Wednesday 120325
Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV
Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV
Jesus, as we conclude this series this morning Father, touch that person that is right on the border unsure which way they should turn. Grab ahold of them Jesus and bring them closer to the Glory that You have promised them. I love You Jesus. Amen.
The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:
James 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1; 2 Peter 3:15-16; Revelation 1:9; Mark 12:17; 2 Timothy 2:15.
As we continue …
1-One people.
2-OT (the history of Israel, the Jewish nation).
3- NT for the Church of God, the Body of Christ.
4-Tribulation and the Kingdom.
… we are going to begin in the last division of this series in the book of Hebrews.
I MUST voice that the words Gentile, Christian, and Christianity, are not found used in this book.
Therefore, we can reasonably presume that the book of Hebrews, was written for a Jewish audience.
The next book in the Bible after the book of Hebrews is the book of James, and we are going to look at his brothers book also, the book of Jude.
James and Jude were Jesus’ half-brothers, they were all being brought up and raised, in a Jewish home.
Jesus was NOT Jewish, Jesus was and is God, but He was raised in a Jewish environment.
James 1:1 ‘…James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting…’ AKJV
Right at the very beginning of James’ letter he writes how he is writing to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, and right away we should know that James is writing to the Jews.
We find in the book of Jude; there is nothing, not one time where there is any mention of the Grace that God is offering to us.
Jude wrote about James, Egypt, Sodom and Gomorrah, the Eternal Fire, Moses, Cain, Balaam, feasts, Enoch and Adam; but there is no mention of the crucifixion, the resurrection, God’s GIFT of Grace, Gentiles, Christian, or Christianity.
We can surely assume that both the books, James and Jude were both written to the Jewish audience.
Moving on in the Bible to the next book, the book of 1 Peter:
1 Peter 1:1 ‘…Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia…’ AKJV
In the first verse of 1 Peter, we can see that Peter is writing to the scattered. He is also writing to a Jewish audience.
The next book is 2 Peter.
Peter in his 2nd letter speaks of Noah, Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot, Balaam, the prophets, creation and the day of judgement. One can assume again, Peter is writing to a Jewish audience.
With that being said, Peter acknowledges that the apostle Paul is preaching the Truth and with Wisdom from the Lord, Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 3
vs15 ‘…And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you…’
vs16 ‘…as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction…’ AKJV
There are many that have stated that the thirteen (13) books, written by Paul should be ripped from our Bibles and thrown away.
Luke, the same Luke that wrote one of the synoptic gospels, when he wrote in the book of Acts about how Jesus (the ascended Jesus), came to this earth and chose Saul / Paul to teach the entire population of mankind about Himself … are we to rip the book of Acts from our Bibles also and throw the writings away?
In 2 Peter, when Peter acknowledges that Paul was given wisdom and knowledge that he wrote about in his letters … are we to rip 2 Peter from our Bibles also and throw the writings away?
Ask yourself these questions …
Where are we told we can pick and choose what writings we want to abide by in God’s Word?
Where are we told that we can decide who we want to read and obey?
Be careful with your answers because your choice is NOT going to get you into heaven … ONLY God’s CHOICE is going to save us.
The final writer in the Bible is the apostle John, the same writer that wrote the gospel of John.
The last books for us to look at are: 1 John, 2 John, 3 John and the book of Revelation.
We will begin with 1 John. The book is an extraordinary letter, but there is no mention of the cross, the resurrection and the GIFT of Grace that God has offered to us.
There is much mention of the ‘little children,’ which lets me assume 1 John was written to a Jewish audience.
Next is 2 John, as with 1 John, the apostle John never mentions the cross, the resurrection nor the GIFT of Grace that God has offered to us. I noticed John speaks much about false teachers, deceivers, and keeping the commandments. Because of this, I believe 2 John has also been written to a Jewish audience.
Next is 3 John, as with the other books written by John, once again I believe this letter was written to a Jewish audience.
Finally, there is the last book found in our Bibles, the book of Revelation, written by John around 95 AD, on the island of Patmos.
Revelation 1:9 ‘…I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ…’ AKJV
In my earlier teachings, I found where I could find myself included in the book of Revelation.
I seen myself as being part of the seventh church that John wrote a letter to, the church of Laodicea.
Over the past few years, I have changes from where I was part of that church, to realizing that the cross, the crucifixion, and the GIFT of Grace is not written about in this book.
Because of that fact, the book of Revelation is ONLY foretelling the seven years of Tribulation that has been charged to ONLY the Jewish nation for their failure to keep God’s request of giving the land a year of rest every seventh year.
This is wrote of extensively in Daniel, Seventy Weeks.
My conclusion, the books found in the Bible after the letters written by Paul, were all written to and for a Jewish audience.
As I stated in our previous lesson, Jesus’ church, the Body of Christ is removed from this earth before the Tribulation begins. The Tribulation is punishment to and for the Jewish people ONLY.
I once seen a picture portrayed on Facebook, that showed the Bible opened up lying on a table.
Genesis 1:1 through Acts 8:40 were on the left side of the opened Bible. It was titled TIME PAST. Prophecy to Israel before Paul was saved.
Acts 9:1 through Philemon 1:25 were held straight up reaching towards the sky. It was titled BUT NOW. The fellowship of the MYSTERY (EPH 3:9), Paul’s salvation to the rapture.
Hebrews 1:1 through Revelation 22:21 were on the right side of the opened Bible. It was titled AGES TO COME. Prophecy to Israel, after the rapture.
The only difference I have in the above three (3) paragraphs, I would separate the left hand side into two (2) parts.
Genesis 1:1 through Genesis 11:32 I would label it:
ONE PEOPLE.
Genesis 12:1 through Acts 8:40 I would label it:
OT (the history of Israel, the Jewish nation).
Other than that small change, I agree with the divisions that were shown on FB.
I hope I have given a non-biased viewpoint of what is written in the Word of God.
We, the reader, we need to divide the Word up as we interpret the Word.
God gave us His Word to help us through this life that we are living in.
We should be wise enough to know that it is the Word that God wants for each one of us to know and understand.
A pastor, a priest, a church, or its denomination is NOT going to save us from Eternal Torment and Destruction.
It is up to each one of us, EVERY man, woman and child to know what God has told us in His Word.
As Jesus told those in the marketplace:
‘…what is Ceasars, belongs to Ceasar…’
(paraphrasing a little bit)
Mark 12:17 ‘…And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him…’ AKJV
The point I’m trying to make here is if your church that you attend teaches sermons that cannot be found in the Word of God, let that church listen to what they want to listen to.
You instead, open your Bible, the Word of God and study the words that God has given you.
As it is written in several different versions of the English Bible:
2 Timothy 2:15
‘…Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth …’ AKJV
‘…Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth…’ NASB
‘…Do your best to win full approval in God’s sight, as a worker who is not ashamed of his work, one who correctly teaches the message of God’s truth…’ GNT
‘…Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth…’ NIV
READ, study and follow the CHOICE that God has made for you.
FOLLOW the CHOICE that Jesus made for you.
I will be back next Wednesday.
I love ALL of y’all.
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Jesus, I hope there are those out there, that needed to HEAR Your Word Father. I hope they find the hunger to open Your Word and study every day. I love You Jesus. Amen.
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