The Spiritual Significance of the Color White - Part 1. The Spiritual Symbol of Light and Righteousness as Well as Deceit and a Deadly Disease
|
|
- Bruce McDowell
- 5 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 The Spiritual Significance of the Color White - Part 1 The Spiritual Symbol of Light and Righteousness as Well as Deceit and a Deadly Disease by Mike Vinson Introduction Why Is There Both Positive And Negative Applications To Every Word Of God? As with every word we have covered this word 'white,' also has a positive and a negative application. Why is that? It is because of what we learned last week: Psa 139:12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. It is because all these words are the words of Christ, and what have we learned of Christ: Exo 13:21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: And how does this 'cloud' appear to those who do not know Christ? Exo 14:19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: Exo 14:20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave 1
2 light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night. God's Word is "a cloud and darkness to them." The natural man cannot receive the things of the spirit, because they are foolishness to him. 1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. "They are foolishness to him" means that God's spiritual Words are "a cloud and darkness" to the natural man, and at the same time, they "give light by night to these" to whom God is revealing Himself. Christ, the cloud, separates His people from Egypt. 'Egypt' is the natural man. That separation is accomplished by blinding Egypt while giving light to His own people. While those with whom God is working can see that Christ creates both light and darkness, they can also understand that it is He who creates both good and evil. This is contradictory to the natural man. The natural man cannot see how "sins as red as crimson" can be "washed white in the blood of the Lamb," how one can "find his life by losing it," how one can only see by acknowledging his blindness, can only avoid judgment by being judged. The natural man cannot understand how it is possible to avoid the lake of fire by going through that same consuming fire here and now, and the natural man cannot see how we all avoid the wrath of God by enduring "God's wrath on the children of disobedience", and "fulfilling the seven plagues of the seven angels." And yet we are told: Rev 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 2
3 The natural man cannot see that God's elect must "live by every word which proceeds out of the mouth of God." Matt 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Including these words which have proceeded out of the mouth of God: Rev 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. To the natural man it is contradictory to say that God is the creator of both good and evil. It is contradictory to say that Christ is a cloud which is both light and darkness. But that is why every word of the Word of God has both a negative and a positive application. It is because Christ is the cloud which separates his people from the people of Egypt, the natural man from the man who is "spiritually minded." It is because Christ is His Word and that word is "a cloud and darkness to them, but it gives light by night to these: so that the one comes not near the other all the night." How The Natural Man Sees The Color White The natural man sees white only as a type of light and righteousness, he cannot see white as a type of his deceived and diseased condition. Here is the only way 'white is perceived in the eyes of the natural man: Matt 17:2 And [Christ] was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. Mar 9:3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 3
4 Ecc 9:8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. Isa 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. These four verses will serve to express how most of us think of the color 'white.' We think of white as snow, wool and the light of the Truth. One more verse will serve to demonstrate how this word is used in its positive sense: Rev 19:8 And to her [Christ's bride] was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. The Spiritually Negative Application Of The Color White But this is not how 'snow' and 'white' are always used in God's Word: Exo 4:6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. Babylon Appears As White And As Light Christ appears as "white as the light." Matt 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. But Babylon also appears as an angel of light: 4
5 2 Cor 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 2 Cor 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 2 Cor 11:15 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. So Satan too is 'white as light" but it is the 'white' of the incurable disease of leprosy. It is incurable because "flesh... cannot inherit the kingdom of God" (1 Cor.15:50). Flesh must be relinquished in order to enter the kingdom of God. Many of the verses in the early parts of God's Word connect the color 'white' to the disease of leprosy. We will bring this out later, but let's begin where the Bible begins and see where 'white' first appears. White first appears in the King James Version of the Bible in 'Babylon' with all of its white sheep. By 'Babylon' I mean in Haran, where Jacob had gone on the other side of the flood, the river Euphrates, fleeing from his brother and looking for a wife. Jacob has served his father in law for two of his daughters and was no ready to go back to the land of Canaan: Gen 30:25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. Gen 30:26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee. Gen 30:27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake. Gen 30:28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it. Gen 30:29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me. 5
6 Gen 30:30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? Gen 30:31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock: Gen 30:32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and [of such] shall be my hire. Gen 30:33 So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me. Gen 30:34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. Gen 30:35 And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons. Gen 30:36 And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks. Gen 30:37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. Jacob in this story typifies Christ and those in Christ. Christ's flocks have "some white in them," But they are "speckled and spotted", and none of the sheep belonging to Jacob are all white. All of the sheep are brown or specked. Laban knew that sheep were generally white by nature just as we are all leprous by nature. Laban actually believed that he had made a tremendous deal and that Jacob would probably not get but a very small fraction of the increase of the flocks. But this is all a parable about what is taking place within each of us. And what God is doing is showing us 6
