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You can’t Battle satan with False Doctrines.
The belt of truth is the first piece of the “full armor of God” to be listed in Ephesians 6:10–17. The passage begins with the admonition from the apostle Paul to “be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.” This is the key to understanding the armor of God. All the pieces of the armor belong to Him and come from Him. Truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, and salvation—all are gifts of God to His people for their defense. All except “the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God” (verse 17) are defensive in nature. All are designed to help us “stand against the schemes of the devil” (verse 11). The belt of truth is the first part of the armor listed because, without truth, we are lost, and the schemes of the devil will surely overpower us.
It is fitting that the belt of truth is the first piece of the whole armor of God. Jesus is “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6), and it is only through Him that we come to God. Therefore, truth is of the utmost importance in the life of a Christian. Without truth, the rest of the armor would be of no use to us because we would not have the Spirit of truth (John 15:26).
In referring to the whole armor of God, Paul invokes the image of a soldier ready for battle. The belt of a Roman soldier in Paul’s day was not a simple leather strap such as we wear today. It was a thick, heavy leather and metal band with a protective piece hanging down from the front of it. The belt held the soldier’s sword and other weapons. The belt of truth of the spiritual armor holds the sword of the Spirit, linking truth and the Word of God (cf. John 17:17). The Word of God is truth.
Depending on the translation of Ephesians 6:14, we are to fasten the belt of truth around us (ISV), buckle the belt around our waists (NIV), gird our waists with truth (NKJV), or gird our loins with truth (NASB). No matter the wording, we are to actively lay hold of the truth and use it. The belt of truth is a crucial piece of defensive armor guarding our inmost being in the battle against the lies and deceptions of the enemy. Without an understanding of truth, we are left vulnerable to being “carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming” (Ephesians 4:14). The belt of truth protects us and prepares us for the battle that is part of every Christian’s life.
Jy kan nie teen satan veg met valse leerstellings nie.
Die gordel van waarheid is die eerste deel van die “volle wapenrusting van God” wat in Efesiërs 6:10–17 gelys word. Die gedeelte begin met die vermaning van die apostel Paulus om “sterk te wees in die Here en in die krag van sy sterkte.” Dit is die sleutel tot die begrip van die wapenrusting van God. Al die dele van die wapenrusting behoort aan Hom en kom van Hom af. Waarheid, geregtigheid, die evangelie, geloof en verlossing – alles is gawes van God aan Sy mense vir hulle verdediging. Almal behalwe “die swaard van die Gees, dit is die Woord van God” (vers 17) is verdedigend van aard. Almal is ontwerp om ons te help om “teen die planne van die duiwel te staan” (vers 11). Die gordel van waarheid is die eerste deel van die wapenrusting wat gelys word, want sonder waarheid is ons verlore, en die planne van die duiwel sal ons sekerlik oorweldig.
Dit is gepas dat die gordel van waarheid die eerste deel van die volle wapenrusting van God is. Jesus is “die weg, die waarheid en die lewe” (Johannes 14:6), en dit is slegs deur Hom dat ons na God kom. Daarom is waarheid van die allergrootste belang in die lewe van ‘n Christen. Sonder waarheid sou die res van die wapenrusting vir ons van geen nut wees nie, want ons sou nie die Gees van die waarheid hê nie (Johannes 15:26).
Met verwysing na die volle wapenrusting van God, roep Paulus die beeld op van ‘n soldaat wat gereed is vir die geveg. Die gordel van ‘n Romeinse soldaat in Paulus se tyd was nie ‘n eenvoudige leerbandjie soos ons vandag dra nie. Dit was ‘n dik, swaar leer- en metaalband met ‘n beskermende stuk wat van die voorkant afhang. Die gordel het die soldaat se swaard en ander wapens vasgehou. Die gordel van waarheid van die geestelike wapenrusting hou die swaard van die Gees vas en verbind waarheid en die Woord van God (vgl. Johannes 17:17). Die Woord van God is waarheid.
Afhangende van die vertaling van Efesiërs 6:14, moet ons die gordel van waarheid om ons vasmaak (ISV), die gordel om ons heupe gespe (NIV), ons heupe met waarheid omgord (NKJV), of ons lendene met waarheid omgord (NASB). Ongeag die bewoording, moet ons die waarheid aktief vasgryp en gebruik. Die gordel van waarheid is ‘n belangrike stuk verdedigingswapenrusting wat ons innerlike wese bewaak in die stryd teen die leuens en misleidings van die vyand. Sonder ‘n begrip van waarheid word ons kwesbaar gelaat om “heen en weer gedryf te word deur elke wind van lering, deur die bedrieëry van die mense, deur listigheid om listiglik tot dwaling te kom” (Efesiërs 4:14). Die gordel van waarheid beskerm ons en berei ons voor vir die stryd wat deel is van elke Christen se lewe.
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today;
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Isaiah 40:8
Prayer
Lord , Thank You for your Timeless Word called the Bible . Help us to keep Your Word the Bible dear to our souls , for we need to understand that 1/3 of the Bible is still to take Place in Bible Prophecy . Thank You for this End Time Guidance Booklet . we Pray in Jesus name for Clear understanding . Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Die gras verdor, die blom verwelk, maar die woord van onse God sal vir ewig bestaan.
