The perfect Law of Jehovah

The Law of Jehovah

Exodus 20:1-17

[1]And God spake all these words, saying,[2]I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.[4]Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness [of any thing] that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.[5]Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,[6]and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.[7]Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.[8]Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.[9]Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;[10]but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:[11]for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.[12]Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.[13]Thou shalt not kill.[14]Thou shalt not commit adultery.[15]Thou shalt not steal.[16]Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.[17]Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.

This is the Decalogue (10 Commandments). These are the commandments written by Jehovah's very own fingers. They are also in heaven in the ark which is in the Temple (Revelation 11:16-19). Many pulpit preachers say this list of 10 moral commands is a bondage and impossible to keep, however if you read through them you will see that they are for our good. Every command is given to protect us and bless us. The things that it tells us to follow will only bring a blessing to us, not one of these commands is detrimental to our well being. Breaking these commands only bring hurt to ourselves and others most importantly Jehovah and His Son Jesus.

These commandments teach us how to love Jehovah as well as our fellow man. That being the case, anyone who teaches that the 10 commandments is a bondage is not speaking according to the law and the testimony (Isaiah 8:20).

 Psalms 40:7-8

[7]Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me:[8]I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.

David, a man after Jehovah's own heart declares that the law of God is written within his heart. When we have Jehovah's law written in our heart then it is a joy to keep. If we are trying to keep it as a list of rules then it becomes a set of do's and don't's. We will have the law of Jehovah written on our hearts when we have a personal relationship with him through his Son Jesus Christ. Reading the word of Jehovah is key, as this is how we know what his law is.

 Matthew 22:36-40 (KJV)

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Here is a passage that is often taken out of context by the commandment breakers. In no way is Jesus doing away with the law here. In fact if we keep these two commandments we will automatically keep the other ones. The first four commandments deal with our love for Jehovah and the next six has to do with love for our neighbor. If a man says he loves his wife but doesn't spend quality time with her then he doesn't really love her. If he doesn't abide by certain boundaries in The relationship then his love is merely a profession of words but not deeds. 1 John 5:2-3 shows that the evidence of loving Jehovah and our brethen, is by keeping the commandments.

Deuteronomy 28:1-14  (ASV)

[1]And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth:[2]and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.[3]Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.[4]Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy beasts, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock.[5]Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.[6]Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.[7]Jehovah will cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thee: they shall come out against thee one way, and shall flee before thee seven ways.[8]Jehovah will command the blessing upon thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto; and he will bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.[9]Jehovah will establish thee for a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, and walk in his ways.[10]And all the peoples of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of Jehovah; and they shall be afraid of thee.[11]And Jehovah will make thee plenteous for good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers to give thee.[12]Jehovah will open unto thee his good treasure the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.[13]And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do [them],[14]and shalt not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

In the above passage we see that Jehovah promises those who hear his voice and keep his commandments prosperity. "Hearken diligently" denotes that there has to be a decided effort in keeping the commands which Jehovah gave us in his word. This promise of prosperity is conditional upon keeping the commandments. This does not get taught in most of the pulpits of Christendom today. This sentiment of conditional promises depending upon keeping the commandments of God is reiterated by Jesus and is a theme throughout all the new testament.

Although commandment keepers have always been persecuted and especially in these very last days, there will be a deliverance when Jesus comes back to earth. Commandment keepers will have victory over their enemies. Those who have kept his Father's commandments will eat of the tree of life and enter into New Jerusalem (Revelation 22:14).

 Deuteronomy 14:1-28 (ASV)

[1]Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.[2]For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.[3]Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.[4]These are the beasts which ye may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,[5]the hart, and the gazelle, and the roebuck, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the antelope, and the chamois.[6]And every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof cloven in two, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.[7]Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that have the hoof cloven: the camel, and the hare, and the coney; because they chew the cud but part not the hoof, they are unclean unto you.[8]And the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you: of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch.[9]These ye may eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales may ye eat;[10]and whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye shall not eat; it is unclean unto you.[11]Of all clean birds ye may eat.[12]But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray,[13]and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kind,[14]and every raven after its kind,[15]and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kind,[16]the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl,[17]and the pelican, and the vulture, and the cormorant,[18]and the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.[19]And all winged creeping things are unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.[20]Of all clean birds ye may eat.[21]Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it unto the sojourner that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk.[22]Thou shalt surely tithe all the increase of thy seed, that which cometh forth from the field year by year.[23]And thou shalt eat before Jehovah thy God, in the place which he shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, the tithe of thy grain, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd and of thy flock; that thou mayest learn to fear Jehovah thy God always.[24]And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it, because the place is too far from thee, which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to set his name there, when Jehovah thy God shall bless thee;[25]then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thy hand, and shalt go unto the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose:[26]and thou shalt bestow the money for whatsoever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul asketh of thee; and thou shalt eat there before Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thy household.[27]And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.[28]At the end of every three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase in the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:

The clean/unclean meat laws have never been done away with, neither have the principles of the tithe. These are all for our good but Satan has his ministers that tru to say Jehovah's laws are bondage. The clean meat laws are for our good as they give us better health if we follow them. Tithing shows that we trust Jehovah and also that we care for his workers who selflessly do the work of the ministry. As we give to them we give to Jehovah. Even though we no longer have the Levitical preisthood we do have men who have been committed to do the work of the ministry which is a full time service.

