Yeshua Prophecy: Acts of the Apostles

The Kingdom In Seven Parables

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<span style="font-size: large;">Vast numbers of Christians today are looking for and
desiring Christ’s coming. The almost universally believed destination of
Christ’s Return is Jerusalem. But is this what God’s Word says? </span></blockquote>
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Many assert, by lacking knowledge of Christ’s coming, that
He comes and immediately vanquishes all enemies, establishing His Kingdom as
described in Revelation. Notice that the Kingdom was to arrive “without
observation.” as described in Luke 17:20-21 first. Here Christ meant that just
His presence can signal the beginning of the Kingdom’s presence. God has been
working with people all over the world, preparing them for leadership positions
in the initial phase of the Kingdom. Only after a reckoning of past performance
before Christ’s judgment seat (Rom. 14:10; II Cor. 5:10) will these specially
called and trained servants be permitted to rule. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Jesus spoke of the Kingdom In seven
parables, collectively painting a full picture in Matthew 13. The first,
gives an overview of the People. The second parable is a depiction of the Good
and Evil, coexisting in the same Place or environment, until the harvest time,
after which it is set apart. The Third Parable explains the Establishment of a
tiny, yet growing Kingdom. The fourth Parallel is drawn to highlight the nature
in which the Kingdom is concealed. The Fifth explains how the Merchant Chooses
the most precious, valuable people and secures the Land. In the Sixth, the
people are chosen, that are valued (as compared with a rare pearl). The Seventh
parable depicts a Father(Fisherman) going out to sea(the entire earth) and
casting his net(The Kingdom) in a specific place, then removing the bad ones
and covering the good ones to inherit the Kingdom(Both spiritual AND
physical).You will see plain passages showing He establishes God’s Kingdom <i>on Earth</i>, using servants that are <i>here</i>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“The Son of man shall
send forth his angels, and <b>they shall
gather out of his kingdom all things that offend</b>, and them which do
iniquity” Matthew 13:41<o:p></o:p></div>
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This certainly depicts a Kingdom that has both <b><i>Righteous
and Wicked</i></b> people residing therein. Now, the general Christian concept
of Heaven does not provide for a heaven filled with Evil people, does it? If we
look at the parables Jesus utilized in Matthew, He clearly explains that this
is not just a Spiritual Kingdom, but a Literal Kingdom that is established on
earth!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><u>Every kingdom on
Earth today has four necessary components:</u></b> <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span>Land, property or territory—however large or small.
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</span>A system of laws and rules with a basic structure of
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</span>Verse 3-23  And
he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth
to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came
and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much
earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And
when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they
withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked
them: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an
hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him
hear. - And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them
in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to
know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For
whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but
whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore
speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear
not, neither do they understand.  And in
them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall
hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not
perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of
hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with
their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart,
and should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for
they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many
prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and
have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard
them. Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word
of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and
catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed
by the way side. But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is
he that heareth the word, and immediately with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he
not root in himself, but endureth but for a season: for when tribulation or
persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. He also that
received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of
this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh
unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth
the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth,
some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.<br />
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The very first parable is really a global general depiction
of the process of receiving the Word of our Father. It shows those who
ultimately succeed in the Kingdom, as those who listen, avail themselves,
persevere under persecution and then ultimately bears fruit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span>Verse 24-30 
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is
likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his
enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the
blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So
the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow
good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An
enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and
gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up
also the wheat with them. 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.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This parable describes wheat and poisonous tares initially growing
<i>together in the Kingdom of Heaven. </i>The
first phase of this Kingdom is such that, as it grows, the wrong kinds of
people <i>can get in</i>.<i> </i>Obviously the Kingdom is not in a place
called “Heaven”, far removed from this earth. The field is the earth and although
the good seeds are sown by our Father, the enemy sows tares in-between the good
seeds. The Father clearly instructs his Angels, not to gather the harvest.
