07-25 - From Heb-11 Lk-7

8Th ‘Day’ Study, verses R paraphrased [ref] {thots}

Hebrews 11:22-33  Luke 7:24-35

            ☀️ A.M. 

Hebrews 11:22-33

22 -  By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, told them to take his bones with them, for he foresaw they would exodus from Egypt.

     23 By faith Moses, when born, was hidden for three months by his parents. They saw the child was blessed, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing instead to be mistreated with his own people, the people of God, rather than enjoy the fleeting pleasures of Egypt.

     26 He considered being out of favor because of Christ, to be greater wealth - than all the treasures of Egypt! For he was looking to the reward [misthapodosía - from misthós - reward, and apodídōmi - return, give back]. 27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he endured by seeing he who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

     29 And it was by faith the people crossed the Red Sea as if on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they circled the walls for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute didn’t perish with those who were unbelieving, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies. {“All those in the tombs/graves will come forth..” Jesus “will draw all” Jn.5:28,29 and 12:32.}

     32 And what more shall I say?! It would take too long to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,  33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions..

            🌙 P.M. Luke 7:24-35

24 - When John's messengers had gone, Jesus said to the crowds that were around him, “What was it you went out into the wilderness to see? Was it a reed shaken by the wind? 25 What was it you went out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Listen, those who’re dressed in fine clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts.

     26 What then did you go out to see? To see a prophet? Yes. And I tell you, more than a prophet! 27 This is he of whom it’s written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before you, who will prepare the way before you.’”{And so it is with the world’s “false prophet”. Prepares the way for the mankind and a.c. of lawlessness, etc.}

     28 “I tell you, among those born of woman, none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” {During long 2nd advent? Full scope version of his first so brief one, but with helpers serving called reigning? Crowns of Life, not metal.}

     29 When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too (disliked, even despised, because they collected taxes for Rome) they all declared God just, having been baptized (prepared) with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God, and were not baptized by John.

     31 “To what then shall I compare it? What are they like? 32 They’re like children in the marketplace, calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We sang a dirge, and you didn’t weep.’ 33 For John the Baptist (baptizer) has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 Yet wisdom is justified of her children.”

           

Tomorrows verses, 07/26

Hebrews 11:34-40  Luke 7:36-50

Word references - biblehub dot com or app

Start/End 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! ☀️🕊️

06-28 - From Heb-6 Lk-2

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

Hebrews 6:12-18  Luke 2:39-52

             ☀️ A.M. Hebrews 6:12-18

12 We aught not be spiritually sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 13 When God made the promise to Abraham, he swore by his own self and his own name. This is because there is none greater than he. 14 And what he said was, “Surely - I will bless you, and multiply you.” 15 And so Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.

     16 We swear by something greater than our self, and in disputes, an oath is final. {Notarized, stamped, sealed.} 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise, the - unchangeable character - of his purpose - he guaranteed it with an oath (Isaiah 45:23).

     18 And so by these two unchangeable things {the promise/oath, and} it’s impossible for God to lie, we flee to him for refuge. And we hold fast to the hope that’s set before us, due to such strong encouragement.

     [The word translated encouragement, is the Greek, paraklésis - which means comfort, appeal, consolation, urging, exhortation, encouragement. It’s root is paraclete, paráklētos - Jesus said to the disciples, “I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high” (Lk.24:49). Earlier he had said “I am going to the Father ..I will ask him, and he’ll give you another Helper (paráklētos) to be with you to the age/aion” (Jn.14:16). {Surprise, the very Spirit/Presence of God, Father himself!} The helper, advocate, paráklētos, is from the words, pará which means “from close-beside”, and kaléō - to call, make a call. {Who calls? God calls.} Also means “a legal advocate who makes the right judgment-call because close beside”.]

            🌙 P.M. Luke 2:39-52

39 - And when Mary and Joseph had done everything according to the Law of the LORD, they returned to their own town of Nazareth, in Galilee. 40 And the child (Jesus) grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.

     41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year for the Feast of Passover. 42 And when he was twelve, they went up as was their habit, 43 but this time, when the festival was over and they were returning home, they didn’t know Jesus had stayed behind. 44 Thinking he was in the group, they went a day's journey, before they began to look for him among their relatives and friends. 45 And when they didn’t find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him.