7 that we are anything but white in any spiritual sense. And at the same time we are being brought to see that the white flocks of Laban and Babylon are nothing more than the "snow white" of spiritual leprosy. Laban never crosses the Euphrates River to go into the Promised Land, and yet it is very interesting that the Hebrew word for 'white' is 'laban.' H3835 lâban law-ban' A primitive root; to be (or become) white; also (as denominative from H3843) to make bricks: - make brick, be (made, make) white (-r). The reason I said that "according to the King James Version" the word 'white' first appears the story of Jacob's time spent in the area of Haran is that in reality, the word 'white' actually first appears, in the Hebrew, back in Genesis in the story of the building of the Tower of Babylon. It appears in the Hebrew word translated 'brick' as in the bricks used to build the Tower Of Babel. The Hebrew root for this word translated 'brick comes from the primitive root for the Hebrew word for white. It is: H3843 lebênâh leb-ay-naw' From H3835; a brick (from the whiteness of the clay): - (altar of) brick, tile. Gen 11:3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick [Hebrew lebenah] for stone, and slime had they for morter. So the tower of Bable was apparently built of white brick. But it is the whiteness of leprosy. Here is another Old Testament story which 7
8 happened to them and is written for our admonition, which shows the connection between the color white and the incurable disease of leprosy: 2Ki 5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, [but he was] a leper. 2Ki 5:2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. 2Ki 5:3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. 2Ki 5:4 And [one] went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that [is] of the land of Israel. 2Ki 5:5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of raiment. 2Ki 5:6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have [therewith] sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. 2Ki 5:7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, [Am] I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. [leprosy was considered a death sentence] 2Ki 5:8 And it was [so], when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 2Ki 5:9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 2Ki 5:10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 8
9 2Ki 5:11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 2Ki 5:12 [Are] not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. 2Ki 5:13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, [if] the prophet had bid thee [do some] great thing, wouldest thou not have done [it]? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? 2Ki 5:14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. [1 Corinthians 1:1-7 and 1 Corinthians 3:1-4] 2Ki 5:15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that [there is] no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. 2Ki 5:16 But he said, [As] the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take [it]; but he refused. [Abraham took nothing for delivering the king of Sodom and John tells us to "take nothing of the Gentiles" [Gen. 14:23 and 3 John 1:7] 2Ki 5:17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD. 2Ki 5:18 In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, [that] when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing. 2Ki 5:19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. 9
10 2Ki 5:20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, [as] the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. 2Ki 5:21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw [him] running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, [Is] all well? 2Ki 5:22 And he said, All [is] well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. 2Ki 5:23 And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid [them] upon two of his servants; and they bare [them] before him. 2Ki 5:24 And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed. 2Ki 5:25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence [comest thou], Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. 2Ki 5:26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart [with thee], when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? [Is it] a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? 2Ki 5:27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. [Leprosy never leaves the carnal minded and those whose thoughts and affections are on the things of this earth] Col 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Col 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 10
11 Col 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. The word 'white' appears in sixteen different verses of Leviticus 13, all in relation to the connections between the color 'white' and the signs of leprosy in either the color of the flesh or the color of the hair upon the flesh. White flesh and white hair upon the flesh are both signs of the incurable disease of leprosy. And leprosy is a spiritual type of the spiritual condition of the carnal mind. Rom 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Here are but a couple of the sixteen verses which describe the whiteness of leprosy, the spiritual type of "the body of this death." Lev 13:3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and [when] the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight [be] deeper than the skin of his flesh, it [is] a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. Lev 13:10 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising; Lev 13:11 It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean. He is 'white,' but "he is unclean." He is a "whited sepulchre." Mat 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 11
12 If this verse means the local Babylonian minister to you and you have never yet come to see that this Is, Was, and Will Be dying daily within you, then you are still in Babylon. As with all the other seeming contradictions of the things of the spirit, the only way to "come out of Babylon" is to admit that "dying daily" is "coming out of Babylon...daily." Conclusion We have mentioned both the positive and negative, the light and the darkness of this color white, but we have dealt mostly with the negative application this week. Next week we will deal with the spiritually positive application of the color white in the word of God. What we should be coming to see is that just as God could create a crooked serpent and a tree of knowledge of good and evil and pronounce it all "very good," even so ought we to begin to understand these verses of scripture: Psa 139:12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ecc 3:11 He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12
ELIJAH & ELISHA Lessons In Faith
ELIJAH & ELISHA Lessons In Faith LESSON 11 Divided Jordan River Healed spring of water 42 children killed by 2 bears Miracle of water for 3 armies The widow s oil was increased The Shunammite s son was
More informationNaaman and Gehazi. A Sermon preached by George Müller at Bethesda Chapel, Great George Street, Bristol on Sunday Evening; May 2 nd 1897.