 Matthew 5:17-20 (KJV)

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus came to magnify the law and make it more full. He came to perfect the keeping of the law (to render it perfect) and to cause it to abound. Jesus carried out the law by keeping it perfectly not as a set of do's and don't's, but rather making it more full by keeping it from the heart. Jesus set a pattern for keeping the law. Many of the religious leaders of the day were keeping the law outwardly but their hearts were not in accordance with their outward obedience. Jesus rebuked this type of superficial law keeping and said that law keeping was most importantly a heart matter.

While many churches in Christendom use this passage to say the law is done away with, verse 19 eliminates any possibility of such a thing. Jesus clearly says that breaking the least of the commandments and teaching others to do so will cause the violater to be looked at as being "least in the kingdom of heaven". A stern warning from our Saviour.

Hebrews 8:8-10 (KJV)

8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

It wasn't the law itself that was faulty but rather the covenant partners who were faulty. This was because they were trying to keep the law apart from faith in Jehovah. Jehovah wanted the Israelites heart knowing that if he had their heart then as a result they would keep his law. Remember, by faith Abraham obeyed Jehovah. The Israelites often kept the law as a means to be justified rather than keeping out of love for Jehovah. They often looked at the law as a set of rituals and ceremonies and institutions.

 In verse 10, we see that Jehovah in the new covenant puts his laws in our hearts and minds internalizing them. This in no way does away with the law but actually makes them more binding. We are to keep the law from our heart and mind. As we read scripture and meditate on it daily, Jehovah's law will be implanted in our minds and hearts. We no longer need an earthly tabernacle, sanctuary or ark to have as a guide for law keeping but rather our law keeping should flow from our heart as we consecrate it daily to Jehovah's word. The word of God makes clear what his law is. If we love him we will have his law in our minds and hearts and then keep out of love for Him. If you love someone serving them is not a burden. If you don't then it is. The old covenant was written on tables of stone set in the earthly ark wheras the new covenant is written on the tables of our heart with the original tables in heaven in the Temple of Jehovah in the heavenly ark.

John 15:7-10 (KJV)

7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

Notice the two "if's" in the above passage. We see that if we abide in Christ and his words abide in us, we will be able to ask Jehovah what we will. Many have used this passage to justify the prosperity gospel, however if Christ abides in us, our petitions to his Father will be in accordance to the Spirit not the flesh. We will not have selfish motives in what we ask for. What we ask for will be in accordance with the will of Jehovah.

When we abide in Christ and his words abide in us we bear much fruit thereby glorifying his Father Jehovah. In verse 10, we see that all of this is contingent on keeping our Saviour's commandments. Jesus himself "if" you keep my commandments you will abide in his love. That is a stern warning for those in Christendom who say we don't need to keep the commandments. Some will erroneously say that Jesus commandments are different from the 10 Commandments written by Jehovah's very own fingers. Jesus clears that lie up at the end of the verse. He says that he has kept his Father's commandments  (Decalogue) and thereby he abides in his Father's love. Jesus commandments are his Father's commandments magnified. In order to abide in his and his Father's love we need to keep the commandments (Decalogue) the way Jesus did which includes the Sabbath.  It's the keeping of the commandments that is a fruit of abiding in Christ and his words abiding in us. Abiding in Jesus and Jehovah's love and having access to the Father in prayer  is conditional on us keeping the commandments.

 Ephesians 2:8-10 (KJV)

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

By grace, which is unmerited favor and divine influence (the power of God). We are saved by this grace through faith (conviction of the truth, belief). It is nothing of ourselves but rather a free gift from Jehovah God. Our works don't save us, this prevents us from being high minded. Our reliance is solely on God and his Son Jesus. It's through Christ that we then can become workers of good which his Father Jehovah ordained that we should walk in them. Grace + Faith = good works which results in law keeping.

 1 John 5:3 (KJV)

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

The pulpit preachers of Christendom say that Jehovah's commandments are a bondage. In this, they do the work of Satan in maligning God's Royal Law. Here, John refutes the lies of apostate Christendom and equates the love of Jehovah with keeping the His commandments which are obviously the 10 given at Sinai written with his hands on tables of stone. If a Christian refuses to keep Jehovah's commandments including the Sabbath command, he does not truly love Jehovah.

John refutes the lies of sunday keeping pulpit preachers and declares firmly that Jehovah's commandments are not grevious. Next time a Christian says that the commandments are a burden go to this passage and show them where they are in error in thinking that. Clear Jehovah's name and extol the virtues of his eternal law.

