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
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BINDING AND LOOSENING - PART II
Please stay with this lesson all of
the way through and “The Revelation of God” will be revealed to “you
that have” truly been redeemed by the Blood
of Jesus Christ and you “will” have more of “The Power of God” in your life,
unless you have previously received this “Revelation of God” and have never
forgotten it!
Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt
bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt
loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
[thee the keys “of” the kingdom of
heaven] Not to Peter only, for the same power is promised all believers
(Matthew 17:20; Matthew 18:18; Matthew 21:22; Mark 9:23; Mark 11:22-24; Mark
16:15-20; Luke 10:19; John 14:12-15; John 15:7, 16; Acts 1:4-8; Acts 2:38-39;
Acts 5:32; 1 Cor. 12).
[keys “of” the kingdom of heaven]
Keys are a symbol of authority (Isaiah 22:22; Rev. 3:7). Here they mean
authority and power From God The Heavenly Father to do the works’ of Christ
(Matthew 18:18; Matthew 16:15-20; John 14:12-15). Whatever, you bind and
loose in the Precious Name of Jesus Christ, is the idea, remembering that it is
God, The Heavenly Father that doeth the works’ (manifestations’) of miracles’
and “NOT” man (John 14:10).
[bind on earth shall be bound in
heaven]
Binding (were, are or will be
bound)
1.
Men with chains (Matthew 12:25-29; Matthew 14:3; Matthew 22:13; Mark 5:3,
5:2-20; Acts 9:2, 14, 21)
2. Tares in bundles (Matthew 13:30)
3.
Men by Satan's power (Luke 13:16) A daughter of Abraham that Satan had bound
with (infirmity) Luke 13:11-17
4. Men with obligations (Acts 20:22)
5. Men in marriage bonds (Romans 7:2;
1 Cor. 7:27, 39)
6. Satan and angels in chains (Rev. 9:14;
Rev. 20:2)
7. Animals in chains (Matthew 21:2)
8. Men by God's power (Matthew 16:19;
Matthew 18:18)
[loose on earth shall be loosed in
heaven]
Loosing
1. Infirmities (Luke 13:12-16; Mark
7:35)
2. Satan and angels from chains (Rev.
9:14; Rev. 20:3, 7)
3. Men from chains and prison (Acts
16:26; Acts 22:30; Acts 24:26)
4. Men from sin (Rev. 1:5)
5. Men from bonds of death (Acts
2:24)
6. Marriage bonds (1 Cor. 7:27)
7. Satanic powers (1 John 3:8)
8. Animals (Mark 11:2-4)
9. Earth from bondage and the curse
(2 Peter 3:10-13; Romans 8:21)
10. Men by God's power (Matthew
16:19; Matthew 18:18).
One can see from these examples of
binding and loosing that it means more than just declaring something lawful or
unlawful by preaching. It also means to confirm the truth by “The Power
(Authority) of God” as Christ and the apostles did.
We are
studying how to bind or loosen
by The
Power of God!
Matthew 18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind
on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose
on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed
in heaven.
Only, the born again, redeemed by the
Blood of the Lord Jesus
Christ can have (is permitted), the Authority of The Heavenly Father to
have and use the KEYS’ “of” the Kingdom of Heaven. “Whatever,” the born again Child
of God binds on earth, The Heavenly Father in Heaven Binds’ (He being in
agreement with the Child of God on earth). “Whatsoever,” the Child of God
looses on earth The Heavenly Father in Heaven Looses’ (He, being in agreement
with the Child of God on earth).
Everyone, The Heavenly Father, Jesus
Christ the Son of God, The Holy Ghost and The born again child of God, “must
all be in agreement” pertaining to whatsoever it is that is being bound or
loosed. Otherwise, there is NO agreement or unity! If there is a
disagreement or lack of understanding with any of the parties, persons,’ or
individuals’ involved, whatever is to be bound or loosed
will “NOT” happen UNLESS The Heavenly Father Permitted it (The Authority of The
Heavenly Father is final, either He permits’ it “or” He causes’ it to happen).
Put
these two verses of Scripture with what we just showed you above
(pertaining
to binding and loosing) and in the Name of Jesus Christ
they
will bless you tremendously!
“Remember,
before you pray, there “MUST” be an agreement between everyone involved!”
Matthew 18:19-20 Again I say unto you, That if two of you
shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask,
it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
[20] For where two or three are
gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
The presence of disbelief, unbelief,
disagreement(s) stops or blocks the blessings’ of God in the persons’ life that
is in disagreement and further “can” cause doubt and unbelief to others around
them or in their presence!
Remitting
and Retaining
John 20:21 Then said Jesus to
them again, Peace be unto you: as my
Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
[as my Father hath sent me, even so
send I you] The Son sends His disciples with the same impartation of
power and the fullness of the Spirit that the Father gave to Him (John
7:37-39; John 14:12; John 17:18; John 20:21; Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; Matthew
18:18; refs.).
John 20:22 And when he had said
this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
[[[[[[[[--[breathed] Greek:
emphusao (GSN-1720), only here in the New Testament, but used in Genesis 2:7 in
the Septuagint for the Hebrew: naphach (HSN-5301), to breathe, or blow with
force. See Ezekiel 37:9.
Ezekiel 37:9 Then said he unto
me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus
saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and
breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Ezekiel 37:11-12 Then he said
unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they
say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
[12] Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O
my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your
graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
Ezekiel 37:13-14 And ye shall
know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and
brought you up out of your graves, [14] And shall put my spirit in you, and ye
shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I
the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord.
[these
slain] These slain—suggesting violent deaths of people who had once
lived. Now they were being made to live again. Of course, the whole
picture is symbolic of the nations of Israel who, once alive and in the grace
and favor of God, had become dead because of sin, and now were being brought
back into proper relationship with God to live again (Ezekiel 37:11-14).]]]]]]]]
John 20:23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted
unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
[Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and
whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.] This is simply
another form of expressing power to bind and to loose and to do the works of
Jesus Christ (Matthew 18:18, 19, 20)
Jesus
sent the Disciples out two by two!
For a
very special reason!
Because “there must be a complete
agreement between two or more people” that are praying, “before they pray,”
it is easier to Pray to the Heavenly Father In the Name of Jesus Christ when
two other people have discussed the circumstance and have came to a complete
agreement and understanding. They are then in agreement with one another and
they are also in agreement with the Heavenly Father, therefore they share more
faith in God that their prayer will be answered because of that agreement,
knowing that The Heavenly Father is in agreement.
Matthew 18:18-20 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye
shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall
loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. [19] Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on
earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for
them of my Father which is in heaven. [20] For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.
Go to the end of this lesson for a
greater enlightenment and a greater revelation for your understanding!
Amos
3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
“We are
still studying binding and loosing”
Blessing(s)
and Cursing(s) are also involved!
Deut. 11:22-25 For if ye shall
diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love
the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him; [23] Then will
the Lord drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall
possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves. [24] Every place
whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness
and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea
shall your coast be. [25] There shall no man be able to stand before you:
for the Lord your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all
the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
Deut. 11:22
[if ye shall diligently keep all
these commandments ] The conditions alternated with blessings and curses,
showing that whether the conditions were met or not was what determined whether
there would be blessings or cursings (cp. Deut. 11:13 with Deut. 11:15; Deut.
11:16 with Deut. 11:17; Deut. 11:18-20 with Deut. 11:21; Deut. 11:22 with Deut.
11:23-25; Deut. 11:26 with Deut. 11:27-28). Note the four if's (Deut. 11:13,
22, 27, 28), the ten that's (Deut. 11:8-9, 14-21), and the two then's (Deut.
11:17, 23)
Deut. 11:26-28 Behold, I set
before you this day a blessing and a curse; [27] A blessing, if ye obey the
commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day: [28] And
a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn
aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods,
which ye have not known.
Deut. 11:13
[And it shall come to pass ...] The
12th prophecy in Deuteronomy (Deut. 11:13-32, fulfilled in both the blessing
and the curse; the blessing will again be fulfilled with Israel under the
Messiah, in eternity). Next, Deut.
15:4.
