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God desires “alone time” with us
All relationships take time. A relationship with God, while unlike other relationships in many ways, still follows the rules of other relationships. The Bible is filled with comparisons to help us conceptualize our relationship with God. For example, Christ is depicted as the bridegroom, and the Church is depicted as the bride. Marriage is two joining their lives as one (Genesis 2:24). Such intimacy involves time spent alone with one another. Another relationship is that of father and child. Close parental relationships are those in which children and parents have special “alone time” together. Spending time alone with a loved one provides the opportunity to truly come to know that person. Spending time alone with God is no different. When we’re alone with God, we draw closer to Him and get to know Him in a different way than we do in group settings.
God desires “alone time” with us. He wants a personal relationship with us. He created us as individuals, “knitting” us in the womb (Psalm 139:13). God knows the intimate details of our lives, such as the number of hairs on our heads (Luke 12:7). He knows the sparrows individually, and “you are worth more than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:29, 31). He invites us to come to Him and know Him (Isaiah 1:18; Revelation 22:17; Song of Solomon 4:8). When we desire to know God intimately, we will seek Him early (Psalm 63:1) and spend time with Him. We will be like Mary, sitting at Jesus’ feet listening to His voice (Luke 10:39). We will hunger and thirst for righteousness, and we will be filled (Matthew 5:6).
Perhaps the best reason for us to spend time alone with God is to follow biblical examples. In the Old Testament, we see God call prophets to come to Him alone. Moses met with God alone at the burning bush and then on Mt. Sinai. David, whose many psalms reflect a confident familiarity with God, communed with Him while on the run from Saul (Psalm 57). God’s presence passed by as Elijah was in the cave. In the New Testament, Jesus spent time alone with God (Matthew 14:13; Mark 1:35; Mark 6:45-46; Mark 14:32-34; Luke 4:42; Luke 5:16; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:18; John 6:15). Jesus actually instructed us to pray to God alone at times: “When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen” (Matthew 6:6a).
To rely on Jesus as our vine (John 15:1-8), we will need to be directly, intimately connected to Him. Just as a branch is linked directly to the vine and, through the vine, connected to other branches, so we are linked directly to Christ and therefore share in a community. We spend time alone with God and in corporate worship for the best nourishment. Without time alone with God, we will find needs unmet; we will not truly know the abundant life He gives.
Spending time alone with God rids our minds of distraction so that we can focus on Him and hear His Word. Abiding in Him, we enjoy the intimacy to which He calls us and come to truly know Him.
God begeer “alleentyd” saam met ons
Alle verhoudings neem tyd. ‘n Verhouding met God, hoewel dit in baie opsigte anders is as ander verhoudings, volg steeds die reëls van ander verhoudings. Die Bybel is vol vergelykings om ons te help om ons verhouding met God te konseptualiseer. Christus word byvoorbeeld as die bruidegom uitgebeeld, en die Kerk word as die bruid uitgebeeld. Die huwelik is twee wat hul lewens as een verbind (Genesis 2:24). Sulke intimiteit behels tyd wat alleen saam met mekaar deurgebring word. Nog ‘n verhouding is dié van vader en kind. Noue ouerlike verhoudings is dié waarin kinders en ouers spesiale “alleentyd” saam het. Om tyd alleen saam met ‘n geliefde deur te bring, bied die geleentheid om daardie persoon werklik te leer ken. Om tyd alleen saam met God deur te bring, is nie anders nie. Wanneer ons alleen saam met God is, kom ons nader aan Hom en leer Hom op ‘n ander manier ken as wat ons in groepomgewings doen.
God begeer “alleentyd” saam met ons. Hy wil ‘n persoonlike verhouding met ons hê. Hy het ons as individue geskep en ons in die baarmoeder “gebrei” (Psalm 139:13). God ken die intieme besonderhede van ons lewens, soos die aantal hare op ons koppe (Lukas 12:7). Hy ken die mossies individueel, en “julle is meer werd as baie mossies” (Matteus 10:29, 31). Hy nooi ons om na Hom toe te kom en Hom te ken (Jesaja 1:18; Openbaring 22:17; Hooglied 4:8). Wanneer ons God intiem wil ken, sal ons Hom vroeg soek (Psalm 63:1) en tyd saam met Hom deurbring. Ons sal soos Maria wees, wat aan Jesus se voete sit en na Sy stem luister (Lukas 10:39). Ons sal honger en dors na geregtigheid, en ons sal versadig word (Matteus 5:6).
Miskien is die beste rede vir ons om tyd alleen saam met God deur te bring, om Bybelse voorbeelde te volg. In die Ou Testament sien ons hoe God profete roep om alleen na Hom toe te kom. Moses het God alleen by die brandende bos en toe op die berg Sinai ontmoet. Dawid, wie se talle psalms ‘n selfversekerde vertroudheid met God weerspieël, het met Hom gemeenskap gehad terwyl hy op die vlug was vir Saul (Psalm 57). God se teenwoordigheid het verbygegaan terwyl Elia in die grot was. In die Nuwe Testament het Jesus tyd alleen met God deurgebring (Matteus 14:13; Markus 1:35; Markus 6:45-46; Markus 14:32-34; Lukas 4:42; Lukas 5:16; Lukas 6:12; Lukas 9:18; Johannes 6:15). Jesus het ons eintlik opdrag gegee om soms alleen tot God te bid: “Wanneer jy bid, gaan in jou kamer in, maak die deur toe en bid tot jou Vader wat jy nie kan sien nie” (Matteus 6:6a).
Om op Jesus as ons wingerdstok te vertrou (Johannes 15:1-8), sal ons direk en intiem met Hom verbind moet wees. Net soos ‘n loot direk aan die wingerdstok gekoppel is en, deur die wingerdstok, aan ander takke verbind is, so is ons direk aan Christus gekoppel en deel dus in ‘n gemeenskap. Ons spandeer tyd alleen met God en in gesamentlike aanbidding vir die beste voeding. Sonder tyd alleen met God, sal ons behoeftes onvervuld vind; ons sal nie werklik die oorvloedige lewe ken wat Hy gee nie.
Om tyd alleen met God deur te bring, ontslae ons gedagtes van afleiding sodat ons op Hom kan fokus en Sy Woord kan hoor. Deur in Hom te bly, geniet ons die intimiteit waartoe Hy ons roep en leer ons Hom werklik ken.
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today;
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
James 1:5
Prayer
Lord . we Understand that Godly Wisdom are only available from You and as a Gift from the Baptism of the Holy Spirit . meaning if we ask for wisdom in Prayer we are actually asking for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and the Gift of Wisdom and Understanding . Please Lord help us to be Sin free , Holy and forgive instantly to receive the Holy Spirit Baptism for the Wisdom from You . we Pray in Jesus name , Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
As iemand van julle wysheid kortkom, laat hom dit van God bid, wat aan almal mildelik gee sonder om te verwyt, en dit sal aan hom gegee word.
Jakobus 1:5
Gebed
Here. Ons verstaan dat Goddelike wysheid slegs van U beskikbaar is en as ‘n gawe van die doop van die Heilige Gees. Dit beteken dat as ons in gebed om wysheid vra, vra ons eintlik om die doop van die Heilige Gees en die gawe van wysheid en begrip. Help ons asseblief, Here, om sondevry en heilig te wees en onmiddellik te vergewe sodat ons die Heilige Gees-doop vir die wysheid van U kan ontvang. Ons bid in Jesus se naam, Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
The language Jesus spoke
While Jesus very likely spoke Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek, Aramaic was likely the language Jesus spoke the most. The Gospels record Jesus speaking numerous Aramaic words: talitha koum (Mark 5:41); ephphatha (Mark 7:34); eloi eloi lama sabachthani (Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34); abba (Mark 14:36). Historians, archaeologists, and cultural anthropologists are almost universally agreed that Aramaic was the common or colloquial language in Israel during Jesus’ time. Aramaic was very similar to Hebrew, but with many words and phrases that were borrowed from other languages and cultures, especially Babylonian.
Hebrew was spoken primarily by the scribes, teachers of the law, Pharisees, and Sadducees, the “religious elite.” Hebrew was likely often read in the synagogues, so most people were probably able to speak and understand some Hebrew. Since Greek was the language of the Romans, who had power over Israel during Jesus’ time, Greek was the language of the political class and anyone who wanted to do business with the Romans. Greek was the universal language at that time, so, the ability to speak Greek was a highly desirable skill. Some, however, refused to speak Greek out of resentment toward their Roman oppressors. When Jesus spoke with Pontius Pilate, it is possible that He spoke to him in Greek, although Pilate, as the governor, likely would have been able to speak Aramaic as well.
Jesus, as God incarnated in human form, could have spoken any language He chose. In His humanity, Jesus likely limited Himself to the languages common to His culture: Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek. Jesus likely spoke whichever of the three languages was most appropriate to the audience He was addressing.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Die taal wat Jesus gepraat het
Terwyl Jesus heel waarskynlik Aramees, Hebreeus en Grieks gepraat het, was Aramees waarskynlik die taal wat Jesus die meeste gepraat het. Die Evangelies teken aan dat Jesus talle Aramese woorde gepraat het: talitha koum (Markus 5:41); effata (Markus 7:34); eloi eloi lama sabagthani (Matteus 27:46; Markus 15:34); abba (Markus 14:36). Geskiedkundiges, argeoloë en kulturele antropoloë stem byna universeel saam dat Aramees die algemene of omgangstaal in Israel gedurende Jesus se tyd was. Aramees was baie soortgelyk aan Hebreeus, maar met baie woorde en frases wat uit ander tale en kulture geleen is, veral Babilonies.
Hebreeus is hoofsaaklik deur die skrifgeleerdes, wetsonderwysers, Fariseërs en Sadduseërs, die “godsdienstige elite”, gepraat. Hebreeus is waarskynlik dikwels in die sinagoges gelees, so die meeste mense kon waarskynlik ‘n bietjie Hebreeus praat en verstaan. Aangesien Grieks die taal van die Romeine was, wat mag oor Israel gehad het gedurende Jesus se tyd, was Grieks die taal van die politieke klas en enigiemand wat sake met die Romeine wou doen. Grieks was die universele taal destyds, dus was die vermoë om Grieks te praat ‘n hoogs wenslike vaardigheid. Sommige het egter geweier om Grieks te praat uit wrok teenoor hul Romeinse onderdrukkers. Toe Jesus met Pontius Pilatus gepraat het, is dit moontlik dat Hy met hom in Grieks gepraat het, hoewel Pilatus, as die goewerneur, waarskynlik ook Aramees sou kon praat.
