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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Illuminati political power: The government is Freemasonry

Here is another article that will give light to many about Freemasonry, Jesuitism (Jusuit Priesthood) and Luciferian Illuminati. The ancient spirit of the opposer who masquerades as an angel of light is the Deceiver of the world. He is the true founder of all false religion and the power behind all evil. God's agent to punish the children of disobedience and bring affliction to all creatures.


"For the Eternal will extend mercy to Jacob, this family of God’s people. God will choose Israel all over again, and He will settle them in comfort and rest back on their land. Others who are unrelated will want to join them and stick close to the house of Jacob, God’s promise people,  who will take them in. These others will work for and among Israel. Whoever used to hold Israel captive—controlling the people’s every moment and every move—will in turn be controlled by Israel; and whoever used to oppress Israel will instead be subject to Israel." - Isaiah 14:1,2 The Voice (VOICE)



Illuminati political power: The government is Freemasonry

Freemasonry has many names, one of the names will be familiar to you. I’m talking about the Illuminati. Founded by a man named Adam Weishaupt in South of Germany in 1776. He formulated his plans in relation to the House of Rothschild in England, Germany, France, and Italy.



The Rothschild banking dynasty, behind the government’s of Europe, hired Adam Weishaupt to formulate a strategy for the world at that time to accomplish certain goals for those in power. That plan came to be known as the Illuminati plan. Please note that you can find most of this material in any library, any encyclopedia under the word Illuminati, which obviously comes from the word illumine, to be enlightened, to be in the light.

In the book “Fire in the Minds” by James Billington, on page 87, states that the story of secret societies can never be fully restructured. It has been badly neglected, even avoided one suspects, because the evidence that is available repeatedly leads us into territory equally uncongenial to modern historians in the East and the West.

In what follows, I shall attempt to show that the modern revolutionary tradition, as it came to be internationalized under Napoleon, during the Restoration, grew out of occult Freemasonry. The early organizational revolutionary ideas originated more from Pythagorean mysticism than from practical experience. Moreover, the real innovators were not so much the political activists, as much as literary intellectuals on whom German romantic thought in general, and the Bavarian Illuminati, in particular, exerted great influence. Here, Billington was specifically talking about the organization of the Bavarian Illuminati. You can’t discuss the Illuminati without understanding the Jesuit order of the Catholic Church, because Adam Weishaupt himself, the founder of the Illuminati, was, in fact, a Jesuit priest. He was not just an ordinary Jesuit priest, however. In Bavaria he continued to support revolutionary radical thinking against the church, giving to the world what has come to be known, as the revolutionary tradition.

Project democracy by the founder of the Illuminati

May 1, 1776, was when Adam Weishaupt founded this order. This date is important, of course, in the Soviet Union and other communist countries, because May 1st, May Day, is considered to be the momentous date to all communist revolutionaries, when Adam Weishaupt founded the Illuminati.The bait that was laid by Adam Weishaupt for control of a vast number of people worldwide, which has now become a very old and tired project. The project was called Democracy, a people’s democracy. Adam Weishaupt, like many others before him, understood that Democracy has never reason, worked, is not working now, and never will work. Basically, because of the reason, while people could be and are the central power of any government, the people do not hold the power of any government in the final analysis. And, that while on the surface Democracy seems to be the best of all possible worlds, Democracy is a very perverted form of government, because the people can be misled.

Democracy comes from the word demos, meaning mob – a mob in the street is a demos. Demos-ocracy; ocracy meaning rule. Demos-ocracy, or democracy, means mob rule. You might say that true democracy is like thirty-five whites hanging one black. That’s democracy. The rule of the mob. Now, when we put it into more Americanized political terms, it’s the rule of the people. And, while that may sound good in print, the founders of democracy in our modern-day form realized that the people could be manipulated into accepting whatever they would want the people to accept.

Sort of manipulation:

Education
Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt served as the Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education, during the first term of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and staff employee of the U.S. Department of State (South Africa, Belgium, South Korea). Iserbyt cited about the book Schooling for a Global Age Project BEST is having less to do with fostering learning and mainly to do with psychological manipulation of students, possibly against the teaching of the child’s parents, for example, in arts classes.

Television, Media & Press
News reporter asked a by-passer about the 2nd plane hitting the WTC “There is no second plane, but a bomb” says the by-passer. However, the reported sticked to his story [watch]. Another example the Ebola Crisis: Actors were hired by CNN [watch].