[if ye shall hearken diligently unto
my commandments]
The
Palestinian Covenant
Fifteen
Conditions:
1. If you hearken diligently to My
commandments (Deut. 11:13)
2. If you love the Lord your God
(Deut. 11:13, 22)
3. If you serve Him with all your
heart and with all your soul
4. If you take heed to your heart not
to be deceived (Deut. 11:16)
5. If you do not turn aside to serve
other gods and worship them
6. If you lay up My words in your heart
and in your soul (Deut. 11:18)
7. If you bind them for a sign upon
your hands and frontlets between your eyes
8.
If you teach them to your children when you sit in your house, walk by the way,
lie down, rise up (Deut. 11:19)
9. If you write them on the door
posts of your house and upon your gates (Deut. 11:20)
10. If you diligently keep and do all
My commandments which I command you (Deut. 11:22)
11. If you walk in all His ways
12. If you cleave to Him
13.
I set before you a blessing and a curse—a blessing if you obey the
commandments; a curse, if you will not obey, and if you turn away from them to
go after other gods (Deut. 11:26-28)
14.
In the land you shall write the blessing on Mount Gerizim, and the
curse on Mount Ebal (Deut. 11:29-30)
15. Observe to do all the statutes
and judgments which I set before you this day (Deut. 11:32)
Fourteen
Blessings:
1.
Rain in due season upon the land, the former rain and the latter rain (Deut.
11:14). The early rain fell in October to moisten the parched soil and
prepare it for sowing. The latter rain fell in March to bring the crops to
maturity
2. Abundant crops of grain, wine, and
oil
3. Good pastures for stock that you
may be prosperous and full (Deut. 11:15)
4. Your days will be multiplied
(Deut. 11:21).
5. The days of your children will be
multiplied in the land.
6. Blessings as the days of heaven on
earth
7. Complete victory over all the
nations of the promised land (Deut. 11:23)
8. You shall possess all their lands
and property.
9.
Everywhere you walk shall be yours, from the wilderness on the south to Lebanon
on the north, and from the river Euphrates on the east to the Mediterranean on
the west (Deut. 11:24).
10.
No man shall be able to defeat you or stand before you as long as you keep
My covenant (Deut. 11:25).
11. God will put a fear of you
upon all the inhabitants round about.
12. A blessing, if you obey
the covenant (Deut. 11:27)
13. A constant reminder of
God's covenant (Deut. 11:29-30)
14. Success in the conquest and
possession of the land to dwell therein (Deut. 11:31)
Five
Curses:
1. The Lord's wrath kindled
against you (Deut. 11:17)
2. No rain from heaven
3. Crop failures
4. To perish quickly from off
the good land given you by God
5. A curse if you disobey
My covenant or if you go after other gods and worship them (Deut.
11:26-28)
[Gerizim] Mount Gerizim, located
south of Shechem, and Mount Ebal to the north (Deut. 11:29; Deut. 27:12; Joshua
8:33-34), extend east to west almost parallel with the beautiful valley of
Shechem. They are around 2,800 ft. high, about 600 ft. apart, and form
somewhat of a semicircle 3 miles long. Their situation makes it possible
for one to speak on either mountain and be heard in the valley below.
Gerizim is more beautiful and fertile, and Mount Ebal is more barren.
Thus the two mountains form natural emblems of blessing and cursing.
Deut. 12:1-19 These are the
statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the
Lord God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live
upon the earth. [2] Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the
nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and
upon the hills, and under every green tree: [3] And ye shall overthrow their
altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall
hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of
that place. [4] Ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God. [5] But unto the
place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his
name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt
come: [6] And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices,
and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your
freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: [7]
And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all
that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God
hath blessed thee. [8] Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here
this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. [9] For ye are not as
yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth
you. [10] But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your
God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies
round about, so that ye dwell in safety; [11] Then there shall be a place which
the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall
ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices,
your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows
which ye vow unto the Lord: [12] And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God,
ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your
maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no
part nor inheritance with you. [13] Take heed to thyself that thou offer not
thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: [14] But in the place which
the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt
offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee. [15]
Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy
soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath
given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and
as of the hart. [16] Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the
earth as water. [17] Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy
corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy
flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or
heave offering of thine hand: [18] But thou must eat them before the Lord thy
God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and
thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is
within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that
thou puttest thine hands unto. [19] Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not
the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
Deut. 12:1
[These are the statutes and judgments
...] This section repeats old laws with new details. This is
understandable since the Sinaitic legislation was now nearly forty years old,
and was given under different conditions and circumstances. The original
laws were not anulled in any way; on the contrary, they were recognized
as the basis of all new instructions.
Deut. 12:20 When the Lord thy
God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I
will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh,
whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
God Said
“I will bless them that bless thee,
and curse him that curseth thee:”
“in thee shall all families of the earth be
blessed”
Genesis 12:1-3 Now the Lord had
said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from
thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: [2] And I will make of
thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou
shalt be a blessing: [3] And I
will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of
the earth be blessed.
[The LORD had said unto Abram] Acts
7:2 reveals that God called Abram before he went to Haran. Joshua 24:2 says
Terah and his family were idolators prior to this. Terah took Abram and others
into Canaan. Terah seems to have converted to Abram's God and desired to flee
idolatry and persecution. In this case Abram was not as disobedient as he is
generally pictured (cp. Genesis 12:4; Genesis 13:14; Genesis 31:53). In Genesis
12:1-3 God repeats His call to Abram which was first given in Ur of the
Chaldees (Acts 7:2).
[Get thee out of thy country, and
from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew
thee] The 13th prophecy in Genesis (Genesis 12:1-3, fulfilled and still being
fulfilled). Next, Genesis
12:7. It predicted that Abraham and his seed would be many and be blessed
forever, and that all nations would be blessed through Christ, the promised
Seed. This is the third prophecy of Christ (Genesis 3:6-8, 16).
[Get thee out of thy country, and
from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew
thee]
The
blessing of Abraham came on the Gentiles
“also,”
through Jesus Christ!
God Said in Gen. 12:3 “I will
bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:” “in thee shall
all families of the earth be blessed” includes: All that
have been Born Again (truly repented of their sins and have been Redeemed by
the Blood of the Lamb of
God).
Galatians 3:26-29 For ye are
all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. [27] For as many of you as
have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. [28] There is neither Jew
nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for
ye are all one in Christ Jesus. [29] And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's
seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 3:14 That the
blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ;
that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:14
[That the blessing of Abraham might
come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of
the Spirit through faith]
Two
things Christ died for here:
1.
That Abraham's blessing of justification by faith might come to Gentiles
(Genesis 15:6; Romans 4; Galatians 3:6-14)
2.
That we might receive through faith, “The Spirit that God promised”
(Matthew 3:11; John 1:31-34; Acts 1:4-8; Acts 2:33-39; Acts 11:14-18; Acts
15:7-13.) It is referred to as a promise (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; Acts
2:33-39; Galatians 3:14)
[through Jesus Christ ... through
faith] These two blessings come through Jesus Christ and through faith (Romans
3:24-31; Romans 5:1-11; Acts 13:38-39). Christ is the direct agent to
baptize His followers in the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16;
Luke 24:49; John 1:31-34; Acts 1:4-5; Acts 2:33; Acts 11:15-18). Compare
two things in Col. 2:14.
[that we might receive the promise of
the Spirit through faith] All blessings, even the Holy Spirit (Ghost) baptism,
comes’ through redemption and atonement (Galatians 3:13-14). How could
God give to fallen, rebellious men on any other basis? This confirms
beyond doubt the fact of healing in the atonement as well as all the other
phases of redemption from the fall. If all results of the curse are removed by
the atonement, then this certainly includes healing of sickness and diseases,
which are some of the major effects of the fall. In this connection there
are specific scriptures which state that by His stripes we were and are healed
(Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24). Thus healing of the body is
mentioned in particular as a blessing from the sufferings of Christ.
Being wounded for our transgressions and striped for our healing are stated in
the same verses (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24)
We that
have been born again unto Salvation (Redeemed)
by the Blood of Jesus Christ!
John 3:3-7 Jesus answered and
said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto
thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
[4] Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he
enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? [5] Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man
be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
[6] That which is born of the flesh is
flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. [7] Marvel not that I
said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
John 3:3
[Except a man be born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of God.]
Seven "Except's"
1. Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise
perish (Luke 13:1-5).
2.
Except ye become
converted, and
become as little children,
ye shall not enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:3).
3.
Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 1 John 3:8;
1
John 5:1-14, 18).
4. Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom
of God (John 3:5).
5. Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you
(John 6:53).
6.
Except your righteousness
shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye
shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:20).
7.
Except ye abide in me
... he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and
cast them into the fire, and they are burned (John 15:4-6).
[born again] Greek: gennethe
(GSN-1080) anothen (GSN-509), be begotten from above (see Luke 1:3). It
literally means there must be a transformation from God and a renewal in
righteousness and true holiness to be saved (2 Cor. 5:17-21; Ephes. 4:22-24;
Col. 1:13-14, 20; Col. 2:12-17; Col. 3:1-16).
[see] Greek: eidon (GSN-1492), to
see, not so much the mere act of looking, but the actual perception of the
kingdom and its realities.
John 3:8-15 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound
thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every
one that is born of the Spirit. [9] Nicodemus answered and said
unto him, How can these things be? [10] Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest
not these things? [11] Verily,
verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have
seen; and ye receive not our witness. [12] If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how
shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? [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.
[14] And as Moses lifted up the serpent
in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: [15]
That whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have eternal life.
Therefore,
we that have received The “Spirit” of Adoption
unto the
Heavenly Father!
Romans 8:12-17 Therefore,
brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. [13] For
if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do
mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. [14] For as many as are led by
the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. [15] For ye have not
received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit
of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. [16] The Spirit itself
beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: [17] And if
children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be
that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Romans 8:12; [Therefore,
brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh] So then,
we owe the flesh nothing. It has no more control of our lives. We
must not live in the sins of the flesh or we shall die. But if we will
put to death the practices of the flesh by the Spirit, we shall live (Romans
8:12-13; Galatians 5:16-26; Col. 3:5-10).
Flesh
Life and The Spirit Life, Contrast one Another!
|
The
Fleshly Life: |
The
Spiritual Life: |
|
1. Minds
things of flesh |
minds things of
Spirit (Romans 8:5) |
|
2. Carnally
minded |
spiritually
minded |
|
3.
Spiritually dead |
alive (Romans
8:6) |
|
4. Enmity
to God |
no enmity
(Romans 8:7) |
|
5. Not
subject to God |
subject to God |
|
6. Cannot
be subject |
can be subjected |
|
7. Cannot
please God |
can please God
(Romans 8:8) |
|
8. Not in
the Spirit |
in the Spirit |
|
9. Not
Christ's |
is Christ's
(Romans 8:9) |
|
10. Body alive to sin |
dead to sin |
|
11. Spirit dead to God |
alive to God |
|
12. No Christ |
Christ in life
(Romans 8:10) |
|
13. Sinful life |
righteous life |
|
14. No Holy Spirit |
Holy Spirit
indwelling |
|
15. No physical
quickening |
a physical
quickening |
|
16. Debtor to flesh |
not a debtor
(Romans 8:12) |
|
17. No help from Spirit |
help from Spirit
(Romans 8:13) |
|
18. The end is death |
the end is life |
The
Seven Dispensations of Man
In God's plan the seven dispensations
of man are between the two eternities—the eternal past and the eternal
future—and between the former restoration of the earth in six days (Genesis
1:3-2:25) and the final restoration (Rev. 21-22).
The Contents’ are:
The Dispensation of Innocence
Dispensation of Conscience
Dispensation of Human Government
Dispensation of Promise
Dispensation of Law
The Dispensation of Grace
Dispensation of Divine Government or
Millennium
Genesis 2:15-3:21
The
Dispensation of Innocence
The Antediluvian Age (Genesis
1:3-8:22):
1.
Name. So-called because man was tested and put on probation while in innocence
(Genesis 2:8-25; Genesis 3:7).
2.
Length—unknown, but judging from Satan's dealings today, he tried to cause the
fall of man immediately. It may have lasted less than a week, for we have no
record of God resting after His first sabbath. Man had not yet visited and
eaten of the tree of life when the fall came (Genesis 3:22-24). The
dispensation ended before man had offspring (Genesis 2:21-25; Genesis 4:1).
3.
Favorable beginning (Genesis 1:26-30; Genesis 2:8-24). Everything was perfect,
sinless, and under man's dominion, with just one command to obey (Genesis
2:17).
4. Test—not to eat of the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:16-17; Genesis 3:6).
5.
Purpose of God—to see if man would remain innocent and true to his trust under perfect
conditions (Genesis 2:16-17). God wanted to test him before he had offspring,
so that if he sinned the entire race could be dealt with through the same means
of grace which offers redemption to all who desire it, and promises eternal
separation from God for all who fail to seek reconciliation (Romans 5:12-21).
6.
The means of God in accomplishing His purpose. The tree of the knowledge of
good and evil, and the temptations of Satan were the means used in testing man
to see if he would remain true (Genesis 2:16-17; Genesis 3:1-6; Romans 5:12-21;
1 Tim. 2:11-15).
7. Failure—the fall (Genesis
3:1-24; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12-21; 1 Tim. 2:11-15).
The
Seven Steps in Man's Fall:
(1) Doubting God's Word
(Genesis 3:1)
(2) Adding to and misquoting
God's Word (Genesis 3:2-3)
(3)
Contradicting God's Word (Genesis 3:4; cp. Ezekiel 18:4,20-24; Romans 6:16-23;
Romans 8:1-13; 1 Cor. 3:16-17; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Galatians 5:19-21; Galatians
6:7-8; 2 Tim. 2:12; James 2:9-10)
(4) Misinterpretation of God's
Word (Genesis 3:5)
(5) The temptation to
transgress God's Word (Genesis 3:6; 2 Cor. 11:3; 1 Tim. 2:14)
(6) Transgression of God's Word
(Genesis 3:6)
(7) The results of
transgressing God's Word (Genesis 3:6-19; Romans 5:12-21; James 1:13-15)
What Man
Lost in the Fall:
(1) Spiritual, physical, and
eternal life (Isaiah 59:2; Romans 5:12-21; Ephes. 2)
(2) Communion with God (Isaiah
59:2)
(3) Fellowship with animals
(Genesis 9:2)
(4) His full dominion over all
things (Psalm 8)
(5) Freedom from Satan (John
14:30; 2 Cor. 4:4; Ephes. 6:10-18; Rev. 12:9)
(6) Perfect God-consciousness
(Genesis 2:25; Genesis 3:7)
(7) Full power to do good
(Genesis 6:5-7; Romans 7)
(8) Perfect self-control
(Ephes. 2; Galatians 5)
(9) The right to tree of life
(Genesis 3:22-24)
(10) His garden home (Genesis
2:15; Genesis 3:22-24)
(11) God's glory (Romans 3:23)
(12) Righteousness and true
holiness (Ephes. 4:22-24)
(13) Perfect health (Genesis
3:16-19; Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24)
(14) All benefits of perfect
union with God (Rev. 21:1-7; Rev. 22:1-3)
Judgment for sin (Genesis 3:14-19,
23-24). Because of his sin, man reaped sickness, pain, sorrow, misery,
condemnation, death, loss of soul, fellowship and union with Satan, familiar
spirits (demons), an inferior position, power to do and be evil, a life of
self-gratification, unclean lusts and habits, unbelief, separation from God,
hardships, sufferings, hell, eternal damnation, and other curses too numerous
to mention. He became depraved (Romans 1:), darkened (Ephes. 4:18), blind in
mind (2 Cor. 4:4), defiled in conscience (Hebrews 10:22), obstinate and
rebellious (Isaiah 28:14; Romans 8:1-13), lustful (Ephes. 2:1-3), evil
continually (Genesis 6:5), full of abominations (Jeremiah 17:9; Mark 7:19-21;
Romans 1:18-32; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Galatians 5:19-21; Col. 3:5-10) and lost—making
all his offspring, with all their faculties, sinful by nature (Romans 5:12-21;
Ephes. 2:1-3) and children of the devil by choice and practice (John 8:44; 2
Cor. 4:4; Ephes. 2:1-3; 1 John 3:8-10).
Six
Great Curses on Creation:
(1) Upon the serpent (Genesis
3:14-15)
(2) Upon Satan (Genesis 3:15;
Romans 16:20)
(3) Upon woman (Genesis 3:16)
(4) Upon man (Genesis 3:17-19;
Romans 5:12-21)
(5) Upon earth (Genesis
3:17-19)
(6) Upon all creation (Genesis
3:14-19; Isaiah 65:25; Romans 8:19-23)
God's provision of redemption. God
promised a Redeemer who would come and restore man's dominion (Genesis 3:15-21;
cp. Isaiah 53; Matthew 1:21; Matthew 26:28; Ephes. 1:7).