Jesus, as God geïnkarneer in menslike vorm, kon enige taal gepraat het wat Hy gekies het. In Sy menslikheid het Jesus Homself waarskynlik beperk tot die tale wat algemeen was aan Sy kultuur: Aramees, Hebreeus en Grieks. Jesus het waarskynlik gepraat watter van die drie tale die mees gepas was vir die gehoor wat Hy aangespreek het.
Today’s Devotional
Don’t be miserable comforters.
Job’s story is famous for its treatment of the universal themes of personal suffering, enduring hope, and God’s sovereignty. Job suffered tremendously and endured his trials with patience. However, while he was going through his darkest days, three of his friends arrived to “comfort him” (Job 2:11). They turned out to be “miserable comforters,” in Job’s estimation (Job 16:2).
Job’s would-be comforters offered all sorts of possibilities for why Job was going through such misery, but, adding insult to injury, they focused on the theory that Job must have unconfessed sin in his life and that God was punishing him (Job 11:14–15; 22:4–7). Knowing his conscience was clear, Job grew weary of their accusations and blurted out, “I have heard many things like these; you are miserable comforters, all of you” (Job 16:2).
The words of Job’s three friends highlight the tendency in all of us to rush to conclusions. Their theology reflected serious errors, as they insisted that the only reason Job would experience such catastrophes is if he had done wrong (Job 4:7–8; 22:5). Unfortunately, that same idea has crept into Christianity under the umbrella of the prosperity gospel and the Word of Faith movement. Job’s “miserable comforters” are echoed in the modern teaching that God rewards the righteous if they believe hard enough, but those with weaker faith or secret sin will reap calamities. The conclusion of such thinking is that, if someone suffers a string of disasters, contracts a terminal illness, or has a crippling disease, he or she must not be doing something right.
The Bible does say that we reap what we sow (Galatians 6:8; James 3:18) and that God blesses the righteous (Psalm 5:12; 32:10). But the blessing given to the righteous does not always (or usually) take material form. If it did, we would have no way to explain the anguish and deprivation suffered by the apostles, martyrs, or faithful Christians around the world (Hebrews 11:35–40). God’s blessing on the righteous is often spiritual, as we are seated “in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6). By the same token, adversity and calamity in this world are not always a sign of God’s displeasure. To equate disaster with God’s curse is to behave like Job’s “miserable comforters.”
Instead of following the example of Job’s friends, we can truly comfort those who are suffering by assuring them that God knows what they are going through and He cares about them (Psalm 34:18). We can remind them that, as painful as their situation is, God promises to use it for good in their lives if they love Him and trust Him with it (Romans 8:28). Trying to assign blame during a time of loss can turn us into “miserable comforters.” Sometimes the greatest comfort we can give a hurting friend is our quiet presence. Sometimes, as Job’s friends should have learned, the best thing to say is nothing at all.
Vandag se Bemoediging
Moenie ‘n ellendige vertroosters wees nie.
Job se verhaal is bekend vir sy behandeling van die universele temas van persoonlike lyding, blywende hoop en God se soewereiniteit. Job het geweldig gely en sy beproewinge met geduld verduur. Terwyl hy egter deur sy donkerste dae gegaan het, het drie van sy vriende opgedaag om hom te “troos” (Job 2:11). Hulle het in Job se oë “ellendige vertroosters” geblyk te wees (Job 16:2).
Job se voornemende vertroosters het allerhande moontlikhede gebied vir waarom Job deur soveel ellende gegaan het, maar om belediging by besering te voeg, het hulle gefokus op die teorie dat Job onbelyde sonde in sy lewe moes hê en dat God hom gestraf het (Job 11:14–15; 22:4–7). Wetende dat sy gewete skoon was, het Job moeg geword vir hul beskuldigings en uitgebars: “Ek het baie dinge soos hierdie gehoor; julle is almal ellendige vertroosters” (Job 16:2).
Die woorde van Job se drie vriende beklemtoon die neiging in ons almal om haastig tot gevolgtrekkings te kom. Hul teologie het ernstige foute weerspieël, aangesien hulle daarop aangedring het dat die enigste rede waarom Job sulke rampe sou ervaar, is as hy verkeerd gedoen het (Job 4:7–8; 22:5). Ongelukkig het dieselfde idee die Christendom binnegesluip onder die sambreel van die voorspoedevangelie en die Word of Faith-beweging. Job se “ellendige vertroosters” word weerspieël in die moderne leer dat God die regverdiges beloon as hulle hard genoeg glo, maar diegene met swakker geloof of geheime sonde sal rampe maai. Die gevolgtrekking van sulke denke is dat, as iemand ‘n reeks rampe ly, ‘n terminale siekte opdoen of ‘n verlammende siekte het, hy of sy dalk nie iets reg doen nie.
Die Bybel sê wel dat ons maai wat ons saai (Galasiërs 6:8; Jakobus 3:18) en dat God die regverdiges seën (Psalm 5:12; 32:10). Maar die seën wat aan die regverdiges gegee word, neem nie altyd (of gewoonlik) materiële vorm aan nie. As dit wel die geval was, sou ons geen manier hê om die angs en ontbering te verduidelik wat die apostels, martelare of getroue Christene regoor die wêreld gely het nie (Hebreërs 11:35–40). God se seën oor die regverdiges is dikwels geestelik, aangesien ons “in die hemele in Christus Jesus” sit (Efesiërs 2:6). Net so is teëspoed en rampspoed in hierdie wêreld nie altyd ‘n teken van God se misnoeë nie. Om rampspoed met God se vloek gelyk te stel, is om op te tree soos Job se “ellendige vertroosters”.
In plaas daarvan om die voorbeeld van Job se vriende te volg, kan ons diegene wat ly werklik vertroos deur hulle te verseker dat God weet waardeur hulle gaan en dat Hy vir hulle omgee (Psalm 34:18). Ons kan hulle daaraan herinner dat, hoe pynlik hul situasie ook al is, God belowe om dit ten goede in hul lewens te gebruik as hulle Hom liefhet en Hom daarmee vertrou (Romeine 8:28). Om te probeer om blaam toe te ken tydens ‘n tyd van verlies, kan ons in “ellendige vertroosters” verander. Soms is die grootste troos wat ons ‘n hartseer vriend kan bied, ons stil teenwoordigheid. Soms, soos Job se vriende moes geleer het, is die beste ding om te sê niks.
Dilize Light has Managed a TruLight Ladies Group on Telegram for the Past 6 Years and from Today . she will be Sharing her Manna with the Ladies in The TruLight Daily Manna Platform . Dilize is the only Daughter of Pastor Dirk and has been part of the Ministry since the age of 11 . Dilize is also the Radio Host for the Popular TruLight Top 10 that airs on TruLight Radio XM saturdays at 17h00′
Dilize Light bestuur die afgelope 6 jaar ‘n TruLight Damesgroep op Telegram en van vandag af sal sy haar Manna met die Dames deel op die TruLight Daaglikse Manna-platform. Dilize is die enigste dogter van Pastoor Dirk en is deel van die bediening sedert die ouderdom van 11. Dilize is ook die radio-aanbieder vir die gewilde TruLight Top 10 wat Saterdae om 17:00 op TruLight Radio XM uitgesaai word.
The Collectors of Manna – Women of the Word // Gaarders van Manna – Vroue van die woord
Eerste Dinge Eerste !
Die eerste en belangrikste ding in hierdie lewe is om God te ken en jou vreugde in Hom te vind ! Indien ons God erken en bely, help dit ons om te wees. Hier is die raad wat Koning Dawid aan sy seun Salomo gegee het: “Jy moet die God van jou Vader ken en Hom dien met jou hele hart en met ń gewillige gemoed ( 1 Kron 28:9 ).
Onthou tog, dit is vir ons moontlik om God te ken. Indien ons ons harte daarvoor voorberei en die wonder daarvan besef, Ja, daar is die belangrikste punt: Ons moet ons harte voorberei !
God is nie besig om dit vir ons moeilik te maak om Hom te ken nie, Diegene wat wil, kan Hom ken. Hy forseer nie sy liefde op ons af nie, Hy wag geduldig. Hy wil hê dat jy Hom moet ken, en dis die belangrikste ding in die lewe!
Die gedagte aan wie God is, is oorweldigend, maar om Hom te ken bring vrede.
First Things First !
The first and most important thing in this life is to know God and find your joy in Him! If we acknowledge and confess God, it helps us to be. Here is the advice that King David gave to his son Solomon: “You must know the God of your Father and serve Him with all your heart and with a willing mind ( 1 Chron 28:9 ).
Remember, it is possible for us to know God. If we prepare our hearts for it and realize the wonder of it, Yes, there is the most important point: We must prepare our hearts!
God is not making it difficult for us to know Him, Those who want to, can know Him. He does not force His love on us, He waits patiently. He wants you to know Him, and that is the most important thing in life!
The thought of who God is is overwhelming, but knowing Him brings peace.
Vroue in die Bybel—Wat kan ons by hulle leer?
Vandag – Delila
Wie was Delila? Sy was ‘n vrou op wie die Israelitiese rigter Simson verlief geraak het.—Rigters 16:4, 5.
Wat het sy gedoen? Sy het geld van Filistynse amptenare aanvaar om Simson te verraai, wat God gebruik het om die Israeliete van die Filistyne te verlos. Die Filistyne kon hom nie oorweldig nie as gevolg van sy wonderbaarlike fisiese krag. (Rigters 13:5) Dus het hul amptenare hulp van Delila gesoek.
Die Filistyne het Delila omgekoop om uit te vind hoe Simson sy groot krag gekry het. Delila het die geld aanvaar, en na verskeie pogings het sy uiteindelik daarin geslaag om Simson se geheim te ontrafel. (Rigters 16:15-17) Sy het toe sy geheim aan die Filistyne vertel, wat Simson gevange geneem en gevange geneem het.—Rigters 16:18-21.
Wat kan ons by Delila leer? Delila is ‘n waarskuwende voorbeeld. Oorweldig deur gierigheid, het sy op ‘n bedrieglike, dislojale en selfsugtige manier teenoor ‘n dienaar van God opgetree.
Women in the Bible—What Can We Learn From Them?
Today – Delilah
Who was Delilah? She was a woman with whom the Israelite judge Samson fell in love.—Judges 16:4, 5.
What did she do? She accepted money from Philistine officials to betray Samson, whom God had been using to deliver the Israelites from the Philistines. The Philistines were unable to overpower him because of his miraculous physical strength. (Judges 13:5) So their officials sought help from Delilah.
