HEBREWS 4:14-5:8 The last 3 verses of Hebrews 4 turns from having established that Jesus the Great Redeemer has entered into God’s presence and into His present work, having gone before us as forerunner (see Hebrews 6:20. He is forerunner of the Heavenly Calling to His Body of believers.) He had “finished” His work of [...]
HEBREWS CHAPTERS 3:1 - 4:12 Paul continues the argument to the wavering Christian in Hebrews 3:1-4:12, which was written to the Hebrew Messianic of his day. He takes up the subject of the New Covenant heavenly Kingdom calling and contrasts God’s two Mediators, their 2 “houses” and God’s 2 different “rests”. These are truths rooted [...]
(Bringing Many Sons Unto Glory) JESUS IS NOT ONLY OUR SAVIOR, BUT HE IS TO BE OUR LORD…. CHAPTER 2 VERSES 5-18… We are carrying on with the thought and warning of there being no escape (Hebrews 2:1-3) from loss and punishment for the believing Christ follower who then carelessly does not heed the commands [...]
(The Greater Accountability of New Covenant Believers) The second chapter begins with the first of 5 great warnings in the Book of Hebrews: “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip (or drift past them).” This holding on [...]
“Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.” [2nd Timothy 2:15] The first verse of prophecy mentioned by Peter in explanation of the supernatural events occurring at Pentecost 2000 years ago are found in Joel 2:23-32. This is the word of [...]
Having long since understood that the modern day “Faith Movement” healing and prosperity message was a modern day perversion of God’s Word, it is yet difficult to see its insidious tentacles continuing to invade the minds of sincere seekers of God. It’s nothing more than psychology or having faith in faith. But faith in your [...]
LECH LECHA ("Go Forth, Yourself!") Lech Lecha…Genesis 12:1-17:27 (The following overview of this week’s Torah portion is taken from chabad.org) G-d speaks to Abram, commanding him, “Go or journey from your land, from your birthplace and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you.” There, G-d says, he will be made into a great nation. Abram and [...]
Today is the beginning of a new cycle of teaching the Torah of Moses (first five books of the Bible) within the Jewish community. The portion of Scripture for the lesson is from Genesis 1:1 through 2:3 and is entitled Bereishit / Beginnings. This is from where we set forth some critical truths again. To [...]
THE FULLNESS OF THE 7 FEASTS/SET TIMES OF GOD (How they represent REDEMPTION and REST) The Feasts are emblematic representations of the prophetic set or appointed times of God for the complete Redemption and Rest for the two Peoples of God. The Feasts are chronologically to be fulfilled or filled with similar meaning, but on [...]
CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE FESTIVALS AND OTHER SET TIMES OF GOD The appointed set times of God include the following terms: On the Third Day and On the Seventh Day, After 400 years, and After 430 years, After 70 years, and After 490 years. Understanding these set times are critical to understanding the appointed times [...]