GOD'S MINISTRY
THROUGH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST OF
NAZARETH
BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Revs. Mr. and Mrs. H. Dean Daniels
E-mail: gods-ministry@hdd-gods-ministry.com
Web-site: http://www.hdd-gods-ministry.com/
AUTHORITY OF THE MAN OF GOD – PART I
God gave the “
We will explain “The
WE BEGIN
Deut. 33:1
And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses THE
Accordingly, the “
The “
Man can fight or combat
man (physically), but man cannot fight or combat the Holy Spirit of God and win
because God is a Spirit! Man, “in the flesh” just simply cannot fight or
combat “The Spirit of God.” John 4:24 (KJV) God
is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in
truth.
Joshua 14:6 Then the
children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and
Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite
said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man
of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.
Judges 13:8 Then
Manoah intreated the Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which
thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the
child that shall be born.
[The above Holy Scripture
shows that the
1 Samuel 9:7 Then said
Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for
the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to
the man of God: what have we? [8] And the servant answered Saul again, and
said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that
will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
The above Holy Scripture, shows that the children of God brought gifts
and presents to the
1 Samuel 9:10 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come,
let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
[This Scripture shows us
that “THEY WENT” to the
1 Kings 12:22
But the “Word of God” came unto Shemaiah
the man of God, saying,
[This scripture shows that
the “Word of God” is given to THE
1 Kings 13:1 And,
behold, there came a man
of God out of Judah by the word
of the Lord unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
[2] And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar,
altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house
of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high
places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.
[3] And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This
is the sign which the Lord hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and
the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. [4] And it came to pass, when
king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God,
which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth
against him, dried up, so that he
could not pull it in again to him. [5] The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the
sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord. [6] And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and
pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king's hand was restored
him again, and became as it was before. [7] And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will
give thee a reward. [8] And the
man of God said unto the king,
If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this
place:
[Notice, THE
1 Kings 13:11 Now
there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all
the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words
which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father. [12]
And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what
way the man of God went, which came from Judah.
1 Kings 13:14 And went after the man of God, and found him
sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that
camest from Judah? And he said, I
am.
1 Kings 13:21 And he
cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith
the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord, and
hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee,
[22] But camest back, and hast eaten
bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat
no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. [23] And it came to pass,
after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the
ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back. [24] And
when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his
carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by
the carcase. [25] And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the
way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the
city where the old prophet dwelt. [26] And when the prophet that brought him
back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was
disobedient unto the word of the Lord: therefore the Lord hath delivered him
unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the
Lord, which he spake unto him.
{Interjection; this should
be a lesson not to play with the things of God, because Almighty God does NOT
play games with peoples souls. This includes THE
ELISHA
2 Kings 4:1 Now
there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets
unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest
that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto
him my two sons to be bondmen. [2] And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do
for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid
hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. [3] Then he said, Go,
borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow
not a few. [4] And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon
thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou
shalt set aside that which is full. [5] So she went from him, and
shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she
poured out. [6] And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she
said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a
vessel more. And the oil stayed. [7] Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt,
and live thou and thy children of the rest.
A GREAT WOMAN CONSTRAINED THE HOLY
TO
2 Kings 4:8 And it
fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where
was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as
oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. [9] And she said unto
her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which
passeth by us continually. [10] Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on
the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a
candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in
thither. [11] And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into
the chamber, and lay there. [12] And he said to Gehazi
his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before
him. [13] And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou
hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee?
wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she
answered, I dwell among mine own people. [14] And he said, What then is
to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she
hath no child, and her husband is old. [15] And he said, Call her. And when
he had called her, she stood in the door. [16] And he said, About this
season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, THOU
BECAUSE THE SHUNAMMITE WOMAN ACCUSED ELISHA OF LYING
2 kings 4:18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he
went out to his father to the reapers. [19] And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his
mother. [20] And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he
sat on her knees till noon, and then died. [21] And she went up, and
laid him on the bed of THE
THERE WAS A DEARTH IN THE
2 Kings 4:38 And
Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a
dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him:
and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for
the sons of the prophets. [39] And one went out into the field to gather
herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full,
and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
[40] So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were
eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O THOU
THEY BROUGHT THE
THE FIRSTFRUITS (OFFERINGS)
[42] And there came
a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought THE
THE KING OF ISRAEL SAID
“Am I God, to kill and to make alive?”
