"The Kenites"
(In-depth [deeper] Bible study)
This chapter is to help us understand who the Kenites are, and identifying them is the important part in understanding the Key of David.... View More"The Kenites"
(In-depth [deeper] Bible study)
This chapter is to help us understand who the Kenites are, and identifying them is the important part in understanding the Key of David.
The book of Revelation chapters two and three discussed Seven Churches that existed in the end times. Of these seven churches, Only two (of the 7 churches) had the Key of David, they knew, and could identify "the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan".
Those two churches were the churches of Smyrna and Philadelphia. They knew who the Kenites were/are, and God blessed them for their understanding.
Before we look at the results of Eve's sin, we must understand what happened in the Garden of Eden, to cause this sin to come about.
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Genesis 3:1-3
"Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, 'Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?'"
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[2] "And the woman said unto the serpent, 'We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:"
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[3] "But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.'"
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The serpent and the trees represent men, and the reference to beast also includes men, in fact God called Himself the Evergreen tree, or fir tree in Hosea 14:8;
"Ephraim shall say, 'What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard Him, and observed Him:' 'I am like a green fir tree. From Me is thy fruit found.'"
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Satan has many titles as we read in Revelation 20:2;
"And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,"
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So Satan is the person called "the serpent" here in Genesis 3 because he was more subtle than any other form of God's created beings, he was created in the perfect pattern, full of beauty, wisdom, and understanding, as we shall cover in our study later.
When Satan asked the question to Eve,
"Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the Garden?"
He was not asking the question for the sake of inquiring, but to draw her attention to the matter, like the questions asked by a slick car salesman. The purpose of the question is to break down the resistance of the client so they will "buy" the goods.
The key to overcoming the mental barrier of a person is by telling a series of half-truths so they will accept what you say, where by twisting their mind so that they will go along with what they are trying to sell to them.
Satan's quotation of God,
"Ye shall not eat of every tree of the Garden?"
is stated in the form of a lie from what God actually stated in Genesis 2:16,17. The exception to "every tree" was,
"...but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat."
Genesis 2:16
"And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:"
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17] "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.""
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This was Satan's first utterance in Scripture, and it shows from the very start, his opposition to God's Word. God's Word from the first earth age sentenced Satan to death, and that's why he is the only one called "the son of perdition".
Satan took God's Word "Thou shalt surely die", and in the confusion of twisting the Word of God, Satan states "ye shall NOT surely die".
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By the way, are we talking about apple trees here, and apples as the fruit of Eve's sin?
NO we are talking about the man Satan, and the woman Eve. The fruit that comes from the union of man and women are not apples, but children.
Paul referred to this seduction of Eve in II Corinthians 11:3;
"But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."
In other words stay within the Word of God.
The word "beguiled" in the Greek is # 1818; exapatao, from #1537 and #538;
"to seduce wholly, to beguile"
and of course this is in reference to sexual union. The point Paul is making to Christians is, DON'T lose your virginity as Eve did, by being wholly seduced by the serpent [Satan].
Genesis 3:6
"And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat"
Are we talking about apple trees and apples here?
Don't be silly!
This is talking about a man deceiving a woman into sexual relations, and her husband taking part with her also.
The seed from any sexual union bears children, not apples.
Once you get over this traditional fairy tale, of apples, then you can start to understand who the Kenites are, where they came from, and what their purpose in the Scriptures will be.
In this same chapter we see the first prophecy concerning the coming of the Messiah and His Sacrificial Offering was made by His death on the cross.
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By her sexual act with Satan and then with Adam, Eve conceived two seeds and produced twins; Cain’s father was Satan, and Abel’s father was Adam. This, was the sin in the Garden of Eden.
Follow along with your, Strong's Concordance and the Smiths Bible Dictionary.
Look up the word. "Kenite", # 7014; Qayin, kah'-yin; The same as H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to H7069); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe: - Cain, Kenite (-s).
Lets go to #7017; "Kenite" (I Chronicles 2:55), qêynı̂y Kee-nee'; Patronymic from H7014; a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin: - Kenite.
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The name, "Kenite" is from the family "of the first child, an oriental", and we know from Genesis 4:1 that this first child was Cain.
"And Adam knew Eve his wife: and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, 'I have gotten a man from the LORD'."
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Eve was in a period of innocence here; and in the Hebrew text it states; "ish eth YHVH".
This literal version translates;
"With the help of YHVH"...
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Genesis 4:2
"And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground."
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It's strange that Cain would draw the duties which Adam was created for.
The word "again" as stated here, in the Hebrew text was "Yasaph", #3254 in the Strong's Hebrew Dictionary. Yasaph; A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing): - add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue,
"to continue, conceive again, to continue to do the same thing."
So, if Eve had just bare Cain, and she continued again, to do the same thing, she had another child. She had twins.
These two children are not identical twins that Eve conceived, because they had two different fathers; as we see from Genesis 3:15. Identical twins are born from the same bag of water in the mother, but these are paternal twins, born in separate bags of water, with two different fathers.
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( NOTE; This is called "Superfecundation" look it up in any Medical Journal, it still happens today;
specifically "heteropaternal superfecundation", is the rare phenomenon where fraternal twins have different biological fathers, occurring when a woman releases two eggs in one cycle (hyperovulation) and has sex with different men within the fertile window, leading to each egg being fertilized by a different sperm. This results in half-siblings sharing the same mother but different fathers, and while rare (estimated around 1 in 400 twin pairs), it's often discovered through paternity tests,)
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These twins were conceived with two separate conceptions, and there is no great mystery about these conceptions. So we see then that Eve continued in labor, and had her twins. Cain's father was the man Satan, and Abel's father was Adam.