Dispensation
of Conscience
Genesis 3:22-8:14
The Antediluvian Age (Genesis
1:3-8:22):
1.
The name: “So-called” because man was tested to see if he would obey his own
conscience regarding right and wrong (Genesis 6:1-7; Romans 2:12-16). There
were no written laws. The Ten Commandments weren't given to Adam in the
previous dispensation (see Genesis
26:5). His only law was not to eat the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil; “after being driven out of the garden” he didn't even have that
law (Romans 5:12-14). See Conscience. This dispensation could be called the
Age of Freedom, for man was free to do as he pleased until it became necessary
for God to interfere.
2. Length—1,656 years, from
Adam's fall to the 600th year of Noah (Genesis 5:1-29; Genesis 7:6, 11).
3.
Favorable beginning—a new beginning altogether, with inhabitants having a
knowledge of God and a new covenant with Him (Genesis 3:14-4:26).
4.
Test—obedience to the dictates of conscience as to right and wrong (Genesis
3:22; Genesis 4:7, 15; Genesis 6:1-7).
5.
The purpose of God. His purpose now, since man knew good and evil, was to guide
him in the proper exercise of his conscience to do the right and refuse the
wrong; to teach fallen man that only by obedience to God could he be restored
to his original dominion and get rid of the curse; and to test man under
freedom of conscience without restraint or compulsion to see if he would
voluntarily choose right from wrong and serve God instead of Satan. If
voluntary righteousness was rejected, God would add laws and punishments to
enforce obedience for man's own good. He wanted man to see that in his fallen
state he could not choose the best good himself, was powerless to cope with the
fallen angels and demons (called scripturally, familiar spirits) with whom he had
now entered into voluntary union through sin, and who sought his eternal
damnation. God wanted man to be brought to helplessness in himself so that he
would turn to Him for help, grace, and power against sin, Satan, fallen angels,
demons (called scripturally, familiar spirits), sickness, and suffering in the
struggle to overcome the curse. He wanted man to know He was the only true
friend and helper, and that only through Him was there a way out of sin and the
curse, and an opportunity for restoration to original dominion.
6.
The means of God in accomplishing His purpose. Conscience, freedom of will, and
the devil's malice were the means that God used to bring man to a place of
utter dependence upon Him for help and redemption from the curse. The conscience
demonstrated how exceedingly sinful man would become if he chose evil instead
of good; the full freedom of action demonstrated how far man would go in his
rebellion against God before it would be necessary for Him to interfere for the
good of His own eternal plan; and the malice of satanic forces demonstrated the
contrast between the two masters whom man might serve while on probation.
Freedom of will and conscience was what man chose in the fall, so God permitted
him to go to the full limit of wickedness that he might learn the folly of his
own choice, and so that all coming generations might profit.
7. Failure—sixfold (Genesis
4:1-8:7):
(1)
Failure of Adam (Genesis 6:3)
(2)
Failure of Cain (Genesis
4:1-16)
(3)
Failure of Cain's descendants (Genesis
4:17-24)
(4)
Failure of Seth's descendants (Genesis
4:25-5:32)
(5)
Failure of the daughters of men who sinned with fallen angels seeking to do
away with pure Adamite stock through whom the seed of the woman was to come (Genesis 6:1-7, 11-13)
(6)
Failure of all people in general (Genesis 4:1-26; Genesis 6:1-7; Genesis 7:1;
Matthew 24:37-39; Luke 17:26-27; 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 2:4-5). See Twelve
Conditions of Noah's and Lot's Days.
8. Judgment for sin—the flood
of Noah (Genesis 6:8-8:14; Matthew 24:37-39; 1 Peter 3:18-21).
9.
God's provision of redemption—His grace and mercy in giving man another chance
to continue in God's eternal plan (Genesis 6:8-22; Genesis 7:1; 1 Peter
3:18-21), and preserving clean animals for sacrifice so as to have faith in the
offering up Sacrifices unto God and in the coming Redeemer (Genesis 7:2;
Genesis 8:20-22). People in those days were saved by grace through faith in the
coming Redeemer, as we are now saved by grace through faith in the Redeemer who
has already come (Genesis 6:8; Hebrews 11; Ephes. 2:8-9).
Dispensation
of Human Government
Genesis 8:15-11:32
Present or Postdiluvian Age (Genesis
8:15-Rev. 19:10):
1.
The Name: “So-called” because human laws and government were instituted to regulate
man's life after a long age of freedom of conscience. God gave Noah certain
laws to govern the race by, and man was held responsible for self-government.
The
First Civil Laws since Adam:
(1)
Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth (Genesis 9:1,7)
(2)
Rule over animals (Genesis 9:2)
(3)
Allowed animal food, instead of grains, herbs, and vegetables only (Genesis
9:3)
(4)
Eat no blood of animals (Genesis 9:4)
(5)
Do not murder (Genesis 9:6)
(6)
Execute persons who murder (Genesis 9:6)
(7)
Keep My covenant eternally (Genesis 9:8-17)
Some of these laws have formed the
basis of human laws in all ages since. Because it is necessary to punish
criminals, individuals, and nations (Romans 13:1-6; 1 Peter 2:13-14), law
enforcement is needed, and even war when nations become criminal (Isaiah
11:4-9; Isaiah 65:20-25; Daniel 2:21; Daniel 4:17-25; Daniel 5:21; Daniel
7:1-25; Daniel 8:20-25; Daniel 9:24-27; Daniel 11:2-45; Zech. 14; Rev.
19:11-21). Human governments are part of God's moral government and are needed
to preserve human society on earth. Without law enforcement no government can
endure. The purpose of moral and civil government is man's highest good. Civil
and family governments are necessary in securing this end. It is the duty of
all to help establish, maintain, support, and take part in human government for
the preservation of society.
However, in the last days, weeks,
months, years and dispensations of time, man has re-printed the Words’ of God
and is continually attempting to cause confusion of God’s Truth and has changed
What The Almighty so Stated and turned it into a lie and causing by their NOT
re-printing God’s Holy Word correctly and accurately have turned The Truth of
God into a lie. Therefore, saying, stating “words” That Almighty God did NOT
state (say). (Romans 1:25) The first one to do this was Lucifer, Satan, the
serpent, that old serpent (Gen. 3:1-5 and Rev. 12:9)
2.
Length—from Noah's flood to the call of Abraham when he was 75 years old—in
all, 427 years (Genesis 11:10-32; Genesis 12:5).
3.
Favorable beginning. Man was rich in experience and wisdom, had true worship,
new laws, a new covenant, promises of blessing, dominion of the earth, and
responsibility to rule himself forever (Genesis 8:15-9:17).
4.
Test—to obey the laws of human government, rule faithfully, punish criminals,
consecrate to God and worship Him (Genesis 8:20-9:17)
5.
The purpose of God—to test man under a new standard of conduct. He had failed to
live right without laws and the threat of punishment; now he was forced to obey
the right and reject the wrong (Genesis 9:1-7).
6.
The means of God in accomplishing His purpose. Various laws were given and
government was established by God, with man now being responsible to rule for
the good of all.
7. Failure—fourfold (Genesis
9:18-11:9):
(1)
Failure of Noah (Genesis 9:20-24)
(2)
Failure of Ham (Genesis 9:22-27)
(3)
Failure of the daughters of men in the second episode with fallen angels
(Genesis 9:1-6; Genesis 11:1-9; Genesis
6:1-4)
(4)
Failure of people in general. Instead of scattering abroad on the earth, they
wanted to be one people to defy God (Genesis 11:1-9). Pride,
self-gratification, and hero-worship became prevalent in this age. (Study
Nimrod and Mystery Babylon).
8.
Judgment for sin. God confused the language of human beings to scatter them
over all the surface of the earth (Genesis 11:1-9). About 340 years after the
flood, He divided the earth into continents and islands as it is today, to
separate people more effectively (Genesis 10:25; 1 Chron. 1:19). This explains
how different races came to be in different parts of the earth.
9. God's provision of
redemption—faith in the coming Redeemer and the gospel, and sacrifices
typifying these truths (Genesis 8:20; Genesis 12:8; Galatians 3:8; Hebrews
4:2).
