The aim of the Books of Kings is to demonstrate that the covenant relationship with God is not just in the physical realm, it has to be in harmony with the mental, emotional, and spiritual realms.
The writer sets out to demonstrate that although Israel stood in covenant relationship with God, most of her Kings had rejected and outraged the covenant obligations.
The Kings of both Judah and Israel are reviewed while they were passing, and as far as possible, they were treated contemporaneously. The spiritual worth of each King is determined by comparison with two Kings of former years. These two Kings were: King David who held closely to the covenant, and King Jeroboam of Israel who forsook the covenant. Comparison in this way shows whether a given king "walked in the ways of Davis his father" or "in the ways of Jeroboam the son of Nebat."
The writer, evidently, found that on this basis very few of the Kings of Israel or Judah kept the covenant with God. Notable exceptions were the King Asa (1Kings 15), King Jehoshaphat (1Kings 22), Hezekiah (2Kings 18-20) and Josiah (2Kings 22-23), and even these had some defects.
David was the ideal example, he was the more closely role model than any. His parting advice to his son Solomon was that he should keep God's commandments (1Kings 2). In that loyalty to the covenant relationship lay the only hope of prosperity and peace. To depart from that way was to risk divine judgment.
Loyalty to God's covenant stemmed from Abraham, but found national expression at the time of Exodus, when Israel, recently delivered from Egypt, meaning the forces of the flesh, stood at Mount Sinai and entered into a solemn spiritual covenant with God (Exodus 19; 24). Thereafter Israel was to be God's own people, set apart from the nations, obedient to His commandments and loyal to him.
They were forbidden to enter into covenants with other entities or other gods. Adherence to the covenant with God would result in blessings; departure from it would result in cursing and judgment.
These principles are clearly worked out in 2 Kings 17-23.
The writer traces the story of Israel's Kings from Solomon to the last king of Judah. In a sincere and honest manner he records the sad story of the rejection of the covenant by most of the rulers. The final collapse of Israel before Assyria (2Kings 17) and of Judah before Babylon (2Kings 25) was a demonstration of the Truth of the Principle underlying the Book and came as no surprise to men of spiritual discernment.
In later days the two Books of Kings remained as a warning to the remnant of God's people, and thus provided a practical lesson in the Truth that rejection of God's covenant, being a sinful and rebellious act, can only result in divine judgment.
Sunday, 27 September 2015
Saturday, 12 September 2015
ABRAHAM, ISAIAH, JESUS, ALL MEN OF FAITH CALLED FROM THE WOM OF THE EARTH.
Isaiah (God's salvation), the son of Amoz (not the prophet Amos) served Judah and Jerusalem as a prophet in the days of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in the Kingdom of Judah, and Kings Pekah, and Hosea, ruling in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Contemporary prophets were Micah, Hosea and Oded.
Isaiah writes in his book in chapter 49 about his birth: "Listen to me, O coast lands; Hearken you peoples from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother He named my name. He made my mouth like a sharp sword (Word of God), He hid me in the shadow of his hand;
He made me a polished arrow, He hid me away in his quiver." 49:1-2
Isaiah was commissioning by God in a vision to do the work of speaking to the people of Judah and Jerusalem about God's coming judgments. He was told in advance that the nation will refuse to take heed. God said that this situation would continue until the nation would come to ruin, and that only a "Tenth," a "Holy Seed," would be left like the stump of a massive tree.
The first occurrence of the word "prophet" in the Scriptures refers to Abraham. The first identified as a "Hebrew." Like Abel, Enoch, and Noah, he was a man of faith. But the first to be mentioned with the expression "put faith in God" is Abraham, that is the reason why he is called "the father of all those having faith." This man of unusual faith walked with God and was in constant communication with him by means of visions and dreams.
When the Son of God, Jesus, and his disciples referred to Abraham, they did it more than 70 times in their conversations and writings. In Jesus' illustration of the rich man and Lazarus, he referred to the prophet Abraham, the father of all those having faith, in a symbolic sense. When his opponents, the people who refused to take heed, boasted that they were the offspring of Abraham, Jesus was quick to point out their hypocrisy saying: "If you are Abraham's children, do the works of Abraham."