Internet & radio
A good example of disinformation to scare people is Alex Jones, a man with Jewish connections to make Infowars a money machine and success.Explained: Arguably the most evil manipulative technique is what psychologists call the “fear-then-relief technique.” The technique preys on a person’s emotions. Here, the manipulator causes someone a great deal of stress or anxiety and then abruptly relieves that stress. After this sudden mood swing, the person is disarmed, less likely to make mindful or rational decisions, and more likely to respond positively to various requests.
At one time or another we’ve all questioned as to whether all that we see and are experiencing in our world has some sort of rational plan behind it, because we understand now that both the Republican and Democratic Parties in America are basically run by the same people. The same money finances both sides.

We now know through the work of many historians who have spent their lives working on research, that both sides of world conflicts have always been financed by the same people. And, as I’ve said many times before, this seems to be the method to the “madness” going on in the world. We know, of course, that we cannot depend on the truthfulness our leaders. Our leaders worldwide are “misleaders.” There is a science they are following. They have their own agenda – and it does not include you.

This agenda also does not include many of our politicians, who have sometimes felt helpless and spoke out as a result. In 1922, New York City Mayor John F. Hylan said, “The real menace of our republic is this invisible government which, like a giant octopus, sprawls its slimy length over city, state and nation. Like the octopus of real life, it operates under cover of a self-created screen…. At the head of this octopus are the Rockefeller Standard Oil interests and a small group of powerful banking houses generally referred to as international bankers.

The little coterie of powerful international bankers virtually run the United States government for their own selfish purposes. They practically control both political parties.” What I have said, however, is that they do control both parties, among many other things in the world. Conflicts require money and cooperation. World conflicts require world banks and international monetary funds. Professional groups all have fraternal orders.

Doctors, attorneys, etc., have their own specific fraternal orders. In the banking world, it is the same way. They have the same fraternal order in banking and politics. However, we are not supposed to know anything about that, because that’s not any of our business. That fraternal order in politics and banking has been known for many years by those on the inside. It has been referred to by different names, at different times, in different countries. The best overall name that we can confer on this fraternal order, which is running America, politics, and monetary system, is Freemasonry.

America, was in fact founded by Freemasons. Freemasonry, in one form or another, has played a role in almost every government that was founded in this world. It is powerful in operation today throughout the world. However, we do want to establish first that what we are not talking about is Blue Masonry, or the Masonic Lodges in your hometown.

We are not talking about the Freemasons that live across the street from you. We’re talking about a worldwide fraternal organization that is powerful enough, old enough, and wise enough to operate behind all governments in the world, behind fraternal institutions, and behind international monetary systems in the world. And, yes, they are, in fact, connected.For instance, the idea that America was founded by so many Freemasons and Rosicrucians, among others, will be consistently revealed throughout this book.


The Freemasonic royal arch

We ask ourselves, “Why do they fold the American flag in a triangle?” What does the pyramid or the triangle have to do with the American system of government on the dollar bill? We must now recall that our Constitution was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is referred to as the Keystone State. The reason why Pennsylvania is the Keystone State, is because the Freemasons that founded his country were members of the Scottish Rite.

You might also want to ask yourself about the biological warfare going on in the world today. AIDS coming from out of nowhere, coming into the homosexual community. Just what are homosexuals doing today, that they didn’t do six thousands years ago? Why is it that all of a sudden, in the 1980’s, we had AIDS? Is there any connection between AIDS and Legionnaire’s Disease? And, the biological experimentation going on with the CIA, the NSA: Think of the Ebola. And all the other government agencies that you don’t know anything about. Is it possible that there could be some sort of biological experiments going on, some of them going awry, some of them purposely going awry, simply to see how far they can go, Is there any kind of rhyme or reason for things that are happening today?

Did you forget? It seems that Americans can’t remember more than one year. Syphilis Vaccine gruesome experiments by the Government. In October 2010, the Obama administration formally apologized to Guatemala for conducting these experiments.

Keep in mind, too, that what the government pays for – it gets. If you are paid to do something for the government, they will extract from you exactly what they have paid for.

The American government is the most powerful government the world has ever known. They had the ability to get a hold on Adolph Hitler a few decades ago. He had a standing army. Plus the greatest navy, air force, military, and secret underworld organizations operating throughout the world. But, this government got a hold on Adolph Hitler, because it chose to, and it wanted to. And, if you do not pay your income taxes they will find you if you go to the Amazon jungle. And, they will make an example of you. They will find you and they will deal with you, and you know it. But, for some reason they are unable to get a handle on the drugs, and the crime in the streets, for some reason.

There is a reason, There is a method to the “madness.” It’s the agenda and it doesn’t include you. The New World Order.