Jesaja 40:8
Gebed
Here, dankie vir u tydlose Woord genaamd die Bybel. Help ons om u Woord, die Bybel, dierbaar vir ons siele te hou, want ons moet verstaan dat 1/3 van die Bybel nog in Bybelprofesie moet plaasvind. Dankie vir hierdie Eindtyd-gidsboekie. Ons bid in Jesus se naam vir duidelike begrip. Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
We have no excuse to reject Jesus.
n Matthew 12:42, Jesus says, “The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.” Jesus directed these words at the unbelieving Jewish authorities who rejected Him and demanded a sign (verse 38). Jesus had already performed many signs, and their asking for another revealed their unbelieving hearts. To drive home that point, Jesus contrasted the unbelief of His generation with the faith of previous generations.
Jesus stated that Nineveh would condemn the unbelievers of His generation on judgment day because they repented at Jonah’s preaching—and Jesus is greater than Jonah (Matthew 12:41). He then said the same about the Queen of the South, traditionally identified as the Queen of Sheba (cf. 1 Kings 10:1–13). The queen honored Solomon, traveling great distances to hear his wisdom—and Jesus is greater than Solomon. Far from honoring Jesus, the Jews actively opposed Him and heaped dishonor upon Him.
Jesus is greater than Solomon in every way. As the Messiah who was predicted in the Old Testament (Genesis 49:10; 2 Samuel 7:12–13, 16), Jesus governs a larger, more prosperous kingdom. Solomon’s kingdom was rich in earthly treasures, but Jesus’ kingdom has infinite value. Solomon’s kingdom had physical boundaries, but Jesus’ kingdom will extend over the whole world. Solomon was wise, but Jesus embodies “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3). Solomon had authority, but Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords (Revelation 19:16).
The Jewish leaders had the Scriptures, and those writings clearly pointed to Jesus (see John 5:39). The Jewish leaders’ rejection of Jesus came from rebellion and religious pride, which Jesus condemned. As the one who is greater than Solomon, Jesus offered something far superior to the greatest gift of any earthly king. Tragically, by rejecting Jesus, the Jews turned away from Wisdom incarnate (see 1 Corinthians 1:30). The Queen of the South would rightfully condemn that generation. They were without excuse, having rejected something greater than what she risked so much to obtain. The generation of Jesus’ time encountered God in the flesh, yet they turned away.
The Jewish leaders should have been the first to recognize and celebrate their Messiah. Their rejection of Him was grievous and tragic beyond measure. The two examples Jesus gives of those who will condemn the unbelieving Jews on judgment day were Gentiles. The Ninevites and the Queen of Sheba had the proper response to God’s message. Foreigners were coming to God more readily than God’s own people. To reject Jesus is to reject God (Luke 10:16).
Just as the Jews in Jesus’ day, we have privileges that people in the past did not have. The gospel has spread wide, sparking transformation and changing lives everywhere. We have access to storehouses of truth and the testimonies of countless believers. We, like the people of old, have no excuse to reject Jesus.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Ons het geen verskoning om Jesus te verwerp nie.
In Matteus 12:42 sê Jesus: “Die Koningin van die Suide sal op die oordeelsdag saam met hierdie geslag opstaan en dit veroordeel; want sy het van die eindes van die aarde gekom om na Salomo se wysheid te luister, en nou is iets groter as Salomo hier.” Jesus het hierdie woorde gerig aan die ongelowige Joodse owerhede wat Hom verwerp en ‘n teken geëis het (vers 38). Jesus het reeds baie tekens gedoen, en hulle versoek om ‘n ander een het hulle ongelowige harte onthul. Om daardie punt tuis te bring, het Jesus die ongeloof van Sy geslag gekontrasteer met die geloof van vorige geslagte.
Jesus het gesê dat Ninevé die ongelowiges van Sy geslag op die oordeelsdag sou veroordeel omdat hulle hulle bekeer het by Jona se prediking – en Jesus is groter as Jona (Matteus 12:41). Hy het toe dieselfde gesê oor die Koningin van die Suide, tradisioneel geïdentifiseer as die Koningin van Skeba (vgl. 1 Konings 10:1–13). Die koningin het Salomo geëer en lang afstande gereis om sy wysheid te hoor – en Jesus is groter as Salomo. Ver van om Jesus te eer, het die Jode Hom aktief teëgestaan en Hom oneer aangedoen.
Jesus is in elke opsig groter as Salomo. As die Messias wat in die Ou Testament voorspel is (Genesis 49:10; 2 Samuel 7:12–13, 16), regeer Jesus ‘n groter, meer welvarende koninkryk. Salomo se koninkryk was ryk aan aardse skatte, maar Jesus se koninkryk het oneindige waarde. Salomo se koninkryk het fisiese grense gehad, maar Jesus se koninkryk sal oor die hele wêreld strek. Salomo was wys, maar Jesus beliggaam “al die skatte van wysheid en kennis” (Kolossense 2:3). Salomo het gesag gehad, maar Jesus is die Koning van konings en Here van here (Openbaring 19:16).
Die Joodse leiers het die Skrifte gehad, en daardie geskrifte het duidelik na Jesus gewys (sien Johannes 5:39). Die Joodse leiers se verwerping van Jesus het gekom uit rebellie en godsdienstige trots, wat Jesus veroordeel het. As die een wat groter as Salomo is, het Jesus iets aangebied wat verreweg beter was as die grootste geskenk van enige aardse koning. Tragies genoeg, deur Jesus te verwerp, het die Jode hulle van die wysheid in vleesgeworde weggedraai (sien 1 Korintiërs 1:30). Die Koningin van die Suide sou tereg daardie geslag veroordeel. Hulle was sonder verskoning, omdat hulle iets groter verwerp het as wat sy soveel gewaag het om te verkry. Die geslag van Jesus se tyd het God in die vlees teëgekom, maar hulle het weggedraai.
