Never Idolize Humans - Re: Bonhoeffer's Faith

TRUTH ABOUT DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 22, 2010 in Current Issues

The following is adapted from The Higher Life Of Rick Joyner: Chasing The Delusion Of Power And Dominion by G. Richard Fisher of the fine discernment ministry Personal Freedom Oureach:

In an article, “Dietrich Bonhoeffer Rejected Classical Christianity,” David Becker investigates the writing of Bonhoeffer and states:

“I don’t mean to be critical of people, but I do want to speak the truth in love, and one of my pet peeves is when I see people, especially those who consider themselves to be, and present themselves as, theologically conservative, praise Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer espoused a so-called religionless Christianity, and expressed doubt about God as a working hypothesis. He was a father of the so-called ‘death of God’ ‘fad’ of a few years ago. He wrote a lot and also wrote some things that sounded orthodox but he consistently had a low view of the Bible, considering a lot of it myth.” [1]

In reviewing one of Bonhoeffer’s books, Becker writes:

“In his book, Christ the Center (1960, Harper & Row), Bonhoeffer wrote: ‘So if we speak of Jesus Christ as God, we may not speak of him as the representative of an idea of God who possesses the properties of omniscience and omnipotence (there is no such thing as this abstract divine nature!)’ (p. 108). So Bonhoeffer didn’t really believe that Jesus is God. … Bonhoeffer didn’t think that Jesus is sinless either. ‘The assertion of the sinlessness of Jesus fails if it has in mind observable acts of Jesus. His deeds are done in the likeness of flesh. They are not sinless, but ambiguous. One can and should see good and bad in them’ (p. 113). … So Bonhoeffer rejected classical christology, had a low view of the Bible, denied the deity of Christ, doubted the virgin birth of Christ, denied the sinlessness of Christ, and doubted the physical resurrection of Christ.” [2]

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Endnotes:    

[1] David Becker, “Dietrich Bonhoeffer Rejected Classic Christology,” The Christian News, June 5, 2000, pg. 7.
[2] Ibid.

Many Mysteries Will Be Seen With ISON/Planet X

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In my opinion we have yet to see the amazements of ISON. There is much more to come, I believe, and it will confound everyone. For the next two weeks we will be going through ISON's tail. This object has already caused many of the weather and earth changes over the past couple of years (although they are not being attributed to it) - and they will be more numerous and more severe. We know it has a hefty debris tail. It will bring in the beginning of the Tribulation Period.

First, we need to come to grips with the reality that this is not a comet. It's far too large for that. And you can't follow this without having the distinct sense that this intelligently-driven unit knows what it is up to.  It has long been believed that he has a distinct plan and purpose for being here. He's not just aimlessly wandering around up there. Whatever the plan is - will be carried out. No accidents are occurring. This is why NASA etal are totally confused about the timing, orbit, everything. It is unpredictable to us. All we can do is watch.. No one dares to predict any details about immediate specifics..

ISON has been watched for several years. They just keep changing it's name and number. It is "Planet X" with a new name. Even during the short time we have followed this, it has been called by several names. It has been in movies. The Vatican believes the Bible calls it "Wormwood." The reason they built the observatory in the SW United States is for the specific purpose of studying this. There are other observatories that have been built primarily for studying this object. 

CLICK HERE: GREAT Satellite Video Shot of ISON going around the sun (short)

 First Hints of New Strangeness of ISON/PX

  And then there is this ...

Very interesting is that the occult ones are commenting on current heavenly events. I just ran across this statement from their council of leaders to their followers:

"This “Comet” is not a comet, it’s a CONSCIOUS ENERGY FIELD OF LIGHT that has been sent by “CREATOR” as a “shot in the arm” to support people to be released from the ENSLAVEMENT / DOWN TRODDEN MATRIX ...  BE GRATEFUL FOR THE DIVINE INTERVENTION THAT IS OCCURRING — IT’S JUST– AND I MEAN JUST THE BEGINNING!!"   (All punctuation is theirs.)

