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| JONAH A SIGN TO Nineveh AND JESUS CHRIST A SIGN TO THIS GENERATION Lu 11.30 JONAH WAS SAVED BY GOD FROM A REAL PIT AND SEA from corruption WHILE SPIRITUAL CAPTIVES OF ISRAEL WOULD BE SAVED FROM SPIRIT |
DURING THIS SEASON PLEASE REMEMBER…..
ISRAEL of Eze.16: 60-62, Rom. 9: 4 are to keep Passover at the going down of the sun, De 16:6, ---keep the lamb UNTIL 14TH DAY, KILL AT TWILGIGHT, that is 14th day evening, Ex 12: 6, 18, Le 23:5, Nu 9:5. Purify before Passover, Jo 11: 55. If these are appointed days for returning from spiritual captivity, if the LORD directs so, they are to keep Ezekiel temple ordinances, Eze. 43: 18-27, 45: 18-25, during this season—TO PURIFY BEFORE Passover, Jo 11: 55.
INTRODUCTION
As we read book of Jonah and other scriptures, we see Jonah was given as a sign to this generation. Then, we should examine what happened to Jonah---Jonah was saved by God from corruption, from a real pit and sea. This generation of ISRAEL was scattered in “spiritual nations” Eze. 12: 13-15, and those nations were placed in PITS, Eze. 32. Their ruin was also AS SEA, La. 2: 13, LORD DID NOT SEE CORRUPTION, Ac 13: 35, WHEN HE WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN PIT (HELL, GRAVE), and during those THREE DAYS HE PROVED THAT HE ONLY COULD SAVE SINNERS.
Jonah lived without dying, just as that JESUS CHRIST did not die, even after His death on the cross, He never died, but is everliving, He had power to lay His life and take it back, Jo 10: 18---but all fathers, even David saw corruption, Ac 13:36. Righteous live, but if he turns wicked, he shall not live, Eze 18:24, since JESUS CHRIST is SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, Mal 4: 2, HE LIVES FOREVER, SUN OF Righteousness gives rays of Righteousness to His believers.
Because JESUS CHRIST lives, and IS EVERLIVING, Isa 9:6, the spiritual captives of ISRAEL too would LIVE, WHEN THEY Get rays of Righteousness unto Holiness from Him, Rom. 6: 19, 22, when they get Baptizm unto His death, to be born again in newness of life, Rom 6: 3-7, without being born again, you cannot enter kingdom of God, Jo 3: 3.
Just as Nineveh listened to message of God through Jonah and were pardoned, people of God among captives should hear the LORD’S MESSAGES, sent through gentiles, Eze.30; 3, 9.
JESUS CHRIST did not see corruption; therefore His believers too would not see corruption. That is the sign of JESUS CHRIST for this generation.—just as God did not allow Jonah to see corruption, He would not allow ISRAEL ministry to see corruption, when He scattered them in captivity, Eze. 12: 13-15,in unknown nations, Eze. 32: 9, and placed in pits, Eze. 32, because of their iniquity, Eze. 20: 29, 8: 16, 11: 1,2, which we gentiles know, Eze. 39: 21-23, since it happened in our area, South East Asia, PCG recorded it in their news bulletin, March 2000. IN HIS MERCY AND GRACE TOWARDS ISRAEL, HE SAVES THEM.
SINCE HE LIVES, those who get baptized unto HIS DEATH would LIVE, to be written in book of life, everlasting life is to know Him, Jo 17: 3!!
THEY RAISE AS HE RAISED, Rom. 6: 3-7—raise in newness of life, without sin, they are freed from sin, ----when believers die spiritually believing the LORD, THEY LIVE, VS. 8—
Rom. 6: 9--Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10--in that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God.
11-Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Please read Rom. 6 and 7).
Please read article No. 284 “Riches through the death and resurrection of JESUS CHRIST”, and articles on “Cross of JESUS CHRIST”, “Passover”, “Baptizm” –in http://www.restoringcaptivity.com
Isa 26:4- Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
Isa 35:10 -And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy -- they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isa 40:28 -Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of His understanding.