Illuminati political power: The government is Freemasonry


The Illuminati political power. The connection between the Illuminati, American Politicians and the Freemasons or Freemasonry. Learn also what the connections are between Adam Weishaupt, Napoleon and Rothschild.

SOURCE: LIONS GROUND

Monday, July 13, 2015

Evidence for the Historical Jesus by Professor Gary R. Habermas

History, Philosophy, and Christian Apologetics:
Specializing in Resurrection-of-Jesus Research

     "Billions profess to believe in the historical existence, death, and supernatural resurrection of Jesus. This man from Nazareth, a working-class Jew, made an exclusive claim to personal deity. The size of his popular religion and this one audacious claim refuse to be ignored, yet neither one amounts to evidence.

     Gary Habermas has dedicated his professional life to the examination of the relevant historical, philosophical, and theological issues surrounding the death and resurrection of Jesus. His extensive list of publications and debates provides a thorough account of the current state of the issue. Christian believers as well as unbelievers may find within the contents of this site a strong argument for the philosophical possibility of miracles and the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus, as well as the theological and practical implications of this event." by Dr. Habermas http://www.garyhabermas.com/



Introduction
The subject of the Historical Jesus is perhaps the most popular religious topic in settings such as university and seminary classrooms, written volumes, and doctoral dissertations. Unlike many of these more formal situations, the question-and-answer format utilized throughout this text allows plenty of space to develop additional angles. Hence, the backtracking, necessary repetition, as well as viewing the subject matter from a variety of perspectives allow the conversation to deepen significantly before moving ahead. In the process, it is our hope that new ideas will be expressed and developed. The overall purpose is to provide a historical context for the original gospel proclamation as provided by Jesus’ disciples at a very early date after the crucifixion itself. If we have come close to providing such a basis, then we will have reached our central goal.

This volume is a transcribed and expanded version of six television programs that appeared originally on “The John Ankerberg Show.” The original material was used by permission, for which we begin by thanking Dr. John Ankerberg, Alan Weathers, and their associates. This explains the similar introduction which appears at the beginning of each chapter. (Continue reading by downloading the whole ebook HERE, in pdf format.)



Thursday, July 02, 2015

4th of JULY is a Satanic Unholy Day in Honor of the god of this world.

The United States of America with its founding fathers believed to be men of God picked the date of 4th of July as their Independence Day? Independence against whom? The so-called Illuminati and High degree Freemason Luciferians stablished a new haven in the New World, a new Atlantis not to worship freely but to continue the ancient demonic plan to rule the world together with the priests  of Baal (Literally the Roman Catholic Priests) and the Church of Rome as the official religion of  the coming One World Government. 


The Occult and The 4th of July - Satanic Holiday - Satanism Hidden in Plain Sight
July 4th & its Occult Tradition(s)
July 4th is the day of the year planet Earth is furthest from the sun. When celebrating tonight, realize the Masonic Founding Fathers picked July 4th to celebrate 'Independence Day' - not to be free from Royal Monarch rule, but as a hidden celebration of Sun Worship.

In virtually all pagan societies, the Sun-god was worshiped as the time of the summer solstice (the longest day of the year). In the old Julian Calendar, June 24 was celebrated as the summer solstice, and the counterpart to the December 25th winter solstice. Since the worship of the Sun-gods in various civilizations is a much written about subject, I’ll only mention here what I deem is important in this research regarding America.

In Babylon it was Tammuz, and in Greece it was Adonis that was “resurrected” during these Midsummer Day festivals to “rule and reign”. The most familiar dates that have been devoted to this Satanic celebration of the death and resurrection of the Sun-god, a pagan messiah, the Babylonian Savior of the World, is the old summer solstice, Midsummer’s Eve, June 23rd. The date, 1776, can be decoded to reveal the number of the New World Order (1110) and the number of the Beast (666). The Birth of America on July 4, 1776. The New World was to be the New World Order...

An event took place during the reign of Pope Gregory XIII (1572-1585) that changed the scope of the Julian calendar. During the sixteenth century, the calendar was ten days “slow”, as the Romans’ during the reign of Julius Caesar was ten days behind the sun. Under Pope Gregory’s orders, an extremely accurate calendar was constructed and the Julian calender replaced. Ten days were “skipped” in October of 1582 to realign the calendar correctly with the sun. Today, virtually the entire world abides by this calendar called the Gregorian, or Western calendar. Many non-Catholic countries did not consent for years, and England did not adopt the modern Gregorian calendar until 1752 – one hundred and seventy years later. With the old Julian calendar eleven days behind the new Gregorian calendar, it was necessary to drop the eleven days. So, in England, in 1752, September 2nd was followed the next day by September 14th.