Die Joodse leiers moes die eerstes gewees het om hul Messias te erken en te vier. Hul verwerping van Hom was onmeetlik hartseer en tragies. Die twee voorbeelde wat Jesus gee van diegene wat die ongelowige Jode op die oordeelsdag sal veroordeel, was nie-Jode. Die Nineviete en die Koningin van Skeba het die regte reaksie op God se boodskap gehad. Buitelanders het makliker na God gekom as God se eie mense. Om Jesus te verwerp, is om God te verwerp (Lukas 10:16).
Net soos die Jode in Jesus se tyd, het ons voorregte wat mense in die verlede nie gehad het nie. Die evangelie het wyd versprei, transformasie veroorsaak en lewens oral verander. Ons het toegang tot voorraadkamers van waarheid en die getuienisse van tallose gelowiges. Ons, soos die mense van ouds, het geen verskoning om Jesus te verwerp nie.
Today’s Devotional
Are you hungry? Not physically hungry, but do you have a hunger for something more in life? Is there something deep inside of you that never seems to be satisfied? If so, Jesus is the way! Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty” (John 6:35).
Are you confused? Can you never seem to find a path or purpose in life? Does it seem like someone has turned out the lights and you cannot find the switch? If so, Jesus is the way of salvation! Jesus proclaimed, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12).
Do you ever feel like you are locked out of life? Have you tried so many doors, only to find that what is behind them is empty and meaningless? Are you looking for an entrance into a fulfilling life? If so, Jesus is the way of salvation! Jesus declared, “I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture” (John 10:9).
Do other people always let you down? Have your relationships been shallow and empty? Does it seem like everyone is trying to take advantage of you? If so, Jesus is the way! Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me” (John 10:11, 14).
Do you wonder what happens after this life? Are you tired of living your life for things that only rot or rust? Do you sometimes doubt whether life has any meaning? Do you want to live after you die? If so, Jesus is the way of salvation! Jesus declared, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die” (John 11:25-26).
What is the way? What is the truth? What is the life? Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).
The hunger that you feel is a spiritual hunger, and can only be filled by Jesus. Jesus is the only one who can lift the darkness. Jesus is the door to a satisfying life. Jesus is the friend and shepherd that you have been looking for. Jesus is the life—in this world and the next. Jesus is the way of salvation!
The reason you feel hungry, the reason you seem to be lost in darkness, the reason you cannot find meaning in life, is that you are separated from God. The Bible tells us that we have all sinned, and are therefore separated from God (Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:23). The void you feel in your heart is God missing from your life. We were created to have a relationship with God. Because of our sin, we are separated from that relationship. Even worse, our sin will cause us to be separated from God for all of eternity, in this life and the next (Romans 6:23; John 3:36).
How can this problem be solved? Jesus is the way of salvation! Jesus took our sin upon Himself (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus died in our place (Romans 5:8), taking the punishment that we deserve. Three days later, Jesus rose from the dead, proving His victory over sin and death (Romans 6:4-5). Why did He do it? Jesus answered that question Himself: “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). Jesus died so that we could live. If we place our faith in Jesus, trusting His death as the payment for our sins, all of our sins are forgiven and washed away. We will then have our spiritual hunger satisfied. The lights will be turned on. We will have access to a fulfilling life. We will know our true best friend and good shepherd. We will know that we will have life after we die—a resurrected life in heaven for eternity with Jesus!
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
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Vandag se Bemoediging
Is jy honger? Nie fisies honger nie, maar het jy ‘n honger na iets meer in die lewe? Is daar iets diep binne-in jou wat nooit versadig lyk nie? Indien wel, is Jesus die weg! Jesus het gesê: “Ek is die brood van die lewe. Wie na My toe kom, sal nooit weer honger ly nie, en wie in My glo, sal nooit weer dors kry nie” (Johannes 6:35).
Is jy verward? Kan jy nooit ‘n pad of doel in die lewe vind nie? Lyk dit asof iemand die ligte afgeskakel het en jy nie die skakelaar kan vind nie? Indien wel, is Jesus die weg van verlossing! Jesus het verklaar: “Ek is die lig van die wêreld. Wie My volg, sal nooit in die duisternis wandel nie, maar sal die lig van die lewe hê” (Johannes 8:12).
Voel jy ooit asof jy uit die lewe gesluit is? Het jy al soveel deure probeer, net om te vind dat wat daaragter is, leeg en betekenisloos is? Soek jy ‘n ingang na ‘n vervullende lewe? Indien wel, is Jesus die weg van verlossing! Jesus het verklaar: “Ek is die poort; elkeen wat deur My ingaan, sal gered word; hy sal ingaan en uitgaan en weiding vind” (Johannes 10:9).
Stel ander mense jou altyd teleur? Was jou verhoudings vlak en leeg? Lyk dit asof almal probeer om voordeel uit jou te trek? Indien wel, is Jesus die weg! Jesus het gesê: “Ek is die goeie herder. Die goeie herder lê sy lewe af vir die skape. Ek is die goeie herder; Ek ken my skape en my skape ken My” (Johannes 10:11, 14).
Wonder jy wat na hierdie lewe gebeur? Is jy moeg om jou lewe te leef vir dinge wat net verrot of roes? Twyfel jy soms of die lewe enige betekenis het? Wil jy lewe nadat jy gesterf het? Indien wel, is Jesus die weg van verlossing! Jesus het verklaar: “Ek is die opstanding en die lewe. Wie in My glo, sal lewe, al sterwe hy ook; en elkeen wat lewe en in My glo, sal nooit sterwe nie” (Johannes 11:25-26).
