Years ago, when I started questioning things I had learned in the church that had been passed down from generation to generation. I would talk to other people asking questions about how they felt about these holiday traditions that we were celebrating. I even spoke to one of the pastors at the church and I always received the same answer no matter who I talked to. "We are worshiping Him, He is happy with us as long as it is focused on Him, it doesn't matter how it is done as long as He is in the forefront, this is how we have always done it, Jesus is the reason for the season." The reasons goes on and on. But, it just doesn't line up with scripture.
In Exodus, the Israelites were brought out of Egypt and He told them if they will obey His voice and keep His covenant they will be a peculiar treasure, kingdom of priests and a holy nation. In Exo 19:8 "And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do." They agreed to this covenant. Then Moses is told to go get the people ready and to sanctify them and be ready the third day. He is going to come down in the sight of the people. On the morning of the third day Moses brings the people out to meet Him. Then in chapter 20 Yahweh begins to give the commandments, all of them not just the ten. But in verse 18 "And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die." He wanted an intimate relationship with His people, just like in the Garden of Eden. But they were too afraid. So, Yahweh picks up where He left off and continues to tell Moses. So Moses tells them to the Israelites and they agree to them, "we will do and be obedient". Then there is a feast with Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: Exo 24:10 "And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. Exo 24:11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink." A wedding feast. He has married His Bride. Next verse Moses is told to come up and receive the tables. Exo 24:12 "And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them. Exo 24:13 And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God." So Moses goes up and through chapters 31 He gives Moses His Word. But in Chapter 32 we see when Moses is gone for so long the people tell Aaron to make them gods that will go before them and that brought them out of Egypt. Of course, we still see a lot of Egypt still in them as you can see in verse 6. So Aaron makes a golden calf and builds an altar. Exo 32:5 "And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD." That is interesting, A feast to the Yahweh? Didn't they just make a golden calf? Let's go on to Exo 32:6 " And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. Exo 32:7 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: Exo 32:8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt." So, in their eyes they were worshipping Him. But, in His eyes they were worshipping other gods. They broke their covenant with Him. So Moses broke the tables. Exo 32:19 "And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount." We see in Exo 32:21 "And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?" We have to always worship Him according to His Ways. Otherwise, it is sin.
Written by: Jana D. Pindell
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Saturday, February 19, 2011
The Mark of the Beast
If we let the Word interpret the Word, it is amazing what comes to light. We have been taught over the years that the mark of the beast will be some sort of electronic chip that will be implanted in our bodies, or it is the social security card, etc. But let's look at some scriptures and let the Word speak for itself.
In Revelations concerning the mark of the beast it says:
Rev 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
We are told in Deuteronomy that we are to keep His commandments and teach them to our children and talk of them pretty much all the time. But as you see in chapter 6, verse 6 they are a sign on us.
Deu 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deu 6:6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: Deu 6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deu 6:8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
If we look up the word sign in Hebrew it also means a mark.
People are looking for a physical mark to be placed, something visible. But what if it isn't? Let's look at some more scriptures.
Job 10:14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
Psa 37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Psa 37:38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
Perfect in Hebrew means upright and/or undefiled. So we can see that one who sins has a mark and one who is righteous has a mark. Did Job physically get a mark on him?
The Sabbath was also a sign between Him and His people.
Exo 31:16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
Exo 31:17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. This is the one commandment that we are told to Remember.
But people say "now that I have recieved Christ I am sealed with the Holy Spirit" and people quote Eph 1:13: " In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,"
As it says after ye heard the word of truth and ye believed, ye were sealed. And the scriptures say in John 14:15-16: " If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;" The scripture is saying when we have heard the word of Truth and believe, we have repented and turned back to Him and keep the commandments we will be given the Holy Spirit. It is one transparency on top of the other that reveals the whole picture.
During Sabbath we are told we are to rest, stay in our domain, not light a fire, and not buy and/or sell. The not buying or selling comes out of Neh. 13:15-18. The Sabbath was not to be a day of commerce. It is His day, not ours. So if we go back to Revelation 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. If we are keeping the commandments, then we are keeping the Sabbath and cannot buy or sell that day.
Written by: Jana D. Pindell
In Revelations concerning the mark of the beast it says:
Rev 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
We are told in Deuteronomy that we are to keep His commandments and teach them to our children and talk of them pretty much all the time. But as you see in chapter 6, verse 6 they are a sign on us.
Deu 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deu 6:6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: Deu 6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deu 6:8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
If we look up the word sign in Hebrew it also means a mark.
People are looking for a physical mark to be placed, something visible. But what if it isn't? Let's look at some more scriptures.
Job 10:14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
Psa 37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Psa 37:38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
Perfect in Hebrew means upright and/or undefiled. So we can see that one who sins has a mark and one who is righteous has a mark. Did Job physically get a mark on him?
The Sabbath was also a sign between Him and His people.
Exo 31:16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
Exo 31:17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. This is the one commandment that we are told to Remember.
But people say "now that I have recieved Christ I am sealed with the Holy Spirit" and people quote Eph 1:13: " In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,"
As it says after ye heard the word of truth and ye believed, ye were sealed. And the scriptures say in John 14:15-16: " If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;" The scripture is saying when we have heard the word of Truth and believe, we have repented and turned back to Him and keep the commandments we will be given the Holy Spirit. It is one transparency on top of the other that reveals the whole picture.
During Sabbath we are told we are to rest, stay in our domain, not light a fire, and not buy and/or sell. The not buying or selling comes out of Neh. 13:15-18. The Sabbath was not to be a day of commerce. It is His day, not ours. So if we go back to Revelation 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. If we are keeping the commandments, then we are keeping the Sabbath and cannot buy or sell that day.
Written by: Jana D. Pindell
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