Our Father which art in Heaven …

June 14, 2013 By Bryan Kelso Leave a Comment

Daily Thought #162 – Bible verse for the Lord’s Prayer and Father’s Day:

Matthew 6:9 (KJV)  ”Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”

Part 1 – Old Testament verses on God our Father

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The concept of God as our Father carries through the entire Bible, literally from Genesis 1:26 to Revelation 22:19 (the ‘Book of Life’ referenced in Revelation 22:19 literally being God’s ‘family tree’ and ‘book of genealogy’ of every woman and man that has accepted God as their Father since time began).

God ‘fathered’ us into existence when He created us in His image and likeness … and God ‘re-fathers’ us when we accept His salvation.

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Ever since we sinned in the Garden, God started working through Him-Self, His Son, and His Spirit to ‘redeem’ us and ‘adopt’ us so that we could be ‘re-created’ and ‘re-born’ into His image and likeness.

And, the Bible tells us the story of God’s relentless pursuit to be our Heavenly Father.

And in the Bible, God talks about us as His sons, His daughters, His children, His family, and His people.
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To give you a sense of how important family is to God … the word ‘children’ is used 1524 times in the Bible and the word ‘father’ 979 times, again from Genesis to Revelation.

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Sooo …

Sit back for a few minutes and enjoy the verses in the Bible that specifically reference God as our Father … “our Father which art in Heaven”.

And on this upcoming Father’s Day, consider again the kind of Father God desires to be for you.

But know this …

God cannot force you to make Him your Father,
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You must choose to make God your Father … you must choose whether He is “your Father which art in Heaven”.

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Deuteronomy 32:1-9 (excerpts)

“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth …
For I proclaim the name of the LORD: ascribe greatness to our God.
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice,
A God of truth and without injustice; righteous and upright is He …
IS HE NOT YOUR FATHER, who bought you? has He not made you and established you?
“Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations …
For the LORD’s portion is His people.”
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1 Chronicles 28:6-9

{God speaking to David}
“Now God said to me (David), ‘It is your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts;
for I have chosen him to be My son, and I WILL BE HIS FATHER.
Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever,
if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.”

{David speaking to his son Solomon}
“Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God,
be careful to seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, that you may possess this good land,
and leave it as an inheritance for your children after you forever.
As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father,
and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind;
for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts.
If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.”
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1 Chronicles 29:10-18

Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David said:
“BLESSED OUR YOU, LORD God of Israel, OUR FATHER, forever and ever.
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; yours is the kingdom, O LORD,
And You are exalted as head over all.
Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might; in Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.
“Now therefore, our God, we thank You and praise Your glorious name.
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You, and of Your own we have given You.
For we are aliens and pilgrims before You, as were all our fathers;
Our days on earth are as a shadow, and without hope.
“O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house
for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your own.
I know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness.
As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things;
and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You.
O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers,
keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people,
and fix their heart toward You.”
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Psalm 27:10

“When my father and my mother forsake me, then THE LORD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.”
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Psalms 68:5-6

“A FATHER OF THE FATHERLESS, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation.
God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.”
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Psalm 89:26-28

{Old Testament prophecy of Jesus}
“He shall cry to Me, ‘YOU ARE MY FATHER, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’
Also I will make him My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
My mercy I will keep for him forever, and My covenant shall stand firm with him.
His seed also I will make to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.”
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Proverbs 3:11-12

“My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, nor detest His correction;
For WHOM THE LORDS LOVES HE CORRECTS, just as a father the son in whom he delights.”
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Isaiah 9:6-7

{Old Testament prophecy of Jesus}
“For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, EVERLASTING FATHER, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”
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Isaiah 63:7-9, 14b-16 (excerpts)

“I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD and the praises of the LORD,
According to all that the LORD has bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward us,
Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies,
According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.
For He said, “Surely they are My people, children who will not lie.”
So He became their Savior.
In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them;
In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; and He bore them and carried them all the days of old …
So You lead Your people, to make Yourself a glorious name.
Look down from heaven, and see from Your habitation, holy and glorious.
Where are Your zeal and Your strength,
The yearning of Your heart and Your mercies toward me? Are they restrained?
DOUBTLESS YOU ARE OUR FATHER …
YOU, O LORD, ARE OUR FATHER; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.”
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Jeremiah 3:4 & 19

