The Mysteries we do not seek in the Scriptures

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In the Scriptures John wrote how to be saved by Jesus:

Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (KJV)

But what does "believe" mean? Do we just trust our translators since we are unlearned?

Isa 29:12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned. (KJV)

What is the Bible result of humans asking others to read this, I pray thee, since I am not learned?

Isa 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: (KJV)

Jesus quotes this OT verse explaining the verse this way:

Mt 15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10 ¶ And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. (KJV)

So who is this Jesus, who quotes the OT and gets inspired humans to write His messages in the NT? Is there a Bible verse linking a divine person to both holy writings?

Ho 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. (KJV)

So this YHWH-Lord is the Author of both the former rains (OT) and the latter rains (NT).

Where does Scripture speak of rain as sacred writings?

Ex 16:4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. (KJV) "law" means "teachings"

This is the same YHWH who wrote the OT in Moses time and the NT for John's time.

Where does the NT writers proclaim Jesus as YHWH?

1Co 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. (KJV)

Notice the simile

Sitting on top of the Father Tsuwr flint rock, is the Cela rock of Christ, from whose hand flowed a massive flow of water from deep down for Israel to drink. (This picture comes from Dr Kim Young who was a doctor for the ruler of Jordan many years ago. Mt Sinai is in the country of Jordan.)

So if you want to make the NT more foundational to your doctrinal learning, you have to study first the OT, which is the oldest writings of the Jesus-YHWH. Than study His later writings in the light of the former light.

If you don't do this you will be like the "blind leading the blind".

But why Hebrew, what is wrong with English?

The Bible teaches you how the Bible should studied. We begin on milk.

Isa 28:9 ¶ Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. (KJV)

Milk is wholesome simple for those who are babes in Christ. We all start on the milky doses of the Bible and begin to grow in our faith in Jesus.

How is this milky growing achieved?

Isa 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: (KJV)

This verse is poetry and difficult to fathom. When you find poetry that is not easily understood, ask a prophet, somebody you know to be inspired, or ask the Holy Spirit to tutor you directly from your own studies. (Do not consult the traditions and precepts of men)

The line upon line, refers to Bible lines, the scribes wrote the Bible words on lines etched into the clay or skin parchment, so the writings would be straight. So we are studying line upon lines of Bible verses, here a little and there a little all over the sacred writings, looking as many different passages.

Consider the simile to a baby? Would you feed a baby the same foods over and over again? Or give the baby a variety of simple foods to make sure the baby gets all the best nutrition it can? When a mother breast feeds her baby, the food is made from all over the body and thus is wholesome for the baby.

What is wrong with drinking milk you entire life ? Well if you are drinking milk to process faith in Jesus in milky doses all throughout you life, that is fine, because GOD only expects you to live up to the light you require:

Ro 2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another

But why would you be happy to grow a little on milk when eating strong meat you will grown much more excitedly in Jesus?

Heb 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. (KJV)

So how was the NT processed according to the Bible prophesied in the OT?

Isa 28:11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

Notice the Hebrew OT makes a prophecy that with stammering lips the messages of Jesus in the latter rains, goes out in another tongue, that language was Kione Greek.

And we will soon see "in another tongue" means the message was translated.

But the language was a translation because the message went out with stammering lips, not as clear as it was in the Hebrew originally.

Isa 28:12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

The Greek NT is refreshing, but the Gentiles still would not hear.

Isa 28:13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

And the Bible says to study the Greek for truth in the same way as you study the Hebrew for truth, a little here and a little there, looking up all the lines across the whole passages on some theme. But notice the people fall backward and are broken and snared. The Greek NT is not as foundational for truth as the Hebrew . You can go back to the Hebrew NT, using the LXX as a guide or cross referencing to match Hebrew words to the Greek Words.

But why do this?

Isa 28:14 ¶ Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

Well how do you know if your translator is not deceiving you? That the Bible words in your language is fuzzy at best or lies of deception? ( made lies our refuge?)

Question: Why did Jesus have to translate the Scriptures in Hebrew to Hebrew reading disciples? 

Lu 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. (KJV)

This word "expound" should be "translated", because here is the same Greek word in other verses:

Ac 9:36 ¶ Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by "interpretation" is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and alms deeds which she did.

Again, a different English word, the word should be "translated"

1Co 12:30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all "interpret"?

