ACTS 4 23-37

 Luke wrote “of the things fulfilled among us” paraphrased  [ ] ref  { } thots

     Book of the Acts of the First Believers

23 When Peter and John were released {from the sanhedrin/court} they went to the rest of the believers and reported what the chief priests and elders had said. 24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together in prayer and praise, saying, “Sovereign LORD, you who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and everything in them, 25 and who through our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit{/Presence of God} — ‘Why do the nations rage?! And the people devise vain things?! 26 The highest ones of earth gather and set theirselves, against the LORD and against his Anointed.’ 27 In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod (Antipas), Pilate the governor, the Gentiles (of the nations) and the people of Israel were united against Jesus. Your holy servant, whom you anointed. 28 But it was your purpose, and your plan, that you ordained to happen! 29 And now, LORD, hear their threats and grant to your servants to speak your word [logos - reasoning, message; root word of logic] with all boldness, 30 while you stretch out your hand to heal, with signs and wonders performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

     31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit{/Presence of God}. And they continued to speak the word/message of God with boldness. [Ps.2]

     {God is Life and “is perfect” so imperfect is entropy (which “doesn’t quit”) and “God is savior..” 1TIM.4:10. Also “perfect” means the ‘end’ result of this one & done (greek word “tel” the end-aim) can’t be anything but the best one possible.}

     32 Those who believed were of one heart and mind. No one even said what belonged to them was theirs, but they had all things in common. {Not a state supplies.. and thus owns, situation.} 33 And with great power the apostles were proclaiming and testifying to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. 34 And no one among them was in need, for as many as were owners of lands and houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold 35 and put it in the apostle’s hands, and it was distributed to each as any had need. [From a Biblehub commentary (Ellicott’s) - “There was, in this sale of their estates, a proof of faith in the future desolation which Jesus had foretold, having properties in Palestine” (the name began as the world’s name for Israel) “was likely to be a source of anxiety rather than profit. Like Jeremiah had shown his faith in the future restoration of his people by purchasing the field at Anathoth”.]

     36 And so it was too, that Joseph, also called Barnabas, which means son of encouragement [paraklésis], a Levite (line who served in the temple, but not as a priest) and a native of Cyprus, 37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money to the apostles.

     {Barnabas goes with Paul on Paul’s first “missionary journey” - the first of his travels proclaiming the good news of resurrection, and belief and following Jesus to inherit the better resurrection - Mt.25:46 “into Life” (Mt.25:1-13!) or into “aionion kolasis / eonian korrection / age of correction - Rev.20, “putting on perfection and (thus) immortality” at the palin(again)genesis, Rev.21:5, tho “all” was changed into “all things”. Still true but a downgrade. Note, the three mentions of lake of fire are at huge, fiery events. Father’s outline(s) - the week plus 1 millennia; the Spring and Fall holy days of Lev.23 as 1st and 2nd advents.}

Next Week - 5:1-16

11-21 - John 17 12 - 18 2

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🌙 [Jesus continues his prayer.] 12 - “While I was with them, I have kept them in your name [onoma - name, character, fame, reputation, cause] that you’ve given to me. I’ve guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction [apóleia - destruction, ruin, loss, perdition/utter ruin {but “God is savior of all” 1Tim.4:10}] just as the scripture said.

     13 But now I’m coming to you, and these things I speak while still in the world, so they may have my joy in them. 14 I’ve given them your word, your message. [Lógos - from légō - speaking to a conclusion - a word, being the expression of a thought, a saying, a common term - sharing a message, discourse, communication, speech, a broad term meaning reasoning expressed by words.] “And the world has hated them. Because they’re not of the world, just as I’m not of the world. 15 I don’t ask that you take them out of the world. But that you keep them from the evil of it. 16 They’re noT of the world, just as I’m not of the world. 17 Sanctify (purify) {and make whole} them in the truth. Your word is truth.”

     {Untruth is like an old cloth of raggedy holes? Two opposite ‘holeys’! Life versus entropy..}

    18 “As you sent me into the world, so I send them into the world. 19 And for their sake I sanctify [hagiazó - sanctify, make holy, consecrate, purify, set apart] myself, that they also may be sanctified by truth.” [Sanctified “by” - (en: in, on, at, by, with, among) truth. ..Washed.]