Isa 45:17 --But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
Read in this article how Jonah became a sign for the LORD’S SHORT WORK AMONG Zion, Isa 62:11, we declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God, Jer 51:10, in which precious sons of Zion, were esteemed as clay, La 4:2, Isa 10:12.
Jonah and Nineveh--
Nineveh originally was created by Nimrod, Gen. 10: 6-11, Nimrod was a mighty hunter before the LORD, (Gerald Flurry taught us that “before the LORD”, vs. 9, means “in opposition to”) so Nineveh Nimrod built was wicked as God declared, Jonah 1; 2. God is Righteous---Nineveh is Wicked!! But, Nineveh men believed God, their king proclaimed a fast and repented at the word of Jonah giving them God’s message, and God relented from punishing them, Jon. 3: 4-8.
In these days Dan 9: 24-27 fulfills (70 years and…). TROUBLESOME TIMES, Dan 9: 25.
WE SEE HOW GOD CONTROLS HIS CREATION TOO!!
LORD created a plant in one day, Jonah 4: 6, NEXT DAY A WORM created to damage the plant, vs. 7, then GOD PREPARED A EAST WIND SO THAT SUN BEAT JONAH’S HEAD, so that Jonah grew faint, Jonah thought it is better to die, vs. 8. ----- CREATOR GOD HAS POWER OVER ANYTHING, (God even prepared a fish to swallow Jonah, Jon. 1: 17, and also to vomit Jonah into dry land, Jon. 2: 10). GOD’S SERVANT Jonah did not understand God’s plan of sending Jonah to Nineveh - Jon. 4: 2. When Nineveh repented, he did not like it!! (Jon. 4: 2--And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil).
Jonah a servant of God thought in human way, did not know that God is the mighty counsellor, Isa. 9: 6, HE CREATED Jonah FOR HIS PURPOSE, Rev. 4: 11--Jonah thought that his trip to Nineveh was useless!!. But LORD uses Jonah’s trip to make His people understand that God could preserve people from corruption!!
Jonah did not know that God was USING Jonah as a SIGN FOR HIS SHORT WORK, Rom. 9: 28,during ENDTIME, LORD’S DAY, Eze. 30; 3—
JESUS CHRIST THE CREATOR GOD, KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE DOES!! His powers cannot be understood if they do not honour Him, Ps 49:20, Pr 14:6, Pr 16:20, Jer 9:24, Job 28: 20-28.
HIS CREATION OF MEN DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HIS THOUGHTS ARE, Isa 55:8, 9. (Jer 6:19--Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto My words, nor to My law, but rejected it).—so when a wicked generation had come and broken His marriage covenant, Eze. 16: 59, LORD does a short work, Rom. 9: 28, Hab 1: 5, to grant salvation to ISRAEL, giving Jonah’s sign.
Lu 11: 29-- He began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.—Mt 16: 4
30- For as Jonas-- a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Lu 11:32- The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Gentiles who trust Him, Rom. 15: 12 and repent, are compared to Nineveh which repented. They declare the GREAT GOD JESUS CHRIST!
Mt 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
JUST AS Jonah was IN WHALE’S BELLY, LORD WAS IN heart of the earth—
Jonah was in trouble, -- we should understand God uses men and His creation for His purpose
Jonah 2: 5--- The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. ----6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me forever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. {corruption: or, the pit }—you may picture him in the belly of fish!!
Jonah did not see corruption even though he stayed three days and three nights in the belly of the fish, he had no food, no water to drink (imagine would he drink in the water that was in the belly of the fish????). Could he even open the eyes, in that muddy surroundings, weeds around his head??? Imagine the fear of such a person in a belly of a fish---not dead, but alive, what thoughts he would have???
WHOM DID HE REMEMEBER IN SUCH A SITUATION??
Jonah 2: 7-When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
When Jonah was starving, and in agony, He looked to God the creator, JESUS CHRIST, who has power over anything!! Jonah had no light from sun, no herbs to eat, and no water to drink!! He had famine!!!!—just as ISRAEL captives has FAMINE OF THE WORD, Amos 8: 11!!