“Will you not from this time cry to Me, ‘MY FATHER, YOU ARE THE GUIDE OF MY YOUTH? …”
I (the Lord) said: ‘How can I put you among the children and give you a pleasant land,
A beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?’
“And I said: ‘You shall call Me, “My Father,” and not turn away from Me.’”
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Jeremiah 31:1, 3, 9-11

“Says the LORD, ‘I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.’
The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you …
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications I will lead them.
I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they shall not stumble;
FOR I AM A FATHER TO ISRAEL, and Ephraim is My firstborn.
“Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say,
‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him as a shepherd does his flock.’
For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of one stronger than he.”
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Malachi 2:10a

“HAVE WE NOT ALL ONE FATHER? Has not one God created us?”
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Obama’s Responsibility to Jesus

June 8, 2013 By Bryan Kelso Leave a Comment

Daily Thought #161b

Bible verses on political leadership and the supremacy of Christ:

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Note: You will want to read "Obama's Place in the Bible" before you read this post.

Earlier in Psalms (Psalm 2 & Psalm 46), we saw that God instructed every ‘king of the earth’, every ‘ruler’, every ‘political leader’, and all of the ‘nations’ to “Kiss the Son” and to “Be still and know that I am God”.

And to EVERY world leader …

To EVERY world power …

God also says “I am way more awesome than you” … “and way more glorious and excellent!”

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Again in Psalms, God makes this bold statement above to the ‘mountains of prey’ (figurative language for ‘world leaders’).

Psalms 76:2-12

“In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion.
There He broke the arrows of the bow, the shield and sword of battle. Selah
You are more glorious and excellent than the ‘mountains of prey’ [aka: 'world leaders'] …

At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.
You, Yourself, are to be feared; and who may stand in Your presence
When once You are angry?

You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared and was still,
When God arose to judgment, to deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah
Surely the wrath of man shall praise You;
With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself. [see Psalm 2:12 & Revelation 19:15]

Make vows to the LORD your God, and pay them;
Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.

He shall cut off the spirit of princes; He is awesome to the kings of the earth.”

It’s God’s warning and instruction and decree to every world leader … every ‘king of the earth’ … and every person on earth … (Psalm 76:11) “Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them” …

That is Obama’s (and every other world leaders) responsibility to God.

That is Obama’s (and every other world leaders) responsibility to Jesus.

Here’s why!

Again in Psalms …
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Psalm 89:24-29

(an Old Testament prophecy of Jesus the ‘Son’ rule & reign)

“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with Him,
And in My name His horn shall be exalted.
Also I will set His hand over the ‘sea’ [aka: 'people of the earth'],
And His right hand over the rivers. [see Psalm 46:4 - Jesus is the river]
He [Jesus] shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

Also I will make him My Firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
My mercy I will keep for Him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with Him.
His seed also I will make to endure forever,
And his throne as the days of heaven.”

And in Isaiah …
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Isaiah 24:20-23

(an Old Testament prophecy of Jesus’ rule & reign)

“The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall totter like a hut;
Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, and it will fall, and not rise again.
It shall come to pass in that day
That the LORD will punish on high the host of exalted ones,
And on the earth the kings of the earth.
They will be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit,
And will be shut up in the prison; after many days they will be punished …

For the LORD of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
gloriously.” [see Psalm 2:6-8]

And again back in Daniel …

If you read the post on “Obama’s Place in the Bible”, you’ll see we already looked at Daniel 2 and Daniel 4 (Nebuchadnezzar’s dreams and testimony to any and every world leader after him).  The Book of Daniel in the Old Testament is GOD’S SUMMARY of the rise and fall of human political leadership and world powers from 600 BC … until the end of human rule and the beginning of Jesus’ rule & reign on earth (the millennial reign of Christ).

It’s a fascinating short book on human government & world history…
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Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

(an Old Testament prophecy of Jesus’ rule & reign)

Daniel saw in a vision,
“Thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of Days was seated;
His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool.
His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire;
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him.
A thousand thousands ministered to Him;
Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.
The court was seated, and the books were opened …

And behold, One like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven!
He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him.
Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,
That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away,
And His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed.”

