Presents

Compiled and Illustratedfrom The Scriptures

January 2016

Let there beLight

Part-3

From “http://www.thelightoftheword.org”

“A view of what occurred”

As it was presented in part 2 of this series of study, the prophets that came before The True Prophet, Who came in the fullness of time; they were revealing the things that were not of themselves, but of Him, Who revealed Himself to men through them. For it is written by His servant, who said, “It is the voice of Christ that speaks through patriarchs and prophets, from the days of Adam even to the closing scenes of time. The Saviour is revealed in the Old Testament as clearly as in the New. It is the light from the prophetic past that brings out the life of Christ and the teachings of the New Testament with clearness and beauty.”

Because it is The Voice of Christ, Who speaks of Himself through His servants--the patriarchs and the prophets, then when Jeremiah spoke of The LORD, WHO knew HIS Son before He came out of the womb, then through His servant Solomon, He revealed Himself through him, and said…

“The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth; when [there were] no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep” (Proverbs 8:22-28).

Notice that The Son of GOD was there with The LORD in the beginning of HIS Way. And to give us some form of reference point as to when that beginning was, He gave to us the points of reference in relation to when it was that The LORD possessed Him in the beginning. The point of reference that we will focus upon in this study, is the point where The Son of GOD has revealed that, When there were no depths, He was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water; before the mountains were settled, before the hills was He brought forth: while as yet HE had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

Notice that the earth was not yet made, nor the highest form of dust upon the earth, to make man in His Image. Yet The Son of GOD revealed that He was there when HE prepared the heavens, when HE set a compass upon the face of the depth: when HE established the clouds above: when HE strengthened the fountains of the deep. For it is written that…

“By The Word of The LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by The Breath of His Mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: He layeth up the depth in storehouses” (Psalms 33:6, 7).

According to the Hebrew definition of the word “host” at #06635 tsaba' {tsaw-baw'}, it is a word that means--that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.

One of the meanings provided for this definition for the word “host” is host (of angels). For it is written by His servant in the Psalms, saying…

“The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the LORD, all [ye] his hosts; [ye] ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.” (Psalms 103:19-22).

“Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that [be] above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.” (Psalms 148:1-5).

Notice that The LORD has prepared HIS Throne in the heavens, and from HIS Kingdom, HE rules over all. The angels that excel in strength, they are instructed to bless The LORD. For they do HIS commandments, by hearkening unto The Voice of HIS Word. All HIS hosts are instructed to bless ye the LORD.

And HIS hosts includes more than just angels. From the heavens, in the heights, from the sun, moon and stars of light, and the heavens of heavens, and even the waters that be above the heavens; they are commanded to praise The Name of The LORD. And even HIS angels, that excel in strength, that do His commandments, by hearkening unto the voice of his word; they are to bless The LORD.

From the words presented in The Scriptures, of all the hosts of heavens of heavens being commanded to praise and bless The LORD, by hearkening unto The Voice of HIS Word, then how is it that out of the north an evil did break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land, to be a problem for the families of the kingdoms of the north? The servant of The Lord wrote and said…

“The great Creator assembled the heavenly host, that he might in the presence of all the angels confer special honor upon his Son. The Son was seated on the throne with the Father, and the heavenly throng of holy angels was gathered around them. The Father then made known that it was ordained by himself that Christ, his Son, should be equal with himself; so that wherever was the presence of his Son, it was as his own presence. The word of the Son was to be obeyed as readily as the word of the Father. His Son he had invested with authority to command the heavenly host. Especially was his Son to work in union with himself in the anticipated creation of the earth and every living thing that should exist upon the earth. His Son would carry out his will and his purposes, but would do nothing of himself alone. The Father's will would be fulfilled in him.” (Spirit of Prophecy, Volume 1, Page 017)

Notice that, as The LORD called all the families of the kingdoms of the north, to come to the city, to receive HIS Judgments, HE called, and assembled the heavenly host, that HE might in the presence of all the angels confer special honor upon HIS Son. And according to The Scriptures, the essence of what was commanded of GOD to the hosts of the heavens of heavens, is to do His Commandments, by hearkening unto The Voice of HIS Word, which this world has yet to obey, and to be blessed in doing.