And this: "
" ... what is coming in, is of such a magnitude you need all the help you can get beforehand in order to prepare you as best we can before it arrives on your shores. And arrive it will, as if out of the blue, and as such, whatever it takes, we will make sure that you are more than ready whenever it announces its arrival. For this will indeed be an event of majestic proportions..."

Do they read Christian blogs to find out what's going on?!   

And, then of course - NASA is lying through their teeth as always. From DAHBOO77

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 BUSTED! NASA FOOTAGE HOAX ON COMET ISON PERIHELION

Mormon Choir: Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

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Prophetic - ISON?

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I don' know this person or anything about him. I just put it out there because it's interesting.

 

Prophetic Meaning of Comet ISON

ISON Powers On!

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COMET ISON SURVIVES & ON PATH AMID DISINTEGRATION REPORTS

THE RETURN OF ANCIENT COMET ISON!

 

ISON Is Brightening Rapidly.

Personal Thoughts and Blessed Thanksgiving & Hanukkah Wishes

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 and Happy Hanukkah

Dear Readers,

    For the past six years I have been writing this blog, and I know I have many faithful readers. I thank the LORD for YOU! This has been my calling, my mission, my priority, and I have always prayed that nothing outside of God's will would enter this space.

     I do believe some writers have a task which is for a particular audience, and that is not always understood by 'regular' Christians. Sometimes the Lord wishes to speak to certain non-Christians in a way that is specific to them. This is how I have felt about this blog. I don't know who it has reached, but I know there has been a divine purpose in writing it. All of us should have a divine purpose behind what we do. Sometimes we know what it is, sometimes not. 

     Some of us have trod quite a lonely path, unable to share what we know, due to the inherent danger of doing harm to weak individuals in either camp (Christian or non). There are simply very, very few people one can discuss many things with or speak openly about. And the few people a person might talk freely with are off on their own particular piece of the puzzle - their own specialized field. So these things must be pondered for the most part with the Holy Spirit (who doesn't email us the answers). It will be such a joy to be in the company of Heaven, where we can talk freely, and no doubt receive explanations for many things. The loneliness is the most difficult part of my path, I believe. 

     The best part of my path has been my blogs written to New Agers, hoping that perhaps some of them have been introduced to the truth - and to the true Light of the world - and have perhaps aided them in escaping eternal death. Also very rewarding has been the insistence on staying absolutely true to God's Word and perhaps bringing over some who have been deceived by the false church, false prophets, etc. The most discouraging part has been not knowing whether we have stirred the truth in anyone at all, or perhaps to only a handful. Nevertheless, I would do it all again, because I believe it was what the Lord wanted me to be doing. Obeying is my part; putting it all together is God's part.

     Interestingly, the tremendous amount of knowledge gained has not necessarily been rewarding. Knowledge without complete understanding is empty and frustrating ... and dangerous. With spiritual issues it isn't wise to build on a less than solid understanding, especially when you are dealing with the most adroit liars in the universe, so conclusions are hard to come by. It's very true that ignorance is bliss, but only for a while.  Eventually the truth must be known and faced. God is the way, the truth and the life. HE is the starting point - or should be - for all knowledge. The Book of Ecclesiastes is one of my favorites. Wisdom is what one wants, and wisdom comes only from God and a knowledge of Him. With wisdom, one will be faithful to God and the goal will always be to glorify His Name. I believe this is why he didn't want mankind to have all this knowledge. Satan gave it to man, however. We see the unwise result of that move. God wants us to learn to handle knowledge before He gives it to us. This human journey is that school of learning and testing.

     I feel my work here is almost complete. I have never mentioned this before, but like many - if not most - of the Christian bloggers and watchman types online, I have developed poor health over the past several years - after being the picture of health my entire life! I am fairly certain that one condition in particular has been a direct result of my refusal to bend on God's Word and the Faith, i.e., a demonic attack that the LORD has allowed for His own reasons. If that is a correct assessment, I accept it with JOY, with thanks and praise to our Heavenly Father who works out His plans without telling us just exactly what is going on. I fully trust Him. Some one who created the universe and died to save me from my sin is someone I place complete faith in. It will be worth it all. My citizenship is in Heaven, a realm I look forward to with unimaginable anticipation.