Leader of ISRAEL gives his own words which are as a LION, Jer. 2: 30, such words would destroy the land, Jer. 2: 30! They are making offerings to God that is NOT PLEASING TO GOD, Isa. 1: 12-15. So LORD gave the SIGN of Jonah to show HIS SHORT WORK WHEN HE WOULD SHOW HIS BLESSING TO COME OUT OF PITS THEY ARE IN, Eze. 32, THEY SHOULD COME THROUGH Baptizm unto His death, to be born again in newness of life, Rom 6: 3-7,
THAT IS THE WAY JESUS CHRIST CAME OUT OF CORRUPTION TO LIVE FOREVER!—BELIEVERS SHOULD ALSO FOLLOW THE SAME PATTERN!!
Rom. 6: 10 -For in that He died, He died unto sin once: but in that He liveth, He liveth unto God.
Rom. 6: 11-Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12-Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13--Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14-- For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15-What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16-Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
18 --Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
So this is what LORD JESUS CHRIST did by His death—he took over our sins, (Ga 1:4- Who gave himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world,-- 1Pe 3:18 -For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
1Jo 1:9- If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1Jo 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Rev. 1: 5-Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
JESUS CHRIST accomplished all things needed to save His people from corruption, through His sacrifice!! JESUS is the name given when He was born as a SON OF GOD, as High Priest of Melchisedec Order, Heb. 7: 1-3, also a Son of man, Mt 1: 21. When He was a man, He kept all His words, and did not sin, making HIMSELF a PERFECT SACRIFICE.
He did not allow Jonah to die, and gave the sign of Jonah, He had planned it from that time!! He saves ISRAEL His people from sin, Mt 1; 21, when they copy the way He came out of pit.
When JESUS CHRIST is God of ISRAEL, CAPTIVES of ISRAEL should rely on Him, they should CRY UNTO HIM FOR ALL THE TROUBLE THEY FACE, without pretending as HAVING NO TROUBLE!!!!!
(Mt 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?---in Isa. 14: 4 the leader was spoken in a parable “as king of Babylon” and he was put in nether parts of hell, (Isa. 14: 9-- Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.—(Assyria, Pharaoh, cedar, king of Babylon, Tyre….are all proverbs for the same leader as many of our articles had proved from word of God, you may refer to the above website). -and all those chiefs of nations are in hell, graves, Eze. 32, LORD gave the key of David to this leader, Isa. 22: 20-24, took it back when he erred, Isa. 22: 25, and SINCE LORD HAS THE KEY TO HELL, Rev. 1: 18, HE HAD PLACED THEM IN HELL!!—now the LORD had paved the way to get them out of the hell, through His baptizm, Rom. 6; 3-7.
Eze.32: 31 Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord GOD. (Sword is word of God, Eph. 6: 17).
32 For I have caused My terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.—LORD HAD CUASED HIS TERROR, PCG land was made to live, Eze. 16: 6!! He sent the cup of wrath, Jer. 25: 15-26, to them as He scattered them in unknown nations, Eze. 32: 9. .
Please don’t forget, LORD’S short work, Rom. 9: 28, depicted creating a Pharaoh, Rom. 9: 17. This is when they sinned and --LORD showing them as going to Egypt, Jer. 44: 1, 2, then the leader is as Pharaoh, and then God said Nebuchadnezzar would strike Pharaoh, Jer. 43: 8-10, that MEANS Pharaoh WAS PROMOTED AS Nebuchadnezzar, that is king of Babylon, taken as “PARABLE”, Isa. 14: 4—the gentile servants of Isa. 14: 1, 2, had to take that proverb against leader, Isa. 14: 3, 4. ----SO NOW THEY ARE ALL IN HELL, GRAVES---PIT, AND THE RUIN OF Jerusalem is also portrayed as SEA, La. 2: 13---
Jonah WAS IN SEA---IN PIT, IN CORRUPTION!! He knew who would save him from all the trouble he faced???—now ISRAEL are in PIT and SEA, they have the example of Jonah to rely on God-- Jonah 2: 7—written below--
Imagine could anyone be in a belly of a fish such a long time and be alive?? Only JESUS CHRIST the creator of all things who could SAVE him, Jonah knew that, Jon 2: 7???