     {1Cor.3:14-17 talks about error and falsehood as polluting our temple - (Paul wrote) - “If anyone’s work they’ve done, endures, they’ll receive a reward {they’ll share in the reward?} Do you not know? You are a temple of God and the Spirit {Presence) of God dwells in you? If anyone pollutes God's temple..” ..Remember the dude who reached out his hand to steady the Ark of the Covenant? It’s best if our message is holy and not holey..? About that dude, death is as a transplanting into an as yet untilled garden awaiting resurrection “into aionion kolasis” / eonian korrection / age of correction, the GWT ‘Day’. And the person is hades/not seen, being in a (temporary) state of being gone.}

     20 “I don’t ask only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their testimony. 21 That they will all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you. That they also will be in us. And the world will believe that you have sent me. {Alas, fulfilled during long second advent? As there will be survivors of Armageddon as a thousand years later, who does the adversary go out and gather from all over the globe, to surround the millennial Jerusalem for another Armageddon ..Coincidentally, two of the three mentions of a “lake of fire” are at these two armageddon events.}

     22 “The glory that you’ve given me, Father, I give to them. So that they may be one, even as we are one. 23 I in them, and you in me. That they will become perfectly one, so the world will know that you sent me and that you love them even as you love me.

     24 Father, I desire [theló -  will, wish, desire, intend] that they also, whom you’ve given me, will be with me where I am, to see my glory that you’ve given to me, because you loved me before the foundation of the world.

     25 Oh righteous Father, even though the world doesn’t know you, I know you. And these know that you have sent me. 26 I made known to them your name [onomo - name, reputation, cause] and I will continue to make it known {the cause} that the very love with which you have loved me, may be in them. And I in them.”

     18:1 - And when he had spoken these words, he went out with the disciples across Kidron Brook, into a garden there. 2 And Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often went there with his disciples.

Tomorrows verses - Mark 14:26-42 or Luke 22:39-46

10-12 - MARK 12 12-27

scriptures paraphrased to post 

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12 - And they (leaders, authorities) were seeking to arrest him. But they feared the people, and they knew he had told the parable against them, so they left. 13 But then they sent some Pharisees and Herodians to try to trap him in his words. 14 They came and said to him, “Teacher, we know you are true and don’t care about any man’s opinion (politics). For you’re not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar? Should we pay them? Or should we not pay them?” 15 But, knowing their hypocrisy (it was a death sentence to deny Caesar) Jesus said to them, “Why put me to the test? Bring a coin and let’s look at it.” 16 So they brought coin, and he asked them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They answered, “Caesar's.” 17 So he said, “Render to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's.” And they marveled at his answer.

     18 Then some Sadducees came, who say there’s no resurrection. And they asked him a question, 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man should take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. (If she wanted.) 20 There were seven brothers and the first took a wife, and when he died left no child. 21 And the second wed her, and died, also leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. 22 And also with all seven, and left no child. Last of all the woman also died. 23 In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her.”

     24 Jesus said to them, “Is it not the reason you are very wrong? Because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither wed nor are - given - in marriage, but are like the angels in heaven. 26 And as for the dead/deceased being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I’m the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 He’s not God of the dead, but of the living. You greatly err.” (Jesus said elsewhere, “All those” (asleep) “in the tombs/graves will hear God’s voice and will come forth. Some into the resurrection of life (into THE millennium, to serve called reigning.. for to do His works is surely to reign.. crown of Life, not metal). And some into the resurrection of (the GWT) judgment” ‘day’ (Jn.5:28-29) which elsewhere He calls agelasting correction [“kolasin aionion” oR “korrection eonian”] Mt.25:46, the completing of drawing all! JN.12:42. Outlined in the ancient Fall holy days of Lev.23: Trumpets (of Rev. & return) 10days/1000yrs later, the fiery final defeat of Satan, then — Day of Atonement, 5days/500yrs later — Tabernacles! “God will tabernacle with mankind, behold! I make all [pas - all, every, the whole] new!” Via the fiery regeneration, greek word “palin/again-genesis”. Which is how death dies.

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Tomorrow - Luke 20:1-13

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

LUKE 24 30-35

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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30 - When he was at table with them (at Emmaus) he took up the bread, and then blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31 And then their eyes were opened, and they saw who he was. Then he vanished from their sight.