These two boys grew up and when they reached the time for their first offering to God, Cain brought the fruits of his ground, and Abel brought the "first fruits" of his flock.
God accepted Abel's offering, but God refused Cain's offering.
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Genesis 4:3
"And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD."
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Genesis 4:4
"And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:"
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Genesis 4:5
"But unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell."
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Genesis 4:6
"And the LORD said unto Cain, "Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?""
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Genesis 4:7
"If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."
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What this is saying from the Hebrew text is;
"If you were honest, I would accept your offering."
So where did Cain get his anger, sin and dishonesty? It came from "his father" Satan.
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Genesis 4:8-9
"And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him."
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[9] "And the LORD said unto Cain, "Where is Abel thy brother?" And he said, 'I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?'"
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Cain knew exactly what happened to Abel, because he slew him. Cain lied to God, which is another trait he received from his father Satan. The LORD knew what happened to Abel.
Jesus even talked about what happened to Abel when He was confronted by the "Kenite" scribes and Pharisees of His day.
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John 8:44
"Ye are of your father the Devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."
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"Ye" [to the Kenite scribes and Pharisees], are from your father the Devil. Satan is the devil, and was playing the role of the serpent when he deceived Eve and she became pregnant.
Who was "a murderer from the beginning"?
We just read that Cain was the first murderer when he killed Abel.
Jesus called these Kenites exactly what they were.
We know that Jesus was speaking of Cain we just read about in Genesis 4:8-9. Where did Cain get all this corruptness? It began with Cain's father Satan, Jesus knew it. and spoke about it,
"When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own, for he [Satan] is a liar, and the father of it [lies]".
The simplicity of Jesus Christ's Teaching and His Word is foolishness to many religious leaders today.
As we see in Matthew 13:13, it is not intended for their ears, and they are totally 'blind' to God's Word. Jesus said;
"because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand."
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Matthew 13:14-15
"And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:"
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[15] "For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."
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These Kenites are the people that God does not intend to offer His Salvation to in this earth age. IF they do 'hear' and confess though, God will save them.
Though it sounds like a contradiction; it is not.
In the churches today the Kenites have entered (and control) and have so distorted the Word of God with fairy tales and false teachings that God's people don't even know, that they have to be on guard, against these Kenites. Confusion in the church is at an all time high, as many church leaders actually believe that God respects sodomites.
The religious world is being turned upside down. Godless deception is everywhere, and most Christians are blind and can't see through all the lies. Many, in innocence, even take the life of their unborn, and think that the little souls within them is just "a mass of matter".
They listened to Satan's lies, and they believe it, just as Eve did.
However you must understand that everything that is happening is in the Plan of God, and God is using these Kenites, sons of Satan through Cain to test His children.
Most Christians will be deceived when Satan arrives on earth for the great tribulation; they will not expect that the war of the end times to be a war of "peace" and words of great deception.
The battle in our lifetime is when Satan arrives here on earth is fought with words, false peace and with his twisted ideas, lies and half truths, he will be filled with supernatural powers and the ability to out-think human beings.
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Jesus faced these Kenites again in Matthew 23 when he told them of the "Eight Woes". .
The woes are the exact opposite of the eight blessings (Beatitudes) that Jesus gave in the "Sermon on the Mount" in Matthew 5.
At the end of giving the Eight Woes, Jesus called these scribes and Pharisees;
"Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?" (Matthew 23:33)
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The first prophesy concerning the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ was given back in Genesis 3:15. Let’s review it.
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Genesis 3:15
"And I [GOD] will put enmity between thee [Satan] and the woman [Eve], and between thy seed [the Kenites] and her Seed [Jesus]; It [Jesus] shall bruise thy [Satan's] head, and thou [Satan] shalt bruise His [Christ's] heel."
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Eve's Seed is Jesus Christ, Luke 3:23-38 and Matthew 1:1-16 will trace Jesus' lineage all the way back to Adam, 'through Seth' NOT Cain.
Cain is NOT listed in Adam's genealogy (go back and check for yourself, in Genesis 5). Cain has a "separate" genealogy listing in Genesis 4.
Satan's seed are his children to the last generation, and they are called "Kenites", sons of Cain. Satan's offspring are born from the sexual union between Eve and Satan [the serpent and the tree of good and evil from Genesis 3].
So (in Gen 3:15), God is telling us that He will put trouble between Eve's children through Seth, and Satan's offspring through Cain. called the Kenites.
It's Jesus that "shall bruise the head" of Satan, at Christ's return at the Second Advent, while it was Satan's children [the Kenites], not Judah , that bruised Jesus' heel at the cross of Calvary during His crucifixion. Spikes were driven through Jesus' heel, as He hung on the cross to pay the full price for our sins, once and for all.
Most religious leaders acknowledge that Genesis 3:15 is talking about the death of Jesus Christ, and when He was nailed to the cross for our sins. They recognize that THAT "seed", is referring to the children of the woman "Eve". Yet they want to 'spiritualize away' everything else that happened in the Garden of Eden between Eve and the two men, Adam, and Satan.
The "seed" in the Hebrew text is called "zeh'-rah", and in the Greek it is "sperma". In our English we call this zeh-rah, "sperm", for in Strong's Hebrew dictionary #2233, "Posterity, carnally, child, fruitful".
It can't be any clearer; the seed of Satan's posterity are the Kenites, while Adam's posterity is in Christ, through the "pure bloodline of Seth", Adam's second son.
As Jesus went around the countryside teaching, He gave His lessons in Parables. Understanding who these Kenites are, how and where they came from is ESSENTIAL in understanding the Parables of Christ.
Jesus even gave us the key to understand His parables in Matthew 13:10-12.
Matthew 13:10
"And the disciples came, and said unto Him, 'Why speakest Thou into them in parables?'"