Again the word "interpret" should be "translate" .

1Co 14:21 ¶ In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

Notice Paul is quoting the OT verse

and than says

1Co 14:27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one "interpret".

Again the word "interpret" should be "translate" .

So the OT saying "speak in another tongue" was picked up by the Greek detailed language as meaning "translate".

Seems like even in Jesus day, the humans had trouble with reading even the Hebrew, because it was translated to them by the Scribes and Pharisees, with their own traditions and precepts of men.

Jesus speaks of this : Mt 5:21 ¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time,

Mt 5:22 But I say unto you,...

People see themselves as unlearned and so get learned ones to translate the Scriptures for them...this can be sometimes be unwise...

So when people explain words to others in their own language, they are really "translating" or "expounding" or "interpreting" same idea, because Hebrew word meaning are broad, but Greek word meanings are more narrow.

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So this word "believe" comes from in the OT? How do we know?

Well the easiest way to find a Hebrew word is to look for the NT Greek being quoted by a Hebrew OT verse, or use the LXX, a translation of Hebrew into Greek.

Ro 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.(KJV)

This is the same Greek word for

Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (KJV)

And what is the Hebrew OT verse?

Ge 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

So what is this Hebrew word ?

It is the word "aman" and most English people are familiar with this word even in English. We say aman on the end of our prayers. So what does Aman mean?

Strong's 539 "aman" is a useful way to number the Hebrew word, as Strong was the first people to number all Hebrew words, though he did a fuzzy job of it, as well as explaining the word meanings. (Never trust the traditions and precepts of men)

Ancient Hebrew is a older language than modern Hebrew, so the pictures of the Ancient Hebrew letters describe the word meanings of the word, offer us clues to the word meaning:-

Aman has these pictures "The strong flow over the nations"  (three pictures , a ox head meaning strong, water meaning flow and what looks like sperm traveling meaning continuance, or over the nations of people, for more on Ancient Hebrew letters and their meanings, see spiritualsprings.proboards.com/thread/27/comments-humans-rendering-ancient-pictures)

So when a person "believes" , he is affirming a strong flow over the nations.

What does this mean?

Well let's find the smallest word with 2 letters describing this flow:

  The Hebrew word "man" is written in Greek as "manna" and in Ancient Hebrew pictures is "flow over the nations" a thing Israel called "what is it"? they did not know, nor could they describe. It tasted like honey.

This word along with many other related words belong to a family of words called in English "faith".

So in simple terms, faith is a food, that is gifted to us by Jesus. And to be saved by Jesus, you need to eat this faith food every day.

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The centurion was a Roman soldier, not of Hebrew descent, yet understood "faith" better than Israel did.

The word faith means to support. For more see spiritualsprings.org/ss-1513.htm

Mt 8:5 ¶ And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

Jesus speaks kindly to the Roman Centurion:

Mt 8:7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

This Greek word "heal" Greek "therapeuo" means to "wait upon" to come and visit the sick person first, before healing them.

But the Roman centurion did not feel worthy for this visit, so said instead:

Readers note: Those who trust their translators to read Bible verses in English miss so much from the verses, because of fuzzy translations. God promises a wonder of wonders if you wish to see, rather than be blind. If you wish to be meek, rather than be arrogant and think you are rich and in need of nothing.

Isa 29:14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: Isa 29:18 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. 19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD,

Claim this "precious promise"

• Lord let me see your words clearly.
• Lord grant  that I become meek, fixing my eyes on you and not myself.
• Lord let me read your words with light.
• Lord let me truly see for I am blind.
  

 

These are some examples of the "take/takings as words" the "precious promises" you can choose to claim as personal powers appropriated to yourself using the words of Jesus, by speaking this promise in His Name. You support Him, and He will support you.

Mt 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

The Greek word here "healed" (Greek "iaomai") comes from a Hebrew word, and thus the Roman Centurion was in fact speaking a "precious promise" to Jesus, and this was a personal act of "faith" as the Bible genuinely defines faith as, supporting GOD by taking His words and saying them in prayer.

Here is the OT precious promise the Roman Centurion spoke:

Ps 107:20 He (Jesus-YHWH) sent his word, and healed "Hebrew word "rapha" them, and delivered them from their destructions.