 Romans 8:3-4 (KJV)

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

As we are imputed with Christ righteousness we then can keep the law the way he did. As Jesus fufilled the law by Magnifying it we also can fufill the law as Christ did. This fufilling of the law doesn't do away with it but rather makes it more full in how we live it out. Many of the religious leaders of Jesus day lived out the law in the flesh. Jesus lived out the law in the Spirit. We are to follow Jesus example in how we live out the law. Jesus never did away with the law but kept it how it was intended to be kept by being merciful, loyal and just. Jehovah sent his Son Jesus to die for us, that the law in us would be fufilled (lived out more fully). We are to exemplify the righteousness of the law in how we live. This is possible only in the Spirit after we have received Christ as our personal Saviour.

 Psalms 19:7-14 (ASV)

[7]The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.[8]The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.[9]The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, [and] righteous altogether.[10]More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.[11]Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward.[12]Who can discern [his] errors? Clear thou me from hidden [faults].[13]Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous [sins]; Let them not have dominion over me: Then shall I be upright, And I shall be clear from great transgression.[14]Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

The psalmist here joys in Jehovah's law. He praises it. David was called a man after Jehovah's own heart and he is praised by many of the churches today as such. Yet many of these churches malign Jehovah's law and speak evil of it calling it a bondage. They fail to follow the example of the man who was after God's own heart. When we love and extol the virtues of Jehovah's law then we are like David who was a man after God's own heart.

David says that Jehovah's law is perfect and able to convert the soul. The law of God, in connection with accepting his Son as Saviour, is able to convert someone into the faith. The Royal Law of Jehovah is sure (established, verified, continuance) meaning it doesn't change. It makes wise the simple. This tells us that Jehovah's law is simple to understand and plain. Even those not well educated can understand the requirements of it. The law of Jehovah is righteous regardless of what the pulpit preachers claim. The judgments of God and his commandments and statutes are to be sought after as precious treasure.

If we do not allow sin to have dominion over us, we then are upright and innocent from transgression of the law. Remember sin is the transgression of the law (1 John  3:4). Those who malign God's law and especially his holy Sabbath are not men after his heart.

We will serve two not three Divine beings in the New heaven and New earth!

The counsel of peace in heaven is between Two Divine beings, Jehovah God and the one whose name is the Branch (Jesus Christ).

Zechariah 6:12-13 (ASV)

12 and speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: and he shall grow up out of his place; and he shall build the temple of Jehovah; 13 even he shall build the temple of Jehovah; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

Stephen sees Two Divine beings when heaven opens up to him.

Acts 7:55-56 (KJV)

55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Our fellowship as Christians is with Two Divine beings, the Father Jehovah and his literal Son Jesus Christ. A real Father and a real Son!

1 John 1:3 (KJV)

3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Eternal life is in knowing Two Divine beings, the One true God Jehovah and the one whom he sent, his Son Jesus Christ.

John 17:3 (KJV)

3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

One Divine being (Jesus Christ) turns the kingdom over at the end to another Divine being (The Father Jehovah), who is called God. Two Divine beings here. Jesus Christ will be subject to the Father after the last enemy is defeated, so that God (the Father) will be all in all.

1 Corinthians 15:24-28 (KJV)

24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

God (Jehovah) gave Jesus Christ the Revelation. Two Divine beings in counsel.

Revelation 1:1 (KJV)

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Two Divine beings are praised and honored by every creature in heaven, "him that sitteth on the throne (Jehovah God) and unto the Lamb (Jesus Christ).

Revelation 5:11-13 (KJV)

11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

Salvation belongs to Two Divine beings, God (Jehovah) and the Lamb (Jesus). The distinction again is made between God and Jesus. The Father (Jehovah) is Almighty God and Jesus is the Lamb who is the Almighty God's anointed one  (Christ).

Revelation 7:9-10 (KJV)

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

The Kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of Two Divine beings, The Lord God Almighty (Jehovah) and HIS Christ  (anointed one of Jehovah). Jehovah is the God of the universe and Jesus is his Christ (anointed one).

Revelation 11:14-15 (KJV)

14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

The distinction is made here between God and Jesus. Salvation comes in the Kingdom of our God (Jehovah) and in the power of HIS Christ (anointed one of Jehovah). Jehovah is the God of the universe and Jesus is his Christ  (anointed one). Two Divine beings mentioned here.

Revelation 12:10 (KJV)

10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

Here we see two Divine beings as the Temple of New Jerusalem. Jehovah God and the Lamb Jesus Christ.

Revelation 21:22 (KJV)

22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

Two Divine beings sit on the throne in New Jerusalem, Jehovah God and the Lamb Jesus Christ

Revelation 22:1-3 (KJV)

22 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

Who is Jehovah, The Father or the Son?

Who is Jehovah? When I ask this question  I mean to say, who is Jehovah in personality? Is it the Father or the Son? Now we know that both are called Jehovah in the bible (Genesis 19:24) see below:

"Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven;"

The Jehovah in heaven was the Father and the Jehovah on the earth was the Son. Remember, Jesus represented his Father in visible and audible manifestations as no one can see the Father and live. So when one saw or heard Jesus speak it was the same as seeing and hearing the Father. After all Jesus is called "the Word of God (Jehovah)".