     Praise and thanksgiving come easily to me. My parents raised me on it! Since I was a tiny tot I have been a happy and joyful person. Regardless of life's circumstances I find that joy, peace, and praise take up more and more of my time before the Lord. And so, on this Thanksgiving Day, I will be giving praise to my Heavenly Father for His many blessings. And they ARE many! 

     Like Paul (if I dare mention his name in the same breath as my own), I feel that I have run the race and just about finished the course, and I have inexpressible anticipation in moving on to the place the Lord has prepared for us. There is one crown I know I wlll receive - along with many of you - and that is the Crown for those who love His appearing. I don't see how anyone could look forward to that more than I do - but I know many others DO equal my own desire for it. I hope my love for that day has not allowed me to go overboard with always believing Christ is just 'outside the door.' He has always been there, just outside the door - It's just that I always think His hand is ready to turn the knob! So I know you will forgive me for my lack of restraint in expectation of that Day! 

     Therefore, as long as I am on this earth I will no doubt continue to write. It is a certainty that there will be more to write, not less. However, it's extremely doubtful that Christians will be allowed to write on the internet for much longer. Once "The Event" commences that will be the end of any tolerance for the Christian point of view. I consider it to be the highest honor to have been allowed to live on earth at this time in history - at such a time as this. Earth is the center of attention right now; the entire cosmos is carefully watching and analyzing each one of us.  You think not? I tell you, it's true. Incredible.

     So I wish you all a Thanksgiving Day of praise and thanks to God - Jesus, who willingly died for our sinful states to procure eternal life for us - and the Holy Spirit who sustains us moment by moment. With the exception of the occasional individual visitation, when we leave, He leaves!  Have a blessed and joyous Day of Thanks Giving.

     I look forward to the day we will personally meet on the other side of the Veil.

A Child of the King

P.S. I'm sure I won't be able to resist updates on ISON tomorrow. Stay tuned.

     NEWS

 NOVEMBER 27, 2013

U.S.-backed Rebels Slaughter Syrian Christians

Obama Administration to CLOSE EMBASSY AT VATICAN – Says It’s Unsafe

 

ISON Live Links, Updates Apologies

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NOTE: Many ISON observatories show UTC time (ZULU) on their screens; UTC is 8 hours ahead of PST (California), so if UTC = 2:00 AM, PST = 6:00 PM (previous day). If you want to follow time zones compared to your own, this is a good place (click): WORLD TIME SERVER. These days it's a good idea to know what time it is - in more ways than one. I keep this type of info open on my computer.

If you want to have continual access to live activity, here's link for the Ison Countdown. http://www.cometison2013.co.uk/perihe...

(It's from JPL ... IF we can trust a 'live feed' from them.) There are actually several web pages on that site that have really great live pictures. Fortunately, we have more knowledgeable people keeping track and keeping NASA almost honest during this thing. Frankly, NASA was never set up to be science experts; it was set up strictly for disinformation and mind control. Jack Parsons (for whom JPL was named) was one of the most notorious Luciferian worshippers on the planet, so the entire premise of setting up JPL was for usage by the world elite. Just a little side note there....

So if they would restrict themselves to only showing real live pictures and keep their mouths shut, we might get something worthwhile out of them for a change.

Here's another great link:

http://www.cometison2013.co.uk/interactive-model/ 

I would also like to apologize to about five people from whom I have received interesting and what I consider to be important emails. These go back to August. I have always intended to answer them, but have never been able to take the time I felt they deserved. I ran across them again today and will try my best to reply with a shorter answer than they deserve. Life seems to fly by faster, and I seem to have more and more things to do. Some are top priorities; therefore other things get pushed further down the list. Those who read this blog know that I consider TIME my biggest challenge. With that said, I want to apologize to these people and if you are still reading this blog I want you to know that I will do my best to reply, even if it is much shorter than you deserve. I so appreciate my readers - extremely! This is why my Comments section has always been closed: 1) Demonic entities were my first three commenters, and I have no time for them - ever. 2) I would never have time to comment and do justice to everyone. This is why I chose an email reply for people; it requires them to go the extra mile, for which I am grateful and will try to respond if at all possible in the next few days. GOD BLESS YOU. CMR

 

ISON UPDATES... And a Possible Back Story? I Don't Belong Here ...

