JONAH 4 [And Jimmy- Crow]
Revelation 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them;
and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until
their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they
were, should be fulfilled.
Jonah
4:3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is
better for me to die than to live.
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JONAH 4
Jonah’s fear happened.
What was he afraid of?
That if he preached- the people would repent- and God would
spare them.
Jonah
3:10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God
repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did
it not.Jonah 4:2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
The people of Nineveh were enemies to the people of God- and
Jonah- like some of us- would have preferred God to have wiped them out.
After all- as we hear in our media a lot ‘evil exists in the
world’-
But what those who tell you that fail to realize- is that
evil exists in all of us- to a degree.
And when we in the Western world think the solution is for
God to ‘wipe them out’- then we are like the self-righteous prophet- who spent
3 days in a fish!
So- God gives Jonah a lesson.
Jonah goes out and sits on the east side of the city- to see
what will become of the Ninevites.
Jonah
4:5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and
there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what
would become of the city.
And he builds a little booth- yet the sun is still beating down
on him.
God prepares a plant- over night- to give Jonah some shade.
Jonah
4:6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that
it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was
exceeding glad of the gourd.
He rejoices over the plant- it’s serving a purpose- and
brings 'delight’ to the prophet.
Then God prepares a worm- and it kills the plant.
Jonah 4:7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next
day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
Jonah is grieved.
Jonah
4:8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement
east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished
in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Lesson?
God tells Jonah
‘You didn’t make the plant- yet you displayed grief over its
destruction.
How much more do I delight in the people I created- even
those from another culture that you deem ‘wicked’?
Jonah 4:9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for
the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
Jonah 4:10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd,
for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in
a night, and perished in a night:
Jonah 4:11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city,
wherein are more then sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between
their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle.
And Jonah learns the lesson- that we as humans are quick to
say ‘that people group- they are a lost cause- and the answer is for them to be
wiped out’.
Yet God has another purpose- he wants redemption.
Jonah makes 2 more requests to die in this last chapter- and
he wants God to do it!
that
he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die
than to live.
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for
it is better for me to die than to live.
Like the prophet Elijah- he had a great victory- then was
under great stress- and made the same request.
1Kings
19:4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat
down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and
said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my
fathers.
These prophets were indeed engaged in the purpose of God-
and they are not only quick to see the death of others- they also jump the gun
about themselves!
‘Yes Lord- I did what you said- preached the word- now go
ahead- take me now’.
God has purposes for us- and yes- there will indeed come a
time when he will ‘take us’.
But until that day comes- we will have to sit around and
watch how he works-
If he will destroy those ‘wicked enemies’ or lead them to
repentance.
Jesus said we are a city on a hill- that cannot be hid.
Ye are
the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Matt. 5:14
We are a light to the lost world.
It’s better to shine like a beacon from the top of the hill-
Then to sit on the hill of Jonah- waiting to see God ‘wipe
them out’.
THOSE WHO HAVE ‘DIED’
On today’s video I also comment on the verses below-
Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under
the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the
testimony which they held:
Revelation 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How
long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them
that dwell on the earth?
Revelation 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them;
and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until
their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they
were, should be fulfilled.
In the history of the church- many have
died for the faith.
In the New Testament we also read that
those who believe have also ‘died’.
Huh?
There are many verses that speak about
this ‘I am crucified with Christ- I don’t live- Christ lives in me’-
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live;
yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now
live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave
himself for me.
I could go on.
In the church world- and over my years
of hearing- reading the teachings of many.
I always noticed that some teaching seems
to come from a deeper perspective.
The stories of those who have
physically died for the cause- as well as people who have gone thru what we call
Cross experiences.
Maybe they seemed to suffer more than average-
or struggled more thru life.
But these were the teachers that seemed
to have a greater impact-
As I read the above verse the other
day- I applied it in a way- sort of like ‘take a rest for a little while- my
purpose is to bring others thru a death experience- they too will die for the
testimony that is in them- but has not ‘come out’ of them yet- because they too
need to ‘die’ for the Word of God’.
Now- we will read- even in Revelation- that
those who have been slain- get authority.
Jesus himself is the lamb slain- as
well as the Lion.
Revelation
5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive
power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and
blessing.
He gained this authority thru obeying
the will of God- and choosing to die- go to the Cross- for the sake of others.
The apostle John tells us this is great
love
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.