The Philistines bribed Delilah to find out how Samson got his great strength. Delilah accepted the money, and after several attempts, she finally succeeded in uncovering Samson’s secret. (Judges 16:15-17) She then told his secret to the Philistines, who captured and imprisoned Samson.—Judges 16:18-21.
What can we learn from Delilah? Delilah is a warning example. Overcome by greed, she acted in a deceitful, disloyal, and selfish way toward a servant of God.
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TruLight TV –– I’m Free
Our faith needs to be tended every day, not just on Sundays. Learn the importance of investing time and care into our relationship with God daily in today’s video devotional. and later Today’s guest artist on Gospel Music USA With over 40 years of traveling behind them, The Whisnants have performed all across the nation and around the world, including Canada, Hawaii and cruises sailing to the Bahamas, Belize and Mexico. Austin and Ethan, Jeff and Susan’s boys, have been inseparable from their parent’s calling since they were born. This generation of Whisnant’s grew up on the bus watching their family’s ministry unfold in their childhood and now they take active parts in each concert as well as behind the scenes. Enjoy today’s show and thanks for watching.
INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ARTISTS
MEET : Tanya Goodman Sykes from the Goodmans
In the world of southern gospel music few names carry a more substantial legacy than Goodman. Creativity, authenticity and a passion for sharing the good news of Jesus Christ have long been the cornerstones of the family’s sound and messages. They remain the foundation for the next chapter in the group’s illustrious history with the launch of Goodman Revival.
Tanya Goodman Sykes, her husband, acclaimed producer Michael Sykes, and friend Johnny Minick, a gospel music veteran who performed for years with the Goodmans, once again propel the family name into the spotlight with the release of their debut album and DVD Songs in the Key of Happy (Gaither Music Group). The trio revives such Goodman classics as “I Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now,” “Until You’ve Known the Love of God” and “Who Am I,” breathing fresh life into songs that have defined the genre for decades.
The decision to contribute a new chapter to the Goodman legacy evolved from a Sunday morning on stage at Minick’s church. “Michael and I moved to Texas a few years ago; and when we moved back in 2012, we actually stayed with Johnny and his wife, Sherry, for three weeks while we were looking for a place. They were so generous to open up their beautiful home to us,” Goodman Sykes recalls. Minick pastors the River of Life Assembly of God Church in Smyrna, Tenn., and the three friends took the stage to sing one Sunday morning in a pivotal moment that would change their lives.
“We had worked up ‘Until You’ve Known the Love of God,’ which is a song that my dad wrote in the 60s,” Goodman Sykes says of her father, the legendary Rusty Goodman. “We sang it on Sunday morning and the clip of it ended up on YouTube. Unbeknownst to us, it started getting a lot of attention. The phone started ringing and people were wanting to book us. We went out and did a couple of concerts. We had a lot of fun. There was a groundswell of interest for us to do something to revisit this music that we grew up with that was so much a part of our heritage. It was just really organic the way it happened. One thing led to another and somebody said, ‘You guys need to make a record.’”
And so they did. The result is a finely crafted effort that is both a loving homage to the musical legacy that inspired each of them and a powerful look at a promising new trio’s future. Goodman Sykes, a GRAMMY winner, has long been known as one of southern gospel’s most compelling female vocalists. Her career began as a teenager performing with her father, Rusty, and her Aunt Vestal and Uncle Howard as part of the Happy Goodman Family. She graduated to a successful solo career and also spent time as a member of the female group Heirloom.
Producing Heirloom’s album won Michael the first of many GMA DOVE Awards as a producer. The North Carolina native had begun his career as a piano player. He had met Tanya when he was playing for the Goodmans, and the couple married in 1983. Sykes has become one of the industry’s most successful producers, working with the Oak Ridge Boys, the Gaither Vocal Band, Jeff & Sheri Easter, Russ Taff, the Martins and others. As a vocalist, he recorded with the trio Ponder, Sykes and Wright and released his first solo album in 2013.
A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Minick began his career performing in his father’s gospel group, The Majestic Sounds. Rusty Goodman heard Minick and offered him a job playing piano with the Happy Goodman Family. He joined in 1975. Though he left a few years later to launch his own music ministry, Minick returned to performing with the Goodmans in 1990 when he, Howard and Vestal sang as a trio and became one of the most popular groups featured on Bill Gaither’s successful Homecoming Series. Teaming with Tanya and Michael to launch Goodman Revival feels like a homecoming to Minick, and it’s been a labor of love.
“The Goodmans were a very powerful brand of gospel music,” he says. “They were very unique and innovative and not to be duplicated. That was not our intention anyway. We just wanted to pay honor to the music that really has become the fabric of our lives. There are so many things that I’ve done subsequent from the time that I worked with them as a family group, and I’ve just built on that throughout my ministry.”
Minick is not the only one to continually feel the impact of this family’s musical legacy. The group traces its roots back to the 1940s when Howard Goodman and his sisters founded the fledgling ensemble. Despite their meager lifestyle as children there was no shortage of joy and laughter, no matter the circumstance. As a result, early on, friends and neighbors dubbed them the “happy” Goodman family. Later, brothers Sam, Bobby and Rusty joined in, as well as Howard’s wife, Vestal. This lineup became firmly cemented in Gospel Music History as, “The Happy Goodman Family.”
The Goodmans’ popularity grew; and in 1964, they became featured performers on “The Gospel Singing Jubilee,” a groundbreaking television show that would run for more than two decades. After 10 years with “Jubilee,” they launched their own successful TV show “The Happy Goodman Family Hour” and became a household name.
In 1968, they won the very first GRAMMY® Award for Gospel Album by a Group for The Happy Gospel of the Happy Goodmans. Widely considered pioneers in the southern gospel genre, the Goodmans scored 15 No. 1 hits and are known for such enduring classics as “Had It Not Been,” “I Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now,” “Who Am I” and numerous others many of which were penned by Rusty. They were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1998.
In recording Songs in the Key of Happy, the members of Goodman Revival honor that legacy and inspiration. “When we got around to picking out the music that we wanted to record, we went back to the very first of their recordings and found a group of songs there that we felt like we could put our fingerprints on and make them ours,” Minick says.
There was an excitement as the trio began imagining how they could put their own creative stamp on songs that held such precious memories for each of them. “We got together over at Johnny’s house, and he has the entire discography of the Goodman family,” Goodman Sykes recalls with a smile. “We just started making a list. Somebody would say, ‘Well, I really like that one!’ We’d add that one to the list. Somebody else would go, ‘I really like that one!’ We came up with a list of about twenty-something songs and we whittled on that.”
Nestled amongst such Goodman family gems as “I Hold a Clear Title to a Mansion,” “Sweetest Song I Know,” “What a Happy Time” and Tanya’s stirring vocal on “What Heaven Means to Me,” there’s a new song that fits comfortably among some of the most compelling southern gospel songs of our generation. Minick was inspired to write “Settle the Score” after listening to a guest pastor at his church. “She discussed how sometimes believers settle for a little less than what they could hold out for,” he explains. “The idea came to me, instead of settling for less, we need to settle the score. I thought about David and Goliath. I was sitting around talking to a friend of mine Tim Hill, who has been a very successful songwriter in gospel music and a preacher. We were sitting around talking, the way preachers usually do, about sermons and things like that and started to write this song. We finished it up in about an hour or so. It had that old, Goodman three-quarter time feel to it. I thought it might be a song we could do.”
Sykes admits it was fun yet challenging to reinvent the foot stomping “Sweetest Song I Know.” “With all those moving parts, I was afraid I was going to end up in the fetal position over in the corner somewhere,” he grins. “It freaked me out, but it was probably one of the most fun things we did on the album.”
Working together the threesome brought out the best in each other and in the songs. “There’s a great balance here,” Minick says. “One of the greatest things about Michael’s ability is that he makes you want to do things. I probably sang some things that I might not have wanted to sing if I had been doing what I wanted to do, but he just pulls things out you wouldn’t normally do. He wants you to try things that you wouldn’t normally try. That worked to our advantage on this. We got a lot more energy out of it.”
When Tanya, Michael and Johnny performed at Minick’s church that fateful Sunday morning they had no idea God was about to send them on an exciting new adventure—one that would both revive cherished memories and challenge them to write a new chapter in an already distinguished musical dynasty. They were definitely up to the task; and with one listen to Songs in the Key of Happy, it is obvious that this trio has honored a legacy with their immense talents and handled their heritage with care. “There is trust between the three of us,” Goodman Sykes shares. “There is friendship. There is a wealth of shared experience. We all grew up in church 24-7, and this music has been a big part of all three of our lives. None of us planned this, but we’re in a place in our lives where we walk through doors as they open.”
“We’ve not put our hand on the wheel,” adds Minick. “Everything that has happened has happened because God has used other people to make it happen. This has been one of the most exciting things on a spiritual level. I’ve always heard about God opening these doors, and He’s done that for me all my life; but to see Him do something from the very beginning to where we are right now, knowing that we’ve done absolutely nothing to push any buttons or open any doors, has been an amazing ride. That’s why I’m excited to be here because we don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow. That’s a neat place to be.”
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Bible Prophecy in the News
What is waiting for Israel in 2025 and Beyond?
Let’s Look into Bible Prophecy and see what is the Future of Israel according to Bible Prophecy,
a Study by Pastor Dirk.
1. The Gog and Magog War!
Just before the 7 Year Peace Agreement the Gog and Magog Battle takes place at the Border between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights. Gog (Russia) and Magog (Iran) leads this large army with Other Countries that joined in like Turkey, Just to name a few. The Reason: Land Grab, due to the Resolution the UN Passed on the 23 rd of Dec 2016. Trying to push Israel back to the 1967 Borders.
With complements of Obama and his lame duck administration.
What stands out for me in that in this war God will fight this Battle on behalf of Israel, with The Gog and Magog weapons failing and exploding in their own Bunkers.
See this Video !
This will be a Nuclear War , for Ezekiel sees that the Bodies of the Gog and Magog cannot be accessed for Burial for Months on End, And God dedicated a Piece of Land for the dead of this army.
One more thing that stands out to me is that the Weapons left by the Gog and Magog army will be burned by Israel for a 7 Year Period.
This during the 7 Year Peace Agreement.
Eze 38:1-23 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.
And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Eze 39:1-29 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.
And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.
Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog.
And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.
And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.
And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.
According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.
When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;
Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.
Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. – Ezekiel
2. The Arrival of the Jewish Messiah.
Just after the Gog and Magog war , The New World Order takes over and appoint a Leader that is also introduced as the Jewish Messiah by the False Prophet
Christians Please do Not get Fooled for the Jewish Messiah is not Jesus Christ and This is not the 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ !
Don’t be Fooled Jesus is not the Jewish messiah
3. The Building of the 3rd Jewish Temple.
Israel finally agree to a Two State Solution and Give Palestine the West Bank (Old Judea) as Country. For this Israel gets the Approval to build the 3rd Jewish Temple.
Within 9 Months the Temple is Build and Animal Sacrifices starts.
Rev 11:1-2 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. – John
4. The Birth of the Country of Palestine.
Israel completes the Wall between Israel and the West Bank , and in One day the Country of Palestine is Born , There is Jews that Remain in Judea = Palestine. Under the 7 year Peace Agreement.
Eze 36:17-22 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.
Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:
And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
Isa 66:8-14 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.
Mat 24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains – Jesus Christ
5. The Abomination of Desolation.
42 Months = 3 and half Year from the 1st Brick of the Temple is Placed , The Jewish Messiah steps into the Temple , Claiming to be God and Stops the Daily Animal Sacrifices , This is Called the Abomination of Desolation.
Dan 12:11-12 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. – Daniel
Mat 24:15-16 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: – Jesus Christ
6. The Fleeing into the Wilderness.
The Jews in Israel does not accept the Abomination and the Jewish Messiah reveals him as the Antichrist, and Ban the Jews from the Temple, and cancels the Peace agreement, The Jews in Palestine then have to Flee into the Mountains and Wilderness with the Help of USA.
Mat 24:15-20 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: ~ Jesus Christ
Rev 12:12-17 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. – JOHN
After this the 666 is Implemented and The Great Tribulation Starts!
Mat 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. – JESUS CHRIST.
Signs of the Times
The Flip-side of the Coin – 666 vs Seal of God
Understanding the End Time with Pastor Dirk .
The Flip-side of the Coin – 666 vs Seal of God – The Opposite Image , Rev 16 vs Ps 91.
After The 666 – The 7 Plaques takes place called the wrath of God.
The 7 Plaques, That will be Poured out over the Earth after the Antichrist implemented the Mark of the Beast – The 666. 4 and Half Years after the 3rd Jewish Temple was unveiled. One year after the Jewish Messiah aka the Antichrist taken over the 3rd Jewish Temple and implemented the 666 Mark of the Beast
In this Article, we examine the seven Plaques judgments that God pours out on the Earth at the START of the last 3 1/2 years of the tribulation period also known as the Great Tribulation. One Year after it started.
Just before Jesus Christ collects His Bride – The Dead and alive in Christ – Judgement will be poured out over the World. 1 Thess 4 and Matt 24 v 29-31
Just before the Wrath of God The 5th Trumpet Sounds – Rev 9
The 5th Trumpet Happens One Year after the Temple was taken over by the Antichrist during the Great Tribulation just before the Wrath of God is Poured Out
Months after the 666 Mark of the Beast was Implemented!
Revelation 16 explains what Happens too the ones that have taken the Mark of the Beast the 666 and Psalm 91 Explains what Happens too the Ones that have NOT taken the Mark of the Beast and received the Seal of God in their forehead.
Rev 9:1-6 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
What Will Happen During the 5th Trumpet?
A Super Volcano will erupt and will affect the Earth for 5 Months. The Result of the Lava and Ash from this Super Volcano will birth insects that will sting, the Bearers of the Mark of the Beast and sores all over their Bodies will appear. Sores with amerce pain and no remedy!
The 1st Plaque of God’s Wrath.
Rev 16:2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
What tells me this still have to take place and it will happen during the Great Tribulation?
According to Rev 9
Rev 9:4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
When does the Marking or sealing of God takes place?
During the 1st Year after the 666 Mark of the Beast was implemented, just before the Wrath of God starts in Rev 16.
Rev 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
Rev 7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
The Vial Judgments
They’ll take the vial judgments pretty quickly. There isn’t much to say about each other than what the Bible says God will do. Most of the judgments have parallels to the plagues that God wrought on Egypt to break the hardness of the heart of Pharaoh and set His people free to go into the promised land. Although this symbolism will largely be lost on the people who are the recipients of the plagues, it is a neat thing nonetheless.
This the Wrath of God over everybody bearing the Mark of the Beast.
The Command to Commence
Revelation 16:1:
16:1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
It should be repeated, for the sake of everyone that thinks that God is Love and would never harm His creation, that the Bible is full of instances when God’s wrath is poured out upon small and great groups of people because they were doing evil in His sight. This is no exception. God’s angels don’t go forth to slay, torment, or plague humanity on their own. They go at His express command. Here, it is once again given.
The First Vial
Revelation 16:2:
16:2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
It should be noted here that the first vial is expressly limited to those who have taken the mark of the beast and those who have worshiped his image. This may be a significant portion of the Earth’s population or may be more limited depending on whether you think the Antichrist’s kingdom will be worldwide or limited to the area of the old Roman, Grecian, and Persian empires. For those people who claim that all three series of judgments run in parallel (seal, trumpet, and vial), the very wording of this passage would seem to reject this. This vial is poured out strictly on those who had worshiped the image of the beast and received his mark. This would push this to the end of the time period in question.
The Second Vial
Revelation 16:3:
16:3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
As noted previously, the sea that is referred to here isn’t specified. It could be global, or it could be limited to the Mediterranean Sea which was commonly referred to as the sea in John’s time. Every man or woman in the sea died at this time. Perhaps they died of dehydration – perhaps they died as the direct result of the vial. But they will die.
The Third Vial
Revelation 16:4-7:
16:4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
16:5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
16:6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
16:7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
With the third vial, all flowing water sources that are above ground, at a minimum, are turned to blood. This includes both rivers and springs. It doesn’t say that lakes are affected, but the runoff from the water sources would soon contaminate them as well. The reasoning as explained is that since the people killed the saints and prophets of God, shedding their blood, God gives them only blood to drink.
The Fourth Vial
Revelation 16:8-9:
16:8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
If you will remember, the sun had been darkened in an earlier 4th trumpet judgment. Here, the heat of the sun is increased and men are scorched by the great heat. Man still hardens his heart and blasphemes God rather than repenting and giving Him the glory He deserves.
The Fifth Vial
Revelation 16:10-11:
16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
16:11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Next, the kingdom of the Antichrist is specifically made completely dark. Likewise, they didn’t repent of their deeds, but continued to blaspheme God. It isn’t stated how this will happen, but the Antichrist’s kingdom is specifically made totally dark. It isn’t stated how long the darkness lasts, but it is at least long enough to start tormenting their minds.
SUN BURNT OUT AND DARKNESS ON EARTH – THE WORDS OF JESUS RING IN MY EAR
Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The Sixth Vial
Revelation 16:12-16:
16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
The Euphrates river is dried up with the sixth vial. This is done so that the way is clear for the armies of the east to be able to quickly march toward Jerusalem at the behest of the Antichrist in order to meet God at the battle of Armageddon. They come at the command or invitation of unclean spirits (the spirits of devils) from the mouth of Satan, the Antichrist, and his false prophet. These unclean spirits will be able to perform miracles in order to lead people astray.
At this Point – The 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ – Collecting His Bride – The Rapture.
The Seventh Vial – Also the 7th Trumpet and the 7th Seal
Revelation 16:17-21:
16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
The final vial has several components. It starts with a great voice from the temple, from the throne, saying
“It is done”
. It reminds me of the last words of Christ on the cross, when he was crucified to be the sacrifice for our sins.
“It is finished” Jn. 19:30.
This is immediately followed by thunder and lightning and the great earthquake which was mentioned in a previous parenthetical segment. The great city that is mentioned here is, of course, Jerusalem (See Rev. 11:8, 13) for a reference to additional prophecy for this. It is split into three pieces (perhaps reminiscent of the three factions that fight over it today – Jews, Christians, and Muslims).
It is not alone in the destruction. Many great cities fall, including Babylon. The islands are covered up (flee away) due to rising water levels, perhaps. The mountains lose much of their grandeur (perhaps those directly around the city of Jerusalem or perhaps more.
Finally, great hail falls from the heavens, each weighing around one talent (between 56 and 114 pounds). Still, men refuse to worship God, but instead blaspheme him for the plague of hail and the hardness of their hearts.
What will happen to the Christians during this Period? at the Sound of the 5th Trumpet
After they received the Seal of God in our Forehead the Holy Spirit will lead us into Angel Protection and cared for the duration of the Wrath of God.
Psa 91:1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall rest under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psa 91:2 I will say of Jehovah, my refuge and my fortress; my God; in Him I will trust.
Psa 91:3 Surely He will deliver you from the fowler’s trap and from the destroying plague.
Psa 91:4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall trust. His truth shall be your shield, and buckler.
Psa 91:5 You shall not fear the terror by night; nor because of the arrow that flies by day;
Psa 91:6 nor for the plague that walks in darkness, of the destruction laying waste at noonday.
Psa 91:7 A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; it shall not come near you.
Psa 91:8 Only with your eyes you shall look and see the reward of the wicked.
Psa 91:9 Because You, O Jehovah, are My refuge; if You have made the Most High Your dwelling-place,
Psa 91:10 no evil shall befall You, nor shall any plague come near Your dwelling.
Psa 91:11 For He shall give His angels charge over You, to keep You in all Your ways.
Psa 91:12 They shall bear You up in their hands, lest You dash your foot against a stone.
Psa 91:13 You shall tread on the lion and adder; the young lion and the jackal You shall trample underfoot.
Psa 91:14 Because He has set His love on Me, therefore I will deliver Him; I will set Him on high, because He has known My name.
Psa 91:15 He shall call on Me, and I will answer Him; I will be with Him in trouble; I will deliver Him, and honor Him.
Psalm 91:16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.
Gog and Magog Update
Iranian media: Uranium moved from Fordow pre-strike
If the Iranian claim is true, Mordechai Kedar said, “then that shifts the focus of the coming Israeli operation, and possibly that of the U.S., to the delivery mechanisms: the ballistic launchers.”
Following President Donald Trump’s statement that the U.S. Air Force “obliterated” Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday, Tehran’s state-run Mehr news agency reported that the enriched uranium at the Fordow site had been moved elsewhere beforehand.
“Most of the uranium that was previously stored at the Fordow enrichment facility has been moved to another location,” Mehr reported, citing an unnamed Iranian source.
Iran’s nuclear facilities have been “completely and totally obliterated,” Trump said in announcing the airstrikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. He called them a “spectacular military success,” without elaborating on them.
Mordechai Kedar, a senior research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA Center) at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, told JNS he found the Iranian claim credible.