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DAHBOO77 now believes what I have believed all along. ISON is what the Hopi historical records - and prophecies - refer to as the Blue Kachina (PX). Following its historical pattern  It is expected to dive into the sun on Thanksgiving Day, 'remove its mask' and then appear as the RED Kachina, which is the serious one...the operator. This same scenario has historical precedent (including a rapture) - discussed in the Sumerian records, Egyptian records, the Kolbrin - and others. Think about that. 

Does the Bible cover only a final cycle among several cycles? Or WHAT?  Are all of the historical records from past generations wrong? Satan's story? If so, how have they accurately described something that is happening NOW - whether or not it happened before? Some theologians, going way back, think earth has had several cycles prior to the Bible. Based on what? All of these historical accounts mentioned above? If they are indeed historical accounts. I know that much false planted 'historical evidence' will soon be unveiled to support the demonic agenda and 'refute God's Word.' What about all of these other historical records? Are they just a tall tale, too, to support a tale to cover what the Destroyer will soon be doing (according to the Bible ... OUR Bible ... God's Word). To what end?

And even worse than consideration of that question is that no one seems to care about what has happened, what is happening, and what is about to happen! What is wrong with this generation that so few people recognize what time it is? I've always known it would be like this, and yet I can still hardly believe so few see it. Sometimes I wonder what in the world I'm doing here on this planet, anyway. I seem to be misplaced.....I don't belong here ... well, moving on...

Lots more in this short video ... NASA (!) has now 'discovered' that the orbit of ISON is 582,666 YEARS. I will be keeping one eye on the turkey and the other on "ISON."  (Fortunately, I'm not cooking :-)  11/25 video.

AMAZING picture of what the astronauts saw on the APOLLO Mission to the moon...WHAT (OR WHO) IS IT?  2 minute video

BPEarthWatch 11/25 - SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) Image of ISON...they will be

covering the perihelion in intricate detail http://cometison.gsfc.nasa.gov/#- He says you'll need your popcorn and mayhe your  tin hat ..:-) mine is ready.  More comparisons with McNaught (which was not a sundiver) and other comets. Interesting, but nothing dramatic. 7 minutes.

ISON Regains the Ion Tail/Charge - building up that electrical charge again...11/26 (4 min)

It's going to be an exciting week ... what will happen while everyone is thinking about turkey, dressing and dessert? Anything? Or nothing? Keep looking up.

I can't wait to get out of this place - and get some answers. 

A Battle-Worn Warrior With SPIRITUAL PTSD !!

 

 

 

 

USA-IRAN "Peace" Agreement

News & Commentaries USA split with Israel and praise “peace” with Ayatollah The gross betrayal of 1938 and 2013 MK: Obama has sold us just like Czechoslovakia In A Single Move Obama Abandons Israel And Preserves Iran’s Nuclear Machinery Obama makes Iran the next North Korea Canada rebukes Obama and stand with Israel Religious fraud reaches its zenith in Rome

Amazing ISON 11/24, 11/25

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THIS, Is Comet ISON! Amazing New Image Of The Inner Coma

 

PROOF! COMET ISON HAS A 400,864 YEAR ORBIT!

 

ISON Rapidly Regaining it's Coma and Tail.

  ISON UPDATE/NOV. 25 2013

Clergy Tax Break is Unconstitutional: Judge

Original article at Creative Minority Report, Here: Judge: Tax Break for Clergy is Unconstitutional

I expected this. I mean, come on. We all expected this. I'm not sure I expected it this week but we all knew it was coming eventually.

Specifically, a federal district court judge who I believe is a Jimmy Carter appointee (I know, right?) has declared that a 60 year old law that allows “a minister of the gospel” to not pay income tax on a specific portion of their compensation is “unconstitutional."