Finally, the Book of Revelation, the last book in the Bible, God describes how all these Old Testament passages (Psalm 2, Psalm 46, Psalm 76, Psalm 89, Isaiah 24, Daniel 2, Daniel 4, & Daniel 7 and many more Old Testament passages play out) …
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Revelation 1:5-8

(a New Testament prophecy of Jesus’ rule & reign)

“Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, [see Psalm 89:27]
And the ruler over the kings of the earth.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
And has made us kings and priests to His God and Father,
to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him,
even they who pierced Him.
And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him.
Even so, Amen.

‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,’ says the Lord,
‘Who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’
And the voice of the one who spoke One like the Son of Man,
clothed with a garment down to the feet
and girded about the chest with a golden band.
His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow,
and His eyes like a flame of fire;
His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace,
and His voice as the sound of many waters;
He had in His right hand seven stars,
out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword,
and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.

And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead.
But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me,
‘Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.
I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold,
I am alive forevermore. Amen.
Write the things which you have seen,
and the things which are,
and the things which will take place after this.’”
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Revelation 19:11-16

(a New Testament prophecy of Jesus ‘rule & reign)

“Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse.
And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True,
and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns.
He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.
He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, [Jesus' death on the cross]
and His name is called The Word of God.
And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean,
followed Him on white horses.

Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword,
that with it He should strike the nations. [see Psalm 2:8]
And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. [see Psalm 2:9]
He Himself treads the winepress of the wrath of Almighty God. [see Psalm 2:12 & Psalm 76:10 above]
And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”

It’s God’s warning and instruction and decree to Obama … and every king and ruler … and every person on earth … “Kiss the Son” and “Be still and know that I am God!” and “Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them”.
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That’s Obama’s responsibility to Jesus.

Bible verses on political leadership and the supremacy of Christ
Interestingly enough, the meaning of the word “barak” in Hebrew is “to bless” and “to kneel”.

Obama would be wise to live up to his very own name as it relates to Jesus.

It’s Obama and every other ‘ruler of the earth’ responsibility.

It’s also you and I’s responsibility.

We must choose whether to place ourselves under the Authority of Jesus.

That’s our place in the Bible.

That’s Obama’s place in the Bible …

“Kiss the Son”

“Be still and know that He is God”

And

“Make your vows to the Lord your God, and pay them”

“Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.” - Psalm 2:12

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Obama’s Place in the Bible

June 2, 2013 By Bryan Kelso Leave a Comment

Daily Thought #161a

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It is Obama’s place in the Bible … along with every other ‘rulers of the earth’ and ‘kings of the earth’ place in the Bible.

It is God’s warning and instruction and decree to any one at any time who has ever had any authority on earth (kings, queens, judges, rulers, princes, etc).

God says in Psalm 2:6  “Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”

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The further context of God’s statement to Obama and any other leader is this …

Psalms 2:1-12  (an Old Testament prophecy of Jesus’ future rule & reign)

“Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,
‘Let us break their bonds in pieces
And cast away their cords from us.’

He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The LORD shall hold them in derision.
Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, [see Psalm 76:10 and Revelation 19:15]
And distress them in His deep displeasure:
‘Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.’
‘I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me,
‘You are My Son, today I have begotten You.
Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ‘

Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way,
When His wrath is kindled but a little.

Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.”

Obama and any other leader on earth would be wise to recognize their place in the Bible … specifically their place under the authority of God!

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Do you ever feel like the nations are raging?

Do you ever sense that some ‘behind the scenes’ ‘closed doors’ plotting goes on by the ‘kings of the earth’?

Do you ever observe ‘rulers of the earth’ taking counsel together against the Lord and against His authority?
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God made another very familiar AND similar statement to the nations and leaders of nations …

Bible verses about political leadership and the authority of Jesus
Psalm 46:3-10 (excerpts)

“Though the earth’s waters roar and be troubled,*
Though the mountains shake with its swelling.**
There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,***
The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High [Zion] …

The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;
He uttered His voice, the earth melted …

Come, behold the works of the LORD,
Who has made desolations in the earth …

Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”

*In these verses, the word ‘waters’ is figurative for ‘people of the earth’, so the verse reads like this “Though the earth’s people roar and be troubled …”.