Dispensation
of “Promise”
Genesis 12:1-Exodus 12:37
The Present or Postdiluvian Age
(Genesis 8:15-Rev. 19:10):
1. Name. So-called because of
the promises and covenants made with Abraham and his seed. God began predicting
and emphasizing the coming of the seed of the woman through a particular branch
of the race. There had been a few predictions before (Genesis 3:15; Genesis
4:25; Genesis 9:24-27), but now Abraham's seed was designated as the special
line through whom Christ should come. In this age many promises and predictions
were made to this end (Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 17:7-8,19; Genesis 18:18;
Genesis 21:12-13; Genesis 22:17-18; Genesis 26:3-4; Genesis 28:3-4,13-15;
Genesis 35:11-12; Genesis 49:10).
2. Length—from Abraham's call
at 75 years of age to the exodus from Egypt—430 years (Exodus 12:40; Galatians
3:14-17). (See The Sojourn of Abraham's Seed).
3. Favorable beginning. God now
began to deal with Abraham's branch of the race in the fulfillment of His plan.
Not only did He promise that the Messiah should come through them, but that the
promised land would be given to them eternally as a base for world missionary
and governmental operations (Genesis 12:1-3,7; Genesis 13:14-18; Genesis
15:18-21; Genesis 17:7-19), and that the revelation of God should come through
them (Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 15:13-21; Genesis 17:1-21; Romans 3:1-2; Romans
4:1-25; Romans 9:4-5; Galatians 3:8; Hebrews 11:8-19).
4. Test—to have faith in God,
obey Him, remain separated from all other nations, and evangelize the world
(Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 15:4-6; Genesis 17:1-21; Genesis 26:3-4; Genesis
28:13-15).
5. The purpose of God—to choose
one man through whom the Messiah should come, to use him and his seed as His
representatives on the earth, and to give them Canaan as a base of operation
eternally. The second episode of the sons of God among human beings had already
begun and giants were being born. They were beginning to possess the very land
God had in mind for His own headquarters on earth (Genesis 12:6). It being His
plan to use Israel to destroy these giants and preserve a pure line for the
Messiah, God allowed Abraham's offspring to become a great and mighty nation in
Egypt. It was His further purpose to illustrate the difference between serving
Him and other gods, and to make Israel an example to all people physically,
mentally, morally, spiritually, and financially—as a nation enjoying the
blessings of the true God—so that others would be won to Him. Never was God's
purpose expressed more fully and clearly to any people; and never before did a
nation have in their power such means of blessing all nations and bringing a
universal peace, prosperity, and eternal salvation (Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis
15:4-6; Genesis 17:1-21; Genesis 26:3-4; Genesis 28:13-15; Galatians 3:8-14;
Deut. 7:6-9).
6. The means of God in
accomplishing His purpose—the call of God, the covenants and promises, and the
personal dealings of God (Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 17:1-21; Romans 3:1-2; Romans
9:4-5).
7. Failure—fivefold (Genesis
12:1-Exodus 12:40):
(1)
Failure of Abraham (Genesis 11:31-12:6; Genesis 12:10-20; Genesis 16:1-16;
Genesis 17:18; Genesis 20:1-18)
(2) Failure of Isaac (Genesis
26:6-35; Genesis 27:1-4)
(3) Failure of Jacob (Genesis
25:27-34; Genesis 27:1-33; Genesis 31:1-42; Genesis 33:14; Genesis 37:3)
(4) Failure of the sons of
Jacob (Genesis 37:4-6; Genesis 38:1-30)
(5) Failure of Israel after the
death of Jacob and sons (Exodus 2:11-14; Exodus 5:21)
8. Judgment for sin (Exodus
1:7-6:30)—bondage in Egypt: the beginning of oppression by Gentiles which would
eventually be carried on by eight world kingdoms. See Eight Mountain Kingdoms
and Israel and The Times of the Gentiles. The judgment upon Egypt was the ten
plagues. See Fifty-four Acts of God in the Ten Plagues.
9. God's provision of
redemption. Israel had the gospel (Galatians 3:8; Hebrews 4:2) and the typical
program of sacrifices which, in shadow, taught them of redemption through the
Messiah (Exodus 12; Exodus 25:1-40:38; Leviticus 1:1-10:20; Leviticus 23:1-44).
Dispensation
of Law
Exodus 12:38-Matthew 2:23
The Present or Postdiluvian Age
(Genesis 8:15-Rev. 19:10):
1.
This Name: “So-called” because of the law given to Moses, which became part of
the rule of faith and practice during the period between Moses and Christ. Men
of this dispensation had the gospel also (Galatians 3:8; Hebrews 4:2).
2.
Length—from the exodus from Egypt to the preaching of the kingdom of heaven by
John the Baptist, or from Moses to Christ—1,718 years or more (Matthew
11:12-13; Luke 16:16) as follows:
(1) From the exodus to the
entrance into Canaan, 41 years:
(A) Over a year at Sinai
(Numbers 10:11-12)
(B)
Forty years of wandering in wilderness (Numbers 14:33-34; Numbers 32:13; Deut.
2:7; Deut. 8:2-4; Deut. 29:5; Joshua 5:6; Acts 7:23-42; Acts 13:18; Hebrews
3:9,17)
(2) From the entrance into
Canaan to the reign of Saul, over 520 years:
|
|
Years |
|
(A) Joshua in Canaan (Joshua 14:7;
Joshua 24:29) |
30 |
|
(B) Elders who outlived Joshua
(Judges 2:7, Judges 3:7) |
? |
|
(C) First servitude (Judges 3:7-8) |
8 |
|
(D) Othniel, first judge (Judges
3:9-11) |
40 |
|
(E) Second servitude (Judges
3:12-14) |
18 |
|
(F) Ehud, second judge (Judges
3:15-20) |
80 |
|
(G) Third servitude (Judges 3:31) |
? |
|
(H) Shamgar, third judge (Judges
3:31) |
? |
|
(I) Fourth servitude (Judges 4:1-3) |
20 |
|
(J) Deborah and Barak, fourth and
fifth judges (Judges 4:4-5:31) |
40 |
|
(K) Fifth servitude (Judges 6:1-10) |
7 |
|
(L) Gideon, sixth judge (Judges
6:11-8:32) |
40 |
|
(M) Abimelech, seventh judge
(Judges 8:33; Judges 9:57) |
3 |
|
(N) Tola, eighth judge (Judges
10:1-2) |
23 |
|
(O) Jair, ninth judge (Judges
10:3-5) |
22 |
|
(P) Sixth servitude (Judges
10:6-18) |
18 |
|
(Q) Jephthah, tenth judge (Judges
11:1-12:7) |
6 |
|
(R) Ibzan, eleventh judge (Judges
12:8-10) |
7 |
|
(S) Elon, twelfth judge (Judges
12:11-12) |
10 |
|
(T) Abdon, thirteenth judge (Judges
12:13-15) |
8 |
|
(U) Seventh servitude (Judges 13:1) |
40 |
|
(V) Samson, fourteenth judge
(Judges 13:2-16:31) |
20 |
|
(W) Civil war (Judges 17:1-21:25) |
? |
|
(X) Eli, fifteenth judge (1 Samuel
4:1,15-18) |
40 |
|
(Y) Samuel, sixteenth judge (1 Samuel
4:15-18;1 Samuel 7:2-15; 1 Samuel 8:1-5) |
40 |
|
|
_____ |
|
TOTAL |
520 |
The 450 years "until Samuel the
prophet" of Acts 13:19-21 began perhaps with the first servitude of (C), and
continued through the time of Eli as the fifteenth judge—the one just before
Samuel (X and Y). Periods for which dates are not mentioned in Scripture were
evidently not taken into consideration in Acts 13:19-21 and are unspecified in
the above list. For this reason we say the period in (2) was over 520 years,
and the whole length of the dispensation of Law was 1,718 years or more.
