Enter The Story - A Reading Schedule

     Note: It was a highly accelerated biG banG into the universe that is, like a clock not running, and then, it was set in motion. “The lion will eat straw like the ox.. the bear will graze with the cow” Isaiah 11:7. (But first Isaiah 24:20, Rev.10:4.)

Romans 11 12-24

  02/21 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

12 - Now if Israel’s rejecting the message means riches for the world, and if their failure means richness for the nations, think how much greater the blessing, when they do accept the message.13 Now I’m speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I’m an apostle to the Gentiles/nations, I magnify my ministry {service} 14 to hopefully make my fellow Jews (Hebrews) jealous, and so save some of them. 15 But if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their return mean but life from the dead? {Christ’s return! Mt.23:39.} 16 If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is all the dough. And if the root of the tree is holy, so are the branches.

     17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree, 18 don’t be arrogant toward the natural branches. If you are, remember it’s not you who support the root, but it’s the root that supports you. 19 Or you might say, “Branches were broken off to make room for me.” 20 That’s actually true. But they were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through your faith. But don’t become proud, 21 for if God didn’t spare the natural branches, then neither will he spare you! 22 Note then the kindness and the severity of God. Severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. {Truth is a hard taskmaster, for us all?} And otherwise you too will be cut off. 23 And even they, if they don’t continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24 And if you, from a wild olive tree, was grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will the natural branches be grafted back into their own olive tree.

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 11:25-36

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

Revelation 22 3-21

 WeeKly BooK oF Revelation

      By Necessity Slightly 

             Paraphrased    

3 - There is no curse there, and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There shall be no

night there and they will not need light of lamp or sun, for the LORD God will righten upon them. And they will reign {🗝️”crowns of Life” not metal, Daniel 2:36-45} to the ages, of the ages.

     6 And he said to me (John), “These words are trustworthy and true. And the LORD, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”

     7 “So behold, I’m coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

     8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I’m a fellow servant with you and your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” 10 And he said to me {narrative that is spoken - outside - of the vision} “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near [eggus - at hand, near, nigh, ready]. 11 {Then/at that time} Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.” {Speaking about conditions befoRe apocalypse, noT after Rev.21:1-5, etc. Mt.13:30 as both Rev.16:14-15-16 and Mt.25:1-13.

     12 “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense [misthos - reward, wages] with me, to bring to each one as they they have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

     14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so they may have right to the tree of life and may enter the gates of the city. 15 Outside are the contemptible, the sorcerers [pharmakos - sorcerers, magicians, from pharmakon - drug, spell] and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. {For the city, the kingdom, is here now.. just not fully.}

     16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things. I’m the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” {The beginning of day..}

     17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Yes, come!” [Erchomai - can denote both the act of coming and the state of having arrived.] “And let the one who is thirsty come! Let the one who desires take of the water of life without price.

     18 But I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, God will add to them the plagues described in this book. 19 And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away their part of the tree of life and of the holy city, which are described in this book. {And will be outside the city at His return. Instead of having part in serving upon GWT judgment ‘day’ will be learning and being corrected then, instead of having been corrected now.} 20 And he who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

     21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. (End of the Book of the Revelation Vision.)

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See Intro - This Year’s Revelation Study

The 🗝️ to clearly seeing the vision is consistent study. Soon it emerges. 

      All 📜🍞+🍷🕊️(+Logic)

Logic of things allowed to run their course..

MATTHEW 14 22-36

    🍃🕊️ 02/21 - GospeL Verses 🕊️🍃

22 - Jesus had the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he sent the crowds home, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. And evening came, and he was there alone, 24 but the boat by now was a long way off from land. And it was being beaten and tossed about by the waves, for a wind had risen and was blowing against them. 25 Then in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the water. 26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea toward them, they were terrified! And they cried out in fear, “It’s a ghost!” 27 But Jesus said, “Take heart! it is I. Don’t be afraid!” {Thought I’d take the shortest route..}

     28 And Peter said, “Lord, if it’s you, tell me to come to you on the water.” 29 So Jesus said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. 30 But then he looked around at the wind and the waves and he started to sink, and he cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Jesus reached out his hand and took hold of him, “Oh you of little faith” he said, “why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind stopped blowing. 33 And those in the boat were in awe, and said, “Truly! You are the Son of God.”