“The strike on the nuclear sites was effective in taking out the centrifuges for the production of enriched uranium. But Iran already has hundreds of kilos of enriched uranium, and it’s entirely likely that they dispersed it,” Kedar said.
If the Iranian claim is true, he added, “then that shifts the focus of the coming Israeli operation, and possibly that of the U.S., to the delivery mechanisms: the ballistic launchers.”
From the onset of the Israeli strikes that began on June 13, “rocket launchers were one of the two main objectives, not only because they’re used to target Israel now, but also as an integral part of the broader objective of neutralizing Iran’s nuclear capabilities,” Kedar said.
In his statement, Trump called on the Iranian regime to make peace, adding that “if they do not, future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier.”
A group of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers took flight from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri early on Saturday morning and headed for Iran carrying GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs) “bunker buster” bombs, the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) wrote about the strikes.
Fox News reported that six MOPs struck Fordow and 30 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles fired from an Ohio-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines hit targets in Isfahan and Natanz.
U.S. Air Force Gen. John “Razin” Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, subsequently said at a news conference that the B-2 bombers dropped 12 of the 30,000-pound MOPs on Fordow, and two on Natanz.
The boat that fired the Tomahawks has not been named, but USS Georgia, which fields more than 150 Tomahawks, entered the region in September, USNI News reported at the time.
Here’s how Iran could retaliate after US strikes its nuclear program
A decision to retaliate against the U.S. and its regional allies would give Iran a far larger target bank and one that is much closer than Israel.
Iran has spent decades building multi-tiered military capabilities at home and across the region that were at least partly aimed at deterring the United States from attacking it.
By joining Israel’s war, the U.S. may have removed the last rationale for holding them in reserve.
That could mean a wave of attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East, an attempt to close a key bottleneck for global oil supplies, or a dash to develop a nuclear weapon with what remains of Iran’s program after American strikes on three key sites.
A decision to retaliate against the U.S. and its regional allies would give Iran a far larger target bank and one that is much closer than Israel, allowing it to potentially use its missiles and drones to greater effect.
The U.S. and Israel have far superior capabilities, but those haven’t always proven decisive in America’s recent history of military interventions in the region.
Ever since Israel started the war with a surprise bombardment of Iran’s military and nuclear sites on June 13, Iranian officials from the supreme leader on down have warned the U.S. to stay out, saying it would have dire consequences for the entire region.
It should soon be clear whether those were empty threats or a grim forecast.
Here’s a look at what Iran’s next move might be.
Targeting the Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which some 20% of all oil traded globally passes, and at its narrowest point it is just 33 kilometers (21 miles) wide.
Any disruption there could send oil prices soaring worldwide and hit American pocketbooks.
Iran boasts a fleet of fast-attack boats and thousands of naval mines that could potentially make the strait impassable, at least for a time. It could also fire missiles from its long Persian Gulf shore, as its allies, Yemen’s Houthi rebels, have done in the Red Sea.
The U.S., with its 5th Fleet stationed in nearby Bahrain, has long pledged to uphold freedom of navigation in the strait and would respond with far superior forces.
But even a relatively brief firefight could paralyze shipping traffic and spook investors, causing oil prices to spike and generating international pressure for a ceasefire.
Attacking US bases and allies in the region
The U.S. has tens of thousands of troops stationed in the region, including at permanent bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, Arab Gulf countries just across the Persian Gulf from Iran, and much closer than Israel.
Those bases boast the same kinds of sophisticated air defenses as Israel, but would have much less warning time before waves of missiles or swarms of armed drones.
And even Israel, which is several hundred kilometers (miles) further away, has been unable to stop all incoming fire.
Iran could also choose to attack key oil and gas facilities in those countries with the goal of exacting a higher price for U.S. involvement in the war.
A drone attack on two major oil sites in Saudi Arabia in 2019 — claimed by the Houthis but widely blamed on Iran — briefly cut the kingdom’s oil production in half.
Activating regional allies
Iran’s so-called Axis of Resistance — a network of terror groups across the Middle East- is a shadow of what it was before the war ignited by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel out of the Gaza Strip — but it still has some formidable capabilities.
Israel’s 20-month war in Gaza has severely diminished the Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups, and Israel mauled Lebanon’s Hezbollah last fall, killing most of its top leadership and devastating much of southern Lebanon, making its involvement unlikely.
But Iran could still call on the Houthis, who had threatened to resume their attacks in the Red Sea if the U.S. entered the war, and allied militias in Iraq. Both have drone and missile capabilities that would allow them to target the United States and its allies.
Iran could also seek to respond through terror attacks further afield, as it is widely accused of doing in the 1990s with an attack on a Jewish community center in Argentina that was blamed on Tehran and Hezbollah.
A sprint toward nuclear arms
It could be days or weeks before the full impact of the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites is known.
But experts have long warned that even joint U.S. and Israeli strikes would only delay Iran’s ability to develop a weapon, not eliminate it.
That’s because Iran has dispersed its program across the country to several sites, including hardened, underground facilities.
Iran would likely struggle to repair or reconstitute its nuclear program while Israeli and U.S. warplanes are circling overhead.
But it could still decide to fully end its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and abandon the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
North Korea announced its withdrawal from the treaty in 2003 and tested a nuclear weapon three years later, but it had the freedom to develop its program without punishing airstrikes.
Iran insists its program is peaceful, though it is the only non-nuclear-armed state to enrich uranium up to 60%, a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%. U.S. intelligence agencies and the IAEA assess Iran hasn’t had an organized military nuclear program since 2003.
Israel is widely believed to be the only nuclear-armed state in the Middle East but does not acknowledge having such weapons.
‘We will kill them’ – US, Israel brace for Iranian revenge
The U.S. and Israel are gearing up for retaliatory strikes launched by Iran, after the American military “totally obliterated” key nuclear sites in the country.
Shortly after the strikes, Trump warned against Iranian retribution on his Truth Social platform.
“ANY RETALIATION BY IRAN AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL BE MET WITH FORCE FAR GREATER THAN WHAT WAS WITNESSED TONIGHT,” Trump wrote.
Despite the warning, Iranian officials pledged that they would attack U.S. military assets in the region in response to the strikes.
Iran lacks the offensive capabilities to reach the U.S. and could not carry out an attack on American soil, so Tehran is limited to targeting U.S. troops and bases in the Middle East.
“Following America’s attack on the Fordow nuclear installation, it is now our turn,” Hossein Shariatmadari, editor of the regime-controlled Kayhan newspaper and a close confidant of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wrote on social media platform Telegram.
“Without hesitation or delay, as a first step we must launch missile strikes on the American naval fleet based in Bahrain and simultaneously close the Strait of Hormuz to American, British, German, and French shipping,” he continued.
Shariatmadari concluded his post with a verse from the Quran, reading “Kill them wherever you shall overtake (find) them.”
Iran’s regional proxies, including the Iraq-based Kataib Hezbollah terror group, have pledged to support the Islamic Republic in the event of an American attack.
“Operational plans have been established for that purpose,” Abu Ali al-Askari, a Kataib Hezbollah official, warned on social media Thursday.
“Undoubtedly, American bases throughout the region will become akin to duck-hunting grounds … not to mention the unforeseen surprises that may await its aircraft in the skies,” al-Askari added.
Israel’s Homefront Command tightened existing wartime restrictions on the general public, banning gatherings, closing businesses except those deemed essential, and suspending all educational activities.
Iran’s Leader Khamenei names successors from his bunker, but snubs his own son
Reports have emerged that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, aged 86, has named three senior clerics as potential successors should he be killed in the ongoing conflict with Israel, which began on June 13.
Operating from a secure bunker in Lavizan, northeast Tehran, Khamenei has limited communication to a trusted aide due to assassination threats from Israel, with Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stating, “Khamenei cannot continue to exist,” and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinting at targeting him.
Notably, Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, long considered a frontrunner, was excluded from the list, raising questions about Iran’s succession strategy.
The decision, communicated to the Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for selecting Iran’s next Supreme Leader, reflects Khamenei’s intent to ensure regime continuity amidst heightened tensions.
“Khamenei has nominated three clerics as potential successors while hiding in a bunker… Mojtaba is not among them,” according to Iranian officials, signaling a shift from expectations of a dynastic handover.
Mojtaba, a mid-ranking cleric with deep ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has wielded significant influence behind the scenes, coordinating between his father’s office and state institutions like the IRGC and intelligence agencies.
His exclusion may stem from fears that naming him could make him a target for Israel, which has demonstrated precise intelligence capabilities, as seen in the assassinations of key IRGC figures like Hossein Salami and Amir Ali Hajizadeh.
Iran’s leadership may have learned from Hezbollah’s experience, where Israel swiftly eliminated Hassan Nasrallah’s successor, Hashem Safieddine, prompting the appointment of the less threatening Naim Qassem.
“Mojtaba’s exclusion is a message: no dynasty here,” an analyst noted, suggesting Iran is avoiding a hereditary succession that could be exploited as nepotism.
Mojtaba’s hardline stance, including his belief that controlling Mecca and Jerusalem would hasten the Mahdi’s arrival, aligns with his father’s ideology but could escalate tensions if he assumes power.
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Introduction to the Bible
One must understand that the people of the Old Testament times never had a Bible.
The priests used various scrolls on which the Word of God was captured by the great
men of God and Priests appointed by God over the years, and well into the New
Testament Times. The Priesthood was also the only ones that had access to the scrolls,
thus the people had to purely rely on the message that they preeched.This has led that
the church of times has used the Word of God to mislead and manipulate the illiterate
People, known as peasants for many years.
Although the Apostles of Jesus Christ has kept the Word of God alive after the Crucifix of
Jesus, by writing the events and all down that they have experienced since the day that Jesus
Christ has called them. It must be noted that the church kept on persecuting any one that
dared to preach about Jesus Christ. This went on for about 50 to 60 years after the crucifix.
This has not scared the Apostles down for they have walked with the Master and knew who
He was and kept on spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people until such time as that
they too were killed by the church.
The Church and many other world rulers tried to eliminate the Gospel of Jesus Christ but God
kept on raising men of God to make sure that The Gospel of Jesus Christ was not withheld
from the people. One of these men was Martin Luther who was instrumental in translating
the scrolls and compiled them in one book known as the Bible.
Martin Luther (German: ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈlʊtɐ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546)
was a German monk, Catholic priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of a reform
movement in 16th century Christianity, subsequently known as the Protestant Reformation.
He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God’s punishment for sin could be
purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-
Five Theses in 1517. His refusal to retract all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in
1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his
excommunication by the Pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the Emperor.