**The word ‘mountains’ is figurative for ‘rulers or leaders of the earth’, so the verse reads like “Though the leaders of the earth shake with its swelling …”

***The word ‘river’ is figurative for ‘the Son’ (Jesus) who is the ‘source’ that makes the city of God (Zion) glad, so the verse reads like “There is a ‘Source’ whose streams (living water) makes glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High …”
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God says to Obama and any other king and ruler on earth … “Be still and know that I am God!”

Bible verses about political leadership and the authority of Jesus
Obama and all the other rulers of the earth would be wise to consider the example of 3 other Middle East ‘rulers’ and ‘kings’ that lived thousands of years ago … all 3 of which beheld the “works of the Lord” (Psalm 46:8 above) for themselves.
Bible verses about political leadership and the authority of Jesus

1st example:  the Pharaoh of Egypt

Bible verses about political leadership and the authority of Jesus
Exodus 9:12-16

“But the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh; and Pharaoh did not heed … then the LORD said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me, for at this time I will send all My plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and on your people, that you may know that there is none like Me in all the earth … indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.”

As you know, the Great Pharaoh of Egypt did not humble himself before the Lord.  The Pharaoh did not place himself under the authority of the Lord God.

And so, God did show the Pharaoh the “works of the Lord” (Psalm 46:8 above) … HIS POWER and HIS NAME … that it may be declared in all the earth.

Exodus 15:3-18

“The LORD is a man of war; the LORD is His name.  Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.  The depths have covered them; they sank to the bottom like a stone.  ‘Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces.  And in the greatness of Your excellence You have overthrown those who rose against You; You sent forth Your wrath; It consumed them like stubble.  And with the blast of Your nostrils the waters were gathered together; the floods stood upright like a heap; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.  The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’  You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

‘Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods?  Who is like You, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?  You stretched out Your right hand; the earth swallowed them.  You in Your mercy have led forth the people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength to Your holy habitation … You will bring your people in and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance [Zion], in the place, O LORD, which You have made for Your own dwelling, the sanctuary, O LORD, which Your hands have established.

‘The LORD shall reign forever and ever.’”

Pharaoh refused to be wise … refused to hear the instruction and decree of the Lord … refused to be still and know that the Lord is God and that He will reign forever.

And so, God dashed the Pharaoh’s power in pieces.
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2nd example: Cyrus the Great King of Persia.

Bible verses about political leadership and the authority of Jesus
2 Chronicles 36:22-23

“Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, ‘Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up’!”

Ezra 6:1-4 continues

“In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: “Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits, with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the expenses be paid from the king’s treasury …”

Read Ezra 6:5-15 for the rest of the story.

King Cyrus the great king of Persia did place himself under the authority of the ‘God of heaven’.  Cyrus chose to be wise … chose to hear the instruction and decree of the Lord … chose to be still and know that the Lord is God.

Isaiah 44:24-28

“Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself; Who frustrates the signs of the babblers, and drives diviners mad; Who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolishness; Who confirms the word of His servant, and performs the counsel of His messengers; Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited … and I will raise up her waste places’; Who says to the deep, ‘Be dry!  And I will dry up your rivers’; Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, and he shall perform all My pleasure, saying to Jerusalem, “‘You shall be built’ and to the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid [Zion].’”

Isaiah 45:1-2, 5-6 continues

“Thus says the LORD to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held— to subdue nations before him and loose the armor of kings, to open before him the double doors, so that the gates will not be shut: ‘I will go before you and make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron … I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me, that they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting that there is none besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.”

Cyrus chose to be wise and humble himself before the Lord …

And so, God was able to perform HIS PLEASURE through Cyrus and to make HIS NAME known from the rising of the sun to its setting that God is THE LORD and there is no other.
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3rd example: Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon.

Bible verses about political leadership and the authority of Jesus
As you will see in this passage, Daniel called Nebuchadnezzar a king of kings.  According to the Bible, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar more consolidated power and authority over all of the earth than any other single ruler has ever had …

Daniel 2:28-45

Daniel said, “But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.  But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.

‘You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome.  This image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.  You watched while a Stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.  Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.’

