FEMA Director Brock Long to Hang July
10th - Mel K & Johnny Vedmore - The Four Gospels of Christ &
the Four Living Creatures - GESARA in South America - Bidens Will Be Indicted
on Multiple Felonies - El Niño is Officially Here - Gold Destroys the Fed - Civil
War in France - BORDERLAND BEAT - Church to take over the USA and more.
Researched & Comments by Pastor
Gary Boyd
July 9th 2023
Mark Dice: RFK Jr. Blows the Lid Off
Operation Mockingbird and How the CIA Manipulates American News Media - Sunday,
July 9, 2023 - https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/07/mark-dice-rfk-jr-blows-the-lid-off-operation-mockingbird-and-how-the-cia-manipulates-american-news-media-2543166.html
ATLAS SHRUGS: Corroborating Evidence
of Pedophilia on Hunter’s Laptop, His Depravity Beggars Belief - Sunday, July
9, 2023 - Russian media has published video and photos of a naked Hunter Biden
in a den full of little girls. I wanted to see if there was corroborating
evidence of pedophilia on Hunter’s laptop and his depravity wildly exceeded my
worst imaginations…. https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/07/corroborating-evidence-of-pedophilia-on-hunters-laptop-his-depravity-beggars-belief-3667311.html
TIM BROWN: Will The Sheriffs Uphold
Their Sworn Oaths To The US Constitution Or Will They Choose To Enforce The
Unlawful Edicts Of The Dictators And Their Illegal Orders? - Sunday, July 9,
2023 - https://beforeitsnews.com/u-s-politics/2023/07/will-the-sheriffs-uphold-their-sworn-oaths-to-the-us-constitution-or-will-they-choose-to-enforce-the-unlawful-edicts-of-the-dictators-and-their-illegal-orders-2605489.html
REAL RAW NEWS: JAG Convicts For FEMA’s
perpetual degeneracy and Brock Long’s smugness seemed to genuinely irritate Vice
Adm. Darse E. Crandall, who, for reasons not given to Real Raw News, has
remained at Guantanamo Bay since Gretchen Whitmer’s execution, as opposed to
flying back to Camp Blaz, Guam.mer FEMA Boss Brock Long, Part II - By Michael
Baxter -July 7, 2023 - https://realrawnews.com/2023/07/jag-convicts-former-fema-boss-brock-long-part-ii/
US MILITARY NEWS: Restored Republic
via a GCR - Update as of July 8, 2023 - https://theusmilitarynews.com/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-update-as-of-july-8-2023/
Judy Byington: Urgent Message -The
Storm Is Upon Us, The Time Has Come, The Time to Shock the World! Special Intel
Report For Sat. 8 July 2023 (Video) - Saturday, July 8, 2023 - Global Soft
Martial Law Imminent - GESARA Already Implemented in South America - Med Beds
Available Soon - Supreme Court Ruling May Dissolve Biden Administration &
All of Congress - Global Financial System On Brink of Implosion - Stock Market
In Red For Third Week Straight, 4,000 Banks Set to Fail - US Planes Grounded,
Flights Delayed, Pilot Hearts Damaged - Civil War in France - https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/07/judy-byington-urgent-message-the-storm-is-upon-usthe-time-has-come-the-time-to-shock-the-world-special-intel-report-for-sat-8-july-2023-video-3795310.html
James Anthony & Colin O’Brien: “I
Believe This Whole Thing GESARA Is a Total Psyop!! (Video) - Saturday, July 8,
2023 - https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/07/james-anthony-colin-obrien-i-believe-this-whole-thing-gesara-is-a-total-psyop-video-3795291.html
Bombshell Report: The Bidens Will Be
Indicted on Multiple Felonies!!! (Video) - Saturday, July 8, 2023 - https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/07/bombshell-report-the-bidens-will-be-indicted-on-multiple-felonies-video-3795289.html
Mel K & Johnny Vedmore: The Side
of Epstein You Haven’t Heard Yet…Part 1 (Video) - Saturday, July 8, 2023 - Mel
K interviews Johnny Vedmore and these 2 are dropping truth bombs left and
right! They are exposing Jeffery Epstein in a way not done until NOW. https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/07/mel-k-johnny-vedmore-the-side-of-epstein-you-havent-heard-yetpart-1-video-3795287.html
Derek Johnson: Bombshell 7/7/23 -
Military Operations (Video) - Saturday, July 8, 2023 - This is one of Derek’s
better videos and is jam packed full of vital military and important Intel! We
are at the cusp of major events and we need to be ready and prepared! https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/07/derek-johnson-bombshell-7723-military-operations-video-3795285.html
