Wednesday, November 21, 2012

FATHER GOD IS 'LOVE' - 'YAHOVAH' IS OUR THANKSGIVING

Dearest Mother,
You are our heart of love,
A rose, chocolate and a card.
While you rest up above,
We have much to reminisce of.
 Mother you loved John, Chapter 15.
God is Love, Christ a Precious Gift.
Mary C heard, lived according to His Word,
A Mother above Mother’s.
All Our Love,
Your Children

MOTHER’S FAVORITE SCRIPTURE
JOHN - CHAPTER 15
Our Mother was 84 years old when she departed this flesh life to be reunited with our LORD, but never missed a day studying our Father God’s Word of Truth, in-depth, Chapter by Chapter and Verse by Verse; a journey that begun approximately eight years prior. This shows that none are ever too elderly to embrace the Truth of the Word of Father God no matter how many years are spent sitting on a church pew never learning, as Mom too spent her life and raised her children within a church. One of our Mother’s favorite Bible Scriptures, if not her very favorite, was John – Chapter 15.

John15:1 says, “[I] AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.” Christ Jesus said, “I am the True Vine”, signifying there must also be a false vine. In this Flesh or Second Earth Age, for every positive, there is also a negative [Ecclesiastes 3:1 – 8].

John 15:2 says, “Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” Those who do not bear fruit unto our True Vine, Christ Jesus, are those who belong to the false vine, satan. There are only two choices one can make, good or evil, [not good and evil], which is Jesus Christ or instead of jesus, satan [Genesis – Chapter 2].

John 15:3 says, “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” Christ Jesus is our Living Word made flesh full of grace and truth [John – Chapter 1]. “Clean” as in a similitude [likeness], like a vine cleansed by pruning and so fitted to bear fruit, if one hears, keeps and does the Word of Truth of our Father God. Bearing fruit requires work as James 2:18 says, “Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

John 15:4 says, “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.” Without Christ we are nothing, and Jesus teaches in John 3:16, “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” “Abide” is “meno”, meaning, we are the temples of our Father God, and He comes unto us and makes His dwelling place within us [I John 2:1 – 6]. Our Father God breathed the breath of life body into us at our conception because our God is a Spirit and we must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

John 15:5 says, “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” We learn in John 14:6 that “Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Jesus is Emmanuel”, meaning “God with us” and our Father, who through His only Begotten Son, "giveth to all "life, and breath, and all things."

John 15:6 says, “If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.” One can either abide in Christ Jesus, having eternal life, or, satan who is death, and judged to die in the lake of fire. Eternal Life with our Eternal Father God, is never-ending and uninterrupted life. “Abide” is an interesting word, meaning, “to continue to be, not to perish, to last, endure, to remain as one, not to become another or different, to wait for, await one.” David teaches, “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD [Psalms 27:15]”. Even though we are born into flesh bodies we must remain in spiritual kinship with our Father God.

John 15:7 says, “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” Our Father’s will is that all men come unto the knowledge of the Truth of His Word and be saved. If one asks, seeks and knocks, it is our Father God’s good pleasure to give unto one the keys of the Kingdom of knowledge. Jeremiah 15:16 says, “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.”

John 15:8 says, “Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.” “Glorified” means “to cause the dignity and worth of our Father God to become manifest and acknowledged.” All souls were created by our Father God to pleasure and glorify Him whether people of this earth realize this or not. When one bears fruit unto our Father God, one is leading those lost in the world back unto their Creator. It should be understood that just because one sits on a church pew on Sunday and Wednesday does not mean that individual is not still lost in the world. Christ Jesus said, “The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest [Luke 10:2].”

John 15:9 says, “As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.” “Love” is “agape”, meaning, “one of the bridegroom's friends who on his behalf asked the hand of the bride and rendered him various services in closing the marriage and celebrating the nuptials.” We are Christ Jesus’ betrothed, male and female, and it is our duty to remain spiritual virgins until His long awaited Second Coming, and to bring as many with us to the marriage as possible, to be reunited with our True Bridegroom [John 3:23 – 36].

John 15:10 says, “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.” Jesus said in Verse 9, “continue ye in my love.” “Continue ye” is “Abide” in this Verse; “Meno”, and we learned the meaning is “to continue.” Our Father did not just transliterate the word abide, but translated the word, giving us the full impact from the Greek to the English. “Continue” is a topical teaching in of itself, however simply stated, Christ Jesus has bid us to continue, in the sense of with one's spiritual activities, over a prolonged period of time, until that appointed is accomplished in unbroken fellowship and {agape} love.

John 15:11 says, “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and [that] your joy might be full.” The joy that Christ speaks of in this Verse cannot be found in the world, but only in unbroken fellowship with our Father God. This joy can only be found in our Father God’s only Begotten Son in whom He is well pleased; Christ is the reconciliation between our Father God and us. This is {agape} love, meaning, to intervene; therefore, one who fulfils another’s needs, even though that individual may not be worthy. Paul teaches in Romans 5:8, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

John 15:12 says, “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.” Christ commands us to love one another as He loves us, and Paul teaches us that the love of our Lord was evidenced in His Passion of the cross where Christ Jesus died for us. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” One of the meanings in the Greek of the word “gave” is “to give one to someone to whom he already belonged, to return.” “Jesus is Emmanuel”, meaning “God with us” and we are His people and the sheep of Our Father God’s pasture. I Corinthians 6:2 says, “For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now [is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation.”

John 15:13 says, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” There is no greater love than the love of our Father God and His Only Begotten Son, Christ Jesus. Yet, Christ commands us to love one another as He loves us. Christ said in Matthew 5:41, “And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.” Sometimes in displaying the love of our Father God and His only Begotten Son, Christ Jesus, we have to go the extra mile, or beyond that expected. I call to mind “Christ’s Parable of the Lost Sheep.” Jesus said in Matthew 18:12 & 13, “How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?” “And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that [sheep], than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Thusly, we experience the full joy or blessedness of the Lord; “my cup runneth over [Psalms 23:5].”

John 15:14 says, “Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” “Friends” is derived from the same word as “agape”, which is “love”, meaning, “one of the bridegroom’s friends who on his behalf asked the hand of the bride and rendered him various services in closing the marriage and celebrating the nuptials.” One then that is the friend of Christ {Father God} is one who is His best man or maiden or maid of honor [John 15:9].

John 15:15 says, “Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.” There are no mysteries in Christ Jesus concerning the Word of our Father God, however one has to study to show oneself approved of our Father and fit to receive and understand the truth. Continuing in Christ’s love is to have revelation into the Word of Truth and Life, bearing fruit; thereafter, one is Christ’s friend and not a servant. Solomon teaches in Proverbs 18:24, “A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.” Christ Jesus showed Himself friendly when He shed His blood and gave His life upon the cross. We show ourselves friends of Christ, and no longer servants, when we deny ourselves and take up our cross daily following Christ Jesus [Luke 9:23], which includes not living by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of Almighty God.