2 Kings 5:2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had
brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on
Naaman's wife. [3] And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in
Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
[4] And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus
and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. [5] And the king of Syria
said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he
departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of
gold, and ten changes of raiment. [6] And he brought the letter to the king of
Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith
sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest
recover him of his leprosy. [7] And it came to pass, when the king of
Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to
kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his
leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how
he seeketh a quarrel against me.
Elisha sent a messenger unto NAAMAN,
saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again
to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
[8] And it was so, WHEN
ELISHA THE
[11] But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said,
Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call
on the name of the Lord his
God, and strike his hand
over the place, and recover the leper. [12] Are not Abana
and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the
waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be
clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. [13] And his servants came
near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the
prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? [14] Then
went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying
of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little
child, and he was clean.
2 Kings 5:15
(KJV) And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and
came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no
God in all earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a
blessing of thy servant. [16] But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I
stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. [17] And Naaman said,
Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of
earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor
sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the Lord. [18] In this thing the
Lord pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon
to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I
bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of
Rimmon, the Lord pardon thy servant in this thing.
THE IRON DID
2 Kings 6:1 And the
sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell
with thee is too strait for us. [2] Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and
take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may
dwell. And he answered, Go ye. [3] And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and
go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go. [4] So he went with them. And
when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. [5] But as one was
felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
[6] And THE
[8] Then the king of Syria
warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. [9] And THE
Seven Men Were Called "The Man of God":
1. Moses (Deut. 33:1)
2. Samuel (1 Samuel 9:6-10)
3. David (Neh. 12:24)
4. Elijah (1 Kings 17:18)
5. Elisha (2 Kings 4:7)
6. Shemaiah
(2 Chron. 11:2)
7. Igdaliah
(Jeremiah 35:4)
Also there were four unnamed men of God (1 Samuel
2:27; 1 Kings 13:1; 1 Kings 20:28; 2 Chron. 25:7).
Hebrew: Adonay,
the Lord in relation to the earth; the Sovereign Lord
WE HAVE STUDIED ABOUT THE
AUTHORITIES, MIRACLES
OF “THE
THAT ANSWER IS EXCITEDLY, “YES!”
Psalm 90:1 A
Prayer of Moses THE
2 Tim. 3:17 That THE
“THE
IN THE
In year 2000, I heard a
minister (pastor of a church), whom is also known as a District Presbyter of a leading
denominational organization say, “there are no true prophets of God anymore!”
So, I will ask you, is there?
THE LAST
The
Also, THE HOLY GOD OF
HEAVEN reveals and tells The
Also, The
Also, The
Also, The
[this city] If this was the city where Samuel lived it was Ramah
(1 Samuel 1:19; 1 Samuel 7:17).
[a man of God, and he is an honourable man;
all that he saith cometh surely to pass]
Threefold description of Samuel:
1. A man of God
2. An honorable man
3. All that he says comes to
pass
The True Man of God
God always has His man when
one is needed to go on some special mission for Him. He can and does move in
every crisis of human history to warn, rebuke, judge, and otherwise intervene
in the affairs of men. Moses was the first to be called "man of
God" (Deut. 33:1; Psalm 90). It was a term among the common people
for a prophet who was a spokesman for God (Exodus 4:16; Exodus 7:1). The
term is found 78 times in Scripture.
Six Qualifications of a
Man of God:
1. Know Scriptures (2 Tim. 3:15-17)
2. Be perfect (2 Tim. 3:17)
3. Be throughly
furnished unto all good works (2 Tim. 3:17)
4. Inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Tim.
3:16-17; Neh. 9:30; Numbers 11:16-29)
5. God making Himself known to him
(Numbers 12:6; Ezekiel 3:17; Jeremiah 15:19)
6. Qualified to act in God's stead as if
God Himself were acting. In fact, on some occasions, God Himself was
called "man of God" (Judges 13:6, 8-22)
Twelve Persons Called
"Man of God":
1. Moses (Deut. 33:1; Joshua 14:6; 1
Chron. 23:14; 2 Chron. 30:16; Ezra 3:2; Psalm 90, title)
2. God (Judges 13:6, 8-22)
3. An unknown prophet (1 Samuel 2:27)
4. Samuel (1 Samuel 9:6-10)
5. Shemaiah (1
Kings 12:22; 2 Chron. 11:2)
6. An unknown prophet ( 1 Kings 13:1-31; 2
Kings 23:16-17)
7. Elijah (1 Kings 17:18,24; 2 Kings
1:9-13)
8. An unknown prophet (1 Kings 20:28)
9. Elisha (2 Kings 4:7-9,16,21-27,40-42; 2
Kings 5:8,14-20; 2 Kings 6:6-15; 2 Kings 7:2,17-19; 2 Kings 8:2-11; 2 Kings
13:19)
10. David (2 Chron. 8:14; Neh. 12:24,36)
11. An unknown prophet (2 Chron. 25:7-9)
12. Igdaliah (Jeremiah 35:4)
[Thus saith the LORD ...] The 2nd prophecy in 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 2:27-36,
fulfilled, 1 Samuel 4:1-22; 1 Kings 2:27, except 1 Samuel 2:35, which was
partially fulfilled in Zadok, 1 Kings 2:26-27, and
will be completely fulfilled in the Millennium and forever, Ezekiel
44:9-31). 1 Samuel
3:11.
Seven Predictions About Eli
1. Your house and your father's house to
be cut off so there will not be an old man in them forever (1 Samuel 2:31-34).
His sons died in early life (1 Samuel 4:11).
2. You will see an enemy in My habitation and
in all the prosperity which God would have given Israel (1 Samuel 2:32). This
was fulfilled in the taking of Shiloh, the tabernacle, and the ark by the
Philistines (1 Samuel 4:1-22).
3. Those whom I do not cut off from your
house shall be worse off, for they shall beg for bread from their successors in
office (1 Samuel 2:33, 36).
4. This shall be a sign to you: Your
two sons shall both die in one day (1 Samuel 2:34). Fulfilled, 1 Samuel 4:11.
5. I will raise up a faithful priest, that
shall do according to that which is in My heart and mind (1 Samuel 2:35).
6. I will build him a sure house (1 Samuel
2:36).
7. He shall walk before My anointed (My
Messiah, the Christ) forever (1 Samuel 2:36). All three of these last
statements were partially fulfilled in Solomon's reign (1 Kings 2:26-27), but
will be eternally fulfilled under the Messiah in the Millennium and the New
Earth periods (Ezekiel 44:9-31).
Judges 13:1-14:18
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord
delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. [2] And there was
a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren,
and bare not.
[3] And the angel of
the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art
barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. [4] Now
therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not
any unclean thing: [5] For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no
razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from
the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the
Philistines.
[6] Then the woman came
and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his
countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but
I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name: [7] But he said
unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor
strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite
to God from the womb to the day of his death. [8] Then Manoah intreated the
Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again
unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. [9]
And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came
again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not
with her. [10] And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and
said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the
other day. [11] And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man,
and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto
the woman? And he said, I am. [12] And Manoah said, Now let thy words
come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him? [13]
And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the
woman let her beware. [14] She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the
vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing:
all that I commanded her let her observe. [15] And Manoah said unto the angel
of the Lord, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a
kid for thee.
[16] And the angel of
the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy
bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the
Lord. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord. [17] And
Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, What is thy name, that when thy
sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? [18] And the angel of the Lord said
unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing
it is secret?
[19] So Manoah took a kid
with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: and the angel
did wonderously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
[20] For it came to pass, when the
flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord
ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the
ground. [21] But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah and to his
wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord. [22] And Manoah
said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
[23] But his wife said
unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a
burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed
us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as
these.
[24] And the woman bare
a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed
him. [25] And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the
camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
[14:1] And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a
woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
[2] And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a
woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines:
now therefore get her for me to wife. [3] Then his father and his mother said
unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among
all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?
And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth
me well. [4] But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord,
that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the
Philistines had dominion over Israel.
[5] Then went Samson down,
and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came
to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young
lion roared against him. [6] And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily
upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in
his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. [7]
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. [8]
And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the
carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the
carcase of the lion. [9] And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating,
and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he
told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
[10] So his father went
down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men
to do. [11] And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty
companions to be with him. [12] And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth
a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of
the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty
change of garments: [13] But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me
thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth
thy riddle, that we may hear it. [14] And he said unto them, Out of the eater
came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could
not in three days expound the riddle.