It's Going Down! Imminent, Cyber
Attack, Internet Disconnect, Financial, End of The Movie, Cataclysmic!! (Video)
- Saturday, July 8, 2023 - James Grundvig joins Up Front In The Prophetic to
share HUGE Intel about the imminent cyber attack, internet disconnect,
financial, ransom ware, military, be ready!!!! Be armored up! https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/07/its-going-down-imminent-cyber-attack-internet-disconnect-financial-end-of-the-movie-cataclysmic-video-3795283.html
SPACE: El Niño is officially here and
may cause temperature spikes and major weather events, scientists warn - By
Robert Lea published 3 days ago - Experts have advised precautionary measures
to save lives threatened by surging temperatures and disruptive weather events
caused by El Niño. - https://www.space.com/el-nino-2023-temperature-spikes-weather-events
THE JERUSALEM POST - Israel: PA has
allowed Iran to gain a West Bank foothold - Israel’s Ambassador to the UN
stated that the Palestinian Authority was responsible for the escalation of
violence of in the West Bank. - By TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: JULY 7, 2023 - https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-749246
LEFE SITE NEWS: Col. Douglas Macgregor
warns the US ‘may not make it’ to the 2024 presidential election - If Macgregor
is right, we could be living in the greatest unforeseen consequence of the
40-year policy of forever war which has ruined the West. – July 7th
2023 - In an appearance which presents a startling appraisal of the instability
of the United States, retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor spoke of his belief that
“we may not make it to 2024.” Before moving on to his analysis, in which he
argues that due to political and economic conditions that the next presidential
election may not take place, the brief video opens with a recently released
recording of President Donald Trump. - https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/col-douglas-macgregor-warns-the-us-may-not-make-it-to-the-2024-presidential-election/
Russia Confirms BRICS+ Nations Will
Launch New Joint Gold-Backed Currency to Counter US Dollar Dominance - Saturday,
July 8, 2023 - In an unprecedented move that threatens to redefine the dynamics
of international trade and economic stability, the BRICS nations reportedly
plan to launch a new trading currency, backed by gold, at their upcoming summit
in August in Johannesburg, South Africa, according to Russia’s Foreign
Ministry. The decision, reported by RT News, marks a bold move away from the US
dollar, the world’s current global reserve currency. https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/07/russia-confirms-brics-nations-will-launch-new-joint-gold-backed-currency-to-counter-us-dollar-dominance-3667246.html
New SGAnon File 55: Trump Still
President | Russia/China Internal Ops-Action Underway | US COG Ops Sabotaging
NATO - Saturday, July 8, 2023 - In File 55, SGAnon discusses a wide array of
topics, from Russian internal S&D operations to US COG ops defanging NATO,
as well as Chinese military activity now moving and the BRICS summit in August
to unveil a gold standard of commerce and trade. The death of the dollar, the
Cabal, and the future of Mankind are at hand. Be proud. You are the finest of
humanity. WWG1WGA! - https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/07/new-sganon-file-55-trump-still-president-russiachina-internal-ops-action-underway-us-cog-ops-sabotaging-nato-2543144.html
X22 Report: Bill Holter - We Are
Going to Experience Two Resets! In the End, Gold Destroys the Fed! - A Must
Video - Saturday, July 8, 2023 - Bill Holter is a Financial writer and gold
expert, Bill also helps individuals purchase and store precious metals, he is a
broker for Mile Franklin. The [CB] agenda is failing in CA and NY. People can
see that this is not the path forward. We are currently in a recession and we
are headed for a deep recession. The old system is dead and the [CB] will
attempt to take the world into their new system. There will be two resets and
in the end gold will destroy the Fed. https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/07/x22-report-bill-holter-we-are-going-to-experience-two-resets-in-the-end-gold-destroys-the-fed-a-must-video-3667241.html
BORDERLAND BEAT: Mexico And U.S.
