israel, but becoming one with Israel. The Spirit and the Bride say come…
“And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree.” Romans 11:17
The “church” always was and always will be the assembly of His people, His body if you will, the body of Christ. Therefore, out of His body shall be taken His Bride. As it was in the beginning so shall it be in the end.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
What Shall be the Sign...Part 7
V.
Endure to the END (Matthew 24:13, Mark
13:13, Luke 21:17-19)
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Matthew 24:13
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Mark 13:13
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Luke 21:17-19
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But he that shall endure
unto the end, the same shall be saved.
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And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but
he that shall endure unto the end,
the same shall be saved.
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And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's
sake. But there shall not an hair of your head
perish. In your patience possess ye your souls.
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a. Why would Jesus state that those that endure to the end would be saved, if He planned on evacuating them?
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Enduring persecution requires discipline and courage, and above all faith
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2 Timothy 1:7 –
For God hath not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a
sound mind.
o Fear – cowardice or the opposite of courage
o Sound mind - Discipline
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Why would God give us this power,
love and discipline only to carry us away? Why would he equip us with spiritual
armor only to flee the battlefield?
o Ephesians 6:10-13 – Finally, my brethren, be strong in
the Lord, and in the power of His
might. Put on the whole armour
of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we
wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high [places]. Wherefore
take unto you the whole armour of God, that
ye may be able to withstand in the evil
day, and having done all, to stand.
o It is by His power and His power alone that we are strong. He equips us with armour to do what? To flee?
Heaven forbid! We are to put on the armour of God so that we can stand against
the enemy in the evil day.
b. This passage in Luke appears to be in contradiction to the previous
verse, for here he states that: “…there
shall not an hair of your head perish…” , In the previous verse we see
that the servants of Christ shall be delivered up to be afflicted, and caused to be
put to death. Is this a
contradiction or does it refer to our Spirit bodies not being subjected to the second death? This seems to be the only
logical conclusion, why else would Luke contradict himself within the same
paragraph?
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Matthew 10:28 -
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but
rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in
hell.
o Destroy - ἀπόλλυμι apollymi, verb which can be a
metaphor meaning to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell,
to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed
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In Luke 21:16 the word death is θανατόω thanatoō
which is a verb meaning to
put to death
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Luke 21:18 is ἀπόλλυμι apollymi,
used above in reference to being lost.
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The passage in Luke seems to be
emphasizing that though we may be persecuted and some of us may even be killed
for our faith in Jesus, we have nothing to worry about for we are not in danger
of being lost, or destroyed in the fires of hell.
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Luke 9:24 – For
whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life
for my sake, the same shall save it.
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“In your patience posses ye your
souls” à
“Whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it”
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This word patience could probably
be better translated as steadfastness, constancy, endurance or a patient
enduring, sustaining perseverance.
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In our sustaining perseverance
in Christ Jesus (even through death) we shall posses our souls or save our
lives
c. To what end is Jesus
referring? The end of the age or the end
of our lives? Could it refer to both? For
every generation other than the last it could mean endure until the end of your
life, but for the last generation this could refer to the end of the present
age.
d. Matthew 13:30 – Let both grow together until the
harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “Gather ye
together first the tares and
bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.”
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Key verse that provides the order
in which end times events transpire, no “rapture” could take place prior to the
removal of the wicked without contradicting this parable.
e. Matthew 13:39 – The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
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World - αἰώνaiōn, 1) for ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity 2)
the worlds, universe 3) period of time, age
f.
Matthew 13:47-50 – Again, the
kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered
of every kind: Which, when it was
full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but
cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels
shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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We see the same story given in
another way the catch contains both good and bad fish just as the harvest
contains both wheat and tares. The tares
and the bad fish are cast “away” alluding to the destruction of the wicked in
the furnace of fire mentioned here.
g. Both the good seed and the bad seed grow together until the harvest,
which is defined by Christ Himself as the end of the world, aion or age. In this parable Jesus specifically states
that the tares are gathered first.
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Without contradicting Christ how
do we reconcile a pre-tribulation rapture or gathering of the church when Jesus
clearly states that the wicked will be removed before the children of the
kingdom? Are the children of the kingdom
and the church separate groups or one in the same? If they are the same then
this verse eliminates the possibility of a pre-tribulation rapture.