John 15:16 says, “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” There is a great deal of meat in this Verse, however keeping it simple is simply to say that chosen vessels in Christ Jesus were ordained from the Former or First Earth Age, not this Flesh or Second Earth Age. Many preachers, pastors, reverends, whatever title they claim, say that they were called by Father God, however most do not realize that chosen vessels  preaching the Gospel must have taken a stand against satan in the First Earth Age to be teachers in this Second Earth Age. Our Father God said to the prophet in Jeremiah 1:5, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”

John 15:17 says, “These things I command you, that ye love one another.” To love and be loved is a most precious, yet rare commodity. Most people say the words, I love you, however few ever really experience the joy and the depth of true love. True love is not controlled love, rather a love displayed by our Father God where He gives His children the choice to love and obey Him, or not. True love also loves in spite of the outside person, seeing into the depths of the inner man. I Samuel 16:7 says, “But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”

John 15:18 says, “If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.” James 4:4 says, “Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” One cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of the world; one cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of the world. This World Age will pass away, but the Word of our LORD abides forevermore, and Christ Jesus is called "The Word of Father God [Revelation 19:13]."

John 15:19 says, “If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.” I John 4:4 says, “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” “Overcome” is spoken of christians that hold fast their faith even unto death against the power of their foes, temptations and persecutions.

John 15:20 says, “Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.” John further teaches in I John 4:6 which says, “We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.” Most often it is seasoned church attendees who persecute the one chosen of our LORD who teaches our Father’s Word in the Spirit of Truth. Christ Jesus said in Matthew 9:16 & 17, “No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.” “Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.” Therefore, purge out the old leaven and become a new lump unto our Father God. One must beware of the leaven of traditions and hearsay, and study our Father God’s Word for themselves daily, Chapter by Chapter and Verse by Verse.

John 15:21 says, “But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.” The church attendees think they know the True Vine, Christ Jesus, but that is impossible when they never study Father God’s Word Chapter by Chapter and Verse by Verse, rather, hearing and receiving instruction taught by traditions and fairytales.

*** Christ teaches what they will do unto Father God’s election for His name’s sake in Matthew 10:17 which, says, “But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;” When satan is cast to this earth in disguise as the instead of jesus, anti-christ, our Father God’s election will be delivered up to his love filled fellowship halls by the deceived ones who believe his deception. These are they who attend church houses faithfully, but never took the time to study our Father God’s Word, spiritually, to stand against satan’s deception as the first/false christ. In their deluded state they will believe they are doing a service for our Father God by helping satan devour His election with his destructive abomination. Matthew 10:18 says, “And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.” Gentile includes anyone who is deprived of the Truth of the Seven Events {Signs} that end this Flesh or Second Earth Age. Also, a Gentile is anyone who is deceived by satan in disguise as the first/false christ, the instead of jesus [Matthew – Chapter 24 & II Thessalonians – Chapter 2]. The "Book of Revelation" tells us that the locust army are satan’s fallen angels in disguise as ministers of righteousness [II Corinthians 11:13 – 15]. Revelation 9:11 says, “And they had a king over them, [which is] the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue [is] Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath [his] name Apollyon.” “Abaddon” and “Apollyon” is “satan” and the meaning of these names is “the angel of the bottomless pit, the destroyer.” Matthew 10:19 says, “But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.” This hour is satan’s time when he is cast unto the earth as the instead of jesus, the first/false christ to return unto this earth, which precedes the Second Coming of Christ Jesus [Revelation 3:7 – 13]. “Deliver” in the Greek means “by betrayal to cause one to be taken to be judged, condemned, punished, scourged, tormented, put to death”, and satan is death and will be here on this earth in disguise as the false/first christ [Hebrews 2:14-18]. Matthew 10:20 says, “For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.” The Apostle Peter teaches us what will happen when Father God’s election are delivered up as a witness against satan and his false churches and deceived membership, which includes members of our own families.

*** Acts 2:14 says, “But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all [ye] that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:” Verse 16 says, “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;” Verse 17 says, “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:” Verse 18 says, “And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:” Verse 19 says, “And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:” Verse 20 says, “The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:” Verse 21 says, “And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Everyone shall hear our Father God’s Spirit preach the Gospel around the world in their own tongue [language] wherein they are born, utilizing His election who are delivered up to satan’s false churches of apostasy during his hour of temptation.

*** Matthew 10:21 says, “And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against [their] parents, and cause them to be put to death.” Remember satan is death and he will be trying to convince the world that he is Christ Jesus, instead of the first/false christ. Family and friends who are deceived by satan’s deception as the instead of jesus will think they are doing those with eyes to see and ears to hear a favor when they bow a knee to the false one and offer their loved ones up to satan’s bed of abomination and rebellion. The only physical death will occur to the two witnesses of Revelation 11:3 which says, “And I will give [power] unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred [and] threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.” Revelation 11:7 says, “And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.” Revelation 11:8 says, “And their dead bodies [shall lie] in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.” Keep in mind that our Father God is in control. Psalms 105:14 says, “He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;” Verse 15 says, “[Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.” The death of Father God’s two witnesses will be the prelude to the Second Advent of Christ Jesus. Revelation 11:11 says, “And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.” Revelation 11:12 says, “And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.” Revelation 11:15 says, “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. The Seventh Trump is the last trump to be sounded and signifies the return of our long awaited Bridegroom, Christ Jesus and His one thousand year {Millennial} reign upon the earth as "King of kings and Lord of lords."

*** Matthew 10:22 says, “And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.” Luke 21:18 & 19 says, “But there shall not an hair of your head perish.” “In our patience possess ye your souls.” “Patience” means “steadfastness, constancy, and endurance, a steadfast waiting for;” in the “New Testament the characteristic of one who is not swerved from one’s deliberate purpose and one’s loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings.” Christ Jesus will not return to this earth until the sounding of the Seventh Trump after satan appears as the first/false christ at the Sixth Trump. One must wait for one’s True Bridegroom, our "Lord of lords and King of kings", and not be deceived by satan’s disguise as the instead of jesus when we have been foretold the seven events that bring this Second or Flesh Earth Age to a close, in advance. Our Father God tells us that He will give His two witnesses the power to prophesy before satan is cast to the earth as the first/false christ and also during his reign as the instead of jesus. After their testimony is complete, and they are killed, we are taught in Revelation 11:10, “And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.“Torment” is “touchstone”, which means, “to vex or grieve one with the truth.” It is the equivalent of David’s teaching as Psalms 118:22 says, “The stone [which] the builders refused is become the head [stone] of the corner.” If one is deceived by satan’s disguise as the first/false christ, then Christ Jesus is refused by those deceived and the two witnesses will certainly be a torment to those steeped in apostasy, falsehood and deception.

*** Matthew 10:28 says, “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Ecclesiastes 12:13 says, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear {love} God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.” Psalms 118:6 says, “The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?” Verse 7 says, “The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me.” Verse 8 says, “[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.” Verse 9 says, “[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.” Our Father God’s will is that all receive instruction and knowledge of the Truth of His Divine and Holy Word and that none of His children perish. This choice is for each individual, but none will be judged to die [death of the soul] before the Millennial or one thousand year reign of Christ Jesus upon the earth [Revelation – Chapter 20]. There is only one soul that has been judged and sentenced to death from within, and that is satan, the son of perdition, who is both a man and a prince [Ezekiel – Chapter 28].

John 15:22 says, “If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.” “Cloke” means, “a pretext (alleged reason, pretended cause), show oneself ostensibly.” Christ Jesus has spoken unto us the Seven Events that bring this Second or Flesh Earth Age to a close, therefore, all are without excuse in not realizing the seasons we are now living in and those things that will come to pass before Jesus’ Second Advent [Matthew – Chapter 24, Mark – Chapter 13,  Luke Chapters 17 & 21].

