John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Is there really anyway we can imagine that, the Just One for the unjust? The following video attempts that very thing...in a most sobering way.
May Jesus Christ, the Light of the World, the Son of God, the Holy One of Israel shine forth in your heart today and everyday.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Connection of the Mercy Seat
I was telling a Messianic Jew that occasionally worships with us at our church how I thought the sabbath commandment - the 4th commandment, was actually a representation or type of the Mercy Seat. We are commonly taught in most Christian circles but especially Seventh-day Adventist teaching that the first 4 commandments of God's Moral law instruct us how to honor God, and the next 6 commandments instruct us how to honor our fellow man.
Now, here's the connection. The Mercy Seat covers the law inside the Ark of the Covenant which are on two tables of stone (Exodus 25:21-22, Deuteronomy 10:2). And yet, at the same time, it also bridges the gap as it also connects the law inside the Ark with the Shekinah Glory above the Mercy Seat. I have always equated the law inside the Ark of the Covenant as, prophetically or as a type, symbolic for the law being placed inside man's heart. Man's heart is to contain the Word of God represented by the manna, the Law of God as presented by the commandments and finally the Hope and Promises of God as represented by Aaron's Rod that budded.
There is only one commandment that bridges this gap and connects the responsibility of honoring God, which can be summed up with certainty in the first three commandments, and the responsibility of honoring our fellow man together and that is the 4th commandment. It is the only commandment where it can be seen that God is with us, communing amongst His people while we are also communing with Him, enjoying His time that He chooses to be with us and marveling at His creation. We are connected.
Just as the Mercy Seat connects and bridges the gap between the law and grace, so too does the 4th Commandment.
Now, here's the connection. The Mercy Seat covers the law inside the Ark of the Covenant which are on two tables of stone (Exodus 25:21-22, Deuteronomy 10:2). And yet, at the same time, it also bridges the gap as it also connects the law inside the Ark with the Shekinah Glory above the Mercy Seat. I have always equated the law inside the Ark of the Covenant as, prophetically or as a type, symbolic for the law being placed inside man's heart. Man's heart is to contain the Word of God represented by the manna, the Law of God as presented by the commandments and finally the Hope and Promises of God as represented by Aaron's Rod that budded.
There is only one commandment that bridges this gap and connects the responsibility of honoring God, which can be summed up with certainty in the first three commandments, and the responsibility of honoring our fellow man together and that is the 4th commandment. It is the only commandment where it can be seen that God is with us, communing amongst His people while we are also communing with Him, enjoying His time that He chooses to be with us and marveling at His creation. We are connected.
Just as the Mercy Seat connects and bridges the gap between the law and grace, so too does the 4th Commandment.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Sunday Law? Piece of cake.
Go ahead and watch the following video and you tell me that leading the masses towards a Sunday law observance won't be a piece of cake.
The point is real simple. When Americans, such as those shown in this video, are given a plethora of reasons why a Sunday law is needed and necessary they will absolutely jump at it. Now add another Catholic judge to the U.S. Supreme Court and it should be fairly certain that the United States is in the process of setting up the image that will give power and great authority to the beast.
It's just a matter of time. And yet, even so, "Come Lord Jesus, come."
The point is real simple. When Americans, such as those shown in this video, are given a plethora of reasons why a Sunday law is needed and necessary they will absolutely jump at it. Now add another Catholic judge to the U.S. Supreme Court and it should be fairly certain that the United States is in the process of setting up the image that will give power and great authority to the beast.
It's just a matter of time. And yet, even so, "Come Lord Jesus, come."
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