04-15 - Phil-3 Mt-21

N.Testament & Prophecy Advanced CU Study, verses paraphrased  [ ] references { } thots

 • Philippians 3:8-14  Matthew 21:23-32

            ☀️ Philippians 3:8-14

8 - Indeed, I (Paul) count everything else {worldly standing and acceptance} as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.

     For his sake I’ve suffered the loss of all things and count them as nothing, in order that I may gain Christ. 9 And be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ. The righteousness from God that depends on faith. {“Your faith has made you whole” from the inside, not the law that works upon us from without, and implies God could ‘owe us’ life. Instead, life is his gift.}

     10 What matters is that I know him, and the POWER of his resurrection, along with the fellowship of his sufferings, even willing to die {if that’s demanded by this world in the name of empire}. 11 That by any means I may arrive at the {first} resurrection from the dead. {Logically the first as all are resurrected.} 12 Not that I have already obtained or am already perfected! [Heb.11:40.] But that I press on and lay hold of that, for which I was laid hold for.

     13 Brothers and sisters, I don’t consider that I have arrived. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal. The prize. The prize which is the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. {Aka, more literal than we have known. Especially during His long second advent? Which is surely(?) a full scope version of his first so brief one, but with helpers serving called reigning? Outline, the Fall holy days of Leviticus 23.}

            🌙 Matthew 21:23-32

23 - When he entered the temple (on the morning of the fig tree having withered) the leaders - the chief priests and elders of the people - came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus answered, “I will ask you a question, and if you tell me the answer, then I’ll tell you by what authority I’m doing these things. 25 The baptism of John, was it from heaven? Or from man?”

     They discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he’ll say, ‘Why then didn’t you believe?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From man,’ we’re afraid of the crowd here, for they all hold that John was a prophet.” 27 So they answered, “We don’t know.” And he said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

     {The Pharisees also literally feared the people somewhat, “lest the people stone them” Acts 5:46. Why they arrested him when he was apart from the crowds which gathered around him.}

      28 “What do you think?” Jesus said, “a man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in my vineyard today.’ 29 And he answered, ‘No, I don’t think I will,’ but afterward he changed his mind and he went. 30 Then he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I’ll go.’ But he didn’t go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They answered, “The first.”

     Jesus said, “Truly, I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God before you! 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed. And even when you saw that, you still didn’t change your minds.”

           

Tomorrows verses, 04/16

Philippians 3:15-21 Matthew 21:33-46 and ACTS 21:1-25 separately

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

Jesus said he “will draw all” Jn.12:32.

have a great day! ☀️🕊️

03-22 - Eph-1 Jn-9

N.Testament & Prophecy Advanced CU Study, verses paraphrased  [ ] references { } thots

 • Ephesians 1:15-23  John 9:22-34 and Rev.19:9-16 separately

            ☀️ Ephesians 1:15-23

15 - I (Paul) have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints. 16 So I always give thanks when I remember you in my prayers. 17 Prayers that the God of our Lord Jesus, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom, and of revelation in the knowledge {and understanding} of him.

     18 That the eyes of your hearts will be opened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you! And what is the great wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints. {Even in CU there is great benefit in being in the “first resurrection” - Mt.13:30 as Rev.16:14-15-16 and Mt.25:1-13, door to serving called reigning during long second advent, full scope version of his so brief first one. Though when all is done, all will be so greatly blessed. The Greek word translated “end” or “the end” is tel. It’s the root of the word telescope. And it means the “end-aim”. Surely the prophetic pattern is from scope to scope until reaching full scope, at the end-aim.}

     19 And to understand what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us! {Especially} toward we who believe. And this is according to the working of his great might, 20 the same might and power that he worked in Christ, when he raised him from death, and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realm 21 far above all rule, authority, power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the {ones} to come. [Word for word - not only in the age this but also in the coming.]

     22 And he put all [pas] under his feet and gave him as head over all [pas] the church, 23 which is his body, the one all in all filling! [“Pas en pas” - Translators (due to partial dis-belief?) changed “all” (pas) into “all things” whenever possible. Whereas all things in all things doesn’t really work well.]

            🌙 John 9:22-34

22 - The man born blind’s parents said this because they feared the leaders, for they had already agreed, if anyone should confess Jesus to be the Christ, they were to be put out of the synagogue. 23 That’s why his parents said, “He’s of age, ask him.”

     24 So for the second time they called the man who had been born blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know this man is a sinner!”

     25 But he answered, “Whether he’s a sinner I don’t know. One thing I do know, though I was blind, now I can see.”

     26 They asked him again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” 27 He answered, “I told you already. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?”