John 15:23 says, “He that hateth me hateth my Father also.” “Jesus is Emmanuel”, which means, “God with us.” Matthew 1:23 says, “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” There are only two choices in this Second {Flesh} Earth Age, our Father God or satan  [Deuteronomy - Chapter 30].

John 15:24 says, “If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.”  One can only hate good if one is evil, as satan, and we are taught by our Father God that He made everything good in the day when He created it [Genesis – Chapter 1]. Our Father God teaches us that He made satan perfect in the day that he was created, but that evil generated from within him [Ezekiel 28:15].

John 15:25 says “But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.” Our Father God is love and what can one find to hate in love, unless like satan, till iniquity was found in thee [Ezekiel 28:15]. Psalms 69:4 says, “They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, [being] mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored [that] which I took not away.” “To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.” “Shoshannim” means “lily of testimony; to exult, rejoice, display joy.” We shall be made to rejoice, be made glad, to leap and spring for joy after suffering persecution, affliction and tribulation over a period of time. II Corinthians 4:16 says, “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.” Verse 17 says, “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory;” Verse 18 says, “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.”

John 15:26 says, “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:” Our Father God has revealed to us whom the Comforter is, the Spirit of Truth. Remember when our Father God’s election are delivered up to satan’s churches of apostasy when he is disguised as the false/first christ, our Father’s Spirit of Truth will speak through His election. Joel the Prophet and Peter the Apostle teaches us that our Father God’s sons and daughters will prophesy at that time and the Gospel will be preached around the world in one’s own language and dialect [Acts – Chapter 2].

John 15:27 says, “And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.” “From the beginning” means “from the Former or First Earth Age.” Ephesians 1:4 says “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:” Verse 5 says, “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,” Verse 6 says, “To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” Verse 7 says, In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Verse 8 says, “Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;” Verse 9 says, “Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:” Verse 10 says, “That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; [even] in him:  Verse 11 says, In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:” Verse 12 says, “That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.” satan rebelled against our Father God and was overthrown in the First Earth Age. Although one-third of our Father's children rebelled against our Father God with satan, there were the chosen few who stood with our Father against satan's rebellion; thusly, many are called unto the Gospel to chose between our Father God and satan. Few, however, are chosen because they stood then and stand now with our Father God.

Our blessed Mother loved John - Chapter 15 because "God is Love", and Mom was a Mother above Mothers, always sacrificing and putting other’s before herself. This is the love that Christ Jesus said we must have one for another. This is the love that our Father God expressed when He sacrificed His only Begotten Son, for this is the love of a Parent for their children.

“Bless The LORD, O My Soul:
 And All That Is Within Me, [Bless] His Holy Name”
[Psalms 103:1]

"FATHER GOD IS THANKSGIVING"

Monday, April 16, 2012

I CORINTHIANS - CHAPTER 16

I Corinthians 16:1 says, "Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye." "Saints" are the "very elect." "Collection" means "of money gathered for the relief of the poor." Paul collected tithes and offerings, not for himself, rather to send to Jerusalem for the poor and needy. Churches of today are not supposed to be collecting tithes and offerings to support their pulpit gurus and their clicks, it should be collected to assist with helping people who are in need, and in this country, there is an abundance of need, starting with people sitting right in your church, as well as your community. Father God said in "Malachi 3:10, "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it]." Father God is saying when you teach "His Truths, Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse" there will be an abundance of blessings to be used for the furtherance of "His Church, His Minstry" and helping people to draw them to "His Outstretched Arms."

I Corinthians 16:2 says, "Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come." The passing of plates, gathering of tithes and collections should not even take place during the church service since this is a time of teaching and there should be no handling money since it is a distraction, taking minds and hearts away from true Biblical teaching. Separate the business of the church from the time of teaching.

I Corinthians 16:3 says, "And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by [your] letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem." Any manner of business relating to a church belonging to Father God should be managed by two people or groups, all matters having a double witness, notably when managing money, which can be the root of all evil [I Timothy 6:10] within the wrong hands, causing much distention within the church.

I Corinthians 16:4 says, "And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me." When money collected from the congregation is sent to help the poor and the needy, there should be one of authority, along with the witnesses that the contribution ends up in the hands it was intended for.

I Corinthians 16:5 says, "Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia." I Corinthians 16:6 says, "And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go." Remember Christ Jesus taught in "Matthew 24:20" which says, "But pray ye that your flight be not in the winder, neither on the Sabbath day." This flight is speaking of being harvested out of season which means you bowed down and worshipped the first false christ, satan, the anti-christ. The time of harvest is in the summer and fall, which will be the time of our True Christ returning as "King of kings and Lord of lords." Therefore, Paul is saying, when satan is cast to this earth out of season as the first/false christ, the very elect will continue to work in the "field" which is the "world" planting seeds of truth that those with eyes to see and ears to hear will be ready for harvesting when our "True" Christ Jesus returns.

I Corinthians 16:7 says, "For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit." It is necessary for the very elect, when serving our Father God, that all things accomplished by you are by the "instructions of our LORD." Therefore, you should always ask Father God through Christ Jesus that all things you accomplish in His Name are according to His will and not your own since Father God only knows what part you play in "His Perfect Plan" until all of the enemies of Christ Jesus are made His footstool.

I Corinthians 16:8 says, " But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost." "Ephesus" means "permitted." "Pentecost" means "fifty/the fiftieth day." "Fifty" means "Holy Spirit." "Acts - Chapter 2 {17 - 21}" teaches that Father's very elect, who are the "sons and daughters", shall prophesize on Pentecost Day before the people of the whole earth. The very elect will be heard as they give a testimony of our Father God before the synagogues of satan in the very language of the native land of the hearer, by the blessings of the Holy Spirit. Remember, Christ Jesus left His Holy Spirit to abide with humankind as is taught in John 20:21 & 22 which says, "Then said Jesus to them {the very elect} again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you {to teach and plant seeds of truth}." "And when he had said this, he breathed on [them]; and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:" In this generation we now live in, as the Holy Spirit speaks through the very elect at the appointed time, it shall be a bitter/sweet occasion, ultimately, one of great joy as there is only victory in our Father God Almighty and our Lord Jesus Christ.

I Corinthians 16:9 says, "For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and [there are] many adversaries." Father God's preeminent blessing, Christ Jesus {great}, gives all who seek salvation that opening of conditions which must be complied with {door} in order to be received into the "Kingdom of Almighty God", which is accomplished by your works {effectual} in receiving and spreading the "Good Gospel." "Adversaries" are "satan, his offspring the kenites and the fallen angels, as well as pulpit gurus who cause congregations to stumble with their self appointed denominations, babble, confusion and darkness by their choice to be Biblically illiterate." The very elect know how to contend with the adversaries of Father God and that is by studying His Word, Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, having the blessings of the Holy Spirit wherein they can "stand" against the enemies of Father God according to our Living Word who is Christ Jesus.

I Corinthians 16:10 says, "Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also [do]." The very elect are students and teachers of Father's Word and there is no need of concern of them teaching anything that is not of Christ Jesus since they are under the veil of our LORD.

