Christian Study

There is not one single verse in the scripture that needs to be spiritualized. There are two kinds of scriptures. One that is direct and means what it says and say what it means. This is most of the Bible. Then there are verses that are imagery and stand for something else.

Revelation 13:1 is a good example of a verse that is imagery.

“And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.”

I have never seen and am pretty sure that there are no beasts on the earth with seven heads. The meaning was intended to be hidden or not understood until God wants it known for sure. Many have all kinds of ideas about it. Some may be correct, but they are maybe just good guesses.

Romans 9:4 “Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;”.

This verse is spiritualized all the time. It does not need to be spiritualized. It is correct as written. What it amounts to is people telling God he was wrong or maybe God changed His mind.

Malachi 3:6 “For I am Yahweh, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”

The main reason people spiritualize verses is to try to make the scripture fit the world they see. This is not how one understands God. Make the world fit the scripture. Then you will understand what God wants you to know. It helps a lot to get the correct people in the correct roles.

It is the World that is upside down, not the Kingdom of God.

The English translations are very confusing concerning who is Israel in the new testament. The English translators chose to protect existing church doctrine over telling us what God actually said and intended for us to know. In the Hebrew and Greek there is unity of faith and doctrine.

If you went to some preaching schools you may have heard the phrase “Context is King. I would add to that Context and the Greek and Hebrew texts are King. Always let the context determine the meaning of a verse. Most false doctrines come from ignoring the context. Many of the rest come from ignoring the Greek and Hebrew word meanings. Here are three instance where the English translation use of Gentile is incorrect.

Romans 2:14-15 “For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)”.

The key here is “the law written in their hearts”. Scripture says that the only people that have the Law written in the hearts are the physical descendants of Jacob Israel, The House of Judah and the House of Israel. Jeremiah 31:31-33 and Hebrews 8:8-10. There are no exceptions.

Romans 9:24-26 “Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Judeans only, but also of the Gentiles? As he saith also in Hosea, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.”

Children of the living God or Christians. The key here is to follow Paul’s direction and become familiar with at least the first and better the first two chapters of Hosea. That is the prophecy of the House of Israel being divorced by God before being sent into a temporary captivity. The House of Israel did not go out of existence. To do so would make God a promise breaker. If you doubt that read Hosea 1:10-11.

“Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.”

The fulfillment of this prophecy is found in Ephesians 2.

Ephesians 2:11-17 “Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens [alienated] from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.”

There are several keys and clues here. Remember every time you see the word Gentiles, the scripture actually says Nation. You are expected to understand from the context the who.

In verse twelve in the KJV the word aliens is a verb. It is actually alienated. One must have been a part of what ever one was alienated from. When God divorced the House of Israel, they became alienated. No other people were ever a part of the Nation of Israel. They lost the right to be called Israel which means “ruling with God”. This was a temporary alienation as God promised to remarry the House of Israel. Read Romans 7:1-4 and understand. Other clues include “middle wall of partition”, near or nigh and afar off.

Another is the use of the word reconcile in verse sixteen. One can not reconcile two parties who have never at one time been together. Only the House of Israel and the House of Judah were in this situation in scripture with a promise that with Christ they would be reunited or reconciled under one head, Christ.

Most preachers and teachers promote a fantasy about a people who for 2000 years have hated Christ and people who heard and still hear Christ’s voice and follow Him.

What makes more sense?

People who say they are Jews, but spit when they hear the name of Jesus Christ.

or

People who, if they have had any religion at all for the past almost 2000 years, have been Christians and have fulfilled every prophecy intended for Israel.

Hebrews 11:18 “Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called”. (Isaac’s Sons or Saxons)

Numbers 6:27 “And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.” (Christians)

(The modern day Jews are not, and have never been, God’s Israel people as proven by the bible, history and even Jewish writings.)

A lot has been written and even movies made showing the importance of every word and that there can be hidden meaning in every word in the Bible. At the same time many things that are not hidden are not understood or ignored. Many have been taught to ignore the Bible’s own definition for terms.

In Romans 11:16-27, Paul talks about Wild and Good Olive Trees and grafting of branches from one to the other. Major doctrines have been created with the incorrect use of these words trying to substitute other people for Israel. This is partly the fault of the translators for putting a Latin word, Gentiles, in an English translation, thus hiding the true meaning of scripture to protect their position and possibly lives from the church of England. The Hebrew and Greek words translated Gentile mean only Nation. The context of the passage determines the who of the word nation. Many times it is the divorced House of Israel.

Romans 11:25-27 “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Nations be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.”

There were two houses of Israel, the House of Judah who had the election. The House of Israel who had lost the right to be called Israel and were then called Nations (Gentiles) in the scripture. There is no other covenant, but the one made with the two houses. The Wild Olive tree is the House of Israel. The Good Olive tree is the House of Judah. Pauls conclusion was not that all Israel and non-Israel would be saved. Paul said,

“And so all Israel shall be saved”.