     46 After three days they found him in the temple. He was sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions. 47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and at his answers.

     48 When Joseph and Mary saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said, “Son! Why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” 49 But he said, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know I must be in my Father's house?”

     50 They didn’t really understand what he meant. 51 And he went with them, to his hometown of Nazareth, always obedient to them.

     And Mary treasured up all these things in her heart. 52 And the boy Jesus increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with both God and man.

     [Luke likely wrote his accounts largely by interview. He was a Greek doctor who met Paul when Paul was on the second of his three missionary travels. Four, if we count the journey to Rome “in chains”.]

           

Tomorrows verses, 06/29

Hebrews 6:19-7:3  Luke 3:1-6

Start/End 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! ☀️🕊️

06-04 - From Jude-1 Jn-20 Mt-28

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

 Jude 1:1-6  Jn.20:1-18 Mt.28:1-10

            ☀️ A.M. Jude 1:1-6

1 - Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James (both half brothers of Jesus). To those who are called, who are beloved in God the Father and kept in Jesus Christ:

     2 May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you! 3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all, originally, delivered! 4 For certain ones have by stealth, come in. Their ungodliness and corrupt state was written of long ago. They change the grace of our God into permission for loose and perverse living, denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

     5 Now I want to remind you, although all once fully knew it, that the Lord, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who didn’t believe. {Transplanted as into a not yet watered garden plot, to rise into the aionion kolasis / eonian korrection / age of correction. Jn.5:28,29 with Mt.25:46 but aionion kolasis has been translated to read everlasting punishment - instead of “eonian korrection”.} 

     6 And also, the angels who left their proper place [Rev.12:4] he has kept in aionion chains {met-a-phor} of darkness until the judgment {during} the great day.

     {During the “last great day” ..the “8th day”/millennium, Rev.20.}

            🌙 P.M. Jn.20:1-18 Mt.28:1-10

1 - Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw the stone had been taken away from the tomb. [During Spring holy week, the third holy day, is Firstfruits. Which Firstfruits always follows the regular weekly Sabbath. Jesus died on Passover, was in the grave for 1st Unleavened Bread Day, and rose (3days later) on Firstfruits. And the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Enabler, Presence of God, was poured out upon/to the believers on Pentecost.]

     2 So Mary ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved (John referred to himself this way) and said to them, “They’ve taken the Lord! And “we” don’t know where they’ve laid him.”

     3 So Peter went with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb, 4 both of them running together. But the other disciple outran Peter, and reached the tomb first. 5 And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he didn’t go in.

     6 Then Simon Peter came and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, 7 and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself.

     8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed. 9 For as yet they didn’t understand the Scripture, that he would rise from the dead. 10 Then the two went back to their homes.

     11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and one at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said, “They have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know where they have lain him.” 14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus, but she didn’t know it was him.

     15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who is it you are seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have lain him, and I’ll take him away.”

     16 Jesus said, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” which means Teacher. 17 Jesus told her, “Don’t hang onto me, for I’ve not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them I’m ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” 18 So she went to the disciples and announced, “I’ve seen the Lord!” And she told them what he had said to her.

    MT. 28:1 — (Eyewitness accounts always differ, especially as time has passed.) Now after the Sabbath, toward dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord having descended from heaven, indeed came and rolled back the stone, and he was sitting on the stone.

     3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4 And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid, for I know you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He’s not here. He is risen, as he said he would. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee. And you will see him there, just as I now tell you.”

     8 So they went quickly from the tomb with awe and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 And behold, Jesus met them on the way, and said, “Greetings! [Chairó! - rejoice, be glad, be joyful, a greeting and salutation.] And they fell and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said, “Don’t be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

           