The apostle Paul said that it is not fleshy descents that counts, but rather, having the faith like that of Abraham that enables one to be declared righteous. Paul also identified the true seed of Abraham as Christ, along with those who belong to Christ as "heirs with reference to a promise."Abraham's two women, Sarah and Hagar, were actually making a symbolic drama illustrating God's two covenants, the one with Abraham and the one with Jesus.
In Galatians 4 we find the reason: ...So with us; when we were children, we were slaves to "elemental spirits of the universe." But when the time had fully come, God sent forth His Son, born of a womb of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. ... So through God you are not longer a slave but a son, and if a son then an heir. Formerly, when you did not know God, you were in bondage to "beings that by nature are no gods;" but now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the 'weak and beggarly elemental spirits, whose slaves you want to be once more? ....
When Sarah died at Hebron at the age of 127, it was necessary for Abraham to purchase a burial plot, for indeed he was only a temporary resident owning no land in Canaan, so he bought a field with its cave at Machpelah near Mamre from the sons of Heth. The second covenant was an expectation and God instructed Abraham to so.
When 4 allied kings, headed by Mesopotamian King Chedorlaomer (chief of the elemental spirits of the universe), were successful in crushing a revolt if five Canaanites (slaves to them) kings, Sodom and Gomorrah were sacked and Lot was taken captive together with all his property. Abraham, upon learning of this, quickly mustered 318 of "his trained (universal) household servants," made a force march in hot pursuit Northward to beyond the spiritual Damascus, and with God's help, defeated a far superior force. As Abraham was returning from this great "victory" a "priest of the "Most High God,"
Melchizedek, who was also the king of Salem, came out and blessed him, and Abraham, in turn, "gave him a Tenth of everything."
We now understand that God's plan about the salvation of His People is true. We are requested to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His Might. We need to wear the whole armor of God, that we might be able to stand against the wiles of the devil (elemental spirits of the universe). For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Isaiah writes in his book in chapter 49 about his birth: "Listen to me, O coast lands; Hearken you peoples from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother He named my name. He made my mouth like a sharp sword (Word of God), He hid me in the shadow of his hand;
He made me a polished arrow, He hid me away in his quiver." 49:1-2
Isaiah was commissioning by God in a vision to do the work of speaking to the people of Judah and Jerusalem about God's coming judgments. He was told in advance that the nation will refuse to take heed. God said that this situation would continue until the nation would come to ruin, and that only a "Tenth," a "Holy Seed," would be left like the stump of a massive tree.
The first occurrence of the word "prophet" in the Scriptures refers to Abraham. The first identified as a "Hebrew." Like Abel, Enoch, and Noah, he was a man of faith. But the first to be mentioned with the expression "put faith in God" is Abraham, that is the reason why he is called "the father of all those having faith." This man of unusual faith walked with God and was in constant communication with him by means of visions and dreams.
When the Son of God, Jesus, and his disciples referred to Abraham, they did it more than 70 times in their conversations and writings. In Jesus' illustration of the rich man and Lazarus, he referred to the prophet Abraham, the father of all those having faith, in a symbolic sense. When his opponents, the people who refused to take heed, boasted that they were the offspring of Abraham, Jesus was quick to point out their hypocrisy saying: "If you are Abraham's children, do the works of Abraham."
The apostle Paul said that it is not fleshy descents that counts, but rather, having the faith like that of Abraham that enables one to be declared righteous. Paul also identified the true seed of Abraham as Christ, along with those who belong to Christ as "heirs with reference to a promise."Abraham's two women, Sarah and Hagar, were actually making a symbolic drama illustrating God's two covenants, the one with Abraham and the one with Jesus.
In Galatians 4 we find the reason: ...So with us; when we were children, we were slaves to "elemental spirits of the universe." But when the time had fully come, God sent forth His Son, born of a womb of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. ... So through God you are not longer a slave but a son, and if a son then an heir. Formerly, when you did not know God, you were in bondage to "beings that by nature are no gods;" but now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the 'weak and beggarly elemental spirits, whose slaves you want to be once more? ....