Dismantle Border Drug Trafficking Network; 12 Arrested - Saturday, July 8, 2023
- Mexico and the United States carried out an operation to dismantle a drug
trafficking network operating on both sides of the border that resulted in the
arrest of 12 people and the seizure of thousands of fentanyl pills, US
authorities reported. The operation, coordinated between the Mexican Attorney
General’s Office and the U.S. Department of Justice, began on June 23 in
Nogales, Sonora, where five people from an undisclosed “prolific drug
trafficking cartel” were arrested. https://beforeitsnews.com/immigration/2023/07/mexico-and-u-s-dismantle-border-drug-trafficking-network-12-arrested-2473485.html
Anonymous Just Released A Video
Warning They Are Going To Take Down The World's Banking System 2023 - Sunday,
July 9, 2023 - Anonymous just released a video warning they are going to take
down the world’s banking system. Today, we take a look at what Anonymous just
revealed. Anonymous is a loosely associated international network of activists
and hackers known for their online operations and digital activism. https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/07/anonymous-just-released-a-video-warning-they-are-going-to-take-down-the-worlds-banking-system-2023-2543155.html
CERN Is Getting More Terrifying By
the Day! - Sunday, July 9, 2023 - https://beforeitsnews.com/paranormal/2023/07/cern-is-getting-more-terrifying-by-the-day-2562328.html
Charlie Kirk and James Linsdsay on
infiltration of the Church to take over the USA - Sunday, July 9, 2023 - https://beforeitsnews.com/eu/2023/07/charlie-kirk-and-james-linsdsay-on-infiltration-of-the-church-to-take-over-the-usa-2707200.html
JAG Convicts Former FEMA Boss Brock
Long, Part III - By Michael Baxter -July 8, 2023 - In the summer of 2017,
Hurricane Harvey, a monstrous Category 4 storm, cleaved a path of destruction
through the Houston metropolitan area, flooding roads and shattering homes as
130mph winds lashed coastal regions of the Lonestar state. Counties went dark,
and lives were ruined. The storm displaced 30,000 residents and caused $124bn
in damages, making it the costliest tropical cyclone on record. No sooner had
the winds subsided and the rain stopped than FEMA came rolling into town, an
estimated 5,000 personnel, among them a throng of armed agents whose assignment
had nothing to do with saving lives. https://realrawnews.com/2023/07/jag-convicts-former-fema-boss-brock-long-part-iii/
Report: Zimbabwe Central Bank Begins
Gold-Backed Digital Currency 'Dry Run' - According to a report, the Reserve
Bank of Zimbabwe has commenced trials, or the “dry run” test, for the viability
of launching a gold-backed digital currency. Nelson Mupunga, the director of
economic research at the central bank, reportedly said the digital currency
will act as an alternative to foreign currency. July 9th 2023 https://news.bitcoin.com/report-zimbabwe-central-bank-begins-gold-backed-digital-currency-dry-run/
RIGGED: Members of the British media
have already written articles blaming Russia for a dirty bomb attack in Ukraine
that hasn’t even happened yet - 07/07/2023 // Arsenio Toledo // - British media
outlets have already written articles claiming that Russia is the culprit of an
expected dirty bomb incident in Ukraine. This is according to award-winning
British journalist and Daily Mail correspondent Martin Jay, who expressed
dismay upon learning that some of his colleagues have already written articles
claiming that Russia is responsible for a dirty bomb attack that hasn't even
happened yet. (Related: Zelensky accuses Russia of planning nuclear
"terrorist act" that involves leaking radiation from Zaporizhzhia
nuclear plant.) https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-07-07-british-media-articles-blaming-russia-dirty-bomb.html
THE EXPOSE: Former advisor to the US
Secretary of Defence explains the truth about the Ukraine war - BY RHODA WILSON
ON JULY 8, 2023 - Why has America overextended itself into so many foreign
wars? Is this good for the USA? Why is the USA fighting with China over Taiwan,
with Russia over Ukraine? And why is the USA inserting itself in the affairs of
countless other nations, all the while neglecting its own citizens at home?