Jonah 2: 7- I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
LORD’S way is in a Sanctuary, Ps. 77: 13---then Sanctuary should come into the MINDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CAPTIVES, to PRAY FOR DELIEVRANCE!! The chosen ISRAEL who are taught, Jo 6: 44, 45, to whom inheritance was promised, Heb. 9: 15, now in captivity, Eze. 12: 13-15, OUGHT TO KNOW WHERE THEY COULD GET SALVATION—Jonah taught it---REMEMBER THE LORD, and PRAY!!
Jonah 2: 8-- They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.9 --But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.-----“Observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy”---WILL VAIN VISIONS SAVE??---you should RELY ON HIS MERCY, not FORSAKE HIS MERCY on ISRAEL???
ISRAEL leaders of PCG, should learn FROM THE MAN WHO WAS IN THE BELLY OF A FISH----he says--- I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD---
GIVE THANKSGIVING FROM THE FRUIT OF THE MOUTHS---HE HAD SENT MESSENGERS FROM AMONG GENTILES, Eze. 30: 3, 9, Isa. 60; 9---to give messages of HOW AND WHAT THEY SHOULD DO TO BE SAVED!!!
LORD speaks from all prophets to give messages through gentiles---these gentiles are told not to keep silent until LORD establishes Jerusalem, Isa. 62: 7.
Like how Jonah was sent to Nineveh—gentiles are sent to ISRAEL, Isa. 14: 1, 2.
We had given all messages which ISRAEL are to do this Passover season—ISRAEL is saved in history during Passover season, the same would happen for THE SECOND EXODUS, Isa. 11: 11,
Those are shown in Ezekiel temple ordinances, Eze. 43: 18-27, 45: 18-25.
JESUS CHRIST author and finisher of all things, Heb 12:2, who is wonderful counsellor, Isa. 9; 6, God of whole earth, husband and maker of ISRAEL, Isa. 54: 5, Almighty, Rev. 1: 8, God who created THE SUN for all lives and plants, knows how and what should be done as He purposes things according to His will, Rev. 4: 11, He would require a WONDERFUL SANCTUARY FOR HIMSELF TO DWELL WITH HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE.
He says “Levi is Mine”, Nu 3:12-- they are first born, read in Numbers, ch 8---.
Seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God, Rev. 4: 5, a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and His seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, Zec 4:2, ---SHOWS LORD’S THRONE---which had to be served by PURIFIED MINISTERS or IN OTHERWORDS, Levi, and the descriptions of lamps, and about Levi is written in Nu Ch 8—please read that chapter which is self explanatory, and you would see why LORD says Amos 9: 11---He requires His will to be done in His church which is land of ISRAEL, --Jerusalem---Judah---Zion!!—Zec 1: 14-17.
Levites had to be purified and cleansed to serve God, Nu 8---THIS IS WHY MALACHI PURIFICATION OF Levi IS THE WORK DURING LORD’S DAY, Mal 3: 1-3, which is gentiles’ times, Eze. 30: 3, WHEN that day is over, it is AS “A THOUSAND YEARS” have passed through one yesterday, Ps. 90: 4.
Cleansing Levi to serve God is written in ---Nu 8.
Nu 8: 1--- And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,--2 -Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
-- 5 --And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,---6- Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
13 --And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD. (In present times, offering Levi as gold and silver, mal 3: 1-3, is by ships of Tarshish first, Isa 60:9).
14 --Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be Mine.--- Nu 3:12-- Nu 3:45---Levi were to serve High priest, Aaron, Nu 8: 22. When you read that chapter you would understand how a serious work had to be done in LORD’S Sanctuary. When today LORD gives His Righteousness to serve Him, Rom. 6; 19, 22, they should not serve Him with sin, Rom. 6; 6, THIS IS PREPARATION FOR ETERNAL COVENANT..
In Eze. 43: 18-27 it is the sprinkling of blood of JESUS CHRIST, THE EVERLASTING GOD, that would cleanse the ministry and altar, done in outer court, vs. 21, by Zadok’s sons, Eze. 44: 15.
THE BEST PART OF LORD’S LAND WHICH IS MOST HOLY IS GIVEN TO LEVITES, Eze. 48: 13, 14.