I Corinthians 16:11 says, "Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren." Father God expects all of humankind to love and revere Him, accepting the teachings of the very elect who were chosen by Father God before the foundation of this Flesh or Second Earth Age to carry forth "His Truths." If your heart and mind are filled with the doctrines and traditions of men, walking in religious confusion, it is impossible to hear and receive truth when you hear it by the blessings of the Holy Spirit, and this most certainly is not pleasing to our Father.

I Corinthians 16:12 says, "As touching [our] brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time." The very elect know and understand how to respond to any congregation who heap kudos on them for teaching the truth of Father God's Word. The very elect are servants to our Father and all compliments, praise, magnifying are to be extended to Almighty God and He only. What comes from the mouth of the very elect in teaching is placed within their heart and mind by Father God and all churches are to "stand" on our "Rock, who is Christ Jesus {christianity}."

I Corinthians 16:13 says, "Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong." "Men" is not referring to gender since it means "brave." "Strong" means "to increase in strength in understanding of the mighty power of Almighty God." Your faith should be one hundred percent in Christ Jesus and not in the very elect or your pulpit guru who cannot save you; only Christ Jesus can. Having "faith" means "you are convicted to the fact that Father God exists and is the Creator and Ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ Jesus our Messiah and King of kings and Lord of lords." It means your love for Father God is first and foremost within your life.

I Corinthians 16:14 says, "Let all your things be done with charity." When planting seeds of truth, others watering those seeds to guide those seeking the path to Christ Jesus, encouraging the hearer to ask, seek and knock before Father God who is the only One who can grant the increase of understanding; to do all things in love {charity}. Love humankind when it comes to teaching Father's Word as our Lord Jesus Christ loved mankind when He stretched out His arms on that cross at Calvary and gave of His Perfect Self for our transgressions.

I Corinthians 16:15 says, "I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and [that] they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)" If you want to have an addition, be as the very elect and be addicted to the Truth of our Father's Word, and not playing church and giving homage to your pulpit guru. When you truly begin studying Father's Word Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, seeking understanding only our LORD can give, you will find an enthusiasm and passion to commune with Father God in study as often as you can because you simply cannot get enough of "His Powerful Truth."

I Corinthians 16:16 says, "That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with [us], and laboureth." When you accept the truth of our Father's Word, you become a part of the many-membered Body of Christ Jesus and are a part of the one true church, true christianity. With loving this truth, you want to hear more and more of it, you want to share it and you want to receive the blessings of Father God because of it and our LORD abundantly blesses all who bring Him pleasure.

I Corinthians 16:17 says, "I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied." "Stephanas" means "crowned; the eternal blessedness which will be given as a prize to the genuine servants of God and Christ: the crown (wreath) which is the reward of the righteousness." "Fortunatus" means "well freighted." "Achaicus" means "trouble." When you are under the blessings of Father God, understanding His Truths wherein you are a part of His Plan, according to His Will for you, you are abundantly blessed and there are no troubles of this world that our LORD will not give you a way out of. You become an example, a witness of "supplied" which means " to fulfil, i.e. to cause God's will (as made known in the law) to be obeyed as it should be, and God's promises (given through the prophets) to receive fulfilment."

I Corinthians 16:18 says, "For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such." The very elect help you to find rest {refresh} through our Living Word, who is Christ Jesus who leads you right into the outstretched arms of Father God Almighty.

I Corinthians 16:19 says, "The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house." Father God and Christ Jesus are our Church and when you come together, be in two or two hundred, and you are teaching the truth of our Father's Word, He is right there within the midst of the congregation.

I Corinthians 16:20 says, "All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss." When you come together as the many-membered Body of Christ Jesus for the faithful study of our Father's Word, treat one another "affectionately or kindly, welcoming, befriend {kiss}", since this is love and compassion one for another. "Kiss" does not mean what is done in the Biblically illiterate churches where after or even before their services, everyone is running around kissing all over each other. That is a physical act that means nothing in the eyes of Father God when you are stumbling around in a church standing on a foundation of the any moment, fly-away, rapture lies, mingled with the doctrines and tradition of men.

I Corinthians 16:21 says, "The salutation of [me] Paul with mine own hand." Father God does not need anyone today re-writing His Word since each and every "Word written within the Holy Bible, although penned by one of His very elect, was by the Spirit of Father God Almighty" and it is to be received just as it is "joyfully."

I Corinthians 16:22 says, "If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha." " Anathema" means "cursed." "Maranatha" means "our Lord cometh or will come." Any who do not love our Lord Jesus Christ are cursed and that is beyond ignorance when our Lord was with us as Savior, is now with us through His Holy Spirit, and will be with us once again as "King of kings and Lord of lords." It is beyond understanding as to why any would want to be cursed when you have the outstretched arms of Father God wanting to receive you in love. You are either with our Father or against Him. You are either receiving blessings from Father God or from satan, who will abundantly bless anyone who turns their back on our LORD.

I Corinthians 16:23 says, "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you." When you love Father God, may His merciful kindness continue to kindle your spirit to the christian virtues taught by our Lord Jesus Christ, and bless you to receive Father's unmerited favor when you believe, repent and love our LORD above all else.

I Corinthians 16:24 says, "My love [be] with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen" The very elect love and have compassion upon all those lost in the ways of the world, as well as those playing church as they continue with all of their might given by "YAHOVAH, Father God Almighty, through Yeshua, Christ Jesus, through His Holy Spirit", to continue to plant seeds of truth wherever they may be heard. And "That's That!"

Friday, April 13, 2012

I CORINTHIANS - CHAPTER 15

I Corinthians 15:1 says, "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;" Understanding Father's Word is what makes you a christian. That means you are understanding His Truths established on our "Rock, who is Christ Jesus." Biblical knowledge is what gives you the unction of the Holy Spirit to "stand" against satan when he is cast to this earth as the first/false christ.

I Corinthians 15:2 says, "By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain." When you believe Father's Word, Christ Jesus is your salvation since after He was crucified, He arose, defeating death, who is satan.

I Corinthians 15:3 says, "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;" Christ Jesus, "Emmanuel" which means "God with us", sacrificed His Perfect Self on that cross [Psalms - Chapter 22], taking our stripes, that we may receive the healing and approach the "Throne of Almighty God" seeking repentance for our sins.

I Corinthians 15:4 says, "And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:" Christ Jesus arose on the third day, defeating death [satan] as is taught in "Hosea - Chapter 6 {2} and Luke - Chapter 18 {33}."

I Corinthians 15:5 says, "And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:" Peter and all of the disciples saw Christ Jesus after His transfigured resurrection [Luke - Chapter 24].

I Corinthians 15:6 says, "After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep." Father God knows who is very elect are and some of His children saw our Lord Jesus Christ after His resurrection, and now they are with our Lord and Father God in Heaven since they passed away in the flesh.

I Corinthians 15:7 says, "After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles." I Corinthians 15:8 says, "And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time." Christ Jesus, after His crucifixion, arose from the grave within His transfigured Body, defeating death who is satan, and many witnessed this "Miracle of Life through Father God." Paul, as us, did not get to walk with Christ Jesus as a disciple, however our Lord appeared to Paul on that road to Damascus [Acts - Chapter 9]. Christ Jesus appears to all of this generation who study Father's Word since our Lord is our "Living Word."