Wat is die weg? Wat is die waarheid? Wat is die lewe? Jesus het geantwoord: “Ek is die weg en die waarheid en die lewe. Niemand kom na die Vader behalwe deur My nie” (Johannes 14:6).
Die honger wat jy voel, is ‘n geestelike honger en kan slegs deur Jesus gevul word. Jesus is die enigste een wat die duisternis kan verlig. Jesus is die deur na ‘n bevredigende lewe. Jesus is die vriend en herder waarna jy gesoek het. Jesus is die lewe – in hierdie wêreld en die volgende. Jesus is die weg van verlossing!
Die rede waarom jy honger voel, die rede waarom jy in die duisternis verlore lyk, die rede waarom jy nie betekenis in die lewe kan vind nie, is dat jy van God geskei is. Die Bybel sê vir ons dat ons almal gesondig het en daarom van God geskei is (Prediker 7:20; Romeine 3:23). Die leemte wat jy in jou hart voel, is God wat uit jou lewe ontbreek. Ons is geskep om ‘n verhouding met God te hê. As gevolg van ons sonde is ons van daardie verhouding geskei. Nog erger, ons sonde sal veroorsaak dat ons vir ewig van God geskei sal wees, in hierdie lewe en die volgende (Romeine 6:23; Johannes 3:36).
Hoe kan hierdie probleem opgelos word? Jesus is die weg van verlossing! Jesus het ons sonde op Homself geneem (2 Korintiërs 5:21). Jesus het in ons plek gesterf (Romeine 5:8), en die straf wat ons verdien, geneem. Drie dae later het Jesus uit die dood opgestaan en Sy oorwinning oor sonde en die dood bewys (Romeine 6:4-5). Waarom het Hy dit gedoen? Jesus het self daardie vraag beantwoord: “Niemand het groter liefde as dit nie, dat Hy sy lewe vir sy vriende aflê” (Johannes 15:13). Jesus het gesterf sodat ons kan lewe. As ons ons geloof in Jesus plaas en Sy dood as die betaling vir ons sondes vertrou, word al ons sondes vergewe en weggewas. Ons geestelike honger sal dan bevredig word. Die ligte sal aangeskakel word. Ons sal toegang hê tot ‘n vervullende lewe. Ons sal ons ware beste vriend en goeie herder ken. Ons sal weet dat ons lewe sal hê nadat ons sterf—’n opgestane lewe in die hemel vir ewig saam met Jesus!
“Want so lief het God die wêreld gehad dat Hy sy enigste Seun gegee het, sodat elkeen wat in Hom glo, nie verlore mag gaan nie, maar die ewige lewe kan hê” (Johannes 3:16).
Het jy al ’n besluit vir Christus geneem op grond van wat jy hier gelees het? Indien wel, klik asseblief op die knoppie “Ek het vandag op Christus as Verlosser vertrou” hieronder.
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
Om Ń Getuie Te Wees:
As volgelinge van Christus word dit van ons verwag om te getuig van wat Jesus vir ons gedoen het. Om mense na Jesus te wys. Al wat ons moet doen is om te vertel wat ons beleef het en hoe ons lewens deur Jesus se kruisdood en opstanding beïnvloed is. En meer nog, ons hoef nie op ons eie krag te steun nie. Jesus het belowe: “Julle sal krag ontvang wanneer die Heilige Gees oor julle kom, en julle sal my getuies wees in Jerusalem sowel as in die hele Judea en in Samaria en tot in die uithoeke van die wêreld (Hand 1:8).
Indien ons op die krag van die Heilige Gees steun, kan ons ń gebroke wêreld na die Here Jesus heenwys, Hy wat die verlosser is. Met sy hulp kan ons van sy lewensveranderende krag in ons lewens getuig en so ander mense na Hom toe lei.
Ons getuienis is die bevestiging van wat God vir ons gedoen het !
To Be a Witness:
As followers of Christ, we are expected to testify of what Jesus has done for us. To point people to Jesus. All we have to do is share what we have experienced and how our lives have been influenced by Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection. And what's more, we don't have to rely on our own strength. Jesus promised: "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8).
If we rely on the power of the Holy Spirit, we can point a broken world to the Lord Jesus, who is the Savior. With His help, we can testify of His life-changing power in our lives and thus lead others to Him.
Our testimony is the confirmation of what God has done for us!
Vroue in die Bybel—Wat kan ons by hulle leer?
Vandag – Debora
Wie was Debora? Sy was ‘n profetes wat deur Israel se God, gebruik is om sy wil te openbaar oor sake wat sy volk raak. God het haar ook gebruik om probleme onder die Israeliete op te los.—Rigters 4:4, 5.
Wat het sy gedoen? Die profetes Debora het God se aanbidders moedig ondersteun. Op sy bevel het sy Barak ontbied om ‘n Israelitiese leër teen hul Kanaänitiese onderdrukkers te lei. (Rigters 4:6, 7) Toe Barak vir Debora gevra het om saam met hom te gaan, het sy nie aan vrees toegegee nie, maar gewilliglik aan sy versoek voldoen.—Rigters 4:8, 9.