I’ll try and post some past teaching on
the martyrs I mentioned on the video- Maximillian Kolbe and Dietrich
Bonhoeffer.
I have written on them before.
But I also wanted to ‘encourage’ you
who are flowers of the Lamb.
The bible says they 'follow him
wherever he goes’.
These are they
which were not defiled with women; for they
are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among
men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. Rev. 14:4
Even to the Cross.
PAST LINKS-
I quote from these books on the video- below are the links
to my teaching I did over the years-
JONAH [links included]
JOHN 13-
John 13:3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into
his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
https://youtu.be/lvx4uZsk37c John 13
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Jesus
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THE STRANGE MEAL-
Jesus sits with his men- for the proverbial ‘last meal’.
John’s account is unique- Jesus does not mention the
institution of the Eucharist- Lords Supper.
‘Do this in remembrance of me’-
Yet- he adds the foot washing incident- none of the other
gospels show this.
Now- Jesus is at the table- and yes- he does a strange
thing.
Strange in the fact that he is the Lord and master- and even
in Jesus parables he teaches that the Lord does not serve the servant- but the
servant serves the Lord.
Yet here- once again- we see the dichotomy of the kingdom at
work.
He takes off his outer clothes- and wraps himself with a
towel- and begins to wash the disciple’s feet.
He comes to Peter-
Peter ‘not so Lord- never’.
Jesus ‘if I don’t wash you- you have no part with me’.
Peter ‘ok- then give me a bath’.
Jesus ‘he that is washed- only needs to wash his feet’.
Principle?
In this world- yes- we get dirty.
There’s stuff that defiles us.
At those moments in life- you don’t 'start all over’
No- you just receive the cleansing for that day.
It’s important to avoid the ‘all is lost’ mindset- when we
have setbacks in life.
[I’ll link my addiction recovery teaching here- because I
deal with that mindset in depth- https://ccoutreach87.wordpress.com/christian-recovery-from-addiction-long-version/
]
Now- we see another interesting thing.
Jesus pronounces that one at the meal will betray him.
I mean that statement can really shake up the group.
And the one who might be the most insecure- well- he really
wants to know.
So- Peter says to John ‘ask him who it is’.
John asks- and Jesus makes another declarative statement ‘he
to whom I give the bread- after I dip it- he’s the one’.
Notice Jesus did not simply describe what was going to
happen- he SPOKE IT.
One WILL BETRAY ME- and it’s the one I GIVE THE BREAD TO.
It’s almost like Jesus is giving permission- he himself is
opening the door for the dirty deed.
How?
In this chapter satan puts it into the heart of Judas- to
betray Jesus.
Yet- it is not until Jesus makes these declarative statements-
that satan ‘enters Judas heart’.
I think Jesus had to give the permission- and he did it thru
his own words.
He said no man could take his life- but he had to willingly
give it up.
We also know Jesus could have called thousands of angels- if
he wanted.
But he chose to lay his life down.
Now- as far as I can tell- the only one at the table that
knew Judas was the one- was John [and of course Jesus and Judas].
But the others were left in the dark- especially the
insecure one- Peter.
Jesus tells them he is going to go away- and his men will
not be able to follow him.
Peter pipes up ‘why not- I will die for you Jesus’!
We see the insecurity here-
‘I’m the toughest guy in the room’.
Jesus responds
‘before the roster crows- you will deny me- 3 times’.
As the chapter ends- I think Peter was rocked by this
statement.
Things were moving fast- Jesus just said one would betray
him.
And Peter had no idea if it was him.
Now- Jesus tells Peter he will deny him.
I think Peter thought it was him.
Today we make a distinction between the betrayer and denier.
But at that table- that strange table- it was a test for his
men.
And Peter will be sifted soon.
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is
your life? It is even a vapour,
that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. James
PAST POSTS/LINKS-
JOHNS GOSPEL
LINKS-
https://youtu.be/f8VpxlYM_kU John 8- ‘who the Son sets free’
I mention this priest on the video-
Maximilian Maria Kolbe, O.F.M. Conv. (Polish: Maksymilian Maria Kolbe [maksɨˌmʲilʲjan ˌmarʲja ˈkɔlbɛ]; 8
January 1894 – 14 August 1941) was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the German
death camp ofAuschwitz, located in
German-occupied Poland during World
War II. He was active in promoting the veneration of the ImmaculateVirgin Mary, founding and supervising the monastery of Niepokalanów near Warsaw,
operating a radio station, and founding or running several other organizations
and publications.