‘This is the dream.  Now we will tell the interpretation of it before the king.’

‘You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all—you are this head of gold.  But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.  And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others.  Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay.  And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.  As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.

And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.  Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the Great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this.  The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”

Even after this dream and sure interpretation …

For a time, Nebuchadnezzar refused to be wise … refused to hear the instruction and decree of the Lord … refused to be still and know that the Lord is God and that He will reign forever.

And so, God dashed the Nebuchadnezzar’s power in ‘pieces’ for 7 years.

Read King Nebuchanezzar’s own personal testimony for yourself …

Daniel 4:1-3

“Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.  I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me.  How great are His signs, and how mighty His wonders!  His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion is from generation to generation.“

Read Daniel 4:4-19 …

In his testimony, Nebuchadnezzar recounted the 2nd dream that Daniel interpreted for him, a dream and interpretation that became a reality …

Daniel 4:20-37 continues,

Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar, “The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which could be seen by all the earth, whose leaves were lovely and its fruit abundant, in which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heaven had their home—it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your dominion to the end of the earth.

‘And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him’; this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:

They shall drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.  And inasmuch as they gave the command to leave the stump and roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be assured to you, after you come to know that Heaven rules.  Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins and become righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.’

All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar.

At the end of the twelve months Nebuchadnezzar was walking about the royal palace of Babylon.  The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”  While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice fell from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you!  And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.”  That very hour the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.

And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: for His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation.  All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, “What have You done?”

At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my honor and splendor returned to me. My counselors and nobles resorted to me, I was restored to my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added to me.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice.  And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.”

Nebuchadnezzar finally chose to be wise and humble himself before the Lord.

It took 7 years of being a beast (literally), but he finally came around.

King Nebuchadnezzar, the king of kings, finally came to the place where he placed himself under the authority of the ‘King of heaven’.  Nebuchadnezzar chose to be wise … chose to hear the instruction and decree of the Lord … finally chose to be still and know that the Lord is God.
Bible verses about political leadership and the authority of Jesus

Obama and every other world leader would be wise to learn from these 3 kings the lessons of Who Is The Ultimate Leader and Lord Of All.

Bible verses about political leadership and the authority of Jesus
Every world leader of all time …

will choose whether to humble themselves before THE SON … or whether to harden their heart against the Lord.

Every world leader of all time …

will come to the place where they place themselves under the Ultimate Authority of the Son … or refuse to be wise … refuse instruction … refuse God’s decree … and refuse to be still and know that He is God.

One day like Psalms 2 says …

THE SON will come down and “dash His enemies into pieces”.

One day like Daniel 2 says …

THE STONE will come down and “break His enemies into pieces”.
Bible verses on political leaders and the authority of God

It’s God’s warning and instruction and decree to every world leader … every ruler and king … and every person on earth … (Psalm 2:12) “Kiss the Son” and (Psalm 46:10) “Be still and know that I am God” …

Bible verses about political leadership and the authority of Jesus
It’s every ‘ruler of the earth’ and ‘king of the earth’ place in the Bible.

It is Obama’s place in the Bible.

And, you and I are in the same place too …

“Kiss the Son”

And,

“Be still and know that I am God”

to be continue in two days “Obama’s Responsibility to Jesus”
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A Life in Peace … or a life in pieces? (“Peace is a sacrifice”)

May 23, 2013 By Bryan Kelso Leave a Comment

Daily Thought #160 – Bible verses on How to have Peace in Life:

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It is not a hard question to answer.  It is, though, a hard question to ask yourself.

Is your LIFE a life in peace OR is your LIFE a life in pieces?

Psalm 37:37 says “Mark the blameless man and observe the upright, for the future of that man is peace.”

Bible verses on how to have peace in life
Is that you?

Is your future a LIFE in peace?

Or, is your future a LIFE in pieces?

Only you can answer that question … and only you can decide whether your life will be PEACE or PIECES!
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

In life, there is a path to peace; and there is a path to pieces!

Bible verses on how to have peace in life
And in the Bible, God tells us how to get there.
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Leviticus 19:1-5

“And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.  ‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.  ‘Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the LORD your God.  ‘And if you offer a SACRIFICE OF A PEACE OFFERING to the LORD, you shall offer it of your own free will.”