Religion News reports:

A federal judge has ruled that an Internal Revenue Service exemption that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances is unconstitutional.

The exemption applies to an estimated 44,000 ministers, priests, rabbis, imams and others. If the ruling stands, some clergy members could experience an estimated 5 to 10 percent cut in take-home pay.

U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb ruled on Friday (Nov. 22) in favor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, saying the exemption violates the establishment clause because it “provides a benefit to religious persons and no one else, even though doing so is not necessary to alleviate a special burden on religious exercise.”

Doesn't the government choose all the time who to give tax breaks to? It seems to me that politically, both parties would have to at least pretend to be outraged by this but since the judge didn't just say it's just bad but called it "unconstitutional" that kinda' takes things out of the legislator's hands, right?

There's a stay on this for now while appeals are heard but if it doesn't get overturned, it will become precedent and could effect the entire country.

It seems that the Freedom from Religion Foundation filed the suit. And the Obama administration is defending the law. Don't you feel safe knowing that the Obama administration has your back?

ISON Is Hauling ... 11/24/13

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Juan Carlos Casado successfully imaged Comet ISON on Sunday morning deep inside the rosy glow of dawn. Picture found at www.spaceweather.com
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MEANWHILE ... the past few days there are many reports of FIRE falling from the sky. It seems to be strange fire, not clearly identifiable as meteorites. Also more on ISON. From MrMBB333: (To play this video only, click arrow; to play all of his videos click PLAY ALL):

Rapture Haters

Great Prophetic Truths Destroyed By The Rapture Haters: Part II by Dr. Joseph Chambers, Pawcreek

The Rapture followed by the Great Tribulation of Seven Years is the heart of the End Times Prophecies.

If you take out the heart, the entire picture of the future falls apart. Our Father has never planned or executed a judgment time without deliverance for the Godly. What an indictment against God to suggest anything different for the future. It sounds like the religious crowd that rejects the Rapture has been confused by false cults.

I’ve named six great truths in the first part of this booklet that are lost in the confusion. God’s infallible revelation is literally filled with prophecies. The Bible is His-story written in advance. Not one significant event is missing and not one of these events can fail. Our Holy Book is forever settled in Heaven. One of the sad things about this large list of doubters is the tattering of the Bible that results. The Holy Book ceases to be an absolute book.

7. The seventh of the destroyed prophecies affects the entire world of technologies. We live in the most advanced time of commerce and communication imaginable. This truth is evidence that behind the scene is a dark force of control and total domination. Your emails and cell calls are all like an open book for the world controllers to read. And they are very busy reading them! This day, not a future date but today, the world system can shut you down at any moment if the right person decides to do so.

For the rest of the article + FREE BOOKS, click HERE.

 

ISON - Five Suspenseful Days to Perihelion

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Perihelion is the closest position to the sun which ISON will reach. This does not mean five days of calm, necessarily - in my opinion.

First I want to show you a video which NASA (Never A Straight Answer) surprisingly put out yesterday for some unknown reason (thanks, guys), and it is a shot which apparently no other equipment on earth is able to capture. It is a PERFECT picture of the WINGED DISC which has appeared periodically (the Destroyer) throughout history to accomplish things like the Flood, destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and many other things. It is portrayed on thousands of items over thousands of years, and it always means destruction.  So, by whatever name you care to call it (and it has many) this is the PREDICTED object for this era. This is from DAHBOO77.

Wicked Winged Disk Pic of Comet ISON! (2:02)

Again from yesterday, from BPEarthWatch (engineering background), is another excellent descripton of what is going on with ISON. (He is not a journalism major, so I occasionally correct his spelling). 5 minutes.

ISON WARNING / Disintegration Event

 

 

This is a 3-min video of ISON today, 11/23.

Inside Isons Inner Coma. Now 37,282 miles Wide

 

Seven Volcanoes Begin Erupting Within Hours of Each Other

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Seven Volcanoes In Six Different Countries All Start Erupting Within Hours Of Each Other

Update from Chris Carrington: Seven Volcanoes Article: Your Questions Answered

Chris Carrington
Activist Post

A new island has appeared in the Pacific. A submarine eruption just off Nishino-Shima Island Japan has erupted for the first time in 40 years. The Japanese Navy noticed the explosions as boiling lava met sea water giving rise to plumes of steam and ash.