     34 And they came to land at Gennesaret. 35 And when the people of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick 36 and implored him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched, were made well. {Is his long second advent a full scope version of his first so brief one?}

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Tomorrows verses - John 6:22-29

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

Romans 11 7-11

 Universalism in the New Testament

02/20 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

        Paul’s Letter To The Romans

7 - What then? Israel failed to achieve what it was seeking. A chosen few obtained it, but the rest were hardened [póroó - hardened, made callous, rendered insensitive] 8 as it’s written, “God gave [didómi - gave, granted] them a spirit of stupor, eyes not seeing and ears not hearing, down to this very day.” 9 And David said, “Let be, their table for a snare and a trap, for a stumbling block and a retribution. 10 Let their eyes be darkened so they do not see, their backs be bent.” {With heavy burden, servitude.. their table, cause and effect. Israel as microcosm, world as macro.}

11 So I ask! Did they stumble in order to perish [piptó - fall, fail, degrade, perish]? Certainly noT! Rather, through their trespass, salvation/rescue has come to the nations! {We are saved from two things. The abyss of death/not being, end result of entropy/corruption, come about because God is Life and “is Perfect” mt.5:48, thus straying and strayed is imperfection, which is entropy. And two - from the abyss of potential which imperfection is. Which has already been proven by history. We are saved from imperfection which is entropy - because God iS life and “is perfect” so reconciles us tonhimself. Imperfection as entropy being a natural law and process that runs its course to completion.. And because God “is Perfect” the ultimate ‘end’ result of all this has to be..?}

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 11:12-24

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

JOHN 6 14-21

   🍃🕊️ 02/20 - GospeL Verses 🕊️🍃

14 - When the people saw the miracle that Jesus had done, they said to one another, “This must be the Prophet who’s to come into the world!”

     15 Seeing then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus went away to the mountain alone. 16 And when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat and started back across to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus hadn’t yet come back.

     18 The lake became rough because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the water toward them, and they were afraid. 20 But he called out to them, “It is I, don’t be afraid.” 21 Then they were happy and took him on board, and immediately the were at land, to where they had been going.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 14:22-36

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

Romans 11 1-6

  02/19 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

1 - I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself (Paul) am an Israelite. A descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people which he foreknew {would happen?} Do you know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God about Israel? 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets! They have demolished your altars! And I only am left! And they seek my life.” 4 But what is God's reply? “I have kept for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 So too, at the present time there’s a remnant, chosen by grace. 6 But if it’s by grace, it’s no longer on the basis of self effort, otherwise grace wouldn’t be grace.

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 11:7-11

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

ACTS 23 1-15

         WeekLy BooK oF Acts 

1 - And looking intently at those in the council, Paul said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience right up to this day.” 2 And the high priest Ananias told those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. 3 And Paul said, “God is going to strike you! You whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?”

     4 But some standing by said, “Would you insult God's high priest?” 5 And Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he’s the high priest.. it’s written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

     6 Now when Paul saw that one part of the group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Brothers! I’m a Pharisee! And a son of Pharisees. It’s because of the hope [elpis - expectation] of the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial!” 7 {Wow, rabble rouser.. Took a page from leader’s/establishment’s book!} And when he said this, an argument broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. {Division, tool and siren call of the world.. to?} 8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, no angels, no spirit, but the Pharisees believe in them all. 9 And a great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong in this man! What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?”10 And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces, commanded the soldiers to go and take him by force from among them, and bring him to the barracks.

     11 The following night the Lord stood by Paul and said, “Take courage, as you’ve testified about me in Jerusalem, so also will you testify in Rome.”