The LORD also revealed in Counsel with HIS Son that He saw a seething pot, which had the face thereof towards the north. And this we discovered represented a boiling pot that causes life to be lost, But The Son of GOD also saw a rod of an almond tree, which The LORD said HE will hasten HIS Word to perform it.

As it was stated in Part 2 of this series, the things that were seen in counsel with The Son of GOD, they were seen before their fulfillment in the process of time. So when GOD did call all the hosts of heaven to present special honor upon HIS Son, it is said…

"Lucifer was envious and jealous of Jesus Christ. Yet when all the angels bowed to Jesus to acknowledge His supremacy and high authority and rightful rule, he bowed with them; but his heart was filled with envy and hatred. . . . Angels that were loyal and true sought to reconcile this mighty, rebellious angel to the will of his Creator. They justified the act of God in conferring honor upon Christ, and with forcible reasoning sought to convince Lucifer that no less honor was his now than before the Father had proclaimed the honor which He had conferred upon His Son. They clearly set forth that Christ was the Son of God, existing with Him before the angels were created; and that He had ever stood at the right hand of God, and His mild, loving authority had not heretofore been questioned; and that He had given no commands but what it was joy for the heavenly host to execute.”

As it was noted in the introduction of this series, the things of this earth were made to reveal the invisible things of that, which man could not see. The envy and hatred that was boiling up in the heart of the mighty angel called Lucifer, this vessel of hatred spread the contents of his heart from one heart to the next. As an angel of beauty, created by GOD and HIS Son, to reveal His Glory and Character; what Lucifer was revealing from his hearts was not a true Image of GOD and HIS Son. The Image of the Son of GOD, Who is the Express Image of GOD was misrepresented. This darkness in Lucifer’s heart, was spreading from his heart to the hearts of the other angels. And this also is reveal in type through the things made, which was not yet made.

But to see and understand the progression of this hatred, that turned the hearts of loyal angels, to give up their lives by turning and forsaking HIM and The Holy One through Whom they all came into existence, The LORD revealed through His servant, the words that revealed that…

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so. (Genesis 1:1-7).

As it was revealed that The keys of the kingdom of heaven are The Words of Christ, and all The Words of Holy Scripture are designed to open to our understanding The Light of Truth to our hearts, then the opening words of Scripture in the beginning, they are revealing both the physical things that were created, and the spiritual things, which the physical things reveal.

If the mighty angel Lucifer was boiling over with envy and hatred against his Creator, and this hatred was changing the way GOD was seen in the minds of HIS subjects, then this change of HIS Character led them to put some distance between themselves and HIM and HIS Son, Who is The Expressed Image of HIM. But there is no place that one can go to be separated from GOD, except to cease to exist. For all things consist by GOD’S Word--HIS Son.

Those, who did not accept the misrepresentation of GOD, they remained loyal to HIM and HIS Word. While those, who were led to believe that they can exist on their own, as self-existing gods, they were suspended in a condition of darkness of their night, by their own rejection of The Light of Truth.

Through His prophet Jeremiah, who was born on the earth thousands of years later after it was created to reveal the Righteousness of God, The LORD, having a means by which HE could reveal in type The Truth of HIS Word in a more clear progression of how this condition of darkness came about; The Word came to Jeremiah, and he said…

“Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land [that was] not sown. Israel [was] holiness unto the LORD, [and] the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD. Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel: (Jeremiah 2:1-7).

Notice that as darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of GOD moved upon the face of the waters, and God said, “Let there be Light”; The Word of The LORD came to Jeremiah in his time, and instructed him to speak The Words of GOD in the ears of Jerusalem. For The LORD, WHO sent HIS Word, to speak through other vessels, who spoke HIS Word, He came to them, and was saying something from The LORD through them.

The Word said of HIM, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land [that was] not sown. Israel [was] holiness unto the LORD, [and] the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD. This prophecy was also fulfilled in Eden.