Naaman and Gehazi A Sermon preached by George Müller at Bethesda Chapel, Great George Street, Bristol on Sunday Evening; May 2 nd 1897 2 Kings v A great man was Naaman, a very great man, and not only so,
More informationNaaman the Syrian saving Naaman the Syrian
Naaman the Syrian The Gospel as recorded through Luke recounts the words of our Master, speaking of the way in which in Old Testament times certain Gentiles experienced the salvation of God. One of the
More informationSOME GREAT THING 2 KINGS 5:1-19
SOME GREAT THING 2 KINGS 5:1-19 Text: 2 Kings 5:13 (2 Ki 5:13) "And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have
More informationDon t Let Your Feelings Get in the Way
Don t Let Your Feelings Get in the Way by Ellis P. Forsman Don t Let Your Feelings Get in the Way 1 Don t Let Your Feelings Get in the Way by Ellis P. Forsman October 7, 2011 Don t Let Your Feelings Get
More informationHebrews 6-2 Part 3 Doctrine of Baptisms
Hebrews 6-2 Part 3 Doctrine of Baptisms Sub part A Water Hebrews 6:1-2 1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance
More informationWhy Make Disciples? Listen to Audio #3
Why Make Disciples? Listen to Audio #3 I. The Great Commission Matthew 23:18-20 (RSV): And Jesus came and said to them, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make
More informationIn the Power of His Might
In the Power of His Might LESSON 19 That Ye May Know How That I Am The Lord We know that all signs and wonders are NOT genuinely from God. Mark 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and
More informationNaaman, The Leper. Ellis P. Forsman. Naaman, The Leper 1
Naaman, The Leper by Ellis P. Forsman Naaman, The Leper 1 Naaman, The Leper by Ellis P. Forsman October 13, 2011 Naaman, The Leper 2 Naaman, The Leper 2 Kings 5:1-14 Luke 4:27, And many lepers were in
More informationII Kings 5:1-14. Naaman s Path To Salvation
1 II Kings 5:1-14 Naaman s Path To Salvation The healing of Naaman the Leper is not just a story of the healing of a man from one of the most dreaded diseases of ancient times, but it is a story of salvation,
More information2 KINGS 5 The Prophet (Tower) of Samaria in Israel!