Luther taught that salvation is not earned by good deeds but received only as a free gift of
God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin. His theology challenged the
authority of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church by teaching that the Bible is the only
source of divinely revealed knowledge and opposed secrotalism by considering all baptized
Christians to be a holy priesthood.
His translation of the Bible into the vernacular (instead of Latin) made it more accessible and
had a tremendous impact on the church and on German culture. It fostered the development of
a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation,
and influenced the writing of an English translation, the King James
Bible. His hymns influenced the development of singing in churches.
His marriage to Katharina von Bora set a model for the practice of clerical marriage, allowing
Protestant priests to marry.
2.0 Handwritten Manuscripts
The Bible was originally manuscripts written on long sheets known as parchments
rolled up on wooden rollers on each end. These rolled up manuscripts were called
Scrolls. The word Manuscript means “Written by Hand”, deriving from the Latin word
“Manus” and “scriber”
2.1 The Parchments
The scribes initially used the skin of pure animals but were later replaced by Parchments
made up of bamboo pulp. The Old Testament was initially written in Hebrew whilst the New
Testament was written in Greek.
2.2 The Scrolls
Each scroll contained certain messages or chapters which later formed part of the Bible as
we know it now. The scrolls were more practical and user friendly to the Priests. Obviously
these items were very expensive and limited so that the normal person could not afford it.
The Bible even refers to the “Scrolls”.
Isa 34:4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as
a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig
from the fig tree.
Rev 6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and
island were moved out of their places.
3.0 The work of the Jewish Scribes
The Jewish scribes had to be very sensitive to the spirit when they had to translate and
duplicate the scrolls. Each copy could only be copied from the original scroll.
3.1 Verbal communication.
The Scribes had to read the word out loud whilst they were writing it down on the copy.
When mistakes were found they had to erase the word and rewrite the page completely.
3.2 The approach and attitude of the Scribes.
The scribes had to humble themselves and respectfully had to wash their hands, feet and
bodies and also wiped their pens clean each time that they had to write the Name of God.
YHWY was the word used for the name of God.
3.3 Mistakes were
No mistakes were allowed at all. All the scripts were carefully scanned for mistakes.
Should any be found, the whole manuscript was reject and had to be rewritten.
3.4 Consonants and no Vows
The original Hebrew language only had Consonants and no vows, A, E, I, O, U en Y. Therefore
the Name YAHWEH or YAHVAH we r e wr i t t e n a s “YHWH”. Also should one have to
write the Lord’s Prayer it would have looked like this? NSVDRWTNDHMLSLTNM. …….
4.0 Septuagint
Alexander the Great has divided his kingdom into four regions and gave a portion to each of his
Generals to rule after his death. Egypt and Palestine were given to Betholomy. A large
contingent of Jews went over to Egypt and several other gentile regions where they spread the
word of God and the Message of the coming of the Messiah.
The first translation of the Old Testament Scrolls from Hebrew into Greek took place about 270
B.C.; these scrolls contained the Apocalypse books which are not present in our Bible.
The word “Septuagint” is derived from a Latin word meaning “seventy”. It was named
after the 70 Hebrew scribes and also refers to the roman letters “LXX”.
5.0 The Vulgate
The Vulgate is known as the Latin copy of Hieronymus, which is also the official Bible of the
Roman Catholic Church. To them it means to make something Public.
6.0 The first Copies of the Bible
The Written Word of God, The Bible, became a reality to all. It took ages to compile. A lot of
people went through a lot of difficulties to make it real. We will learn more about it in Lectures
3 and 4.
6.1 The ‘Great Bible”
Thomas Cromwell convinced Henry VIII to issue a license to allow the Bible to be translated
into English and to allow it to be spread to the people. John Riggers was the translator and
his Bible was known as the “Mathew-Bible” In 1539 a new version (new addition) By
Coverdale saw the light and was known as the “Great Bible”
6.2 The Genève Bible
In 1560 the “GENEVE BIBLE” appeared on the market. It was a popular version because it
was:
Written in Roman literature language.
The first Bible that were compiled in verses.
6.3 The “King James” – Version
The “King James” version appeared during 1611. This is considered the best quality and
the most popular Bible of all times and is still used by all English literate people around
the world for over 350 years. 47 Scribes authorized and instructed by King James
compiled this version after they had studied the Hebrew and Greek language and scripts
to produce the best results.
7.0 Misperceptions about The bible
A lot of people believe that the Bible is a report about religious history of the Jews and a
journey to discover the Messiah. This of cause is not a true route to go! The Bible is in fact
a report of Gods revelations about Himself and His coming to be with His people as the son of
God and again His 2nd coming as the Messiah to rule over His People in the New Jerusalem.
8.0 The Bible as Photo Album
The Bible is God’s photo album and it contains photos of the righteous and of the unrighteous.
Each page portrait a copy of Him and this is where Theology plays a big role to enlighten
people about His superiority as the one and only true God.
“He is the image of the unseen God”
2Co 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to
give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Col 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
9.0 The Central Message of the Bible
Just like the planets revolved around the sun, so is the Jesus Christ the spindle around which
the Word of God is revolving. The Bible is the Written Word and Jesus Christ is
the Living Word.
10.0 Jesus the Author and God of the Word.
Jesus is the Creator of the Bible that became a living soul to be with His people and they
did not accept Him although the Bible prophesized about His coming.
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set
before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne
of God.
11.0 Jesus Christ in the Old Testament Prophesies.
It is tragic that people reject the Old Testament and or the History and prophesies about God
with His People. He is the Predicted Immanuel that became Flesh in Jesus the son of man, the
son of God. He is the Alpha and Omega. The One that Was, That is and that is to Come. (The
2nd Coming to Tabernacle with His people.) The Old Testament is the pointer to what is to
what is to come in the future, the New Testament. That what is predicted by the Old
Testament is Revealed in the New Testament. Many of the Prophesies of the Old Testament
has already come to pass in the New Testament.
11.1 Reference to Moses
Jesus related to the Immunes goers about prophesies made about Him in the Old Testament
by the various Prophets. He started with Moses and end with the crucifix.
Luk 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the
scriptures the things concerning himself.
11.2 The prophets depicted Jesus as our Savior.
‘The Bible reveals the predictions made by the prophets of the Old Testament that Jesus Christ
will be the Savior and Redeemer of His People
Act 10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him
shall receive remission of sins.
11.3 The Seed Promises
In Geneses we read about the seed promises of God to man and the fact that man will crush the
head of Satan the serpent.
Genesis 3: 15 The Seed of the woman
Isaiah 7: 14 The Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ
Psalm 22: 16 – 18 The piercing of His hands and feet and the
Raffle of His clothing.
Isaiah 53:1 – 12 The crucifix of Christ at Calvary
11.3 The ratio of prophesies about Jesus
There is about 1,000 prophesies in the Bible of which 800 is in the Old Testament of which 330
is Christ Centered. That is 33%
12.0 The “Types” of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament
Moses, Isaac, Joseph and David were all type of Christ. They all played a special role to the
people of God. Moses had to lead Israel out of Egypt, whereas Jesus leads us out of our
bondage. Joseph steps in for Israel during the Phamon. Joseph was thrown in the pit for his
destiny. Christ was in the Grave for us. Both had to be in alone in darkness. More about the
Christ types are dealt with in Typology
Typology is the teaching about various things or people that had something in common to
the life of Jesus Christ on earth.
12.1 Other examples of Typology in the Bible
Adam, Aaron, Isaac Jonah, Joseph, the Lamb at Easter, The tabernacle in the desert, the
High Priest, the Lion of Jude etc. All of which Jesus Christ is the most Important as the son of
Man, the Son of God, The Seed of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and David.
12.2 Jacob’s Ladder
Jacob had a dream where he saw the Angels of heaven climbing up and down from heaven. We
are now going to look at a few examples about “Ladders” in the study of Typology
12.2.1 Ladders and Steps.
The word “ladder” means “steps” Jacob saw the steps leading to heaven. This is the only
reference to steps leading to heaven, and it depicts the chronology prediction of Jesus Christ
on earth up until His ascending to heaven.
12.2.2 The ladder of God
Jesus Christ is a Type of this step ladder.
Joh 1:51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open,
and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Jesus was the ladder that God used to climb down from heaven to His people on earth
via the virgin birth.
God could love us from heaven but could not save our souls from there. He had to
become man to save man by shedding His Blood at Calvary.
13.0 Jesus Christ a type of organic products
Organic farm products produced without making use of fertilizers and pesticide killers.
13.1 Manna
Manna from heaven, Bread to Israel. A miracle on its own.
Exo 16:15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they
wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you
to eat.
13.2 Jesus the Manna from Heaven
Manna only fell from heaven whilst Israel was in the Desert and stopped when they
crossed the Jordan to enter in the Promised Land.
Joh 6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from
heaven to eat.
Joh 6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread
from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
Joh 6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the
world.
Joh 6:34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
Joh 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never
hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
14.0 Jesus Christ in the Old Testament as Offerings.
Animals had to bled and die for the sin of man during the Old Testament times. Animals were
also offered during victories ceremonies.
Lev 3:3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the
LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all
Lev 6:22 And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever
unto the LORD; it shall be wholly burnt.
14.1 Burnt Offers and Sacrifices.
The offerings and sacrifices of the Old Testament was a prediction of the Offer that Jesus
Christ was to pay at Calvary. He became the Lamb.
1Sa 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in
obeying the voice of the LORD?
Gen 22:8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they
went both of them together.
Rev 5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of
the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the
seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
14.2 The various types of offerings
In Genesis the offer of an individual – Isaac (Gen. 22 :13
In Exodus the offer for the house – Est. (Ex. 12: 3)
In Leviticus the offer for the Nation – Israel (Lev: 13-15)
In John the offer for the world – Jesus (John. 3: 16)
15.0 Jesus Christ in the New Testament
The New Testament is all about the life and activities of God with His people. It depicts
the birth of Immanuel, his life as the son of man, His baptism and 3 year manifestation
as God in the Flesh and His Grace and salvation plan for man by becoming the Lamb
slain for our sins. Jesus became the New Testament for us.
15.1 The Evangelic Books
There are four Evangelic Books. Mathew, Mark, Luke and the book of John.
These are the four witnesses to the four different nations.
15.2 Mathews
Mathew wrote to the Jews and depicted Jesus Christ as their Messiah. He confirmed
what the Prophet Zachariah has preached.
Zec 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King
cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt
the foal of an ass.