When Sarah died at Hebron at the age of 127, it was necessary for Abraham to purchase a burial plot, for indeed he was only a temporary resident owning no land in Canaan, so he bought a field with its cave at Machpelah near Mamre from the sons of Heth. The second covenant was an expectation and God instructed Abraham to so.
When 4 allied kings, headed by Mesopotamian King Chedorlaomer (chief of the elemental spirits of the universe), were successful in crushing a revolt if five Canaanites (slaves to them) kings, Sodom and Gomorrah were sacked and Lot was taken captive together with all his property. Abraham, upon learning of this, quickly mustered 318 of "his trained (universal) household servants," made a force march in hot pursuit Northward to beyond the spiritual Damascus, and with God's help, defeated a far superior force. As Abraham was returning from this great "victory" a "priest of the "Most High God,"
Melchizedek, who was also the king of Salem, came out and blessed him, and Abraham, in turn, "gave him a Tenth of everything."
We now understand that God's plan about the salvation of His People is true. We are requested to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His Might. We need to wear the whole armor of God, that we might be able to stand against the wiles of the devil (elemental spirits of the universe). For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Thursday, 10 September 2015
WE WERE CREATED, FORMED AND CALLED BY NAME INSIDE THE EARTH WOMB.
ENOCH (Initiated, dedicated), the son born to Jared (descent), a pre-Flood ancestor of Jesus Christ, fathered Enoch at the age of 162. The length of time that Enoch lived on earth match perfectly with the number of days in a solar year. Jared, his father, lived 962 years and was second in longevity only to his grandson Methuselah.
Enoch, being the seventh man in the genealogical line from Adam, was one of the "so great a cloud of witnesses" who were outstanding examples of faith during his time. "Enoch kept walking with the true God,"and was taken by God without facing death. He foretold God's coming with His holy myriad to execute judgment against the unholy.
The fact that Cain, the first son of Adam, built a city in the Land of Fugitiveness to the East of Eden, calling it by the name of his son Enoch, give us enough reason why God took his faithful prophet to act as a cloud of witnesses toward the true justice of the only true God, creator of heavens and earth.
Isaiah tells us in chapter 41 how God did what he declared in times of old: "Listen to me in silence, ... let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment... the ends of the earth tremble, they have drawn near and come. ... But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, "You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off."... "Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I will help you," says the Lord, "Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel."
Chapter 42 "Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed (symbol of the flesh) he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench (power in the flesh); he will faithful bring forth justice in the earth; ... Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it ... .
Chapter 43 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for i have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine..." ... "You are my witnesses," says the Lord, "and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am He. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no saviour. I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you; and you are my witnesses," says the Lord.
Enoch, being the seventh man in the genealogical line from Adam, was one of the "so great a cloud of witnesses" who were outstanding examples of faith during his time. "Enoch kept walking with the true God,"and was taken by God without facing death. He foretold God's coming with His holy myriad to execute judgment against the unholy.
The fact that Cain, the first son of Adam, built a city in the Land of Fugitiveness to the East of Eden, calling it by the name of his son Enoch, give us enough reason why God took his faithful prophet to act as a cloud of witnesses toward the true justice of the only true God, creator of heavens and earth.
Isaiah tells us in chapter 41 how God did what he declared in times of old: "Listen to me in silence, ... let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment... the ends of the earth tremble, they have drawn near and come. ... But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, "You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off."... "Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I will help you," says the Lord, "Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel."
Chapter 42 "Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed (symbol of the flesh) he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench (power in the flesh); he will faithful bring forth justice in the earth; ... Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it ... .
Chapter 43 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for i have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine..." ... "You are my witnesses," says the Lord, "and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am He. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no saviour. I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you; and you are my witnesses," says the Lord.
Wednesday, 26 August 2015
THE PURE SPIRITUAL MILK.
Milk is the liquid nourishment, especially important for sustenance of newborns. Milk is a basic human need. In the Old Testament the goat was the primary producer of milk. The Promise Land is called the "land flowing with milk and honey" referring both to the fact that God would nourish His people there and the land will never lack its agricultural bounty of life.
The first letter from Peter was addressed to Christians, called "God's chosen people," who were scattered throughout the Northern part of Asia Minor. The main purpose of the letter is to encourage the readers to accept and endure their suffering, confident that it is a test of the genuineness of their faith.