If the things of GOD are revealed by the principles of faith, and the invisible things are revealed by the things that are made to be seen, then there is a spiritual learning from the physical evidence revealed in The Scriptures. For it is said…

Light Through Darkness “The work of God in the earth presents, from age to age, a striking similarity in every great reformation or religious movement. The principles of God's dealing with men are ever the same. The important movements of the present have their parallel in those of the past, and the experience of the church in former ages has lessons of great value for our own time.” (The Great Controversy, Page 343)

“No truth is more clearly taught in the Bible than that God by His Holy Spirit especially directs His servants on earth in the great movements for the carrying forward of the work of salvation. Men are instruments in the hand of God, employed by Him to accomplish His purposes of grace and mercy. Each has his part to act; to each is granted a measure of light, adapted to the necessities of his time, and sufficient to enable him to perform the work which God has given him to do. But no man, however honored of Heaven, has ever attained to a full understanding of the great plan of redemption, or even to a perfect appreciation of the divine purpose in the work for his own time. Men do not fully understand what God would accomplish by the work which He gives them to do; they do not comprehend, in all its bearings, the message which they utter in His name.” (The Great Controversy, 343)

For it is revealed through His servant Paul, who said…

“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” (2 Corinthians 4:18).

Notice that without the principles of faith, men in our time cannot understand The Treasures of What GOD is revealing to us in our time, through the vision and the study of HIS Word of Life. By faith, some might see the spiritual through the physical, while without faith, others will see the physical, and yet be blind to the spiritual. This blindness will separate those, who walk in darkness from those, who walk in The Light of The Truth of GOD’S Word. When a person says that he, or she does not see the same thing that is seen by another, this spiritual blindness is changed when a person can say, oh!, Now I see what you are saying. When The LORD said to HIS Son, “What seest thou?” HIS Son was seeing the same think, as HE was seeing before the things came to pass.

In the message given to Jeremiah in his time, the message was also a message revealing another time, which is similar in the past. For The LORD speaks of remembering “thee”, the kindness of “thy” youth, the love of “thine” espousals, when “thou” wentest after ME in the wilderness, in a land [that was] not sown.

A person without faith, would read the message given and think that The LORD was speaking only of the children of Israel in their time in the wilderness. But while we look not at their present past, but at a distant past, which was revealed through their experience, The LORD was revealing “a being” who was holiness unto The LORD, and was the first-fruits of His increase.

At some point in time when this being was holiness unto The LORD, a change had taken place, and The LORD said, …all that devour “him” shall offend; evil shall come upon them.

Notice that The LORD did not say, all that devour “them” shall offend. By using the name “Israel”, which means “God prevails”, Jacob, who deceived his father, to receive the birthright of his older brother, he as a prince had received power with God and with men, and had prevailed, according to (Genesis 32:28). But the name “Israel” also reveals the character of Lucifer, who was a prince and was holiness to GOD, and was created to give glory to HIM by keeping and obeying HIS Covenant Word of Life to his soul.

As it was commanded to the heavens of heavens to praise The Name of The LORD, and to bless HIS Name; they were to obey The Word of The Son of GOD, as they would The Father. As the name Israel is the name of a person and the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob, which were divided into kingdoms, then, if Jacob was still living, he would have been sitting as the head over the nations of the descendants of his name.

To The HEAD and Commander of all creation in both heaven and earth, all, who exist in GOD’S Kingdom, they are to give praises to HIS Name, and to bless HIS Holy Name by obeying HIS Word.

As Lucifer is a creation and a commander, and not a Creator, Who gives life to those, who are feed by GOD, all, who reject The Word of Truth, to darken their understanding, and receive not The Word of GOD, they become subjects of Satan, who blinds their minds and hearts from receiving The Truth of GOD’S Word.

In the message by Jeremiah to those, who were following the same path, The Word of The LORD raised some questions, saying…

“Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? Neither said they, Where [is] the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt? And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. The priests said not, Where [is] the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit” (Jeremiah 2:5-8).

“Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead. For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. Hath a nation changed [their] gods, which [are] yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for [that which] doth not profit. Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD” (Jeremiah 2:9-12).