I Corinthians 15:9 says," For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God." Paul was zealous with his involvement with persecuting christians until Father God touched him and brought about His conversion to the Truth of our Father's Word. Paul was worthy and our Father blessed Him with many gifts, having the ability to teach on three levels and he as well scripted, by the blessings of the Holy Spirit, most of the "New Testament of the Holy Bible." When Father is ready for His very elect to begin "His Ministry", our LORD will take hold of you, and your true works will begin.

I Corinthians 15:10 says, "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." As Paul, when you are of the very elect of Father God, you never take credit for your gifts since Father God and He only is worthy to be praised because all things accomplished are by the "merciful, loving, kind, and trusting Hand of YAHOVAH, Father God Almighty."

I Corinthians 15:11 says, "Therefore whether [it were] I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed." Father will chose whomever He will to see to it that "His Good Gospel" is taught throughout the whole earth for any to receive who have eyes to see and ears to hear.

I Corinthians 15:12 says, "Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?" If you believe Christ Jesus arose from the grave, how is it that there are those who believe that their loved ones are buried within that coffin that has been lowered into the earth. Absent from the flesh body is present with our LORD within your spiritual body.

I Corinthians 15:13 says, "But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:" If you believe that any who have passed away are lying within that coffin, you likewise must believe Christ Jesus did not rise from the grave. Have you never read "I Thessalonians - Chapter 4, the subject being "where are the dead, those who have shed their flesh bodies."

I Corinthians 15:14 says, "And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also vain." If any, notably the very elect, do not believe that Christ Jesus rose from the grave and that any who have passed away in the flesh likewise have, then all of us are playing church; playing christianity since there would be no foundation for our belief or teachings.

I Corinthians 15:15 says, "Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not." Therefore, if you say that those who have shed their flesh bodies are not with Father God and Christ Jesus in Heaven, then what is being taught is a lie. Absent from the body is present with our LORD [Ecclesiastes - Chapter 12 {6 & 7}].

I Corinthians 15:16 says, "For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:" Any who have passed away have risen just as our Lord Jesus Christ, which means as soon as the flesh body is deceased, the spiritual body rises and takes it place in Paradise with Father God.

I Corinthians 15:17 says, "And if Christ be not raised, your faith [is] vain; ye are yet in your sins." If Christ Jesus did not rise from the grave defeating death, ascending to sit at the "Right Hand of His Father in Heaven", then repenting of sins would be a waste of time since the fulfillment of the crucifixion and resurrection was not complete.

I Corinthians 15:18 says, "Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished." Therefore, if those who have passed away are likewise laying in a coffin, having no hope, we might all as well just live the life since once we pass away, there is nothing left for us either, except for that coffin in the ground.

I Corinthians 15:19 says, "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." If we do not believe that absent from this flesh body is present with our LORD, having no expectation of being with Father God, we would be very unhappy children believing this is all there is.

I Corinthians 15:20 says, "But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept." Christ Jesus opened the path for all of Father's children through His resurrection to become a part of Eternal Life with our Father God.

I Corinthians 15:21 says," For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead." Death came to be when Cain murdered [sin, the wickedness of satan] His brother Abel {very elect}, and death [satan] was defeated through our Lord Jesus Christ when He was crucified and rose from the grave.

I Corinthians 15:22 says, "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." All of humankind who pass away, be they of the very elect, murderers, people of little or no faith, the rich, poor, the indifferent; no matter who it is or what their living accomplished while walking in the flesh, when that flesh body passes away, each and every soul returns instantly to our Father God Almighty. All souls created will stand before the "Great White Throne Judgment of Father God" at the appointed time, which is at the end of the Millennial Kingdom teaching when our LORD returns to this earth with all of His Heavenly hosts.

I Corinthians 15:23 says, "But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming." The "firstfruits" are "Father's very elect" who were chosen before the foundation of this Flesh or Second Earth Age [Ephesians - Chapter 4]. The very elect were chosen first from the Spiritual or First Earth Age and are the last chosen in this Flesh or Second Earth Age since this is the last generation and they must "stand" against satan, the anti-christ, when he and his entourage are cast to this earth to perpetrate the greatest deception ever to be known to mankind. Then when our True Christ returns as "King of kings and Lord of lords" to claim His bride, the very elect, they shall reign with our Lord during the Millennial Kingdom teaching.

I Corinthians 15:24 says, "Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power." At the end of the Millennial Kingdom teaching, Christ Jesus will deliver His Kingdom to our Father God Almighty for the Great White Throne Judgment. The "Full Godhead" will be in place after that time since there will no longer be a need for salvation.

I Corinthians 15:25 says, "For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet." Christ Jesus shall reign until satan and all those who chose to follow this dead man walking have received their judgment to become ashes from within, which is the death of the soul {second death}, for they are the enemies of our Father God Almighty.

I Corinthians 15:26 says, "The last enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death." Christ Jesus taught this in Matthew 10:28 which says, "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." "Him" is "Father God Almighty." The second death is death of the soul [Revelation - Chapter 20], which satan has already been condemned to [Ezekiel - Chapter 28].

I Corinthians 15:27 says, "For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under [him, it is] manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him." It is the very elect who shall put the enemies of Father God under the feet of Christ Jesus when they "stand" before satan's synagogues, witnessing the Truth of our Father's Word, the Holy Spirit speaking through them what "thus saith our LORD."

I Corinthians 15:28 says, "And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all." After all is said and done, Father God having extended His love, grace and mercy to His children, there shall be "One YAHOVAH, Father God Almighty" possessing the souls of His children as all who remain magnify our LORD.

I Corinthians 15:29 says, "Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?" If you do not believe Christ Jesus rose from the dead and that your loved ones who passed away are still in the ground where they were buried, why would you want to be baptized in the "Name of Christ Jesus" when He is as dead as those lying in the coffin. What purpose would it serve if you do not believe Christ Jesus rose and is now sitting at the "Right Hand of His Father" since there would be no eternal life.

I Corinthians 15:30 says, "And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?" All of the many very elect as Paul faced death everyday they preached and taught of Christ Jesus, just as the very elect of this generation as they are made light of by those playing church. Why would we teach, share and plant seeds of truth if our Lord Jesus Christ had not rose and defeated death, who is satan, offering salvation to all who will come unto Him. The very elect proclaim Christ Jesus, the love of Father God and the blessings of His Holy Spirit because we know and believe the very Word of our Father God Almighty that resides within our spirits. Only a fool would place their life in jeopardy for emptiness. Father God is our LORD of the living and of Life Eternal for all who magnify Him.

I Corinthians 15:31 says, "I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily." The very elect will face death, who is satan, when he is cast to this earth as the anti-christ, the first false christ . They will rejoice in the service of Almighty God when the Holy Spirit speaks through them, testifying of Father God Almighty and rejoicing as many come to understanding the Truth of His Word. It would not be of any worth to stand before satan and give a testimony of our Father God if there was no spiritual life after death of the flesh.

I Corinthians 15:32 says, "If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die." Why would the very elect, as Paul, spend so much time planting seeds of truth, teaching our Father's Word if it were not true, that death of the flesh body brings you into the presence of Almighty God within your spiritual body. If there was no spiritual life after the flesh perishes, all might as well live life as they please since there would be no eternal life.