Along with his encouragement, he also urges his readers to live as people who belongs to Christ.
"Rid yourself, then, of all evil; no more lying or hypocrisy or jealousy or insulting language. Be like newborn babies, always thirsty for the pure spiritual milk, so that by drinking it you may grow up and be saved." 1 Peter 2:1-2.
The prophet Ezekiel who lived in exile in Babylon during the period before and after the Fall of Jerusalem, give in his message warnings to the people about God's judgment on them and to the nations that oppressed and misled them and also messages of comfort for his people after the Fall of Jerusalem and the promise of a brighter future through the Ezekiel's picture of a restored Temple and nation.
"The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the Valley, it was full of bones. And He led me round among them; and behold, there were very many upon the Valley; and lo, they were very dry. ... Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. ... Then He said to me, Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the Four Winds, O, breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. ... and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great host. ...
"Thus He said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. ... Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the lord God : Behold, I will open your graves, O my people; and i will bring you home ... . I will take my people from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all sides, and bring them to their own land ... they shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; but I will save them from all the backsliding and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. Ez.37.
The first letter from Peter was addressed to Christians, called "God's chosen people," who were scattered throughout the Northern part of Asia Minor. The main purpose of the letter is to encourage the readers to accept and endure their suffering, confident that it is a test of the genuineness of their faith.
Along with his encouragement, he also urges his readers to live as people who belongs to Christ.
"Rid yourself, then, of all evil; no more lying or hypocrisy or jealousy or insulting language. Be like newborn babies, always thirsty for the pure spiritual milk, so that by drinking it you may grow up and be saved." 1 Peter 2:1-2.
The prophet Ezekiel who lived in exile in Babylon during the period before and after the Fall of Jerusalem, give in his message warnings to the people about God's judgment on them and to the nations that oppressed and misled them and also messages of comfort for his people after the Fall of Jerusalem and the promise of a brighter future through the Ezekiel's picture of a restored Temple and nation.
"The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the Valley, it was full of bones. And He led me round among them; and behold, there were very many upon the Valley; and lo, they were very dry. ... Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. ... Then He said to me, Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the Four Winds, O, breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. ... and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great host. ...
"Thus He said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. ... Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the lord God : Behold, I will open your graves, O my people; and i will bring you home ... . I will take my people from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all sides, and bring them to their own land ... they shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; but I will save them from all the backsliding and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. Ez.37.
MEN 'S FATE WHEN HE SHAKES HIS FIST AT GOD.
That character of that man is proud and rebellious; he stubbornly holds up his shield and rushes to fight against God. That is the type of man who captured cities and seized houses whose owners had fled... .
He will not remain rich for long; nothing he owns will last. Even his shadow will vanish, and he will not escape from darkness.
He will be a tree whose branches are burned by fire, whose blossoms are blown away by the wind.
If he is foolish enough to trust in evil, then evil will be his reward.
Before his time is up he will wither, wither like a branch and never be green again. He will be like a vine that loses its unripe grapes; like an olive tree that drops its blossoms.
There will be no descendants for godless men, and fire will destroy the homes built by bribery.
These are the men who plan trouble and do evil; their hearts are always full of deceit. Job 15:25-35.
The wicked men who oppress others will be in torment as long as they live. Voices of terror will scream in their ears, and robbers attack when they think they are safe.
That men have no hope of escaping from darkness, for somewhere a sword is waiting to kill them, and vultures are waiting to eat their corpses.
They knows the darkness of their future. Disaster, like a powerful king, is waiting to attack them.
That is the fate of men who shakes their fists at God and defies the Almighty. Job 15:20-25.
If God looks at you closely, will he find anything good? Do you think you can fool God the way you fool men?
Even though your prejudice is hidden, He will reprimand you, and his power will fill you with terror. Your proverbs are as useless as ashes; your arguments are as weak as clay. Job 13:9-12.
God is strong and always victorious; both deceived and deceiver are in His Power.
He takes away the wisdom of rulers and make leaders act like fools. He dethrones kings and makes them prisoners; he humbles priests and men of power. Job 12:16-20
He makes nations strong and great, but then He defeats and destroy them.