First will be removed the Tares by the reapers and THEN He shifts the harvest
to another collection point. He shall send His angels and shall gather His
elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven. They
will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him a thousand years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span>Verse 31-32 
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is
like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:<br />
Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the
greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come
and lodge in the branches thereof.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The seed is akin to microscopic but when it arrives bring
this profound analogy! The mustard seeds Jesus’ audience was familiar with were
extremely small—very hard to see. This is why He called them the “least (small
in size) of all seeds, likely a mediterranean Mustard “Tree” called the Black
Mustard. The “Kingdom of Heaven” the Kingdom of Heaven springs up from the
small acts of generosity to our fellows that we may do and this then grows into
something far bigger than we ever dreamed. It’s capacity to grow and to move
through the faith of it’s spiritual citizens grows it into a world governed by
it, becoming the “greatest among herbs”—a “tree”. It is an invasive plant that
will consume a whole countryside in a short time. It grows up to 15 feet but
one of  it’s unique characteristics are
that these 15 foot plants grow so tightly together, they create an
unsurpassable thicket that becomes a home to many species of bird, insect and
rodents. It literally becomes it’s own ecosystem.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The next parable confirms the Kingdom’s small beginning and
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parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a
woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The “Kingdom of Heaven” expands because leaven always
spreads, but it is also initially hidden—initially concealed in the flour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The next parable confirms the Kingdom being hidden and a new
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</span>Verse 44  Again,
the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a
man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he
hath, and buyeth that field.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The King will go, seek out and find the valuable treasure,
realise its value and attain the land where it is found! This hints strongly at
earthly soil or a country/peice of land where the Kingdom lies buried.<br />
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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly
pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that
he had, and bought it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This explains that the Ruler of that Kingdom identifies the
valuable pearl(people) and make it part of the kingdom, but under secure
protection. The kingdom is likened to the merchant(not the pearl). It is not
valuable, because it is found in abundance! But because it is very rare and it
will be protected and secured by the Merchant(Kingdom). Clearly, not all will
make the cut or enjoy this protection.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The next parable confirms the small beginning and
realisation of the Limited space available for Rare Good ones and a new
progressive display of what will happen and when:<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span>Verse 47 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.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The net(Kingdom) starts out empty. Over time it fills with
fish of “every kind”—people from all nations. When the Kingdom was full, they
drew to shore. But not all belonged in the net(Kingdom): Note, that not all
fish in the ocean was in the net to begin with and obviously the Kingdom is not
in heaven. He shall separate the ones in the net from one another. The
fishers(Angels) sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad
away. There is a definite progression from the previous parable in that the net
only caught some fish in the sea, then a further refinement takes place as the best
ones are sought out! The choice of words here is highly significant. “Vessels”
depicts a strong analogy for a container or body. n 2 Corinthians 4:7, Paul
said it was like having the most valuable treasure in an earthen vessel
(meaning his body), “we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the
surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves.” The
wicked can however get <i>into</i> the
earthly Kingdom but must at a point <i>be
removed</i> or expelled.The good fish(souls) in the parable, receives a
glorified body or vessel while the bad ones are disposed off entirely in the
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<o:p> </o:p> This coming is
distinctly different from both Haggai and Revelation’s version of Christ’s
Coming. Many other Bible passages detail the war that Isaiah references—where
it starts, how it spreads, who it affects, and its unimaginable severity.</div>
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Now read Zechariah 6:12 “And speak unto him, saying, Thus
speaketh Yahweh of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and
he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of Yahweh:”
Here Zechariah pictures Christ growing out of an undisclosed location referred
to “His place” to ultimately build two temples.The first half of the verse
describes building the Spiritual Temple and the latter, a physical Temple. Paul
defined this Temple as this first Temple as (God’s people): “Know you not that
you (God’s people) are the temple of God. This fits perfectly with Malachi 3:1,
which describes Christ returning to Earth to His Temple(God’s people).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Christ started His ministry away from Jerusalem, and he
continues in this manner. The prophet Micah explains that the Kingdom <i>moves to</i> Jerusalem: “O tower of the
flock, the stronghold of the daughter of Zion, unto you shall it come, even the
first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem” (4:8). It
does not say the Kingdom is built in Zion or that it even <i>starts</i> in Zion. —Christ’s rule long before events in Revelation,
after which it picks up again to continue for 1,000 more years—is  not from heaven either. Micah says it “comes”
there, meaning it was initially somewhere else. (Rev. 22:16). He brings His
dominion or His rule, <i>to</i> Jerusalem
and Judah from a different modern nation of Jacob (Israel).He is in a location
called “His place!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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The term “His place” is fascinating and truly incredible in
what it reveals. It means “the bottom, depressed, below, underneath.” Thus the
Kingdom and Christ start from what God Himself calls the bottom (a depressed
place), below—meaning in a place that is concealed and underneath the “skyline”
of human kingdoms and nations. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Phrases like “daughter of Zion” (Zephaniah 3:14), of Babylon