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Jesus disciples turned to Jesus and "asked" HIM, "Why are you speaking in parables", in riddles that these people cannot understand.
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Matthew 13:11
"He answered and said unto them, "Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given."
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A mystery is something that is unknown.
The answer may be in plain sight, yet if you cannot put all the details together, by taking all the clues and come to an understanding of the facts, you still wont know the answer to the mystery. There are things dealing with the Kingdom of Heaven that seem foolish to most mankind, and will always remain hidden, unless the Spirit of the Living God reveals them.
We see today many things are mysteries, and mankind is going to great lengths to understand the past, when all the time it is written right there, in His Word.
However those Truths simply will not be understood by all because God has blinded their eyes for their own protection. If a person understood, and was tried and tested by Satan in his role as the Antichrist and his system, which is coming shortly, they would not have the ability to stand against Satan. It may be because of the lack of willpower or faith, but the elect will be required to completely turn themselves over to the Holy Spirit for their Protection.
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Matthew 13:12
"For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath."
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The subject here is revealing God’s Truth to others. If a Truth is given to us, we can sow it and plant that Truth in someone’s mind, or just sit on it. Jesus is telling us if His Spirit opens a Truth to us and we sit on it, we will not only lose the understanding of that Truth, but other Truths from His Word also.
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Matthew 13:13-15
"Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand."
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[14] "And in them is this fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, 'By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:'"
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[15] "For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.""
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Jesus Christ gave many parables to the multitudes because the Kenites followed after Christ to try to trip Him up. Yet all the time they missed the entire teaching. He spoke of them continually as "the tares", and they just never understood that Jesus was talking about them. He told how the farmer sowed the wheat in his field, and after the seed was in the ground, along came the enemy and sowed the tares in the same field.
So, who are these enemies that are out to destroy Truth, cause confusion, and destroy the children of God? These are the Kenites.
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Matthew 13:24-25
"Another parable put He forth unto them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field;"
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[25] "But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way."
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The word "tares" in the Greek is "zizania", and not "darnel". It is a plant in Palestine known today as the zewan. When zewan is growing it looks like wheat, but when it is fully grown the ears are long and the grains inside are almost black.
To make the wheat grain fit for grinding, each grain of zewan must be removed, or the bread is bitter and poisonous."
When parables were given, those who listened will remember the story, but fail to understand it’s hidden meaning. The Man that owned the field sowed the 'good seed', and when He was resting, his enemy came to sow bad seed to destroy his crop. Remember from Genesis 3:15, the word given in the text for "seed" was sperm, we’re not talking about grain in this parable this refers to children. The understanding of this parable is hidden to those who were listening.
When the servants want to go and gather the tares before the wheat is ripe, the owner tells them not to.
The reason is that you might destroy some good wheat when you pull up the tares.
That separation will be done later by those angels that harvest the crop. So many, like the Disciples of Christ, want to understand the lesson that Jesus was giving here.
Matthew 13:34-35
"All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake He not unto them:"
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[35] "That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 'I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.'"
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Jesus did exactly as the prophets of old said that He would do, and this is how those secrets from the start of this earth age of flesh man were kept. Satan used his sons, the Kenites who continually tried to overthrow the Plan of God, and it is impossible for them to succeed. They will mess up millions of Christian's lives and lead them to the Antichrist Satan, but, to the elect that have these Truths sealed in their minds [foreheads], they will not be deceived.
Ephesians 1:4 tells us that the elect earned that right "before the foundation" of this earth age. They made their stand in that first earth age, and for their stand, they were Judged at that time and found to be without blame, and will be here in this earth age to make that stand, again.
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Matthew 13:36
"Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and His disciples came unto Him, saying, 'Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.'"
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Jesus is not teaching the crowd here, but in 'the house' He is talking only to His disciples, because they want to know, exactly what the "Parable of the Tares" is all about. Jesus is going to explain it in detail, yet even today it flies over the head of most Christians.
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Matthew 37-38
"He answered and said unto them, "He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;"
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[38] "The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;""
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This "good man" had a good seed and He went out and sowed that seed in a good field, well-prepared.
The "Son of man" within this Greek expression is, "God in the flesh"; for the Son of God, Jesus Christ sowed the good seed. Remember that in the parable, seed was a grain of wheat, which represented a different seed, called "sperma", or the seed of man; a child.
The "good seed" is simply 'symbolic' terminology for His children, which should not be a complicated thing to understand at all.
He formed Adam and Eve and placed them in the garden!
It is that simple, and any attempt to "spiritualize" it into something other than what Christ just said is to change His explanation.
" .... but the tares are the children of the wicked one;"
The "field" that Jesus is talking about is the "entire world", this earth age of flesh man.
The "good seed" are the children of God's Kingdom. It did not say that these were apple seeds, or any other fruit of trees; they were children of the Kingdom.
Many people get all messed up and can't tell the difference between apple seeds and children.
The good seed are "the children of Seth", and the "bad seed are the children of Satan through Cain", called Kenites.
Now, Jesus tells us exactly who the enemy is:
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Matthew 13:39
"The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels."
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It can't be that hard to understand, for everyone knows that Satan is the devil, and his children through Cain are called the Kenites.
Jesus just told you that Satan is the enemy,
"the wicked one"
We are not to gather those Kenites, for many of them will come to know the Truth, repent and come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. That’s why the separation had to happen after the field, was ripe, unto harvest.
Jesus told us that if they repent, as you have, they will be saved and have Salvation just as it is offered to you. Yet the Kenites are the negative part of God's Plan, and they will prepare the way for their father Satan, when he is cast out onto the earth (Revelation 12:7-9).
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Matthew 13:40-41
"As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world."