Tomorrows verses, 06/05

Jude 1:7-13  Matthew 28:11-15

Start/End 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! ☀️🕊️

05-29 - From 2Tim-2 Jn-19

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

 2 Timothy 2:7-15  John 19:14-22

            ☀️ A.M. 2 Timothy 2:7-15

7 - Think over what I (Paul) am saying, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things. 8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead! The offspring of David, as told in the gospel [news] I proclaim, 9 and for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! 10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect {elected/chosen during this brief lifetime for specific reason, and to keep the message alive and intact} that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with enduring glory. 11 The saying is trustworthy. For if we have died with him {the imperfect human nature.. the flaws .. an exchange!} we will also LIVE {the intended nature} with him 12 if we endure {this wicked, pushy, bullying world and any impediment} then we will also reign with him. {During long second advent? A full scope version of his so brief first one. Helping, called reigning..} But should we reject [arneomai - from rheō - speak, say, flow; and A - not] him, he also will not receive us, 13 {but!} if we are faithless, HE remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

     {God “is Love” LIFE, and “is perfect” so it’s simply that imperfect is this slow gehenna crucible, entropy and life as we presently know it, an unavoidable yet all important contrast. Unavoidable because an ant farm is no paradise, so this ‘quick’ one&done, let the dis-ease run its course. Total ant farm versus total ‘herd’ immunity.}

     14 Remind them (Timothy) of these things (he, Paul, had taught them) and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to shrink back, righTly handling the word of truth.

            🌙 P.M. John 19:14-22

14 - Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover {meal. Which, strangely enough is not on Passover (Nisan 14) the days begin at sunset rather than midnight. The Passover meal is eaten after dark - like the day and events it commemorates. First Day of Unleavened Bread, a ‘Sabbath’ is on Nisan 15. Jesus dies on Passover - which is a “preparation day”. There being three of them during Spring Holy Week, as there are three Sabbaths/strict no work days, and Nisan 15 is one of them.

     The WeeK was fulfilled PERFECTLY by the Lord’s first {so brief} advent. He died on Passover, even at Passover hour. He was put into the grave as 1st Unleavened Bread day was beginning.. And he rose exactly three days later as the regular weekly Sabbath was ending or had just ended, and Firstfruits, the third holy day of the week, is beginning.

     Then seven weeks later, on Pentecost, which also always fell on a Sunday - now Sonday! - God’s Holy Spirit/Presence was poured out upon the believers/followers.

     Jesus, the Son, is the onLy straight out from God one, being so close to the Father, that both Father and Son administer God’s Spirit/Presence. Same Spirit that will saturate and “seal” all of creation (greek kosmos) and humanity. “The lion will eat straw like the ox and the bear will graze with the cow” Isaiah 11:7.}

     It was about the sixth hour, and Pilate said to the people, “Behold your King!” 15 They cried out, “Away with him! Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests, the leaders, answered “We have no king but Caesar!” 16 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified.

     And so they took him, 17 and he went out carrying his cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is Golgotha. (Hebrew being a dialect of Aramaic.) 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them. 19 Pilate also wrote an inscription reading, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews” and he had it put on the cross. 20 Many read the inscription, for it was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek. 21 So the chief priests (leaders) said to Pilate, “Don’t write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but write, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.’” 22 Pilate answered, “What I’ve written, I’ve written.”

           

Tomorrows verses, 05/30

2 Timothy 2:16-21  Matthew 27:39-49

Start/End 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! ☀️🕊️

05-13 - 1Pet-3 Jn-14

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

 • 1 Peter 2:17-25  John 13:21-38

            ☀️ A.M. 1 Peter 3:1-6

1 - Likewise, wives, adapt to your husbands, so even if he doesn’t obey the word, he may be won over without a word 2 when he sees your reverent and peaceful spirit. 3,4 The resulting inner beauty of a gentle spirit, unlike outward adorning, is unfading, and in God's sight, is very precious.

     5 This is how the holy women of old, who hoped in God, adorned themselves,, by adapting to their husbands, 6 as Sarah listened to Abraham, even calling him lord. And you are her daughters, if you do good and aren’t overly excitable or easily alarmed.

            🌙 P.M. John 14:1-11

(Jesus, before his arrest, on the evening before his execution, is alone with his eleven disciples. They had supper, and Judas has left. The other disciples think perhaps he has gone to buy what they need for the Passover meal, as he was the one who carried the money bag.)

     1 - Jesus told them, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions [monḗ - from ménō - to remain, abide – an abiding dwelling-place i.e. not transitory; monḗ - used twice in the NT both times by Christ, an individual dwelling place]. If this wasn’t so, would I tell you that I go to prepare a place for you?” {I go to be crucified, so that where I am you may be.}

     3 “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I’ll come back and take you to myself, so where I am you may be. 4 And you know the way to where I’m going.”