I Corinthians 15:33 says, "Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners." Socializing and participating in churches teaching the doctrines and traditions of men is a mar to your spiritual character. The purpose of the very elect being in the presence of the Biblically illiterate is to plant seeds and teach truth.

I Corinthians 15:34 says, "Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame." Righteousness is believing and following the Christ-like path, not false teachings, and repenting of sins since the flesh will surely fall short no matter who you are. There is only One Perfect and that is Christ Jesus, our Living Word.

I Corinthians 15:35 says, "But some [man] will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?" The question asked is, if the flesh body died and was buried, then what body is it that comes alive and rises? That is to say, what happens to the flesh body after it perishes and the soul after it leaves that flesh body.

I Corinthians 15:36 says, "[Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:" "Quickened" means "to cause to live, awake, make alive, give life." Clinically, when the flesh body passes away and returns to the dirt from which it came, your spiritual body rises alive, it lives and immediately returns to Father God.

I Corinthians 15:37 says, "And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other [grain]:" It is necessary to understand that each person has two bodies, one of the flesh and one of the spiritual. Just as a seed planted dies so the embryo within it can grow into that beautiful golden wheat, the flesh body must perish so that your spiritual body can raise up into its new form and return to Father God. Flesh and blood {flesh} cannot inherit the Kingdom of Almighty God.

I Corinthians 15:38 says, "But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body." Father God has given to each and every one of His children a spiritual body that lives when the flesh body passes away.

I Corinthians 15:39 says, "All flesh [is] not the same flesh: but [there is] one [kind of] flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, [and] another of birds." That is to say we do not all look the same since people and animals of land and sea, do not have the same physical likeness.

I Corinthians 15:40 says, "[There are] also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial [is] one, and the [glory] of the terrestrial [is] another." "Celestial" means "existing in Heaven" and "terrestrial" means "existing upon the earth." Therefore you have a celestial body, which is spiritual {for Heaven} and a terrestrial body which is physical {for earth}.

I Corinthians 15:41 says, "[There is] one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for [one] star differeth from [another] star in glory." Father calls His children "stars" in "Job - Chapter 38 {Verse 7}." Just as each of the stars of the sky are different, so are Father's children, humankind, and each one of those stars, Father's children, were created for His splendor, His pleasure.

I Corinthians 15:42 says, "So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:" "Corruption" means "perishing, liable to die" and "incorruption" means "perpetuity {time without end}, immortal." That is to say the flesh body will expire and your spiritual body is eternal, raising immediately from the flesh body that passed away, returning to our Father God.

I Corinthians 15:43 says, "It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:" The flesh body has issues, aches, pains, sinful, all kinds of problems since it will surely fall short of the glory of Father God. The spiritual body is free from the misery of the flesh since it "raised up by through Christ Jesus" by the "Power of Almighty God."

I Corinthians 15:44 says, "It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body." The "natural body" which is your flesh body, when it passes away, awakens your spiritual body as is taught in "Ecclesiastes 12:6 & 7", and returns to Father God.

I Corinthians 15:45 says, "And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit." Adam {Garden of Eden} was created from the dust of the earth into a flesh body and possessed a spiritual soul, however "Christ Jesus, the Only Begotten Son of Father God, the last Adam" was a spiritual soul "from the beginning."

I Corinthians 15:46 says, "Howbeit that [was] not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual." All of humankind was first within a spiritual body in the First or Spiritual Earth Age, before being born from above into this Flesh of Second Earth Age. The Three Ages are taught of in "II Peter - Chapter 3." Because of the rebellion in Heaven during the Spiritual or First Earth Age, our Father, loving His children so much, allowed each and every soul to be born from above through this Flesh or Second Earth Age to chose to love and follow after Him or to follow death, who is satan. All of humankind, except for the very elect, have free will, which is that freedom to chose Eternal Life or death of the soul. Father wants His children to love Him from their own hearts and not because He commands or forces you to do so. Father God is natural and forcing love would not be acceptable in His sight.

I Corinthians 15:47 says, "The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the second man [is] the Lord from heaven." Humankind was created in flesh bodies from the dust of the earth and that is why when it perishes, it goes back to the earth and your spiritual body awakens. Christ Jesus, our Perfect One, was a spiritual soul from the beginning.

I Corinthians 15:48 says, "As [is] the earthy, such [are] they also that are earthy: and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] they also that are heavenly." Your spiritual body does not have the issues of the flesh body, which lives to please itself, always requiring something of a carnal nature to keep it happy. It is your spiritual self that takes hold of your flesh body with constraints for you to commune with Father God and put the desires of the flesh on the back-burner.

I Corinthians 15:49 says, "And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly." When you shed your flesh body, you are as the angels within your spiritual body. Not all angels as all those of the flesh, are of our Father God since we know the fallen angels were not obedient to our LORD and shall become ashes from within because of their disobedience. While the laws of our Heavenly Father keep the earthy flesh body on the right road if you are obedient, repenting when you stumble, communing with Father God, studying His Word will keep your spiritual self as the loving angels who surround the "Throne of Father God Almighty."

I Corinthians 15:50 says, "Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption." There is no way for any of humankind to enter into the dimension of our Father God in Heaven unless the flesh body passes away. When that happens, your spiritual body awakens and rises up to the dimension in which our Father God resides.

I Corinthians 15:51 says, "Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed," Not all of humankind shall pass away in the flesh since there will be many people living throughout the whole earth when Christ Jesus returns as "King of kings and Lord of lords." However when our Lord's feet touch Zion, all flesh shall take on their spiritual bodies. Romans 14:11 says, "For it is written, [As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God." It is impossible to be in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ within your flesh body.

I Corinthians 15:52 says, "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." When that "Seventh Trumpet" sounds, Christ Jesus returning to this earth, all flesh shall be shed and their spiritual bodies shall be awakened.

I Corinthians 15:53 says, "For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality." All those living in the flesh will most certainly shed their flesh bodies and their spiritual bodies shall awaken when Christ Jesus returns, however not all will have an immortal {everlasting} soul. Any who bowed a knee to satan believing him to be our True Christ here to rapture them away, and did not know our Lord Jesus Christ until seeing Him return, although they will have a spiritual body, will also possess a mortal [liable to die] soul. Only the very elect and those who recognized satan for who he is "before" seeing our True Christ return will have both a spiritual body and immortal soul; this is the "First Resurrection [Revelation - Chapter 20 {Verses 5 & 6]." It is because of those who played church and allowed themselves to be deceived that our Father God, loving His children so much, blessed them with the Millennial Kingdom teaching so they have the opportunity to come to the knowledge of the truth and overcome the "Second Resurrection [Revelation - Chapter 20 {Verse 7]" when satan is loosed for a short time after the one thousand year teaching. If you are not ignorant of our Father's Word, this teaching should dispel the fly away, any moment, rapture lies taught by the Biblically illiterate who use "I Thessalonians - Chapter 4 {Verses 13 - 18}", in which the "subject" is "where are the dead and why those who have passed away are with Christ Jesus when He returns."

I Corinthians 15:54 says, "So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory." When your flesh body shall be transformed to your spiritual body and your liable to die soul shall take on your everlasting soul, the purpose for which Christ Jesus was born from above and sacrificed on that cross at Calvary has been accomplished as death, satan, has become ashes from within and exists no more [Isaiah 25:7 & 8].