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[41] "The Son of man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;"
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The True gathering of the Kenites will be after the Millennium age, when each soul will be tested again, after they know the Truth. God the Father can read their minds and knows the intent of their soul, and only He is able to Judge the righteous and the wicked. That is the duty of the Creator, not the created creature. No one will slip into the Kingdom of God accidental, for the intent of their thoughts and minds are completely known by God.
These Kenites received their first lasting infiltration into the tribes of Israel during the time of King Solomon. King Solomon received his instruction to build the temple, and information for the skilled labors, the metals workmen and wood workers that were necessary to complete the job. Solomon used thousands of Kenite men from the land of Hemath. Most of these Kenite men and their families stayed and lived amongst the Israelites after the completion of the Temple and the king's houses. Solomon himself went into business with the king of Hemath, and within three generation the kings of Judah , Israel and Hamath [Tyre] their children intermarried with one another.
King Omri of Israel and king Ethbaal of Hamath had their peace sealed with the marriage of Ahab and Jezebel, and through the son and daughter of Jezebel, Judah was brought under ties to the Kenites also to Jehosaphat's two children.
By naming each of their children by the "same names", confusion exists by many. They were not able to separate the Kenite lineage from those of Abraham.
By the time the House of Judah came out of Babylon after the captivity, the Kenites had completely taken over the priesthood.
Of the more than 280 priests returning to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and the city, NOT 'one' Levite priest was amongst them.
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Ezra 8:15
"And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there NONE of the sons of Levi."
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Ezra was leading this wagon-train of over 43,000 people broken into twelve groups, and heading back to Jerusalem at king Cyrus' orders. The purpose was to rebuild the Temple, and start the sacrifices to God, as Moses had laid it out.
God said that the Levites were the only ones to stand before the Altar of God to make the sacrifices. Yet when they were out on the trail Ezra finds that the entire religious order is made up of Nethinims. [Kenites]
The priesthood had been turned over to the Nethinims, these "strangers given to service",
and they would set "their traditions" mixed in with what would be taught in the Temple.
Is it any wonder that these Kenite leaders within the temple of God wanted to kill Jesus from the start of His ministry. Jesus knew who these scribes were, and they knew that Jesus was the very Son of God that would fulfill the Sacrifice for the sins of many.
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I Chronicles 2:55
"And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez (Jerusalem in its unclean state); The Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab."
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These same Kenites that had their identity hidden at the time of Christ, will also have their identity hidden in these end times,
Jesus talked about them in both Revelation 2:9; and 3:9 as being those that; "blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not but are the synagogue of Satan."
Friend, you know them by what they say, and do. When they say something that goes against what the Word of God says, they are not of God.
They will be, and they are, in the Christian church houses, but "their traditions" will go AGAINST the Word of GOD.
This is why it is up to each of us to "Seal the Truth of God's Word" away in our minds so that we will NOT BE DECEIVED.
If you want to believe a lie, God will allow you to, for it is up to YOU to study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that need not to be ashamed; on that day when each of us will stand before Him.
excerpt; http://www.theseason.org/topical/noah3.htm
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Christ is coming soon.
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Mark 13:4... View MoreChrist is coming soon.
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Mark 13:4
"... and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?"
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In other words, how long shall it be until Christ returns? Tell us, when shall these things be?...
In other words, when do these things begin to take place?
He told them that the answer was contained in learning a Parable of, or from, the "Fig Tree".
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Mark 13:28
"Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:"
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The season begins (and the fig tree begins to grow) when we SEE a tender branch set out and put forth leaves.
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So we know that we will observe a "planting" come to pass because "in like manner", just as we observe 'the history' of the planting of the fig tree, when we observe the other "things" come to pass, we will know that the end is very near and the doors of heaven are about to open!
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Mark 13:29
"So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors."
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Mark 13:4
"... and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?"
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In other words, how long shall it be from the planting until Christ returns?
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The answer is:
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[30] "Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done."
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That's right!
Christ shall return during the generation that began when the branch of the fig tree was set out. You can count on it! (next verse)
Hint: We shall soon discover this means there will be "Baby Boomers" who will see the return of Christ!
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Jesus said Learn it!
Mark 13:28
"Now learn a parable of the fig tree;..."
Are you ready?
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Do you believe that Jesus Christ can return at "any moment"?
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Will you recognize Satan when he comes FIRST, claiming that he is Christ?
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It is EXTREMELY important that Christians understand the "chronological order of events" which are about to take place because as Paul will make clear to even the simplest reader, there is a supernatural one coming "first", BEFORE Jesus Christ returns, and he will look just like the Messiah, and he will call himself Jesus Christ.
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2 Thes. 2:1
"Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,"
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[2] "That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand."
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[3] "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;"
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[4] "Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."
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Satan, the spurious messiah, will once again exalt himself above God and he will sit in the temple, just as Paul explained in verse 4, and claim that he is God, i.e. the Messiah who has come to rapture you away.
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Jesus Christ also told us in Mat. 24 and Mark 13 about this "abominable one" who shall come before He returns, AND when he does, STAY AWAY from him.
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Matthew 24:15
"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)"
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[16] "Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:"
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Students of the book of Daniel
(i.e. those who read it with understanding)
know that this is the "desolator", the little horn, the vile person, which are ALL names of Satan.
Will you endure to the end?
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NEVER EVER forget the clear and precise statement Paul gave us in 2nd Thessalonians, chapter 2, verse 3.
It is a statement so simple that it can be understood by even the most basic reader.
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He said "let no man deceive you by any means, for that day [the day of Christ's return] shall NOT come UNTIL there is a great apostasy when the man of sin, the son of perdition is revealed."
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Would you like to know a MYSTERY, something which is unknown to most people because they have never read the Scriptures with understanding,
or
without the preconceived 'traditions of men' distorting their comprehension?
