Appears in Scripture 19 times 16 times in OT and 3 times in NT
During the Plagues upon Egypt: Exodus 9:23,29, Sometimes used to describe God speaking or loud noise: Job 26:14, 39:19, 39:25, 40:9 Psalm 77:18, 81:7, 104:7, Revelation 6:1, 14:2 Sometimes used to describe Judgement: 1 Samuel 2:10, 7:10, 12:17-18, With the Thunder many times came Lightning, Rain, Hail, Fire: Job 28:26, 38:25,Isaiah 29:6 Interesting that the Lord Jesus called James and John (Sons of Zebedee) The sons of Thunder: Mark 3:17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: Perhaps, BECAUSE of Luke 9:54And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
Appears 25 times in Scripture 22 times OT 3 times NT
Sleet, A mixture of rain and snow or hail, is not in Scripture. Snow, Frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent hexagonal ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes. Leprous as snow. A sin to Moses. Exodus 4:6… his hand was leprous as snow. Numbers 12:10…behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: … 2 Kings 5:27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman … a leper as white as snow. Describing season:2 Samuel 23:20 And Benaiah … slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:1 Chronicles 11:22 Job refers to snow 5 times: Job 6:16, 9:30, 24:19, 37:6, 38:22
Psalm 51:7, 68:14, 147:16, 148:8 Proverbs 25:13, 26:1, 31:21 Isaiah 1:18, 55:10, Jeremiah 18:14, Lamentations 4:7 Daniel’s vision of the Lord: Daniel 7:9I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. Visions of the Lord Jesus: Matthew 28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: Mark 9:3And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. Revelation 1:14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
The Shroud of Turin is a centuries old linen cloth that bears the image of a crucified man. A man that millions believe to be Jesus of Nazareth. Turin is in northwest Italy. The Shroud of Turin, also called Holy Shroud, Italian Santa Sindone, a length of linen that for centuries was purported to be the burial garment of Jesus Christ. It has been preserved since 1578 in the royal chapel of the cathedral of San Giovanni Battista in Turin, Italy. It measures 4.3 metres (14 feet 3 inches) long and 1.1 metres (3 feet 7 inches) wide, it seems to portray two faint brownish images, those of the back and front of a gaunt, sunken-eyed, 5-foot 7-inch man—as if a body had been laid lengthwise along one half of the shroud while the other half had been doubled over the head to cover the whole front of the body from face to feet. The images contain markings that allegedly correspond to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus, including thorn marks on the head, lacerations (as if from flogging) on the back, bruises on the shoulders, and various stains of what is presumed to be blood.
The Scripture says: John 20:1-7The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
There were TWO, separate cloths, one for the head and one for the body. Not sure what the Shroud of Turin is BUT it is NOT an image of the Lord Jesus Christ.
A final thought: Turin is in Italy, the Lord Jesus was crucified on a hill in Jerusalem, Israel.
It’s Your Choice
How you live your life is YOUR choice. You can live a good life or an evil wicked life or anything in between. Deny what the scripture says insures that you will spend eternity separated from God.
FERMENTATION is a process of chemical change by which a molecule of sugar is split into 2 molecules of ethel alcohol and 2 molecules of carbon dioxide gas. The gas escapes and the alcohol remains. Grape juice will ferment quite naturally left all by itself. Three things must be present for grapes to ferment and become alcohol: Juice, Saccharromyces, and Oxygen (air). The juice comes from the fruit. The saccharromyces form on the outside of the skin ad the fruit ripens. The wine the Bible speaks of is very easy to make. REMEMBER, Wine is a living thing. It is born, grows to maturity, and dies. How long is lives in unpredictable and depends on the ripeness of the fruit at squeezing time at sugar content. Until the wooden barrel was developed (cooperage) in the last days of the Roman Empire, (about 300 AD) Wine was placed in stone or skin containers and had to be drunk soon after squeezed or it would die (become vinegar). The wooden barrel prolonged the life of wine to a little over 3 years by keeping it out of the air, which causes aging. Full maturing of wine was impossible until the 17th century when the (cork and) bottle was developed. It wasn’t until 1860 when Louis Pasteur discovered the hows and whys of fermentation did the wine industry enter into a new era. REASON TO DRINK: Well, I drink for refreshment — try water, milk, juice, soda Well, I drink for my health yeah but don’t use the Bible as an excuse Don’t say you drink Beer because Jesus did …… He didn’t. Don’t say you drink Whiskey because Jesus did …… He didn’t. Don’t say you drink Wine because Jesus did …… He didn’t. WHAT DID JESUS DRINK? — Glad you asked. Matthew 26:29 He drank fruit of the vine, He drank grape juice. What did Jesus Create in John 2? Grape Juice. He refused to drink wine as He hung on the cross John 19:29. What does the Bible really say about Wine? Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Proverbs 23:31Look not thou upon the Wine when it is red, when it giveth its color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. Every reference in the Holy Bible to someone drinking, beginning with Noah, lead to no good, to ruin, to sin.
But the Bible does mention STRONG DRINK and does condemn drinking of it. Lev 10:9, Num 6:3, Deu 29:6, Jud 13:4,7,14, Isa 5:11,22,28:7 Hebrew word is SHE-KAK and implies an intoxicant, intensely alcoholic. Compare Luke 1:15 (Greek SIK-ER-A) intensely fermented liquor Note: If the KJV Bible were translated today, Whiskey could replace STRONG DRINK. WINE (the last of the 3 words): The Holy Bible has lots to say about the subject of wine. The above quoted scripture condemned drinking of it, but just what is WINE when refereed to in Scripture? Wine is the juice of fruits, mostly grape and comes in four classifications:
Still or Natural wine is juice which fermented naturally
Sparkling (Champagne, Burgundy) processed through a double fermentation Sparkling Wine was developed in the 17th century.