INTRODUCTION: We have traced the Samaritan (meaning: Watch Station or lookout post: The Tower) theme, the one whose focus is heavenward and pertains to the love of God. We have seen how his cleansing from
More informationII Kings Chapter 1 (Page 1213)
King James 1769 Version Chapter 1 (1) Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. (2) And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and
More informationListening to the Still, Small Voice Wed. March 22, 2017 Hymns 410, 332, 237
Listening to the Still, Small Voice Wed. March 22, 2017 Hymns 410, 332, 237 The Bible Isa. 40:28, 29, 31 (to 1st ;) Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator
More informationTORAH, GOD'S INSTRUCTIONS GENESIS 28 - STORY OF JACOB BEGINS, GENESIS 29 - JACOB MEETS RACHEL, GENESIS 30 - JACOB'S CHILDREN
TORAH, GOD'S INSTRUCTIONS GENESIS 28 - STORY OF JACOB BEGINS, GENESIS 29 - JACOB MEETS RACHEL, GENESIS 30 - JACOB'S CHILDREN Say - Welcome to Sabbath School class. Let's bow our head and ask God for understanding
More informationTHE RISE AND FALL OF THE GOLDEN KINGDOM
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GOLDEN KINGDOM A Study of First and Second Kings Session - The Dramatic Ministry of ELISHA 1 Last week we studied the late years of Elijah, prior to his being taken by chariot
More informationMiracles of Elisha Second Kings Don Ruhl Savage Street, Grants Pass, Oregon January 8, In the year of our Lord, 2016
Miracles of Elisha; 2Ki 4.1 6.7; 03998; Page 1 of 9 Miracles of Elisha Second Kings 4.1 6.7 Don Ruhl Savage Street, Grants Pass, Oregon January 8, In the year of our Lord, 2016 I. Second Kings 4.1 7 The
More information25 Jul Daily Reading (Prophets and Writings). 2 Kings 5, Obadiah 1, Psalms 26, Proverbs July Daily Reading (Prophets and Writings).
25 Jul Daily Reading (Prophets and Writings). 207. 25-July Daily Reading (Prophets and Writings). Naaman's Leprosy Healed..\Vce=Speaker= LeslieEarnest \. 2 Kings 5. Now Naaman, captain of the army of the
More informationWash and Be Cleaned - Lessons from Naaman 2 Kings 5: Kings 5:1-27 Isaiah 55:8-9 Jeremiah 10:23 Proverbs 14:12 2 Kings 5:1-14
Wash and Be Cleaned - Lessons from Naaman 2 Kings 5:1-27 Intro: A. There are many lesson we can learn from the healing of Naaman the Leper - 2 Kings 5:1-27. However, the main lesson is one we have been
More informationGehazi: The Blind Servant
Gehazi: The Blind Servant Outline 2 Kings 5: Story of Naaman Gehazi s Character Gehazi s Sins Avoid following his path 2 Kings 5 9 Then Naaman went with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the door
More informationThe Baptism of Naaman. 2 Kings 5:1-19
The Baptism of Naaman 2 Kings 5:1-19 19 Naaman s Condition A great man But also a leper 2 Kings 5:1 Now Naaman,, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of
More informationELIJAH & ELISHA Lessons In Faith
ELIJAH & ELISHA Lessons In Faith LESSON 13 Previously, Benhadad the Syrian King failed in his attempt to stop Elisha from revealing the movements of his bands of soldiers through out Israel. The miraculous
More informationMessage 9: Naaman s Servant Girl March 19, 2017 Text: 2 Kings 5:1-19 Reynolda Church, EPC
Summary The gospel is so simple; the gospel is so free; the gospel is so powerful and God used a little girl to convert a great enemy army leader and he s still using people like her to do the same today.
More informationSeventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist Chicago IL (USA) Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Subject: Humility and Healing
!1 Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist Chicago IL (USA) Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Subject: Humility and Healing Humility as revealed in the Bible is a sign of strength, not weakness. Mortal perspectives
More informationGenesis 30:22-32, 43 King James Version November 25, 2018
Genesis 30:22-32, 43 King James Version November 25, 2018 The International Bible Lesson (Uniform Sunday School Lessons Series) for Sunday, November 25, 2018, is from Genesis 30:22-32, 43. Questions for
More informationDoctrine of Covetousness
1 Doctrine of Covetousness 1. Covetousness is an inordinate longing to possess what others own. The Scriptures forbid the coveting of certain items such as a neighbor s house, another man s wife, another
More informationDEVARIM De 1:1-3:22 / Is 1:1-27 / Acts 1,2
DEVARIM De 1:1-3:22 / Is 1:1-27 / Acts 1,2 Lam1:1,2 How lonely sits the city That was full of people! How like a widow is she, Who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces has become
More informationTHIS IS A DAY OF GOOD TIDINGS 2 KINGS 6:24 7:20
THIS IS A DAY OF GOOD TIDINGS 2 KINGS 6:24 7:20 Text: 2 Kings 7:9 2 Kings 7:9 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the
More informationFaith that is on the inside of us is from a continual feeding of the word of God.