Macgregor addresses this madness. https://expose-news.com/2023/07/08/former-advisor-to-the-us-secretary-of-defence-explains/
THE GATEWAY PUNDIT: Muslim Immigrants
in France View Migration as ‘Recolonization’ in Response to Historical French
Colonialism: “We Will Colonize Them for Life, Until Death, Until the End of
Time” (VIDEO) - By Jim Hoft Jul. 7, 2023 - “They colonized us for 132 years,
and now it’s our turn to come here… They colonized us for 132 years, and now we
will colonize them for life, until death, until the end of time,” said the
Muslim immigrant. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/muslim-immigrants-france-view-migration-as-recolonization-response/
THE GATEWAY PUNDIT: Church of England
Torn Between Liberals Who Embrace Gay Wedding and Conservatives Who Reject It –
Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, Takes Responsibility for Steep Decline
in Attendance - By Paul Serran - Jul. 7, 2023 - The Church of England (CoE) and
the greater Anglican community is facing a dilemma: just how much should they
embrace gay relationships? Should they ‘evolve’ with the times, or hold on to
centuries of doctrine? Reuters reported: (Comment: Evolving with the times
means pushing the Queer Nation agenda. This is not what the people want. God
created man & woman not a hodge podge of different agendas according to
what you think you are. This type of religion is not the way to God. It is
Satanic.) https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/church-england-torn-between-liberals-who-embrace-gay/
THE HAL TURNER SHOW: Migrant Riots in
France, Spreading: Switzerland & Germany now! – WORLD - HAL TURNER - 08
JULY 2023 - The ferocious migrant riots taking place for more than five days
inside France, have begun to spread. In
Zurich, Switzerland, a passenger train locomotive was set on fire (Video below)
and in GieBen, Germany, Rioters hit the Eritrea Festival (video below). We
begin in Zurich, Switzerland as a train was set ablaze: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/migrant-riots-in-france-spreading-switzerland-germany-now
The Four Gospels of Christ & the
Four Living Creatures
By Randy Nettles
Published on: July 5, 2023
Researched by Pastor Gary Boyd
July 9th 2023
The word “Christ” is mentioned 573
times in the New Testament (KJV). The Greek word is Χριστός (Christos). The
equivalent word for Christ in Hebrew is “Messiah” or מָשִׁ֫יחַ (Mashiach), and
is only found twice in the Old Testament (Daniel 9:25-26). Messiah is also found
twice in the New Testament and is spelled “Messias” (NKJV of John 1:41; John
4:25). 1 Corinthians mentions Christ the most with 69 usages (17 times in the
first chapter), and Romans comes in second with 68 mentions.
Messiah and/or Christ is a title and
means anointed or the anointed one, a consecrated person for service to God
such as a priest, prophet, or king; prophetically in relation to the Jewish
ruler to come who will rule the world during the end times.
In the New Testament, “Christ” is
often used by itself, but usually, Jesus’ name is added to the title. Some of
these combinations of titles and names include Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus,
Christ the Lord, Christ the Son of God, Lord Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ our
Lord, Jesus Christ the son of David, Christ the Savior of the world, and Jesus
Christ of Nazareth.
The word “Christ” literally means
anointed with oil. Priests (Exodus 28:41; 40:15; Numbers 3:3), prophets (1
Kings 19:16), and kings (1 Samuel 9:16; 16:3; 2 Samuel 12:7) were anointed with
oil and thus consecrated to their respective offices. The ultimate
Messiah/Christ, Jesus, is anointed “above his fellows” (Psalm 45:7) as he
fulfills all three offices of priest, prophet, and king.
The Gospels are the teachings or
revelations of Jesus Christ. The four Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and
John. These disciples and followers of Jesus wrote their Books under the
inspiration of the Holy Spirit. According to God’s design, each Gospel writer
presented Jesus in a different way.