(3) From Saul to the Babylonian
captivity, over 513 years:
|
Reign of: |
Years |
|
(A) Saul (Acts 13:21) |
40 |
|
(B) David (2 Samuel 5:4) |
40 |
|
(C) Solomon (1 Kings 11:42) |
40 |
|
(D) Rehoboam, after the kingdom was
divided (1 Kings 14:21) |
17 |
|
|
|
|
Rulers of Judah: |
|
|
(E) Abijam (1 Kings 15:2) |
3 |
|
(F) Asa (1 Kings 15:10) |
41 |
|
(G) Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:41-42) |
25 |
|
(H) Jehoram (2 Kings 8:16-17) |
8 |
|
(I) Ahaziah (2 Kings 8:25-26) |
1 |
|
(J) Athaliah (2 Kings 11:3) |
6 |
|
(K) Joash (2 Kings 12:1) |
40 |
|
(L) Amaziah (2 Kings 14:1-2) |
29 |
|
(M) Azariah or Uzziah (2 Kings 15:1-2) |
52 |
|
(N) Jotham (2 Kings 15:32-33) |
16 |
|
(O) Ahaz (2 Kings 16:1-2) |
16 |
|
(P) Hezekiah—six years before and
twenty-three years after the ten-tribe captivity (2 Kings 18:1-2) |
29 |
|
(Q) Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1) |
55 |
|
(R) Amon (2 Kings 21:19) |
2 |
|
(S) Josiah (2 Kings 22:1) |
31 |
|
(T) Jehoahaz, only three months (2
Kings 23:31-33) |
- |
|
(U) Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36) |
11 |
|
(V) Jehoiachin, only three months
(2 Kings 24:6-16) |
- |
|
(W) Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:18) |
11 |
|
|
____ |
|
TOTAL: |
513 |
The 480-year period ending with the
fourth year of Solomon's reign (spoken of in 1 Kings 6:1) began with the
entrance of Israel into Canaan and excluded the 111 years of servitude and
three years of confusion under Abimelech. It was the whole period of Israel's
security as a nation—free from servitude and civil strife—up to that time in
Solomon's reign.
(4) From the beginning of the
Babylonian captivity through the restoration to Nehemiah's day in the twentieth
year of Artaxerxes, 164 years:
|
|
Years |
|
(A) Babylonian captivity (Jeremiah
25:11-12; Jeremiah 29:10) |
70 |
|
|
|
|
Reign of kings of Medo-Persia: |
|
|
(B) Darius the Mede (Daniel 5:31;
Daniel 8:3,20; Daniel 9:1-2) |
2
|
|
(C) Cyrus the Persian (Ezra 1:1-4; Ezra
3:8; Isaiah 44:28-45:1) |
9
|
|
(D) Cambyses, son of Cyrus (Ezra
5:1-6:22) |
7
|
|
(E) Darius I of profane history
(Ezra 5:1-6:22) |
35 |
|
(F) Xerxes, the fourth king of
Daniel 11:1-3 |
21 |
|
(G) Artaxerxes (Neh. 2) |
20 |
|
|
_____ |
|
TOTAL: |
164 |
(The reigning years of the
Medo-Persian kings above are those given in the Encyclopedia Britannica.)
(5) From the time of
restoration from Babylon to the preaching of the kingdom by John the Baptist was
480 years which, added to totals of other periods above, make the 1,718 years
or more in this dispensation. We arrive at the figure 480 years from a study of
Daniel 9:24-26 which speaks of 7 weeks and 62 weeks (a total of 69
"sevens"), which would be 483 years to take place from the
commandment to restore Jerusalem to the crucifixion. Since John announced the
kingdom about three years before the crucifixion, we subtract those three years
to find the approximate length of this dispensation. (See The Seventy Weeks).
NOTE: Although the official length of
the dispensation of law was until John (Matthew 11:13; Luke 16:16), there was a
period of transition afterward during which time Israel officially rejected
Christ, the nation was abandoned (Matthew 23:39), judgment took place at the
cross when the law was abolished (Col. 2:14-17), and Israel was destroyed as a
nation in A.D. 70 with survivors scattered among the nations (Luke 21:20-24).
3. Favorable beginning. Not
since the fall of man had any people experienced a more favorable beginning
than Israel at the beginning of the dispensation of law. They saw the power of
God in signs and wonders in Egypt and the wilderness. He made personal
appearances to them (Exodus 24:9-11; Joshua 5:13-15) and spoke with an audible
voice (Deut. 5:22-24). There were visible manifestations of His presence day
and night (Exodus 14:19-21). God took sickness from Israel (Exodus 15:26;
Exodus 23:25; Psalm 105:37; Psalm 107:20); gave them the riches of Egypt
(Exodus 12:35; Psalm 105:37); gave them revelations and a complete code of
laws; made covenants with them; and gave them the gospel (Galatians 3:8;
Hebrews 4:2).
4. Test—to obey the law of
Moses in every detail (Exodus 19:8; Exodus 24:3, 7).
5. The purpose of God—to test
Israel to see if they would obey Him; to begin a commonwealth of nations headed
by Israel and governed by men of His own choice; to establish a visible system
of worship that would picture the coming redemptive truths in every detail; to
bring about the complete destruction of the giant races by the sword of Israel
so as to bring the Messiah into the world through pure Adamite stock (as
predicted in Genesis 3:15); to give Israel His complete revelation for the
whole human race which, according to His promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
would make them a blessing to all nations.
The entire Old Testament was written
in this dispensation. God's purpose in giving the law was
that the whole world might become guilty before Him and every mouth be stopped
(Romans 3:19-20; Romans 4:15; Romans 5:13; Romans 7:5-14; Galatians 4:21-31;
Galatians 5:1). The law was a shadow of good things to come and was added
because of transgression until the Seed should come (Matthew 11:11-13; Luke
16:16-17; Galatians 3:12-25; Col. 2:14-17; Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 9:1-10; Hebrews
10:1). (See Eighty-five Old and New Covenant Contrasts for proof that the law
is now abolished).
6. The means of God in
accomplishing His purpose. The giving of the law, the completion of the
organization of Israel to destroy the giant races, the settling of Israel in
the promised land to use them there as an outstanding nation showing forth the
benefits of serving the true God—these were the means of God to accomplish His
purpose.
7. Failure—sevenfold:
(1)
Failure in the wilderness.
(2)
Failure under Joshua (Joshua 7-9).
(3)
Failure under judges (Judges 1-2), (See Length, point 2 above)
(4)
Failure under kings. Nearly every king of Israel and Judah failed after the
division of the kingdom, and the people went into such apostasy that the nation
was brought into captivities (2 Kings 17; 2 Kings 25). (See 1 Kings 11:6.)
(5)
Failure in captivity (Ezekiel 2:3-3:9; Jeremiah 1:1-22:30).
(6)
Failure in restoration from captivity (Ezra 10; Neh. 13; Haggai 1; Malachi
1:1-4:6).
(7)
Failure in rejecting their own Messiah and the gospel (Matthew 5:20; Matthew
6:1-18; Matthew 11:20-27; Matthew 12:22-30; Matthew 15:1-20; Matthew 16:1-12;
Matthew 23; Matthew 26:57-27:66; John 5; Acts 2:11-38; Acts 3:1-5; Acts
6:8-8:3; Acts 9:1-9; Acts 12:1-19; Acts 13:41-52; Acts 22:1-28:24).
8. Judgment for Sin—twofold:
(1)
Judgment of the sins of Israel and of the whole world in the cross of Christ
(John 12:27-33; John 19:16-30; Acts 2:36; Phil. 2:5-11; Col. 2:14-17; 1 Peter
2:24).
(2)
Judgment on Israel as a nation. The kingdom of God was taken from them (Matthew
21:33-46), the nation was rejected to be desolate until the second coming of
Christ (Matthew 23:37-39), and it was completely destroyed in A.D. 70, with
survivors being scattered among the other nations (Luke 21:20-24; Deut. 28;
Leviticus 26).
9.
God's provision of redemption. At the cross God provided the true source of
redemption (1 Cor. 1:18-24; Col. 1:12-20; Col. 2:14-17; 1 Peter 2:24). Up to
this time people offered sacrifices of animals as a picture of the true
sacrifice at Calvary (Hebrews 8-10). God sent His Son to take the place of all
human beings in death, so that they might be fully redeemed, reconciled, and
restored to the original dominion (Psalm 8; Galatians 3:13; Ephes. 2:11-18;
Hebrews 2:9-18; 1 Peter 1:18-23).