Many people found it hard to accept that eleven days had just disappeared, so they continued to refer to holidays by the old Julian calendar by the word “old” before the holiday. The “new” date of July 4th was actually the “old” June 23rd. As a result, instead of celebrating Midsummer’s Eve on June 23, many celebrated Old Midsummer’s Eve on July 4th. Satan’s special holiday of “resurrection” and the lighting of fires to the Sun-god was transferred from the 23rd of June, to the 4th of July!


The “birthday” of the U.S., the 4th of July, 1776, is “Old Midsummer Eve, the day when the world – since ancient Egypt and Babylon – has given worship to Bel by lighting fires! Research reveals that in addition to bonfires, FIREWORKS also became a new form of celebration in Europe of Old Midsummer’s Eve (July 4th).

Mankind continued its celebration of June 24th as Satan’s holiday well beyond ancient Babylon. The Celtic Druids, who sacrificed both humans and animals in fires to Bel, lit fires on the 24th of June, Midsummer Day. In the centuries following the Druids, the lighting of huge bonfires and torches on the 23rd of June, Midsummer’s Eve, extended all throughout pagan Europe. The “Midsummer’s Eve” bonfires to Bel on June 23rd crossed the ocean and became the Fourth Of July fireworks celebrations to BEL, the “god” behind the birth of Last-Day Babylon which would usher in a New Order of the Ages with “liberty and justice for all.”

One of the symbols of the celebration of the 4th of July was the Phoenix, the fire bird that is sacred to the sun and rises from the ashes. The original Great Seal of the United States depicted a Phoenix instead of an eagle, which was emblematic of America being the “resurrection” of Babylon. The Phoenix was later changed to an eagle, the symbol of both old Babylon and old Rome. The next time you celebrate the 4th of July by viewing a local or national display of FIREWORKS, think of the roots of the celebration, and the real spirit which “birthed” this day into being.

Monday, May 11, 2015

The Fire of the LORD of Israel.

There never was, nor is, nor ever will be the least particle of holiness in the world, but what flowing from Jesus Christ, is communicated by the Spirit, according to the truth and promise of the gospel. (The Holy Spirit: His Gifts and Power, 248.) -  John Owen


A New Obedience: The Coming of the Spirit

THE WHORE OF BABYLON and the CHURCH OF TARES.

UPDATED DIRECTOR's CUT - Church of Tares: Purpose Driven, Seeker Sensitive, Church Growth & New World Order



"See how the best business practices of management guru Peter Drucker have been borrowed by Rick Warren, Bill Hybels and Bob Buford to build influential megachurches. Updated material includes a biblical examination of the office of “celebrity pastor,” the unbiblical practice of “vision casting,” how the Purpose Driven and Seeker Driven movements treat detractors, the Purpose Driven Continent of Africa, the use of non-profit pulpits to sell books and more on “Chrislam.” This information is especially vital to those who follow Rick Warren, Bill Hybels, Bob Buford, Andy Stanley, Steven Furtick, Perry Noble, Mark Driscoll, Ed Young Jr., Mark Batterson, James MacDonald and others within the movement."



"BUILDING THE ONE WORLD RELIGION-“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

There is a hardcore, full-court press happening right now to unify all Christian denominations under the banner of the Roman Catholic Church, and the charge is being led by none other than apostate pastor  and Chrislam founder Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in California. Warren has a purpose driven plan to break down and destroy the Christian church, and unite the pieces with Rome.





In the above video, Rick Warren is seen slyly referring to Pope Francis as “our pope”, and then going on to brag about what a great job he is doing. He wants you to blithely assume that of course Pope Francis is the “spiritual head” over all of Christianity and not simply over the Roman Catholic corporation. He slips it in like that’s what everyone already thinks and believes. This is nothing more than mental conditioning. A bible believing Christian under no circumstances ever would acknowledge that any pope in the Roman system had any sort of rule over them of any kind.



In the second video, Warren lays out his reasons for why all Christian denominations should be united under Rome while failing miserably in his lame attempt to explain away Mary worship and worshipping of dead saints. He very incorrectly asserts that we “all worship the same Jesus” which, if the bible is true, we clearly do not. Warren holds great sway over the millions of his Laodicean Christian followers who simply accept what he speaks as the truth, and will never once check it against scripture. The Roman Catholic “jesus” is received by eating a magic wafer and drinking wine. The actual Jesus of the bible is received by grace through faith and nothing else. One has nothing at all in common with the other.