January 22, 2017 2017 Faith Awakens Pastor Charles Mendenhall A word was given by Pastor Margaret: "A breakthrough is coming in your life, if you will rejoice at what you see with your eyes of faith instead
More informationThe Natural Jews Failed To Comprehend This
LESSONS FROM THE LAW Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Col 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come;
More informationI want to start this message by saying to you, that for every promise, for every prophecy, & for every dream THERE IS A SET TIME.
1 2 A Set Time 2 Kings 7:1-18 1 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley
More informationUnfulfilled Prophecy Prophecy of the Future
Unfulfilled Prophecy Prophecy of the Future Jews and Gentiles Martyred: Revelation 7:9-17 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and
More informationDoctrine of Seven. 1. The number seven is used 230 times in the Old and New Testament.
1 Doctrine of Seven 1. The number seven is used 230 times in the Old and New Testament. 2. Some of the uses of the number 7 are as follows: God rested on the 7 th day after six days of creation. Genesis
More informationEdited & Highlighted from The Word For Today Transcription, Pastor Chuck Smith, Tape #7016 2
Genesis 29-30 Jacob has been guilty of a very common mistake that we often make and that is of trying to help God out. Believing in the purposes of God, knowing that God is desiring to accomplish certain
More informationGenesis Chapter 30 Continued
Genesis Chapter 30 Continued Genesis 30:25 "And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country." "And it came
More informationI. Our Heavenly Father is a God of second chances and restoration Forgiveness Restoration
MY SECOND CHANCE I. Our Heavenly Father is a God of second chances and restoration: A. Zech 9:11 "As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless
More informationWater Baptism. Old Testament.
Welcome to: - Bible House of Grace. God, through His Son Jesus, provides eternal grace for our failures and human limitations. Water Baptism And the Old Testament. (2013) The Bible not only reveals God
More informationThe Destruction of Jericho
The Destruction of Jericho Speaking of the coming day of Judgment, Yahweh spake through his prophet: a noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for Yahweh hath a controversy with the nations, he
More informationDoctrine of Tithing. 1. Tithing may be defined as the practice of giving a tenth of one's income or property as an offering to God.
1 Doctrine of Tithing 1. Tithing may be defined as the practice of giving a tenth of one's income or property as an offering to God. 2. The paying of a tithe indicates the spiritual principle that the
More informationCol 1:10 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; KJV
MESSAGE Occasion : Morning Worship Date : March 26, 2017 TITLE : WALKING AND PLEASING GOD Text/s : 1 Thess 4:1 4 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye
More informationI. THE PLACE WHERE LAID. A.
The Sure Foundation Intro: Isaiah is called the Messianic Prophet because of all the many different prophecies he made concerning Christ. In Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay
More informationRev 19:1-5 The Heavens Rejoice At The Destruction Of The Harlot
Rev 19:1-5 The Heavens Rejoice At The Destruction Of The Harlot Rev 19:1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power,
More informationSO THEY CAME AND CALLED 2 Kings 6:24-7:20
SO THEY CAME AND CALLED 2 Kings 6:24-7:20 Text: 2 Kings 7:10 2 Kings 7:10 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold,
More informationDoctrine of the Kingdom of God. According to the Gospel
1 Doctrine of the Kingdom of God According to the Gospel 1. The word "kingdom" may be defined as the rule or reign of God that is recognized in the hearts and operative in the lives of God's people, affecting
More informationC & C: Riding in Victory Lane
C & C: Riding in Victory Lane Connections and Comparisons is an ongoing weekly series that deals with many scriptures in the Bible, some of which are not commonly addressed. The purpose of this series
More informationJANUARY 10. Read Genesis CHAPTER 28 AND Isaac called Jacob, and
JANUARY 10 Read Genesis 28 30 CHAPTER 28 AND Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to
More informationSunday School November 08, He is Lord
Sunday School November 08, 2015 He is Lord 1. Knowledge of God 2. Attributes of God 3. God s Image (Old Testament) 4. God s Image (New Testament) Exo 3:3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see
More informationThe Presence of Messsiah in the Bible
The Presence of Messsiah in the Bible 1. OF whom did Christ say the Scriptures testify? "Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me." John 5:39.