     12 On the next day, some men made a plot and binding theirselves with an oath, said they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty men who made this conspiracy. 14 So they went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We’ve strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food until we have killed Paul. 15 So you, along with the council, send to the tribune to bring him down to you again, as though you’re going to examine his case more fully. For we’re ready to kill him before he gets here.”

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By Necessity Paraphrased

Weekly ‘Enter the Story’ Reading & Study

MATTHEW 14 15-21

    🍃🕊️ 02/19 - GospeL Verses 🕊️🍃

(This reading schedule is the four gospels into two six month readings, so there is sometimes repetition.) 15 - As evening was approaching, the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a lonely place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages to buy food.”

     16 Jesus said, “They don’t need to go. You can give them something to eat.” 17 They answered, “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish.” 18 “Bring them to me,” Jesus said. 19 He had the people sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave the bread and fish to the disciples, and the disciples passed it out to the people. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

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Tomorrows verses - John 6:14-21

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

Everything I know

  In 3.5 Short Paragraphs

Is.24:20 is rev.10:4. (Test? rev.13:13 pinpoints an office.) Mt.13:30 is both rev.16:14-15-16 and/oR Mt.25:1-13 -> to serving called reigning during a long 2nd advent.. crowns of Life, not metal. Metals are “the world” (Dn.2:36-45, 7:7,19 (hello?) The world has donned sheep’s clothing and mask slippage goes unnoticed.. But on a Good note, Ps.91,46,23, Rev.7:15-17, Lk.1:33, Is.11:7, 1Tim.4:10.

We are at Rev.7:1,3 after the 1st. 6:12-17 event, described as a whirlwind of its entire effects, first to last, at the beginning of the vision, skews and veils the vision - which vision - Father loves a good riddle, hiding things in plain sight - is told 3 times.

[1]6:1-2 to 11:19; [2]ch.12, vs.17 w/ mt.23:39; and [3]13:1 to 19:11 ..the three rejoin at the 7th trumpet.. Jesus went (basically) from ascension to rev.4. All weeping, gnashing of teeth is fruit, cause and effect.. the dis-ease as part of the cure/immunity. 1Tim.4:10, Jn.12:32 and on into infinity.. as to the CU / UR in the scripture. Translation, lack of belief changed “all” greek pas into “all things”. It was big bang into universe as is, but a clock not running, then set in motion. There’s two obvious outlines of all this. The week plus one. And the Spring - and - Fall holy days of Lev.23, the 1st short advent, and the much longer, stretched out 2nd advent. Rev.21:1-5, Is.11:7. Rev.20 as the crests of waves only, and Rev.22 has narrative that is outside of the vision, Mt.25:10.

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And here’s a tough one - Dn.12:11-12 w/ Lk.19:41,44 and 1Cor.3:16, Rev.2:10. A Riddle and Math Problem.

Romans 10 16-21

  02/18 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

(Paul is grieved because the majority of his kinsmen are not understanding the message.) 16 - But they have not all obeyed the message of God, the gospel [euaggelion - gospel, good news]. For Isaiah says, “LORD, who has believed our report?” 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the words [rhema - utterance] of Christ. 18 But I ask, have they heard? Indeed, “the voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.” 19 But I ask, did Israel understand? {Outer law/rules couldn’t work for even one nation. Couldn’t work with the first pair. So what is God’s other options for creation? How do you create genuinely able to think and reason beings, aNd, keep paradise/perfection intact? For thinking includes at least some power of choice. God as Life, witnesses and lives through all that ever occurs, and he endowed thinking anyway!}

     First Moses says, “I will make you jealous by those not a nation. By a nation without understanding I will make you angry.” 20 And later Isaiah is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who didn’t look for me. I’ve made myself known to those who didn’t ask for me.” 21 But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.” {Israel, smaller scope, humanity, full scope -> pattern of prophecy, and more.}

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 11:1-6

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

JOHN 6 1-13

   🍃🕊️ 02/18 - GospeL Verses 🕊️🍃

1 - After this Jesus crossed over to the other side of Galilee Sea, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2 A large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs he was doing, how he healed the sick. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4 It was the  days (week and feast) of Passover (or also called of Unleavened Bread). 5 Seeing a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so all these people may eat?” 6 He said this to teach Philip, for he himself knew what he was about to do. 7 Philip thought and said, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each to get a little!” 8 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said, 9 “There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what is that when there’s so many?”