Rapha Strong's 7495 has these Ancient Hebrew pictures inside the word's letters: 

"The Head mouth's strong" 

and comes in two actions the incomplete action and the complete action.

Let's do the complete action, the noun form:

Job 26:5 ¶ Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. {and the...: or, with the inhabitants}
Ps 88:10 ¶ Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
Pr 2:18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Pr 9:18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Pr 21:16 ¶ The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Isa 14:9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. {Hell: or, The grave} {chief...: Heb. leaders, or, great goats}
Isa 26:14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
Isa 26:19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.(KJV)

This action is difficult to fathom. The head mouth's strong in a completed state causes the living process to cease, but in the incomplete state, the head mouth strong allows the living to remain healed.

Seems like to me when Adam sinned, we were supposed to be dying (muwth) but instead we received the function of Jesus whose "head mouth's strong" over us keeping us living on His probation of grace.

In a previous attempt, the Author did a study of RaPA, a word meaning "healed" in English, and this later study is independent of the former study. Note we reach different word meanings, showing how hard it is to make word meanings suitable in another language like English. 

For this older study see:  spiritualsprings.org/ss-1535.htm

In this earlier study, "broken-relationship-healed" was chosen for a suitable English word, but also note how awkward such a long rendering this is. In this latter study the Author now chooses "healing-killed" for the complete action and "healing" for the incomplete action. This is also somewhat awkward too, but easier on laymen Bible readers to read.

Not all will agree with these language rules, so there is always room to doubt. For example if we say:

He recorded a record.

The verb form shows an incomplete action and the noun form a completed action.

The farmer produced produce.

This shows the same thing, but both forms of the word have to have a similar meaning.

The man went to love her with his love.

Again the verb implies incomplete loving while the noun shows his love is completed.

Here is a Bible verse of one:

Does the plough, plough all day to sow?

In Hebrew things are about function, not description. A plough is something that ploughs.

If it's not ploughing, its function must be complete.

In Greek we have another one about Jesus who is a sower

Jesus the sower sowed faith over the earth (Matthew 13:3)

Notice a sower (noun) is a function of sowing (verb). Both forms of the word have to have the same basic meaning, only differences of action.

How many readers understand, that even before you choose to be saved, you are already under the probation of His grace, giving you living. Jesus grants you his living even if you are wicked or straight. It is His promise of loving you daily. If you choose to respond to this love, you can receive another gift of His ongoing living in you, living for eternal life. Wow. But you have to ask for this, and ask through faith.

Muwth Strongs 4191 has these Ancient Hebrew Pictures "The flowing secure important mark" also comes in two actions the complete and the incomplete action. Possibly meaning "dying/dead"

Isa 26:19 Thy "dying"  men shall "ongoing living" , together with my "carcass" shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the "probation-completed".

This is one possible English word for this action meaning of "rapha" in the noun form. This verse suggests to me we are experiencing a "living death" throughout out living because we are on probation-incomplete.

Another possible English word for this action meaning of "rapha" is "healing-killed"

The Author is led to this verse that explains the completed action

Isa 26:21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain "hareg".

The Hebrew word "hareg" means to kill, while the Hebrew word "ratsach" means to wound.  As in this famous verse: Ex 20:13 Thou shalt not kill "ratsach" meaning "no wounding" and has a very broad meaning.

Isa 26:19 Thy "dying" men shall "ongoing living" , together with my "carcass" shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the "healing-killed".

Isa 26:14 They are "dying" , they shall not have "ongoing-living"; they have their "healing-killed", they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. (Ancient Hebrew)

So in this Psalm, the Jesus-YHWH is "healing" them from their destructions, all the time until His 'healing-killed" state happens and the person dying, finally dies.

(Hmm? Holy Spirit thought, perhaps "healing-removed" is a better word meaning in English?

Thus for the verb we have "healing" and for the noun "healing-removed" ? Hmm? In the verse we found, "hareg" implies a parallel, so the healing of Jesus is killed, thrust through by something or someone? Question: When our probation of healing is over, what "kills" this probation of grace? Another Q question. For readers who do not understand, the Ancient Hebrew letter Quph means "the sun on the horizon" meaning :unknown. So many things in the Scripture are too high for us (Ps 131:1) so they are unknown.)