Notice that The Word of The LORD spoke by the mouth of Jeremiah, and dwelt on issues not only for his time, but on a similar issue that was dealt with in the past, which each generation should considered diligently, to learn from the past, of those, who knew not The Truth of GOD and HIS Word in the heavens.

The serious issues in all generations of time have been the problem of not knowing The LORD by the receiving of HIS Word, Who was sent, to reveal HIM to the subjects of HIS Kingdom. Of those, who handled HIS Law, HE has revealed that they knew HIM not. Those whom they choose to put, as gods over them, to rule and reign over them, they are not gods. By doing these things, they have changed their glory, which is found only in GOD, WHO made angels and man by HIS Word, to reflect HIS Glory. But Satan led many angels and men and women to changed their glory for that, which does not profit.

Notice and consider diligently what has been revealed of the evil that had spread upon the land, to cause many to offend GOD.

Notice what The Word of The LORD has revealed by the questions…

What iniquity?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . have your fathers foundin me,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . that they are gone farfrom me,and have walked after vanity,

and are become vain?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neither said they, Where [is]the LORD

that brought us up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . out of the land of Egypt,that led us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . through the wilderness,

through a land of deserts and of pits,through a land of drought, and of

the shadow of death,through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?And I

brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the

goodness thereof;but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an

abomination.

What iniquity?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The priests said not, Where

[is]the LORD?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and they that handle the law knew me not:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the pastors also transgressed againstme,

and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things

that] do not profitWherefore I will

The questions continued, saying…

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yet plead with you,saith the LORD,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and with your children's children will I plead. For pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. Hath a nation changed [their] gods, which

[are] yet no gods? but my. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . people have changed their glory

for [that which] doth not profit.Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . be horribly afraid,

be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.

Notice that The Word of The LORD is revealing to us far more than just what we are able to see with our eyes, of the things that concerns not only us in our time, or in the time of our fore father’s in our pass. As we consider these things, we are to see the unseen.

As we study The Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, and pass our eyes over the history of GOD’S dealing with man, we also are to consider diligently, to see what is being revealed by a nation that have changed their god’s, which are yet no god’s.

And although GOD’S people, who handled HIS Law knew HIM not, and the nations of this world worship not The True and Living GOD, we should not be so quick to point a finger, and say, See, we are not like them in our time. For even in our time, the nations of this little earth are led to follow after those things that will not profit the soul. We, who are subjects in GOD’S immense Kingdom, are kept from considering diligently What GOD is also seeking to reveal of HIMSELF through the comprehending of HIS Word.

The Word through Jeremiah, said…

“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. [Is] Israel a servant? [is] he a homeborn [slave]? why is he spoiled? The young lions roared upon him, [and] yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant” (Jeremiah 2:13-15).

“How long shall I see the standard, [and] hear the sound of the trumpet? For my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none understanding: they [are] wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge” (Jeremiah 4:21-15).

Notice that, as we consider what has been revealed by GOD through HIS Word, the main issue that is being revealed of this evil that has spread upon the land, is the forsaking of our hearts from The LORD, to turn from HIM, to the things that can hold no water. In other words, the things that this world is looking towards, to quench their thirst; these things cannot fill The GOD Shape void of the soul. The man made things of this world have eclipse the minds of men, from receiving The Wisdom and Knowledge of GOD through the receiving of HIS Word.

For as we have read in Part 2 of this series, that HIS Voice is unto the sons of man; GOD’S Word of Wisdom said, “Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom [is] better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.”

Being The SOURCE of all living things, GOD by HIS Word moved upon the heart of the prophet--Isaiah, and HE has revealed by HIS Word through him, saying…

“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, [even] the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him [for] a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Behold, thou shalt call a nation [that] thou knowest not, and nations [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee” (Isaiah 55:1-5).

“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:” (Isaiah 55:6-10)

“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign [that] shall not be cut off” (Isaiah 55:11-13).

The Word of The LORD said through Isaiah, “hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.” HE also said by HIS Word, “Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, [even] the sure mercies of David.”

Because the people of GOD did not have an understanding, or a knowledge of GOD, HE has revealed that HE give a Witness to the people. And that Witness of GOD is a Leader and Commander to the people.

