“And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.”
THE AGE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT PEOPLES
The book of Hebrews tells of the Hebrews who were living in the beginning of the New Testament days. What did this epistle say to this group who were the ancestors of the Abrahamic covenant? This was not the people who are known as the Jews today, but it was the people who were of the Abrahamic covenant, the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was the descendants of Eber (Hebrews), who was the great-great grandson of Noah.
In my recent sermon on Genesis 4:1, “A Mistranslation,” I provided some history on how our Bible came into being; noting how the Scriptures became somewhat corrupted. The process of preserving the Scriptures began about 3 BC by 70 translators; thus called LXX, or the Septuagint. This was the Bible of Jesus and the Apostles. But since New Testament times the Scriptures became quite convoluted since the preservation process was taken over by the Masoretes, covering the period of 450 - 1000 AD.
“…to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and …”
Much of Churchianity has adopted Dispensational Theology that purposes to dispense with The Covenants! To Pastor Don, Pastor James, Pastor Downey, and the elders of this local body of Christ I owe a deep Debt of Gratitude! They have unfailingly preached The Covenants, in some cases, not just years, but decades. The job of The Gospel Herald is to keep the Body of Christ “in remembrance of these things though ye know them” [2 Peter 1:12]. We are in Romans, chapter 11:
26 And so all Israel shall be saved:
as it is written, There shall come out
of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn
away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them,
when I shall take away their sins.
Romans chapter eleven.
What happens when some receive not Jesus taking away their Sins?! Some say, “all Israel shall be saved”, period, end of argument, exclamation point! (Romans 9:6). Are they right?
King David is one of the great heroes of Israel. He was a shepherd, who as a boy and young man, killed a bear and a lion, protecting his flock. As a teenager, he slew the giant Goliath when there was no one in Israel’s army who would even attempt to fight him. He was a loyal subject of King Saul who refused to murder him when he had the chance, for he refused to kill the Lord’s anointed.
Narrative compiled by Alan Breitenstein based on Old Testament Scripture
April 14, 2024
This message would best be heard than read.
Opening Scripture Reading: Joshua 24:15c
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
NARRATOR 1st Samuel Chapter 8
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba
3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
ELDERS
5 Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
We need to always be thankful to God every day for His blessings and to always thank Him and thank each other as well. And when we're obedient and submit to God's Word, then God thanks us too.
We'll start today with the Apostle's Creed. The Creed outlines the basic doctrines of the Christian faith: Jesus Christ came as incarnate Deity; was tortured, crucified and died for our atonement; resurrected from the grave for our redemption and sanctification; then ascended to the Father; from whence He shall come in judgment, bringing to earth the restitution of all things. The Creed exemplifies basic Christian doctrine.
We hear a lot about anti-Semitism, which is a misnomer in its usage, but we don’t hear anything about anti-semanticism. Semitism comes from Semite and Semite comes from Shem, the son of Noah. We are Semites carrying our genetic seedline from Adam to Christ to the present day racially pure Israelite. I thought I had invented this new term. Semantics is the study of the meaning of words. If something is ‘anti’, it is against or contrary to something and is replaced with another meaning. Such is the case with the little four letter word ‘jews’. But, I was wrong; “anti-semantics” is online and cleverly rubbing next to the fish scales of “anti-antisemitism” in the fishy-slimy Urban Dictionary. It says, “Being against the arguing of meanings or definitions of words”. And then gives an example: "Look, I just don't care if the Holocaust refers specifically to the murder of the Ashkenazi Jews or if it can be used more broadly to the Nazi's persecution of other minorities!" Who would've thunk? Of all the myriad of examples, they pick the jews. In other words, it doesn't make any difference to them if a word has been adulterated for nefarious purposes. If you google “antisemantics”, this article doesn't show until page 3 and before that it's 2 pages of whining jews. The misnomer must be defended at all costs by the jews.
39) “The enemy that sowed them [tares] is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40) As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world.”
These are the concluding scriptures of the parable of the wheat and the tares. The wheat was sown by the Son of Man, while the tares were sown by His enemy, the devil. Who are the tares that are to be gathered and burned in the fire? The wheat is to go into God’s kingdom, while the tares are to go to the place where the Talmud, the Jews “holy book,” says that Jesus is now—in hell....
Christian Identity today is split into three main groups. Why is this? This message gives one opinion.
Has the thought ever occurred to us that,outside of congregational assembly, many of our friendsand neighbours, and even family members, routinely confess they have committed a federal offense! Admissions and Confessions are most interesting! We have already confessed or have done many things! Our deeds or fruit have already revealed what kind of family tree we are. Our confessions mean our deeds are not hidden. What need have we for a trial?! Not all, but several of our friends and neighbours, and even family members, will freely confess to reading The General Epistle of James. What is an “epistle”? The 1828 Webster’s Dictionary defines EPISTLE as “a letter” and “a letter missive”.