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Matthew presents Jesus as the
promised Messiah/Christ, in the very first verse of his Book (Matthew 1:1) and
as the coming king of Israel in Matthew 2:2. Matthew 1:1-17 presents Jesus as
the legal heir to the throne of David and gives the genealogy from Abraham to
Joseph (Jesus’ stepfather).
Matthew compresses his genealogy
(known as telescoping) into 3 sets of 14 generations. The number 3 represents
divine perfection in the Bible, and 14 (7 X 2) represents spiritual perfection
and completion doubled., i.e., Jesus through David through Abraham.
Coincidentally (or not), 14 is the gematria of David’s name in Hebrew. The
number 14 is a well-known number throughout Israel’s religion and history. The
Feast of the Lord known as Passover occurred on the 14th day of the first month
of Nisan, according to Leviticus 23:5.
Most Bible students are aware of the
significance of this Feast and how Jesus fulfilled it (as the Lamb of God) with
his death on this day. On the 7 days of the Feast of the Lord, known as Tabernacles,
the Jews were to offer 14 lambs without blemish (Numbers 29:15,32) as a
sacrifice to the Lord.
It appears Matthew is emphasizing the
number 14 to such a degree that he intentionally leaves out multiple
generations of the line of David. Matthew lists only 42 (7 X 6) generations
from Abraham to Jesus, whereas Luke lists 56 (7 X 8) generations. Actually,
Matthew only lists 41 names, as David is listed twice. Matthew wanted to
showcase Jesus’ genealogy in such a way as to leave no doubt that Jesus is the
Christ (Messiah) and eternal King of the Jews as the prophets of the Old
Testament wrote about. David was a king (and a good one), but Jesus is King of
Kings and Lord of Lords.
Matthew’s first set of 14 generations
is complete (if you include Abraham). His second set is missing 3 Kings of
Judah (Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah) that should be listed between Joram and
Uzziah. Matthew’s third set is missing King Jehoiachin (Jehoiakim or Eliakim).
There are probably many more names/ generations that aren’t listed from the
time of the Babylonian exile until the time of Jesus, but Matthew definitely
made his point (with his genealogy and Gospel book) that Jesus is the true King
and Messiah of the Jews. Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament expectation that a son
of David would reign on the throne of David forever (Psalm 132:11-18 and
others), as Gabriel had announced to Mary (Luke 1:32-33).
The Gospel of Matthew is very Jewish
in its message, revealing Jesus as the Star that would come out of Jacob, the
Scepter that would rise out of Israel (Num 24:17-19 and Genesis 49:10), and the
One who would sit on David’s throne (Isa 9:7). Matthew 2:1-2 describes the
birth of Christ whereas wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying,
“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in
the East and have come to worship Him.” Throughout Matthew’s gospel account,
Jesus is portrayed as King of a heavenly kingdom (Matthew 16:28; 21:5; 28:18).
Matthew 3 describes John’s ministry
as preparing the people for the kingdom of heaven. Evidently, the kingdom of
heaven would actually begin with the ministry and subsequent baptism of Jesus
the Christ. John said, “Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this
is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying
in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight”
(Matthew 3:2-3). Matthew’s Gospel gives great revelation of the Kingdom to
come, and Jesus spoke often of it. The “kingdom of heaven” is mentioned 33
times in the Book of Matthew. 33 is a number that is associated with King David
and also King Jesus.
The symbol of the Gospel of Matthew
is the lion, the king of the jungle. Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah.
The Book of Matthew begins with the genealogy and birth of Jesus and ends with
the resurrection.
THE GOSPEL OF MARK
Mark presents Jesus as the Suffering
Servant, prophesied in Isaiah 53. The NKJV subtitles this chapter as The
Sin-Bearing Messiah. “He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be
satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he
shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the
great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he has poured out
his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare
the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors” (Isaiah
53:11-12).
Jesus taught his disciple that
greatness doesn’t come from ruling over others but from serving others. His
best lesson on this subject is found in Mark 10, where Jesus said, “You know
that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and
their great ones exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among
you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. And
whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of
Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for
many” (Mark 10:42-45).
