Author: Jim

Secrets of God

In the old testament, We see God had Secrets that he kept from his followers, to be revealed later. The Bible is a progressive book, and shows that God revealed to those who believed in Him just what they needed to be justified by faith. See “Mystery Doctrine of” the “Mysteries of God”. But let’s begin with the Secrets:

Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.

When Manoah (Samson’s Father) asked the angel of the LORD (God in flesh) for his name, JUDGES 13:18, he was told: “And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?”.
Even Eliphaz the Temanite challenged Job, JOB 15:8 “Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself”?
God reveals his Secrets to Believers Psalm 25:14 “The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.”
This is stated in Proverbs 3:32 “For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.”
And again in Isaiah 45:15 “I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.”
And in Isaiah 48:16 “Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.”
An example of God revealing Secrets is found in Daniel 2:30 “But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.”
And in Amos 3:7 “Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”
Even Christ Jesus tried to reveal Secrets to His followers Matthew 13:35 “That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

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And to Paul was given the revelation of the mysteries and secrets which had been kept since the world began BUT now revealed to all believers.

Romans 16:25 “Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,”

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144,000 Called of God

Just who are they? Many groups have claimed that THEY are part of the 144,000. But what saith the Scripture? The only place that they are mentioned is in the book of REVELATION. So, starting with 1st mention of the 144,000 in Revelation 7:4. Let’s see who are described: (fourteen facts)
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
1st it states they are from the tribes of Israel. That makes them Jews.
2nd each of the 12 tribes are listed (7:5-8) and it states 12,000 from each tribe. Ergo 12,000 x 12 = 144,000 All Jews!
3rd it states (7:3) that they are sealed (by God) in their foreheads.
Does this mean others can see the seal?
The next mention of the 144,00 is in Revelation 14:1. Is there more information about them?
Revelation 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.
4th they are on Mount Sion with the LAMB. (That’s on earth in Israel.)
5th the seal is defined as HIS FATHER’S NAME in their forehead. (NOTE a study of Lamb reveals he is the Lord Jesus Christ)
Revelation 14:3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
6th they sing a new song.
7th only they could sing the new song.
8th they were redeemed from the earth. (taken to heaven)
Revelation 14:4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
9th they are men (not defiled with women).
10th they unmarried (virgins).
11th they follow the Lamb (believe him to be messiah).
12th they are the firstfruits (that’s a whole study).

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Revelation 14:5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
13th no guile (sly or cunning) in their mouth.
14th they are without fault (no sin).

Based on the fourteen facts listed above, taken from the book of Revelation, it appears the 144,000 are virgin Jewish men, protected by God, chosen at the beginning of the Tribulation period, who will take the gospel of the kingdom (Jesus is the Messiah and will rule as King) to the world during the Tribulation. Then they will be the FIRSTFRUITS (of Jews) taken to heaven (Bodily).

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Who today can claim to be one of the 144,000?

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Ark of the Testimony

     Exodus 25:22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
     Exodus 26:33-34 And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
     Exodus 30:6 And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee. 
     Exodus 30:26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
     Exodus 31:7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
     Exodus 39:35 The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,
     Exodus 40:3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
     Exodus 40:5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
     Exodus 40:21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.
     Joshua 4:16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
 
    Ark of the Testimony (of the Lord) and Ark of the Covenant 
              appear to be the same.

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Love in Ecclesiastes

Appears 5 times
There’s aways a time …
Ecclesiastes 3:8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Always want more…never have enough
Ecclesiastes 5:10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
God is Love .. Love comes from God
 Ecclesiastes 9:1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
It’s all gone when one dies …
 Ecclesiastes 9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
But while you live …
Ecclesiastes 9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

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Moses’s ARK

Exodus 2:1-6 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink. And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.

Did the mother of the baby construct a basket (box) or a boat?
All it had to do was float and not tip over!

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Love in Proverbs

Appears 26 Times

Words of wisdom, containing LOVE or a form of LOVE …
Proverbs 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Proverbs 4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Proverbs 5:19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
Proverbs 7:18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Proverbs 8:21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
Proverbs 8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Proverbs 9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Proverbs 12:1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 13:24He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 15:9The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
Proverbs 15:12A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
Proverbs 15:17Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
Proverbs 17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Proverbs 17:17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.Proverbs 17:19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs 19:8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Proverbs 20:13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 21:17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Proverbs 22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
Proverbs 27:5Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Proverbs 29:3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

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What is an Ark?

Boat or Box?

There’s Noah’s ARK in Genesis 6

There’s Moses’s ARK in Exodus 2

Then there’s the Ark of the Covenant and the Ark of the Testimony of the Lord found in many books of the Bible.

What is an ARK?
The word “Ark” appears many times in the Bible (KJV: 230 times).
The term “Ark” holds significant meaning within the biblical context, symbolizing salvation, protection, and divine presence. Throughout scripture, the concept of the Ark is pivotal in various narratives, reflecting God’s covenant with humanity and His guidance through trials.
An Ark in the Bible refers to a container or chest, most notably the Ark of the Covenant, which was a sacred object that held the Tablets of the Law (the Ten Commandments) and symbolized God’s presence among the Israelites. Another well-known ark is Noah’s Ark, which was a large object built to save Noah, his family, and pairs of animals from the flood. And the Ark that baby Moses was placed in to float in the river.
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Exodus 25:10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
(If a cubic is 18” the dimensions would have been Length 2.3”, Breadth 3’9”, Height 3’9”).

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Love in Psalm

Occurs 43 Times
Words of wisdom, containing a form of Love from the Bibles Longest Book … Psalm 4:2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
Psalm 5:11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Psalm 11:5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Psalm 11:7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Psalm 18:1 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
Psalm 26:8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
Psalm 31:23O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Psalm 33:5He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
Psalm 34:12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Psalm 37:28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalm 38:11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
Psalm 40:16Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
Psalm 45:7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Psalm 47:4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Psalm 52:3-4Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Psalm 69:36The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
Psalm 70:4Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
Psalm 78:68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
Psalm 87:2 The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Psalm 88:18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Psalm 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Psalm 97:10Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Psalm 99:4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
Psalm 109:4-5 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Psalm 109:17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Psalm 116:1I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
Psalm 119:47-48 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
Psalm 119:97 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
Psalm 119:113I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
Psalm 119:119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Psalm 119:127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Psalm 119:132 Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
Psalm 119:140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Psalm 119:159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
Psalm 119:163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Psalm 119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
Psalm 119:167My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Psalm 145:20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
Psalm 146:8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

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Resurrection

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1 Corinthians 15:12-19 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
Believed and Spoken of in the Old Testament:
Job 19:25-27 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: …
Isaiah 26:19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: … and the earth shall cast out the dead.
Daniel 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Daniel 12:13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: …
Five Resurrections:
First Resurrection: Christ Matt 28:1-10 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

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