“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:3,4" - http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=28695

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

SILVERADO in the ANCIENT Egyptian Kingdom (The Truth about Silver)



"The earliest Egyptians didn't have a word in their language for silver, only gold and electrum - an alloy of gold and silver found naturally. When silver was first introduced it was considered more valuable than gold, most likely because it was rarer. This may be verified because silver jewelry at the time was thinner and weighed less than comparable to gold jewelry. And silver items during the Old Kingdom of Egyptian rule were listed above gold items in household inventories.

In the middle Egyptian Kingdom gold was valued at about double that of silver. One of the first measurements of value was the silver shat. It was a flat round silver disk of a specific weight. It was not used as coinage per se but as a measurement of value. A cow was valued at 8 shats while a modest house was valued at 10 shats. One could exchange the house for the cow and demand an additional 2 shats of beer, bread, or other goods.

The Egyptians used silver by itself, in conjunction with gold, and as an overlay of copper. Solid silver coffins did appear but in most cases silver was used as a trimming or overlay.
Silver, as well as gold, jewelry in ancient Egypt was worn for decorative purposes and served a religious purpose. An amulet was thought to have spiritual powers that were bestowed on the person wearing it. An amulet is the representative symbol of a power fashioned into a concrete form, such as jewelry. For example: The beetle or scarab represented rebirth and was often worn by the deceased when they were entombed to help them in their journey to the afterlife." - Why was silver more valuable than gold in ancient Egypt?  http://www.answers.com/Q/Why_was_silver_more_valuable_than_gold_in_ancient_Egypt




"Gold was considered to be the skin of the ancient Egyptian gods, but their bones were thought to be of silver.

At the onset of recorded history, silver may have been unknown to the ancient Egyptians. They could obtain gold and even electrum, which was a natural alloy of silver and gold from the mountains of the Eastern Desert and Nubia, but the Egyptian language at first lacks a word for silver. They described it only as the "white metal", and when they did run across it, they seem to have regarded it as a variety of gold.

When silver was finally introduced into Egypt, it probably was more valuable than gold. It continued to be rare, and on lists of valuables, items of silver were listed above those of gold during the Old Kingdom. Jewelry made of silver was almost always thinner than gold pieces, as indicated by the bracelets of the 4th Dynasty queen Hetephere I, in marked contrast to the extravagance of her gold jewelry. A silver treasure excavated at the site of Tod comprised vessels probably made in Crete, or perhaps somewhere in Asia but under Cretan influence. This cache dates to the reign of Amenemhat II who ruled during the 12th Dynasty, and is roughly contemporaneous with the finds of fine silver jewelry at el-Lahun and Dahshur.



However, by the Middle Kingdom, silver may probably have been considered less valuable than gold. By this time, there was perhaps a much better supply of the metal. According the the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, which was written in the Second Intermediate Period but perhaps composed originally during the 12th Dynasty, silver had acquired a value approximately half that of gold. By the 18th dynasty silver and copper had been established as a mostly abstract means of exchange, with silver continuing to be worth about half its weight in gold. It was imported into Egypt from western Asia and the Mediterranean. In fact, by the New Kingdom onwards, there was a readily available supply of silver. Nevertheless, studies of metal prices between the 12th and 19th Dynasties seem to indicate that its price remained relatively constant at about half the value of gold. Copper was valued at about one-hundredth the value of silver.



Interestingly, demand seems to have not always played a major role in the price of silver. For example, there was little silver found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, perhaps because there was an abundance of the material, though perhaps it may have had something to do with personal, religious or artistic preferences at that specific point in time. The rulers of the 21st and 22nd Dynasty, who were buried at Tanis used considerably more silver in their burials. Sheshonq II had a solid silver coffin with gilded details in the form of the hawk-god, Sokar.






Left: Silver casket of Sheshonq II of the 22nd Dynasty
Right: Silver Coffin of Psusennes I from the 21st Dynasty

Silver, generally treated much like gold and electrum, could also be stained black using sulphur. This niello was occasionally applied as decoration. Beaten into sheets, silver was used to plate copper and other materials, especially mirror surfaces.