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That man of sin, that son of perdition Paul said will be revealed, will BE REVEALED to the world AS JESUS CHRIST, not some bad dude who goes around killing people!
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Therefore, the mystery is that the FIRST Jesus who appears will actually be Satan, the false-christ, THE IMPOSTOR, the deceiver, the false messiah, BUT the whole world with the exception of those who have the "seal of God" [His Word] in their foreheads [minds] (Rev. 9:4) will believe that he is the real Jesus Christ and will worship him as God!
THAT, IS the GREAT APOSTASY!
He will sit in the temple and blasphemously claim that he is God himself, i.e. that he is the Messiah returned, when in fact he is Satan, the "instead-of-Christ".
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The "times and decrees" that he will think to change is to convince people that Jesus Christ has returned (before it is time), i.e. that it is the time of the 7th Trump when in fact it is only the 6th.
That will be easy for him considering that most people are expecting Christ to return at "any moment", thanks to the 'vision' of the Rapture Theory.
Couple that with Satan's supernatural abilities to perform "great signs and wonders in the sight of men", and just like that, in one day's time, Christians all over the world will begin to worship the "dragon", the "religious beast", the "vile person", the "devil", "the son of perdition", as if he were Jesus Christ.
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Again, THAT is the "Great Falling Away" from the True Christ which Paul speaks of, when the son of perdition is revealed!
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So we now know from irrefutable Biblical documentation that the son of perdition is coming FIRST, 'before' the real Jesus Christ returns and we gather back to Him.
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Meanwhile back home at the turn of the 21st century many Christians were anxiously awaiting the return of Jesus Christ at any moment and paying little or no attention to the Written Word of God because they were told they were soon going be "taken up" in the Rapture of the church.
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They were not told;
to "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (2 Tim. 2:15),
but that going to church regularly and participating in church activities puts them in good standing.
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Jesus said in Mat. 24 & Mark 13 that when you see this abomination, the "desolator", standing in the holy place where he ought not,
then get away from him and stay away from him!
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It doesn't matter if he can snap his fingers and call lightning down from the sky or "take people up" in his high-tech saucers, i.e. his "flying wheels" (See Ezek. chapters 1 & 10).
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Are you beginning to get the picture of THE MAGNITUDE of this event?
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So let's recap once more:
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Satan, the son of perdition, is coming to this earth (disguised) as Jesus Christ and he will have all power to perform signs and wonders and flashy miracles in the sight of men.
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He will be spectacular to say the least, and most people WILL NOT recognize him as Satan, but will rather believe he is truly the Messiah returned.
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The problem is he is "the religious beast" of Rev. 13 and in their ignorance Christians all over the world will forsake the True Christ and begin to worship him (Satan)!
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That is the great falling away, the great apostasy which occurs when the son of perdition make his appearance, i.e. is revealed.
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You see, no one would worship the beast if they KNEW he was the beast, would they?
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Of course not!
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They will believe he is really Jesus because of his powers and miracles and because they DO NOT know the Scriptures and the fact there are two Christs, the real Jesus and His look alike impostor, the false messiah!
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They still perceive Satan as a bad dude with horns, a red suit with a tail, and a pitch fork in his hand!
Here is what Messiah says about that:.
Matt. 7:22
"Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name? and in Thy name have cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works?'"
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These are the "MANY" Christians Jesus prophesied WOULD BE deceived by the false preachers who come "in His name", claiming to be Christ's representatives, and teach the people after the "precepts of men" and not directly from the Word of God.
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He warned us NOT to be among them!
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Paul also warned us "not to be deceived" by any man!
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Matthew 7:23
"And then will I profess unto them, "I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.""
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The reason Christ never knew them is because He never saw their faces in the pages of His Word wherein He dwelled all the time while they were busy doing other 'religious' things.
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They did not hunger and thirst for HIM.
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They did not "love the Truth".
Therefore they did not really believe in Him, did they?
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And for that reason God shall "prove them" and send Satan as Jesus Christ to teach them a big lesson.
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2 Thes. 2:11
"And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:"
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Again, "the cause" is that they loved not the Truth, i.e. His Word!
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Mark 13:14
"But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,)"
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Jesus meant that when Satan as the false-christ comes to earth before His Own return and stands in the temple claiming he is the Christ, many of our brothers and sisters and fathers and mothers and sons and daughters ARE going to believe Satan really is Christ Jesus and they will try to convince us to also believe he is.
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Mark 13:21
"And then if any man shall say to you, 'Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there;' believe him not:"
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Matthew24:13
"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
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Mark13:13
"....;but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
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2 Thessalonians 2:1-4
[1] "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him,"
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[2] "That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand."
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[3] "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;"
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[4] "Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."
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Luke 17:34-36
[34] "I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left."
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[35] "Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left."
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[36] "Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left."
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Make sure you are one left; the one who "endures unto the end" for then you shall be saved.
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Even if you cannot convince your mother, father, sister, brother, son, and/or daughter to also wait for the real Jesus!
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"Do not harden your heart and stubbornly hold on to the traditions of men"
See Pamphlet #1955
Here; http://americanwisdomseries.com/1955.html
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To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.
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excerpt; http://americanwisdomseries.com/4007.html
Jesus said Learn it! (Have you?)
Mark 13:28
"Now learn a parable of the fig tree;"...
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Mark 13:28
"Now learn a parable of the fig tree;"...
On May 15, in the year 1948, both the good and bad figs were set out in Jerusalem.
You see, Jesus Christ told us that we would understand the prophecies given in Mat. 24 and Mark 13 from observing history!
That's right!
Here is exactly what He said:
Mark 13:28
"Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:"
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Hopefully by now you know a great deal about the fig tree,
even how one is planted by setting out a shoot, i.e. a "branch from the old tree".