So all humans come to be  as "living-energy" because the "Head mouth's strong" giving us humans the "healing" that overcomes destruction upon us. When the healing-killed state occurs, the Head Mouth's strongs ends it's probation and your dying condition ends and you go to the great storehouse of the earth, and unknown place called Shoawl

Shaowl Strongs 7585 has these Ancient Hebrew pictures "The pressed strong Secure Authority" is a pictured meaning of the Father's authority pressed strongly, a place where the Father holds your "memories" whatever that theme means?

Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Notice Jesus-YHWH personally took upon Himself all your destruction's, so you can be forever under Jesus-YHWH healing. What a precious promise !!

Where is this stated from the judgements of the moral law, or royal teachings?

Ex 21:23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

The term "life" is a fuzzy translation:

Ex 21:23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give "living-energy" for "living-energy",

Notice the price Jesus-YHWH paid for this mischief upon all of mankind:

Isa 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his "living-energy" unto (the grave) : and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. (Ancient Hebrew)

( Note: Readers may not understand the word "soul" is a translation into English from the Hebrew word "nephesh" this word comes in two forms of action, which both must have the same basic word meaning, but differences in action:

Nephesh Strong's 5315 In Ancient Hebrew pictures this word has : "Over the nations, the mouth pressed" is a picture of Jesus-YHWH over the nations of people with His mouth pressing power into Adam and Adam became "nephesh" a function. What completed function would this be? The incomplete function verb offers a clue:

Let's look at Strong's 5314 for some contexts of this form of action

Ex 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.

There are not many verses of context, and this one is most important and defines what "ceasing/ceasing-day" is for, the Word meaning often translated as Sabbath. There are some churches God did not have Sabbath in Genesis, but the word is there alright.

Ge 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he "ceased" on the "ceasing-day" from all his work which he had made.

So what is the purpose of "ceasing" and "ceasing-day" ? What God tired? no

We get the thought that the Divine Elohiym Family Power functions as a Provider of Love and is truly "refreshed" whatever that word means, when mankind was created, so they could Respond with Responding love to God's Providing Love.

So the meaning that makes sense for both actions, incomplete and complete is this:

Ex 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 "energized"

So the completed form for this word is "living-energy" and the incomplete form is "energized".

The purpose of Sabbath or "ceasing-day" is a time to "energize" our "living-energy" . How is this done ? By fellowship or sharing love from one to another. Faith is also a relationship concept, so the process of living by faith, is this idea of "energizing" thyself, when others respond.

A hypothesis of this idea, is what happens if you do not "energize" yourself by seeking others who can respond, is your providing becomes narcissistic and eats you alive in selfishness. Therefore one can propose that a Divine Provider requires a Divine Responder, is a two penny thought about this Q theme. Love cannot remain bottled up or it internalizes and destroys you.

Thus GOD is always relational, always faithful and always both providing and responding.

When mankind was created, the Divine Family Power was energized by their presence and the love cycle of provider/responder was complete.

Now Jews consider the "soul" as some "divine spark" given to man, that is eternal and somewhat immortal, is a foolish idea and comes from mixing Hebrew themes and words with traditions and precepts of men. Since their videos and articles are difficult to study in detail, we have no idea what they consider by what they mean.

The Hebrew writings make it clear that Adam was made from adama, the ground, and God breathed upon Adam, two Hebrew words, "nashamah" meaning "wind/ breathing/character" and "ruwach" meaning grand medium, the Holy Spirit. And mankind became "living-energy".

Since one can be energized by fellowship and sharing love with others, the completed state is "living-energy" than the soul is the completed state of GOD partnered to you, thus your living energy is given to you continually by GOD via the Holy Spirit who lives in you.

One can say only God is "living-energy" and only God is immortal. So when we become "living-energy" is it because the Holy Spirit is empowering mankind with living from God.

When the Holy Spirit departs from you, your "living-energy" vanishes and at that very moment your thoughts perish and the body slowly returns to dust again. The Scriptures term this first state of dying a sleep because you are not lost when your thoughts end. Only after when GOD speaks to all of mankind in judgement, asking a simple question "Where are you?" do you decide to live forever in faith with God, or be forever in a state of non-existence. In this second death, the powers of GOD no longer reside with you and you cease to exist,

What does our Hebrew English translator say about the soul as energy?