The
Dispensation of Grace
Matthew 3:1-Rev. 19:10
Present or Postdiluvian Age (Genesis
8:15-Rev. 19:10)
1. This Name: “So-called”
because of the fullness of grace brought by Jesus Christ (John 1:16-17). Human
beings had grace in all previous ages, but not in fullness. The same was true
of laws. People had laws in all periods before Moses, but the fullness of law
came by Jesus Christ. See The Truth about Grace
2. Length—from the preaching of
the kingdom of heaven by John (Matthew 11:11; Luke 16:16) to the second coming
of Jesus Christ. Considering that we reckon our time in A.D. from the birth of
Christ, and that He was about thirty years of age (in A.D. 30) when John
the Baptist announced the kingdom and when Law ended and Grace began
(Luke 1:26; Luke 3:23), then we know that we will have already come 1,975 years
in this dispensation by A.D. 2004 (Approx.) How many more years Grace
will continue is not known because we don't know when the second coming
(which is to terminate this dispensation) will take place. Students of prophecy
believe it will be soon.
“Grace cannot end until” ten kingdoms are formed
inside the old Roman Empire territory (Daniel 7:7-8, 19-24), until the
Antichrist has been here seven years after the rapture of the church
(Daniel 9:27; 2 Thes. 2:7-8), and until all the events of Rev. 4:1-19:10
have been fulfilled in these last seven years (Rev. 4:1). Then, and then only, can Christ come (Zech.
14:1-11; Rev. 19:11-21) and the Millennium begin (Rev. 20:1-10).
A review of the Seven Dispensations
of Man up to this point will show that we will have come 6,205 years or more
from Adam by A.D. 2004 as follows:
|
|
Years |
|
(1)
Innocence |
? |
|
(2)
Conscience |
1,656 |
|
(3)
Human Government |
427 |
|
(4)
Promise |
430 |
|
(5)
Law |
1,718 |
|
(6)
Grace |
1,970 |
|
|
_______ |
|
TOTAL: |
6,201 |
This disproves the theory that there are
to be only 7,000 years in the seven dispensations of man—4,000 from Adam to
Christ, 2,000 from Christ to the Millennium, and 1,000 for the Millennium.
Since we will have had 6,205 years or more from Adam to A.D. 2004, that puts us
at least 205 years ahead into the seventh period of 1,000 years, which is
contrary to the theory.
3. Favorable beginning. Satan
was defeated on the cross and made powerless to overcome any believer who would
put on the whole armor of God (Ephes. 6:10-18) and resist him (Ephes. 4:27;
James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:7-9). In this matter, no difference was made between Jew
or Gentile, male or female (Acts 2:16-21; 1 Cor. 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Col.
3:11).
Furthermore, the dispensation of
Grace began with ministries of power—that of Christ, John the Baptist, the
apostles, and other men endued to perform miracles, as recorded in the Gospels
and Acts. It began with complete grace (John 1:16-17), promises of the fullness
of the Spirit (John 7:37-39), and a full commission to represent God and do the
works of Christ (Mark 16:15-20; John 14:12). There is now no limitation to the
believer regarding what he wants from God according to the promises. Everyone
is privileged to receive according to his faith (Matthew 8:13; Matthew 9:29;
Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21-22; Mark 11:22-24; John 14:12-15; John 15:7, 16;
Hebrews 11:6; 1 John 3:21-22; 1 John 5:13-14).
4. Test—obedience to the faith
of the gospel in all its teachings (Mark 16:16; John 3:16; Romans 1:5, 16;
Romans 16:26; Hebrews 11:6; James 1:5-8).
5. The purpose of God—to save
all who would believe, to call out a people for His name, and to build the
church (John 3:16; Acts 15:13-18; 1 Cor. 1:18-24; 1 Cor. 12:12-31; Ephes.
2:14-22; Ephes. 4:7-16; Ephes. 5:25-32; 1 Tim. 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9; Rev. 22:17).
6. The means of God in
accomplishing His purpose. Preaching the gospel is His means to call out a
people for the church (Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-20; Romans 1:16; 1 Cor.
1:18-24; 2 Cor. 4:4). For this work He uses called and gifted men (Romans 12; 1
Cor. 12; Ephes. 4:7-11). He also uses angels (Hebrews 1:14) and ordinary saved
men to propagate the gospel as directed by the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-17, 26;
John 15:26; John 16:7-15; Acts 1:4-8; Acts 2:38-39; Acts 5:32).
7. Failure—threefold:
(1) The failure of Israel is
seen in their rejection of John, Jesus, and the apostles; in the crucifixion of
their Messiah; and in war on the early church. The gospel first went to Israel
(Matthew 10:5-6) but they would not obey. So, it was taken from them and given
to the Gentiles (Matthew 21:33-46).
(2) The early church began to
fail God in the very beginning (Acts 5-6; Acts 15). All the epistles reveal
divisions, strife’s, heresies, unclean living, false leaders, and other
evidences of backsliding and fallacy (1 Cor. 1; 1 Cor. 3; 1 Cor. 5; 1 Cor. 11;
Galatians 3; Galatians 5; Ephes. 4; Col. 3; 2 Peter 2; Jude 1:3; Rev. 2-3).
(3) The post-apostolic church
continued in failure—not evangelizing the world, living clean lives, preaching
the full truth, or being one as Christ had prayed (John 17:21-23). The church entered the
dark ages when popes and bishops lorded it over civil rulers and murdered
millions who would not conform to their organized religion. A reformation finally
took place and Christianity has revived (in part) as in the New Testament, but
the church as a whole is still failing to recognize its rights and privileges
and is falling away from The Gospel of Jesus Christ, but this too was
prophesied in the Holy Scriptures (2nd Thess. 2:1-7).
8. Judgment for sin. For their
rejection of John (Matthew 3:7; Matthew 21:23-27), Jesus (Matthew 11:11-27;
Matthew 12:1-50; Matthew 23:1-39), and the early disciples (Acts 4:1-31; Acts
6:8-7:59; Acts 8:1-4; Acts 9:1-8; Acts 12:1-5; Acts 16:19-38; Acts 17:1-18:18;
Acts 22:1-28:31), Israel was destroyed as a nation in A.D. 70 and scattered
among the other nations (Matthew 24:1-3; Luke 21:20-24). They will not be
restored until the second coming of Christ (Romans 11:25-29). This dispensation
will end with great apostasy (Matthew 24:4-41; 1 Tim. 4:1-16; 2 Tim. 3:1-13; 2
Tim. 4:1-4; 2 Thes. 2:1-12; 2 Peter 2; Jude 1:3-18). The question in Luke 18:8
is: "when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?"
Judgment will include the greatest tribulation ever known on earth (Matthew
24:15-24; Rev. 6:1-19:10; Daniel 12:1). Because men will not receive the truth,
God will send strong delusions to damn such rebels (2 Thes. 2:8-12; Rev. 13;
Rev. 16:13-16; Rev. 19:20).
9. God's provision of
redemption. The provision for this period and every other is the death of
Christ on the cross and His Resurrection (1 Cor. 1:18-24; Col. 1:12-20; Col.
2:14-17; 1 Peter 2:24). People in previous dispensations looked forward to it
by faith to receive its benefits. People now look back in faith to receive its
benefits (Romans 3:24-25; Ephes. 2:8-9; Hebrews 11). God sent His Son to take
the place of all person in death, so that all who believe might be fully
redeemed, reconciled, and restored to original dominion (Psalm 8; Galatians
3:13; Ephes. 2:11-18; Hebrews 2:9-18; 1 Peter 1:18-23).
Dispensation
of Divine Government or Millennium
Rev. 19:11-20:15
The Age to Come (Matthew 12:32;
Ephes. 1:21):
1. This Name: “So-called” because
divine government will take over all human governments. The first 1,000 years
of theocracy or God's rule on earth is also called the Millennium, meaning
1,000 years (Rev. 20:1-10).
2. Length—from the second
coming of Christ, the battle of Armageddon, the judgment of the nations, and
the binding of Satan (Matthew 24:29-31; Matthew 25:31-46; Rev. 19:11-20:3) to
the loosing of Satan, the second resurrection, the great white throne judgment,
the renovation of the heaven and earth, and the beginning of the new heavens
and new earth—1,000 years (Rev. 20:1-15; Rev. 21:1; 2 Peter 3:10-13).