Almost 7,000 miles away in Mexico, the Colima volcano blew its top after a period of relative calm. A steam and ash cloud rose two miles into the sky and the grumbling of the mountain could be heard in towns a few miles away.

In Guatemala the ‘Fire Mountain’ belched out lava and sent up a moderate ash cloud causing an ash fall over nearby towns. The explosions and shock waves occurring in the volcano can be felt by residents over 6 miles away. Doors and windows are reported to be rattling, but there has been no damage so far.

Read the rest HERE.

ISON ... The Plot Thickens

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Everything was stripped backwards (away from earth) from ISON by the X-Flare on the 19th --  except the Nucleus (accordeing to SECCHI, which takes 48 hours to report) - But the NUCLEUS is growing. It's Huge. Amazing Stuff.

Today, the 22nd, coming from STEREO A (Satellite), you can now compare the size of ISON with Encke (the name of one of the Fallen Angel gods, by the way). BPEarthWatch says ISON is at least 20 KM wide (the nucleus); NASA appears to be lying once again (why do they even bother to report?) Also, remember that Encke is millions of miles closer to the camera than ISON. And ISON's debris trail increased it's width by several hundred thousand miles! Watch the video.

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 Sacred Geometry of Comet ISON, Matching Crop Circles & Hieroglyphs

& NEWS

Air Force Drops 'So Help Me God' in Oath

http://www.trunews.com/air-force-drops-help-god-oaths/

Obama Drops God From Lincoln Speech

http://www.trunews.com/rep-fleming-blasts-president-obama-leaving-god-lincoln-speech-2/

The Veil Between Heaven and Earth Is Disappearing

.... and the author of this article, Dr. Joseph Chambers, is one of the few who gets it. CMR

The Vast Distance Between The Earth And Heaven Is Already Dwindling?

This is why animals, fish and birds are dying by the tens of millions!

The weather patterns are bizaare and appear out of control. The thinking of politicians is off the wall and mindless. The passion of our elected leaders to take complete control of our lives is scary. There is evidence that evil forces are growing at a very rapid rate. The Bible makes it plain that the separation between the earth and the darkness beneath is also quickly vanishing to allow the Antichrist and his false spirit and demons to appear on earth. The world will soon be the blending of hell from beneath and heaven from above. The wicked will see the Heavenly Father on His Throne.

The greatest challenge of the believing world is to get back to the Bible, infallible and perfect. “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” (Matthew 24:35; Mark 3:31; Luke 21:33) Let’s look at just how perfect the Bible really is.

The Infallible Word of God! The most breathtaking book in the world is the infallible Word of God. Not one nuance was missed as God revealed His revelation to His prophets. Our Heavenly Father was so satisfied with His revelation and its perfection that He promised to preserve it for every generation. Not only did He promise to preserve it, but He warned men not to corrupt it and leveled a serious judgment upon any man that tampers with His truth. In God’s design, He apparently first settled His Word in Heaven and then progressively poured it into holy vessels to be written down for His church. “Forever, O Lord, thy Word is settled in Heaven.” (Psalm 119:89)

Truth Begins And Ends With Jesus Christ

He is the eternal Word (logos). “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” (John 1:1-5)

The truth as written in Heaven and revealed by His prophets in the Bible is centered in and totally identical to Jesus Christ as revealed in His flesh. In fact, Apostle John said, “And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:4) Imagine a Bible (the Word of God) that is not only a book, but is also a person, the Son of God. The Bible and Jesus Christ are identical in essence. Both the “Word” written and the “Living Word” are God’s perfect revelation.

Pilate, in speaking with Jesus, asked, “What is truth?” (John 18:38) He asked this question of Jesus because the Son of man had said, “And for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.” (John 18:37) Jesus had said earlier to His disciples, “I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father but by me.” (John 14:6)Jesus Christ is the truth in exactly the same fashion that the Bible is truth. They are inseparable. One is the Person and the other is the perfect revelation of that Person.

