1061 King Ahab caused ISRAEL to forsake commandments of LORD to serve Baalim 1ki 18. 18 Commandments in NEW COVENANT cause PEACE
22nd Aug 2021
INTRODUCTION --
IDOLS CAUSE ISRAEL and BELIEVERS TO STRAY from THE LORD
A lesson from King Ahab as a King of ISRAEL
PART 1--Ahab troubled ISRAEL by FORSAKING COMMANDMENTS of the LORD and taught to follow Baalim
Ahab king of ISRAEL accused Elijah as troubling ISRAEL
BUT, Ahab king of ISRAEL troubled ISRAEL said ELIJAH –1 kin 18: 17, 18
1 Kin 18: 17-And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
18 -And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
· John served as ELIJAH preparing the way for BAPTIZM unto CHRIST the LAMB and paved the WAY to UNDERSTAND LAMB THE LIGHT of NEW TEMPLE, Rev. 21; 22, 23
· And JESUS CHRIST the LAMB had given New Commandments in SECOND COVENANT for which He made HIS ONE OFFERING, Heb. 10: 7-10, 14, and bought church with HIS BLOOD, Acts. 20: 28
PART 2—New Commandments makes brethren to dwell in A COVENANT of PEACE Ps 133:1 - A Song of degrees of David. » Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
· A SHORT STUDY of NEW COVENANT Commandments
Introduction
Kings could be influenced by women who have IDOLS
To CAUSE ISRAEL and BELIEVERS TO STRAY from THE LORD!
A lesson from king Ahab
Ahab son of Omri reigned over ISRAEL, in Samaria, twenty two years. Doing evil, 1 Ki 16:28-30
Ahab married Jezebel daughter of king of Sidon, so Ahab worshipped Baal through her—1 Ki 17:31-34
1 Ki 18:4-Jezebel killed prophets of ISRAEL
1 Ki 16:32- And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria
33-And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
Ahab son Omri became king 16:28 of ISRAEL in Samaria (Omri brought Samaria, 1 Ki 16:23-26
1 Ki 16:25-26-Omri did worse than all kings who were before him Omri sinned as Jeroboam son of Nebat.
· It is OMRI father of Ahab, who built Samaria for kings of ISRAEL –read in No. 1046
In Mic 6: 16 we read of OMRI --Omri bought Samaria and followed sins of Jeroboam—1 Ki 16:23-26, ----he was followed by kings of ISRAEL –Mic 6; 16 shows prophecy for today--- followed by present day ruler in house of God where judgments began, 1 Pe 4; 17
Mic 6: 16- For the statutes of Omri are kept,--that is OMRI followed Jeroboam 1 is written in -1Ki 11:26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite, Solomon’s servant, 1 Kin 13; 33-34—sinned—caused LORD to destroy house of Jeroboam from off the face of the earth.
Present ruler (of PCG) committed Jeroboam sin in Eze 44:7 (Read in No. 1010 in
www.restoringcaptivity.com)
PART 1--Ahab troubled ISRAEL by FORSAKING COMMANDMENTS of the LORD and taught to follow Baalim.
Ahab king of ISRAEL accused Elijah as troubling ISRAEL
BUT, Ahab king of ISRAEL troubled ISRAEL said ELIJAH –1 kin 18: 17, 18
1 Kin 18: 17-And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
18 -And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
· John served as ELIJAH preparing the way for BAPTIZM unto CHRIST the LAMB and paved the WAY to UNDERSTAND LAMB THE LIGHT of NEW TEMPLE, Rev. 21; 22, 23
· And JESUS CHRIST the LAMB had given New Commandments in SECOND COVENANT for which He made HIS ONE OFFERING, Heb. 10: 7-10, 14, and bought church with HIS BLOOD, Acts. 20: 28
ELIJAH was sent to King Ahab
LORD sent a message to Ahab through Elijah the Tishbite 1 Ki 17:1 and Elijah was required to go to east to hide by a Brook and LORD had commanded to feed Elijah by ravens
· We see LORD having His eye over kings of ISRAEL and Judah—for it is He who separated tribes after Solomon—1 Ki 17:30-43.