     5 Thomas said, “Lord, we don’t know where you’re going! How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.

     No one comes to the Father {who is Life} except through me. 7 If you know me, you know my Father. So from now on you do know him, and see him.” [See - horaó - to see, perceive, understand.]

     8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and it will be enough for us.” 9 Jesus said, “Have I been with you this long, and you don’t know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me, has seen the Father. So why say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you know I’m in the Father? And the Father is in me? The words I say to you I don’t say on my own. But the Father - who dwells in me - has been doing his works. 11 Believe me, that I’m in the Father and the Father’s in me. Or believe because of the works. [Works - ergon - work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work, act/deed that carries out a purpose].

           

Tomorrows verses, 05/14

1 Peter 3:7-14  John 14:12-21

Start/End 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! ☀️🕊️

05-12 - 1Pet-2 Jn-13

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

 • 1 Peter 2:17-25  John 13:21-38

            ☀️ A.M. 1 Peter 2:17-25 

17 - Respect and honor all. Love your fellow believers. Fear/revere God. Honor the emperor. {No violent protests! Against another party. 🤔 Compliance up to law breaking or being ‘stamped’?} 18 Servants/workers (in a work obligation system, for a loan of money or land) be subject to your masters/misters/boss with respect. And not only to the good and gentle, but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a mindful thing, when conscious of God, if one endures sorrow while suffering unjustly.

     20 For what credit is it, if you do wrong and when suffering for it, you endure? But if when you do good, you suffer for it with quiet endurance, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21 Indeed to this you’ve been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no wrong, no sin, neither did any falsehood cross his lips. 23 When he was insulted, he didn’t return insult. And when he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but continued entrusting himself to he who judges justly.

     24 And he suffered for us, bearing our sins in his body on the tree. That we might die to sin and live to all that is right. It is by his wounds you have been healed! 25 For like sheep, you were straying, but you have now returned (a pleasant sacrifice, a whole burnt offering) to the shepherd and bishop [episkopos - superintendent, bishop, from epí - upon, a fitting contact, which intensifies skopós - look intently, keep an eye on (you have returned to the) overseer, manager] of your soul.

     {How do you create genuinely able to think and reason beings, aNd, keep paradise/perfection intact? No option to stray in Eden and creation would be an ant farm?}

            🌙 P.M. John 13:21-38

21 - Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and said, “Truly, I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, not knowing what to think. 23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved (this is John, it’s how he sometimes referred to himself) was at the table by Jesus, 24 so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus who he was talking about.

     25 So that disciple, leaning close to Jesus said, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus answered, “It’s he to whom I will give this piece of bread when I’ve dipped it.” So when he had dipped it, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

     27 Then after Judas had taken the bread, Satan entered into him, and Jesus said to him, “What you’re going to do, do quickly.” 28 Now no one at the table knew why he said this. 29 Some thought because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him to go buy what they would need for the feast {Jesus’ “last supper” (last meal) was noT the Passover meal} or that he should give something to the poor.

     30 And so it was, that after receiving the piece of bread, Judas left and went out into the night.

     31 And when he had gone, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God glorified in him. 32 For if God is glorified in him also God will glorify him in himself and at once.

     33 Little children, it’s only a short while that I’m with you. You’ll seek me, and just as I said to your countrymen, ‘Where I’m going you cannot follow.’ 34 And now a new commandment I give to you, love one another, just as I’ve loved you, you also love one another. 35 And by this all will know you’re my disciples! If you have love (true affection) for one another.”

     36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I’m going you can’t follow me now, but you’ll follow me later.” {Personally, I don’t believe this means ‘going to heaven’ but Peter was later crucified (legend/tradition has it as upside down because Peter said he was in no way worthy to be executed the same way Jesus was). When in reality Peter was not able to ‘go there’ then, which was proven later.} 37 Peter said, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!” 38 Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, I tell you Peter, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times.”

           

Tomorrows verses, 05/13

1 Peter 3:1-6  John 14:1-11

Start/End 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! ☀️🕊️