There is no genealogy in the Book of
Mark, as a servant doesn’t have one or doesn’t know his genealogy. A servant’s
genealogy was insignificant and not worthy of being recorded. The symbol of the
Gospel of Mark is the ox, a beast of burden and service, representing the
burden of sin Jesus took upon Himself and his role as a servant to mankind. The
Book of Mark begins with the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus of
Nazareth and ends with the ascension of Jesus into heaven, where He then sat
down at the right hand of God.
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
Luke presents Jesus as the Son of
Man, a messianic title from the prophecy of Daniel (Daniel 7:13), “I was
watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with
the clouds of heaven!” Just as the Lord liked to call Ezekiel the son of Man,
so did he refer to himself as the Son of Man in the Book of Mark and other
Gospels. Jesus told his disciples, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath”
(Mark 6:5). He also told them, “But that you may know that the Son of Man has
power on earth to forgive sins” (Luke 5:24). As the Son of Man (and the kinsman
redeemer) and the Son of God, Jesus Christ had the right and the authority to
forgive sins.
Luke focuses on Jesus’ humanity and
details the announcement of His incarnation and His birth (Luke 1,2). Luke is
the only Gospel that gives a glimpse into Jesus’ childhood years (Luke 2:40,
42-43).
Luke’s genealogy count of generations
is much more historically reliable than Matthew’s because it is not omitting
any names or generations to emphasize Jesus’ Kingship or Divinity. Luke affirms
Jesus’ divinity, but the real emphasis of his book is on his humanity. Jesus,
the Son of God, is also the Son of man and the kinsman-redeemer of all mankind.
Luke’s descending genealogy traces
back to Adam (actually God), showing Jesus is related to all human beings, Jews
as well as Gentiles. This is consistent with Luke’s picture of Jesus as the
Savior of the whole world. Luke’s account is actually the genealogy of Mary’s
ancestors (through Nathan, a son of David), which he probably received from
Mary herself. The Jews were meticulously good record keepers of generations,
especially when it came to the Davidic lineage through the kings of Judah.
There are 77 generations in Luke’s
genealogy, which begins with Jesus and ends with God instead of Adam. I believe
Luke did this intentionally to prove that just as Adam was a son (albeit
created) of God, so was Jesus. Jesus was the only begotten Son of the Father
God. Luke begins his genealogy in Luke 3:23 with these words, “Jesus Himself
began his ministry at about 30 years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of
Joseph.” Luke wants to be clear on the fact that Joseph is not the biological
father of Jesus. Joseph is merely the adoptive father of Jesus and his legal guardian/father;
therefore, Jesus inherits Joseph’s ancestry as well.
Unlike Matthew’s ascending genealogy,
Luke’s descending genealogy starts with Jesus and works back to Adam and God.
There is one (human) name in Luke’s New Testament genealogy that is not in the
1 Chronicles (1:24) Old Testament genealogy. It is number 64 on the list, and
his name is Cainan. Ironically, it is number 14 on the list if you start in the
reverse order from God to Jesus. He is listed between Sala (Shelah) and
Arphaxad. Luke was following the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old
Testament) text and not the Masoretic text. This Cainan (not the Antediluvian
one) is not included in the Masoretic text.
As a result of Luke listing Cainan
(#64 on the list) and God (#77 on the list), there are 77 names on the list and
not 75 (by omitting Cainan and God). The 77 names are apparently arranged in 11
groups of 7, although he never calls attention to this. Once again, we see the
significance of the number 7 and its multiples in the history and lineage of
the Jewish people. The 77 generations to the appearance of the Messiah also
agree with the 70 generations from Enoch, which is recorded in the
non-canonical book of Enoch, which Luke probably knew. For more information on
Jesus’ genealogy, see
https://www.raptureready.com/2022/06/11/jesus-family-tree-by-randy-nettles/.
It’s interesting that when Gabriel
gave Mary the news that she would be the mother of the Son of God that he would
be called the son of David. “You will conceive in your womb and bring forth a
Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the
Son of the Highest, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father
David” (Luke 1:31-32). It’s also interesting that in verse 33, Gabriel calls
Jesus a king over Israel, and His kingdom will be everlasting. “And He will
reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end”
(Luke 1:33). The “kingdom of God” is mentioned 33 times in the Book of Luke
(NKJV). Once again, we see the comparison of Jesus to David and the number 33
as representing the two kings.