I Corinthians 15:55 says, "O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory?" Death, who is satan, has no victory since Christ Jesus defeated him on that cross at Calvary. Hosea 13:14 says, "I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes." Father God is saying He is definitely going to destroy death, who is satan. Also, any who after the Millennial Kingdom teaching, when satan is loosed for that short time, decide to follow him, that will be death of their soul {second resurrection} as well.

I Corinthians 15:56 says, "The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law." "Sting" means "to offer vain and perilous or ruinous resistance." "Strength" means "moral power and excellence of soul; abundance." The law, Father's Commandments and His Holy Word, let us know when we have sinned and repentance is offered through Christ Jesus. Therefore, the law is good and people are bad, therefore you want to understand Father's Word so you know when you have broken the "Commandments of Father God Almighty and come before His Throne to seek forgiveness."

I Corinthians 15:57 says, "But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." There is only one way to overcome the flaws of our flesh beings, the sinful nature within us, and that is through "Yeshua, Christ Jesus who now sits on the Right Hand of Father God in Heaven, as our Intercessor." Salvation and Anointing comes to all of humankind from our Father God through Christ Jesus.

I Corinthians 15:58 says, "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." When you live your life centered around Father God Almighty, doing His will, being a part of His Perfect Plan, having that veil of protection, you are blessed. All the works accomplished for our Father God is the garb, that fine linen of your robe in the Heaven or Third Earth Age [Revelation - Chapter 19]. There is only one thing you take to the Heavenly Age and that is your righteous acts as {works} taught in "Revelation 14:13." There are bountiful blessings when you study to show yourself approved, are a part of the Perfect Plan and "stand" for "YAHOVAH Father God Almighty."

Monday, April 9, 2012

I CORINTHIANS - CHAPTER 14

I Corinthians 14:1 says, "Follow after charity, and desire spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy." With love which shows compassion, blessed by the spiritual gifts given to the very elect by Father God, plant seeds of truth and teach Father's Word by the divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit wherein there is hope for all who will accept those truths within the congregation.

I Corinthians 14:2 says, "For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries." Again, "unknown tongue" means "language or dialect used by a particular people distinct from that of other nations." This is to say if you are teaching to people who do not speak the same language you do, they will have no understanding of what you are saying. Therefore, the gift of teaching you have will be of no affect for these particular people and Father's Word will still be a mystery to them.

I Corinthians 14:3 says, "But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [to] edification, and exhortation, and comfort." A teacher of Father's Word does so to "promote another's growth in christian wisdom, piety, happiness and holiness" since this brings love, faith, peace, trust and comfort to the hearer.

I Corinthians 14:4 says, "He that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church." If a teacher of Father's Word went to a church where they did not speak English and taught them in the English language, the only one who would be lifted up with understanding would be the teacher. However, if the teacher teaches in a church that speaks and understands English, the Word of Father God taught would promote true christian understanding to the whole body of the congregation. Therefore, common sense would dictate that if you do want to teach people who do not speak the English language, you would naturally have an interpreter to translate that which is being taught, thereby the hearers understanding the truths of Father's Word.

I Corinthians 14:5 says, "I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater [is] he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying." It would be fantastic if Father's very elect spoke more than one language, however more prevalent than that is to be a gifted teacher of Father's Word in the language that you do speak. It would be impossible to be a gifted teacher otherwise since the congregation would not understand what you are teaching if the language you speak is not understood; therefore the teaching would be of no affect, without a competent interpreter.

I Corinthians 14:6 says, "Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?" For those of the very elect gifted with the ability to teach in other languages, it is necessary that they teach Father's Word just as it is written, Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, since this documents that which is taught is Father's True Gospel.

I Corinthians 14:7 says, "And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?" This is an analogy for teaching so it is not accomplished with sounds or voice that means nothing. When you are teaching a congregation not familiar with your language, have an interpreter who will translate right and in order when conveying the message of our Father's Word wherein that interpreter is not only communicating what is being said, however with emphasis as well.

I Corinthians 14:8 says, "For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?" How will you be prepared to do battle and "stand" against satan when he is cast to this earth as the first/false christ if you have not been taught that he is cast to this earth at the Sixth Trump [Seal, Vial]. Teaching requires love, patience and work when bringing forth Father's Word to a congregation who do not understand your language or speech. So if you have an interpreter, it is necessary that what is communicated to the people is done so with stressing emphasis, wherein they are hearing the meaning of Father's Truth distinctively.

I Corinthians 14:9 says, "So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air." Understanding Father's Word is precious and necessary. If the teacher is not speaking for the congregation to understand, again the teaching is in vain, having no affect, a sound in one ear and out of the other. Therefore, if you have no competent interpreter, teach where you are understood since it is fruitless to teach where no one has the capacity to understand you.

I Corinthians 14:10 says, "There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them [is] without signification." The very elect are throughout the whole earth, just where Father wants them. Each speak their own language{s} and for those who understand that language, what is taught of our Father's Word is meaningful.

I Corinthians 14:11 says, "Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh [shall be] a barbarian unto me." If the hearer of the teaching does not understand the language spoken by the teacher, it is impossible to communicate, therefore Father's Word will have no meaning for them since it is conveyed in a foreign {barbarian} language.

I Corinthians 14:12 says, "Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church." It is necessary that the gift{s} given to you by Father God are for instructions of truth to the church and not to become as a stumbling block.

I Corinthians 14:13 says, "Wherefore let him that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue pray that he may interpret." I Corinthians 14:14 says, "For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful." When you teach with a learned language, meaning not the language you were born into, for example, English speaking and you learned Spanish, or, you have an interpreter, pray that our Father God will give you understanding so you make preparation before teaching. If you attempt to pray or teach in a language your mind truly does not understand, the words uttered are meaningless and there is no christian growth within the congregation.

I Corinthians 14:15 says, "What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also." It is logical and beneficial to pray and sing to Father God in the language you know and understand since it conveys a message that you comprehend wherein what you are communicating is fruitful.

I Corinthians 14:16 says, "Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?" If the congregation does not understand the language in which you are praying, they will not even know when to say "Amen."

I Corinthians 14:17 says, "For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified." It does not help anyone in the congregation to have a relationship with Father God and come to the understanding of His Truths, if they have no understanding of what you are speaking in the English language. The prayer, singing and teaching may have lifted you up, however not the congregation since the language you are speaking is foreign to them.

I Corinthians 14:18 says, "I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:" There are many as Paul of Father's very elect who speak more than the language they were born into, therefore having the ability to teach to those who speak languages other than English, receiving the truth of Father's Word with understanding.

I Corinthians 14:19 says, "Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that [by my voice] I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an [unknown] tongue." What good would it do for an English speaking teacher in the midst of foreigners teaching all day long and not one person understanding what is being taught since they do not understand English. The hearers of Father's Word can only be lifted into truth when they understand what their teacher is conveying; communicating to them.

I Corinthians 14:20 says, "Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men." Grow gracefully into understanding Father's Word with maturity wherein you develop a sense of conscious, demonstrate common sense and use logic as you come before the congregation to teach truth. Father's Word teaches you how to prepare and do all things right and in order for the furtherance of "His Good Gospel."

I Corinthians 14:21 says, "In the law it is written, With [men of] other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord." This is "Isaiah 28:9 - 12." It is our Father's desire and commandment that His Word be taught Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Precept upon Precept, and our LORD is letting everyone know that if you will not do as commanded, He will allow your pulpit guru, with their stammering lips of nothingness, keep you walking in darkness.