Interestingly, silver also acted as a valuation for exchange. Perhaps as early as the Middle Kingdom, the values of commodities such as bread, beer, clothing and just about every other item available for trade had their values expressed in comparable units based on the weight of precious metals. The shat (seniu, Sna or shena) was originally a flat silver disk. It came to denote about 7.5 or 7.6g of silver. A deben, or kit, was a weight of 90 to 91g. It should be noted that the shat was always used as a unit of value and not as a weight for other purposes, while the deben was used in such a manner. This does not imply that coinage was in use, but these weights were used to express abstract values in contracts, trade and bookkeeping. At the end of the 18th dynasty a goat, for example, cost one half of a shat of silver, a cow was eight shat and a typical house cost ten shat of silver. A male slave could bring seven deben of silver, while a female slave might bring four deben. However, items could and frequently were also be expressed in the form of copper, and sometimes gold.



It should be noted that these weights appear to have changed over time. A late Middle Kingdom account (Papyrus Boulaq 18) refers to small and large deben. It would seem that prior to the New Kingdom, a deben may have weighed less. Also, towards the end of the New Kingdom, it would appear that the value of most items were expressed in either gold or copper, rather than silver." - http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/silver.htm

References:
TitleAuthorDatePublisherReference Number
Ancient Egypt (Anatomy of a Civilization)Kemp, Barry J.1989RoutledgeISBN 0-415-06346-9
Ancient Egypt The Great Discoveries (A Year-by-Year Chronicle)Reeves, Nicholas2000Thmes & Hudson, LtdISBN 0-500-05105-4
Atlas of Ancient EgyptBaines, John; Malek, Jaromir1980Les Livres De FranceNone Stated
Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, TheWilkinson, Richard H.2003Thames & Hudson, LTDISBN 0-500-05120-8
Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, TheShaw, Ian; Nicholson, Paul1995Harry N. Abrams, Inc., PublishersISBN 0-8109-3225-3
Egyptian Treasures from the Egyptian Museum in CairoTiradritti, Francesco, Editor1999Harry N. Abrams, Inc.ISBN 0-8109-3276-8
History of Ancient Egypt, AGrimal, Nicolas1988BlackwellNone Stated
Life of the Ancient EgyptiansStrouhal, Eugen1992University of Oklahoma PressISBN 0-8061-2475-x
Tutankhamun (His Tomb and Its Treasures)Edwards, I. E. S.1977Metropolitan Museum of Art; Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.ISBN 0-394-41170-6



Sunday, February 22, 2015

JESUS - REDEEMER, THE CHRIST, PROPHET, PRIEST & KING. ( We Believe in Jesus Series)

Youtube VID:We Believe In Jesus - Lesson 1: Jesus the Redeemer


There's an old story about a little boy who built a toy boat. He carefully painted the hull and made small sails for it. When the boat was ready, he sailed it in a stream. It floated easily for a time, but then got swept away by the current. The boy searched for his lost boat, but never found it. Sometime later, he was surprised to see his little boat in the window of a shop. He rushed inside and said, "My boat is in the window!" The store clerk replied, "I'm sorry, son, but you'll have to pay for it." The boy worked for weeks to save enough money to buy back his boat. As he left the store with the boat in his hands, he told it, "Little boat, now you're mine again. I made you, I searched for you, and I bought you back."

In many ways, the relationship between Jesus and his people is similar to the relationship between this little boy and the boat. The Son of God created us, but we strayed into sin and were lost. But he never forgot us. He came to earth to seek and to save what was lost. And after he found us, he paid the ultimate price to redeem us — the price of his own death.

This is the first lesson in our series, We Believe in Jesus. In this series, we'll explore the area of theology known as Christology, the doctrine of Christ. Throughout these lessons, we'll examine many different truths about the person and work of Jesus Christ that his followers have affirmed for thousands of years. We've entitled this first lesson "The Redeemer" because we'll focus on how Jesus redeems sinners from sin, and ensures the final restoration of creation for our enjoyment and for the glory of his Father.

In this lesson on Jesus the Redeemer, we'll explore the person and work of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, during four different periods. First, we'll consider his existence and plan in eternity, before the creation of the world. Second, we'll survey his activity during the initial period of creation. Third, we'll speak about the era of redemption that began after humanity's fall into sin and stretches through the present age. And fourth, we'll examine the consummation of history that will take place when he returns. Let's begin with eternity. - CONTINUE READING, PLS CLICK HERE.


Youtube VID:We Believe In Jesus - Lesson 2: Jesus the Christ



Lesson 2: The Christ

Explores the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

Run Time: 122 min.