God would have us avail ourselves of every means of cultivating and strengthening our intellectual powers.... If the Bible were read more, if its truths were better understood, we should be a far more enlightened and intelligent people. Energy is imparted to the soul by searching its pages.8 {CG 507.2}

If energy comes via faith, imparted to the "living-energy" than this makes sense.

All heaven is keeping the Sabbath, but not in a listless, do-nothing way. On this day every energy of the soul should be awake, for are we not to meet with God and with Christ our Saviour? We may behold Him by faith. He is longing to refresh and bless every soul.481 {CCh 267.3}

Rob: wow How she defines Sabbath so well, by faith we are energized the word here us "refresh" !

When we desire to be set free from sin, and cry out for a power out of and above ourselves, the powers of the soul are imbued with the energy of the Holy Spirit, and they obey the dictates of the will in fulfilling the will of God. {HLv 315.2}

Rob" wow

Ellen White: "..we have no power to free ourselves from Satan’s control; but when we desire to be set free from sin, and in our great need cry out for a power out of and above ourselves, the powers of the soul are imbued with the divine energy of the Holy Spirit, and they obey the dictates of the will in fulfilling the will of God.—The Desire of Ages, 466 (1898).

The fountains of the soul will be broken up. The mind will be energized, and, springing into activity and life, will break down every barrier that has caused disunion and alienation. Sins that have been committed will appear with more distinctness than ever before; for the Holy Spirit will bring them to our remembrance. The words of Christ, “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them,” will be clothed with new power. {RH November 4, 1902, par. 10

Friday was a precious day. The rubbish has been removed from the door of the heart, and they have opened it to Jesus. Everything has been without excitement or extravagance. The leaven of Christ’s righteousness has been introduced into the experience and has energized the soul. Oh, that it may continue to work in its mysterious power until its diffusive influence quickens the lukewarm souls with whom it is brought in contact. {5MR 233.2}

You need to be energized, else you will not do good. You need Christ abiding in the soul. You need the quickening influence of the Holy Spirit of God; ... {Lt2a-1896.}

Rob: We hope this helps readers see the word meaning of "nephesh" in it's two actions, meaning "energize / living-energy"

The cold formalism that is now prevailing among us must give place to the living energy of experimental godliness. GW92 137.1}

Rob" I didn't even know she wrote "living energy" !!

When Christ preached, His message was like a sharp, two-edged sword, piercing the consciences of men and revealing their inmost thoughts. The work that Christ did His faithful messengers will have to do. In simplicity, purity, and the strictest integrity they are to preach the Word. Those who labor in word or doctrine are to be faithful to their charge. They are to watch for souls as they that must give an account. Never are they to clothe a “Thus saith the Lord” with enticing words of man’s wisdom. Thus they destroy its living energy, making it weak and powerless, so that it fails to convict of sin. Every word spoken by the direction of the Holy Spirit will be full of the deepest solicitude for the salvation of souls.—Selected Messages 2:159. {PaM 196.2}

Rob" wow, the Word comes with "living energy"

It is the living energy of the Holy Spirit that will move hearts, not pleasing, deceptive theories. Fanciful representations are not the bread of life; they cannot save the soul from sin. {1SM 160.1}

They must be whole-souled Christians, possessing the earnestness and living energy derived from Christ.... {Advocate May 1, 1899, par. 7

A living energy will attend their words, because they have a rich endowment in the gift of the Holy Spirit. {ST January 27, 1890, par. 8}

There must be a power, a living energy, which will arouse the consciences. There must be a power coming from God to attend the efforts. {Lt 26, 1873, par. 4}

Rob: We hope this helps readers see the word meaning of "nephesh" in it's two actions, meaning "energize / living-energy"

Jesus-YHWH "living-energy" was poured out into the grave, to pay for this mischief.

What mischief is this? Wounding the compassion-center of living, a simile of functions inside Chayah, the mother of living. Who administrates the function of living? The Shadday does who is functioning as a Grand Medium, the Holy Spirit.

Whom caused this mischief?

A man-slayer did, one who intentionally wanted to kill the humans by getting them to sin.

Jesus-YHWH speaks of this mischief maker:

Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer "anthropoktonos" 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.

This Greek word is not murder here should read  "killer". The Hebrew word ratsach means to wound, but hareg, means to kill.

