Author: Jim

Two Thieves

Who were they? Were they Jews? Or Gentiles? Or one of each? Who were they? The only account of them is recorded in the Four Gospels.
There they are called: two thieves, two malefactors, two other.
Which one got to go to Paradise?
Matthew 27:38-44 Then were there two thievescrucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. …..
The thievesalso, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
Matthew records one on the right hand and one on the left hand and both mocked Him.
Mark 15:27-32 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, Save thyself, and come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
Mark records one on the right and one on the left, then reminds us Isaiah predicted this in Isaiah 53:9-12. He also says they railed on Him.
Luke 23:32,39-43 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death….And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Luke refers to them as malefactors. Only one railed on Christ. The rebuked the first and asked Christ to remember him when He comes into His kingdom.
(He acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah).
John 19:18,32 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst., … Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
John only records that there were two, with Jesus between them. That their Legs had to be broken (Killing them) but the Lord had already given up the ghost.
It appears at least one of them was a Jew, He acknowledged Jesus was the Messiah, and was rewarded by going to Paradise that very day.

To understand where he went … See Paradise

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Psalm 23

This passage has been a comfort to many believers over the years, but will be fulfilled for the Jew during the 7 years of tribulation (yet to come).

23 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

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Jews Set Aside (2)

Jews, the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, are God’s chosen people. But when they rejected Jesus as their Messiah, God set them aside. Isaiah tried to warn them:
Isaiah 32:11-14 Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city: Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
Isaiah warned, God opened the door to the Gentiles.
Isaiah 49:6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Paul writes that now the blessings are to Jew and Gentile.
Romans 4:9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
But, he writes, God has not cast away the Jew.
Romans 11:1-2 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying, (read Isaiah 49).
The Jew rejected Christ and this opened the door to Gentiles.
Romans 11:11I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
The Blessings come to all who would, in faith, believe in the Lord Jesus.
Galatians 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Paul tells Jew and Gentile what it takes to be saved:
Romans 10:9-13 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
No, God is not done with the Jews, as Paul writes:
Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
After the Rapture occurs, God will again begin dealing with His chosen people, the Jew.
Read 2 Thessalonians 2

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Psalm 8

Speaks of the coming Kingdom on Earth.

O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Peter preaching to Jews Acts 4:12 – Paul wrote to Romans Romans 14:11
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
This was quoted by Christ in Matthew 21:16
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4-6 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
This was quoted by Paul in Hebrews 2:6-8
7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
The Lord Jesus created everything. Ephesians 3:9, Colossians 1:16
9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Every knee shall bow to the Lord Jesus. Romans 14:11

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Life after Death

The Lord Jesus instructs the Jews about Life after Death.
Recorded by Matthew:
Matthew 8:10-12 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 22:29-32 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Recorded by Mark:
Mark 12:24-27 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
Recorded by Luke:
Luke 13:27-30 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
The rich man and Lazarus the beggar.
Luke 16:19-31 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sor And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Luke 20:34-38 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

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Names of God

In the Old Testament there are many names for God. (Some say there are over 70 names, each having to do with God’s relationship to Israel). But just looking at some names we use in the Church today:

The name ‘Jesus‘ comes from Hebrew origins Yeshua or Yeshua.

Christ the Greek translation of the Hebrew word rendered “Messiah” which is equivalent to the Hebrew word translated “Anointed One.”

Messiah comes from the Hebrew word mashiach and means “anointed one” or “chosen one.” The Greek equivalent is the word Christos or, in English, Christ.

Emmanuel means “God with us” In the Old Testament it occurs only in Isaiah 7:14 and 8:8
Sometimes translated Immanuel.

Joshua comes from the Hebrew name “Yehoshua,” meaning “God is deliverance.”

Yeshua (transliterated in the English Old Testament as Jeshua), is a late form of the Biblical Hebrew name Yehoshua (Joshua),

Yehoshua is derived from yeho (meaning God) and shua (meaning to deliver or save). The letter Y was changed to an I in Latin and Greek and became a J in English. Jehoshua was eventually shortened to Joshua.

Hosea means “salvation”

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Noah 1 Year

Lamech was Noah’s father. Genesis 5:30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
Noah was over 500 when three son’s were born. Genesis 5:32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Noah appears to be the only one who worshipped God. Genesis 6:8-9 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
God tells Noah the end has come. Genesis 6:13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
God gives Noah instructions about the Ark. Genesis 6:14-21
Noah obeys God. Genesis 6:22 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.
The Ark is complete. It took 120 years to build. Shem, Ham, and Japheth probable aided in building. Genesis 7:1 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
The time has come. Genesis 7:5-7,9 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him. And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. … There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
The age of Noah entering the Ark. Genesis 7:11,13,15 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. … In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; … And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
The complete destruction. Genesis 7:23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
The age of Noah when Noah opened the Ark’s window. Genesis 8:13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
One month and 17 days later, they exited the Ark. Genesis 8:14-16 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried. And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
They were on the Ark for one year.

Question: How many children did Noah have?

Also See The Children of Noah

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Creation Summary

Recap part of Day 6:
Genesis 2:7-25 details the creation of man and woman. It says on Day 6 in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 2:7 details the creation of man.
Genesis 2:8-17 details man’s responsibilities.
Genesis 2:19-20 we see his name: ADAM, and all the work that he performs. God noticed Adam was lonely Vs 18, after all, all the animals Adam was naming had mates (how much time passed?).

Time for God to provide a mate for Adam (wait didn’t God create male and female on day 6? Where was the woman?) She was in Adam:
Genesis 2:21-22. God perform surgery and removes from Adam that from which He will create the woman. (perhaps rib would better be translated: womb). Genesis 2:23-25 Adam meets the woman. She is not called EVE until after she sins Genesis 3:20.

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Day 7

Genessis 2:1-2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Because of 2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day., there are some that teach this must have been a long period of time. But each day ends with “the evening and the morning were”. One day consists of an evening and a morning, 12 hours each, 24 hours in all.
Take your pick 7 days or 7,000 Years

Having Restored the earth from being without form, void, dark, covered with water! to a beautiful and productive world, The Lord God rested.

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Day 6

Genessis 1:24-31 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Day 6 was a very busy day for the Lord. He created everything that would live on the earth. The He capped it off by creating Man and giving him dominion over ALL of it.
So ends the 6th day.

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