(Psalm 137:8), of Edom (Lamentations 4:21), signify the city or country named
with its inhabitants. There is always in such phrases the name of a place, and
this suggests that under the word “my dispersed” (pûtsai) there lurks some
proper name. Looking at what lies beyond the Rivers of Etheiopia we find a very
likely candidate in South Africa, “the daughter of my dispersed?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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At the southern tip of Africa there are a lot of people,
although they account for less than 8% of the country's population, these
people are particularly remarkable: It is remarkable that the ANC majority
government almost every day must create or amend laws to criminalize,
marginalize and penalize this small minority group;<br />
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So remarkable that they are building a future without
parliament, police, voting power and state aid every day because they believe
that God placed them here with a specific purpose and calling; They developed a
language from their common inheritances made up of Dutch, French, English and
various other nationalities.<br />
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So remarkable are they, that they survived for almost four
centuries - bullied by the mighty Britain, the Great Depression, the unfair ANC
and barbaric farm attacks. The circumstances in which these people live is
designed to destroy them, but they only become stronger and stronger, and their
faith in God is just greater.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In 1838 they were put on record, as having made a Covenant with God, that to this day, they do not fail to keep.</td></tr>
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They eat biltong and bake, drink coffee and go to church on
Sundays. They sing together and spend holidays by the sea; They like braai
(with maize or sweet potatoes); They help each other and they also help others.
They are proud Afrikaners</div>
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From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the
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Therefore wait ye upon me, saith Yahweh, until the day that
I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I
may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my
fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
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For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that
they may all call upon the name of Yahweh, to serve him with one consent. From
beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed,
shall bring mine offering. In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy
doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away
out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more
be haughty because of my holy mountain. (see the parables where the wicked are
removed from the catch)<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor
people, and they shall trust in the name of Yahweh. The remnant of Israel shall
not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in
their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the
heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. Yahweh hath taken away thy judgements, he hath
cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even Yahweh, is in the midst of thee:
thou shalt not see evil any more. In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem,
Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. Yahweh thy Elohim in
the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy;
he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. I will gather
them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the
reproach of it was a burden. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and
I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will
get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame. At
that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I
will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn
back your captivity before your eyes, saith Yahweh.<br />
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<i>"so that thy
people may dwell apart."</i> The words contain an allusion to Numbers
23:9, where Balaam describes Israel as a people separated from the rest of the
nations; and to Deuteronomy 33:28, where Moses congratulates it, because it
dwells in safety and alone (bâdâd, separate), under the protection of its
God, in a land full of corn, new wine, etc. South Africa is well known for the
wines of the Cape as well as the endless Maize farms that provide food for over
45 million people. Farms that mostly belong to the Afrikaner people and that have
been ransacked, attacked and in instances expropriated in an attempt to rid the
Country of the Afrikaner nation. Deliberate inaction of the South African
Government has weakened rural security structures, facilitating Afrikaner farm
murders, in order to terrorize white farmers into vacating their farms. Afrikaner
farm murders are not ordinary robberies with aggravated circumstances - but
victims are being tortured in brutal ways during the killings.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>John 14:2-3 “In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so,
I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare
a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I
am, there ye may be also.”<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Christ is bringing mansions from heaven for His tiny
Kingdom. But where will they settle? This “city” cannot be Zion <i>or</i> Jerusalem, as Yeshua said he will
bring them where He is.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Isaiah 60:1-2 begins, <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>“Arise, shine; for
your light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen ( not descended) upon
you ( from a depressed place, underneath and below view). For, behold, the
darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD
shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you” <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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The prophet Isaiah powerfully underscores what Habakkuk
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<i>“ Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this
people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men
shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.”Isaiah
29:14<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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This means we could expect a gigantic, Earth-rattling Work
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Christ first comes to His people—His Temple—in good times,
bringing His Kingdom “without observation.” It begins in microscopic fashion
and is hidden! It is also initially led by a little flock under Christ. He will
at first hide His presence by being sprout-like. During this first phase of the
Kingdom will come terrible punishment on the nations descended from Jacob, making
them finally ready to receive God’s Kingdom. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Kingdom will be growing in number of subjects before
Christ transfers a ready-to-be greatly expanded WORLD GOVERNMENT to Jerusalem.