15] And it came to pass on
the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband,
that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's
house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so? [16]
And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the
children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I
have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee? [17] And
she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to
pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she
told the riddle to the children of her people. [18] And the men of the city
said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than
honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had
not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
For further notification, Please Notice!
In Judges 13:20… the flame went up toward heaven from
off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the
altar.
Also notice, Genesis
5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Also notice. Jude
1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these,
saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
Also notice, 2 Kings
2:1 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into
heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Another of the Latter Day Prophets,
which was also Ascended up to Heaven!
Proverbs 30:4 Who
hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists?
who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of
the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
[Who hath ascended up into heaven, or
descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters
in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name,
and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?] Proverbs
30:9.
Ten Facts about God
1. He can ascend to heaven (Proverbs 30:4;
Genesis 18:33; cp. Genesis 28:12; John 3:13; Deut. 30:11-12; Romans 10:6-7).
2. He can descend from heaven (Proverbs
30:4; Zech. 14:5; Titus 2:13; Jude 1:14; Rev. 21:2,10).
3. He controls the wind (Proverbs 30:4;
Eccles. 1:6; Matthew 8:27; Psalm 19:1-6).
4. He controls the waters (Proverbs 30:4;
Job 26:8; Psalm 104:6-9; Proverbs 8:28).
5. He established the land out of the
waters (Proverbs 30:4; Genesis 1:9-10; Jeremiah 5:22; Job 38:4-11; Psalm
102:25).
6. He has a name (Proverbs 30:4; Genesis 1:1;
Exodus 3:13-15; Exodus 6:3; Exodus 34:14; Psalm 68:4; Isaiah 57:15).
7. He has a Son (Psalm 2:7; Isaiah 9:6-7;
Matthew 1:21; John 3:16; etc.).
8. His every word is pure (Proverbs 30:5;
Psalm 19:7; 2 Tim. 3:16-17).
9. He is a protector of all who put their
trust in Him (Proverbs 30:5; Psalm 91).
10. He will not tolerate additions or deletions to His
Word (Proverbs 30:6; Deut. 4:2; Deut. 12:32; Rev. 22:18-19).
Acts 1:8-11 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
[9] And when he had spoken
these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received
him out of their sight. [10] And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as
he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; [11] Which also
said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into
heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come
in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down
from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
[ascended up] Greek: anabaino
(GSN-305), to go up of own power, not taken up as was Enoch (Genesis 5:24;
Hebrews 11:5), Elijah (2 Kings 2:11), Paul (2 Cor. 12:1-3), and John (Rev.
4:1). This refers to the ascension of Christ (John 3:13; John 6:62; Acts
1:11; Luke 24:51; Ephes. 4:8-10). Christ ascended and came back before
His final ascension to heaven to stay (John 20:17).
[is in heaven] This verse proves that Jesus had already ascended
when John wrote this book; that the conversation with Nicodemus ended with John
3:12; and that Jesus was now in heaven.
Acts 1:8-11 But ye shall receive power,
after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall
be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea,
and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. [9] And
when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a
cloud received him out of their sight. [10] And while they looked stedfastly
toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
[11] Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand
ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into
heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
As Powerful and
Possessing The Holy Authority of God as the Old Holy Prophets of Almighty God
did, they still could NOT DIE ON THE CROSS OF CALVARY FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS
And destroy all of the
works of the devil (Satan, Lucifer, that old serpent, the dragon, the god of
this world).
WHAT THE HOLY PROPHETS
OF GOD DID NOT DO, JESUS CHRIST THE
WHEREAS, THE (BORN
AGAIN UNTO JESUS CHRIST) WILL DO EVEN MORE
Jesus Christ (The Holy Begotten Angel of God) did!
The Only Begotten Son of The Living God of Heaven came to earth to
destroy the works of the devil!
1 John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil;
for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God
was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
[destroy] Greek: luo (GSN-3089), to undo; loosen; release; set free; do
away with (2 Peter 3:10).