He makes their leaders foolish and lets them wander confused and lost; they grope in the dark and stagger like drunkards. 12:23-25.
But there is hope for a tree that has been cut down; it can come back to life and sprout. Even though its roots grow old, and its stump dies in the ground, with water it will sprout like a young plant. 14:7-9.
He will not remain rich for long; nothing he owns will last. Even his shadow will vanish, and he will not escape from darkness.
He will be a tree whose branches are burned by fire, whose blossoms are blown away by the wind.
If he is foolish enough to trust in evil, then evil will be his reward.
Before his time is up he will wither, wither like a branch and never be green again. He will be like a vine that loses its unripe grapes; like an olive tree that drops its blossoms.
There will be no descendants for godless men, and fire will destroy the homes built by bribery.
These are the men who plan trouble and do evil; their hearts are always full of deceit. Job 15:25-35.
The wicked men who oppress others will be in torment as long as they live. Voices of terror will scream in their ears, and robbers attack when they think they are safe.
That men have no hope of escaping from darkness, for somewhere a sword is waiting to kill them, and vultures are waiting to eat their corpses.
They knows the darkness of their future. Disaster, like a powerful king, is waiting to attack them.
That is the fate of men who shakes their fists at God and defies the Almighty. Job 15:20-25.
If God looks at you closely, will he find anything good? Do you think you can fool God the way you fool men?
Even though your prejudice is hidden, He will reprimand you, and his power will fill you with terror. Your proverbs are as useless as ashes; your arguments are as weak as clay. Job 13:9-12.
God is strong and always victorious; both deceived and deceiver are in His Power.
He takes away the wisdom of rulers and make leaders act like fools. He dethrones kings and makes them prisoners; he humbles priests and men of power. Job 12:16-20
He makes nations strong and great, but then He defeats and destroy them.
He makes their leaders foolish and lets them wander confused and lost; they grope in the dark and stagger like drunkards. 12:23-25.
But there is hope for a tree that has been cut down; it can come back to life and sprout. Even though its roots grow old, and its stump dies in the ground, with water it will sprout like a young plant. 14:7-9.
Sunday, 16 August 2015
LIVE AS FREE MEN.
To experience this freedom we have to submit ourselves to every human authority because all of them are exercising power because God appointed them to punish the evildoer and to praise those who do good. For He wants us to silence the ignorant talk of foolish people by the good things we do. That is the meaning of being free, do not, however, use this freedom to cover up any evil.
God will bless us if we endure the pain of undeserved suffering because we are very conscious of His will. It will not be necessary for us to use words because our conduct will win over the unfairness of anything and the people around will see how pure and reverent our heart is about God.
We all have to have unity of the spirit, sympathy, love of one another as brothers, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not return evil for evil or cursing with cursing; but on the contrary pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give us when He manifested His Spirit in us.
Who will harm us if we are eager to do what is good? Be ready at all times to answer anyone asking to explain the hope we have in us, but, be careful to do it with gentleness and respect.
Keep your conscience clear, so when we are insulted by those who speak evil, they will become ashamed of what they say because of the goodness of our conduct. It is better to suffer for doing good, than for doing evil.
We must live the rest of our lives controlled by God's will and not by human desires. Our lives are not spent in indecency, lust, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and the disgusting worship of our own idols. People who spend their life in this way are very surprised when we do not join them in the same wild and reckless living.
The end of all is near. We must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray earnestly. Above everything love one another with a sincere heart, because love covers over many wrongdoings. Open your homes to each other without complaining.
Whoever preaches must preach God's messages; whoever serves must serve with the strength that God gives him. In all praise must be given to God through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and power forever and ever.
God will bless us if we endure the pain of undeserved suffering because we are very conscious of His will. It will not be necessary for us to use words because our conduct will win over the unfairness of anything and the people around will see how pure and reverent our heart is about God.
We all have to have unity of the spirit, sympathy, love of one another as brothers, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not return evil for evil or cursing with cursing; but on the contrary pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give us when He manifested His Spirit in us.
Who will harm us if we are eager to do what is good? Be ready at all times to answer anyone asking to explain the hope we have in us, but, be careful to do it with gentleness and respect.