You see, it is by doing what Christ commanded us in "learning" a parable from the fig tree that we now know summer is near,
which is the time of harvest when summer fruit is set out (Amos 8:1)
and "the end is come upon His people Israel (Amos 8:2)".
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Mark 13:29 "
So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors."
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So, "in like manner", i.e. just like we observed the planting of the fig tree come to pass in May of 1948, we shall also see the other "things" Christ told us about in Mark 13, Mat. 24, and Luke 21 come to pass!
That is why it is important to "watch" and observe current events and check off the events as they come to pass, because this generation shall SEE the fulfillment of all "things" and SEE the return of Jesus Christ.
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Mark 13:30
"Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done."
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[31] "Heaven and earth shall pass away: but My words shall not pass away."
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Those seeking to define the length of a generation should take note that all Jesus says here, is that the generation of the fig tree will not "pass" (as in pass away) until all these things be done.
That simply means that there will be "Baby Boomers" who will see the return of Jesus Christ.
You can count on it, for it is written.
Let's see though: "What is the life expectancy of the Boomers, anyway?"
I know, the insurance companies can tell us that;
A male age 56 can expect to live 23.59 more years to age 79.59.
A female age 56 can expect to live 29.14 more years to age 85.14
Hmmm, if the Lord delays His return too long it looks like more women will see Him return than men.
(Relax, we are just having a little fun!)
However, for those seeking to know how "close to the doors" we are, we need to know that there is yet one more lesson to learn about, or from, the fig tree, for those who have eyes to see.
You "see", that old serpent, the Dragon, the Devil, Satan, the bad fig tree from the garden, who is also the "abomination of desolation" spoken of by Jesus Christ and Daniel the prophet,
is currently being held at bay in heaven by Michael and his angels.
However, Satan and his angelic host are soon to be cast to this earth, even "as a fig tree cast her untimely figs" when the "winds blow" (Rev. 7:1-4) and she is shaken.
Here is what will soon happen:
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Rev. 12:7
"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,"
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[8] "And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven."
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[9] "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
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This happens at (666) the "6th" Seal, the "6th" Trump and the "6th" vial.
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Revelation 6:12
"And I beheld when He had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;"
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[13] "And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind."
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Jesus Christ said the following concerning Satan in that same 13th chapter of Mark:
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Mark 13:14
"But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:"
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It is written in Rev. 9 that Satan and his angels (called the locust army) have only 5 months when the "door" of heaven opens and they come out (Rev. 12:7-9) of the bottomless pit following all that smoke (Deception/Lies) which even now darkens the light of Truth upon this earth!
Wow, when we see that happen we will be really close to the final door opening when Christ returns, won't we?
You will find that the Palestinians call the day of Israel's creation "Nakba", which is to say "Great Catastrophe".
Finally, since we are instructed to "watch".
In the 70 years since the planting of the fig tree in the land of Judea,
it has not been a very peaceful or happy place in the Middle East, has it?
One thing we do know for sure from the Word of God, and that is that;
"There will be no peace until the Prince of Peace returns!"
And when He does, every knee shall bow!
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Romans 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."
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The good news is that ALL wars shall cease and we shall truly have peace on earth.
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Isaiah 2:4
"And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."
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We look forward to that time when His kingdom reigns supreme upon this earth as it now does in heaven.
"And He said unto them, "When ye pray, say, 'Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth'" (Luke 11:2).
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Again, I beg you,
please log unto the links below for a complete
study of the "Parable of the Fig Tree"
https://www.americanwisdomseries.com/TheParableoftheFigTree.html
Jesus said, "Learn it!"
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To learn more in the Table of Contents click Fig Tree http://www.americanwisdomseries.com/FigTreetoc.html
To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.
Excerpt: American Wisdom Series
What happens to our bodies at the last trump?
Would you like to know a secret or mystery?
The apostle Paul is about to show us one.... View MoreWhat happens to our bodies at the last trump?
Would you like to know a secret or mystery?
The apostle Paul is about to show us one.
In 1 Corinthians 15 (read the entire chapter)
Paul explains that you have two bodies, a flesh body and a spiritual body.
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1 Corinthians 15:44
"It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body."
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There is a natural (flesh) body,
and there is a spiritual body.
He's talking about you and me.
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When our flesh body dies we are changed into our spiritual body and go to be with the Lord.
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Absent from the body, present with the Lord.
This is basic Christianity 101.
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Now for the mystery!
Paul is speaking...
1 Corinthians 15:51
"Behold, I shew you a mystery;"...
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Pay close attention here!
This is a mystery
(Greek.= "musterion", secret or mystery)
to most people.
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..."We shall not all sleep, but we shall ALL be changed",
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Here's how Dr. Moffat translates it:
1 Cor. 15:51
"Here is a secret truth for you: not all of us are to die, but all of us are to be changed"
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Hold that thought for a moment...
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"not all of us are going to die,
but all of us are to be changed".
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Question - Changed to what?
Answer - To our spiritual bodies!
When and how are we going to be changed?
We return to the King's James translation:
1 Corinthians 15:52
"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."
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What will happen at the last trump,
which is the seventh and final trump,
since there are only seven?
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Jesus Christ returns and we
"who are alive and remain"
are INSTANTLY,
in the twinkling of an eye,
changed from our flesh body to our spiritual body.
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No, Not after Christ has been here awhile,
BUT "INSTANTLY" at the sound of the trump!
Now, we learned in study #1452 (link below) https://www.americanwisdomseries.com/1452.html
that the son of perdition,
Satan, the spurious messiah, comes FIRST,
at the six trump.
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Do you know what that means?
You guessed it!