3. Favorable beginning. For the
first time since Adam submitted to Lucifer, man will be free and have perfect
conditions in every respect as before the fall—except that he will still be
subject to death for committing any sin that carries the death penalty. Natural
and depraved instincts, tendencies, and lusts will yet be a part of man's
nature, but his opportunities for overcoming them will be greater because there
will be no satanic power or influence, no sickness, disease, pain, or other
physical disorder. Christ and resurrected saints will be reigning over the
coming generations from the beginning of the Millennium and forever. (See
Fifty Facts about the Millennium; and When Will the Kingdom Be Set Up?).
4. Test—to obey Christ,
resurrected saints, civil and religious laws of the kingdom, and conform to the
will of God (Psalm 2; Isaiah 2:2-4; Zech. 14:11-21; Rev. 5:10; Rev. 11:15; Rev.
20:1-10).
5. The purpose of God—to put
down rebellion on earth; fulfill the everlasting covenants of the past; vindicate
and avenge Christ and the saints; exalt resurrected saints of all ages to a
kingly and priestly position; judge the nations in righteousness and restore
the earth to its rightful owners; restore Israel as the head of all nations;
and to put all enemies under the feet of Christ so as to bring back the perfect
conditions that existed before the fall of Lucifer and Adam—this is the
purpose of God in the dispensation of divine government or the millennium.
(See note 49, The Tenfold Purpose of God in the Millennial Reign of Jesus
Christ, in Fifty Facts about the Millennium.)
6. The means of God in
accomplishing His purpose. He will send Jesus Christ, faithful angels, and
resurrected saints from heaven to put down rebellion on earth; He will complete
His testing period for man; and remove the curse (Matthew 24:29-31; Matthew
25:31-46; 1 Cor. 15:24-28; 2 Thes. 1:7-10; Rev. 19:11-20:10; Rev. 22:3).
7. Failure. As in all six
previous dispensations, there will be some who will not choose God and
righteousness. At the end of the Millennium multitudes will follow the devil
who will be loosed from the bottomless pit in order to give people a final
opportunity to rebel openly and try to overthrow God's government (Rev.
20:7-10).
8. Judgment for sin. Fire will
come down from heaven and devour the rebels who have lived through the 1,000
years (or a part of it, if they are born within the period) and who choose
Satan rather than God (Rev. 20:7-10).
Thus, God will bring to an end the
rebellion in His universal kingdom which began with Lucifer, unfaithful angels,
demons (scripturally called familiar spirits), and pre-Adamites in the
antechaotic age, and which broke out anew with Adam in the antediluvian age.
All human rebels will be resurrected to face judgment and be confined to
eternal hell with all other rebels (Isaiah 66:22-24; Matthew 25:41,46; Rev.
14:9-11; Rev. 19:20; Rev. 20:10; Rev. 21:15; Rev. 22:8), and righteous angels and
men will serve God and help Him administer the affairs of the universes
forever. See Genesis 8:22; Genesis 9:12, 16; Daniel 2:44-45; Daniel 7:13-14,
18, 27; Rev. 1:5; Rev. 5:10; Rev. 22:4-5.
9. God's provision of
redemption. His provision of salvation through Christ is eternal for those
who accept and conform to it during their probation on earth. The resurrected
saints who are to reign as kings and priests with Christ for 1,000 years will
have been saved from all sin and possibility of rebellion by this time. The
natural people who remain true to God in the last rebellion on earth will be
saved to enter the eternal kingdom—to multiply and replenish the earth
eternally, as God originally did when man was created. See Genesis 1:26-28;
Genesis 8:22; Genesis 9:12, 16; Genesis 17:1-8; 2 Samuel 7; Isaiah 9:6-7;
Daniel 2:44-45; Daniel 7:13-14,18,27; Ezekiel 43:7; Luke 1:32-33; Rev. 11:15;
Rev. 22:4-5. The full benefits of redemption will then be realized and enjoyed
eternally (Romans 8:21-24; Rev. 5:10; Rev. 22:1-5).
By this time, the earth will have
gone through three perfect states and two sinful careers:
(1)
Original perfection (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 19)
(2)
First sinful career and judgment—of Lucifer and pre-Adamites (Genesis 1:2;
Isaiah 14:12-14; Jeremiah 4:23-26; Ezekiel 28:11-17; 2 Peter 3:6)
(3)
Second perfect state (Genesis 1:3-2:25)
(4)
Second sinful career and judgment—of Adamites (Genesis 3:1-Rev. 20:15)
(5)
Third perfect state—when renovated by fire (2 Peter 3:10-13; Rev. 20:7-22:5;
Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22-24).
Genesis 12:3 And I will bless
them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all
families of the earth be blessed.
Romans
10:9-13 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and
shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved. [10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is made unto salvation. [11] For the scripture saith,
Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
[12]
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same
Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. [13] For whosoever
shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Galatians
3:26-29 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
[27] For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
[28] There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there
is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. [29]
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs
according to the promise.
Therefore, in summation; Everyone
that has been born again by The Blood
of Jesus Christ and has received The Spirit of Adoption unto the Heavenly
Father and remains covered by the Blood of Jesus Christ, “unless they choose
and voluntarily turn their back on God” becoming Apostate or Blasphemy God
according to Matt. 12:31-32 or lie to the Holy Ghost according to Acts
5:1-12. (a person cannot change their mind or any of their actions’ that they
had previously committed “after” they are physically and spiritually “dead,”
and went to the grave. “As far as a sinner is concerned” and it is impossible
for them to repent of their sins against God and speak with their mouth after
they are dead and have gave up the ghost, unless Almighty God or Jesus Christ
brings them back to life again like He did Lazarus in John 11:43-44 (Rev.
1:18)!
How do
we bind or loose in or by the Spirit of God?
Agreement(s)
There
must be an agreement between two people or more before you pray!
Being in
agreement with the Heavenly Father in the Name of Jesus Christ by
the Power of the Holy Ghost qualifies for four (including you)!
Matthew 18:18-20 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye
shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall
loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. [19] Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth
as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my
Father which is in heaven. [20] For where two or three are gathered together in my
name, there am I in the midst of them.
Please
be very attentive to what we are stating here!
Remember, The Heavenly Father is The
“One” that does the Work by the Power of the Holy Ghost (Spirit).
Therefore we continue to give our Jehovah God, The Almighty, Heavenly Father,
The Holy Supreme Sovereign God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, All praise and
glory. We further declare that He, Sha’ma” O-Israel, ‘Yahweh, Adonai is One
Lord and The Author and The Finisher of our Faith, is the Only One Who does
the Work(s), such as Miracles, gives us the breath of life and is The Only One
that can take it from us! (Gen. 2:7)
John 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the
Father in me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not
of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
Because we have received The “Spirit”
of Adoption unto the Heavenly Father by being born again unto Salvation
and by receiving Jesus Christ The Son of God into our hearts, we too are joint
heirs WITH JESUS CHRIST because of the “Spirit of Adoption.”
When we received the Holy Ghost
(Spirit of God) at that time also received God’s approval of His adopting us
and The Speaking in the Unknown Tongues of the Holy Ghost gives confirmation to
that occurrence. Also, “all” that received the outpouring of the Holy Ghost, spoke
in the unknown tongues as The Holy Ghost gave utterance. (Acts 1:12-16)
Therefore the 120 in the upper room
were in one accord and in one place were all in agreement, Acts 2:1-4 And
when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one
place. [2] And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty
wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. [3] And there
appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each
of them. [4] And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began
to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Binding
and loosing as the Holy Spirit of God so directed
the
Saints of God!
Encouragement:
A.
The two people (or more), that are going to be praying must come to an complete
agreement between themselves pertaining to what they are going to be asking of
the Heavenly Father when they pray unto Him and believing Him for! (This
part is just as important as any or all of the rest pertaining to prayer and
believing! It is a must).
B. Further,
if someone ask that you be in agreement with them BEFORE you and they pray, I
suggest that you wait until you find out what you are agreeing to, “before” you
pray! Otherwise, one of the other CANNOT say amen (so be it) unless all that is
praying, know ahead of time what the prayer is about, therefore there is no
complete agreement. You cannot agree with another in advance of something that
you do not know.
Confusion
is one of the reasons why prayers are not answered and God “is not” the author
of Confusion (1 Cor. 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of
peace, as in all churches of the saints).
May the grace of our Heavenly Father
and of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ be with you by the Power of the Holy
Ghost, Amen and Amen!
Revs.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Dean Daniels Sui Juris