When we read all these we could only gather that LORD JESUS CHRIST REQUIRES THE BEST FORM OF OFFERINGS BY HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE, on behalf of His creations, AS THE GOD OF WHOLE EARTH SHOULD BE HONOURED, GLORIFIED, MAGNIFIED, PRAISED BY ALL WHO PARTAKE OF HIS CREATION.
Eze.45; 9--Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from My people, saith the Lord GOD. {exactions: Heb. expulsions }—Shepherds should take care of sheep, like how JESUS CHRIST would do!
LORD IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD, Joh 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth His life for the sheep.-- Joh 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine.
1Pe 2:25 -For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.---THE ONLY WAY TO RETURN IS THROUGH Baptizm unto His death, to be born again in newness of life, Rom 6: 3-7, which gives HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS UNTO HOLINESS, to serve Him, Vs. 19, 22.(understand –otherwise we should get out of HIS TEMPLE!!)
Jonah was NOT allowed by God to see corruption - which was “as pit and sea”. LORD did not see corruption, but paved the way for David and Jacob to continue, Jer. 33; 15-26--
Peter spoke concerning the words of David---
Ac 2: 14 -But Peter, -- said unto them,
21—it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
25- For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:--26- Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
27 -Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.---29 -Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. (David is dead, but a type of David would live to rule ISRAEL, Jer. 33; 15-26).
30 -Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
31 -He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
SO David PROPHESIED ---that JESUS CHRIST would not see corruption—and would continue his throne--
THAT IS FULFILLED IN THE WORK HE DOES IN THE MIDST OF THE GENTILES--
Zec 12; 8-- In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
The feeble, Isa. 60; 22, are those of Isa. 60: 3, 9—they are the gentiles who serve during day of the LORD, Eze. 30; 3, 9 (messengers of ships, Eze. 30; 9, are from ships of Tarshish, Isa. 60; 9, we had explained the work of Tarshish, read ---articles on “Tarshish” and—
358. CONTINUAL AND DAILY OF GENTILES OF TARSHISH AND SHEBA ACCEPTED BY JESUS CHRIST Ps. 72. Vv. 10 and 15
In ---http://www.restoringcaptivity.com .
Just as LORD promised David that his throne would continue forever, Jer. 33: 15-26, LORD came to revive it as in the days of old, Amos 9; 11. This was prophesied even by Jacob that his sons would be helped by JESUS CHRIST, Gen. 49; 8—12.
Gen. 49: 8--Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
Prove that JESUS CHRIST came in line of Judah—
Ruth 4: 11-- all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:--the elders witnessed--that-Ruth is like Rachel and Leah –to build house of ISRAEL!
12--And let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.(Boaz’ and Ruth’s house is like Perez, son of Judah)--13-- LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
From vs. 18 we see the generation of Perez, son of Judah ---and David came from Judah.
And vs. 18 --Now these are the generations of Pharez: --21 -And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,---22 -And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
Then David’s generation records the birth of JESUS CHRIST—
Mt1:1- The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (Vv. 1-17)—therefore, JESUS CHRIST came from David---from line of Judah.
Gen. 49: 8--Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
So in the above vv. we saw how JESUS CHRIST was born to the line of Judah –therefore Judah is PRAISED IN JESUS CHRIST, BECAUSE HE SAVES ISRAEL FROM BEING CUT OFF FROM THE BOOK OF LIFE—(when PCG broke covenant, their name was removed, Eze. 13: 9, but the short work of JESUS CHRIST saves ISRAEL, AND LORD TEACHES THEM WHAT TO DO TO SAVE THEM—SO THAT THEIR NAMES REMAIN---in Rev. 21:10 we see the names on the wall of new Jerusalem.
Isa 26:4- Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
Isa 45:17 --But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
In the above vv. we saw how JESUS CHRIST came in the line of David to save the throne of David, when ISRAEL failed, Dan 9: 11, JESUS CHRIST led the gentiles, to serve as David, Zec 12: 8, and thus someone always, Jer. 33: 15-26.
When ISRAEL are restored a type of David would be there, Jer. 30; 21, Hos 1: 11, ---
Eze 34:23- And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even My servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
Eze 34:24 -And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
Eze 37:24 --And David My servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in My judgments, and observe My statutes, and do them.—LORD SAVES ISRAEL TO PRESERVE HIS WAYS.