Fortified (Sherry, Port) during fermentation, additional alcohol is added Fortified Wine was developed in the 1750’s.
Aromatized (Vermouth) fortified & sparkling with a scent added for smell Aromatized Wine came along after the above. The KING JAMES VERSION of the Holy Scripture was published in 1611 AD when the only wine available was the Natural or Still Wine. Christian Friend if you are drinking Sparkling, Fortified, or Aromatized Wine, you are not drinking wine from the Bible, you are drinking BOOZE. Now, before you go looking for a bottle of natural or still wine, let’s define what these terms meant at the time Jesus walked on earth.
Wine is a living thing, in a constant state of change. It has life. It is born grows old and dies. What does this mean? Fruit, usually grape, is gathered and put into a squeezing devise. As the fruit is squeezed or crushed, the juice is caught in a vat. This juice is now drinkable, fit for human consumption Depending. when the fruit was harvested, fermentation could have already started. The birth of wine.
The two Bible passages commonly used by Christians to defend drinking are found in Matthew 11:19 and John 2:1-11. Matthew 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. John 2:1-11 JESUS TURNED THE WATER INTO WINE. Keep these two texts in mind. Just what does the Bible mean when it uses the word Wine? There are 3 basic types of (alcoholic) drink: Beer, Whiskey and Wine. Beer and Whiskey are not found in the Bible. Does the word wine mean to include these? Just what does the Bible mean when it speaks of Wine? SOME FACTS … PLEASE. All three, Beer, Whiskeyand Winehave histories of antiquity. (That means nobody really knows when then they began). WINE is first mentioned in Genesis when Noah over indulged and got drunk. BEER and WHISKEY can be dated back to Egypt, the days of the Pharaohs. All three of them were around in basic form when the Bible was being written and most defiantly when it was translated into English. BEER – ALE(similar but some differences) not named in the Bible. The word BEER came from Latin: bibere, which means to drink Beer is made from malts and cereals. During the brewing process, the liquid is drained off for drinking. This liquid is high in food content, bitter to the taste and very low in alcohol content. During the 14th Century HOPS was introduced, which increased the alcohol content and the forerunner of today refined beer alcoholic drink began. THUS beer is not condemned by the Bible because it was non alcoholic or did not exist in Bible times. WHISKEY (Spirits) is not named in the Bible. Note: For ease of purpose, whiskey is used to mean all distilled liquor. Whiskey is simply made by taking beer (before hops is added) or wine and distilling it. (Distillation is boiling the liquid, catching the steam and converting it back into liquid). The word whiskey is an Irish work that came into existence (was coined) in the 14th century. THUS: Whiskey is not condemned by the Bible because the word did not exist in Bible times.
James, half brother to the Lord Jesus, warned Jewish believers about the dangers of Lust: James 1:14-15But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. James 4:1-5From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
The Apostle Peter, writing to the same people, also warned of the dangers: 1 Peter 1:14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 1 Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 1 Peter 4:2-3That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: 2 Peter 1:4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2 Peter 2:10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 2 Peter 2:18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 2 Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
And the Apostle John sums it up best: 1 John 2:16-17For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
The Lord Jesus warned of LUST: Matthew 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Mark 4:19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. John 8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
The Apostle Paul had much to say about Lust and what believers should do about them: Romans 1:24Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Romans 1:27And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error … Romans 6:12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Romans 7:7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
1 Corinthians 10:6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Galatians 5:16-17This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Galatians 5:24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. Ephesians 2:3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. Ephesians 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
1 Thessalonians 4:5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: 1 Timothy 6:9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 2 Timothy 2:22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2 Timothy 3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; Titus 2:12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
In the Pentateuch are several forms of LUST. Be sure to put these verses back into their context to better understand: Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. Numbers 11:4And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? Numbers 11:34And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted. Deuteronomy 12:15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. Deuteronomy 12:20When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Deuteronomy 12:21If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Deuteronomy 14:26And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
Another form of Lust: Judges 3:29And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.
A rehearsal of God’s Dealing with Israel: Psalm 78:18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. Psalm 78:30They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, Psalm 81:12So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels. Psalm 106:14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
A warning to men: Proverbs 6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
ACTS 26 The apostle Paul was to appear before King Agrippa, (he was obeying the Lord – and so should we). Agrippa was a Jew, the King of Israel under the Romans. Paul begins by telling Agrippa who Paul was: A Jew, A religious Jew, A pharisee. He believed in God, but not the Son of God. Not the precious blood of Jesus. Saul hated Christians. He persecuted them, punished them, even had them put to death. Saul hated them so much that he got a letter from the Chief Pharisee so he could chase them to other cities.
But God loved Saul (and God loves you, even though you are guilty of sin). At midday, on the road to Damascus, a bright light shown (brighter than the Sun) so bright it forced Saul to the ground. And then Saul heard a voice — it was the Lord Jesus, God’s Son! The Lord spoke to Saul, and told him what he wanted him to do. Saul decided to obey the Lord and follow Him. When he made that decision, Saul received eternal life, saved from his sin. Since that day Saul, who would later be called Paul, he has put the Lord Jesus first in his life.
Upon hearing Paul’s testimony, King Agrippa said, “Almost thou hath persuaded me to be a Christian”. The Bible doesn’t tell us if King Agrippa ever got saved or not. But Paul was found innocent of the charges the Jews had accused him of and he was sent to Rome where he would tell Caesar Austus how to be saved.
How about you?
2 Corinthians 6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