     10 Jesus said, “Tell the people to sit down on the grass.” There was a field of grass, so they sat down, about five thousand men, plus women and children in number. {Yes women were not counted, remember God had told Eve (prophesied) the strong would ruLe the not as strong. Because straying is imperfection/entropy, and an abyss of potential, so all range of misdeeds and oppressions were bound to occur. And self first and foremost is bound to (especially in power and politics) be dog eat dog.}

     11 Jesus took the loaves they had, gave {an offering and sacrifice of} thanks. {🗝️ to Dan.12:11? w/ Lk.19:41,44?}  And distributed the bread to those who were seated. So also with the fish, and everyone ate as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had finished, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that none be lost.” 13 So they gathered up the left over pieces, filling twelve baskets (parable by numbers) with fragments from the five - barley - loaves. {Barley harvest, first of three main harvests, Mt.13:33, key word 3, with 1Cor.15:22-24,27-28 - vs  27-28, the five “all things” should read “all”. And then what do the verses repeat five/six times? Twelve full baskets of bread made of barley — all equal when all has been said and done, Eph.1:10, which is another case of “all” changed into “all things” - greek word pas - all, every, the whole.. Also in Rev.21:5! “behold I make all new” Jn.13:3, “the Father has given all over into the Son’s hands” and more. But not in 2Tim.3:16, “all scripture for training” yet it’s the same word, pas - every, all, the whole (of scripture. Is there a wrinkle of misunderstanding? The flaw is noT with God. If things were not allowed to - freely - run course, might as well create a total ant farm. Instead God has opted for total ‘herd’ immunity? The dis-ease as part of the cure? Pre flood was hands off ..and first proof. The slow gehenna crucible of imperfect, is an abyss of potential, and the source of all suffering and sorrow. God is Life and “is Perfect” Mt.5:48, so the result (KJV calls wages) of imperfect / greek hamartia - missing the mark, translated sin (which kind of misses the mark?) is death, the final stage of entropy. The fire/heat and worm that doesn’t quit, cannot reverse itself, but which God uses to separate the chaff - and self as first and foremost - from off of the kernels of wheat. Some early (the barley and wheat harvest, to serve) and some later. The self first and foremost - fully - removed/circumcised from off of humanity, upon the “8th ‘day’” the “last Great Day” (Lev.23:36, Jn.7:37) the overflowing grape harvest - 1Cor.15:24-28.

     “Perfect” includes the ‘end’ result of all this. Greek “tel”/end-aim. The end (aim). God is 100% unfettered Genius. Our hope/expectation/trust lies upon HiM. ..”The world” masquerades these days in sheep’s clothing, by which many are being misled. Even though the wolf is so often exposed! Are we willfully blind? ..And Mt.13:30 is both Rev.16:14-15-16 and/oR Mt.25:1-13-to serve called reigning. For before Isaiah 11:7, is Isaiah 24:20 via Rev.10:4? Then all of Rev.20 which is told like describing the crests of waves, and not much of the in between the crests. In Rev.22 is narrative that is outside-of the vision, and like the rich man and Lazarus parable, portrays the initiaL, inneR conditions - of some - during that “8th ‘day’” — Creation expLoded into the universe as is, and THEN, was set in motion. The week plus one - first outline; then the Spring and Fall holy days oF Lev.23 as the outline of the first (so brief) and second (long) advents of Jesus. I don’t mean to be babbling on so lately.. But Truth, the message of God, is bursting with glory! And is an unstoppable fountain..}