Keep your conscience clear, so when we are insulted by those who speak evil, they will become ashamed of what they say because of the goodness of our conduct. It is better to suffer for doing good, than for doing evil.
We must live the rest of our lives controlled by God's will and not by human desires. Our lives are not spent in indecency, lust, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and the disgusting worship of our own idols. People who spend their life in this way are very surprised when we do not join them in the same wild and reckless living.
The end of all is near. We must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray earnestly. Above everything love one another with a sincere heart, because love covers over many wrongdoings. Open your homes to each other without complaining.
Whoever preaches must preach God's messages; whoever serves must serve with the strength that God gives him. In all praise must be given to God through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and power forever and ever.
Thursday, 13 August 2015
AMON, AN ANCIENT EVIL THAT STILL CONTROLS THE WORLD.
A'MON means "the hidden master workmanship or builder." It was the (female) entity in control of Thebes who rose to the position of "king of the gods of the world" under the (male) name Amon-Ra and whose high priest became head of all the Egyptian priesthood.
The office of the high priests became hereditary, exercising even greater power than the pharaohs. Whatever the High Priest wished legally to effect were determined by the oracle of A'mon at any time. All wills and property conveyances of members of the High Priest's family were oracles of A'mon, and civil documents thus became divine decrees.
It today's religious world we have the some distribution of power in which the priesthood rest in the hands of one human being and the rest revolve around it.
A'mon (the female entity) is represented by an image of a man wearing a crown surmounted by two tall parallel plumes, holding the crux ansata, the "sign of life in the world." A'mon in her human personification was a male figure with a female wife named Mut and Khonsu the son of both, made up the Theban triad.
The many gifts collected by this entity, and the large part of the Egypt's spoils of war that found its way into the treasure room of his dominion, made this entity very powerful. The High Priest and his office devoted to the service of this deity, therefore, became very powerful and wealthy as well.
They were the ones who encouraged wars since they benefited from it. Many of the Egyptian raids in Syria and Nubia were made for the purpose of supplying funds for the maintenance of the temples, and services, and for the glory and prestige of Egypt. The slavish homage which the Thothmes kings, and the Amon-heteps, and the Ramessids paid to this entity for her rendered services, and their lavish gifts sent to the sanctuaries give us prove that it was the High Priest and his office the makers of war and peace.
In our today's world nothing is being changed, we continue with the same template and it will be as long as the world exists until the power of this ancient evil cease to exist.
In the same way that a number of adversities came to Thebes and her god, razing the place to the ground and stripping her of all her wealth, it will be repeated in the end of times.
The office of the high priests became hereditary, exercising even greater power than the pharaohs. Whatever the High Priest wished legally to effect were determined by the oracle of A'mon at any time. All wills and property conveyances of members of the High Priest's family were oracles of A'mon, and civil documents thus became divine decrees.
It today's religious world we have the some distribution of power in which the priesthood rest in the hands of one human being and the rest revolve around it.
A'mon (the female entity) is represented by an image of a man wearing a crown surmounted by two tall parallel plumes, holding the crux ansata, the "sign of life in the world." A'mon in her human personification was a male figure with a female wife named Mut and Khonsu the son of both, made up the Theban triad.
The many gifts collected by this entity, and the large part of the Egypt's spoils of war that found its way into the treasure room of his dominion, made this entity very powerful. The High Priest and his office devoted to the service of this deity, therefore, became very powerful and wealthy as well.
They were the ones who encouraged wars since they benefited from it. Many of the Egyptian raids in Syria and Nubia were made for the purpose of supplying funds for the maintenance of the temples, and services, and for the glory and prestige of Egypt. The slavish homage which the Thothmes kings, and the Amon-heteps, and the Ramessids paid to this entity for her rendered services, and their lavish gifts sent to the sanctuaries give us prove that it was the High Priest and his office the makers of war and peace.
In our today's world nothing is being changed, we continue with the same template and it will be as long as the world exists until the power of this ancient evil cease to exist.
In the same way that a number of adversities came to Thebes and her god, razing the place to the ground and stripping her of all her wealth, it will be repeated in the end of times.
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