Category Archives: UNDERSTANDING SCRIPTURE

2.7.2024 SHOW NOTES: Understanding the Prophetic Language, Part I — IV

Here are a list of links that might help you get started:

FOR ME, IT ALL STARTED WITH THESE TWO BOOKS

Hidden Beast 2

The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible

A GOOD START

Understanding the Prophets

What Is Typology?

SOME ESSENTIAL BASICS

1.25.2023 SHOW NOTES; The Prophetic Language

USEFUL INTERNET SOURCES

Bible Symbols

Biblical Symbol Chart

Keys To Bible Symbols

Meaning Of Numbers In The Bible

The Significance Of Numbers In Scripture

MY FAVORITE CHART

A COMPILATION OF SEVERAL INTERNET SOURCES I USE

MY PERSONAL LIBRARY

Connections: A Guide to Types and Symbols in the Bible

The Bible-Based Dictionary of Prophetic Symbols: Bridging the Gap Between Revelation and Application

Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

The Prophets of Israel: Walking the Ancient Paths Walking the Ancient Paths

The Message of the Prophets: A Survey of the Prophetic and Apocalyptic Books of the Old Testament A Survey of the Prophetic and Apocalyptic Books of the Old Testament

Interpreting the Prophets: Reading, Understanding and Preaching from the Worlds of the Prophets Reading, Understanding and Preaching from the Worlds of the Prophets

Interpreting the Prophetic Books: An Exegetical Handbook (Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis)

Plowshares and Pruning Hooks: Rethinking the Language of Biblical Prophecy and Apocalyptic

RELATED, BUT MORE GENERIC REFERENCES

Dictionary of Biblical Symbolism

Figures Of Speech Used In the Bible Explained and Illustrated

Numbers in the Bible : God’s Unique Design in Biblical Numbers

Number in Scripture: Its Supernatural Design and Spiritual Significance Its Supernatural Design and Spiritual Significance

Types and Meaphors of the Bible

Typology-Understanding the Bible’s Promise-Shaped Patterns: How Old Testament Expectations are Fulfilled in Christ How Old Testament Expectations are Fulfilled in Christ

11.16.2022 SHOW NOTES: Applying Logic to the Anti-Christ, Rapture and Other Controversial Subjects

Folks,

I know we will be tackling some very controversial subjects today on ‘Worship Wednesday.’ I am not going to be making any claim to having new or ‘definitive’ teachings. All I am going to do is share some of the things I found written by other brothers, and how they appear — at least to me — to match perfectly with Scripture. As always, I will also ‘tweak’ what I received from those who came before me, and will add my own thinking to better guide my studies. What follows is meant to do the same for you: provide some new ways of looking at old subjects, as well as hand you a few ‘short-cuts’ to help you explore these issues further.

BIBLE PROPHECY: Why Study Bible Prophecy? (Part I in My 6-Part Series)

[Please forgive me; the above series of posts was written in 2016 and while my basic understandings have not changed, many smaller details have since come into sharper focus. I have yet to update these posts to reflect these sharper understandings.]

PROPHECY IN THE HEADLINES: 2 Thessalonians 2

Seizing The Third Rail Of Prophecy: The Rapture!

What Is “The Mark Of The Beast?”

Works/Legalism vs Gratitude/Obedience: Do You Know What The Scriptures REALLY Say?

NOTE: I shared this on my Facebook page. Some of my readers may not understand why I would post this on a blog apparently dedicated to Natural Law. Well, I can assure you, in regard to Natural Law and the founding of the United States, it most certainly belongs on this blog (I explain why here). So, whether you are a believer or not, if you want to better understand how and why this nation came to be, and how and why it has survived so long, then this message is a requirement. I say that because the Founders knew, understood and embraced the Truth in this message, and they declare the principles contained within this message in our Declaration and wrote them into our Constitution.

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For those who have not seen this yet, I encourage you to take a half hour out of your day to watch an absolutely brilliant and air-tight explanation of how the Scriptures actually tells us we — Jew and Gentile alike — are still required to keep TORAH.

THIS ‘should’ end the debate over whether or not believers are still supposed to follow TORAH — AND IT IS ALL BASED IN SOLID, SOUND SCRIPTURAL TEACHING!

Now, I know many Christians will balk at the message here. I have several friends who would not only balk at it, they would object to the source of the message. Well, all I can say to those who would dismiss this message before listening to it because of the topic or the source is YHWH’s Word warns against such foolishness:

Proverbs 18:13

One who gives an answer before he hears,

It is foolishness and shame to him.

[I strongly suggest reading the entire Proverb]

Now, click on the link and watch the video message:

Acts 15 – Obedience or Legalism

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ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION

For those who may still be struggling with this issue, I offer these two videos from another teacher I have come to trust. In the first video, he sets up and explains James, Chapter 2 and the apparent contradiction/debate between James (Faith with works) and Paul (Faith and Faith alone). The second video shares a little Church history with us which, when properly understood, reveals what Scripture actually teaches, that it is both: salvation is a partnership between YHWH and ourselves.