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 14:15-21

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Romans 10 11-15

  02/17 ~ From New Testament Letters

   🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

          Paul’s Letter To The Romans

11 - For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be shamed.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek {between hebrew and former pagan; between saved and not yet saved; or between literal and spiritual/metaphor? - for the two are ONE} for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call upon him. {Ego seeks to divide literal and metaphor? Or vice versa.. They are not mutually exclusive, don’t have to be. Logically cannot be. The root of denial, of either(!) is fear? But we keep going forward, not grasping old, outdated.. So Perfect Love can cast away aLL fear.} 13 For “everyone who calls upon the name [onoma - name, character, fame, reputation, cause] of the Lord is saved.”

     14 How then will someone call upon him, if they don’t believe he is? And how can they believe he is, if they’ve never heard of him? And how are they to hear without someone speaking? 15 And how are they to speak it, unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim the good news!”

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 10:16-21

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MATTHEW 14 1-14

   🍃🕊️02/17 - GospeL Verses 🕊️🍃

1 - At that time Herod the tetrarch [tetrarchés - from the Greek words tetra, meaning four, and archon - ruler, leader; ruler over a fourth part of a region] heard about the fame of Jesus, 2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead. This is why these miracles are happening.” 3 For Herod had seized John, chained him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, 4 because John had said to him, “It’s not lawful for you to have her.” (And both Herod and Philip were her uncles?) 5 And though he wanted to put him to death (previously having listened to him) he feared the people, because they held him as a prophet. 6 But when Herod's birthday came around, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, 7 so much so that he promised, with an oath, to give her whatever she might ask. 8 Advised by her mother, she asked for the head John the Baptist to be brought to her on a platter.” 9 And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be done. 10 So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison, 11 and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and then went and told Jesus.

     13 And when Jesus was told, he withdrew from there by boat to a lonely place by himself. But when the crowds heard of it, they followed him on foot from the towns, 14 and when he went ashore he saw a great crowd. And having compassion for them, he healed their sick.

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Tomorrows verses - John 6:1-13

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Romans 10 1-10

  02/16 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

              Paul’s Letter To The

1 - My heart's desire and prayer to God for my countrymen is for salvation. 2 For I bear witness about them, that they have a genuine zeal for God, but not according to accurate knowledge. {History repeats? In many shades..?} 3 For not knowing of the righteousness of God, and seeking to attain their own, they don’t submit to God's righteousness. 4 For Christ is the end [telos - the end aim] of the law for righteousness to everyone believing. 5 Moses wrote about the righteousness that is based upon the law {external} that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. 6 But the righteousness based upon faith {internal} says, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who shall ascend into heaven?’” that is, to bring Christ down {to ones self?} 7 “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” that is, to bring Christ up from the dead. 8 But what does it say? “The word is near to you, in your mouth and in your heart” that is, the word of faith that we proclaim. 9 Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you are saved.10 For with the heart we believe and are freely justified. And with the mouth we speak it and are saved [sozo - safe, rescued, delivered]. {Fini. The end. (Aim)}

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 10:11-15

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

MATTHEW 13 44-58

   🍃🕊️02/16 - GospeL Verses 🕊️🍃

44 - (Jesus continues.) “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure that’s hidden in a field! A person at finding it, will cover it up again, and then in joy will go and sell all that they have and will go and buy that field.” {The treasure of Truth is hidden in plain sight, in intriguing riddles? Father likes a good riddle?}

     45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 and when he finds one pearl, of great value, will go out and sell all that he has and buy it.