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It appears from these verses that
we are to stand through the tribulation, relying on the provision and power of
God. It is only by His power that we are
preserved, for all of the wicked face destruction.
VI.
Gospel preached to the nations (Matthew
24:14, Mark 13:10)
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Matthew 24:14
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Mark 13:10
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And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all
the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
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And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
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a. Notice that in Mark it is mentioned that the gospel going forth is in
the midst of the delivering up and is out of sync with Matthew on this point.
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Clearly the Gospel of Jesus Christ
has been going forth in the world since His death and resurrection, does this
indicate that the delivering up is an ongoing phase (rather than a one time
future event) and that martyrs down through history have served this pivotal
role in expanding the gospel?
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What purpose would it serve for
the gospel to be preached immediately before the end of the age? It would lead
to salvation for many but these last minute converts would miss out on building
a relationship with the Lord.
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The preaching of the gospel
message has been going forth into the world for the past 2000 years; Christians
have been “delivered up” to persecution and death for that same length of
time. Stephen was delivered up and he
being filled with the Holy Spirit gave a testimony of faith.
b. Many hear this gospel message through the persecuted Christian. Persecution provides credibility; people will
not normally endure persecution for something they do not believe. God allows His children to suffer for the
purpose of saving the lost and expanding His kingdom to the hearts of
unbelievers
c. Foxe’s Book of Martyrs
indicates that all of the apostles except for John were put to death for their
faith in Christ. Their testimony and
sacrifice has saved the souls of millions.
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John 15:13 - Greater
love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
o This is what Jesus did, and what His followers do, not for themselves,
but for the promotion of the gospel.
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1 John 3:16 -
Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and
we ought to lay down [our] lives for
the brethren.
o Jesus received no benefit in sacrificing Himself for us; He was already
God and had no obligation, other than His Word, to save us.
o The disciples, likewise, received no earthly benefit through the
sacrifice of their bodies, the benefit was passed on to the following
generation of believers that these men who sat at the feet of Jesus believed
what He taught them, so much that they would endure excruciating deaths.
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Romans 5:6-8 - For
when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the
ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous
man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to
die. But God commendeth his love toward
us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
o While we were still dead in our sin, Christ died for us
o Therefore, being raised out of our sin by the sacrifice of Christ, we
may in turn be required to die so that others might believe in His Word.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
What Shall Be the Sign...Part 6
b. Is the reader to assume that the second statement is the result of the
first? (Matthew 24:11-12) Because many
are deceived does it produce an abundance of iniquity? Long term conditioning
of the world has led to mass deception, “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole
of the law”…phrase coined by Aleister Crowley in “The Book of the Law” which
was apparently dictated to him by the dark spirit entity named Aiwass.
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False Prophets à
Deception à
Iniquity à
Love (true love) is scarce
c. The abundance of iniquity results in what? The waning of Love
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Love – ἀγάπη
agapē, feminine noun, affection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly
love
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Iniquity – ἀνομία
anomia, feminine noun, a
condition without law either by ignorance or by intentional violation.
i.
From this statement can we infer a direct
inverse correlation between love and iniquity
ii.
As iniquity increases love decreases
iii.
As love increases iniquity decreases
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1 Corinthians 13:12-13 -For
now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part;
but then shall I know even as also I am known.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three;but the greatest of these [is] charity.
i.
In these last days it is going to be very
important for us to love each other and not be pitted against each other
through the deception of a Hegelian dialectic or a tactic of the enemy that
uses conflict between two or more groups to ultimately advance society toward
a communist/dictatorship form of
government. Examples of the Hegelian dialectic can be seen in:
1. Race – example: black v. white
2. Religion – example: Muslim v. Judaism
3. Gender
4. Wealth
5. Career – example: union v. non-union
6. Region – example: east side v. west side, north v. south
7. Politics – example: democrat v. republican
8. Education – college degree v. non-degree
9. Age
10. Marital status
ii.
If we remain loving toward one another as
Y’shuah instructed us to do this tactic is rendered ineffective. Love is the key to overcoming the enemy, its
easy to get caught up in this game, but remember when we do we are behaving in
the exact manner that the enemy desires.
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1 Corinthians 13:1-3 -Though
I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a
tinkling cymbal. And though I have [the
gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though
I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the
poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
i.
Charity - ἀγάπη agapē, feminine
noun, affection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love
ii.