From there He will rule all nations with a larger group of saints coming from
His by then much larger flock. It is at this point He will build the glorious
Third Temple on Mount Zion (Ezek. 40-48).<o:p></o:p></div>

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In modern times, both Agnostics and Christians are mostly looking at the living, moral teaching of the Bible from the lower standpoint of our own conception of life, this doctrine appears as nothing but a very indefinite and vague combination of self-denial, easy-going philosophy, and of shortsighted visions, which have no serious significance for our times. Its whole meaning is concentrated, in its religious displays in the conflict with the historical powers of Catholicism, Protestantism or in other dogmas. Scientist are utterly unaware of the true significance of the very world-shaking events which they are actively researching. The media reports, without any insight into the real meaning of the world news they report on every day and even our religious leaders fail to bring this into context with their teachings.</h3>
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Truth is not based on either an intellectual or emotional presentation of the Word of Yahweh often changed to make it more acceptable to the audience, but on Yahweh's original purpose, which is to make us more holy and righteous in our character and behavior. The “makes me feel good message” comes from pulpits and seminars. We popularize the Gospel by being politically correct and style the Faith in a less disruptive way, an all-inclusive acceptance of various doctrines. Just because it’s so much more convenient for everybody to explain scientifically. Similarly, "emotional" preaching and teaching (Making me feel good motivational teaching) wrongs revelation and many believers follow these highly paid speakers to find this Inner peace which we so desperately need.</h3>
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Yahweh's Word has always stood opposite the ideas of flesh and human rationale. Truth is the foundation of faith. When we base interpretation of truth on our experiences we totally lose the basis of truth. Instead of judging our human experiences by the Word of Yahweh, this idea suggests that we judge the Word of Yahweh by human experiences. Man, is taught throughout Scripture to never trust himself. This issue is much too complex to debate in a book as concise as this because this explanation tests not the cosmic limit but our mental limit</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 350px;">Seventh-day Adventist prophetic time chart from 1863, about the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adventist_1863_chart.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">A third of the Holy Bible is devoted to basic education revealing to man the necessary <b><i>foundational knowledge</i></b> otherwise undiscoverable and unknowable: knowledge of what man is, why he is, where his destiny may lead, how to reach it and live happily along the way.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">Another approximate third of that Book is devoted to <i><b>history</b></i>. A history dominated by what is written in the first five Books of your Bible, that most people have been taught not to read and to shun and denigrate, by scientists; religions; their peers and others.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">About a third of the Holy Bible is devoted to <i><b>Prophecy</b></i>—One finds the Hand of Almighty God always present, surely guiding His people towards their destiny, according to His Will, through all the errors made by these rebellious people out of own choice. The Book has real knowledge of the true values as opposed to the false. A spiritual ripening process, that are appropriately compared to the harvest or the process of food production throughout the 4 seasons.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;"></span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">As the author of this page I do not proclaim to possess the gift of prophecy, nor will I profess certainty for my own interpretations or the views of other regarding these prophecies and their correlations. I furnish these texts to the reader and reminds all that where we cannot understand we may draw our conclusions provided we do this with caution, and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The prophetic texts recorded are of certain divine origin and only in the instances where they form parts of Sacred Scripture or Specific traditions, should we accept them as a message from God. The interpretations of these are matters of faith and as our Messiah reminded us, not everything will be fully understood until the day we are exalted and only then will we have complete understanding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"></span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">What follows here is a number of prophecies that by comparative studies, bears striking resemblances and although not all in equal detail, gives us an outline of their respective messages from different points of view. Many can only be confirmed once they actually occur, yet we are given a small window of time to be aware and recognise them before or mostly, while, they occur. Thus a prophecy may be in process of fulfilment before one's eyes and he may not be aware of it.</span><br />
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Because <a href="https://yeshuaprophecy.blogspot.co.za/2016/09/i-will-fight-by-pastor-steven.html">spiritual warfare</a> is just that  –spiritual–  it must be understood with a spiritual mind. In our natural, sinful state, we can not understand spiritual things:<br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">This knowledge of the way to inner peace, happiness, abundant well being can only be understood through the study of scripture in its full context and with the guidance and interpretation of the Supernatural Holy Spirit. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">It is known, that some items, which at their face value and in their context seem of little importance, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "constantia" , serif; font-size: 11pt;">As Paul preached to Rome, He had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” Acts 28:26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "constantia" , serif; font-size: 11pt;">Jesus Himself also explained “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside, everything is expressed in parables, so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’” Mark 4:12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">Interpretations that does not depend upon the Holy Spirit for revelation is nothing but man’s opinion. The Word of God was given to men by God to write it down in “books”. That is called “inspiration.” Notice that it came from God to man, not from man to man. This is always the order of interpretation. Peter said the Word of God is not the private interpretation of man, meaning that the Word of God did not originate from man no matter how great an intellect he may be (II Peter 1:20-21).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">Therefore, it is not enough to believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures apart from Holy Spirit revelation. Unless the Holy Spirit imparts the revelation or understanding, it is nothing but a literary book. This is the meaning of Paul’s comments in I Corinthians 2:10-16.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "constantia" , serif; font-size: 11pt;">…” And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2:14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "constantia" , serif; font-size: 11pt;">…” Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths” 2 Timothy 4:3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Holy Spirit revelation is a lost learning in the body of Christ today and is largely replaced by intellectual education. Men on a lower level of understanding, when brought into contact with phenomena of a higher order, instead of making efforts to understand them, raise themselves up to the point of view from which they must look at the subject, judge it from their limited understanding (mostly limited scientific “knowledge”), and apparently, the less they understand what they are talking about, the more confidently and unhesitatingly they pass judgment on it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Instead of judging human experiences by the Word of God, this false idea suggests that we judge the Word of God by human experiences.  We attempt to prove God by our understanding of science while Science is merely what we know or some of it, about God. Yes, this is the opposite of the psychological base of humanistic teaching, but God's Word has always stood opposite the ideas of flesh and human rationale. When we base interpretation of truth on our experiences we totally lose the basis of truth.  Man is taught throughout Scripture to never trust himself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The majority of academics then, use a very crooked ruler in the form of incomplete, scientific assumptions (which changes daily). Bacon, who is often called the Father of Science, said the same thing and applied it to the influence of a knowledge of science upon the conception of God :<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">" A little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." One hundred years later we find the greatest human intellect, possibly, Sir Isaac Newton devoutly unfolding the secrets of Daniel's mysterious prophecies and visions with a simple childlike faith that has never been excelled. And even most professing “Christians” refuse utterly to do that. No wonder they can’t understand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "constantia" , serif; font-size: 11pt;">“The fear of the Eternal is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments” (Ps. 111:10).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">Yet in modern times, both Agnostics and Christians are mostly looking at the living, moral teaching of Christ from the lower standpoint of our own conception of life, this doctrine appears as nothing but a very indefinite and vague combination of self-denial, easy-going philosophy, and of shortsighted visions, which have no serious significance for our times. Its whole meaning is concentrated, in its religious manifestations in the conflict with the historical powers of Catholicism, Protestantism or in other dogmas. In a similar fashion, Heads of government are utterly unaware of the true significance of the very world-shaking events which they are actively participating in. The media reports, without any insight into the real meaning of the world news they report on every day and even our religious leaders fail to bring this into context with their teachings. We popularize the Gospel by being politically correct and style the Faith in a less disruptive way, an all-inclusive acceptance of various doctrines. Just because its soo much more convenient for everybody to explain scientifically. Similarly, "emotional" preaching and teaching (Making me feel good motivational teaching) wrongs revelation and many believers follow these highly paid speakers to find this Inner peace which we so desperately need.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">A good example is that of the Council of Laodicea who was a regional synod of approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor that assembled about 363–364 AD. Their 59th canon forbade the readings in church of uncanonical books. They determined that the New Testament will contain 26 books, omitting the Book of Revelation, and the Old Testament including the 22 books of the Hebrew Bible plus the Book of Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremy. It is also believed that they may have demonized "The Book of Enoch", which led to its degeneration. This counsel also decreed the following “Christians must not judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day, rather honouring the Lord's Day; and, if they can, resting then as Christians. But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be cursed from Christ.