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

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(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.

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Tomorrows verses, 09/19

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

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11-12 - 1 Corinthians 8 9-13

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☀️ 9 - But take care that this right of yours doesn’t somehow become a stumbling block to someone else. 10 For if anyone sees you eating in an idol's temple, will they not be encouraged, even if their conscience is weak concerning it, to eat food offered to idols? 11 And so by your freedom (because you know there are no other ‘gods’) this other one is harmed, the brother or sister for whom Christ died. 12 Thereby, trespassing against one another, wounding their conscience when it’s weak, is also against Christ. 13 Therefore, if food makes my brother or sister stumble, I won’t eat meat lest I cause them to stumble. {Or drink wine.. Eat pork.. “Hast thou faith? Have it alone before God” Ro.14:22.}

Tomorrows verses - 1 Corinthians 9:1-11

Revelation - 9 13-21

 BooK of Revelation

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(Review: out of the smoke of {widespread?} warfare came loud locust like tormenting mankind for five months. Marshall Law enforced?)

13 - When the sixth angel blew his trumpet, I (John) heard a voice coming from the four horns of the golden altar before God {four directions?} 14 and it said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels that are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15 So the four angels, prepared for the hour, day, month, and year, were released that they may kill a third of mankind. 16 The number of mounted troops - twice ten thousand times ten thousand is the number I heard. {This is at the 6th trumpet blast, so late. The revelation vision is told three times. Like a production with sort of(?) “meanwhiles” or, seeing it from different aspects — 6:1-2 to 11:19; ch.12, verse 17 w/ Mt.23:39; and 13:1 to 19:11.. the three rejoining at the 7th trumpet’s sounding and armageddon w/ harpazo, Mt.13:30! Imo.}

     17 And this is the appearance of the horses in the vision, and those sitting atop them having fiery breastplates {shiny, reflective?} and hyacinth (dark blue or deep purple) and brimstone/sulfur {blue, yellow, and fiery red accompanies?}. And their heads were like lion heads (big) and fire, smoke, and sulfur came out of their mouths. 18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire (red), smoke (deep blue?) and brimstone (yellow) coming out of their mouths. (Rev.8:13 had said, “Woe! Woe! Woe [ouai - alas! woe!] to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts (that were) about to be sounded by the other three angels!” Trumpets five, six, and seven.] 19 For the power of the horses [6th trumpet] is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents with heads, and by means of them they wound. {Make war?}

     20 The rest of mankind, who weren’t killed by these plagues, didn’t repent of the works of their hands nor of worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk. 21 Nor did they repent of their murders, their sorceries [pharmakos - poisoning, sorceries, magic {modern(?) “miracles to mislead”?} and enchantments, mesmerising] nor did they repent of their sexual immoralities and thefts. [Still not persuaded that man and universe needs God. As opposed to Jn.3:33 - “The one who has accepted his testimony has acknowledged that God is truthful, genuine, {faithful} [aléthés - true, truthful, real, genuine.”]                               

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1 - Now concerning food offered to idols, we know we all possess “knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up. But love builds up. 2 If anyone imagines that they know something, they do not yet know as they ought to know. 3 But if someone loves God, they are known by God. 4 Therefore, as to this eating of food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing, that there is no God but one. 5 For although there may be many supposed ‘gods’ in the heavens and upon earth, many “gods” and many “lords”— 6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are the all, and we for him, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are the all, and we through him (are).

     7 However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former practice with idols, eat food as actually offered to another ‘god’, and their weak conscience is wounded. 8 But food will not commend us to God. Whether we eat or don’t eat, we are no better, or no worse off.

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