      47And again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that is thrown into the sea and gathers fish of every kind. 48 And when it’s full, men draw the net ashore and sort the good from the not good. And they will gather the good but throw back the bad. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace.” {Judgment, consequences, results.} There will be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.” {Fiery judgment simultaneous with Jesus’ return beginning his long second advent - Mt.13:30 is both Rev.16:14-15-16 and Mt.25:1-13. And they rise into GWT judgment ‘day’ initially some gnashing teeth.. which progresses to weeping..}

     51 “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes.” 52 And he said, “Every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a house, who brings out of their store, treasure that is new, and treasure that is old.” [2Tim.3:16]

     53 And when Jesus had finished these parables, he left there, 54 and coming to his hometown he was teaching in the synagogue, and they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 Isn’t this the carpenter's son? Isn’t his mother called Mary? And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? (We have letters written later by James and Jude.) 56 And don’t all his sisters live here? Where then did he get all this?” 57 And they were offended at him. But Jesus said, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own household.” 58 And he was not able to do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 14:1-14

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

Romans 9 27-33

02/15 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

27 - And Isaiah cried out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved [sozo - saved, healed, preserved, rescued] 28 for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay.” {Let’s look at the words, verse 28 - Logos - word, speech, words, message, reasoning - because (to) sunteleó - complete, accomplish, bring to an end - and suntemnó - cut short, shorten - poieó - to make, to do, to act, to cause, to work - LORD upon the Earth.}

     29 And also Isaiah predicted, “If the LORD of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.” {Ashes. Awaiting resurrection into GWT judgment/full discernment ‘day’.} 30 What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who didn’t pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith. 31 But Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness missed the mark in reaching that goal. 32 Why? Because they didn’t pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on {their own} works. They have stumbled over the stone that makes people stumble. 33 Even as it’s written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock that offends. And whoever believes in him will not be confounded nor shamed.”

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 10:1-10

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

MATTHEW 13 31-43

   🍃🕊️02/15 - GospeL Verses 🕊️🍃

31 - He told them another parable, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a person takes and plants in their garden. 32 It’s the smallest of all the seeds, but when it’s grown it’s larger than all the garden plants and becomes like a tree, so that the birds of the air even come and make nests in its branches.”

     33 And yet another. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman takes and hides in three measures of flour, until - it’s all leavened.” {Three loaves, three harvests, 1Cor.15:22-24,27-28.}

     34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables. He was saying nothing to them without a parable. 35 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, “I will open my mouth in parables. {Riddles! Things hidden in plain sight!} I will utter what has been hidden since the beginning/founding of the world.”

     36 When he left the crowds and went into the house, his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37 He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons and daughters of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons and daughters (still) of the evil one {this world}. 39 And the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned in a fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 And the Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all practicing of lawlessness. 42 They will be thrown into the fiery furnace. {Is.24:20, Rev.10:4?} There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 13:44-58

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

Romans 9 19-26

  02/14 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

         Paul’s Letter To The Romans

19 - You might say to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” {Concerning those he doesn’t yet call.} 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will the clay say to the potter, “Why have you made me like this?” 21 Has the potter no right to his clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel as sacred and another as common? 22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath [orge - passion] {cause and effect/truth like gravity, isn’t made to be broken} and so to make known his power, has endured with much patience, vessels of wrath going to ruin [apóleia - ruin, loss, destruction] 23 in order to make known the riches of his glory upon/in vessels of mercy, which he makes ready for {widespread/full scope?) revelation/revealing [doxa - glory] 24 which he has called us, not from the Hebrews/Jews only, but also from the Gentiles/nations. 25 As indeed he says in Hosea, “Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’ and she [nations] who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’” 26 “Yes in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons and daughters of the living God.’”

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 9:27-33

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

Revelation 21 23 to 22 2

 WeeKly BooK oF Revelation

      By Necessity Slightly 

             Paraphrased   

23 - On the east side (of the heavenly Jerusalem, that John saw come down to Earth) there were three gates, on the north side there were three gates, with three gates on the south side, and also on the west side. The four sides of the heavenly city having three gates each. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve (great) foundation stones, and upon the foundation stones were engraved the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

     15 And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod made of gold in order to measure the city and its gates and its walls. 16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his measuring rod, 12,000 stadia. Its length and width and height are equal. 17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits by human measurement, which is also an angel's measurement. (All of it a cube?) 18 The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold and {radiant} like clear glass. 19 The foundation stones of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the them made of a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