Jesus also has his Father's name in him (Exodus 23:21):

"Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him"

The above passage is in reference to the Jehovah's Angel. Paul confirms this in 1 Corinthians 10:1-4:

"[1] For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;[2]and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;[3]and did all eat the same spiritual food;[4]and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ"

Jesus hebrew name "Jehoshua" bears the prefix of his Father's name (Jeho) and it means "the salvation of Jehovah". So Jesus is not Jehovah in personality but rathet the salvation of Jehovah and the Angel  (messenger) of Jehovah. Salvation and messenger, clearly two functions that Jesus fufills.

John 5:43 (KJV)

43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

Jesus came in his Father's name (Jehovah).

One scripture in the old testament makes crystal clear who Jehovah is and it is found in Isaiah 64:8:

"But now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand."

There is is!!! Clear as day Jehovah is the Father!

If that weren't enough we also find the answer in the book of John and Joel.

John 14:26 (KJV)

26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

So Jesus makes it clear that it is the Father who sends the Holy Spirit. There can be no doubt about that. Let’s now go to Joel chapter 2:

Joel 2:27-29 [27]And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.[28]And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:[29]and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.

This passage above erases all doubt about who Jehovah is. In verse 27, Jehovah makes it crystal clear that there is none else that is God, making the crystal clear claim that He is God in singularity. Some will try to apply multiple divine beings in this statement however read verses 28 and 29 and you will see who Jehovah really is. This Jehovah is the one who pours out the Holy Spirit on all flesh, who Jesus himself said would be the Father in John 14:26. This passage without a doubt proves that Jehovah is the Father and that he alone is God whicj agrees with Jesus statement in John 17:3:

 "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."

Jehovah is the one true God and he is the Father according to the inspired word of God.

Exodus 20:2-3 [2]I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.[3]Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

The Shema!

Deuteronomy 6:4-5 [4]Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:[5]and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Jesus qouting the Shema!

Mark 12:28-34 (KJV)

28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

Be like Jesus and believe in One Living God!

Ephesians 2 Study

Ephesians 2 study

Ephesians 2:1-22 (KJV) 

1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

3 Among 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.

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Verse 1, Jesus quickens us when we are dead in trespasses and sins to become alive (born again). He does this through his very own Spirit (Holy Spirit).

Verse 2, this particular verse should humble us knowing that we once walked according to the ways of this world, according to the god (satan) of this world. It's the spirit of satan that now works in the children of disobedience whether an unbeliever or a professing Christian. For the unbeliever he walks in sin on a daily basis, primarily due to his unbelief which then manifest itself through the works of the flesh. For the professing Christian, disobedience manifest itself in the violation of Jehovah's Royal Law after being given the light that the Sabbath command is still binding. When a Christian, after being given the light of truth of the 4th commandment, disregards the Sabbath he has the spirit of satan working in him (Matthew 5:17-19).

Verse 3, again another humbling scripture. We once talked and walked in the desires of the flesh and the mind. By nature, as we had not been made alive by the Spirit of Christ prior to our conversion, we were children of wrath. So we cannot walk in pride, with the mindset that we now are better than unbelievers, as we once were their brothers and sisters of wrath. This should humble us in our evangelism efforts. Having the meekness of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when giving them the good news.

Verse 4 and 5, we must always remember the great love and mercy of Jehovah God as he loved us even when we were dead in our sins. Brethen, Jehovah has that same love for the unbeliever that he had for you when you were in the world. This should keep us in a loving mindset to those in the world as we were once them. It was only Jehovah's tender mercies, love and kindness that brought us into His family. It was nothing of our own works. Jehovah has quickened all of us brethren together through His eternal Spirit with Christ His Son (The born again experience). Us being baptized to newness of life symbolizing Jesus being resurrected from the dead. We are saved by grace, which simultaneously is the power of God and unmerited favor of God. 

Verse 6, At the last trumpet, we will be raised together (dead in Christ first then those who are alive) to sit in heavenly places for a thousand years. We will judge the angels and the nations with Christ during this heavenly millennium. We will reign with King David (Jesus).

Verse 7, Jehovah in the ages of this world and in eternity will show the exceeding riches of His grace (unmerited favor and power) toward us through Christ Jesus His only-born Son.

Exceeding (Strongs Greek 5235) - huperballo which means "exceed, excel, to surpass in throwing, to throw over or beyond any living thing. To transcend, exceeding.

Wow! What a blessing and what a loving God we have! Our God is not a tyrant but a kind and mericful Sovereign King.

Verse 8 and 9, by the power and unmerited favor of Jehovah are we saved. Not by our own works or anything of ourselves. It is the free gift of Jehovah God. We cannot dare boast in anything we have done or anything that we are. It is solely Jehovah's grace through faith that saves us.