The First Testament And Jesus Christ

The Book of Genesis is filled with the person of Jesus Christ. In the very first chapter of Genesis, Jesus Christ is revealed at least seven times. John the Revelator clearly established that Jesus is the first and the last. John stated, as Jesus had revealed to him, “Saying I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last.” (Revelation 1:11) The words, alpha and omega, are Greek words or letter meanings, and their Hebrew counterparts are aleph and tau. Seven times in Genesis, chapter one, as the Scripture deals with creation, the aleph and tau are found in the Hebrew text without being translated.

Here is a literal rendering of one verse showing where the aleph and tau appear. Remember alpha and omega are the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, while the aleph and tau are the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Notice this verse, “In the beginning created God (aleph and tau) the Heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1, The Interlinear Bible)John clearly stated that the Word created all things and that same Word became flesh in Jesus Christ. Here, we see that “Word” as the Creator in the perfect picture of the creation story itself. This kind of Biblical perfection is found throughout Genesis and the whole Bible.

The Gospel In Genesis

In Genesis chapter five we have the Gospel message clearly presented.When the average person reads this chapter they are bored because it appears to be no more than the genealogies of the first ten generations of families. Let’s take a closer look by defining the name of each generation leader and then uniting those names in the text.

Adam means man, the first man, and Seth, his son, means appointed.Seth’s son, Enos, means mortal; while his son, Cainan, means sorrow; and his son, Mahalaleel means the blessed of God. Jared was the son of Mahalaleel, which means shall come down; and Jared’s son, Enoch, means teaching. Enoch named his son Methusaleh because God had apparently warned that at his death the great flood would come. Methusaleh means “his death shall bring”. Lamech was the name of his son, whose name means despairing, clearly describing the condition of the world at that time. Lamech’s son, Noah, was named comfort and rest, because God was going to reveal Himself and comfort mankind.

When you see God’s revelation in this genealogy, the message is overwhelming. “Man, appointed to mortal sorrow, the great God shall come down, teaching, His death shall bring the despairing comfort and rest.” The divine revelations of the “Word” were never wasted. Each word and every verse was placed in Scripture to reveal a perfect manifestation of truth. No wonder Jesus quoted Moses by saying, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by ‘every’ word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4; Deuteronomy 8:3) The Bible is a perfect whole.

The Torah Or Pentateuch

The first five books of the Bible are called the Torah. It’s amazing to look at this significant word. To the Jews the Torah are the most sacred books of the Bible. Remember, Torah in English is spelled with five letters, but in the Hebrew language it consists of only four Hebrew characters. The four Hebrew letters spelling Torah were Resh (Reysh), Vau, Tau, and Hey. When they were written, each letter had an original meaning. The four letters mean the following: Resh – Head, Vaul – Nail, Tau – Cross, and He – Reveals. Every time a Jewish person names or writes the name of his sacred text, he is declaring that the Head of that text was nailed to a cross and revealed the mercy and truth of that sacred revelation.

The Torah Contains Incredible Mysteries

A recent article appeared in the Bible Review publication entitled, “Divine Authorship?” This article was a review of the work of Jewish scholars, Doran Witztum, Eliyahu Rips and Yoav Rosenberg, of the Jerusalem College of Technology and the Hebrew University. The title of their work, which was printed in the eminent Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society, was “Equidistant Letter Sequences in the Book of Genesis.”