Mat 21:5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon
an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
15.3 Mark
Mark wrote to the Romans. He depicted Jesus Christ as the truth and faithful servant and saw
Him as the Son of God. This is where God says:
“This is My Servant” The same prediction made by Isaiah.
Isa 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put
my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Mat 12:18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased:
I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
15.4. Luke
To Luke he was the Man, The son of Man. This is a fulfillment of Zachariah’s prophesies
Zec 6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man
whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple
of the LORD:
Luk 12:8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man
also confess before the angels of God:
15.5. John
John wrote to us. He saw Jesus Christ as the Son of God and God in the Flesh. He confirmed
Isaiah’s prophesies.
Isa 40:9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that
bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of
Judah, Behold your God!
Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Joh 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to
them that believe on his name:
Joh 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of
God.
16.0. The book of Acts and Paul’s Letters to the Church
In Acts and in the letters to the various Churches, Jesus is depicted as the One Raised
from the dead and Alive to the Church.
Act 14:15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and
preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven,
and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
Rom 9:26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my
people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
2Co 3:3 For as much as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us,
written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables
of the heart.
17.0. The Book Revelations
In Revelations Jesus Christ is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is Glorious, Victorious
risen King. He is the Alpha and Omega, The Judge and Redeemer. He is the God!
The Name of the Books says it all. It is a Revelation, that He, is God.
18.0 Summary
There is no other book printed in as many languages as the Bible. It is the only book
that is frequently read by many on a daily base and even more on Sundays. It must also
be said that it is the highest selling novel that is the least read by its owners.
Inleiding tot die Bybel – Bybel Samevatting
Inleiding
Anders as wat meeste Christene glo, was die Bybel nie van die begin af daar nie. Die Bybel
het met die verloop van tyd ontplooi. Met hierdie lesing gaan ons poog om met net ‘n vlugtige
kykie hierdie proses van ontwikkeling waar te neem.
2.0 Handgeskrewe Aantekeninge op Manuskripte
Die Bybel is oorspronklik op lang velle perkament geskryf en dan op hout rollers afgerol. Dit
was “Manuskripte” genoem wat beteken “met die hand geskryf”. Hierdie manuskripte was
baie duur en was alleenlik aan die mense voorgelees. In Latyn is die woord vir hand, ‘manus,
en vir skryf, ‘scribere’. So dit beteken letterlik om met die hand geskrewe.
2.1 Perkament
Aanvanklik is velle van “rein” diere gebruik en later is perkament vervaardig uit die
papirusriet. Hierdie perkamente is voorberei uit die velle van diere. Die Ou Testament
is in Hebreeus en Aramees geskryf en die Nuwe Testament in Grieks.
2.2 Rolle
Verder was hierdie opgerolde velle of perkamente dan ook “rolle” genoem. Met ander
woorde dit was vol geskrewe stukke perkament of (later) papier wat opgerol is om
maklik gehanteer te kan word. Dit was dan ook ‘n Boekrol genoem.
Psalm 40 : 8 “Toe het ek gesê: ‘Kyk, ek kom; in die boekrol is dit my voorgeskrywe”.
3.0 Die werk van Joodse skrywers
Die Joodse skrywers het baie versigtig te werk gegaan met die oorskryf van die Hebreeuse
manuskripte. Elke nuwe afskrif moes van ‘n goedgekeurde manuskrip afgeskryf word.
3.1 Mondelingse bydraes gedurende skrywe
Hulle moes elke woord hardop uitspreek voordat dit neergeskryf was. Geen woord uit
hul geheue was toegelaat om neergeskryf te word nie. Met groot sorg het hulle
verseker om waar menslik moontlik geen foute te maak nie.
3.2 Die gesindheid van die Joodse skrywers tydens hulle
Bogenoemde moes hulle penne eerbiedig afvee voordat hulle die Naam van God
geskryf het, en daar benewens moes hulle hul hele liggaam was voordat hulle “YHWH”
kon skryf. YHWH was die woord vir die naam van God wat onuitspreekbaar was.
3.3 Foute word beperk
Die nuwe afskrifte is noukeurig gekontroleer en deur gegaan om vas te stel of daar
enige foute was. Sou slegs een enkele fout gevind word, is die hele afskrif afgewys! In
die Hebreeuse dokumente van die Ou Testament is die afwyking by die oorskryf van
die geskrifte minder as eenduisendste van die hele teks getel! Hierdie mense was
voorwaar ernstig en toegewyd aan hulle taak. Kan ons nie ook so word nie?
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3.4 Die gebrek aan medeklinkers
Die Hebreeuse taal is oorspronklik geheel en al in medeklinkers (konsonante), sonder
enige klinkers (vokale – spraakklank gevorm deur trilling van die stembande en verdere
ongehinderde beweging van die lug deur die middel van die mond, A,E,I,O,U en Y)
geskryf. Met ander woorde daar was geen spasies om die woorde te skei nie. Die
Naam YAHWEH of YAHVAH is eenvoudig as “YHWH” geskryf. As ons die “Onse
Vader” moes neerskryf, sou dit so gelyk het NSVDRWTNDHMLSLTNM. …….
4.0 Septuagint
Net voor sy dood het Alexander die Grote sy koninkryk tussen sy vier generaals verdeel. Hy het geen
opvolger gehad nie. Egipte en later Palestina het na Ptolemeus gegaan. ‘n Groot aantal Jode het
hulleself in Egipte en ander kultuur sentra gaan vestig. Terselfdertyd het hulle die boodskap en die
hoop van die komende Messias versprei. Dit was gedurende hierdie tydperk, in ongeveer 270 v.C.,
dat die vertaling van die Ou Testament in Grieks plaasgevind het. Ook het dit die Apokriewe Boeke
ingesluit. Die Apokriewe Boeke was sekere geskrifte wat nie in die Bybel opgeneem is nie. Die
Septuagint is uit Hebreeus in Grieks vertaal. Die woord “Septuagint” is ‘n Latynse woord wat beteken
“sewentig”. Dit was vernoem na die 70 Hebreeuse vertalers. Dit word ook na verwys in Romeinse
syfers as “LXX”.
5.0 Die Vulgaat
Word ook genoem Vulgata. Die Latynse Bybelvertaling van Hieronymus. Ook die amptelike vertaling
van die Roomse Katoliek Kerk. Dit beteken “om iets te vereenvoudig of publiek te maak”.
6.0 Die eerste gesaghebbende uitgawes van die Bybel
Die geskrewe Bybel was nie net daar nie. Dit het eeue geneem om dit in die vorm waarin dit aan ons
bekend is, te ontwikkel. Lesing 3 en 4 sal dit bevestig en soos met enige iets was goed is, het dit
gepaard gegaan met ‘n pynlike groei proses.
6.1 Die ‘Groot Bybel’
Thomas Cromwell het Hendrik (Henry) VIII oorgehaal om ‘n lisensie vir die uitgee van die Bybel
in Engels toe te staan. Dit is deur John Rigers gedoen en het as die “Matthéüs-Bybel”
bekend gestaan. In 1539 is ‘n herdruk (new edition) deur Coverdale uitgegee en dit het
bekend gestaan as die “GROOT BYBEL”.
6.2 Die Geneefse Bybel
In 1560 het die “GENEEFSE BYBEL” verskyn. Die Geneefse Bybel was ‘n baie
belangrike uitgawe om die volgende redes:
Die makliker leesbare Romeinse skryfwyse is gebruik.
Dit was die eerste Bybel wat ten volle in verse verdeel is.
6.3 Die “King James” – uitgawe
In 1611 het die “King James” – uitgawe verskyn. Dit is die vertaling wat vandag nog
deur die meeste van die Engelstalige mense gebruik word. Sewe-en-veertig geleerdes,
met magtiging van Koning Jakobus (James), het ‘n uitgebreide studie van vroeëre
vertalings en uitgawes gemaak. Ou Hebreeuse en Griekse geskrifte is bestudeer ten
einde die beste resultate te verkry. Driehonderd-en-vyftig jaar lank was dit die beste
uitgawe.
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7.0 Wan voorstellings van die Bybel
Sommige mense het geglo dat die Bybel ‘n verslag is van die mens se godsdienstige
ontdekkings en van sy vooruitgang in sy soeke na ‘n beter begrip van God. Dit is nie
waar nie! Die Bybel is ‘n verslag van God se openbaring van Homself en van Sy koms
na die aarde as die Messias of God in Sy Gesalfde Liggaam Christus Jesus.
8.0 Die Bybel kan beskou word as ‘n tipe van ‘n “fotoalbum”
Die Bybel is God se foto album en bevat die foto’s van baie heiliges en sondaars. Daar is op
elke bladsy ‘n foto van Homself. Wat ons sien wanneer ons die Bybel oopslaan, is die
“aangesig van Jesus Christus”. Dit is dan ook hier waar Tipologie so ‘n groot rol speel
“Hy is die Beeld van die onsienlike God”
II Kor. 4:6. ‘Want God wat gesê het dat daar uit duisternis lig moet skyn – dit is Hy wat in ons
harte geskyn het om die verligting te bring van die kennis van die heerlikheid van God in die
aangesig van Jesus Christus”.
Kol. 1:15 “Hy is die beeld van die onsienlike God, die Eersgeborene van hele skepping”.
9.0 Die kern van die Bybel
Soos die planete rondom die son beweeg, so is die kern van die Bybel, Jesus Christus. Die Bybel is
die geskrewe Woord. Jesus is die lewende Woord. Die ganse geskrewe Woord is in die lewende
Woord gesentreer.
10.0 Die Skepper van die Bybel
Jesus is die Skepper van die Bybel. Ons vind en ontmoet Jesus in elke gedeelte van die Bybel.
11.0 Jesus Christus in die Ou-Testamentiese Profesieë
Dit is so ‘n groot tragedie wanneer mense opsigtelik die OT verwerp. Tog, is hierdie
Testament die wyser na gebeurtenis wat sou plaasvind. Baie van die voorspellings en
profesieë word in die NT of bevestig of bewaarheid. Kom ons kyk na ‘n paar voorbeelde.
11.1 Die verwysing na Moses
Aan die einde van die Evangelie van Lukas verduidelik Jesus aan die Emmausgangers
die gebeure rondom Sy kruisiging deur te begin met die profeet Moses:
Lukas 24 : 27 het”. “En Hy het begin van Moses en al die profete af en vir hulle uitgelê
in al die Skrifte die dinge wat op Hom betrekking het”.
11.2 Al die profete bevestig Jesus as ons Saligmaker
‘n Studie van die Bybel bevestig dat al die profete Jesus gesien het as die Verlosser en
Saligmaker van die mens.