· Similarly HE WATCHES HIS SERVANTS in HIS CHURCH!
· When LORD counseled 2ND Covenant, Heb. 10; 7-14, He gave the example of 1st Covenant FOR PRESENT SERVANTS to KNOW COMMANDS OF THE LORD!
After sometime Elijah was required to meet Ahab –1 Ki.18:1-2
So Elijah went to meet Ahab, 1 Ki 18:16
Ahab who was angry with Elijah, 1 Ki 17:1-4, Ahab king of ISRAEL called “Elijah” The troubler of ISRAEL.
Elijah said it is Ahab who had troubled ISRAEL (1Ki 18:17-18)
1 Kin 18: 17-And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
18 -And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
· So we understand if any forsake commandments of LORD they would serve Baalim
· If you follow men’s words WITHOUT following WORDS OF LORD, you had made MEN as BAALIM!-
· And you make GOD’S PEOPLE GO ASTRAY from HIM
JESUS CHRIST shows through HIS SPIRIT of PROPHECY, Rev. 19; 10
That PCG, to whom HE is married, Jer.3:14 (Eze. 16; 8) had
FORSAKEN HIS LIVING WATERS
That is they have STRAYED AWAY from HIS COMMANDS
For they do not even know that they are continuing from history
PCG is from Canaan, Eze.16: 1-4
Isa 22:11-Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
· Isa 22 shows work of PCG, Isa 22; 20-24, (Key of David) of which the responsibility was removed by LORD, vs. 25---
· So it is Philadelphia Church of God (PCG) who had NOT LOOKED UNTO THE MAKER OF OLD COVENANT—church should learn the CONTENTS of subjects LORD teaches, not with WORDS OF PEOPLE!
· Church leaders should know WHY OLD COVENANT was made TO VANISH AWAY, Heb. 8: 13—LORD teaches the ERRORS OF KINGS OF ISRAEL and Judah –so that know minister would STRAY FROM NEW COVENANT!—it has to be EVERLASTING, Isa 59; 21!
· When LORD had fashioned –or counseled ALL HIS COMMANDS LONG AGO, the Covenant people should understand EVERY WORD of HIS to be OBEDIENTLY TEACH them to PEOPLE OF GOD!
Jer 2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
Jer 3:14 --Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
In 1 Ki 18:19-40 we see Elijah PROVED of THE ONE GOD ALMIGHTY by fire SENT BY ALMIGHTY for Elijah’s sacrifice was received by LORD, 1 Ki 18:36-40 and then Elijah said here Ahab could expect rain, vs. 41.
1 Ki 18:36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
37-Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
38-Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39-And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
40 -And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
41 - And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
Thus Elijah who was obedient to the WORD OF GOD, and to His Commandments, was HEARD BY GOD for ELIJAH knew the POWERS OF GOD OF ISRAEL!
· Following H. W. Armstrong, ---Gerald Flurry teach their own words adding a few scriptures from BOOK OF GOD–Therefore church PCG face the trouble of Jacob---Jer 30:7 - Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
John the Baptist was true ELIAS as
JESUS CHRIST taught
Mt. 11: 13 -For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14-And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
15-He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
16 -But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
· Because it is John who preached BAPTIZM unto JESUS CHRIST the LAMB, granting HOLY SPIRIT, Jn. 1; 33 for SECOND COVENANT
· Thus John prepared SALVATION from JESUS CHRIST for KINGDOM OF GOD!
· When H. W. Armstrong considered himself as ELIAS, and PCG teach so, why then is the TROUBLE OF Jacob? Jer 30:7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. –HOW WOULD THEY BE SAVED?