More informationGOD S WILL A Different Perspective. PAUL S PRAYER A Different Kind of Prayer Colossians 1:9-14
CHRISTIANITY MADE SIMPLE Message #2: God s Will Made Simple Dr. Larry Osborne North Coast Church Colossians 1:9-14 January 19-20, 2008 GOD S WILL MADE SIMPLE GOD S WILL A Different Perspective God s will
More informationNEPHI S VISION. 1 Nephi 11-14
NEPHI S VISION 1 Nephi 11-14 Nephi: black The Spirit of the Lord: green Angel: blue The Lord: red 11:1 For it came to pass after I had desired to know the things that my father had seen, and believing
More informationJACOB S PROSPERITY. Genesis 30:25 43
1 Dear Friend, this is a transcript of a sermon preached by Pastor Jeremy Tan from the pulpit of Amazing Grace Baptist Church Singapore. We are committed to expository preaching because we believe it is
More informationThe New Covenant & The Church of Christ
The New Covenant & The Church of Christ Jeremiah 25:11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. Jeremiah 31:15 cf:
More informationTHE FAMILY OF JACOB GENESIS 30:1-43
1 THE FAMILY OF JACOB GENESIS 30:1-43 2 THE FAMILY OF JACOB Text: Genesis 30:1-43, 1. When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, Give me
More information1689 BAPTIST CONFESSION OF FAITH FOOTNOTED SCRIPTURES (KJV)
1689 BAPTIST CONFESSION OF FAITH FOOTNOTED SCRIPTURES (KJV) CHAPTER 8: OF CHRIST THE MEDIATOR Footnote 1. Paragraph 1 Isa 42:1 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth;
More information2 Kings Chapter 7. Windows in heaven pictures heaven as a storehouse from which God dispenses provisions (Psalm 78:23; Mal. 3:10).
2 Kings Chapter 7 Verses 1-2: Elisha foretold that food would once again be available as prices stabilized (7:16), but the officer s doubt brought judgment on himself (7:17). The truth of these prophecies
More informationThis then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Walking in the Light 1 1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 2 James 1:17...the Father of lights, with
More information1) They represent the judgement of God poured out on all who refuse to believe on Christ.
Series: Exodus Title: Christ in the Plagues (Pt 2) Text: Ex 8: 24-12:23 Date: July 16, 2017 Place: SGBC, New Jersey Our subject is Christ in the Plagues (Pt 2) In Exodus 7, God begins to pour out judgement
More informationSeventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist Chicago IL (USA) Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Subject: Patience Through Prayer
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist Chicago IL (USA) Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Subject: Patience Through Prayer Are you sometimes tempted to feel impatient if waiting in line, in traffic, on the phone,
More informationExodus 14: 15: And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
Series: Exodus Title: Go Forward! Text: Exodus 14: 15-31 Date: July 8, 2018 Place: SGBC, NJ Is there any one here who is now in a place where you see your total inability to save yourself? Be it from your
More informationELIJAH & ELISHA Lessons In Faith
ELIJAH & ELISHA Lessons In Faith LESSON 9 God chose Elisha the son of Shaphat to follow Elijah and granted him his request to have double the portion of Elijah s power. Let s review the miracles of Elisha
More informationDoctrine of Shepherd. 1. The role of the shepherd is mentioned early in Scripture, dating back to the days of Adam and Eve.
1 Doctrine of Shepherd 1. The role of the shepherd is mentioned early in Scripture, dating back to the days of Adam and Eve. Genesis 4:2 And she [Eve] again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper
More informationDan Kraft January 13, 2019 AM Service
Dan Kraft January 13, 2019 AM Service 2 Kings 6:14-23, James 5:16, Revelation 12:11, Acts 15:8-9, 1 Peter 1:17, Acts 14:14-15, Isaiah 55:9, Romans 10:10-12, 1 Peter 2:9, Proverbs 4:22, Psalms 25:11, Mark
More informationProposition: God s first creation pictures how God saves his people from our sins by making us his entirely new creation.