Faith  (Strongs Greek 4102) - "Pistis" which means believe, belief, fidelity, loyalty, conviction of the truth of anything, constancy of religious observance.

The power and unmerited favor of Jehovah, through conviction of the truth that He sent His Son Jesus to die as a ransom sacrifice for the world, is what saves us. Realizing this should keep us from getting haughty and thinking we are better than others.

Verse 10, we are the workmanship of Jehovah created in His Son Jesus Christ. We are the clay and Jehovah the potter. It's only by having faith in Jesus Christ that we can then be moldable by Jehovah.  As Jehovah's workmanship through His Son we are then to walk in good works. Grace of Jehovah first ,Faith in Christ second and then good works to bring glory to both the Father and the Son. Jehovah ordained that we should walk in good works before we even came to salvation. Good works are the fruit of a real conversion experience.

Verses 11,12, 13 and 14, we are reminded that at one time we were outside the family of faith as Gentiles, but now are grafted in the commonwealth of Israel which is now a spiritual kingdom. Jews today who refuse Christ as their Saviour, are only Jews of the flesh. We as believers in Christ Jesus are true Israel, as we are Jews inwardly. Remember, Paul said a true Jew is one who is so inwardly not outwardly. Should we boast in this? Of course not! Jews of the flesh still have the grace of Jehovah available to them if they accept the free gift of salvation. We (formerly Gentiles in the flesh) at one time had no hope, no partaker of the covenants of promise and were without Jehovah God. 

This should humble us to realize we were grafted into the olive tree of faith. The loving Jehovah had mercy on us as Gentiles and desired us for himself. It's through the precious blood of Jehovah's Son Jesus, that we now are brought close to the Almighty. Remember John 3:16, God sent His Son for the world not just the Jews. It is Jesus Christ that broke down the barrier between Jew and Gentile. Jesus is our peace! It's through him that we can go to Jehovah. Some today seek to build again, the wall of partition between Jew and Gentile. These are the Dispensationalists and Hebrew Roots who say Geo Political Israel is Jehovah's chosen people. They don't realize their error as they are trying to undo what our Saviour did at the stake. They are trying to reverse Jesus removing the division of Jew and Gentile. This is a pretty serious offense to our Lord Jesus Christ.

Verse 15, Jesus in his death abolished the OT sacrifical system with it's meat drink and burnt offerings including the holy days associated with these (law of commandments contained in ordinances) that at one time seperated Jew and Gentile. The 10 commandments of course are set apart and are still binding. At one time there was a wall of divsion and lack of peace between Jew and Gentile, however Christ sacrifice on the stake removed that. Now Jew and Gentile are made one new man in Christ Jesus.

Verse 16, Jesus reconciled both Jew and Gentile in one body by the torture stake. He slew the enmity that previously existed between both parties. Brethen, this is huge because today false teachers are trying to bring back the enmity between Gentiles and Jews. They say that Physical Geo Political Israel and ethnic Jews are Jehovah's chosen people still and that they have a separate promise and dispensation than the Christian Congregation. This is a deception of the enemy in these last days and it is evil at it's heart because they are going against what Jesus did at the stake and trying to reverse it's purpose. Satan works in many ways. The word of Jehovah contradicts clearly the rebuilding of a partition wall between the two classes. Those who preach or do this risk judgment. The Israel of God is the Christian Congregation made up of Jews and Gentiles and never to be separated. Only seeks to bring seperation due to national countries or ethnic groups.

Verse 17 and 18, the gospel was preached to the Jew and Gentile alike. Both parties now have access through Jesus Christ to the Father Jehovah by ONE Spirit (Holy Spirit). Did read that!!! It's only through Jesus Christ that either Jew or Gentile can have access to Jehovah God. National politics, being of a certain ethnic group or being a citizen of a country does not mean ANYTHING WHATSOEVER!!!!! Only faith in Jesus Christ our Lord will grant us fellowship with His Father the One true God. This is done by the Son''s and Father's own Spirit which is given to us when we become born again.

Verse 19-22, As Gentiles we were once foreigners to Jehovah's Kingdom, but now in Christ we are fellow citizens of Israel with Jewish believers. The apostles and prophets are the foundation of the Christian Congregation with Jesus Christ being the chief cornerstone. Organizations are never to take the place of either the foundation or the cornerstone. The whole building, being the Christian Congregation, is fitted together in Christ Jesus and grows into a Holy Temple in which the Spirit of Jehovah dwells.

Proverbs 7, the prophecy of the Jezebel spirit in the last days!

The prophecy of the spirit of Jezebel in the last days!