Jer. 3: 14 -Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:--Two witnesses, Rev. 11; 1-4 are from one family, Jacob is given them as pastors to feed with KNOWLEDGE and understanding! Vs. 15----15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.---and these gentiles preach BAPTIZM unto death of CHRIST, Rom. 6, granting HOLY SPIRIT, Acts. 2; 38-39, (HOLY SPIRIT teaches all things, Jn. 6; 63)
· John prepared way of JESUS CHRIST , Acts. 13. 22-25, Jn. 1 : 33
Lu. 1: 67-69
COULD WE THINK why Moses and Elijah APPEARED
At the TRANSFIGURATION of JESUS CHRIST, Mt. 17
Mt 17:3-And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
COULD WE THINK why THEY APPEARED with JESUS CHRIST
We know Law of Moses (of old covenant) vanish away, Heb. 8 : 13—then ELIAS (representing John the Baptist), ELIJAH UNDERSTAND the COMING KING OF GLORY, JESUS CHRIST Granting SALVATION, Heb. 9; 28, and be RULING in HIS GOVERNMENT, as EVERLASTING GOD, Isa 9: 6, 7, having done ALL THINGS FOR COVENANT through LAMB, --then HE IS ALMIGHTY AND LAMB, Rev. 21: 22, 23.
· That is ONE GOD, Zec. 14; 9
· Elijah, 1 Kin18, knew and PROVED of ONE GOD,
· H. W. Armstrong proved of TWO GODS!
So Jacob is in trouble! Jer. 30: 7
· PCG exalting H. W. Armstrong had made “a god” OF H. W. Armstrong, LIKE KINGS OF ISRAEL in history!
· That is why PCG was shown as from Canaan, Eze. 16: 1-4!
PAUL said of seven nations of Canaan which were destroyed by LORD
And PCG comes out from among them, Canaan, Hittites, Amorites, Jebusites, Eze. 16; 1-4 (JERUSALEM is Jebus, Judg 19; 10)
Acts. 13: 16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. GOD of ISRAEL brought them out of Egypt
18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
De 7:1 When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
· They were greater than ISRAEL, but LORD fought for ISRAEL and gave them Canaan!
De 20:17 -But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:
· Therefore, when LORD called PCG leader, LORD said to declare abominations of JERUSALEM (Jebusites, Jebus), Eze. 16: 1, 2.
· We hear the Word of Holy one of ISRAEL Isa 17:7—Isa 17 written in No. 1009 in www.restoringcaptivity.com---
Adultery, fornication despises God—1 The 4:3-8. Fornication destroys body—1Co 6:18 –Rev. 2 discuss church of Thyatira, Jezebel type woman caused fornication to seduce God’s people---LORD saves such through Great Tribulation, Rev. 2.
Read in No. 1041---True ISRAEL is those who have SERVICE AND COVENANT which is Philadelphia Church of God (PCG), Rom. 9:4-6
· LORD made TWO COVENANTS amidst gentiles to PORTRAY RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD ALMIGHTY and UNRIGHTEOUSNESS of SERVICE of ISRAEL---
· LORD divides RIGHTEOUSNESS and WICKEDNESS of HIS SERVICE
· POTTER made POTS to serve HIM, in HIS SECOND COVENANT through HIS ONE OFFERING, Heb. 10: 7-10, 14.
· The seven Lamp stands are the seven churches Rev. 1:20--- and CHRIST as son of man in the midst of seven LAMP STANDS, Rev. 1:13
· CHRIST being in midst of SEVEN CHURCHES, the servants of HIS are those who serve HIM now, Rev. 11; 1-4, Zec. 4: 11-14!
· SEVEN EYES are shown in Zec. 4 (No. 606 in
www.restoringcaptivity.com)
· Lampstands of seven churches Express the WORKS of GENTILES to teach ISRAEL church of God (Of Rom. 9: 4-6)–read in No. 614 in
www.restoringcaptivity.com· Mystery of SEVEN CHURCHES in Asia Rev. 1; 11, are admonishing to ISRAEL and gentiles—read in No. 615 in
www.restoringcaptivity.comRead No. 1041 in
www.restoringcaptivity.com Lesson from Jezebel the wife of king Ahab, king of ISRAEL, 1 Kin 18
A prophetess jezebel is written in Rev. 2, who had done as Jezebel!