     22 But I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city actually has no need of sun or moon to shine upon it! For the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb, 24 and by its light will the nations walk, and the kings of earth will bring their glory into it, 25 and its gates will never be shut by day. And there shall be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But nothing unclean can enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

     22:1 - Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, and it was as bright and clear as crystal. And it flowed from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 and it flowed through the middle of the street of the city. And on either side of the river, was the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, each for its month. The leaves of the tree being for the service and care of the nations. …{A spiritual picture within a literal picture!? Or vice versa?}

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See Intro - This Year’s Revelation Study

The 🗝️ to clearly seeing the vision is consistent study. Soon it emerges. 

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Logic of things allowed to run their course..

MATTHEW 13 18-30

   🍃🕊️02/14 - GospeL Verses 🕊️🍃

18 - “Hear then the meaning (the voice) of the parable of the sower” Jesus continued. 19 “When someone hears the good news of the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in their heart. This is the seed that was sown along the pathway. 20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is when someone hears the word and receives it with joy. 21 Yet they have no root within theirself, and so they endure only a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the message” {the Kingdom versus man’s world; God’s creation versus mankind’s creation upon it} “they soon fall away.

     22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is when someone hears the message, but the cares of the world and the lure of worldly things and riches chokes the message, and it becomes unfruitful. 23 But the seed that is planted upon good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. And they indeed bear fruit, and yield, sometimes a hundredfold, sometimes sixty, and with another thirtyfold.”

     24 Then he told them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But! While his men were sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and then stole back away. 26 And later, when the wheat came up and was bearing grain, the weeds were there too. 27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said, ‘Master! Wasn’t it good seed you sowed in your field! Why are there all these many weeds as well?’ 28 He answered, ‘An enemy has done this!’ So the servants said, ‘Do you want us to go and gather out the weeds?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, in taking out the weeds, you might also ruin some of the wheat. 30 Let them grow together until harvest, and at harvest time I’ll say to the reapers ‘Gather first the weeds in bundles’ {armies rev.16:14-15-16) ‘to be burned.’” (In a bonfire, at this point is the first mention of a lake of fire.) “‘But gather the wheat into my barn.’” {Through the door of the ten bridesmaids parable, Mt.25:1-13.}

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 13:31-43

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

Romans 9 9-18

  02/13 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

        Paul’s Letter To The Romans

9 - For this is what the promise was: “About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.” 10 And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by our forefather Isaac, 11 though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad - in order that God's purpose of election {HiS choosing} might continue, not because of works {not because any are better or worse} but because of he who calls {assigns one of two roles} - 12 she was told, “The older (Esaua) will serve the younger (Jacob).” 13 As it’s written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I loved less” [miseó - hate, detest, love less, esteem less] {logic - “God iS love” 1Jn.4:8}. [Romans 11:32 - “God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy upon all.” But some are “firstfruits”. Why? Choices other than God’s are being ket to run their course, which is entropy to its full conclusion, both individual and collective.. Instead of us being some sort of ant farm, it was engineered that all undertake this unavoidable journey through this all important contrast, all together at once, with some being corrected (kolasin) now who will serve called reigning during the Lord’s long second advent. Full scope version of his first so brief one - surely? As it iS GOD who chooses WHEN one believes, is reconciled to Him, and goes through the process of correction to full discernment/judgment.}

     14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! 15 For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” {Like assigning roles.. “all the world’s a stage” - Shakespeare.} 16 So then - it depends not upon human will, or exertion, but depends upon God, who has mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name [onoma - name, character, fame, reputation, cause] might be made known in all the earth.” 18 So then he has mercy on whom he wills, and hardens {or keeps hard} whomever he wills. [Hard - sklērýnō – hardened, inflexible, literally - dried out.] {To be “called, etc” during this lifetime is a lucky shake of the heavenly dice.}

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Tomorrows verses - Romans 9:19-26

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.

What we pursue is what we conform to?