Therefore the intention of getting Adam and Eve to sin, wasn't just to deceive them to become a false elohiym power, but to "kill them" causing them immediate dying.

Was there any examples of immediate dying when Adam and Eve sinned? Yes

1) the Holy Spirit garment of light vanished immediately exposing them as naked.

2) the compassion-centre of living was disrupted permanently. Thus the Holy Spirit could not make future children inside Eve's womb without dysfunction.

3) the couple immediately became fearful of Jesus-YHWH

4) Jesus-YHWH immediately upon their sinning, in consultation with the Father-YHWH, deciding to make grace cover the sin action, because of the mischief of the mischief maker. 

We suspect the Opposer caused killing of the many sacred words within the DNA of the woman and man, disrupting the sacred words for living. Hence the couple could repent of their sins, but could not return to the heavenly home because of this mischief. Since this was unfair of the Opposer, GOD decided to grant grace and probation to the living-energy of mankind, hence Jesus-YHWH is a "healing" power.

Now the Centurion knew this precious promise and asked for Jesus-YHWH to speak the word of healing and the sick person under his care would be healed.

Thus the Centurion demonstrated genuine faith.

 Mt 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

And Jesus-YHWH answered the Roman Centurion:

10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

So because the Centurion claimed a precious promise of healing, the sick person was healed by faith.

Mt 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

Believed is a fuzzy translation. This is the Hebrew word "aman" which is a related word to the family words of faith.

Mt 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast "has-faith" so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

And so my friend claim the precious promise

Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever "has-faith" in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Shalom

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Traveling home yesterday, Wednesday 7th August 2024, Central Queensland Australia, it was drizzling rain for hours in the night and I asked GOD for a clear day so the furniture could travel without getting wet too much, to be damaged.

We only have one sheet of plastic, not enough for all the furniture in the trailer. So I packed the four poster bed and the mattress into the trailer and placed the plastic on top, with the lounge suite open to the drizzling rain.

All across the journey, our faith was tested, and hardly any rain fell into the trailer. How gracious and kind is Jesus, to hold back the rains across the sky for this 5 hour journey.

Now my wife is sick with flu and fever and we claimed the precious promise of

Ho 6:2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up,

Today is the third day to revive my wife with healing. She gets bad from asthma and has trouble breathing when sick. Inhaling colloidal silver helps and the colloidal silver goes into the lungs absorbing the bacteria in its tracks, killing them.

Praise the Lord-Jesus-YHWH for His healing, He is a great healer, and this function also keep us living under His probation of grace.

Today is a special meeting of the church at 7:00 pm, for a revival of righteousness by faith, as granted to A. T Jones 136 years ago. Such understanding of faith died out in our Church, even people like ABC Bible prayer by Glen Coon helped a little to stir up understanding of faith. But alas our church members have forgotten what faith is and how faith functions. Most people see faith as some sort of mental assent.

It only takes a spark to get a fire going, and soon all those around will warm up in it's glowing. That's how it is with God's love, once you've experienced it. You'll spread His love, like a dove, You'll want to pass it on.

Shalom my friends

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Notice Mrs White comments upon the idea of "assent"

Our faith at this time must not stop with an assent to, or belief in, the theory of the third angel’s message. We must have the oil of the grace of Christ that will feed the lamp, and cause the light of life to shine forth, showing the way to those who are in darkness.—Testimonies for the Church 9:155.

Ellen White "mental assent" is not enough for faith, we need the oil of His grace...

The great deceiver has many agents ready to present any and every kind of error to ensnare souls—heresies prepared to suit the varied tastes and capacities of those whom he would ruin. It is his plan to bring into the church insincere, unregenerate elements that will encourage doubt and unbelief, and hinder all who desire to see the work of God advance and to advance with it. Many who have no real faith in God or in His word assent to some principles of truth and pass as Christians, and thus they are enabled to introduce their errors as Scriptural doctrines. {DD 6.4}

There are many in our Church who make errors as Scripture doctrines. These people have no genuine faith in God.