The modern day Jews are not God’s Israel people.

A lot has been written and even movies made showing the importance of every word and that there can be hidden meaning in every word in the Bible. At the same time many things that are not hidden are not understood or ignored. Many have been taught to ignore the Bible’s own definition for terms.

Romans 9:4 “Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises”.

Paul says that only Israel was given God’s Law.

Psalms 147:19-20 “He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Yahh.”

The Law was given to Israel three times. The first was at Sinai. Exodus 19:5-8. The second giving of the Law is the book of Deuteronomy. The name of the book means “Second giving of the Law”. The third giving of the Law of God is what is called, the New Covenant.

Jeremiah 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith Yahweh, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

This is repeated twice in the book of Hebrews. 8:8-10 and 10:16. I have had a few tell me that the Law was only given to the “Jews” and we are under grace. The Law and the new covenant of God was in fact only given to Israel. Grace can not exist without Law. Think about it.

Philippians 2:12 “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”

The modern day Jews are not God’s Israel.

A lot has been written and even movies made showing the importance of every word and that there can be hidden meaning in every word in the Bible. At the same time many things that are not hidden are not understood or ignored. Many have been taught to ignore the Bible’s own definition for terms.

Romans 9:4 “Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises”.

What is the service of God? The scripture is full of verses that show the service of God.

John 14:15 “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”

John 15:10 “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.”

Revelation 14:12 “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

Don’t make grace become an excuse to ignore the above.

Romans 6:1-2 “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”

Read the rest of the chapter.

Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, your reasonable service.”

A lot has been written and even movies made showing the importance of every word and that there can be hidden meaning in every word in the Bible. At the same time many things that are not hidden are not understood or ignored. The bible defines its own terms and answers all questions.

So here are questions about the Rich Man and Lazarus. There is hidden meaning. Why does the scripture give us all of these details?

The Rich Man.
He was clothed in purple and fine linen.
He fared sumptuously every day.
He only asked for a finger tip of water.
He had five brethren. (In the Hebrew this can be sons, uncles or any in the immediate family. Here it is sons.)
The rich man was, according to the Greek, base, down and embarrased after he died. (The word fire is not in the Greek text.)

Lazarus.
He was full of sores.
Desired to be fed with the rich man’s crumbs.
Dogs licked his sores.
Was carried to Abraham’s bosom after he died. (The text does not say heaven.)

The scripture answers all of these questions and more. It is not the simple story we have been told.

Matthew 13:13-15 “Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.”

If you think you are going to be saved on someone else’s study of God’s word then you have not understood. You will be one who needs to buy more oil. Matthew 25:8-9.

A lot has been written and even movies made showing the importance of every word and that there can be hidden meaning in every word in the Bible. At the same time many things that are not hidden are not understood or ignored. Many have been taught to ignore the Bible’s own definition for terms.

There are several covenants in scripture. There is even a covenant of salt. The main two covenants though were made between God and Israel. The first covenant was made at Mount Sinai.

Exodus 19:1-8 “In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount. And Moses went up unto God, and Yahweh called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which Yahweh commanded him. And all the people answered together, and said, All that Yahweh hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto Yahweh.”

This was a marriage ceremony. Ezekiel 16, 23 as well as Isaiah 54:5, Matthew 25:1-13, Romans 7:1-4 and more are all about this concept. Eventually thought God had enough of idolatry/adultery.

Jeremiah 3:8 “And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.”

Hosea shows that it was temporary and that God would remarry the House of Israel. After Christ’s death on the cross the remarriage would also include the House of Judah. That is when the new covenant or one could say remarriage covenant would be, as the Greek says, superimposed over the old covenant.

Hebrews 10:16 ” This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith Yahweh, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them”.

This covenant is also found in Jeremiah 31:31-33 and Hebrews 8:8-10. It is exclusive for The House of Judah and the House of Israel. Many think the Northern tribes ceased to exist after the Assyrian captivity, but God does not make promises to and covenants with people and break them. Israel had escaped from that captivity and had moved North and West as history shows.

Hosea 1:11 “Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.”

Notice that the new covenant included God’s Law written on the heart of every Israelite. Those who say they are no longer under God’s Law, should be very careful. For saying we are no longer under the Law is equivalent to removing oneself from the new covenant. This is not a good thing.

Ephesians 2 shows the fulfillment under one head, Christ. This is with The House of Judah and some people the bible calls Gentiles who are those of the House of Israel. Actually it includes most of the twelve tribes. After the Assyrians moved Israel North, there was only a small remnant at Jerusalem and a few surrounding towns.

Daniel 2:44 “And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.”