First thing you need to know about the path to peace in life is …
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Peace is a sacrifice.

Bible verses on how to have peace in life
You will have to decide of your own free will to make a sacrifice of peace to the Lord.

Peace is an offering.  Peace is an altar.

You will pick a path in your life to be holy as the Lord is holy.

Or, to be unholy.

You will pick a path in your life to turn to the Lord.

Or, to turn to ‘other idols’ in your life.
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Deuteronomy 27:1-10

“Now Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people, saying: “Keep all the commandments which I command you today.  And it shall be, on the day when you cross over the Jordan to the land which the LORD your God is giving you, that you shall set up for yourselves large stones, and whitewash them with lime.  You shall write on them all the words of this law, when you have crossed over, that you may enter the land which the LORD your God is giving you, ‘a land flowing with milk and honey,’ just as the LORD God of your fathers promised you.  Therefore it shall be, when you have crossed over the Jordan, that on Mount Ebal you shall set up these stones, which I command you today, and you shall whitewash them with lime.

And there you shall build an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones; you shall not use an iron tool on them.  You shall build with whole stones the altar of the LORD your God, and offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God.  YOU SHALL OFFER PEACE OFFERINGS, and shall eat there, and rejoice before the LORD your God.  And you shall write very plainly on the stones all the words of this law.”

Then Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, “Take heed and listen, O Israel: This day you have become the people of the LORD your God.  Therefore you shall obey the voice of the LORD your God, and observe His commandments and His statutes which I command you today.”
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

See it again, Peace is a sacrifice!

Bible verses on how to have peace in life
Just like it was for the children of Israel, LIFE is a journey.

Your life will be full of ‘crossovers’.

You will always be going somewhere in life.

And where you are going will either be headed toward peace or pieces.

Again, Peace is an offering.  Peace is an altar.

And wherever you go …

You will pick a path in your life to obey the voice of the Lord.

Or, to obey your own voice of reason.

You will pick a path in your life to observe God’s commandments.

Or, to command your own life.
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Psalms 4:5-8

“OFFER THE SACRIFICES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, and put your trust in the LORD.  There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?”  LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.  You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the season that their grain and wine increased.  I will both lie down in PEACE, and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.”
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Again, Peace is a sacrifice.

Bible verses on how to have peace in life
Do you ever find yourself in life asking, “who will show us any good?”

Do you ever find yourself wondering where the good is?

Do you ever wonder why people have trouble sleeping these days?

You see, Peace is an offering.  Peace is an altar.

You will pick a path in your life to put your trust in the Lord.

Or, to trust in your own ability to ‘do good’.

You will pick a path in your life to make the Lord your safety.

Or, to be your own safety net.
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Psalms 85:7-13

“Show us Your mercy, LORD, and grant us Your salvation.  I will hear what God the LORD will speak, for HE WILL SPEAK PEACE TO HIS PEOPLE and to His saints; but let them not turn back to folly.  Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land.  Mercy and truth have met together; RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PEACE HAVE KISSED.  Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven.  Yes, the LORD will give what is good; and our land will yield its increase.  Righteousness will go before Him, and shall make His footsteps our pathway.”
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Where is ‘Peace is a sacrifice’ in these verses?

Bible verses on how to have peace in life
The sacrifice of peace and righteousness here is seen in HIS SALVATION.

You see, HIS SALVATION is the ultimate sacrifice of peace.

Righteousness and peace kissed on the cross.

God made the greatest sacrifice of peace when He died on the cross.

God became our sacrifice.

God became our offering.

God became our altar.
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

The first thing you need to know about Peace in Life is … that Peace is a sacrifice.

Bible verses on how to have peace in life
You will pick a path in your life to make His Salvation your salvation.

Or, to follow folly.

You will pick a path in your life to make His Footsteps your pathway.

Or, to blaze your own trail.
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Isaiah 53:5,10-12

“But He (Jesus) was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; THE CHASTISEMENT FOR OUR PEACE WAS UPON HIM, and by His stripes we are healed … (Isa 53:10)  Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make HIS SOUL AN OFFERING FOR SIN … My righteous Servant shall justify many for He shall bear their iniquities … He poured out His soul unto death and He was numbered with the transgressors, and He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.”
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Peace is a sacrifice … and God made the ultimate sacrifice for our Peace.