Jezebel a princess from Sidon married Ahab and they served Baal, 1Kg 16:31, Ahab did evil, vs. 30-Jezebel cut off prophets of LORD, 1 Kg 18:4 Ahab reigned over ISRAEL in Samaria, 1 kg 16:29
Jezebel wife of king Ahab killed prophets of the LORD, 1 Kin 18: 4, 13, and made king to commit Baal worship, 1 Kin 17: 31-33.
· That caused Ahab to TROUBLE ISRAEL, people of LORD to FORSAKE Commandments of LORD, 1 Kin 18: 17-18.
· 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah were nourished by Jezebel’s table, 1 Kin 18 19
1 kin 18: 19-- the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves (NKJV—Asherah) four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table
· So jezebel had seduced God’s servants in ISRAEL to STRAY AWAY from GOD OF ISRAEL!
A lesson is taught through Jezebel –Rev. 2
Jezebel was a teacher of idolatry,1Ki 18:19, hate people of God and worked to be revengeful, 1 Kin 19; 2, made king of ISRAEL, her husband to do EVIL, 1 Kin 16: 30-31, 1 kin 21; 25, murdered prophets, 1 kin 21; 5-13, Jezebel wife of king Ahab was VAIN, painted her face, 2 Kin 9: 30 (OUTWARD SHOW) –LORD punished her with TERRIBLE DEATH, 2 Ki 9: 33-35
· LORD compares His wife PCG as VAIN, WELL-FAVORED HARLOT, Eze. 16: 22-38, Na 3:4 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.(NAH 3 SAYS OF Nineveh now), and is compared to PCG---since LORD gave people for LIFE OF ISRAEL, Isa 43; 3, 4, LORD made GW1 and her followers as MEN OF NINEVEH (read in No. 600 in
www.restoringcaptivity.com Nineveh is compared to PCG, the leader as King of Assyria
Nah 3:18 --Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria
· PCG being wife of CHRIST, Eze.16: 8, marriage Covenant as EVERLASTING COVENANT to be made in Eze. 16: 60-63—but PCG leader had NOT UNDERSTOOD THE SERVICE David KEPT, 1 Ch. 23; 30-31
· Jezebel wife of king Ahab made king to DESTROY FEAR OF GOD to KEEP Commandments of LORD, 1 kin 18; 17, 18.
PCG does not keep “mornings, evenings, beginning of months, as required in Num. Ch. 28, and 29, as David did, 1 Ch 23; 30-31
· GW1 as Hagar leading men of Nineveh too do not keep those SPECIFIED DAYS!!
· So judgments against gentiles TEACHES PCG---GOD SO LOVES HIS PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, HE GAVE LIVES OF PEOPLE to ACT IN SHORT WORK of CHRIST, in which He teaches ALL THINGS OF NEW COVENANT!
LORD begins to take His Rest when sun shines clearly, Isa 18:4. That means—He had begun the short work with True SABBATH Keepers, Rom. 9:28,29 (It is ships of Tarshish who keep SABBATH, beginnings of months, evening and mornings, holy days as David did, 1 Ch 23:30,31, Nu 28,29. Truly keep beginning of SPRING MONTH Ex.12:2 according to Equinox of SUN, exalting, Ps. 19:1-6. Tarshish understands that He makes all things new-Rev. 21:5
Do we accept the Most important new thing HE HAD SHOWN to know Ex.12:2, when LORD makes NEW COVENANT!!
NIGHT of Mic 3; 6 given to ERRED PROPHETS, Mic 3; 6!