If you are still in the flesh,
if you still bleed when pricked with a pin,
then Jesus Christ hasn't returned.
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Now you know the secret!
NEVER FORGET IT!!
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You will still be in the flesh when Satan shows up here on earth, claiming to be Christ, i.e. during the tribulation but are changed "instantly" into your spirit body the very moment our True Lord Jesus Christ really returns!
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I repeat,
If you still bleed when pricked with a pin you are still in the flesh,
meaning, the real Jesus Christ still has NOT returned.
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To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.
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Excerpt;
https://www.americanwisdomseries.com/1453.html
"THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST"
Isaiah 7:14
“Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.”... View More"THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST"
Isaiah 7:14
“Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.”
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Most Christians, and even non Christians have been taught that Christmas time, December 25th is the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This teaching will help break down Scripture and document the True date of Christ’s Birth. It will also point out to you where the date of December 25th came from, and how this date is also significant.
Why is December 25th significant still?
Because it is actually the conception date of Jesus Christ.
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One thing that let’s us know that Christ was not born on December 25th is that there were shepherds in the field still at the time of His Birth. Shepherds do not have their flocks out in the middle of winter.
Having that said let’s document that December the 25th was Christ’s conception. We are going to start in Luke with Zacharias. For those who don’t remember, Zacharias was a priest who had a course twice a year to work in the temple. This is where you must start and learn "when" the course Zacharias served was.
It was The Course of Abia.
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1 Chronicles 24:10
“The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,”
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The dates of this course are June 13th-19th on our calendar. With that being said, let’s look at the 1st chapter of Luke.
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Luke 1:5
“There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.“
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Zacharias was a Levitical priest, and in order to be married to a Levitical priest, a woman must be a full blood Levite as well. Elisabeth was the daughter of a Levitical priest of the lineage of Aaron, and married this priest Zacharias.
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Luke 1:6
“And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.“
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This is why God would use them to bring about the message that would show the dates regarding the Birth of the coming Messiah, and His True Genealogy. Both Zacharias and Elisabeth met all the legal requirements of the priesthood and kept all the Commandments and Levitical Laws.
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Luke 1:7
“And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.“
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Elisabeth was past the age of child bearing at this time. Becoming pregnant with John the Baptist later in this chapter is a key event, and an absolute miracle from our Heavenly Father.
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Luke 1:8-10
“And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course, According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.“
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So these verses are letting you know where Zacharias was, and what he was doing during the time that his vision will take place. He was faithfully executing his duties as priest.
At the time, this was a very sacred event.
The people who were waiting outside the temple were there to see the smoke from the incense which was symbolic of the repentance of sins and indication that their prayers had been heard by our Heavenly Father.
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Luke 1:11-17
“And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, "Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
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This angel, Gabriel, as we will find out in a few more verses is a messenger of God, and is here to tell Zacharias that Elisabeth will bear a son named John. The name John in Hebrew means, “Yah’s Gift” which is exactly what John will be, seeing as Elisabeth and Zacharias are both past child bearing years. He will be a great prophet, and will lead many to the Lord. He is a forerunner to Christ, and as you see in verse 15 he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb. Very important considering most teach nowadays that a baby is not even a human being until it’s physically born, which is why abortion is being promoted. We will touch on this a little more later.
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Luke 1:18-22
“And Zacharias said unto the angel, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years'. And the angel answering said unto him, 'I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season'. And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.“
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Zacharias questioned the angel Gabriel, and wanted a sign that these things would take place. Zacharias was shocked by this news, even though the message was coming directly from God. He lacked faith, and doubted the words of Gabriel because he knew that he and Elisabeth were stricken in years. Gabriel was not very happy with the response from Zacharias, so he would give him a sign alright. Zacharias would now be unable to speak until the birth of his son, John. This would be very difficult for Zacharias seeing as his very profession as a priest required him to speak.
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Luke 1:23
“And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.“
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Zacharias had 2 courses that he had to complete each year. That is why we have Documented proof of the dates and how we can come to the conclusion that Christ’s conception date is December 25th. The first course that Zacharias had was from December 6th-12th on our calendar.
His second course as we stated above was from June 13th-19th.
Remember that Father foretells us all things (Mark 13:23), and these dates have been here all along for those who take the time to study His Word on a deeper level. He wants us to study His Word to show ourselves approved. Going to church one day a week watching a man in the pulpit touch on a few verses is not enough.
That is why so many people are misled and don’t know the True day of Christ’s Birth.
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Below is a very detailed outline on the course of Abia: from Appendix 179 of the Companion Bible
https://www.therain.org/appendixes/app179.html
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So, in this verse we see that Zacharias has completed his second course which would have ended at sunset on a Friday. That would make this the sabbath, therefore he would not be able to travel back home that night. He would then make the trip home on the following day and it would take a few days for him to travel back home from Jerusalem.
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Luke 1:24
“And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,“
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So we know it took a few days for Zacharias to travel back home, so this would bring Elisabeth’s conception day to be on or around the 24th of June. Once she conceived she would go into seclusion for 5 months, thus bringing us to the date of November 24th.
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Luke 1:25
“Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein He looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.“
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It was considered a reproach when a woman could not conceive a child. Zacharias and Elisabeth had been praying for a child for many years, and Father had answered their prayers. Father always has a perfect time for everything, and His plans are better than our own. Just as John’s name states, he is "a gift" from God, and has an amazing destiny!
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Luke 1:26
“And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,“
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So this will now put us at December 24th as it is 6 months from the conception of John.
Remember that the Israelite day starts at sundown the day prior rather than midnight, and run to sundown the next day.