Series: 1 Corinthians Title: The Glory of God in the Face of Christ Text: 2 Corinthians 4: 6 Date: June 8, 2017 Place: SGBC, New Jersey hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in
More informationTORAH, GOD'S INSTRUCTIONS DEUTERONOMY 9 DON T FORGET THE MERCIES OF GOD DEUTERONOMY 10 FEAR GOD AND OBEY GOD
TORAH, GOD'S INSTRUCTIONS DEUTERONOMY 9 DON T FORGET THE MERCIES OF GOD DEUTERONOMY 10 FEAR GOD AND OBEY GOD Deuteronomy 9 Say Remember the mercies of God. Moses told the 12 tribes of Israel don t praise
More informationThe Second Commandment Through the Bible. Sunday School November 12, 2016
The Second Commandment Through the Bible Sunday School November 12, 2016 Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
More informationAmos Part 15 I Will Pass Thru the Land
Amos Part 15 I Will Pass Thru the Land Key Verses: Amos 5:14 5:23 In our day of the Lord, the elect of God who are being judged now (1Pe 4:17) are always learning. That is the function of grace and the
More informationTHOU SAVOUREST NOT THE THINGS THAT BE OF GOD (Matt.16:23)
THOU SAVOUREST NOT THE THINGS THAT BE OF GOD (Matt.16:23) Matt 16:21-27 21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the
More informationThe Spiritual Significance of Metals. Gold (part 3) by Mike Vinson. Introduction
The Spiritual Significance of Metals Gold (part 3) Zahab by Mike Vinson Introduction As we noted last week in studying gold's negative application in scripture, there are several words that are translated
More informationNames & Titles Of The Lord Jesus Christ From the Old Testament
From the Old Testament 1 5. Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his
More informationThe Spiritual Significance of the Law of the Offerings. by Mike Vinson
The Spiritual Significance of the Law of the Offerings The Burnt Offering by Mike Vinson How important is it that we know all we possibly can about who Christ is and what He has accomplished? 2Pe 1:3 According
More informationBARE RECORD. This is part two of our study covering (Joh_19:28-37)
BARE RECORD This is part two of our study covering (Joh_19:28-37) Joh 19:28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Joh
More informationTreasure Hunt. 01/12/13 Copyright 2012, H. Van Dyke Parunak. All Rights Reserved. 2
Treasure Hunt Who were the three people who led the restoration of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity, and what did each of them do? Who were Kedar and Nebaioth? Did Jewish believers offer animal
More information"THE FIERY TRIALS" by: MILT GREEN. The Fiery Trials
"THE FIERY TRIALS" by: MILT GREEN The Fiery Trials Peter said, "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice,
More information10 Days of Prayer 2016
10 Days of Prayer 2016 www.tendaysofprayer.org Promises to Claim in Prayer All Scripture KJV Promises for the Holy Spirit Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make
More informationSunday February 25 th 2018 The Word of God A Survey of the Bible Part 6G Your Descendants After You
Sunday February 25 th 2018 The Word of God A Survey of the Bible Part 6G Your Descendants After You 1). Ge 15:13 Then He said to Abram: "Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land
More informationChrist and the Anti-Christ
Christ and the Anti-Christ 1 John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
More informationGenesis Chapter Nineteen. Bible Bowl 2013
Genesis Chapter Nineteen Bible Bowl 2013 Genesis 19:1 1. Who came to Sodom at even, after Abraham had asked God to spare Sodom if ten righteous were found in it? A. the LORD B. the angel of the LORD C.
More informationDoctrine of the Glorious Church. Ephesians 1:23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
1 1. The church belongs to the living God. Doctrine of the Glorious Church 1 Timothy 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the
More informationThe Spiritual Significance of Animals in Scripture. by Mike Vinson
The Spiritual Significance of Animals in Scripture The Four Beasts of Daniel (part 1) by Mike Vinson Introduction All beasts in scripture are used to illustrate the different characteristics of the one
More informationWHO IS ON THE LORD S SIDE EXODUS 32
WHO IS ON THE LORD S SIDE EXODUS 32 Text: Exodus 32:26 "Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves
More informationMEMORY VERSE WEEK #1. Why Genesis 2:3?