GOD has revealed that, as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and returns not there, but waters the earth, and makes the earth to bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to The Sower, and Bread to the eater; so likewise The Word that goes forth out of HIS Mouth shall not return unto HIM void, for HIS Word shall accomplish that which HE pleases. And HIS Word shall prosper in the thing whereto HE has sent HIS Word.

As Jeremiah received The Word of GOD, Who was sent to accomplish GOD'S Will through him, Jeremiah testified of The Word of GOD, Who was in his tabernacle of dwelling, speaking GOD'S Words by his mouth, to bear witness of GOD by HIS Word, Who is a Leader and Commander to His people.What The LORD Commanded by HIS Word to Jeremiah, it was accomplished by The Power of GOD'S Word, Who being The Right Arm of The LORD, He touched his mouth, to bear Witness through him of what He has seen. It was The Witness of GOD'S Word in Jeremiah, to enabled him to see the vision of a rod of an almond tree, which The LORD revealed before it came to pass, that HE will hasten HIS Word to perform it.

For it is revealed that The Word of GOD, Who goes forth like rain and snow, to water the highest form of dust upon earth, He makes the earth to bring forth and bud, to give seed to The Sower and Bread to eater. For He by the mouth of Moses testified and wrote, saying…

“Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. [He is] the Rock, his work [is] perfect: for all his ways [are] judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right [is] he” (Deuteronomy 32:1-4).

Notice that Moses spoke of The Words of the doctrine of his mouth, Which shall drop as rain, and his speech shall distill as the dew upon the tender herb. Moses made it known to the heavens, to give ear to what is said, and to the earth to hear The Words of his mouth, because through him, The Name of The LORD was being published, which shall ascribe, or attribute to us greatness unto our God. As The Witness of GOD'S Word was in Jeremiah, to enabled him to see not only the vision of “the seething pot”, which was boiling over with envy for a position in a high place in the north, he also saw the vision of a rod of an almond tree, which The LORD revealed before it came to pass, that HE will hasten HIS Word to perform it. The Same Word of GOD, Who is The Spirit of GOD, He spoke The Words of doctrine through the mouth of Moses, that his words might fall like rain upon the tender herb, to bring forth The Rod of an almond tree, which is another visual aid of that, which is unseen. It was to Moses that The LORD spoke by HIS Word and said…

“…the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of [their] fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod [shall be] for the head of the house of their fathers. And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. And it shall come to pass, [that] the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you" (Numbers 17:1-5).

“And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, [even] twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron [was] among their rods. And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness. And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod" (Numbers 17:6-9).

“And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. And Moses did [so]: as the LORD commanded him, so did he" (Numbers 17:10, 11).

Notice that Moses was instructed to take twelve rods from the house of the fathers of Israel, with their name's written thereon, and lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where He met with him. And the rod of the man, of who's house The LORD chose, it bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds, to make a cease from The LORD the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmured against Moses. that they die not.

As Moses brought Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; to take away their murmurings from The LORD, that they die not; the prophet Isaiah, who also received The Word of GOD in him, he testified and bear witness for The Word of The LORD and said…

“Or let him take hold of my strength, [that] he may make peace with me; [and] he shall make peace with me. He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit. Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? [or] is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him? In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this [is] all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up” (Isaiah 27:5-9).

Of the vision of a dead rod bearing blossoms again, it is said…

“Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit." Isaiah 27:6. { Our Work } What is our work? The same as that given to John the Baptist, of whom we read: “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.” Matthew 3:1-3.” (Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 8, 009)

“Let Israel hope in God. The Master of the vineyard is even now gathering from among men of all nations and peoples the precious fruits for which He has long been waiting. Soon He will come unto His own; and in that glad day His eternal purpose for the house of Israel will finally be fulfilled. “He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.” Verse 6. 24 { From Strength to Weakness} < “Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.” > Jeremiah 9:23, 24.” (Prophets and Kings, Page 022, par.1)