-Eze 37:25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob My servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and My servant David shall be their prince forever.
Ec 1: 4--One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever.--- Ps. 78: 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
6 -That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
7 -That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:-
SO one GENERATION WOULD MAKE KNOWN to next generation HOW TO SERVE GOD KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS ---TEACHING to WORSHIP GOD IN TRUTH AND IN SPIRIT (to honour life giving words, Jo 6; 63, which makes life to continue)—that MEANS TO OBEY HIS WORDS, JUDGMENTS, COMMANDMENTS, STATUTES….even all precepts.
SO AS LIFE CONTINUES, there would always be teaching to PREPARE MEN AS David, (I KINGS 2: 2-5), and MEN AS Levi SO THAT eternal covenant would CONTINUE FOREVER SERVING GOD OF WHOLE EARTH, IN THE MANNER HE CHOOSES,
For eternal life is to know your God-- Joh 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
1Jo 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
1Jo 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Ec 1; 4-- One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh:—and LORD IS ETERNAL---ISRAEL LIVING AS GENERATIONS WOULD GLORIFY GOD AND PRAISE HIM, IN HIS Sanctuary, and all flesh would come to worship HIM according TO HIS WILL, Isa. 66: 23.—this is why -- Isa 65:20---the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
Lu 11: 30- For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. –this generation is in pits now— (as nations in captivity, Eze. 12; 13-15 are in pits, Eze. 32)
Jonah said--Jon 2: 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me forever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. {corruption: or, the pit }—
Jonah WAS IN FISH (PIT) because he did not want to go to Nineveh, BUT ISRAEL ARE IN PITS BECAUSE THE prince BROKE THE COVENANT, Eze.12: 10, --8: 16--11: 1, 2, --20; 29, Eze. 39; 21-23, Eze.44: 7, 16: 59. .
1Co 15:42- So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: -- ISRAEL ministry who erred as sown in corruption, to be raised in INCORRUPTION.
1Co 15:50 -Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.—corruption of man cannot inherit INCORRUPTION---it is HIS SPIRIT that makes you to be born again, to be in kingdom of God, Jo 3: 3. LORD’S LIFE GIVING WORDS, which ARE SPIRIT, Jo 6: 63, they WOULD quicken, Jo 6: 63. And “NEWNESS OF LIFE” is given through baptizm unto His death, Rom. 6.
1Co 15:53- 1Co 15:54- So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. Death or hell has no effect on believers of JESUS CHRIST!
ISRAEL made a covenant with death, Isa. 28; 15, but LORD does not allow it, vs. 18, so LORD SACRIFICED HIMSELF TO SEE A SEED, Isa. 53: 10, FOR ISAAC, Gal 3: 16, thereby David’s line would continue, JESUS CHRIST did it from Judah’s line as explained—
When ISRAEL line was cut off by iniquity of PCG, Eze.16: 59, LORD’S sacrifice made life of ISRAEL to continue, that happened through JESUS CHRIST serving from line of Judah!
Please read more in—
342.LORD WAS HIDING FROM ISRAEL CHURCH PCG Eze. 39. 23 BUT AS HIS WAY IS IN A Sanctuary Ps. 77. 13 HE WAS SEEN IN A Sanctuary AT EPHRATAH BETHLEHEM, BOOK OF RUTH AND Ps. 132 CONFIRM---in---http://www.restoringcaptivity.com .
Ruth 4: 11--The LORD make the woman that is come -- like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:--
People of God should UNDERSTAND WHAT A GREAT WORK JESUS CHRIST HAD DONE planning from the beginning, Gen. 49; 8-12—PCG calls her husband as “FATHER” –THAT IS A TREACHEROUS THING, Jer. 3: 19, 20, PCG had forgotten Eze. 16; 8-14 (so says Jer. 3: 16) but vs. 17-- At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart. {imagination: or, stubbornness }
And Eze.39: 28-29 would come to pass---ISRAEL captives would be restored as LORD’S SPIRIT HAD BEEN POURED UPON THEM. Therefore, JESUS CHRIST was a sign to this generation just as Jonah was a sign to Nineveh, JESUS CHRIST sacrificed Himself and was in hell on behalf of them, He carried their sins to save them, fulfilling Mt 1: 21.
