09-18 - 1 Thess 1 8-2:7 Lk 12 41-48

Verses paraphrased due to ©‘s [ref] {thots}

(An 8TH ‘DAY’ CU Studies Journal)

            ☀️ A.M. 1 Thessalonians 1:8-2:7

8 - For not only has the message and news of the Lord been told by you (Thessalonian believers) in all Macedonia and Achaia, but news of your faith in God has been heard of everywhere! So we need not even say anything. 9 For the good reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, has all been told to us.

     10 And now you’re waiting for his Son from heaven? Whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath that is coming. {Written pre 70 CE, and the razing of Jerusalem that occurred in that year of 70 CE - Rev.12:(5)6. And refers also to the later full scope version, at the culmination of history. Being the “bowls” of Revelation which occur in the sounding of the 7th trumpet.

     Psalm 90:3,5-7—his ‘wrath’ is (surely?) cause and effect - “3 You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children of man! ..5 You sweep them away as with a flood. They are like a dream, like grass that sprouts up in the morning, 6 in the morning it blossoms and flourishes. In the evening it is cut down and withers. 7 For we are brought to an end by your anger. By your wrath we are dismayed” - dust to dust, aka, entropy. And judgment, ashes. The option to stray in Eden, is to forever prove straying cannot work. God is Life, 1Jn.5:20.} (Isaiah 24:20/Rev.10:4.)

     2:1 - For you yourselves know, brethren, how our coming to you wasn’t in vain. [Acts 17:1-8,13, Paul is writing this letter.] 2 But, as you know, though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. (In the previous town to their coming to Thessalonica, the leaders/authorities of Philippi had flogged and then imprisoned them, Acts 16:11-38.)

     3 For our urging is not of error, nor impurity, or trickery. 4 But we’ve been entrusted by God with the gospel {the Good News message} and so we speak. Not to please man {and the world’s view on things} but to please God. To please the one who tests the heart. 5 For as you know, we never came with words of flattery {ingratiatingly} nor with a pretext for profit or greed. And God is our witness.

     6 Nor did we seek honor or glory from you or others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ. 7 But we were humble among you, and gentle, like a mother cherishing her very own children.

            🌙 P.M. LUKE 12:41-48

41 - Peter asked Jesus, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us - or for everyone?” (To stay ready/prepared.) 42 And the Lord answered, “Who is a faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household? To give to the household the food that is needed at the proper time?

     43 Blessed is that servant whom their master will find so doing when he returns.

     44 Truly, I tell you, he will set that one over all he possesses. 45 But if that servant thinks, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the other servants” {even with words?} “and to eat and drink and get drunk” {and, or senseless? confused?} 46 the master of that servant will come on a day they are not expecting, nor waiting, and at an hour they’re not aware of, and will cut them off” {from the flock} “and put them with the unfaithful. 47 And the servant who knew his master's will but didn’t get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating” {self inflicted spiritually? Best self up over, or experience cause and effect results and consequences. Unless we think God will be flogging people. What actually works, flogging or remorse?}

     48 “But the one who didn’t know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, more will be required, and from those entrusted with much, more will be expected from them.”

Today - Revelation 6:5-8 separately

           

Jesus “will draw all” Jn.12:32.

have a good day! ☀️🕊️

Tomorrows verses, 09/19

1 Thessalonians 2:8-13 Luke 12:49-59

Word references - biblehub dot com’s app

Start/End the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)

10-21 - MARK 13 1-8

scriptures paraphrased to post 

  🕊️a reading & study 🕊️

1 - As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones - and - what wonderful buildings!” 2 And Jesus said, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left, here - not even one - stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” {69/70 CE razing of Jerusalem, and? Daniel 12:11 mid 7 year treaty, then next verse, Dn.12:12 as trib duration? With the last “ten days” (Rev.2:10) escalating to most perilous?}

     3 A little later, as he was across the Kidron Valley from the temple, on the Mount of Olives (an olive tree grove) Peter, Andrew, James, and John asked him privately, 4 “Tell us, when will that happen? And what will be the sign, when it’s about to happen?” 5 And Jesus told them, “See to it that no one leads you astray. 6 For many will come in my name saying I’m he and will lead many astray.” {A first line of attack against Christianity’s progress and well being, is translation errors of some words in the scripture, then bam! second line of attack, distrust of the scriptures, including our New Testament/Testimony. The world of course rejects the scripture, and slanders it. The Old Testament is trustworthy and good also. I think before the flood there was even cannibaalism (as I’ve come to think concerning the flood.). And the Canaanites, God also wanted out of the world, now they rest, awaiting resurrection during GWT judgment ‘day’ also called “aionion kolasin”/eonian korrection/age of correction. We know the Canaanites burned children alive to Baal, while beating drums to drown out the screams. These were during formative times. Self destruct inevitable? But SO early on? God also gets grief for noT stopping great evils. If Israel had not been warriors, surely they would have been chewed up and spit out? So much for being swaddling cloths for Messiah/Savior of the world? Had there been no option to stray in Eden, creation would be an ant farm. Trust God. Trust the Scriptures. I think translators coukdn’t fully believe, that’s how Good the message is. So aionion kolasin became neverending punishment/torment😳. Five words became hell. “All” became “all things” whenever it would work. In Rev.21:5, Eph.1:10.. and more. But not in “all scripture for training” because it won’t work. Or in 1Cor.15:28 “so that God will be all in all” - Greek word “pas” - “every, all, the whole”. )

     7 And when you hear of wars [polemos - wars, battles, conflicts {riots, etc?} quarrels, from pelomai - to bustle {poles?/division?}] and rumors of wars, don’t be disturbed. It must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise against nation. And kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are but the beginning of birth pangs. {For birthing the Lord’s long second advent.. And then the full kingdom of God.}

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights,

usually from biblehub dot com - peering through translator partial unbelief; cross references, etc.

      {  } - thots

Tomorrow - Luke 21:8-15

Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)

1 Corinthians 7:24-31

 11/09 ~ From New Testament Letters

   🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

          By Necessity Paraphrased

24 - So in whatever condition each was called, let them remain so, with God. 25 And concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. 26 I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as they are. 27 Are you married? Don’t seek to not be. Are you not married? Don’t seek to be married. 28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that. 29 This is what I mean, the appointed time {end of their age, 70CE} has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, 30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods, 31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For all the fashion of this world is passing away.

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      {  } - thots

Tomorrows verses - 1 Corinthians 7:32-40