LUKE 2 21-38

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

 🍃🕊️reading & study 🕊️🍃

     06/26 - GospeL Verses

21 - And then on his eighth day, when he was circumcised, and named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

     22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses [after forty days] they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord at the temple, 23 as written in the Law of the Lord to do, it being written, “every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord” 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” {Parallel to his being the only begotten, only straight out from God one. God being Life.. Genius.. Perfection. So the Son is called and will forever be “the Firstborn of all Creation”.}

     25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he wouldn’t see death until he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, 29 “LORD! Now you are letting your servant depart in peace! According to your word to me, 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation 31 you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, 32 a light for revelation to the nations, and for glory to your people Israel.”

     33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed. 35 A sword will pierce through your own soul, so the hearts of many may be revealed.”

     36 There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband for seven years, 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She didn’t depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. 38 And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the delivery and redemption [lýtron - full ransom-price] of Jerusalem.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 2:13-23

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)

June-21 From Lk-1 Heb-4

    Enter The Story Daily

a paraphrased scripture study

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GospeL Verses ~ Luke 1:57-66

57 - Elizabeth’s time came and she birthed a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard the good news and they rejoiced with her and praised God for his blessing. 59 And “on the eighth day” they came to circumcise the child, and would have called him Zechariah after his father, 60 but his mother said, “No, he shall be called John.” 61 And they said, “But none of your relatives is called by this name.” 62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted. 63 And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered. 64 And immediately Zechariah was able to speak. And he praised God. 65 And so wonderment came upon all the neighbors and they talked of these things through all the hill country of Judea. 66 And all who heard, laid it to heart, saying, “What then shall this child be?” For they could see the hand of the Lord was with him.

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From New Testament Letters

     (In the Order Believed Written)

                ~ Hebrews 4:8-11 ~

8 - For if Joshua had given them rest (when they entered the promised land, taking it away from human child sacrificers) God would not have spoken of another day later on. (We have to fight our demons as well, in order to enter the promised land of resting in God. Personal demons and world demons.) 9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10 for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from works as God did from his. 11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest. (Assurance, and let no one come along and pollute our temple with unrest.) So that no one may fall away by the any sort of disobedience.

     The “eighth day” - I have become very convinced that the “8th day” is a very important prophecy! Especially after I did a study on the ancient Hebrew Spring holy days, and how they had prophesied the Lord’s brief short advent. I found out he had fulfilled Spring holy week to a T. It’s not easy to see just how perfectly what with days beginning at sunset rather than midnight, there being three Sabbaths of the week, so three “preparation days” - and - the entire week, and both Passover, and First Day of Unleavened Bread were called interchangeably.

     Also both Roman and Hebrew time was used — He died on Passover (a holy day, and prep day). Was in the grave as 1st Day of UB began, and rose exactly three evenings later as the weekly Sabbath had ended, upon the third holy day of the week, Firstfruits (you waved a sheaf of wheat as thanksgiving for the entire harvest). And then God’s Gift of his Spirit/Presence to believers was poured out on Day of Pentecost (which day commemorated the giving of the societal preserving ten commandments on Mt.Sinai).

     It seems to me that any logical thinking person might then wonder ‘what about the ancient Fall holy days? And the Lord’s second advent? It looks like an outline to me:

 I - Trumpets (of rev & his arrival)

      10days/1000yrs (7th ‘day’) to

II - Day oF Atonement (GWT ‘day’)

        5days/500yrs (2nd half of 8th ‘day)

III - TABERNACLES !

       “God will now tabernacle with 

        mankind” — The “regeneration” 

        greek palin/again-genesis, whereby

       “death dies” — “behold I make all

        (greek pas) new” Rev.21:1-5 (Lev.23)

Jesus said he “will draw all” (Jn.12:32) and said - “All those in the tombs/graves will hear God’s voice and will come forth” (from the graves/tombs) “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 judgment” ‘day’ (Jn.5:28-29; Jn.7:37; Lev.23:36) which elsewhere He calls agelasting correction [“kolasin aionion” oR “korrection eonian” Mt.25:46, the completing of drawing all! And surely(?) it’s a same process of refinement/correction for all. The crucible being life as we presently know it - this unavoidable, all important contrast - until vivification either at 1Cor.15:52,53 or at Rev.21:5, 1Cor.15:24-28. We shall have character that is clear as crystal. Humanity and creation sealed.

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Tomorrow’s Verses:

Luke 1:67-80

Hebrews 4:12-16

Acts & Rev - weekly

And currently Zechariah.. recently Daniel

psalms - jan-1-19 / feb-2o's / mar-3o's / apr-4o's / may-5o's / jun-6o's / jul-7o's / aug-8o's / sep-9o's / oct-100-110 / nov-11o's / dec-12o-15o ..the psalms are very prophetical in an overview sense.

Is.11:7 - The lion will eat straw like the ox!⛲️

                📜🍞+🍷🕊️(+Logic)

             Be a whole burnt offering

                w/ prayer like incense.

                  This slow gehenna

                     will make all of

                        us clear as

                           crystal.

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