The symbol of the Gospel of Luke is a
man, representing Jesus’ incarnation in human form. The Book of Luke begins
with the parents of John the Baptist, Zacharias and Elizabeth, and ends with
the promise of the Father to send His Spirit and the subsequent ascension of
Jesus into heaven.
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John presents Jesus as the Son of
God, the second Person of the Trinity, co-equal and co-eternal with the Father
and the Spirit. John’s record is amazing in revealing Jesus’ divinity and
recording the pre-incarnate life of Jesus as the Word and his part in the
creation as described in Genesis 1.
“In the beginning was the Word, and
the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was
made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines
in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it” (John 1:1-5). John
then tells how the Word became flesh in human form and that His name is Jesus.
As the Son of God, and through the
power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus accomplished many miracles. John records 7
major miracles.
Turning water into wine at the
wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11)
Healing an official’s son at
Capernaum (John 4:46-54)
Healing a man at Bethesda (John
5:1-15)
Feeding 5,000 plus women and children
with five loaves and two fish (John 6:1-15)
Walking on water (John 6:16-21)
Healing a man born blind (John
9:1-41)
Raising Lazarus from the dead (John
11:1-44)
Near the end of his gospel account,
John said, “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples,
which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and that by believing you may have
life in his name” (John 20:30-31).
This tells us he selected these seven
miracles specifically for their ability to help us believe that Jesus is who He
claimed to be and that by believing, we might have eternal life. So what do
these particular miracles show us that would help us believe? According to the
late Jack Kelley in one of his articles entitled “The Seven Miracles in John”
The Seven Miracles In John – Grace thru faith), the reasons for these miracles
are:
Miracle 1 shows He came to take us
from the stone-cold and empty way of man’s religion into a living and joyful
relationship with Him.
Miracle 2 shows we are saved by grace
through faith.
Miracle 3 shows our own futile works
are insufficient to save ourselves. We need Him to save us.
Miracle 4 is a demonstration of His
supernatural care and provision for those who seek Him.
Miracle 5 shows that because of His
miraculous power, we can easily accomplish things through Him that would be all
but impossible on our own.
Miracle 6 reveals that if we’ll allow
it, He can cause even the lowliest person born spiritually blind to see and
believe, and
Miracle 7 is a promise that all who
believe in Him will live even though they die, and those who live and believe
will never die.
I believe the main reason the trumpet
that is sounded at the Rapture is called the last trumpet is that it occurs on
the last day of the Church. The Church began on the day of Pentecost (known as
Shavuot to the Jews) and will end on the day of the Rapture. It will be the
last day for Christians on the earth in our earthly bodies and the last day for
Christians in heaven without a body. It will be such a magnificent and joyous
event that even Jesus and the archangel will give a great shout of victory.
“The last day” (not last days) is
mentioned 7 times in the New Testament, all of them in John. I believe John is
referring to the Rapture (in most of these verses) and not Jesus’ 2nd Coming.
John wrote the book of John in approximately 95 AD. He was familiar with the
teachings of Paul and his writings and letters, such as 1 Corinthians, which
was written in 56 AD, so he would have also been familiar with the concept of
the Rapture. John’s audience was not limited to one nation or people (Israel
and the Jews); rather, he presents Jesus as the Christ and Lord over all
nations and peoples. The 7 references to “the last day” are found in John
6:39,40,44,54; 7:37; 11:24; and 12:48.
There are two main Scriptures in John
that record Jesus’ words in regard to the Rapture, which Jesus hinted at but
didn’t teach about extensively. The first one is a conversation between Martha
and Jesus during the time before Lazarus’ resurrection. “Jesus said unto her, I
am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live: And whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die”
(John 11:25-26).
Paul expounded upon these words of
Jesus in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 regarding the Rapture to come, “For the Lord
himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
The second Scripture in which Jesus
talks about the Rapture is found in the 14th chapter of John. “Let not your
heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house
are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a
place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and
receive you unto myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:1-3).