“In proclaiming the truths of the everlasting gospel to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, God's church on earth today is fulfilling the ancient prophecy, “Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.” Isaiah 27:6. The followers of Jesus, in co-operation with heavenly intelligences, are rapidly occupying the waste places of the earth; and, as the result of their labors, an abundant fruitage of precious souls is developing. Today, as never before, the dissemination of Bible truth by means of a consecrated church is bringing to the sons of men the benefits foreshadowed centuries ago in the promise to Abraham and to all Israel,--to God's church on earth in every age,--” I will bless thee, . . . and thou shalt be a blessing." Genesis 12:2.” (Prophets and Kings, Page 703,)

“Through the prophet Isaiah the Lord declares what shall come upon those who pursue a course similar to that of these despisers of his word. He says: “The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together; the Lord of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty." He looks down the ages, and declares what shall be: "Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt; and they shall be afraid; PANGS and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in PAIN as a WOMAN that travaileth; they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.”

“Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate; and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it." The prophet then describes the signs of the day of God, and Christ also speaks of these signs as tokens of his near coming. "For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.” (The Signs of the Times 1890/12/29, par.5)

{ Aaron's ROD }“God mercifully condescended to give the host of Israel another evidence, one calculated to correct their perverted judgment. He therefore required that each tribe should take a rod, and write upon the rod the name of the house of their fathers. “And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi; for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod whom I shall choose shall blossom. And I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.” “And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.

“And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the children of Israel; and they looked, and took every man his rod. And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.” God here wrought a miracle which was sufficient to silence the complaints of the Israelites, and which was to be a standing testimony that God had settled the priesthood upon Aaron. All the remarkable changes in the rod occurred in one night, to convince them that God had positively distinguished between Aaron and the rest of the children of Israel.”

“After this miracle of divine power, the authority of the priesthood was no longer called in question. This wonderful rod was preserved to be frequently shown to the people, to remind them of the past, to prevent them from murmuring, and again calling in question to whom the priesthood rightfully belonged.” (Spirit of Prophecy, Volume 1 Page 305)

As Christ Jesus is a Perfect Example of One, Who was dead, and is restored to Life again. David, who is dead, he will rise again by The Power of GOD’S Word of Life. David was inspired to write

the following words, which says…

“God be merciful unto us, and bless us; [and] cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. [Then] shall the earth yield her increase; [and] God, [even] our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him” (Psalms 67:1-7).

“Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. How excellent [is] thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee [is] the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.” (Psalms 36:7-12).

"The voice of the Son of God is heard calling forth the sleeping saints, and as the prophet beholds them coming from the prison house of death, he exclaims, "Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead." "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, And the tongue of the dumb sing." Isaiah 26:19; 35:5, 6.“

In the visions of the prophet, those who have triumphed over sin and the grave are now seen happy in the presence of their Maker, talking freely with Him as man talked with God in the beginning. "Be ye glad," the Lord bids them, "and rejoice forever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in My people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.” “The inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.” “In the wilderness shall waters break out, And streams in the desert. And the parched ground shall become a pool, And the thirsty land springs of water.” “Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree.” “And an highway shall be there, and a way, And it shall be called The way of holiness; The unclean shall not pass over it; But it shall be for those: The wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.” (Prophets and Kings, Page 728)

As it was noted in this study, which we should consider; it is the main issue that has been revealed, which has caused darkness to spread upon the land, like The Dark Ages of old in this earth’s history, which has caused the hearts of many to forsake The LORD. This comes from a result of not knowing HIM as we should.

As GOD is The Fountain of Living Water, to water and refresh our souls, to keep our hearts in tune with HIM, then if we look to the things that can hold no water, to refresh our souls, then it is no wonder that men and women are dying of thirst, because they cannot find time to know and receive HIM through the study of HIS Word, Whom HE has sent.

The Word of Wisdom has said through Solomon, saying, “For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death” (Proverbs 8:35, 36). And by The Word of GOD, John said…

“…I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.” (Revelation 14:6, 7).

Notice that the everlasting gospel did not just begin when this earth was formed. Yet, it is to be presented to every nation kindred tongue and people upon this earth, who are called to be the favored subjects of GOD’S Kingdom.

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