Whenever the scriptures seem confusing, or are hard to understand we need to stop and look at our underlying assumptions and beliefs. When we bring our preconceived ideas, or learned perspectives to the study of God’s word, then we color God’s meaning with our thoughts. This will always leave us struggling to learn God’s meaning …
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Ezekiel in Revelation – Part VI: The Land of Gog
"1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying: 2 `Son of man, set thy face unto Gog, of the land of Magog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy concerning him, 3 and thou hast said: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I [am] against thee, O Gog, Prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, …
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Ezekiel in Revelation- Part I: Overview Comparison
The prophet Ezekiel was YHWH's messenger (angel) to the Israelite in captivity in Babylon. "3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.... 5 And …
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The Fig Tree and The Mountain
God created trees to be fruit bearing. Some give seeds, and nuts. Some give juicy fruits. Some have leaves that are useful for healing, and herbal remedies. Some of the nuts and seeds are useful for oils. A fruitful tree is life giving, good for food. A tree that is not fruitful is often cut …
The Signs of The Feasts – Part III: The Thief In The Night
Part I of this series on the Signs of the Feasts discussed the meaning of the Hebrew idiom / phrase "Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord" and found that this was associated with the three pilgrimage feasts for Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles; and that by using that phrase Christ had …
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The Signs of the Feasts – Part II: Christ Told His Disciples When He Would Return
Lev. 23:24-25, " 24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. " …
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Frequent Mistakes – Part VII: The Translation of Enoch & Elijah
Does John 3:13 contradict OT scripture for Enoch and Elijah's translation into heaven? "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven." (John 3:13, KJV) This question pops up frequently. John 3:13 only becomes confusing because of our perspective when …
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Frequent Mistakes – Part VI: The End of The World, or….???
The commonly held belief of the prophesy of 2 Peter 3:5-13 is a very touchy subject with many people who are reading these scriptures literally. But, they are not balancing them with the entirety of the scriptures. They focus on these verses and lift them completely out of the Bible to stand alone as the …
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The Resurrection in Three Parts
The English word "resurrection" does not appear in the Old Testament of the King James Version of the Bible, though the concept does. In the New Testament of the KJV the Greek meaning for "resurrection" is simply a raising up (Strong's Greek 386 - "anastasis"). For the purposes of this essay we will use the …
The Gathering of The Elect
Matt. 24:29-31 - in the King James Version - 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of …
The Promised Land: Between the Cross and the Kingdom
The exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt (late to mid- 15th century BC) is recognized by most students of the Bible to parallel the cross of Christ in the new covenant. We recognize that the exodus from the slavery and bondage to a sinful and idolatrous nation was the type / foreshadow of …
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Daniel and The End Times
The words Gabriel spoke to Daniel recorded in Daniel 9:24-27, 24 `Seventy weeks are determined for thy people, and for thy holy city, to shut up the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to cover iniquity, and to bring in righteousness age-during, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of …
The Signs of Revelation – Part VI: The Judgment Day, Chapter 20
The first five parts of this series have discussed in some detail the signs and symbols found within the prophesy of John, the Revelation of Christ. All of the signs and symbols of Revelation are based upon Old Testament (OT) prophesies, and can be determined from the scriptures within the OT. The OT is the …
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The Signs of Revelation – Part III: Codes of the Colors and Numbers
Remembering that the New Testament (NT) is the Old Testament (OT) revealed, we continue the theme from Parts I and II of this series, that we must look to the OT for the signs and original meanings in Revelation. The code of Revelation is the OT. Part II of this series discussed the nature symbols …
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The Burning of Jerusalem, and the Hadean Death
Christ tells the chief priests and elders of the temple a parable in Matt. 22:1-14: "1And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden …
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Heaven & Earth Have Passed Away
Many Christians are disadvantaged in that we are not well grounded in the Old Testament scriptures. We have been taught for so many generations that as we are now under the new covenant of Christ, that the old covenant is then no longer relevant. This leads many to assume that there is no need to …
It’s Not The End of The World – Part IX; The First Century Preppers
We have been examining the scriptures to see what God truly said about the time of the coming of the Lord. The Acts of the Apostles records events broadcasting the good news (gospel) of Jesus Christ beginning with the day of Pentecost where the Holy Spirit comes upon the disciples, and Peter declares that “this …
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Shredding The Veil 
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