Proverbs 7 (KJV)

1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)

13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Verses 1-3, In the last days it will Jehovah's commandments that will be at issue with Mystery Babylon and her harlot daughters. We are told in this prophecy of the Jezebel spirit in the last days, that binding Jehovah's commandments on our heart and mind will be of utmost importance (Deuteronomy 6:6-8, Hebrews 8:10-12). Not only that, but Jehovah's Royal Law is supposed to be the apple of our eye (Psalms 19:7-10). Only having this heart towards Jehovah's perfect Law will protect us from the deception of Jezebel (Roman Catholicism) and her children  (apostate Protestantism and Evangelicalism). Just as Jehovah's moral law was written on tables of stone in the old covenant, we are now to have his law written on the table of our heart.

Verses 4 and 5, we are to seek the wisdom of God and the understanding of His word and attach ourselves to it as we would a dear loved one. It is by holding on to the wisdom of Jehovah and seeking the understanding of His word that will guard us against getting decieved by the strange woman (The Great Whore and her harlot daughters). This adulterous woman (spiritual idolator) flatters with smooth words to entice the those she seeks to deceive.

Romans 16:18 (KJV)

18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Isaiah 30:10 (KJV)

10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

This Jezebel spirit is rampant in these last days and it's running roughshod over the professing churches of Christendom by her false prophets who speak smooth enticing words and avoid calling out sin.

Only the humble in these last days will seek wisdom and understanding as the prideful, especially in Christendom, think they don't have much left to learn and rely on the pulpit preachers. They are stuck in frozen doctrine and refuse to heed wisdom, understanding and warning about false doctrines and false churches. It is like the parable of the 10 virgins, the foolish ones refuse instruction but the wise ones heed it (Proverbs 8:33). It's the hearing of instruction that makes one wise, hence it will be this humility (willingness to learn) that fills the lamps of the wise virgins with oil (Holy Spirit). The foolish virigns refuse instruction because of their pride and it will be this very pride that drains their lamps of oil (Holy Spirit). These prideful foolish virigns will find themselves wanting when the bridegroom comes.

Back to Proverbs 7 verses 6 and 7, notice that it is a man devoid of understanding who goes into the house of the adulteress  (spiritual whore- Babylon). This young man did not have Jehovah's commandments bound on his heart or mind so he was easily drawn to this harlot.

Verses 8 And 9, this foolish man goes into the of the harlots house, it is likened to those today who as foolish virigns go into church houses of Mystery Babylon and her harlot daughters to commit spiritual adultery against Jah. Notice in verse 9 it says this foolish man goes to the adulteress house in the black and dark night symbolizing the last days (Matthew 25:6 - The Midnight Cry). The foolish virigns of the last days stay in Babylon not heeding the call of Revelation 18:4

"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."

Verse 10 of Proverbs, the woman meets the foolish man and she has the attire of a harlot on

Revelation 17:4 (KJV)

4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Back to verse 10 of Proverbs, this woman is also subtil of heart 

Subtil - Strongs 5341 Hebrew "natsar" which means to conceal, besieged, hidden thing, observe, subtil, watcher.

So this adulteress is deceptive, smooth and hiding her real intentions. Does this not sound exactly like the way the Great Whore (Roman Church) operates in these last days? Enticing the foolish virgins of Christendom into uniting with her in the guise of peace and unity, all the while secretly plotting to seduce these foolish ones into committing spiritual adultery with her.

Revelation 2:20 (KJV)

20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

The professing churches of Christendom have suffered Jezebel's false doctrines and idolatries such as sunday keeping, immortal soul doctrine, unending hell fire, infant baptism, image, pagan holidays etc. Instead of outright exposing these doctrines as heresy the fallen apostate Protestant and Evangelical churches promote these teachings of their mother (Rome). Seductive this mistress Jezebel is. Very crafty indeed and only those who have Jehovah's 10 Commandments written on the table of their heart will be guarded against this spiritual adulteress.

Today the children (Protestants/Evangelicals) of Jezebel have become quite crafty and deceptive themselves with their witchcraft such as the charasmatic and emergent church movement.

Back to Proverbs verse 11 and 12, this Jezebel spirit is rebellious and stays not in her abode (Rome) and has her tentacles in all the churches of Christendom. Jezebel speaks brash words against the Most High God Jehovah with her abominable claims. She refuses to repent of her ways and fornication (spiritual). Her spirit is on every corner in the form of the false  churches (Protestant/Evangelical/Catholic/Orthodox) of Christendom and the other false religions that have drank of her wine. She lies in wait for the unsuspecting vicitm who has not loved Jehovah's law. Because of disregard of Jehovah's commandments, the foolish virgins have a hard time discerning truth from error and are easy victims of Jezebel. They are easily led astray by false teaching and false churches. 

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 (KJV)

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Not loving the truth of Jehovah's word which the commandments (moral law) will cause many in these last days including the foolish virgins to believe a lie due to the strong delusion Jehovah sends them. It's already happening! Just look at professing Christendom and how they have convinced themselves that Jehovah's Royal Law is no longer for today and that Sunday is the "Lord's Day". Look at how many of the churches are seeking unity with antichrist (Papacy) and the Great Whore (Roman Catholicism). Because the foolish virigns of Christendom are filled with pride their lamps will be drained with oil as they refused the truth of Jehovah's word and failed to discern the times and watch daily at the gate for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (Proverbs 8:34).