MEMORY VERSE WEEK #1 THIS WEEK S MEMORY VERSE: GENESIS 2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Why Genesis
More informationForgiven and Forgiving May 31, 2017 Hymns 163, 30, 19
Forgiven and Forgiving May 31, 2017 Hymns 163, 30, 19 The Bible Matt. 6:12 forgive, 13 (to :), 14 Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
More informationDeity of the Holy Spirit: Part II
Deity of the Part II Just as the Bible contains Scripture to prove the Deity of Christ, it also contains Scripture that proves the Deity of the Holy Spirit as well. The following Scriptures show us the
More informationPASSOVER, UNLEAVENED BREAD & PENTECOST TIMELINE
Exo 11:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence
More informationSOUL TIES 17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
SOUL TIES 17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; Having now come into agreement with his wives he seeks to reconnect with the land of his Father. Rachel and Leah realize they
More informationSunday School December 06, Omniscience of God
Sunday School December 06, 2015 Omniscience of God 1. Knowledge of God 2. Attributes of God 3. God s Image (Old Testament) 4. God s Image (New Testament) God is holy God is Lord God is eternal & unchanging
More informationHebrews 10:5-7 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: In
Hebrews 10:5-7 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no
More informationFoundational themes in Genesis Study 83 (Key verses: Gen 29:14-30)
Foundational themes in Genesis Study 83 (Key verses: Gen 29:14-30) We are discussing the foundational theme of sanctification through servanthood for God s elect as typified in the life of Jacob. Jacob
More information3/21/2012. The Doctrine of the Father. The Fatherhood of God (Part 2) REVIEW. He is the Father (source) of all life
The Doctrine of the Father The Fatherhood of God (Part 2) REVIEW He is the Father (source) of all life 1 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible,
More informationJohn 14:16-19 July 12, 2012
John 14:16-19 July 12, 2012 Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Joh 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot
More informationTORAH, GOD'S INSTRUCTIONS GENESIS 19 - GOD RESCUES LOT FROM SODOM GENESIS 20 - ABRAHAM AND ABIMELECH
TORAH, GOD'S INSTRUCTIONS GENESIS 19 - GOD RESCUES LOT FROM SODOM GENESIS 20 - ABRAHAM AND ABIMELECH Say - Welcome to Sabbath School class. Let's bow our head and ask God for understanding as we continue
More informationStand Still & See The Salvation Of The Lord Exodus
1. Stop & smell the roses a. good things happen when we least expect and fail to see the blessings b. other things in life are missed as well c. too many times the negative wins out - Devil happy with
More informationI and the Father are One
I and the Father are One by Victor Torres Introduction This study is about the spiritual meaning of the number one in the Holy Scriptures. There is another study that deals with the same topic given by
More informationThe Unnatural Elements - Part 5 -
The Unnatural Elements - Part 5 - The Understandable Word The Unclad Fight The Unmasked Attack The Undermining Motive The Unnatural Elements The Unfinished Message Uncoincidental Fulfilled Prophecies Concerning
More informationExodus 3: 14: And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Series: Exodus Title: The LORD God of Our Fathers Text: Exodus 3: 15 Date: February 5, 2017 Place: SGBC, New Jersey Exodus 3: 14: And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say
More informationThe Gospel Story. Genesis 6-8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
The Gospel Story Genesis 1:1-3 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved
More informationThe Rapture of the Saints. 1 Thessalonians 4:
The Rapture of the Saints 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18. Purpose of the message Jeremiah 3:15 And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. Romans
More informationBehold, the Bridegroom Cometh! Or, Promises to Behold His Coming
What Saith the Scripture? http://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/ Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh! Or, Promises to Behold His Coming "And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go
More informationHOW THANKFUL ARE YOU?
HOW THANKFUL ARE YOU? Pastor s Bible Hour November 21, 2001 Tabernacle of Praise Pastor G. Richardson WWW.TOPMANTECA.COM Luk 17:11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the
More informationElisha Study #16 December 2, 2018
Naaman the Leper Part 3 2 Kings 5:1-15 Introduction: In our past two studies we have been looking at what is considered the most popular miracle that Elisha was associated with and that is the healing
More informationFoundational themes in Genesis Study 96 (Key verses: Genesis 41:39-57; Gen 42:1-24)
Foundational themes in Genesis Study 96 (Key verses: Genesis 41:39-57; Gen 42:1-24) The life of Joseph provides us with a beautiful picture of what the elect of God is to endure to eventually reach their
More information