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">Truth is not based on either an intellectual or emotional presentation of the Word of God often changed to make it more acceptable to the audience, but on God's original purpose, which is to make us more holy and righteous in our character and behavior. The “makes me feel good message” comes from pulpits and seminars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls between 1947 and 1961, has caused quite a stir in all aspects of Biblical study and investigation. These works were the collections of ‘the Essenes, a Jewish religious community flourishing during the last two centuries of<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">the Second Temple era (150 BCE-70 CE). The archaeological evidence shows that they lived in Jerusalem at the time of Christ, and Bargil Pixner, who lived on Mount Zion in Dormition Abby, has shown that there was a significant Essene quarter of Jerusalem on Mount Zion. One of the principal characteristics of the Essenes was common ownership of property. New members handed over their belongings to the superiors, who collected also the wages earned by every sectary. Agriculture was the main Essene occupation. Having renounced private possessions, the members received all that they needed: food, clothes, care. There seems to be a striking resemblance to this practice and that of the Apostles described in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "constantia" , serif; font-size: 11pt;">Acts 4:32 “All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Further “peculiarities” included the wearing of white garments; ritual bathing before meals which were given only to initiates, and cooked and blessed by priests; the rejection of animal sacrifice and of oaths to support their statements, and, above all, of marriage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">The discovery of the Dead sea Scrolls, allowed for the understanding of the original meaning of issues with which we have become almost too familiar and which with the passing of the centuries have tended to become choked with inessentials. It has led not only to a renewed preoccupation with the primitive but fully developed expression of these issues in the Scriptures, but also to a desire for knowledge and understanding of their prehistory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Theologically, the Essenes showed extreme reverence for the Law and were famous for their strictest observance of the Sabbath. Their teachings were recorded in secret books. Amongs them the books banned by the Council of Laodicea. They preferred belief in Fate to freedom of the will and, rejecting the notion of bodily resurrection, envisaged a purely spiritual afterlife. Experts in the healing of body and soul, they also excelled in prophecy. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">It</a><span class="MsoCommentReference"><a class="msocomanchor" href="file:///C:/Users/Pieter/Desktop/New%20folder/Article21_8_2016.docx#_msocom_1" id="_anchor_1" language="JavaScript" name="_msoanchor_1">[P1]</a> </span> seems the Essenes had a better knowledge of the true faith than did the Priests at the Jerusalem Temple. They had every book of the Jewish Bible, with the exception of Esther. They had several additional books as well: they had much material in the original languages of what are called apocrypha and pseudepigrapha (i.e. non-canonical anonymous writings), as well as other, unknown literary works. The word “apocrypha” is from the Greek apocrypha and means “hidden,” and is used to refer to scripture that is considered to be on the fringes of the OT and the NT. The manuscripts most likely originated in Jerusalem libraries, the contents of which were concealed in desert caves when the capital was besieged between 67 and 70 CE.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Dead Sea literature have opened new avenues of exploration in the era of the life of Jesus, the rise of Christianity and the emergence of rabbinic Judaism. A key question for me has been the “sifting” of the books that were in the Essenes’ library. The fact is that we have inherited a world in which the truth has been suppressed and the people have been deceived about many matters. And no doubt, our supposed religious shepherds and teachers are involved in the whole process.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">It seems that God, for this reason, made use of prophets. As prophets were seen as the "Updates" from God<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="IntenseQuoteChar"><span style="font-family: "constantia" , serif; font-size: 11pt;">“The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of disciples, That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple. The Lord GOD has opened My ear; And I was not disobedient nor did I turn back.” Isaiah 50:5</span></span><span style="font-family: "constantia" , serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Among the discoveries at the Dead Sea was One of the most important and most unknown books of Sacred Scripture: the Book of Enoch (also called 1 Enoch). It is still largely unknown and unappreciated in the West because of the false prohibitions that have been placed on it by people who deliberately suppressed the truths that it contains.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Enoch (also called Enos, Hanoch, and even Enochion by the Greeks) was the father<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">the greatest of the prophets. He was the great antediluvian prophet who lived 365<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">years, “walked with God,” and was the first biblical character translated into heaven<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">without tasting death (Genesis 5: 22-24; Hebrews 11: 5-6). There is not a lot of information about Enoch in the Bible, and just about all of it is in the first part of Genesis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">In the follow up to this article, we will look at some insightful prophetic insight in the Essene scrolls and particular reverence will be made to the Books of Enoch.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">It is necessary to use “spiritual discernment” to understand spiritual things. Perhaps one of the best examples of natural and spiritual discernment is recorded in II Kings chapter 6. It records the story of a natural battle in which troops of the enemy nation of Syria had surrounded a small town called Dothan where the prophet Elisha was staying. When Elisha’s servant, Gehazi, saw the great host of the enemy he became fearful. Elisha prayed that</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">God would open Gehazi’s spiritual eyes so he could see the angelic hosts surrounding and protecting them. On this occasion, God actually opened the natural eyes of Gehazi and allowed him to visibly see the superior forces of God aligned for battle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">The story of this battle at Dothan is similar to present spiritual conditions in the Church. There are some, like Elisha, who see clearly into the realm of the spirit. They know there is a conflict occurring, have identified the enemy, and recognize the greater forces of God that assure victory.</span></div>
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