Bible verses on how to have peace in life
God poured out His Soul as an offering for Our Sin.

Righteousness and peace kissed on His Cross.

The cross was an altar for our peace.

You will pick a path in your life to have Your Sin justified by His Sacrifice.

Or, to bear your own iniquities (which will leave your life in pieces).
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Romans 5:1-2,8-9

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God … but God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.”
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Ephesians 2:12-17 (excerpts)

“At one time you were without Christ … having no hope and without God in the world … but now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.  For HE HIMSELF IS OUR PEACE, who has made both one … thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.”
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Colossians 1:19-22

“For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, HAVING MADE PEACE THROUGH THE BLOOD OF HIS CROSS.  And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—”
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Do you see first that Peace is a sacrifice?

Bible verses on how to have peace in life
Do you see that God became the ultimate sacrifice for our peace?

A life in peace, a life of peace begins with sacrifice.

You will pick a path in your life to accept by faith God’s sacrifice of peace and righteousness.

Or, to NOT accept His sacrifice and salvation for you.

You will pick a path in your life to be made BLAMELESS by the blood of His cross.

Or, to alienated yourself from God.

Psalm 37:37 says “Mark the blameless man and observe the upright, for the future of that man is peace.”

Is your future in life a Life in peace?

Or, is your future in life a Life in pieces?

The first thing you need to know about the path to peace in life is …
Bible verses on how to have peace in life

Peace is a sacrifice.

Bible verses on how to have peace in life
And, that God made the sacrifice for YOUR PEACE.

Only you can decide of your own free will to accept God’s sacrifice, offering, and altar for peace in life!

Bible verses on how to have peace in life
Part 2 of “A Life in Peace or a life in pieces” … Peace is a prayer

Looking A LOT like the Days of Lot

May 16, 2013 By Bryan Kelso Leave a Comment

Daily Thought #159:
What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days?

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It’s POPULAR THINKING that Jesus really never talked about homosexuality during his 3 years of ministry here (on earth).  But Jesus did, in fact, talk about homosexuality.  And the context of what Jesus said about homosexuality is incredibly interesting if you are watching what is going on in our MODERN CULTURE.

In Luke 17:30 Jesus said, “Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.”

What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days
Jesus said the first time He came that there would be some very revealing things going on right before He would be revealed again the second time He comes.

{Important note – Read carefully} Please understand that as you continue reading this post … the words of Jesus, and the subsequent words by His Disciples/Apostles based on Jesus’ teaching would seem to be VERY HARSH WORDS if it were not for the HARSHNESS OF THE CROSS that Jesus suffered the first time He came when He came to save all of us from all of our sin. {End of note}

Jesus’ exact words …

Luke 17:24-30  “For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day.  But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.  And as it was in the DAYS OF NOAH, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: they ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.  Likewise as it was also in the DAYS OF LOT: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all (see Genesis 19:24 below).

Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.”

Jesus said the day is coming when I am coming for a second time … and IT WILL BE MY DAY!

And He said you’ll know the day is coming when the days look a lot like the days of Noah, and when the days look a lot like the days of Lot.

So what did the days of Noah look like?  And what did the days of Lot look like?

Clearly, Jesus knew exactly what those days looked like.

So what did Jesus mean.

No surprise!

The Bible tells us exactly what those days looked like.

Let’s take a look at what it looked like in the DAYS OF LOT …
What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

Genesis 18:20-21 & Genesis 19:1-24

And the LORD said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave, I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know” …

… Now two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground.  And he said, “Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.” And the angels said, “No, but we will spend the night in the open square.”

But Lot insisted strongly;  So the angels turned in to him and entered his house. Then Lot made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and the angels ate.

Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house.  And the men of Sodom called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally.”  So Lot went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him, and said, “Please, my brethren, do not do so wickedly!

See now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they have come under the shadow of my roof.”

And the men of Sodom said, “Stand back!”

Then the men of Sodom said, “This one (Lot) came in to stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them.” So the men of Sodom pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door.  But the two angels reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.  And the two angels struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that the men of Sodom became weary trying to find the door.