2Co 5:21- For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.
1Jo 3:5- And ye know that He was manifested to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin.
Ga 3:13 --Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: -
IT IS QUITE SOBERING TO THINK OF HIS GREAT SACRIFICE—AND WE SEE HOW DIFFICULT TO ERASE SIN!! GOD HAD TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF!!!!
THE CREATOR REQUIRES TO MAKE THE ETERNAL COVENANT OF PEACE, Eze. 37: 26-28, AND HE HIMSELF HAD TO MAKE THE ATONEMENT FOR IT, Eze. 16: 63, (Ro 5:11 -- Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement).
So could ISRAEL PCG boast of true teachings of His covenant of peace???
What benefit would come from the PCG candelabras, swans, piano, prayer rock of H.W.Armstrong??? what use of “key of David” programme, or “trumpet”????
WHEN PCG leader wrote that about seals of Revelations -- “men understand, and Lamb did not open it there” (in Mt 24 transcript, key of David, 18/5/2013)—he does not honour JESUS CHRIST, GOD ALMIGHTY, Rev. 1: 8, LORD opened the seals, Rev. 6: 1,3,5,7, 9, 12, 8: 1, Gerald Flurry does not know JESUS CHRIST, the LAMB!
Every knee should bow down to the LORD to submit to Him---
Isa. 57: 16 -For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before Me, and the souls which I have made.
Repentance is necessary, as HE IS GOD, and we are people HE HAD CREATED!!
Every knee should bow down, Isa 45:23--- Ro 14:11-- For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God.-- Php 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
He became as HIGH PRIEST OF MELCHISEDEC ORDER, Heb. 7: 1-3, to pitch His own Tabernacle, Heb. 8: 1,2 as LORD’S WAY is in a Tabernacle, Ps. 77: 13, Solomon understood that He would not dwell in houses of earth, 1 Ki 8: 27, made with hands, Ac 7:48, heaven is His throne, and the earth is His footstool, Isa 66:1, Ac 7:49, the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, -- full of grace and truth, Joh 1:14, --Ac 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that He is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 2Co 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 1Jo 3:1, De 10:14, 2Ch 2:6 But who is able to build Him an house, ---
People cannot hide from God-- Ps 139:7-16, Jer 23:24-- Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
Ex. 15: 16 LORD purchased His people-- Ac 20:28 ----church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood.---Eph. 1 makes you understand that JESUS CHRIST out of His own will had done all things through His sacrifice to be HEAD OVER CHURCH, which He purchased through His own BLOOD---THUS HE HAS WON THE WAR WHEN BEASTS LIKE MINISTRY FOUGHT HIM, as written in Revelations. PCG exalts H.W.Armstrong, the dead, without honouring JESUS CHRIST! They should listen to HIS VOICE, H.W.Armstrong cannot speak to them now, BUT THE WORD OF GOD IS FOR ALL TIMES!!! John the Baptist knew that JESUS CHRIST was before him, and he spoke of baptizm of JESUS CHRIST, Joh 1:15, 27, 30. That is baptizm unto His death, but H.W.Armstrong encouraged immersion baptizm of John, although H.W.Armstrong mentioned of Rom. 6: 3-7. H.W.Armstrong did not understand Rom. 6 baptizm—and the benefits of LORD’S CROSS!!
Read article No 284 –“riches through His death and resurrection”--http://www.restoringcaptivity.com .
SO CHURCH OF GOD –ITS MINISTRY—ITS CONGREGATION—SERVICES—COVENANT and all things are MADE BY JESUS CHRIST!!
Ex. 15: Vs. 17— Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, -Ezekiel 40: 1, 2 shows THE MOUNTAIN TOP, Eze. 48 shows the INHERITANCE TO ISRAEL TRIBES. LORD is there, Eze. 48; 35. SO Rev. 21 AND 22 FULFILLS THROUGH Ezekiel temple matters.
LORD IS ETERNAL--
Ps 90:2- Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.—God was there before creation!!
Ps 106:48- Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD. How blessed is a nation chosen by Almighty??