Back to Proverbs, verses 13-17, this Jezebel spirit is brazen and seeks the life of men/women using whatever means necessary especially flattery and appealing to the flesh. She entices the foolish virigns who lack understanding to take part in her idolatry. Jezebel (Roman Church) is diligently seeking her children in these last days as seen by the Pope's whirlwind tour of meeting and uniting with the Protestant/Orthodox/Evangelical churches. Jezebel is also seeking diligently those who are not her children  such as homosexuals, atheists. Jezebel's house of worship are often magnificently adorned. We see that today in the emergent church movement with the concert like atmosphere, strobe lighting, expensive stage sets and decked out "sanctuaries". The Roman Church as well as Orthodox churches and even many protestant churches are adorned with stained glass windows, steeples, clergy dressed in expensive linen (preistly garb). Jezebel's churches excite the senses if sight and smell with their candles and incsense.

Verse 18, look at this! Jezebel entices the foolish ones to engage in adultery (spiritual) against Jehovah. This love making with the immoral woman (false church) is likened to Idolatry. This foolish virgin is playing the harlot with the false Babylonian church system. This also applies to unbelievers are led astray into false worship of this Jezebel church system.

Verse 19 is striking! The young man who lacks understanding (foolish virigns) is told by those in the Jezebel churches that "not to worry about Jesus return as he is tarrying and has been gone for a long time and people have always said his return was to be in their day". Matthew 25:5 talks about the tarrying of the bridegroom and that it is the wise who filled their lamps with oil (Holy Spirit) by hearing instruction (the word of God/present truth). The foolish virigns refuse instruction (pure word of God and present truth) due to their pride thereby they run out of oil.

2 Peter 3:3-4 (KJV)

3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

This will be and already is the excuse of many Christians who commit adultery with Jezebel as they will say "Jesus is tarrying, what does it matter if we join with Babylon, there will still be time to repent before he comes back." 

Verse 20 of Proverbs, the bridegroom is to come back at the appointed day which is the Second Advent of Christ. Jezebel will tell the foolish virgins that not to worry about engaging in her sensual false worship as Jesus has an appointed time to come back and that it is not near.

 Verse 21, the seductress entices the foolish virigns with fair speeches and flattering words and wins them over. In today's Jezebel churches (RCC/Orthodox/Protestant/Evangelical) soft smooth sermons are the order of the day and feel good messages that don't call for repentance or expose sin.

1 Timothy 4:1-2 (KJV)

1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

This is happening now brethen!! The world of professing Christendom is heeding the doctrines of Jezebel. The children of Jezebel, such as the charasmatic and emergent church movement are bringing in the alluring lying signs and wonders. They are enticing people with rock music and new age mysticism. These professing Christians who go into these movements are fufilling the above passage and are departing from the faith. The other Protestant and Evangelical churches are also preaching doctrines of demons such as sunday keeping and the immortal soul doctrine.

Verse 22 of Proverbs, the foolish virgins of Christendom go into and stay in the Babylonian churches as an ox goes into the slaughter. They follow Jezebel blindly and then go into a ditch (spiritual death-eternal separation).

Matthew 15:14 (KJV)

14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

The foolish virigns despised wise instruction that they might see (wisdom) and because of that were left blind and they will follow Jezebel into the ditch of the Lake of Fire.

Matthew 25:41 (KJV)

41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

Verse 23 of Proverbs, the day that our Lord returns to tread the winepress of His Father's wrath will come unexpectedly to the foolish virgins and instead of translation into Heavenly Jerusalem, they will be stricken in the liver by him whose sword comes out of his mouth. The foolish virgin expected redemption but instead our Lord comes for his very life as the foolish one was caught in the house of the Whore (Babylon).

Verse 24, there is a call and admonition to heed the word of Jehovah and to obey them. This is done by studying and applying the word of God. Man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of Jehovah. This includes His commandments. It is only by doing this that we can keep ourselves from the immoral woman (false Babylonian church system).

Verse 25, It is by the heart that Jezebel and her children will win over the foolish virgins. These foolish virigns will find the adulteress (false churches) alluring as their emotions will be excited and appealed to. The bible warns us about trusting the heart and emotions.

Jeremiah 17:9 (KJV)

9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Verse 26 of Proverbs, What is always the one thing that has often the strong men of the bible down? Women! Adam, Lot (altho Lot was made drunk, David, Sampson, Solomon). Well to apply this spiritually, it is the teachings of the Jezebel spirit (doctrines of demons) that in these last days will bring once strong men amd women of God down. No matter how strong our walk is in the Lord, we are not above being brought down if we play with the adulteress (false Jezebel churches). We are to stay completely away from the Great Whore (RCC)and her harlot daughters  (Protestantism/Evangelicalism/Orthodox) otherwise like Sampson we can lose our strength and like Adam suffer death but this time the consequences will be eternal.