Then the two angels said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city—take them out of this place!  For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the LORD, and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.”

So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, “Get up, get out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city!” But to his sons-in-law he seemed to be joking.

When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city.”  And while he lingered, the two angels took hold of Lot’s hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city.  So it came to pass, when the angels had brought them outside, that he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed” …

Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.”
What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

When Jesus described what the world would look like when He would return for a second time … Jesus referenced two stories from ancient time … Noah and Lot.

What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days
Lot’s story, the days of Lot, and the days he spent in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, refers specifically to homosexual behavior and the ‘gay lifestyle’ of those cities.

The “DAYS OF LOT” and “SODOM & GOMORRAH” are synonymous with homosexuality.

Jesus knew exactly what He was saying by referencing the days of Lot … and Sodom and Gomorrah.  8 other books in the Old Testament written across 1,000 years (1,500BC to 500BC) make a reference to Sodom and Gomorrah.  Once example are the words God spoke through the Prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 3:8-11 in which God compared the sin of Jerusalem to the sin of Sodom … “For Jerusalem stumbled, and Judah is fallen, because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of His glory.  The look on their countenance witnesses against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom; they do not hide it.  Woe to their soul!  For they have brought evil upon themselves.  Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.  Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given him.”

Jesus knew what He was saying.

And Jesus knew that the people standing around Him as He was speaking knew what He was saying by referencing the “days of Lot” and “Sodom & Gomorrah”.

And Jesus knew that we would know exactly what He was saying, even in this modern day a reference to Sodom & Gomorrah is known to be a reference to homosexuality.

And also note, by referencing Noah’s story, Jesus specifically said that there would be an increase in violence, in-and-out marriages, and overall evil.  (Read Genesis 6:1-13 and see Luke 17:27 above).
What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

Why did Jesus say what He said?

What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days
Jesus said that there would be an increase in homosexual behavior in the days before He would once again be revealed.

Jesus said it would be one of the signs of His second coming.

And the Disciples/Apostles — after Jesus’ death on the cross and resurrection from the dead — remembered and understood THE CONTEXT of what Jesus said.
What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

It is from Jesus’ exact words that the Apostles, the writers of the New Testament, got their doctrine and theology on everything, including homosexuality and the last days.

What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days
Jesus said in Luke 17:24-30 that the last days would look A LOT like the Days of Lot.

And so,

The Disciples/Apostles … the writers of the New Testament … specifically referenced Jesus’ words in their commentary on homosexuality … and the last days.
What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

The Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Timothy 1:8-16

“We know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for fornicators, for sodomites (homosexuals), for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.  I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.  And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.  This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.  However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.”

What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

Paul also wrote in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

“Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?  Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.  AND SUCH WERE SOME OF YOU.  But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.”

What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

The Apostle Peter wrote in 2 Peter 2:5-21 (excerpts)

“For God did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly; and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds) … especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness … they are presumptuous, self-willed … speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption and will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you, having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children.

They have forsaken the right way and gone astray … who loved the wages of unrighteousness … for when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error.  WHILE THEY PROMISE THEM LIBERTY, THEY THEMSELVES ARE SLAVES OF CORRUPTION; FOR BY WHOM A PERSON IS OVERCOME, BY HIM ALSO HE IS BROUGHT INTO BONDAGE.  For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.  For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.”

What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

The Apostle Jude wrote in Jude 1:7,14-18

“As Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire … now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”  These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage.

But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts.”

What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

The Apostle Peter also wrote in 2 Peter 3:1-9

“Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming?  For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”  For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water.  But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.  But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.  The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.”

What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

Don’t miss Jesus message!

What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days
Jesus said 2,000 years ago that the NEW NORMAL of our modern culture is NOT ‘new’ and is NOT ‘normal’.

Jesus said that before He came again, the days would look A LOT like the days of Lot.

And if you’re looking …

That is exactly how the days are starting to look.

In the meantime, in the in-between time … DON’T MISS JESUS MESSAGE!

The first time Jesus came to set us free from our sin.

All of our sin!
What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

And before He COMES AGAIN, He is patiently waiting for you to COME TO HIM.

What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days
Jesus is waiting for you to come to repentance!
What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days

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What did Jesus say about Homosexuality and the Last Days