BTW: If you watch David Pawson’s two videos, you might wonder how they relate to the subject of works/legalism and gratitude/obedience. On the surface, Pawson’s videos seem to be related, but not actually the same subject. If this is you, I would caution that you might not like Pawson’s teaching on our responsibility to YHWH’s Word/Commandments. Pawson says we are not only still obligated to obey, but that the New Testament gives us some 1100+ commands as opposed to the Old testament’s 613 or so. You’re welcome 🙂

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THE CONSTITUTIONAL LESSON

The point of this post — at least as far as it relates to the U.S. Constitution — is this: if sincere people, who truly seek YHWH’s heart, have such trouble understanding YHWH’s Word, is it any wonder those who seek to get around our Constitutional constraints would have so much trouble understanding it and the Founders? Believers misunderstand Scripture because they ignore or misinterpret many passages of Scripture. Those who hate the Constitution distort it by ignoring or misinterpreting what the Founders had to say about it. Sadly, both are motivated by the same reason: a refusal to acknowledge and yield to YHWH and His Word/Law.

Time For A Cosmic Conspiracy Theory

OK, I’m just going to write a little thought exercise where I connect a bunch of material-world dots, then paint them with a Spiritual-world vibe and leave the whole thing with you to figure out what it means. You’re free to dismiss this one (but I wouldn’t... 😉 ).

So, the internet has ‘fact-checked’ this one, but it was very well documented at the time: before he left the White House, Obama placed a lot of Muslims into the U.S. departments of Intelligence, Defense, Homeland Security, DOJ and State Department. This was verified by government records, but — now — it is all being brushed away by ‘fact-checkers’ who have been publicly exposed as little more than opinion editors working to protect a Left-Wing agenda. For those who do not know definitions, that means they are propagandists, not ‘fact-checkers,’ but I digress.

Infiltration: How Muslim Spies and Subversives have Penetrated Washington

So, Obama saturated the very mechanisms designed to defend the U.S. with the same people who have a sworn duty to destroy this country.

Next, we have a flood of illegal aliens (get this straight: they are not immigrants if they are here illegally). The U.S. government has done nothing to stop this flood. This constitutes a government-backed invasion of the U.S. There are many Muslims within this flood of illegal invaders. This is part of how the ‘Arab Spring’ has been empowered to conquer Europe: they boiled out of their countries, invaded Europe, and have started to take over wherever they have the numbers to seize local control.

Obama was one of the architects of the Arab Spring. Obama was (and probably remains) a driving force behind the importation of these Muslim invaders. This importing of enemies of America continues under Biden. Then these invaders are moved around the U.S. without public knowledge. In some places, these invaders have already taken over, and U.S. law no longer governs in those regions. Here again, this has been well-documented as a matter of fact, but the ‘fact-checkers’ will tell you it is all ‘conspiracy theory:’

No Go Zones: How Sharia Law Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

So, with the help of the U.S. government (and Obama), Islamic no-go zones have been established in the United States.

In fact, Islam has quietly invaded every major aspect of American Society:

Defeating the Islamic Movement Inside the United States: A Strategic Plan

READ the memo on globalism and Islamic infiltration that led McMaster to fire its author from NSC

Anni Cyrus on the infiltration of Sharia into American Courts

The Muslim Brotherhood in American Schools

Education Jihad: Promoting Islam in American Schools

Jihad’s Infiltration of the Movies

Some Statistics On Islamic Infiltration In The US In 2019

I could go on, because this is all established fact. But ‘They’ will say the ‘fact-checkers’ have debunked it, and it is all a bunch of ‘islamaphobic’ non-sense. Well, all I have to say to that is:

Racist! Racist! Racist!

All I hear anymore is, “Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!” Every time some one starts to expose their agenda as a house of cards, they start hurling slurs and epitaphs at you. I’m tired of it. I know these things are true because I have done my own research and I have checked on the sources. I’ve been doing it for years. The people protecting this agenda are part of the attack on this nation. The Democrats and Republican leadership see it as a way to manipulate the voting base for their own exploitation while using Islamic money, but those people are blind fools. They do not see the threat of Islam because they foolishly believe they are the ones using Islam when, in reality, it is the other way around.

So, the American political class, lead by Obama, has given Islam the keys to the American kingdom.

Enter Rabbi Chan and his book, “The Harbinger:”

The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery that Holds the Secret of America’s Future

If you haven’t read this book yet, you need to — especially if you call yourself a believer. You see, whether people know it or not, this country is the fulfillment of a prophecy. It is the land of rest promised to Ephraim, where Ephraim will regain its strength before the final battle. America is the seat of Ephraim! I can prove it in YHWH’s prophecies, but I have no need. If you read this book, and you have spiritual eyes, you will know that it has to be true. Anyway, the short version is this:

As the modern seat of Ephraim, YHWH sent us the exact same prophetic warning He sent Ephraim before the Northern Tribes were dispersed into the nations for their apostasy. However, rather than learn from the past, we not only ignored YHWH’s warning, but we repeated the very same boastful defiance that lead to the Norther Kingdom’s destruction. Now, America is under judgment, and it will lead to our destruction. What’s more, we are about to be destroyed by the very same people who destroyed the Northern Kingdom. If you have eyes to see and ear to hear, I pray you will see and hear, then act on what you see and hear — before it is too late.

When I began, I told you I was going to just weave a cosmic conspiracy theory for you. Well, I have. Not I’ll leave it with you, as I promised. It’s up to you to decide whether or not I am crazy.

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BTW: There is more to this story, but I’m not going to share it right now. It would be too much for the vast majority of people. However, for those who might already know and understand, there is a bigger second half to the cosmic conspiracy to which I just alluded. It pertains to Werner van Braun, ‘Aliens,’ and an ‘Archon Invasion’ – as in ‘The Days of Noah.’ Do you have the eyes to see and ears to hear? 😉