-- Joh 3:36-- He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
ONLY THROUGH BELIEVING JESUS CHRIST, THAT ONE COULD BE LIVING TO BE IN HIS MINISTRY and CONGREGATION, TO HAVE HIM AS his GOD. ISRAEL SHOULD BELIEVE JESUS CHRIST, AND HIS CRUCIFIXION TO GET BLESSINGS OF NEWLIFE, 1 Co 2: 2, Rom. 6: 3-7—
PCG IS MADE KNOWN OF THIS New Covenant--Eze. 16: 60--63 -(UNDER LORD’S New Covenant, PCG WOULD MOTHER THE REST OF GOD’S CHURCHES WHICH ARE ALSO GONE ASTRAY). 63 That thou mayest remember, and be ashamed, and never open your mouth any more because of your shame, when I provide you an atonement for all you have done,” saith the Lord GOD.
THIS ATONEMENT of JESUS CHRIST through RICHES OF HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION would give them newness of life, when they remember His death at Passover, Eze. 45: 18-25. Even Feast of Tabernacles is to be done as Passover, vs. 25. (special ordinances for Eternal covenant, through His spirit, which are life giving words, Jo 6: 63).
LORD makes an everlasting covenant—even the sure mercies of David, Isa 55:3,
Heb. 9: 15 --And for this cause He is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.---“THEY WHICH ARE CALLED, and taught, Jo 6: 44, 45—get the promise of ETERNAL INHERITANCE-so LORD had to be in hell!!--we should understand that LORD never gives eternal inheritance WITHOUT TEACHING OF HIMSELF---people should know THEIR GOD, they should know HIS HOLINESS, Righteousness, peace loving nature, HIS LOVING NATURE, so that they honour His loving commandments, Rom. 13: 8-10.
Heb. 9: 16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.--17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.-then -He had to be in hell!!----THE DEATH OF THE TESTATOR—this is why we are to honour Baptizm unto His death, because one would be raised when you believe in His baptizm, you would get new life, Rom. 6: 3-7. JESUS CHRIST HAD TO DIE FOR THIS CAUSE—TO GIVE LIFE TO HIS PEOPLE SO THAT THEY WOULD LIVE TO WORSHIP HIM THE WAY HE DECREES, His purposes are to be fulfilled, Rev. 4: 11.
Heb.9:18-Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. (vs. 19—Moses sprinkled blood of animals). FOR THE 1ST covenant that is to be OBSOLETE, Heb 8:13-In that He saith, A new covenant, He hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
We should see that LORD had performed all necessary requirements of establishing a New Covenant through His death, therefore He came as a man to sacrifice Himself, Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, His creation!!-- 1Jo 4:11 --Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
So God’s servants, the ministry should understand that it is WICKEDNESS and VAIN TO BE TRUSTING IN THEIR OWN WORDS---there is no purpose from such vain works!! When JESUS CHRIST the HEAD OF CHURCH says of a true Baptizm unto His death, to be born again in newness of life, Rom 6: 3-7, which gives HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS UNTO HOLINESS, to serve Him, Vs. 19, 22, they should HEED TO KEEP IT, so that they would be able to serve Him as He wills, Isa. 66: 23.
Heb 12:28 -Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
SPIRITUAL CAPTIVES OF ISRAEL WOULD BE SAVED FROM SPIRITUAL PIT AND SEA Eze. 32. La. 2. 13. They should be raised in INCORRUPTION!!
Captives are to keep Ezekiel temple ordinances, they are to purify before Passover, Jo 11: 55.
SEVEN DAYS, before 1ST OF NISAN---Eze. 43: 25, 26, IS THE 1ST ordinance which is part of Eze. 43: 18-27, then LORD will accept ISRAEL, vs. 27.
Then 1st day and 7th day of Nisan, the 1st month, (Passover month), Eze. 45: 18-20, then Passover on 14th even, 14th day at the going down of the sun, De 16:6. –Unleavened Bread days, Eze. 45: 21—24---and Feast of Tabernacles to be kept as Unleavened Bread days, vs. 25.
ALL PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING BE TO THE ONLY SAVIOUR OF ALL BELIEVERS, JESUS CHRIST ALMIGHTY GOD OF WHOLE EARTH, AMEN AND AMEN.
Gentile Witness 2
messages.2005@gmail.com
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