Verse 27, The Whore's (false churches) house is the way to hell (the grave) and this way to hell goes down to the chambers of death (eternal separation from Jehovah and Jesus). The foolish virigns of Christendom are committing adultery with Jezebel (false teachers) in her house (church buildings/denominations).

Matthew 23:15 (KJV)

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

Revelation 21:6-8 (KJV)

6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Run away far from Babylon (Jezebel) and don't look back, Remember Lot's wife!

"I AM"

The below scriptures in Exodus 3:14 and John 8:58 have been used to show that Jesus is God in personality. We know that Jesus is God in nature as the Divine Son but is he the Almighty God?

We do know that it was Jesus as "The Angel of Jehovah" appearing and speaking on behalf of His Father to Moses in the burning bush at Mt. Horeb (verse 2). Remember Jesus is the Word of God (Jehovah). Inspiration says "Jesus is God's voice made audible". Due to our Messiah saying no man has seen the Father, it is likely the preexistent Son of God that appeared to Moses. In verse 4, it says that Jehovah saw Moses turning aside to see him. Remember in Genesis 19:24, there are two Jehovah's that rain down fire and brimstone from heaven in Sodom and Gomorrha. 

Genesis 19:24 (ASV)

24 Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven;

So there is a Jehovah on earth (Jesus) and a Jehovah in heaven (The Father who no man can see and still live). Remember, Jesus has his Father's name in him so he can rightly be called Jehovah. However, this does not mean that he is Jehovah in personality as that is the Father. Jesus is Jehovah in nature. In fact his Hebrew name Jehoshua means "the Salvation of Jehovah".

In the passage below Jesus as the Angel of Jehovah appears and speaks on behalf of his Father who is Jehovah in personality. This makes complete sense when we remind ourselves that Jesus is the Word of God. Read the below passage in Exodus and compare with John 8:58.

Exodus 3:1-15 (ASV)

1  Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.

2 And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

4 And when Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

7 And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

8 and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

9 And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them?

14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Let's look at vers 14 and the meaning of "I AM"

"I AM" - Strongs Hebrew 1961="hayah" which means to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass. He causes to become.

Hayah is the 3 letter root word from which the Divine name "Jehovah" is derived.

Let’s see what the phrase "I AM" means when said by Jesus in the below passage.

John 8:58 (KJV)

58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

The word "was" comes from the greek "ginomai" (Strongs Greek 1096) which means to cause to be, to become (come into being).

The word "am" comes from the greek "eimi" (Strongs 1510) which means I exist, am, have been.

The Greek reads, "Before Abraham came into existence 'I' existed."

John 8:58 does not prove that Jesus is Jehovah in personality hence being the Almighty God. Jesus is stating his pre existence to the Jews.

The ministry of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

Jesus ministry shows his mercy. 

John 8:1-8 (KJV)

1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.

2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.

7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

There have been discussions as of late regarding stoning. I thought this passage in John 8 would be a good one to go over regarding how our Lord and Saviour deals with sinners. The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery before our Master and the stark differences in their treatment of this woman becomes immediately apparent.

We see the zeal of the self righteous religious leaders in wanting this woman to get her recompence. They hearkened to the law of Moses  (Deuteronomy 22:22) with the intent of trapping Jesus in order to have an accusation against him. The scribes and Pharisees had a twofold intent, mercilessly see this woman get punished all the while not looking at the plank in their own eye. The other intent was to entrap the Son of God to say something contrary to the law. This would give them opportunity to also punish Jesus.

Jesus of course knew the evil intents of their heart and completely rebuked them in such a unique way that all they could do was drop their stones and leave. Jesus wrote on the ground twice, what he wrote we are not told. It could have been a list of the sins they were guilty of. The precious words of Jesus "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her". How sweet these words must have been to this woman! On one hand, she saw the unforgiving unmerciful religious white washed tombs seeking her death and on the other hand, the meek and humble Lamb extending his love and mercy to her.

Oh how safe this woman, precious in our Lord's eyes, must have felt being alone with Jesus after the self righteous religious men left after being convicted of their own planks.

Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ then gives the charge to this woman "Neither do I condemn thee go and sin no more."

John 3:16-17 (KJV)

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Brethen,

If our Lord andSaviour Jesus Christ didn't come to condemn, who are we to condemn others?  We offer them the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world. Oh, there will be a day of reckoning and judgment for those who reject the Son of God, but the bible also says we are to judge nothing before it's time.

1 Corinthians 4:5 (KJV)

5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

Paul the apostle said not to judge those outside the Christian Congregation.

1 Corinthians 5:9-13 (KJV)

9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?

13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Brothers and Sisters,

We can either be like our sweet Lord Jesus to the wretched sinner (we were all there at one point) or like the white washed tombs who because of their self righteousness thought they could determine the fate of a woman made in the image of Jehovah. 

Ask yourself this, who do you think the woman felt safe with, Jesus or the Pharisees?

Matthew 5:7 (KJV)

7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.