     32 Then they said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road!? And while he opened to us the Scriptures?”

     33 And so they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 who said to them, “The Lord has risen indeed! He has appeared to Simon!” 35 Then the two told what had happened on the road to Emmaus, and how he became known to them by - the breaking of the bread. {Man shall not live on bread alone but by every word from the mouth of God” our spiritual nurturance and feast! But it’s a treasure chest of riddles.. Father lives a good riddle?! Then translators due to disbelief(?) made some (few) translation errors with huGe impact. Pre-flood was hands off (to cannibaalism becoming dominant?) Hands off and first proof. Death to God is like transplanting to an untilled garden awaiting resurrection into aGe of correction / “aionion kolasis” / eonian korrection, aFter which, God says “Behold! I make all new!” and God will now “tabernacle/dwell with mankind”. “The lion will eat straw like the ox, the bear will graze with the cow” Isaiah 11:7. ..But before that Isaiah.24:20/Rev.10:4. And the Old Testament has in it war dirges.. Does noT reflect God, but is history. In other words don’t believe the “downplay the scriptures” trend/spirit.. Nor the let’s harshly judge God portrayed in the Old Testament because we don’t understand his message has to also speak to the heartless despots, the serial killers, the child sex traffickers, etc. Their INITIAL inneR condition during GWT judgment ‘day’ is portrayed in the rich man and Lazarus parable and the outside-of-the vision narrative of Rev.22, which has to do with Mt.13:30 as Rev.16:14-15-16 and, oR Mt.25:1-13(10) door to serving called reigning during long 2nd advent, full scope version of His so brief 1st one.}

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Tomorrows verses - Luke 24:36-48

My own studies, had to paraphrase to post..

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

MATTHEW 11 20-30

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20 - Then Jesus began to scold the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent. [Metanoéō - from metá - changed after being with, and noiéō, - think – (so) think differently after; quote - a turning point in one's life, a call to abandon former ways and embrace a new life in Christ.. particularly significant in the context of the early church, where converts often came from pagan backgrounds and needed to renounce their previous beliefs and practices.]

     21 “Woe to you, Chorazin, woe to you, Bethsaida, for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes! 22 And I tell you, it will be more tolerable on the ‘day’ of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to hades (state of unseen. gone). For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I tell you that it will be - more - bearable - on the day of judgment {the “8th” millennium**} for the land of Sodom than for you. 25 Then Jesus prayed, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have HIDDEN these things from the {so called} wise and understanding and revealed them to little children {and ‘foolish’ of the world}. 26 Yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27 All [ - the word “things” is inserted, but instead should read “all” - pas - every, the whole, entire, all] have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son if not the Father, and no one knows the Father if not the Son, and whoever the Son chooses to reveal him to. 28 Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden! And I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I’m gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For - my - yoke is easy, and my burden is - light.” {Not heavy.}

     **The 8th ‘day’ - In the beginning.. Father, then only straight out from God one, the Son, so close both administer God’s Spirit/Presence, same as will saturate and “seal” creation and humanity. …Created angels.. and waited, waited.. the universe came about as a big bang (of “light” and “word”/vibration, God spoke it} into as it is, but like a clock not yet running - then - it was set in motion. No option to stray in Eden would be creation as an ant farm, so things are being let to run their course. Preflood was hands off, first proof - they await resurrection into GWT “aionion kolasis” eonian korrection, age of correction (2nd half of Jesus’ long second advent, full scope version of his so brief first one, but with helpers serving, called reigning. having “crowns of Life”..Mt.25:1-13. Imperfection/entropy, this slow gehenna crucible, running course for six ‘days’/millennia. Then a Sabbath millennia, as rest from enmity/the adversary&co..

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Tomorrows verses - John 5:1-17

By Necessity Paraphrased

Daily ‘Enter the Story’ Gospels and N.T. Letters Reading & Study (In their natural order) My own studies.

1 Corinthians 16 8-14

  12/14 ~ From New Testament Letters

    🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

8 - I plan to stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, 9 for a wide door for effective work has opened, but there are many adversaries. 10 When Timothy comes, be sure to put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord along with me here. 11 So let no one disregard him {because of his youth}. Help him on his way in peace, that he may return here to Ephesus, for I’m expecting him with the brothers.

     12 Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will to come at this time. But he will come when he has opportunity.

     13 Be watchful! Stand firm in the faith! Be men, be strong! 14 And, let all that you do be done in love. {…Love, and we cannot be overly sensitive in this world. Nor concerning history. Which some do, misinterpreting Father God’s actions and ways in the Old Testament. Think! Think how bAd it can get. Imperfect is not only entropy, but it’s an abyss of potential. I have a new word, cannibaalism. I believe those God took out - and transplanted as into an untilled garden awaiting resurrection into GWT judgment and discernment ‘day’ an “aionion kolasin / eonian korrection / age of correction - will thank God for not letting them do more evil. So the flood, the wanted genocide of the Canaanites - who in their rites would beat a drum to drown out the screams of babies, and children? as they burned them alive to Baal-Molech  ..🤔 Is that the original gone rogue one? His dream, his fantasy after all has been that notorious fire.. first told in that so ancient and primordial spiritual propaganda myth.. Do you know there’s a verse that talks about God winning when he is judged during his day in court? ..I’ve felt the moment.. one of universal utter and complete awe struck and profound silence ..then a wave, a crescendo of universal praise..}

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Tomorrows verses - 1 Corinthians 16:15-24

By Necessity Paraphrased

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