[works of the devil]
Twenty-five Works of the Devil
1. Sin—rebellion (Genesis 3:2 Cor. 11:3)
2. Works of darkness, including moral sedition and sex
perversion (Ephes. 5:11; Ephes. 6:12; Acts 16:18; Romans 1)
3. Works of wickedness (Col. 1:21)
4. Spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4)
5. Stealing the Word of God (Matthew 13:19)
6. Deceptions and false religions (2 Cor. 11:14; 1
Tim. 4; Rev. 12:9)
7. To kill and destroy (John 10:10)
8. Sowing tares, tempting, and sifting saints (Matthew
4:3; Matthew 13:25; Luke 22:31)
9. Promoting counterfeit worship and miracles (2 Thes.
2:8-12; 1 Cor. 10:20)
10. Causing storms (Job 1:18-19; Ephes. 2:2)
11. Ruling nations (Matthew 4:8-9; Daniel 10)
12. Executing death (Hebrews 2:14-15)
13. Accusing the brethren (Rev. 12:10)
14. Hindering prayers (Daniel 10:12-21)
15. Opposing the gospel (Ephes. 6:1-18)
16. Supervising demons (John 12:31), fallen angels
(Rev. 12:7-12), and fallen man (Ephes. 2:2; 1 John 3:8; John 8:44)
17. Causing sickness and disease (Matthew 4:23-24;
Matthew 9:32-33; Matthew 15:22; Acts 10:38)
18. Causing infirmities (Matthew 8:17; Luke 13:16;
John 10:10; Acts 10:38)
19. Causing lunacy and mania (Matthew 4:23-24; Matthew
17:14-21; Mark 5:1-18)
20. Urging suicides (Matthew 17:15; John 10:10)
21. Agitating lusts (John 8:44; Ephes. 2:1-3)
22. Lying and false prophecy (1 Kings 22; Matthew
24:11, 24; 2 Cor. 11:13-15)
23. Propagating false doctrines (1 Tim. 4; 2 Tim. 4; 2
Thes. 2; Rev. 13)
24. Oppressing men (Acts 10:38)
25. Persecuting Christians and warring on saints
(Ephes. 6:10-18; 1 Peter 5:8-9).
Christ died to destroy and
cancel all these works of the devil for believers in this age, and to give
complete mastery over them (Col. 2:14-17; 1 Peter 2:24; Luke 10:19; John 14:12;
Mark 16:17-18). The only works listed above that will not be put down in this
age are: all sin and rebellion among men; Satan's rule of the nations;
the reign of death; and continued opposition of Satan to saints. These will be
done away in the Millennium (Ephes. 1:10; 1 Cor. 15:24-28; Rev. 21:1-8; Rev.
22:3).
Where Jesus Christ came from!
Hebrews 1:1-14 God, who at sundry times and in
divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, [2]
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath
appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; [3] Who being
the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person,
and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself
purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
[4] Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance
obtained a more excellent name than they. [5] For unto which of the
angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten
thee? And again, I will be
to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? [6] And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten
into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. [7]
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his
ministers a flame of fire. [8] But unto the Son he saith,
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of
righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. [9] Thou hast loved
righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God,
hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. [10] And,
Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the
heavens are the works of thine hands: [11] They shall perish; but
thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; [12] And
as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but
thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. [13] But to
which of the angels said he at any times, Sit on my right hand, until I make
thine enemies thy footstool? [14] Are they not all ministering
spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Jesus Christ is gone into heaven, and is on the right
hand of God!
1 Peter 3:22 Who is
gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities
and powers being made subject unto him.
[God] This is God the Father, the head of Christ and the Holy Spirit (1 Cor.
8:6; 1 Cor. 11:3; Matthew 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; Ephes. 4:4-6; 1 John 5:7).
[sundry times and in divers manners] In many parts in many ways (Isaiah 28:10). From
all these portions we get a perfect harmony, as in musical sounds made up of
different parts. There is only one plan of God for man. All the
prophets gave perfect and harmonious testimony that Jesus Christ was the Son of
God and Savior of the world (Acts 10:43).
[in time past] Greek: palai
(GSN-3819), of old. Here; Matthew 11:21; Mark 15:44; Luke 10:13; 2 Peter
1:9; Jude 1:4.
[by]
Greek: en (GSN-1722), in the prophets. In whom the Spirit of
God is and He spoke through them in the same manner He dwells in men today.
(Exod. 31:3, 35:31; Num.24:2; 1 Sam. 10:10; 19:20, 19:23). That men in
Old Testament days had the Holy Spirit of God is clear.