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Gabriel was sent from God to Nazareth, of Galilee to the house of Mary. This visit was to inform Mary that she had been selected, special, a virgin to conceive and bear the coming Messiah. So it would be on December 25th (sundown of the 24th) that the Spirit would come and dwell with mankind. Our Lord Jesus Christ would be conceived!
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Luke 1:27-33
[27] “To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary."
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[28] "And the angel came in unto her, and said, 'Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.'"
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[29] "And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be."
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[30] "And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God."
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[31] "And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call His name JESUS."
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[32] "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David:"
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[33] "And He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end.”
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These verses are prophecy being fulfilled. God’s Word foretold this event in the verse we used to start this very teaching, Isaiah 7:14
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel.”
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Immanuel meaning “God with us”
which is precisely what is taking place at the moment of His conception. God came to dwell with mankind at that very moment!
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Gabriel tells Mary that His name will be Jesus meaning “YHVH’s Salvation.”
Can you imagine how Mary must be feeling? Gabriel is telling this young girl that God chose her to give birth to the Savior of the world! Her son would be the King of Kings and Lord of Lords since He would be from the king line of Judah and the priest line of Levi.
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Luke 1:34-38
[34] “Then said Mary unto the angel, "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?"
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[35] "And the angel answered and said unto her, "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.'"
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[36] "And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
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[37] "For with God nothing shall be impossible."
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[38] "And Mary said, 'Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word'. And the angel departed from her.”
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It’s important to know that Mary was not doubting Gabriel as Zacharias did when he approached him about Elisabeth conceiving. Mary is simply confused as to how this would take place being that she is young and has never known a man. Gabriel explains to her that God’s Holy Spirit will come upon her, and she will conceive. With God ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE, and he points this out to her by also telling her that her cousin Elisabeth who was barren has also conceived a child and is 6 months pregnant. Mary shows that she has full faith in the Lord, and wants the will of our Father. She is more than willing to be used by our Heavenly Father according to His purpose.
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Luke 1:39-41
[39] “And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;"
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[40] "And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth."
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[41] "And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:”
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This very same day that Gabriel came to her, she went to go see her cousin Elisabeth. She greeted her cousin, and in that same instant, John, leapt in Elisabeth’s womb and was filled with the Holy Spirit!
This is a VERY important verse, especially concerning when a person is considered an actual human being. This shows "at conception" the spirit and soul of a person enter the baby! Many who are supportive of abortion and think that a baby is not a human being if it’s still in the womb have their proof now. Life begins at conception, PERIOD!
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Luke 1:42-50
[42] “And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, 'Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.'"
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[43] "And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?"
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[44] "For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy."
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[45] "And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord."
[46] "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord'",
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[47] "And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour."
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[48] "For He hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed."
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[49] "For He that is Mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is His name."
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[50] "And His mercy is on them that fear Him from generation to generation.“
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Elisabeth is excited because she knows that her Saviour and Messiah is coming as was foretold in the Old Testament. Both Mary and Elisabeth knew of these prophecies and feel so very blessed that they were chosen to be part of these things. Elisabeth tells Mary that she is blessed for believing what Gabriel has told her, and that they will see all that he said come to pass.
God specifically chose Mary, and knew she would have the faith to believe and would do His will. Mary loved the Lord, and rejoiced at this wonderful news!
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Satan, from the very beginning tried to ruin the perfect Bloodline of Christ when he beguiled Eve in the garden. Father protected it, and everything He said is now coming to pass. This protection was to keep Satan from interfering with God’s Plan of Salvation. Christ came so that no man would perish. He didn’t just come for those living in His time and after, but for the souls that passed before He was even born. He wants every last one of us to know Him and come to repentance. That is True mercy and love.
There is NO GREATER LOVE than that!
Even after all we have done, He still wants us and loves us. How can we prove that?
Look at 1 Peter chapter 3:
1 Peter 3: 18-19.
[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:"
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[19] "By which also He went and preached unto the spirits in prison;”
So, we have established the date of Christ’s Conception, December 25th. That brings His Birth date 9 months later being the 15th of Tisri which is September 28/29th on our calendar. That is, the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles. (Remembering that according to the calendar the Israelite’s kept that would begin September 28th at sunset.)
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The Conception of John
23rd Sivan = June 23-24
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The Birth of John
7th Nisan = March 28-29
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The Miraculous “Begetting”
1st Tebeth = December 25th
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THE NATIVITY
15th Tisri = September 29th
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So why don’t more people know this since Scripture points it out so clearly? Well, that’s because Satan’s children, the Kenite’s, have infiltrated our churches, and have set up the "four hidden dynasties" to deceive many so that the whole world would worship the false Christ (Satan) when he returns at the 6th trump!
The Kenite’s have used the Educational and Religious dynasties to school ministers with their father’s (Satan’s) doctrine INSTEAD OF the True Word of God! Remember their goal is to DECEIVE the WHOLE WORLD!
They want to keep people "caught up" in the traditions of men.
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Most people are so worried about getting their houses decorated and buying gifts to the point where they put a strain on their family and their bank account. They have made this the focus instead of Christ. They also don’t take the time to get into God’s Word on their own. Father reveals His Truth to those He knows take the time to Truly study. He wants our love, and we show Him that we love Him when we spend personal time with Him in His Word.
I pray that this teaching opens the eyes and ears of those who are meant to see and hear God’s beautiful Truth. These teachings are not meant to replace your time in God’s Word. It’s important to always study God’s Word on your own.
Put your trust in NO man, only in the Father!
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Isaiah 40:21-23
[21]Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
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Isaiah 40:21-23
[21]Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
[22]It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
[23]That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
NOTICE, Verse 23, The Majesty of YHVH Father brings the Princes to nothing and the judges of the earth as Vanity!
Flesh man's lack of knowledge in comparison should NEVER supercede nor replace scripture Truth.
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