Instructor: Multiple Instructors
Lesson 2 in the series We Believe in Jesus
Companion Lesson: The Christ: Discussion Forum


Introduction
In most parts of the world today, people have at least two names. For example, they might have both a family name that identifies them as part of a particular group, and a given name that identifies them as individuals. So, when we teach children about Jesus Christ, they often assume that "Jesus" is his given name and that "Christ" is his family name. In fact, sometimes even adults have this misconception. But this shouldn't be surprising. After all, even the Bible sometimes uses the word "Christ" as if it were Jesus' name. But in reality, the word "Christ" is a title that identifies Jesus' service and honor in God's kingdom.

This is the second lesson in our series We Believe in Jesus. And we've entitled it "The Christ." Our strategy in this lesson will be to focus on events and characteristics of Jesus' life that help explain what it means for him to be the Christ.

The word "Christ" simply means anointed one. It translates the New Testament Greek word Christos, which itself translates the Old Testament Hebrew word Mashiach or Messiah.

Many people are surprised to know that the Bible doesn't use the term "Christ" or "anointed one" exclusively for Jesus. It's actually a fairly common term in the Old Testament, referring to people that were anointed with oil to mark them as God's special servants. At certain stages in Old Testament history, all prophets, priests and kings could be called "anointed ones," in a general sense.

For example, one of the most important meanings of the term "Messiah" or "Christ" in the Old Testament was its reference to the descendants of David that served as kings over Israel and Judah. We see this in places like 2 Chronicles 6:42; Psalm 89:38-39, as well as verse 51; and Psalm 132:10, 17.

But portions of the Old Testament also created the expectation that a very special Anointed One was going to come in the future. He would embody all these roles in unique ways, and would accomplish all of God's saving purposes in the world. And this person came to be known among the Jews simply as the Messiah or the Christ. And of course, Christians around the world know that Jesus was this great Messiah, the final Anointed One, the Christ.

Our discussion of Jesus the Christ will divide into four parts. First, we'll look at the theological significance of some events from the period of his birth and preparation for his role as Christ. Second, we'll explore his public ministry as the Christ. Third, we will examine his passion and death. And fourth, we'll investigate the events that comprise his exaltation as the Christ. Let's begin with Jesus' birth and preparation. CONTINUE READING PLS CLICK HERE.

Forum 2: The Christ

Discussion forum of the multimedia production We Believe In Jesus: The Christ - AVAILABLE HERE.


Youtube VID:We Believe in Jesus Lesson 3: Jesus the Prophet

Run Time: 105 min.

Instructor: Multiple Instructors
Lesson 3 in the series We Believe in Jesus
Companion Lesson: The Prophet: Discussion Forum


INTRODUCTION
In most parts of the world today, people have at least two names. For example, they might have both a family name that identifies them as part of a particular group, and a given name that identifies them as individuals. So, when we teach children about Jesus Christ, they often assume that "Jesus" is his given name and that "Christ" is his family name. In fact, sometimes even adults have this misconception. But this shouldn't be surprising. After all, even the Bible sometimes uses the word "Christ" as if it were Jesus' name. But in reality, the word "Christ" is a title that identifies Jesus' service and honor in God's kingdom.

This is the second lesson in our series We Believe in Jesus. And we've entitled it "The Christ." Our strategy in this lesson will be to focus on events and characteristics of Jesus' life that help explain what it means for him to be the Christ.

The word "Christ" simply means anointed one. It translates the New Testament Greek word Christos, which itself translates the Old Testament Hebrew word Mashiach or Messiah.

Many people are surprised to know that the Bible doesn't use the term "Christ" or "anointed one" exclusively for Jesus. It's actually a fairly common term in the Old Testament, referring to people that were anointed with oil to mark them as God's special servants. At certain stages in Old Testament history, all prophets, priests and kings could be called "anointed ones," in a general sense.

For example, one of the most important meanings of the term "Messiah" or "Christ" in the Old Testament was its reference to the descendants of David that served as kings over Israel and Judah. We see this in places like 2 Chronicles 6:42; Psalm 89:38-39, as well as verse 51; and Psalm 132:10, 17.

But portions of the Old Testament also created the expectation that a very special Anointed One was going to come in the future. He would embody all these roles in unique ways, and would accomplish all of God's saving purposes in the world. And this person came to be known among the Jews simply as the Messiah or the Christ. And of course, Christians around the world know that Jesus was this great Messiah, the final Anointed One, the Christ.

Our discussion of Jesus the Christ will divide into four parts. First, we'll look at the theological significance of some events from the period of his birth and preparation for his role as Christ. Second, we'll explore his public ministry as the Christ. Third, we will examine his passion and death. And fourth, we'll investigate the events that comprise his exaltation as the Christ. Let's begin with Jesus' birth and preparation. CONTINUE READING PLS CLICK HERE.