To talk of religion in a casual way, to pray without soul hunger and living faith, avails nothing. A nominal faith in Christ, which accepts Him merely as the Saviour of the world, can never bring healing to the soul. The faith that is unto salvation is not a mere intellectual assent to the truth. He who waits for entire knowledge before he will exercise faith, cannot receive blessing from God. It is not enough to believe about Christ; we must believe in Him. The only faith that will benefit us is that which embraces Him as a personal Saviour; which appropriates His merits to ourselves. Many hold faith as an opinion. Saving faith is a transaction by which those who receive Christ join themselves in covenant relation with God. Genuine faith is life. A living faith means an increase of vigor, a confiding trust, by which the soul becomes a conquering power. {DA 347.1}

This passage explains it clearly.

Faith is not just mental assent, as many claim.

Faith is appropriating His powers to ourselves, when we support His words through prayer. In fact the Holy Spirit speaks to precious promises in our ear for us to claim by speaking those words in His Name. But you have to do some conditions, you must seek and precious promises and study them, Read the writings and take taking with you as words you understand and pray for as personal powers from Jesus to empower your doings, because you asked for this.

Shalom

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Jeff Benner (From His Ancient Hebrew Research Center www.ancient-hebrew.org/ ) with his Lexicon does not make the word "MaN" or in Greek "manna" a two letter word as the foundation word for "faith" which technically begins with "AMaN" a three letter word.

Hmm? The Author sees "what is it" The Hebrew word "man" the foundation word for this family of faith words. Is this mere speculation on my part, or is there any truth that "manna" is a simile of faith? Notice while I often like Jeff Benner for his Hebrew ideas and themes, we often disagree with Jeff on a lot of things.

Ex 16:4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.

Notice the best poetry picture there is for faith (my two pennies) "Rain Bread"

Rain is a fluid, a flow, a simile of the Holy Spirit and a simile of the sacred writings of Scripture.

Bread is a solid, a flow, a simile of Jesus, a simile of the support of power He gives us when we eat this support by faith.

Does the Scripture support these ideas?

Ne 9:15 And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock "cela"  for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

Notice the Jesus-YHWH who is termed in the NT the Cela Rock in the OT, gives Israel both bread from heaven and water from earth.

Let us quote Jesus-YHWH speaking in His latter rains, the NT, and to help readers, we quote the Greek word "pisteuo" as the Hebrew word "aman" , the word meaning "has faith in" or "affirming faith"

Joh 6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32 Then Jesus said unto them, "affirming faith", "affirming faith", I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that "has faith" on me shall never thirst.
36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and "have faith" not.
37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

Does this help readers to fathom that "man" or "manna" is the first simile of faith, the support of Jesus with our biological living.

Now to confirm this idea, what does our Hebrew English translator say:

The morning meetings have been most precious. To me they have been a continual feast,—like heavenly manna to my soul. We have met Jesus in the assembly of his people. We have learned of him, and of his willingness to receive all who come to him in humble faith, taking God at his word. We have learned that if we would receive the dew of divine grace, we must allow nothing to come between God and our souls. We have seen many obtaining such a knowledge as they never had before of the true Source of spiritual strength, of moral power. {GW92 464.3}

Rob: There is this suggestion here

In the three-fold miracle of the manna, a double quantity on the sixth day, and none upon the seventh, and its keeping fresh through the Sabbath, while upon other days it would become unfit for use, was designed to impress them with the sacredness of the Sabbath. After they were abundantly supplied with food, they were ashamed of their unbelief and murmurings, and promised to trust the Lord for the future. But they soon forgot their promise, and failed at the first trial of their faith. ... {3SG 255.1}


We should live by faith on the Son of God, as the Son lived by faith in the Father. Says Christ, “As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.” Are you doing it, brethren? We read again, “This is the bread that came down from heaven; not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead; he that eateth of this bread shall live forever...RH June 11, 1889, par. 10}

Rob: Ellen White is making a parallel statement here, which poetry is both simile pictures and parallel pictures. Jeff Benner says half of the Scriptures are poetry. So these parallels, including whole parallel stories all build pictures of the Divine Themes.

Here we have wise counsel. Will we heed it? Here is healed what is the sustenance of the soul in pursuit of immortality. Will we hearken unto God? The Word of His grace is the manna from heaven to all who will eat of it in faith. In Christ Jesus is fulness of joy. “They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house: thou shalt make them to drink of the rivers of thy pleasure.” [Psalm 36:8.] {Ms10a-1898.}

ROB: Wow, thank you O Lord for confirmation from our Hebrew English translator.

Shalom my friend