Kolbe was canonized on 10 October 1982 by Pope
John Paul II, and declared a martyr of charity. He is
the patron
saint of drug
addicts, political prisoners, families, journalists,
prisoners, and the pro-life
movement.[2] John Paul II declared him "The Patron
Saint of Our Difficult Century".[3]
Due to Kolbe's efforts to
promote consecration and entrustment to
Mary, he is known as the Apostle
of Consecration to Mary.[4]
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Biography[edit]
Childhood[edit]
Raymund Kolbe was born on 8
January 1894 in Zduńska
Wola, in the Kingdom
of Poland, which was a part of the Russian
Empire, the second son of weaver Julius Kolbe and midwife Maria Dąbrowska.[5] His father was an ethnic
German[6] and his mother was Polish. He had four
brothers. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Pabianice.[5]
Kolbe's life was strongly
influenced in 1906 by a childhood vision of the Virgin
Mary.[2] He later described this incident:
That night I asked the Mother
of God what was to become of me. Then she came to me holding two crowns, one
white, the other red. She asked me if I was willing to accept either of these
crowns. The white one meant that I should persevere in purity, and the red that
I should become a martyr. I said that I would accept them both.[7]
Franciscan
friar[edit]
In 1907, Kolbe and his elder
brother Francis joined the Conventual Franciscans.[8] They enrolled at the Conventual Franciscan
minor seminary in Lwow later that year. In 1910, Kolbe was allowed
to enter the novitiate, where
he was given the religious
nameMaximilian. He professed his first
vows in
1911, and final
vows in
1914,[2] adopting the additional name of Maria
(Mary).[5]
Kolbe was sent to Rome in
1912, where he attended the Pontifical Gregorian University. He
earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1915 there. From 1915 he continued his
studies at the Pontifical University of St.
Bonaventure where
he earned a doctorate in theology in 1919[5] or 1922[2] (sources vary). He was active in the consecration and entrustment to
Mary. During his time as a student, he witnessed vehement
demonstrations against Popes
St. Pius X and Benedict
XV in Rome
during an anniversary celebration by theFreemasons.
According to Kolbe,
They placed the black standard
of the "Giordano Brunisti" under the windows of the
Vatican. On this standard the archangel, St. Michael, was depicted lying under
the feet of the triumphant Lucifer. At the same time, countless pamphlets were
distributed to the people in which the Holy Father (i.e., the Pope) was
attacked shamefully.[1][9]
Soon afterward, Kolbe organized
the Militia Immaculata (Army
of the Immaculate One), to work for conversion of sinners and enemies of the
Catholic Church, specifically the Freemasons, through the intercession of the
Virgin Mary.[2] So serious was Kolbe about this goal that
he added to the Miraculous Medal prayer:
[parts
PARTS OF PAST POSTS-
[1611] EXODUS 20- God gives the people his law- the famous
’10 commandments’. In Greek it is Decalogue [meaning 10 words] and these laws
are actually in the form of an ancient treaty type document- in essence God was
not just saying ‘do this- don’t do that’ but he was telling them if they wanted
to survive as a people, a society- then they needed law, just principles from
which to govern themselves by- and also to hold each other accountable to their
government and God.
As I continue to write and post about current world affairs-
I also do lots of actual scholarly studying- I try and ‘mix’ world events in
with historical perspective and keep my thinking in line with others who have
gone on before us- stable thinkers, people who represent a broad range of
thought. It’s too easy [and dangerous!] to view all things from a limited
perspective- and then to see your view confirmed by your limited reading of the
events. I saw a minister on one of the history channel shows speaking about his
view of the ‘end of the world’. It was obvious that the program was allowing
him to share his view- not because they thought it to be accurate- but because
they wanted to show how people can see their beliefs confirmed by world events-
if that’s what they want to see. Now- let me give you an example; during WW2
the church in Germany was divided- some wanted to work in accord with the state
[Hitler] and others said they wanted no type of ungodly alliances with the
state. Men like Dietrich Bonheoffer would reject Hitler’s ideals and be part of
‘the confessing church’ [those evangelicals who would not work with Hitler].
Another very famous theologian [scholar] would sign his name to an important
document that stated the same idea of not condoning Hitler’s regime- his name
was Karl Barth [considered by many to be the most influential theologian of the
20th century] the document was called The Barmen Declaration. In
these cases the church felt she needed to speak out about world events- to side
with those who were being oppressed- and to condemn those who were oppressing.