Nadat God die Israeliete ‘n beslissende oorwinning gegee het, het Debora ten minste ‘n deel van die lied gekomponeer wat sy en Barak gesing het om die gebeurtenis te vertel. In daardie lied het sy die rol genoem wat Jael, ‘n ander vreeslose vrou, gespeel het in die verslaan van die Kanaäniete.—Rigters, hoofstuk 5.
Wat kan ons by Debora leer? Debora was selfopofferend en moedig. Sy het ander aangemoedig om die regte ding in God se oë te doen. Toe hulle dit gedoen het, het sy hulle ruimhartig krediet gegee vir wat hulle gedoen het.
Women in the Bible – What can we learn from Them?
Today – Deborah
Who was Deborah? She was a prophetess used by Israel’s God to reveal his will on matters affecting his people. God also used her to solve problems among the Israelites.—Judges 4:4, 5.
What did she do? The prophetess Deborah courageously supported God’s worshippers. At his command, she summoned Barak to lead an Israelite army against their Canaanite oppressors. (Judges 4:6, 7) When Barak asked Deborah to go with him, she did not give in to fear but willingly complied with his request.—Judges 4:8, 9.
After God gave the Israelites a decisive victory, Deborah composed at least part of the song that she and Barak sang to recount the event. In that song, she mentioned the role that Jael, another fearless woman, played in defeating the Canaanites.—Judges, chapter 5.
What can we learn from Deborah? Deborah was self-sacrificing and courageous. She encouraged others to do what was right in God’s eyes. When they did, she generously gave them credit for what they did.
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Bible Prophecy in the News
Trump Bombs Iran’s Nuclear Installations, What’s Next?
At 2:10 yesterday in the morning Iran time, 6 US B-2 Bombers dropped six 30,000 pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker busters on the Fordow, Iran’s nuclear fortress, buried into a mountain outside of Qom. The Natanz and Isfahan sites were also hit with 30 Tomahawk missiles launched by American submarines some 400 miles away.
The Eagle Wings attached the King of the North aka Magog . What’s Next?
PASTOR Dirk says : If Iran and Alliances follow Up with The Final Nuclear / Chemical Bomb aka Dirty Bomb – Gog and Magog Final Bomb – This is Next !!
Open Letter to the Leaders of Iran , Russia and Alliances / Against Gog and Magog- Bible Prophecy Confirmation and renewal by Pastor Dirk
Open Letter to the President of Russia, the Leaders of the following Countries and all Alliances of the Russian, Iran Armies.
Turkey, Syria, Iraq, China and the balance of the BRICS Nations that will be fighting with Russia and Iran in this planned war against The Country of Israel.
Message from: I AM.
According to The Book of Ezekiel in My Holy Bible, a Prophet has to Prophecy against Thee.
This Prophecy is against You Gog and Magog (The Russian/Iran Led Army) that is planning to stand against My Nation Israel in the near future.
I AM, the Almighty God informing you and your alias, when you are going to attack
My nation the Country of Israel,
I AM will come against you in the Land of Syria and every Country you will fight from and Kill
5 Out of every 6 of your Troops in your army and I will only spare a 6th of your troops that comes against My Nation.
I AM, know the amount of foot soldiers that you will get to assemble against My Country Israel being 200 million troops.
You the Russian led army thinks this was your plan to attack Israel at this point in Time, but I AM have controlled you to come against Israel in this Last Days to show My Power and Majesty.
I AM will fight this battle on behalf of My nation Israel. AND the World will see that I AM,
The Almighty God, is The God of Israel!
This War will be in haste and I AM will smite every Projectile away, you release against My Nation Israel. You will drop your weapons and try to run!
But I AM will Rain down Hail, Brimstone,
Fire on you and your armies.
Know this, that this will be a Nuclear War YOU will cause.
All your dead will be fed to the Birds of the Sky and the Beasts of the Earth.
I AM allocated a Piece of land in Palestine, east of the Dead Sea to bury your fallen Troops and it will be called the Valley of HamonGog, meaning the Multitude of Gog.
My Nation Israel will bury your dead and it will take them 7 Months to bury all those died in your army. They will have to employee people to help bury your armies. And then My nation Israel will burn your weapons for heat and fuel for the next 7 Years.
You and the countries assisting you in this war against Israel will suffer great losses of men, woman and Weapons.
This Prophecy against Iran (Magog) previously Persia, your Land will Burn and great loss of life and more will be your reward.
I AM knows you will not repent and will continue to come against the Holy Covenant.
I AM the God and protector of Israel.
And I AM the One that will Battle against you during this war, I have even Showed my servant Job the Store Rooms of Hail I have prepared for this war against you in Job 38v22-23 for this Day and again I confirmed this to my Prophet Ezekiel he recorded in Ezekiel 38v22.
Note that I have used these weapons before in History against the Egyptians in Exodus Chapter 9 in My Holy Bible.
You are informed of this Prophecy again from the Kingdom of God, the Almighty, but I AM know, you will not repent and retreat for I AM have placed My Hooks into your jaws and you will be dragged against the Mountains of Israel for this Battle.
This Prophecy was given to My Prophet Ezekiel and recorded in Ezekiel Chapter 38 and 39 of my Holy Bible and re-Prophesied against you today.
From: I AM
The God Almighty, the Creator of the Heavens and Earth
and the Kingdom of Heaven.
This Prophecy is Re-submitted against you in 2025.
Ezekiel 38:1 – 23 (kjv)
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 (kjv)
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 38:22 (kjv)
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.
Job 38:22-23 (kjv)
Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail?
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war.