I Corinthians 14:22 says, "Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying [serveth] not for them that believe not, but for them which believe." The very elect of Father God are throughout the whole earth which means they are of many nations and languages. Faithful study have brought them to maturity in our Father's Word wherein through the blessings of our Father's Holy Spirit, they have received understanding, knowledge and wisdom of what is necessary to communicate to those who have yet to come to that same knowledge of the truth. That being said, if you are English speaking and are going to teach a congregation who do not understand English, common sense would dictate to take an interpreter of that language with you. Father's Word must be taught since there is a great deception [satan] soon to be cast to this earth and the path is being made clear for him each day with all the confusion that is taking place. Father's Word must be taught and heard with understanding.

I Corinthians 14:23 says, "If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in [those that are] unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?" If there is a congregation where many teachers are teaching at the same time in their native language, the unlearned or unbelievers witnessing this will deem it as nothing but confusion coming from people not of their right mind. Father's Word must be taught right and in order wherein His Truths are sought after with understanding.

I Corinthians 14:24 says, "But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or [one] unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:" I Corinthians 14:25 says, "And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on [his] face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth." If the teachers, the very elect, take turns teaching, one at a time, in the languages of the congregation, the Word of Father God will be understood and prayerfully the unlearned or unbelievers will be converted and repent before the "Throne of Almighty God through Christ Jesus, by the blessings of His Holy Spirit." With understanding of His Word comes a mighty love for our Father God and a desire to please Him.

I Corinthians 14:26 says, "How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying." All of these gifts make up the many-membered Body of Christ Jesus wherein the complete Word of our Father God is taught to any with ears to hear and eyes to see, with understanding. This is how a true christian church grows in the love of our Father and become His willing workers; servants to His Word and become a part of "His Perfect Plan."

I Corinthians 14:27 says, "If any man speak in an [unknown] tongue, [let it be] by two, or at the most [by] three, and [that] by course; and let one interpret." You do not want to drive those seeking the Truth of our Father's Word away by having too much going on at the same time wherein those waiting for teaching in their language, conveyed by an interpreter, become bored and lose interest before even hearing about the magnificence of our Father God.

I Corinthians 14:28 says, "But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God." If you are a teacher and find yourself with no interpreter, let those who have one teach, and you just sit back, be quiet and let your spiritual self commune with Father God, since you would be of no affect to the congregation. Likewise, if there are members of the congregation who are not familiar with the language of the teachers, let them also sit back, be quiet and let their spiritual self commune with Father God since our LORD will keep them occupied in prayer.

I Corinthians 14:29 says, "Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge." Not wanting to place a new christian in Father's Truth in a position of overload, there should only be two or three teachers at any given time and let the others listen and be sure that being taught is what "thus saith our LORD." Be sure all teachings are of the traditions of Christ Jesus, and not of the doctrines and traditions of men.

I Corinthians 14:30 says, "If [any thing] be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace." After the teaching has come to its end, consider moving the congregation into groups so there can be order with them asking questions to gain fruitful understanding of Father's Word while those teachings are fresh in their minds and all continue in their spiritual growth.

I Corinthians 14:31 says, "For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted." It is a good thing to have more than one teacher, meaning those blessed by our Father God, His very elect, to share in the teachings and answering of questions of "His Good Gospel", which brings new christians under the veil of Father's Word. This again brings about spiritual growth within the church since in groups all hear the questions and answers, and as well the teacher can see where more emphasis should be on particular messages.

I Corinthians 14:32 says, "And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets." I Corinthians 14:33 says, "For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints." Our Father's Word is "pure truth" and there is no room for even a jot of the doctrines and traditions of men to mingle with that truth. Father God expects His very elect to teach and share the Truth of His Word with conviction, which casts out all false teachings. The "churches of the saints" are "the churches where the very elect teach." Father's Word is not to be compromised and this is why He said to teach His Word Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Precept upon Precept, Line upon Line since this dispels babble and confusion. Truth brings about "peace" which is having the "Holy Spirit" within you, wherein you are draped in understanding the Word of Almighty God, who is Christ Jesus. This is how you receive love, grace, mercy and blessings from our Father God.

I Corinthians 14:34 says, "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law." "Women" as it is used here is not gender, it is all people since christians are men, women and children, members of true christianity who have the veil of truth over their heads, which means having truth sealed within their minds, are the bride and betrothed of Christ Jesus. They are obedient since they will not bow down and worship the first/false christ who is satan in his deception of our True Christ.

I Corinthians 14:35 says, "And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church." "To speak in church" means there is shame in "chattering in the church" and there is no gender intended since it is speaking to all of humankind who are a part of the many-membered Body of Christ Jesus. It is given in the feminine sense since the congregation, members of the church, are the bride or betrothed of Christ Jesus. Therefore, chattering by anyone within the congregation is a distraction to the teacher since it brings about disruption, which removes peace, and more importantly, to the congregation who are subject to understanding the truth of our Father's Word being taught.

I Corinthians 14:36 says, "What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?" Hear the sarcasm within this teaching as it is directed to those so Biblically illiterate to teach that women are not to minister Father's Word since they are to be quiet in church. Who told them that myth was truth since they surely did not learn it from Father's Word. Why would you listen to those calling themselves pulpit gurus who are separated within denominations which are not of our LORD, so ignorant they do not even know what christianity is, let alone have the ability to practice and teach it. Father's church is christianity which is of Christ Jesus, meaning you are walking a Christ-like path since He is "the way, the path, the truth to the light of eternal life." Who told them that myth was truth since they surely did not learn it from Father's Word as you have just read.

I Corinthians 14:37 says, "If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord." If any within your church claim to have spiritual discernment, be sure they are acknowledging these truths that come straight from our Father God Almighty just as they are written within His Word. Remember, when you study Father's Word you will come to see that all things taught have a witness, one, two, even three times throughout the "Old and New Testaments." Christ Jesus often said while teaching, "have you never read."

I Corinthians 14:38 says, "But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant." If there are any claiming to be teachers of Father's Word who disregard His Truths, His Written Word, let them waddle in their ignorance, however off in their own never, never land so they do not bring confusion into the true church of Father God.

I Corinthians 14:39 says, "Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues." The very elect, ordained by Father God, desire to teach His Truths and will even reach out to teach in languages not spoken since all that is needed is an interpreter who likewise has the seal of truth within their minds so the messages of Father's Truths are communicated with spiritual dignity.

I Corinthians 14:40 says, "Let all things be done decently and in order." As teachers of our Father's Word, it is necessary, expected that our Father's Truths are extended to all who seek understanding with the compassion our Lord Jesus Christ taught with. It is necessary that the "Good Gospel" is extended in all languages throughout the earth and Father will see to that through His very elect. It is necessary to remember how much Father loves all of His children, wanting to see them come to the knowledge of the truth as "His Church" prospers in wisdom of His Word, which means the spiritually hungry are being fed. Strive honestly to establish order with teaching so that Father's peace is ever present wherein hearts and minds who are seeking the counsel of "YAHOVAH, Father God Almighty, through our Intercessor, Yeshua, Christ Jesus, by the blessings of His Holy Spirit."