     28 “You are his disciple!” they said. “But we are disciples of Moses! 29 We know God spoke to Moses, but as for this man! We” [authorities, professionals, political leaders more than religious/spiritual] “don’t know where, he, comes from!” {Religious as devoted, not “psuedo”. Slapping someone else we think of as SELF ‘righteous’ with the label religious, is not accurate.. self righteous would be devoted to self more than God. And it’s very possible if I think of myself as spiritual, I can be just as devoted to self/look at me sentiment. Any “it’s all about moi” misses the mark.}

     30 The man answered, “This is an amazing thing! You don’t know where he comes from! And yet he opened my eyes! 31 We know God doesn’t listen to sinners. But if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to them. 32 Never since the world began, has it been heard of that someone has opened the eyes of a man born blind! 33 If this man wasn’t from God, he couldn’t do it.”

     34 They answered him, “You were born in utter sin! And would, you, teach us!” And they threw him out of the synagogue.

           

Tomorrows verses, 03/23 

Ephesians 2:1-9  John 9:35-10:6

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

Jesus said he “will draw all” Jn.12:32.

have a great day! ☀️🕊️

02-08 - Ro-8 Mt-12

🗝️s New Testament & Bible prophecy study, verses paraphrased [ ] references { } thots

 • Romans 8:11-16 Matthew 12:1-13 and Rev. 16:17-21 separately

            ☀️ Romans 8:11-16

11 - If the Spirit of he who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, then you can be sure he will also give life to your mortal body because of his Spirit that has a home in you. {“First resurrection.” It and the second, are collective resurrections.} 12 So then, brothers (and sisters) [adelphos - from the same womb] we are debtors. Indebted to not live according to the human condition nature. 13 For if we live according to it we will be dying, but if by the Spirit {Presence of God, the OT bread of the Presence, for the priest} you let the old self-first and foremost nature pass away, along with unfaithful deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons (and daughters) of God. 15 For you have not received the spirit as though you are a fearful captive! But you have received the Spirit of adoption. Where our heart’s cry is “Abba! Father!” {My Father!} 16 His Spirit/Presence - bears witness/testifies with our spirit {is proof} that we are his.

            🌙 Matthew 12:1-13

1 - It was at about this time that Jesus was walking past grain fields on the Sabbath and his disciples were hungry, so they began to pluck heads of grain and were eating them. 2 And when some Pharisees (leaders of the leading party of the nation) saw it, they told him, “It’s not lawful for your disciples to do that on the Sabbath!”

     3 But he answered, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him? 4 How he entered the very house of God and ate the bread of the Presence! Which isn’t lawful for anyone to eat but the priests?

     5 Have you read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple service are violating the Sabbath? But they are free of guilt?

     6 I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. 7 And if you had known what it means - ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t condemn the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.” {HE does not desire sacrifices.. so what is appeased? The guilty conscience is appeased? Christ Crucified strong enough to appease every conscience, and God taking responsibility. He iS life so lives through all that occurs. “Let us make mankind in our likeness”. Father and Son ‘punished’ more than all others. No option to stray, would be an Ant Farm which is no paradise/perfection. God “is perfect” and is Life (surely?) so imperfect is entropy which “doesn’t quit” but ends as death.}

     9 He went on from there and entered the synagogue. 10 And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, hoping to accuse him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” 11 He said, “Which one of you who has a lamb, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, won’t take hold of it and lift it out? 12 And of how much more value is a man than a sheep! It’s lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

     13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And so the man stretched it out, and all could see it was restored, whole and healthy like the other.

           

Tomorrows verses, 02/09

Romans 8:17-25  Matthew 12:14-21

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

have a great day! ☀️🕊️

MATTHEW 24 45-51

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

 🍃🕊️reading & study 🕊️🍃

     05/01 - GospeL Verses 

45 - “Who then is a wise and faithful servant, whose master has set them over his household, to give out food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant if the master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I tell you, he will set that one over all that he has. 48 But if that wicked servant says to theirself, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat up on his fellow servants” {including with words?} “and eats and drinks with drunkards.” {The confused and aka, the world and its ideas and value system.} 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when they don’t expect, and at an hour they are unaware of. 51 They will be separated and their place [meros - part, portion, share] will be with the hypocrites.” {And naturally} “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

     {Mt.13:30 as Rev.16:14-15-16 and (or) Mt.25:1-13(10) - The initiaL (inner) conditions of - some - rising “still in their imperfection/hamartia - missing the mark” in the “2nd resurrection” (which is strongly suggested by the first one being called “first”) are portrayed in the rich man and Lazarus parable, and in the - outside of the vision - narrative of Revelation 22.}

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 25:1-13

iMy own studies. Been neglecting Psalms (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150) and the Prophets.