Exodus 9:23-26 (kjv)
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
Signs of the Times
Hell Fest 2025 Paris France – Over 300 000 Heavy Metal Rockers / attendees . Theme of this Year was OUT OF BOUNDS Heaven is a Lie – But the Main Focus was , Hell Fest was CASHLESS . Some Chipped but others Via Bracelet – Check your bracelet balance and transaction history , Pre-activate the bracelet received at home , Register your credit card to re-credit the wristband in a few seconds Block the chip at the event in case of loss before going to the after-sales service, Obtain refund of the remaining balance after the event. Training this satanic worshipers to become CASHLESS in HELL .
Also Interesting was the Dead Tree in the Center . for Visiting Demons . Demons can only sit in Dead Lifeless Trees , Not in Life Green Leaved Trees.
Gog and Magog Update
Iran makes ‘suicide bombing’ threat to block Strait of Hormuz if US enters war .
Will They Continue after Attack
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, is a vital global trade route through which about 20% of the world’s oil supply passes daily.
As the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates and the US mulls the possibility of deploying troops to enter the war, Iran’s regime is threatening a strategy some analysts consider akin to “suicide bombing”: blocking the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, is a vital global trade route through which about 20% of the world’s oil supply passes daily.
An Iranian source, quoted in Qatar’s Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper, warned that Tehran would take “additional measures” if the US entered the war.
Mohsen Rezaee, a member of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council and advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, reiterated the threat on Wednesday, stating, “We have dealt heavy blows to the enemy, but it is not enough — we have yet to employ our full land and sea capabilities, our oil leverage, the Strait of Hormuz, or our advanced missile technologies.”
Blocking the Strait of Hormuz with mines would increase the price of oil by 40-50%, a scenario that would give Iran a strategic advantage to end hostilities. Still, it would also pose a significant risk to Iran, both militarily and economically.
Karim Sadjadpour of the Washington-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace compared Iran’s threat to block the Strait of Hormuz to the “strategic equivalent of a suicide bombing.” Iran could cause massive damage, even if it is unable to “survive the retaliation.”
Blocking the Strait of Hormuz would likely provoke war with the United States and other nations, a scenario Iran is not afraid to threaten, even if it would ultimately be harmed in the process.
Retired US General Joseph Votel, former CENTCOM commander, and retired Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, who once led US Naval Forces Central Command, said Iran is fully capable of mining and obstructing the Strait of Hormuz.
Donegan said if Iran took this action, it would evoke a “massive US response,” but at the same time, “Mining would also hurt Iran. They could lose significant oil revenue to China.” However, Tehran may consider the cost worthwhile to prop up the regime.
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We will Start with a 68 week Study on “Know Your Bible” Daily Bible Summaries of every Chapter in the Bible! From the Old Testament to the New Testament , from Genesis to Revelation 66 Books of the Bible.
Started 1st April 2025
This is our Study Principals:
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Scripture: Read a short passage out loud.
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Introduction to the Bible – Bible Summary
We Have Completed the Introduction to the Bible all 66 Books the Past 3 Months . We will Now Go into Bible Study.
Is the Bible Truly God’s Word?
Our answer to this question will not only determine how we view the Bible and its
importance to our lives, but it will also have an eternal impact on us. If the Bible is truly
God’s Word, then we should cherish it, study it, obey it, and fully trust it. If the Bible is
truly the Word of God, then it is the final authority for all matters of faith, practice, and
morality. If the Bible is the Word of God, then to dismiss it is to dismiss God Himself.
The fact that God gave us the Bible is an evidence of His love for us. God communicated
to mankind what He is like and how we can have a right relationship with Him. These are
things that we could not have known had God not divinely revealed them to us in the
Bible. The Bible contains everything mankind needs to know about God in order to have
a right relationship with Him.
How can we know that the Bible is the Word of God and not just a good book? What
is unique about the Bible that sets it apart from all other books ever written? Is there any
evidence that the Bible is truly God’s Word? These types of questions must be seriously
examined. There can be no doubt that the Bible does claim to be the Word of God. This
is seen in Paul’s commendation to Timothy: “From infancy you have known the holy
Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and
training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every
good work” (2 Timothy 3:15–17).
There are both internal and external evidences that the Bible is truly God’s Word.
Internal Evidence that the Bible is God’s Word
Internal evidences are those things within the Bible that testify of its divine origin. One
internal evidence that the Bible is truly God’s Word is its unity. Even though it is really
sixty-six individual books, written on three continents, in three different languages, over
a period of approximately 1,500 years, by more than 40 authors who came from many
walks of life, the Bible remains one unified book from beginning to end without
contradiction. This unity is unique from all other books and is evidence of the divine
origin of the words that God moved men to record.
Another internal evidence that indicates the Bible is truly God’s Word is prophecy. The
Bible contains hundreds of detailed prophecies relating to the future of various nations,
certain cities, and all mankind. Other prophecies concern the coming of the Messiah, the
Savior of all who would believe in Him. Unlike the prophecies found in other religious
books or those by men such as Nostradamus, biblical prophecies are extremely detailed.
There are over three hundred prophecies concerning Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.
Not only was His lineage foretold and where He would be born, but also how He would
die and that He would rise again. There simply is no logical way to explain the fulfilled
prophecies in the Bible other than citing divine origin. There is no other religious book
with the amount of detailed predictive prophecy the Bible contains.