The genealogy in the Book of John is
short but complete. Jesus is the only begotten son of God, the Father, the
first Person of the Trinity. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life” (John 3:16).
The symbol of the Gospel of John is
an eagle, representing the majesty that is above our earth. The eagle is the
king of the heavens. The Book of John begins with the pre-incarnate Jesus
Christ, the Word, and ends with the promise of Jesus’ return, which is
prophesied in John’s later writing of the Book of Revelation.
THE FOUR GOSPELS AND THE FOUR LIVING
CREATURES
Therefore, for all the reasons given
in the four Gospels, in all of God’s earthly created beings, the ones that best
represent Jesus Christ are an ox, an eagle, a lion, and a man. Ezekiel, the Old
Testament prophet, had visions of God and of four heavenly beings called
“living creatures.” In Ezekiel 10, they are called Cherubs or Cherubim.
Here is part of their description:
“They had the likeness of a man. And every one had four faces, and every one
had four wings. And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet
was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the color of
burnished brass. And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their
four sides; and the four had their faces and their wings. Their wings were
joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one
straight forward. As for the likeness of their faces, the four had the face of
a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of
an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle” (Ezekiel
1:5-10).
It is thought that there are only
four Cherubim. There might have been five originally, as Lucifer was created as
an anointed Cherub who covers (protects or guards), according to Ezekiel 28:15.
Four is the number for creation. The
fourth day saw the material creation finished as God created the sun, moon, and
stars. The fifth and sixth days saw only the furnishing and populating of the
earth with living creatures, including man. In Genesis 3:24, the Cherubim are
first mentioned. They are seen here keeping and guarding the Tree of Life, and
thus preserving the blessed hope of immortality for all of creation.
John, the apostle, saw these same
living creatures when he was raptured/transported to heaven in Revelation 4.
John saw God on the throne, and surrounding him were 24 elders (representing
the raptured Church) with crowns of gold sitting on seats. There were seven
lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
There were also four “beasts” full of eyes in front and behind that were round
about the throne. “And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast
like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was
like a flying eagle “(Revelation 4:7).
The four Cherubim (called beasts)
announce the Coming One and sing of creation and of Him who created all things,
and for whose pleasure they were created. Whenever they speak, it is in
connection with the earth. In Revelation 5:5 (5 is the number for grace), Jesus
Christ is introduced as the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David who
is found worthy to “open the book, and to loosen the seven seals thereof.” So
now you have the Lamb of God with seven horns and seven eyes (which are the
Seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth) about to open the book with
the seven seals. Yes, God loves His sevens!
You also have 30 beings around the
immediate vicinity of the throne of God. You have the Father, the Lamb of God,
24 elders, and 4 cherubim. The number 30 is 3 x 10, with 3 being the number of
divine perfection and 10 being the number of ordinal perfection. All the living
created beings fell down and worshipped the Lamb that lives forever and ever.
In Revelation 6, the four Cherubim announce the first four seal judgments when
they tell John to “Come and see.”
In Revelation 15:7, one of the four
Cherubim gave unto seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God.
The angels then, one at a time, poured out the vials full of the wrath of God
upon the earth. The four righteous Cherubim of God are taking an active role
against Satan, the first “anointed Cherub” who became corrupt. They are helping
God to preserve His creation while Satan is trying to destroy it. The last we see
of the four Cherubim is in Revelation 19 where once again they are worshipping
with the 24 elders when Babylon is destroyed once and for all, and the marriage
of the Lamb is about to take place in heaven.
E.W. Bullinger says the Cherubim mark
the purpose of God from the moment the curse was pronounced and are the pledge
that it will one day be removed. “The fact, therefore, of the living creatures
being four, marks them as connected with Creation and as a symbolical
representation that its hope of deliverance from the curse is bound up with the
blood-shedding of the coming Redeemer.” {1}
The four faces of the Cherubim
reflect the attributes of Jesus Christ as portrayed by the four Gospels of the
New Testament. He is the suffering servant (the ox). He is the King of the
earth (the lion). He is the King of the heavens (the eagle). And He is God who
became a man so he could become our kinsman redeemer to set us free from sin
and death.
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
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