Just like that LORD gave bad statutes for those who defiled SABBATH, Eze. 20:20,24-25
· He did not give Equinox knowledge to know Ex. 12:2 to THOSE WHO DO NOT FEAR GOD TO KNOW COVENANT, Ps. 25: 14,, to receive knowledge of beginning of months—Read in No. 1016
http://www.restoringcapivity.com,
According to Isa 43; 3, 4, gentiles were a lesson for PCG
Because Nineveh is compared to PCG, the leader as King of Assyria
Nah 3:18 --Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria
LORD brought Assyrian to PCG
Commission of 1st born of poor, Isa 14; 30
King of Assyria carried away ISRAEL to Assyria—2 Ki 17:5-6
LORD brought king of Assyria –upon present ISRAEL church PCG
Isa 7: 17 -The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
And the Assyrian would be DESTROYED, Isa 14; 25, 26,
The burden of that was given to WITNESSES of Rev. 11: 1-2
They as 1st born of poor, Isa 14; 30, 32
Isa 14: 25-That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.
26-This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
Assyrian as king of Nineveh
(refers to PCG leader, Isa14;4, LORD brought him, Isa7: 17)
Is written in Nahum
Nah 3:18 --Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria
The ministry slumbers!
Therefore LORD performs Malachi Purification, Mal 3.1-5
Nah 3: 5 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
7 And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength,
10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
13 -Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women:
Isa 26 shows that PCG as Judah as woman of God is unable to produce the next generation for COVENANT!—therefore it is as DASHING CHILDREN at tops of ALL STREETS of JERUSALEM!
· her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.—they are imprisoned like in times of kings of history!
15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.—LORD sends FIRE AS WORDS, Jer. 5; 14, to burn the CHAFF found when LOCUSTS (men ministers) EAT UP produce of land of God!
16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
17 Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers,--THE KINGS of PCG had become grasshoppers and locusts—who HAD REMOVED THE TRUE SERVICE, to do as men require, As H. W. Armstrong taught!
They became a beast power, Rev. 17!
· They had NOT WAITED upon KING of kings, Rev. 17; 14
18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.—they are performing Celtic DANCES, when CHRIST is busy with preparing for SALVATION, Heb. 9; 28!
19 There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?—Jacob’s trouble, Jer. 30; 7
Jezebel type church would be corrected through
Great Tribulation
Rev. 2: 21-23---JEZEBEL calls herself as a prophetess, she seduces God’s people to commit sexual immorality, and eat things sacrificed to idols, (PCG eats when they are HONOURING H. W. Armstrong, even the DAY OF DEATH OF H. W. Armstrong!!
· God cast her and her followers to Great Tribulation as they did not repent after LORD sending ALL PROPHETS, Jer. 44; 1-5.
· They were put into 2nd death, Rev. 20: 12-14, to BE PURIFIED BY BLOOD OF LAMB TO RECEIVE WHITE LINEN, Rev. 7 14-17!
· THAT IS HOW LAMB HELPS ISRAEL, when Jacob is in trouble, Jer. 30: 7
Jer. 30; 7-Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
· DAY OF LORD is GREAT! –
· It is the DAY Jacob is in TROUBLE!
· They had eaten up the children!
· BUT LAMB sees HIS SEED through HIS DEATH, Isa 53; 10, and thus HELPS to be SAVED of THEIR SINS,
· THEIR DISOBEDIENCE to Commands of GOD paved the way to BE SPIRITUALLY DEAD!
· But LAMB’S death grants HIS BAPTIZM, Rom. 6 TO BE SAVED AND PARDONED!
· ISRAEL is the NATION who is greatly FAVOURED by GOD OF WHOLE EARTH, the HUSBAND OF ISRAEL , Isa 54; 5!
Judgments of harlot turned church ,Eze.16:15 was taught of Adultery and fornication that such should never occur in EVERLASTING COVENANT with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Isa 59; 21.
Such words such as 1 Thes 4:3-8 would not be understood by His people unless we read the ALL THE WORDS OF BIBLE, to UNDERSTAND and do every word of God as a believer!—MEN’S WORDS do not teach Commandments of LORD!