Youtube VID:We Believe In Jesus - Lesson 4: Jesus the Priest


Run Time: 126 min.

Instructor: Multiple Instructors
Lesson 4 in the series We Believe in Jesus
Companion Lesson: The Priest: Discussion Forum


INTRODUCTION

Most of us can barely imagine being invited to meet someone very famous and powerful. But we all know how we might react. We'd say to ourselves, "Will someone introduce me? What should I wear? What should I do? What should I say? Who can show me how to act when I'm there?"

Imagine that you were invited into the glorious throne room of God. The one who created all things. You might have a similar reaction, actually one vastly stronger. "Is there anyone to introduce me to God? What should I do? What should I say? Who can show me how to act in God's presence?"
Happily, there is someone who can prepare us to meet with God, who can introduce us to him, and can cause God to look favorably on us so that we don't need to fear his judgment. And of course, this person is Jesus Christ, and he is our Great High Priest.

This is the fourth lesson in our series We Believe in Jesus, and we have entitled it "The Priest." In this lesson, we'll explore the ways that Jesus fulfills the biblical office of priest, mediating the covenant between God and his people.
As we've seen in prior lessons, in the Old Testament God instituted three offices through which he administered his kingdom: the offices of prophet, priest and king. And in the final stage of God's kingdom, which we commonly call the New Testament age, all three of these offices find their ultimate fulfillment in Jesus.

For this reason, studying the importance and function of these offices throughout history can help us understand Jesus' present administration of God's kingdom, as well as the blessings and obligations of his faithful followers. In this lesson, we'll focus on Jesus' office of priest. We'll define a priest as:

A person who mediates between God and his people so that God will receive them into his special holy presence to grant them his blessing.

We all know that God is invisibly present everywhere all the time. But at certain times and places, he also manifests himself in special, visible ways. For example, he does this in the radiant splendor of his heavenly throne room. And he sometimes does this on earth, too. And whenever creatures come near this kind of manifestation of God, we have to be properly prepared, represented and led, so that we can receive God's approval and blessings. In the Bible, this kind of preparation, representation and leading was the job of the priests.

Like our lesson on Jesus' office of prophet, this lesson on Jesus' office of priest will cover three main topics. First, we'll examine the Old Testament background to the priestly office. Second, we'll explore the fulfillment of this office in the person and work of Jesus. And third, we'll consider the modern application of Jesus' priestly work. Let's look first at the Old Testament background to Jesus' priestly office. CONTINUE READING PLS CLICK HERE.

Youtube VID: We Believe In Jesus - Lesson 5: Jesus the King.

Run Time: 126 min.
Instructor: Multiple Instructors
Lesson 5 in the series We Believe in Jesus
Companion Lesson: The King: Discussion Forum


INTRODUCTION

The history of humanity is often written according to the reigns of powerful kings. We've all heard of kings who ruled large portions of Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America. Some of them conquered so many enemies that their empires seemed to stretch to the far corners of the earth. And they all have at least one thing in common. They're gone; they're dead; they don't rule any more. Their mighty armies have disappeared, and their power has vanished.

There's only been one exception to this rule. There's one king whose power has never faded, and whose kingdom will never end. And that king, of course, is Jesus.

This is the fifth lesson in our series, We Believe in Jesus, and we have entitled it "The King." In this lesson, we'll see how Jesus fulfills the Old Testament office of king, ruling as God's faithful servant and Son. As we've seen in prior lessons, at various stages of Old Testament history God instituted three offices through which he administered his kingdom: the offices of prophet, priest and king. And in the final stage of God's kingdom, which we commonly call the New Testament age, all three of these offices find their ultimate fulfillment in Jesus. In this lesson, we'll focus on Jesus' office of king.
For our purposes, we'll define a king as:


A human being established by God to exercise rule on God's behalf over his kingdom.

As this definition indicates, God always has been and always will be the ultimate ruler over all creation. But he has also appointed human beings to serve as his vice-regents. These human kings serve under him, and further his purposes and goals for his kingdom. As we keep this basic definition in mind, we will be able to gain many insights into the biblical office of king, and into how Jesus fulfills this office.

This lesson will follow the same format as our lessons on Jesus' offices of prophet and priest. First, we will examine the Old Testament background to the office of king. Second, we will explore the fulfillment of the office of king, in Jesus. And third, we will explore the modern application of Jesus' kingship to our own lives. Let's look first at the Old Testament background to Jesus' office of king. CONTINUE READING PLS CLICK HERE. 

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