As I write this morning- we come off a day where our forces
accidentally killed 9 Afghan boys who were out collecting wood for fire. Gen.
Petraeus publicly apologized. Hamid Karzai is livid [rightfully so] and we are
rapidly losing the support of the people [and I don’t blame them]. Yemen's
president gave a very revealing speech- he told his country that he was going
to ‘reveal a secret’. He said there is a secret operations room in Tel Aviv
[Israel] and the purpose for it is to conspire against the Arab world and that
the U.S. and Israel regularly meet to plan the overthrow of the Arab world. He
obviously feels the heat [like all these other nations- he has protestors in
the streets] but the fact that these leaders are actually speaking like this
openly- our ties to these Arab nations are over. At the airport in Germany- a
Muslim employee opened fire on 4 people- killing 2 American soldiers. Reports
are he shouted ‘Allah Akbar’ [God is great] while firing his weapon.
(1022)ECCLESIASTES
Solomon said there was nothing new under the sun. During the 16th
century reformation you had a number of ‘offshoot’ movements that sprouted.
Some define these as the radical reformers. Groups like the Anabaptists
[re-baptizers] and others. As you read the writings of many of these groups you
find that they were definitely seeing truth for their day. George Fox, the
founder of the Quakers, was hitting the nail on the head when it came to
‘church as the building’ he exposed the limited mindset that many believers
embraced. He would refer to the churches as ‘steeple houses’. Many of these
groups were deemed heretical for a myriad of reasons. The Quakers would embrace
a belief that emphasizes the truth from the Spirit versus the letter of the
law. Some would carry this to an extreme and associate all ‘head knowledge’
faith as wrong. Any doctrinal correction from the more reformed brothers was
seen as ‘dead knowledge’ coming against Spirit truth. So they would get branded
with the heretic title by some. The same goes for the Anabaptists and many
others. The sad thing is many of these movements were partial ‘reformers’ in
their own right. They had good things to add to the debate. If you read some of
their writings you would think they were a few hundred years before their time.
I have read scholarly works from Catholic theologians on the Ecclesia [church]
and what she is. These works were right on! Even though the average Catholic
might not be aware of them. So you find real treasure in many of these groups.
Their really is ‘nothing new under the sun’. You should avoid a mindset that
begins seeing ‘my group’ or ‘my way of seeing things’ as the true group, and
the majority of other Christian groups as false. While it is easy to see whole
mindsets of limited understanding that exist in the church at large, I feel
it’s dangerous to grasp hold of an idea that says ‘90% of all Christianity is
dead wrong, they have all been duped until now’. This is sort of like the
teenager saying to dad ‘you’re so behind the times, my new way of seeing things
is better than yours’. Most times the teenager later realizes that this was an
overreaction. I think we all need to read the great writers of days gone by,
Bonhoeffer wrote excellently on the communion of the saints. Our Church of Christ brothers had real truth on the
church as the people. The Catholic mystics new that there was more to the
Christian way than simple knowledge, they sought a real experience with God. As
you enter into this glorious communion of the saints, there will be obvious
blind spots that you can find in many of these writers, but maturity allows us
to by pass the faults of others [love covers a multitude of sin] while
receiving the valuable stuff. Avoid the strong ‘they are all wrong’ spirit,
remember ‘there is nothing new under the sun’.