LORD is PERFECT in HIS JUDGMENTS
As HE CREATES EVERLASTING COVENANT, Isa 59; 21
In the midst of PCG, they as 1st fruits of ISRAEL, Eze. 16: 60-63
1 Co 3:15 --If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
16 -Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17-If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
PART 2—
New Commandments makes brethren to dwell in A COVENANT of PEACE Ps 133:1 - A Song of degrees of David. » Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
HELPFUL SCRIPTURES for A STUDY of NEW COMMANDMENTS
In NEW COVENANT
COVENANT OF PEACE, Eze.37: 21-28
Eze 37:26 -Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
Eze 34:25 -And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
· When LORD brought Philadelphia Church of God as from land of Canaan, ---LORD refers to BEASTS as RULERS who do not understand, Ps. 49; 20, for they CANNOT TEACH TRUTHS OF GOD to GOD’S PEOPLE!
PERFECT GOD’S PERFECT LAWS should be studied well to do them!
Joh 13:34 -A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
1Jo 2:7 -Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.---when the offering is from CHRIST for NEW COVENANT, it would be possible NOT TO BREAK LAWS, as CHRIST would FORM IN YOU, when you PUT ON CHRIST by baptism, Gal. 3; 26-29
1Jo 2:8 -Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.—IT IS LIGHT of LAMB –THE LIGHT of TEMPLE, Rev. 21; 22, 23
2Jo 1:5 -And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
· From the beginning GOD required to LOVE ONE ANOTHER---
· But, it was NOT POSSIBLE because people in OLD COVENANT worshiped BAALS, and FORGOT COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, like how Ahab did make the people forget LORD GOD OF ISRAEL!
NEW COVENANT includes LAWS of OLD COVENANT –Mt 19:17-22
Mt 19:23—24, ---Mt 22:36-40
Mt. 19: 23 -Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
24-And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
· Mt. 19: 24 refers to GW1, for Sheba would return on camels, Isa 60: 6, 7—but they come as children of ISRAEL would come, Isa 66; 20, for ALL WOULD BOW DOWN to be CIRCUMCISED IN THEIR HEARTS, Eze. 44; 9, just as Jews have to, Rom. 2; 29
It is easier for Sheba and Ishmaelites (representing ALL FLESH) to return than for RICH PCG!
Mt 6:14 -For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:--
15--But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
· That means if you cannot forgive brethren, SACRIFICE OF CHRIST would NOT BE GIVEN!
· Well it is NOT DIFFICULT, but one has to grow through words such as 2 Pe 1; 2-9, Gal. 5; 22-24
Mr 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
WE ARE TO FORGIVE from ur hearts--Mt 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
People have to understand to solve problems they face---Lu 17:3-Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Lu 17:4-And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
We judge according to men’s understanding
BUT LORD’S JUDGMENTS ARE FOR HIS NEW COVENANT
UNLESS one understands PERFECT COVENANT which yields PEACE
BY doing HIS WORDS, that person cannot be part of
NEW COVENANT
Lu 6:37-Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:--instead of condemning, they have to be admonished, strengthened in HIS WORDS!
Man’s judgments are small---1Co 4:3 -But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
GOD judges according to HIS TRUTHS--Ro 2:2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
We need not judge with our understanding –as LORD FORGIVES ALL WHO REPENT! Ro 14:4 -Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.—GOD could help to BELIEVE HIM and HIS Commandments, so that BELIEVERS LEARN to do RIGHTEOUSNESS!
It is LORD who judges--1Co 4:4 -For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
1Co 4:5 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.—AND LIGHT (CHRIST the LAMB) judged, Eph. 5; 11-15
THE ONE LAWGIVER could SAVE or DESTROY---Jas 4:12-There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
CHARITY –read in 1 Co 13
1Co 13:4 - Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1Co 13:4 - Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1Co 13:5-Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Please read 1 Co 13 to understand Charity
Heb. 10:7-14 (whole volume is for 2nd COVENANT –which means we are to know errors of old covenant also)
David said of Commandments-Ps. 119, Ps. 19 :7- 14 we are to be doers of every word in 2nd COVENANT, for MANNA PICTURED that LORD would come and say that EVERY WORD should be EATEN, Deut. 8; 3.