A third internal evidence of the divine origin of the Bible is its unique authority and
power. While this evidence is more subjective than the first two, it is no less a powerful
testimony that the Bible is God’s Word. The Bible’s authority is unlike that of any other
book ever written. This power is seen in the way countless lives have been
supernaturally transformed. Drug addicts have been cured by it, homosexuals set free by
it, derelicts and deadbeats transformed by it, hardened criminals reformed by it, sinners
rebuked by it, and hate turned to love by it. The Bible does possess a dynamic and
transforming power that is only possible because it is truly God’s Word.
External Evidence that the Bible is God’s Word
There are also external evidences that indicate the Bible is truly the Word of God. One is
the historicity of the Bible. Because the Bible details historical events, its accuracy is
subject to verification like any other historical document. Through archaeological
evidence and extrabiblical writings, the historical accounts of the Bible proved time and
again to be accurate and true. In fact, all the archaeological and manuscript evidence
supporting the Bible makes it the best-documented book from the ancient world. That
the Bible accurately records historically verifiable events helps substantiate its claim to
be the very Word of God and supports trust concerning other matters the Bible
addresses.
Another external evidence that the Bible is truly God’s Word is the integrity of its human
authors. In studying the lives of the authors of Scripture, we find them to be honest and
sincere. The fact that they were willing to die often excruciating deaths for what they
believed testifies that these men truly believed God had spoken to them. The men who
wrote the New Testament and many hundreds of other believers (1 Corinthians 15:6)
knew the truth of their message because they had spent time with Jesus Christ after He
had risen from the dead. Seeing the risen Christ had a tremendous impact on them.
They went from hiding in fear to being willing to die for the message God had revealed
to them. Their lives and deaths testify to the fact that the Bible truly is God’s Word.
Another external evidence that the Bible is truly God’s Word is the indestructibility of the
Bible. The Bible has suffered more vicious attacks and attempts to destroy it than any
other book in history. From early Roman Emperors like Diocletian, through communist
dictators and on to modern-day atheists, the Bible has withstood a constant onslaught
from detractors. Yet it endures and is still today the most widely published book in the
world.
Throughout history, skeptics have regarded the Bible as mythological, but archaeology
has confirmed it as historical. Opponents have attacked its teaching as primitive and
outdated, but its moral and legal concepts have had a positive influence on societies
throughout the world. It continues to be attacked by pseudo-science, psychology, and
political movements, yet it remains just as true and relevant today as it was when it was
first written. This should not surprise us. After all, Jesus said, “Heaven and earth will pass
away, but my words will never pass away” (Mark 13:31).
The Bible, unique among books, has transformed countless lives and swayed whole
cultures. After looking at the evidence, one can say without a doubt that God has
spoken and that, yes, the Bible is truly God’s Word.
Inleiding tot die Bybel – Bybel Samevatting
Ons het die inleiding tot die Bybel, al 66 boeke, oor die afgelope 3 maande voltooi. Ons gaan nou Bybelstudie doen.
Is die Bybel waarlik God se Woord?
Ons antwoord op hierdie vraag sal nie net bepaal hoe ons die Bybel en die
belangrikheid daarvan vir ons lewens beskou nie, maar dit sal ook ‘n ewige impak op
ons hê. As die Bybel waarlik God se Woord is, dan moet ons dit koester, dit bestudeer,
dit gehoorsaam en dit ten volle vertrou. As die Bybel werklik die Woord van God is, dan
is dit die finale gesag vir alle sake van geloof, praktyk en moraliteit. As die Bybel die
Woord van God is, dan is om dit te verwerp, om God self te verwerp.
Die feit dat God vir ons die Bybel gegee het, is ‘n bewys van Sy liefde vir ons. God het
aan die mensdom gekommunikeer hoe Hy is en hoe ons ‘n regte verhouding met Hom
kan hê. Dit is dinge wat ons nie kon geweet het as God dit nie goddelik aan ons in die
Bybel geopenbaar het nie. Die Bybel bevat alles wat die mensdom van God moet weet
om ‘n regte verhouding met Hom te hê.
Hoe kan ons weet dat die Bybel die Woord van God is en nie net ‘n goeie boek nie? Wat
is uniek aan die Bybel wat dit onderskei van alle ander boeke wat ooit geskryf is? Is daar
enige bewyse dat die Bybel waarlik God se Woord is? Hierdie tipe vrae moet ernstig
ondersoek word. Daar kan geen twyfel wees dat die Bybel wel beweer dat dit die Woord
van God is nie. Dit word gesien in Paulus se aanbeveling aan Timoteus: “Van kleins af
ken jy die heilige Skrifte wat jou wys kan maak tot saligheid deur die geloof in Christus
Jesus. Die hele Skrif is deur God ingegee en is nuttig tot lering, teregwysing,
teregwysing en onderwysing in die geregtigheid, sodat die mens van God volkome
toegerus kan wees vir elke goeie werk” ( 2 Timoteus 3:15–17 ).
Daar is beide interne en eksterne bewyse dat die Bybel waarlik God se Woord is.
Interne bewyse dat die Bybel God se Woord is
Interne bewyse is daardie dinge in die Bybel wat getuig van die goddelike oorsprong
daarvan. Een interne bewys dat die Bybel waarlik God se Woord is, is die eenheid
daarvan. Al is dit werklik ses-en-sestig individuele boeke, geskryf op drie vastelande, in
drie verskillende tale, oor ‘n tydperk van ongeveer 1 500 jaar, deur meer as 40 skrywers
wat uit baie vlakke van die lewe gekom het, bly die Bybel van die begin af een verenigde
boek om sonder teenstrydigheid te eindig. Hierdie eenheid is uniek van alle ander
boeke en is bewys van die goddelike oorsprong van die woorde wat God mense
beweeg het om op te teken.