{1208}
yesterday I went to my daughter’s ranch house to work on her A.C., it was over
100 degrees in the direct sun. I thought I threw my tee shirt in the car, but
couldn’t find it. I worked in a long sleeve black shirt, wound up taking the
whole darn thing apart [in direct sun at noon!] and felt like I got some heat
exhaustion. So, it was in this environment that I finished [almost finished]
the book ‘why we love the church’, boy do I have some major disagreements with
Deyoung’s fundamental view of church. I think his view is very limited, I think
it’s unbiblical and I almost don’t want to recommend the book at this stage
[contrary to my earlier endorsement]. I was not sure if I should try and go
thru some quotes and refute them, this mode often turns into a ‘he said, you
say’ type of argument and usually does not convince either side. Let me simply
hit a few things; page 110 ‘I do appreciate church as staged drama’ [quoting
someone else] page 164 ‘the Body of Christ becomes visible to the world in the
congregation gathered around word and sacrament’ [quoting the great martyr
Bonhoeffer] 166 ‘you and your buddies who never ‘go to worship services’ are
under no ecclesiastical authority’ 168 ‘the office itself [pastor] is not to
blame’ then quotes Ephesians 4:11 to justify the modern office of ‘the pastor’,
and on pages 132-135 his overall view of the crusades, well I simply wrote
‘unbelievable!’ on the margins. I always found it untenable when someone quotes
the actual interaction between Paul and his first century ‘organic, communal,
mystical, house churches’ in order to justify the institutional church against
the ‘out of church’ church. Many learned scholars have looked at the term
‘pastor’ in Ephesians 4 and none of them [learned!] believe that this term
defines the later development of pastor as the head of a local congregation who
‘administers the sacraments to the people in the building on Sunday, the Lords
day’. Which reminds me of Deyoung's use of John ‘on the Lords day’ in the book
of Revelation. He believes John was speaking of Sunday ‘the Lords day’, this
term more than likely is speaking of the great dramatic view of revelation and
of course Jesus future coming as well as the whole period of conflicting
kingdoms and Jesus final great victory. ‘His day’ simply speaking of Jesus
victorious time period. Some see a set period of wrath as ‘the Lords day,’ to
see an early ‘Lords day’ as Sunday as church day from this verse is ridiculous.
And the overall argument that Deyoung makes about Christians ‘leaving church’
and trying to be Christians ‘without church’ is simply a huge blind spot of
Deyoung. He tries to say [or says] that because the word ‘church’ [ecclesia]
means assembly [true enough] that those groups who practice community without
‘church building, liturgy, offices, etc..’ are trying to ‘be the church without
the church’. Yet every single New Testament church in the bible, according to
Deyoung’s view, would be ‘the church without the church’. Needless to say I
disagree almost 100 percent with his view of what the Ecclesia is. This will probably
be my last entry on the book [unless the last chapter has some major things
that need to be addressed] Deyoung’s view of church is important for all to see
[emergents, out of church believers, etc.] it is probably the basic view that
most well meaning men would use to defend the traditional view. I believe this
view to be very limited and fundamentally disconnected from scripture and the
first century churches described in the bible. For the record, in a few hours I
will be ‘attending church’ at the mega church I attend here in Corpus. I also
appreciate the historic church tremendously, I agree with Deyoung [and Kluck]
on the bad attitude that many in the ‘out of church’ movement have towards the
historic church. I just think Deyoung went way over board in trying to say that
‘the Sunday church meeting, in the church building, with the liturgical sacraments being administered by the
ecclesiastical authorities’ is what church really is. I see this view to be
extremely limited and disconnected from the Ecclesia’s spoken about in
scripture. I simply believe Deyoung has got it wrong. [If you think this review
was too tough, just imagine if I wrote it yesterday with the heat exhaustion!]
Note- To be fair Deyoung does say that you can ‘have church’ without the
building, as long as you have the offices, liturgy, etc. Sort of like saying if
you move the entire Sunday liturgical drama into the basement, then yes you can
‘have church’ without the building. I simply disagree with his entire view of
‘having church’.
[parts]
VERSES-
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as
though some strange thing happened unto you: Peter
Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for
the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. Cron. 28:10
Jonah 4:1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very
angry.
Jonah 4:2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O
LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled
before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful,
slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
Jonah 4:3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life
from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
Jonah 4:4 Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
Jonah 4:5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side
of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till
he might see what would become of the city.
Jonah 4:6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come
up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his
grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
Jonah 4:7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next
day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
Jonah 4:8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God
prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he
fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die
than to live.
Jonah 4:9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for
the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
Jonah 4:10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd,
for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in
a night, and perished in a night:
Jonah 4:11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city,
wherein are more then sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between
their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
10 And
Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then
let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came
down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
11 Again
also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered
and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
12 And
Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down
from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from
heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
13 And he
sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain
of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought
him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of
these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
14 Behold,
there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former
fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
2nd
Kings
51 And it
came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he
stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
52 And sent
messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the
Samaritans, to make ready for him.
53 And they
did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
54 And when
his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we
command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
55 But he
turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are
of.
56 For the
Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went
to another village.
Luke 9Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 1:27
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the
holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he
shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the
goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the
goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand,
Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me:
I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when
saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked,
and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto
thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I
say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my
brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,
Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and
his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye
clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw
we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison,
and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto
you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to
me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but
the righteous into life eternal.
Jesus
He
that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that
overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Blessed
and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be
priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
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