Job knew of salvation (Job 12:1, Job 13:15-16) Job 14:1-2,4 (who can bring a clean thing from the unclean)
Job 14:7-10,12
Job 14; 7— For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8 --Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9 -Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
· PCG was made as a plant—Eze. 16: 7—I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field,
10 -But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?-People die ---they cannot live for SECOND COVENANT unless they HONOUR CRUCIFIED CHRIST!
11-As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12 -So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.—Job prophesied of NEW HEAVENS, Rev. 21; 1-5—LORD’S DESIRE is SEEING SPIRITUAL MEN out of DEAD MEN, 1 Co 15; 44-46 –they COME OUT WITH HIS DEAD BODY
Isa 26:19 -Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
· When CRUCIFIED with CHRIST, Rom. 6; 6, YOU WOULD BE FORGIVEN OF SINS, become Righteous TO SERVE HIM, by believing in words of Rom. 6
· Job 14; vs. 12 till the “heavens are no more” ---means---He creates new heaven and new earth, He makes all things NEW, Rev. 21; 1-5
· vs. 12-- they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
HIS COUNSEL of ALL CONCLUDED as in SIN Gal.3; 22, They would be DEAD TO SIN, Rom. 6: 2, because the COUNSEL of LORD of “promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe, Gal. 3; 22”.
· WE could learn much from JOB.
LORD helps from ZION—Ps. 20:1-9
Psalms and prophecies contain commands
In the DAY OF TROUBLE, Jer. 30; 7
Ps. 20:1 The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
6 -Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
· PCG believed in chariot of H. W. Armstrong —
THAT PROPHET BOOKLET (In 1st edition)—G.FURRY—PAGE 71—LAST LINE --A LESSON ABOUT CHARIOTS---A GLORIOUS CHARIOT--
Page 73—para 3---Mr. Armstrong was and still is our spiritual father. God’s leaders are chosen from this group. ------The very elect keep their focus on God the Father and the family vision. This is true education. THIS IS THE CHARIOT THAT WILL CARRY US INTO GOD’S GLORIOUS ETERNITY!
8 -They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
9-Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
· We are to trust in the LAMB
When you sing FULL PSALMS
You could understand that PSALMS ar prophecies!
Ps. 21:1-7
1 ¶ « To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. » The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!—HIS SACRIFICE grants SALVATION to ALL GENERATIONS in NEW COVENANT, Isa 59; 21
2 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.
6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
7 ¶ For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Ps. 21 SAYS--CHRIST as a man trusted in ALMIGHTY---so CHRIST is able to help His brethren, Rom. 8:28
LORD will find all His enemies, Ps. 21; 8 (And they would go through Great tribulation, to be saved, Rev. 20:12-14, Ps. 21:8-9, Ps. 23:4,5-24: 1-6
If we understand well, LORD had made all these happen in His church for US TO UNDERSTAND HIS COUNSELS, so that WE BE ROOTED IN HIS COUNSELS AND COMMANDS which ALONE would bring HIS REST in A COVENANT of PEACE, Eze. 37: 21-28!
TRUE ISRAEL, Rom. 9; 4-6, according to WCG and PCG teachings were to fail through prophecies by wonderful counsels of LORD—Rom. 11:7-12,10:10-17
GOD HAD GIVEN a SPIRIT of SLUMBER to ISRAEL PCG!
Rom. 11; 7-What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
SALVATION came to GENTTILES
Through FALL of ISRAEL
11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
· WCG was to begin through understanding of church of AD 31 as said by H. W. Armstrong, BUT THEY FAILED because H. W. Armstrong did not understand Rom. 6 baptizm unto CHRIST!
