09-17 𝔉𝔯𝔬𝔪 Lk-12 1Thes-1

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          Luke 12:22-40

22 Then he said to his disciples, “So then, don’t be anxious about your life, what you will eat and what you will wear. 23 Life is more than food and clothing. 24 Consider the ravens. They don’t plant or harvest, or store food in barns. But your heavenly father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than the birds. 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? 26 So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don’t labor nor spin. But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire (bonfire, not into an eternal ‘hell’) how much more will he clothe you—oh ye of such little faith! 29 Don’t be concerned about what you will eat or drink, nor have an anxious mind. 30 For the nations/the world runs after all such things, and your Father knows what you need. 31 But seek first the kingdom of God, and all these other things will be added to you as well. 32 So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.” [Traditionally, especially from the version by King James, is translated “it’s his good pleasure to give you the kingdom” but a more interlinear word for word is “fear not little flock, for the Father delights to give you the kingdom”.] (Wants to give to us, the Kingdom, for it to endure? “The kingdom is within you”. It has to be “within” all. But of course it’s not onLy within. It’s not ‘all about moi’. And “the lion will eat straw like the ox, the bear will graze with the cow” Isaiah 11:7.)

     33 “Sell what you have and give to the poor! Make for yourselves money bags that don’t grow old, and treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fade away, and where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 35 Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, 36 as though you were waiting for your master of the household returning from the (betrothal?/pre?) wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks.” [From a commentary - “The marriage consisted of two ceremonies that were marked by celebrations at two separate times, with an interval between. First came the betrothal and later, the wedding. At the betrothal the woman was legally married, although she still remained in her father’s house. At the wedding, the betrothed woman, accompanied by a colorful procession, was brought from her father’s house and into the house of her groom, and the legal tie with him was consummated. The bridegroom would come for the bride. (With her bridesmaids who had kept their lamps lit in readiness, with enough oil) and usually in the middle of the night (with the groomsmen who had been keeping ready and watching). And he arrived with a shout and the sound of a shofar.] 37 “Happy are those servants whose master finds them awake and ready when he returns! I tell you, he will take off his coat, have them sit down, and will wait on them. 38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed. 39 You would surely not let a thief break into your home, if you knew when the thief was coming. 40 So always be ready! You don't know when the Son of Man will come.” [Whether he comes for the wedding, or at one’s end of this life, we don’t know when.]

    Bear with me.. studying needs that ‘clicking into place’ nudge..

    The Hebrew Betrothal and Wedding (outline from immersed in fire dot com/ancient-hebrew-marriage-customs/ to which I added a note or two, actually five.)

     betrothal —

* Start of the Bridegroom Marriage Process

* Description of Bridegroom Qualities

* Ketubah Marriage Covenant and Bride Price (crucifixion)

* Betrothal Cup

* Betrothal Statement

* No Alcohol for the Bridegroom

* Bridegroom Promises to Return

* Mikvah for the Bride (baptism, especially spiritual)

* Gifts for the Bride

* Bride Removes Items Unneeded for New Life

* Consecrated Watchful Bride

* The Bridegroom Prepares a Place to Live, Start of the Marriage Process

wedding —

* Bridegroom Comes for His Bride

* Seven Days in the Wedding Chamber

* Wedding Supper (3days? See pattern of the Fall holy days, 7+3? - Lev.23:23-36)

* Raised in the Air (the judgment/DOA?

The New Home (Rev.21:1, 2Pet.3:12-13, Is.11:7)                   

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From New Testament Letters

          (In Order Written)

    ~ 1 Thessalonians 1:1-7 ~

1 - This letter is from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to all you who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May God give you grace and peace. 2 We always thank God for you and continually mention you in our prayers. 3 As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of how you put your faith into practice, how your love made you work so hard, and how your hope [elpis - hope, expectation, anticipation] in our Lord Jesus Christ is firm, 4 knowing, brothers and sisters, loved by God, your election. (Elsewhere says elected/chosen by lot? Which I’ve always assumed means by a lucky shake of the heavenly dice.🤷🏼‍♀️ I’m convinced that’s the way it is.. whether we conclude this life as wheat or as still a wild weed.. All God’s choice. We CHRISTIAN Universalists know that. Next leap from there? The “being drawn by Jesus” - Jn.12:32, being the same process for all, albeit certain despots, serial killers, child sex traffickers surely(?) will experience INITIAL conditions as portrayed in the rich man and Lazarus parable. Not any sort of easy salvation. But inner fiery torment.. eventually leading to gut wrenching remorse. (Surely? Isn’t that how it should be? If you’re going to let things run their course, rather than create an ant farm, surely even some of the worst is bound to happen. As soon as imperfection/straying entered the scene, God prophesied to Eve the stronger would come to rule over the not as strong.)

     5 For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. In the same way you know what kind of people we were while we were with you and the good things we did. 6 So, when you accepted the message, you followed our example and the example of the Lord, even in spite of the suffering [thlipsis - tribulation] it brought to you. 7 As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

                       ~*~

🗝️ [  ] - 𝕃𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤

      𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝒷𝒾𝒷𝓁𝑒𝒽𝓊𝒷 𝒹𝑜𝓉 𝒸𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝑜𝑜𝓁𝓈

      (  ) - 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤

𝒯𝑜𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓇𝑜𝓌’𝓈 𝒱𝑒𝓇𝓈𝑒𝓈:

𝐿𝓊𝓀𝑒 12:41-48

1 𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓈𝓈𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓃𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓈 1:8-2:7

𝒜𝒸𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓀, 10:34-48

𝑅𝑒𝓋/𝒜𝓅𝑜𝒸 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓀, 13:9-13

𝒫𝓇𝑜𝓅𝒽𝑒𝓉𝓈 - Hosea

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