Christ Better than Prophets
1. Creator of prophets (Hebrews 1:1-3)
2. Lord and Master of prophets (Hebrews 1:1-2; Matthew
22:41-46; 1 Peter 1:10-13)
3. Only begotten Son of God (Hebrews 1:1-3; John 1:18;
John 3:16-20)
4. God manifest in flesh (John 1:14)
5. Sinless (1 Peter 2:21-22)
6. Had greater anointing (John 3:34)
7. Fulfillment of their writings (Luke 24:25,44-45; 1
Peter 1:10-13)
8. Heir of all things (Hebrews 1:2)
9. Planner of the ages (Hebrews 1:2)
10. Brightness of God's glory (Hebrews 1:3)
11. Express image of God's person (Hebrews 1:3; Phil.
2:5-11)
12. Upholder of all things (Hebrews 1:3)
13. God's perfect sacrifice (Hebrews 1:3, 9; Hebrews
9:11-28; Hebrews 10:1-18)
14. Savior of prophets (Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 7:25; 1
Peter 1:10-13)
15. Exalted higher than prophets (Hebrews 1:3; 1 Peter
3:22)
“God” has “NOT” changed!
Malachi 3:6 For I am the Lord, I change not;
therefore ye sons of Jacob (Israel) are not consumed.
I Change Not
This could only refer to
basic character and to keeping covenant, not to acts of judgment or mercy when
needed. God has repented or changed His mind when it became necessary because of
free moral agents rebelling to the point of judgment, and this was in
keeping with His character. He is absolute in holiness and justice, and
is morally and divinely obligated for the good of all to judge the few or all,
if need be—or to show mercy to one and all should they meet the conditions of
mercy. God does not and cannot change His original and eternal plan and
purpose, but He can and does change some ways and means of fulfilling His Holy
and eternal plan.
The Same Jehovah of the
Old Testament is the Same One of the New!
He is that He is and He
always will be!
Sha’ma’ = Hear O Israel,
our Lord and God He is One!
I Change Not
Mark 12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The
Lord our God is one Lord: {Jesus Christ, The “Son” of God is the One who
quoted this verse}
[Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one
Lord] Quoted from Deut. 6:2-4.
The Hebrew for "one" is echad
(HSN-259), from achad (HSN-258), to unite, be united as one, one in
number. The Greek: heis (GSN-1520)
also has the same meaning. Whether one in number or one
in unity is meant must be determined by Scripture and by the subject
matter. These words are used in the sense of unity is clear from Genesis
2:24; Genesis 11:6; John 10:30; John 11:52; John 17:11, 21-23. There are
three separate persons called God and Lord in The Holy Scripture(s), so They
are One in Unity of Agreement and that is the meaning here. On the other
hand, one could refer to The Head Person of the Divine Three, Almighty God The
Father and The Son Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 8:4-6; 1 Cor. 11:3;
John 14:16-17, 26, 28; John 15:26; John 16:7-15; Ephes. 4:4-6; 1 John
5:7). Both ideas are true, but Only One Head of Family, as the man is the
Head of the Wife whereas both become AS
Mark 13:32 But of that
day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven,
neither the Son, but the Father.
[But of that day and that hour knoweth no
man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the son, but the Father] This verse proves that Christ was limited in
knowledge while in the days of His flesh (Matthew 24:36; Luke 2:40, 52; §Phil. 2:7, notes)
The "Kenosis" of Christ
Greek: kenoo (GSN-2758), to empty out, drain. It is
translated "make void" (Romans 4:14; 1 Cor. 9:15); "make of none
effect" (1 Cor. 1:17); "be in vain" (2 Cor. 9:3); and "make
of no reputation" (i.e., He emptied Himself; Phil. 2:7).
Of what did Christ empty
Himself?
It could not have been His
divine nature, for He was God not only from all eternity (Micah 5:1-2; John
1:1-2; Hebrews 1:8; Rev. 1:8-11), but God manifest in flesh during His life on
earth (Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6-7; Matthew 1:18-25; John 1:1-2,14; 1 Tim. 3:16).