H. W. Armstrong teachings were to be through HOLY SPIRIT –(by ministry of SPIRIT, 2 Co 3:6-9) H. W. Armstrong erred as prophesied in Rom. 11:7-12---(Mt. 11: 12-. 13 disciples knew that “Elijah” mentioned was John the Baptist)
ALL WHAT CHRIST taught are BELSSINGS TO HIS PEOPLE
Through HIS DEATH AS LAMB,
And it is John the Baptist who introduced LAMB, Jn.1; 29-36
Through baptizm unto CHRIST when you PUT ON CHRIST
Gal. 3; 26-29, believers become TRUE SONS OF GOD
AND OF Abraham, Gal.3; 29
Jn. 17:10- And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
11- And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
12 -While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.—ALL WHO ACKNOWLEDGE DEATH AND RESURRECTION of JESUS CHRIST through scriptures would be BLESSED with SALVATION!
13-And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
· JOY COMES through receiving SALVATION
Therefore ALMIGHTY gave CHRIST to FULFILL ALL
THINGS COUNSELED for SALVATION in 2nd COVENANT
Jn. 3:16---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.
CHRIST came to the lost sheep of ISRAEL –Mt. 10:6,7
· Jn. 17:2-3 JESUS CHRIST transfigured, Moses, Elijah seen
If we are to understand Jn.17: 2-3, OLD COVENANT made through service of Moses would be over, Elijah (represented by John the Baptist) preparing the way for SECOND COVENANT established through JESUS CHRIST is understood by TRANSFIGURATION, Jn 17!
· When one is baptized unto His death, Rom. 6, and CHRIST is PUT ON, Gal. 3: 26-27, HE THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL, teaches us, Isa 17: 7, Heb. 1; 1, 2.
Lu 9:30,35—(church to hear words of JESUS CHRIST ) testimony of JESUS CHRIST is SPIRIT of prophesy –Rev. 19:10—thus we are to know the prophecies which makes us understand HIS COUNSELS!
Law and prophets until John the Baptist Mt 11:13,14—John in the SPIRIT of Elijah preached baptizm with HOLY SPIRIT Jn. 1:30-36
Lu 7:28:1 because we are to Behold the LAMB, His baptizm, to receive HOLY SPIRIT, Jn. 1: 33
Jn. 1:30-36 teaches us to be led to KINGDOM OF GOD!
CHRIST came as GOD WAS IN CHRIST, 2 Co 5: 19
AS SON OF GOD, Isa 9: 6, 7
But as man He was in Lineage of David
Mt 22:42 --Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
43-He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
44-The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
The word of faith as healing from physical infirmities –but CHRIST came to save sinners
1 Tit 1: 15--Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners;
We all are sinners, we need healing of sin
Through SACRIFICE OF JESUS CHRIST the LAMB!
Lu. 5: 31-And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
CHRIST came to bring a sword Mt 10:34, HIS SWORD pierces hearts, Heb. 4; 12—that is HIS WORDS GOES RIGHT into our HEARTS to make us UNDERSTAND, that JESUS CHRIST came to REMOVE SINS KNOWN TO US, so we should BE OBEDIENT TO HIS SWORD, which enables us to ENTER HIS REST!
Lu 9:23 -And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
· DAILY we understand short-comings as sin in us, --so that we take them TO THE LORD, to be pardoned through Repentance.
24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He shall come in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.
Let us work out our own SALVATION –
· Only JESUS CHRIST could help His brethren!
Php 2; 12-work out your own salvation with fear and trembling
SABBATH is a sign forever, Ex. 31.17—
Worshipping on SABBATHS and HOLY DAYS glorifies GOD OF ISRAEL for saving ISRAEL from Egypt, and for ISRAEL to know HIS ALMIGHTY POWERS over HIS WORLD, to understand their GOD, HE is the POSSESSOR OF HIS CHURCH, Deut.5:12-15, Ex 20: 1, 8-10-- Num 15.37, 41, 38-40-- Deut. 16:9-12, Nu 16: 9.
· Read No. 954 HIS MIGHTY ACTS of SAVING ISRAEL FROM EGYPT to be remembered on SABBATHS and HOLY DAYS when HE REPEATS EGYPT TO PERFECT SONS as HAVING FAITH of Abraham –in
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