LUKE 2 21-38

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

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     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-26 From Lk-2 Heb-6

  Enter The Story Daily

a paraphrased scripture study

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GospeL Verses ~ Luke 2:21-38

21 - And after eight days, when he was circumcised, they called him Jesus, the name told to them by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22 And when the days of cleansing [katharismos - root of katharsis] (and rest?) were completed they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 as it’s written in the Law of the LORD, “Every male who is first in the womb shall be called holy to the Lord” 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” 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 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit(/Presence of God) that he would not see death before he had seen the LORD’s Christ [christos - anointed one, messiah]. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when Mary and Joseph brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, 29 “LORD, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, just as you said, 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation 31 which you have prepared in the sight of all peoples (upon that last Great Day, the completing of showing and “drawing all”) 32 a light for revelation to the nations and the glory of your people Israel.”

33 And they marveled at what was said about him. 34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “This child is for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is fought against 35 - and the sword will pierce through your heart also. The thoughts of many hearts will be made evident.”

     36 And there was 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 from when she was a maiden, 37 and then as a widow until she was now eighty-four. She didn’t leave the temple, but worshipped and fasted and prayed night and day. 38 And coming up at that very moment, she began to give thanks to God, and was speaking concerning him, to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

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From New Testament Letters

     (In the Order Believed Written)

                ~ Hebrews 6:1-6 ~

1 - We must all go on from the first lessons that we learned about Christ and grow as believers, so that we understand God’s message more and more. We shouldn’t need to go back to those first lessons over and over. We already know that we must turn away from wrong things that lead to death, 2 about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and aionion/eonian judgment. 3 And we will move on if God permits.

     4 But it’s not easy [alphadunatos - from alpha - no, not, and dunatos - strong, mighty, powerful] (translated as “impossible” harshest interpretation and an extreme, imo, of the word. - Not easy) in the case of those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, sharing in the Holy Spirit(/Presence of God) 5 and have tasted the richness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 but then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying again the Son of God, holding him up to ridicule, to their own hurt.

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Tomorrow’s Verses:

Matthew 2:13-23

Hebrews 6:7-11

Acts & Rev - weekly

And currently Malachi, recently Zechariah, 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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"The God Of Our Salvation"

This is from Andrew Murray's "Waiting On God", from chapter one which is titled "The God Of Our Salvation" and begins with a verse from Psalms "My soul waits only upon God [marg: is silent unto God]; from Him comes my salvation." Ps 62:1

- "The deep need for this waiting on God lies equally in the nature of man and in the nature of God. God as Creator formed man to be a vessel in which He could show forth His power and goodness. Man was not to have in himself a fountain of life, or strength, or happiness. The ever-living and only living One was each moment to be the Communicator to him of all that he needed. Man's glory and blessedness was not to be independent, or dependent upon himself, but dependent on a God of such infinite riches and love. Man was to have the joy of receiving every moment out of the fulness of God... when he fell from God, he was still more absolutely dependent on Him. There was not the slightest hope of his recovery out of his state of death, but in God, His power and mercy. It is God alone who began the work of redemption. It is God alone who continues and carries it on each moment in each individual believer. Even in the regenerate man there is no power of goodness in himself. He has and can have nothing that he does not each moment receive; and waiting on God is just as indispensable, and must be just as continuous and unbroken, as the breathing that maintains his natural life."

All of Life is an Allegory

Been enjoying talking with some "universal redemtionists" online but it's a little frustrating because many of them believe bible prophecy and the book of revelation are allegory! but I've studied it for a long time and can see the main characters pretty as you please in the world. Maybe it's a case of ‎"I don't understand it so it must be allegory" but how far can we go with that? And that's way too weird. If life is literal enough as to have flesh and bones, then God is very much a vibrant and living personality, and this unavoidable journey and lesson we're on of learning good from evil is God's drama, and it too is alive and vibrant and literal.