Christ emptied Himself of:
1. Equality with God (Phil. 2:6-7; John 14:28; 1 Cor.
11:3)
2. God-form or God-body, the spirit body that He lived
in from eternity, to take human-form (Phil. 2:6-8; Phil. 3:21; Matthew 1:18-25;
Luke 1:35; John 1:14; Luke 24:37-40; Zech. 13:6; Galatians 4:4; Romans 8:3)
3. Immortality of body (1 Cor. 15:3; Psalm 16:10; 1
Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18)
4. The glory that He had with the Father before the
world was (John 12:23; John 17:5; Matthew 16:27; Phil. 2:5-11)
5. His authority in heaven and in earth, which was
given back to Him after the resurrection (Matthew 28:18; Phil. 2:9-11; Ephes.
1:20-23; 1 Peter 3:22)
6. His divine attributes and outward powers that He
had with the Father from eternity. He had no power to do miracles until He
received the Holy Spirit in all fullness (John 2:11; John 3:34; Isaiah 11:1-2;
Isaiah 42:1-7; Isaiah 61:1-2; Luke 3:21-22; Luke 4:16-21; Matthew 12:28; Acts
10:38). He could do nothing of Himself in all His earthly life. He attributed
all His works, doctrines, powers, etc. to the Father through the anointing of
the Holy Spirit (note, §John 8:28). This is
proved by the following facts in Scripture:
(1) He was limited to the status of a man (Phil.
2:6-8; Hebrews 2:14-18; Hebrews 5:8-9).
(2) He was God's agent using God's power of attorney
(note, John 8:28; Acts 10:38).
(3) He was our example that we should walk in His
steps (1 Peter 2:21).
(4) The temptations prove that He was limited as a man
so that He could overcome as a man and not as God (Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews
5:7-9).
(5) Isaiah (Isaiah 7:14-16) speaks of the Messiah
being born without knowledge enough to know to refuse the evil and choose the
good.
(6) Isaiah (Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 53:1-12) speaks of the
Messiah being limited as an ordinary baby, showing that God would give Him the
spirit of wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and fear of the
Lord. If He had these attributes as God from all eternity and did not lay
them aside in becoming man when was this ever true of Him?
(7) Isaiah (Isaiah 50:4-11) predicted that the Messiah
would be born without the tongue of the learned, without knowing how to speak a
word in season to help any soul, and that He would be wakened day by day to
increase in knowledge and wisdom.
(8) Isaiah (Isaiah 42:1-7; Isaiah 61:12-2) speaks of
Messiah receiving His power to manifest divine acts by the anointing of the
Holy Spirit and not by retaining His own former natural attributes and powers.
Is it necessary for God to be anointed with the Holy Spirit to do what He is
naturally capable of doing? If it became necessary to anoint Jesus during
His earthly life, then it proves He did not retain His former glory and
attributes which He had from all eternity when He emptied Himself to become
like men in all things (Phil. 2:6-8; Hebrews 2:14-18; Hebrews 5:8-9).
(9) History records that Christ was limited as a baby
and grew in body, soul, and spirit (mind, 1 Cor. 2:11), grace, wisdom, stature,
and favor with God and man (Luke 2:40, 52). Even after His manhood, His full
anointing and gifts of the Spirit, He was still limited in knowledge (Mark
13:32). He even learned
obedience by the things He suffered (Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 5:7-9).
(10) He did not claim the attributes of God, but only
the anointing of the Spirit to do His works (note, §John 8:28; Matthew 12:28; Luke 4:16-21). Others stated
this was the source of His power (John 3:34; Acts 10:38). Most scriptures used
in theological texts proving that Christ had divine attributes on earth are
statements true of Him since His glory has been restored and do not prove
anything during
His life on earth. All scriptures related to His earthly life can be explained
as referring to the exercise of the gifts of the Spirit and not natural
attributes.
(11) The fact that Christ promised all believers power
to do the works He did proves that it was through the anointing of the Spirit,
not by His deity and natural attributes, that He did His works (Matthew
10:1-20; Matthew 16:18; Matthew 18:18; Luke 10; Luke 24:49; Mark 16:15-20; John
14:12-15; Acts 1:4-8).
(12) His exaltation to original glory and the highest
place under God the Father is proof of His lowest humiliation and earthly
limitation short of being God by nature (Phil. 2:9-11; Ephes. 1:20-23; Col.
1:15-23; Col. 1:15-23; 1 Peter 3:22)
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