Hand. 10:43 “Aangaande Hom getuig al die profete dat elkeen wat in Hom glo, vergifnis
van sondes deur Sy Naam ontvang.
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11.3 Aangaande Sy koms en bediening
Die Ou Testamentiese profete het almal vooruit na Jesus Christus gewys en ‘n groot
hoeveelheid inligting verskaf betreffende Sy koms en bediening. Ons sal ons by ‘n
paar voorbeelde berus.
Genesis 3 : 15 Saad van die vrou
Jesaja 7 : 14 Sy maagdelike geboorte
Psalm 22 : 16 – 18 Sy hande en voete deurboor en klere verdeel
Jesaja 53 : 1 – 12 Christus se lyding op Golgota
11.3 Die persentasie profesieë aangaande Jesus
Daar is altesaam eenduisend profesieë in die Bybel – ongeveer agthonderd in die Ouen
ongeveer tweehonderd in die Nuwe Testament. Nie minder as driehonderd-drie-endertig
daarvan sentreer om Jesus Christus nie.
12.0 Jesus Christus in die Ou-Testamentiese Tipes
Om die Bybel beter te verstaan of om dit op so ‘n wyse oor te dra dat dit heel maklik begryp kan word,
word daar van tipes heel dikwels gemaak. Hier volg ‘n definisie van Tipologie. Hierdie onderwerp word
as so belangrik geag dat dit as ‘n eerstejaarsvak in ons Kollege aangebied word.
‘Tipologie is die leer van die indeling van mense in tipes, in ‘n aantal soorte waarbinne die
enkelinge ‘n klompie eienskappe gemeen het, onafhanklik van die groep waartoe hulle
behoort’.
12.1 Ander voorbeelde van Tipologie in die Bybel
Die Ou Testament bevat baie tipes wat vooruit na Jesus Christus wys. Dit is moontlik
om ‘n lang lys met voorbeelde op te stel: Adam, Aäron, Isak, Jona, Josef, die
Paaslam, die vrystede, die Tabernakel in die woestyn, die Hoëpriester en sy
kledingstukke, ens. dien as voorbeelde.
Ook bevat die Ou Testament baie tipes waarvan Jesus Christus gewoonlik die heel
belangrikste is. Ons sal nie poog om almal op te noem nie, en slegs na ‘n paar
voorbeelde verwys:
12.2 Jakob se Leer
Hier kan ons kyk na ‘n paar voorbeelde waar die woord ‘leer’ aangewend word in die
studie rondom Tipologie.
12.2.1 Leer of trappe
Die woord “leer” beteken eintlik trap. Jakob het trappe met engele wat op en af
klim, gesien. Daar kom geen ander leer in die Skrif voor nie. Hierdie ‘leer’ het
tot by God gestrek.
12.2.2 Die leer van God
Jesus Christus is ‘n duidelike tipe van hierdie leer.
Joh. 1:52 verduidelik dit as volg: “En Hy sê vir hom : Voorwaar, voorwaar Ek sê
vir julle, van nou af sal julle die hemel geopen sien en die engele van God
opklim en neerdaal op die Seun van die mens”.
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Jesus is die leer waarmee God na die mens afgekom het. God was in Christus op die
aarde. Indien daar geen maagdelike geboorte was nie, het God nie afgekom nie.
12.2.3 Hierdie leer is vir die mens onontbeerlik
Jesus kon ons uit die hemel liefhê, maar Hy het ons nie van daar af gered nie. Die ‘leer’
raak beide die hemel en die aarde. Dit is op aarde opgestel deur Sy maagdelik
geboorte, en reik tot by die hemel met Sy Hemelvaart. Die mens kan op geen ander
wyse die hemel binnegaan nie.
13.0 Jesus Christus as ‘n tipe van organiese produkte
Organiese landbouprodukte word voortgebring sonder die gebruik van kunsmis of
plaagdoders.
13.1 Manna
Manna was Israel se woestynvoedsel. Dit was ‘n wonderwerk, natuurlik.
Exodus 16:4 “ Toe sê die Here vir Moses: Kyk, Ek sal vir julle brood uit die hemel laat
reën; dan kan die volk uitgaan en die dagmaat (daily quota) van elke dag insamel,
sodat Ek hulle kan beproef, of hulle in my wet sal wandel of nie”.
13.1.1 Jesus die manna
Jesus Christus is die tipe van die manna soos aangeteken in Johannes 6:30-58.
Manna het vanuit die hemel geval. Christus is die brood wat van die hemel af
neerdaal. Die Israeliete het nie nodige gehad om ‘n begrip van die manna te hê
nie – hulle kon net eet. Al wat ons hoef te doen is om Christus aan te neem, en
daarin hoef ons nie te twyfel nie.
Die manna was slegs ‘n klein rukkie op die grond beskikbaar, terwyl die drie-endertig
jaar van Christus se lewe ‘n kort tydperk in vergelyking met die ewigheid
is.
Die manna was toe beskikbaar en nog nooit weer nie. Christus het net eenkeer
as Verlosser na die aarde gekom.
14.0 Jesus Christus in die Ou-Testamentiese offerandes en slagoffers
Daar is vele voorbeelde van offerandes in die OT. Ook is daar gereeld voorvalle waar
slagoffers, offerdiere wat tot ere van ‘n godheid op ‘n altaar geoffer word, na verwys word.
14.1 Offerandes en slagoffers
Al die offerandes en slagoffers wat so gereeld in die Ou Testament voor kom, wys
vooruit na Jesus Christus. Hy word die offerande, en die Lam geslag.
14.2 Verskillende tipes offerande
In Genesis vind ons die offerande vir die individu – Isak (Gen. 22 :13)
In Eksodus vind ons die offerande vir die huis – Paasfees (Eks. 12 : 3)
In Levitikus vind ons die offerande vir die volk (Lev. 4 : 13-15)
In Johannes vind ons die offerande vir die wêreld (Joh. 3 : 16)
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15.0 Jesus Christus in die Nuwe Testament
Die hele Nuwe Testament bestaan uit ‘n verslag wat handel oor die lewe en bediening van
ons Here. Hy het verlossing vir die mensdom op aarde bewerkstellig. Elke afdeling van die
Nuwe Testament bied aan ons inligting aangaande ‘n sekere aspek van Sy lewe en
bediening.
15.1 Die Evangelies
Daar is vier Evangelies in die NT, en hulle is as volg:
15.2 Matthéüs
Matthéüs het vir die Jode geskryf en Jesus as hul Messiaanse Koning voorgehou.
Sagaria 9:9 “Verheug jou grootliks, o dogter van Jerusalem! Kyk, jou Koning kom na
jou; regverdig en ‘n oorwinnaar is Hy; nederig en Hy ry op ‘n esel – op ‘n jong esel, die
vul van ‘n eselin”.
Matt. 21:5 “Sê vir die dogter van Sion: Kyk jou koning kom na jou toe, sagmoedig , en
Hy sit op ‘n esel, ja, ‘n jong esel, die vul van ‘n pakdier”.
15.3 Markus
Markus het vir die Romeine geskryf en het Christus as die ware, besige, medelydende,
en gehoorsame Dienaar en Seun van God voorgehou. Hy is al die tyd besig om te sien
na die fisiese en geestelike behoeftes van Sy mense. Hier sê God vir ons: “Daar is
my Kneg”.
Jes. 42:1 “Daar is my Kneg wat Ek ondersteun, my Uitverkorene in wie my siel ‘n
welbehae het. Ek het my Gees op Hom gelê; Hy sal die reg na die nasies uitbring”.
Markus 10:45 “Want die Seun van die mens het ook nie gekom om gedien te word nie,
maar om te dien en sy lewe te gee as ‘n losprys vir baie”.
15.3.1 Lukas
Lukas het vir die Grieke geskryf en Christus as Seun van die Mens voorgehou.
Hier sê God vir ons: “Daar is die mens”.
Sagaria 6:12 “En sê vir hom dit: So spreek die Here van die leërskare: Kyk,
daar kom ‘n Man wie se Naam is Spruit, en Hy sal uit sy plek uitspruit, en Hy sal
die tempel van die Here bou”.
Lukas 12:8 “ En Ek sê vir julle: Elkeen wat My sal bely voor die mense, hom sal
die Seun van die mens ook bely voor die engele van God”.
15.3.2 Johannes
Johannes het vir ons geskryf en Christus met Sy Goddelikheid en sy
vleeswording as die Seun van God voorgestel.
Jesaja 40:9 “O Sion, verkondiger van goeie boodskap, klim op ‘n hoë berg! O
Jerusalem, verkondiger van goeie boodskap, hef jou stem op met mag; hef dit
op, wees nie bevrees nie! Sê aan die stede van Juda: Hier is julle God!”
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Johannes 9:11 “Hy antwoord en sê: Die man wat Jesus genoem word, het klei
gemaak en op my oë gesmeer en vir my gesê: Gaan na die badwater Silóam en
was jou. En ek het gegaan en my gewas en ek sien”.
15.4 Handelinge en die Sendbriewe
In Handelinge en die Sendbriewe sien ons Jesus Christus as die Een wat uit die graf
opgestaan het, lewendig en dienend in Sy Kerk. Die geskrifte van die Ou Testament,
die historiese opstanding, die apostoliese getuienisse, en die oortuiging , en krag van
die Heilige Gees is alles bevestigende getuienisse dat Jesus beide Heer en Christus is.
15.5 Openbaring
In Openbaring is Jesus die Koning van Konings en Here van Here, asook die
opgestane Christus in wie al die mag en glorie op hemel en aarde gesetel was. Hy sal
ook die aarde oordeel. Om die waarheid te sê, die boek is in sy geheel die
“Openbaring van Jesus Christus”.
16.0 Slot
Daar is geen ander boek wat in soveel verskillende tale gedruk is nie, nog minder is daar
enige boeke wat so gereeld gelees word soos die Bybel nie. Meer inligting aangaande die
Woord van God verskyn in die lesings wat gaan volg.
Lering deur Pastoor Dirk / Teaching by Pastor Dirk
Lering deur Pastoor Dirk
Leringe deur ons in Huis Bybelleraar, Pastoor Dirk. Pastoor Dirk is ‘n Onderwyser in Bybelprofesie en ‘n groot verskeidenheid ander Bybelonderwerpe soos, Genesing, Heilige Geesdoop, Eindtyd en Algemene Bybelkennis Hy staan bekend as die Kwaai Internet Pastoor met Openbaring van Bybel waarheid soos die Kerk dit Nog nooit gehoor het nie.
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