From this passage and the prior passage
we explored in Ephesians we can determine a pecking order of importance. Faith is the most important piece of godly
armor, yet Love is the most important of all attributes.
iii.
We can see from this passage that it is
quite possible to do a great many “good” works, but the motivation behind why
we do them is more important than the actual deed itself. Are we motivated by our love for God or
fellow man or for recognition?
iv.
We can also see this in what Christ
deemed important in the two greatest commandments:
1. Matthew 22:36-40 -Master, which [is] the great
commandment in the law? Jesus said unto
him, Thou shaltlove the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself. On these two commandments hang
all the law and the prophets.
2. Though faith is of the utmost importance to God, these two greatest
commandments do not mention faith (however, faith in God is required in order
to be able to love Him).
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The message of the deceivers back
in vv. 4-5 was to come from imposters of Christ, here we see a message counter
to the message to Christ’s message of love.
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Proverbs 10:12 -Hatred
stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
i.
Hatred - שנאהsin'ah, feminine noun, hating,
hatred, hate
ii.
Covereth - כסהkacah, verb, to cover, conceal or hide
iii.
Sins - פשעpesha`, masculine noun, transgression,
rebellion (could also be iniquity) so, this passage gives further clarity as to
the relationship between love and iniquity, the reason iniquity decreases as
love increases is because love conceals or hides iniquity. If we view love as a blanket, the bigger the
blanket all the more can be covered.
iv.
Note that Love covers all sin, but does not remove them. They are still there because they still
happened; when love diminishes it can reveal old sins of the past. This is the difference between the love of
man and the love of God. God’s love
(through His sacrifice) has the power to remove sin, man’s love can only cover
sin.
1. Psalm 103:12 - As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our
transgressions from us.
2. Why not North from the South?
Because North and South are finite (one can only go so far south (or
north) until you start heading north (or south) again), but East or West is
infinite. (Written way before Columbus
proved that the earth was a sphere)
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2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 - Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him,i That ye be not soon shaken
in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from
us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Let no man deceive you by any
means:ii for
[that day shall not come], except
there come a falling away first,iii
and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and
exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that
he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with
you, I told you these things? And now ye
know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already
work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the
way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed,iv whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his
mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: [Even him], whose
coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying
wonders, And with all deceivableness
of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth,
that they might be saved. And for this
cause God shall send them strong
delusion, that they should believe a lie:v That they all might be damned who believed not the
truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
i.
This subject of this passage is to
address the return of Christ Jesus and our gathering back to him. There is no indication that these are
separate events, but one in the same.
ii.
Here is a command to “let no man deceive
you” which is what is happening at this juncture of the Matthew 24 discourse,
the false prophets are “deceiving many”
1. An interesting observation here about the word man in this passage.
This word τις tis is a pronoun meaning: 1) a certain, a certain one
or 2) some, some time, a while. Thayer’s
lexicon says that it refers to “persons or things the writer cannot or will not
speak more particularly.
2. This could tie in to a supernatural being such as “an angel of light”
or possibly “alien” beings from another world.
We need to be grounded in our faith that no matter who or what might
contradict what the bible teaches, we remain steadfast.
3. 2 Corinthians 11:13 -15
-For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles
of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an
angel of light. Therefore [it
is] no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the
ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their
works.
iii.
Paul clearly states here that until
certain events transpire that the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ will not
occur, in other words His return does no precede the appearance of the “son of
perdition”
1. Revelation 13:6-7 - And he opened his mouth in
blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle,
and them that dwell in heaven. And it
was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power
was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
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What is “His tabernacle”?
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1 Corinthians 3:16 -17 -
Know ye not that ye are the temple of
God temple
of God
iv.
The wicked are revealed, this was the purpose
of allowing the wheat and the tares grow in the Matthew13 parable of the sower
1. Matthew 13:30
- Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of
harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares,
and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
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Matthew 13:38-40 -
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the
tares are the children of the wicked [one]; The enemy that sowed them is the
devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the
angels. As therefore the tares are
gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
v.
God, Himself will send a strong delusion
to those who are given the opportunity to receive the “love of the truth” and
reject it, so that they will believe a lie
1. This is the effect, and the cause…they received not the love of the
truth
2. John 14:16 -
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the
truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.
3. What is the “love of the truth”? Receiving the Word of God, Y’shuah Mashiyach (Jesus Christ)
4. Joshua 24:15 - … if it seem evil unto you to serve
the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve…
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