Nog ‘n interne bewys wat aandui dat die Bybel waarlik God se Woord is, is profesie . Die
Bybel bevat honderde gedetailleerde profesieë oor die toekoms van verskeie nasies,
sekere stede en die hele mensdom. Ander profesieë handel oor die koms van die
Messias, die Verlosser van almal wat in Hom sou glo. Anders as die profesieë wat in
ander godsdienstige boeke gevind word of dié deur mans soos Nostradamus , is
Bybelse profesieë uiters gedetailleerd. Daar is meer as driehonderd profesieë aangaande
Jesus Christus in die Ou Testament. Nie net is sy geslagslyn voorspel en waar Hy gebore
sou word nie, maar ook hoe Hy sou sterf en dat Hy weer sou opstaan. Daar is eenvoudig
geen logiese manier om die vervulde profesieë in die Bybel te verduidelik anders as om
goddelike oorsprong te noem nie. Daar is geen ander godsdiensboek met die
hoeveelheid gedetailleerde voorspellingsprofesie wat die Bybel bevat nie.
‘n Derde interne bewys van die goddelike oorsprong van die Bybel is sy unieke gesag en
krag. Alhoewel hierdie getuienis meer subjektief is as die eerste twee, is dit nie minder ‘n
kragtige getuienis dat die Bybel God se Woord is nie. Die Bybel se gesag is anders as dié
van enige ander boek wat ooit geskryf is. Hierdie krag word gesien in die manier waarop
ontelbare lewens bonatuurlik getransformeer is. Dwelmverslaafdes is daardeur genees,
homoseksuele mense is daardeur bevry, verlate en doodluiters is daardeur
getransformeer, geharde misdadigers wat daardeur hervorm is, sondaars daardeur
bestraf en haat daardeur in liefde verander. Die Bybel besit wel ‘n dinamiese en
transformerende krag wat slegs moontlik is omdat dit waarlik God se Woord is.
Eksterne bewyse dat die Bybel God se Woord is.
Daar is ook eksterne bewyse wat aandui dat die Bybel waarlik die Woord van God is. Een
daarvan is die historisiteit van die Bybel. Omdat die Bybel historiese gebeure beskryf, is
die akkuraatheid daarvan onderhewig aan verifikasie soos enige ander geskiedkundige
dokument. Deur argeologiese bewyse en buitebybelse geskrifte het die geskiedkundige
verslae van die Bybel keer op keer bewys dat dit akkuraat en waar is. Trouens, al die
argeologiese en manuskripbewyse wat die Bybel ondersteun, maak dit die bes
gedokumenteerde boek uit die antieke wêreld. Dat die Bybel histories verifieerbare
gebeure akkuraat opteken, help om sy aanspraak te staaf dat dit die einste Woord van
God is en ondersteun vertroue rakende ander sake wat die Bybel aanspreek.
Nog ‘n eksterne bewys dat die Bybel waarlik God se Woord is, is die integriteit van sy
menslike outeurs. In die bestudering van die lewens van die skrywers van die Skrif, vind
ons dat hulle eerlik en opreg is. Die feit dat hulle bereid was om dikwels ondraaglike
sterftes te sterf vir wat hulle geglo het, getuig dat hierdie mans werklik geglo het dat
God met hulle gepraat het. Die manne wat die Nuwe Testament geskryf het en baie
honderde ander gelowiges ( 1 Korintiërs 15:6 ) het die waarheid van hulle boodskap
geken omdat hulle tyd saam met Jesus Christus spandeer het nadat Hy uit die dood
opgestaan het. Om die opgestane Christus te sien het ‘n geweldige impak op hulle
gehad. Hulle het van vrees weggekruip na gewillig om te sterf vir die boodskap wat God
aan hulle geopenbaar het. Hulle lewens en dood getuig van die feit dat die Bybel waarlik
God se Woord is.
Nog ‘n eksterne bewys dat die Bybel waarlik God se Woord is, is die onvernietigbaarheid
van die Bybel. Die Bybel het meer wrede aanvalle en pogings om dit te vernietig as
enige ander boek in die geskiedenis gely. Van vroeë Romeinse keisers soos Diocletianus,
deur kommunistiese diktators en verder tot hedendaagse ateïste, het die Bybel ‘n
konstante aanslag van teenstanders weerstaan. Tog hou dit stand en is dit vandag
steeds die mees gepubliseerde boek ter wêreld.
Deur die geskiedenis heen het skeptici die Bybel as mitologies beskou, maar argeologie
het dit as histories bevestig. Teenstanders het die leer daarvan as primitief en verouderd
aangeval, maar die morele en wetlike konsepte daarvan het ‘n positiewe invloed op
samelewings regoor die wêreld gehad. Dit word steeds aangeval deur pseudowetenskap,
sielkunde en politieke bewegings, maar dit bly vandag net so waar en
relevant as wat dit was toe dit die eerste keer geskryf is. Dit behoort ons nie te verbaas
nie. Jesus het immers gesê: “Die hemel en die aarde sal verbygaan, maar my woorde sal
nooit verbygaan nie” ( Markus 13:31 ).
Die Bybel, uniek onder boeke, het ontelbare lewens verander en hele kulture laat swaai.
Nadat jy na die bewyse gekyk het, kan mens sonder twyfel sê dat God gepraat het en
dat, ja, die Bybel waarlik God se Woord is.
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.
Een van sy bekende Leringe is – DIE WARE SABBAT VOLGENS DIE BYBEL
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