These authors, who are mathematical statisticians, have discovered words encoded in the Hebrew text that cannot be accidental. Their work was from the Textus Receptus or Masoretic text. The author of this review, Jeffrey B. Satinover, explained the results as following: “This in effect is what the researchers have found embedded in the Hebrew text of the Torah – a whole series of meaningful word-pairs in close proximity, something that they demonstrate cannot have happened by chance. These words they found in close proximity are not simply the words of the text (as would be the case in the analogy above of an unknown potential language). They were rather words composed of letters selected at various equal skip distances, for example, every second or third or fourth letter. It was as though “behind” the surface meaning of the Hebrew there was a second, hidden level of embedded meaning.” (“Divine Authorship?”, Bible Review, October 1995, p. 29)

Mr. Satinover then explained how they used a combination of words related in life or history to show that the Biblical text revealed a prior consciousness of every human event. I will let him describe it. “…the researchers… found the pair Zedekiah (a sixth century B.C.E. king of Judah), and Matanya, Zedekiah’s original name (see 2 Kings 24:17); and the pair Hanukkah (the Jewish festival that commemorates the re-dedication of the Temple after it was recaptured from the Assyrians in the second century B.C.E.) and Hasmoneans (the family name of the leaders of the Jewish forces that managed to wrest the Temple from the Assyrian monarch Antiochus IV Epiphanes). Note that these names and events found encoded in the text of the Torah involved people who lived, and events that occurred, long after the Torah was composed, whether by a divine or human hand.

“In their 1988 paper, the researchers selected, at random, 300 such Hebrew word-pairs with obviously related meanings, and looked for the words embedded in the text by treating the entire book of Genesis as a long cryptographic string. They would start at the beginning until they came to the first letter, then look to see if a second letter could be found two letters away. If so, they then looked for the third letter two letters away; if not, they stopped and searched for the next appearance of the first letter and repeated the process. They continued until they found an occurrence of the entire word spelled out at every second letter. If not, they performed the same procedure looking at every third letter instead.

“In this fashion they searched first every other letter, then every third, and so on (including reverse order). When they found the first instance (that is, at the minimum skip distance, and measured its proximity within the text-string to the first. They did this for all 300 word-pairs.” (Ibid, pp.30-31)

According to information in this review, the possibility of this happening by chance was less than 1 in 50 quadrillion. In fact, a public statement was offered by eminent scholars here in America as reported, “Following publication of this paper, a public statement was issued, signed by five mathematical scholars – two from Harvard, two from Hebrew University and one from Yale. ‘The present work,’ they said, ‘represents serious research carried out by serious investigators.’” (Ibid, p.31)

Great Jewish scholars have contended that the Torah contains all knowledge. One such gentleman, Rabbi Gaon of the 18th century, stated,
“All that was, is, and will be unto the end of time is included in the Torah…and not merely in a general sense, but including the details of every species and of each person individually, and the most minute details of everything that happened to him from the day of his birth until his death.” (Ibid.)

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, said it even plainer, “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till Heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 5:17-19)

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Twins Mimic Life in the Womb in Amazing Baby Bath Video

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Is ISON more miraculous than birth?  This is beautiful. 

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Video: In an adorable video that’s been melting hearts around the country, twin babies enjoy a bath in a special tub that’s similar to what it’s like in the womb. TODAY’s Dylan Dreyer reports.

They’re already born, but they might not know it yet. A video of a unique bath is offering an amazing look at what life must like for twins in the womb, with the babies cuddling and embracing as if they were still in their mom’s belly.

The newborns cling to each other as they float in a basin full of water, with adult hands gently cradling and supporting their tiny bodies. At one point, water is carefully poured over their foreheads and eyes, while their noses and mouths stay above the surface so they can breathe comfortably.

The bathing technique, called the Thalasso Baby Bath, was invented by Sonia Rochel, a maternity nurse in Paris, France. The twins in the video, a boy and a girl, were just a few days old when they experienced the bath, she told TODAY Moms. Their mother declined to release their names.
The video, which has had more than 3 million views on YouTube, was shot in the last month at the maternity clinic where Rochel works.

In an interview posted online last year, Rochel – a grandmother of six -- said she came up with the unique bathing method after taking a shower and realizing it felt great to have the water running on her face. So she decided to try the technique with the newborns and noticed it made them move, just as they do in the womb. She believes babies need to still have a recollection of their life before birth.

Rochel has bathed twins together once or twice before and said she was not surprised by the infants’ reaction in the video. The babies’ amazing response to the water is always beautiful to see, she added.

The Thalasso Bath is only for babies younger than two months old and Rochel cautioned that parents should not try to duplicate it at home.

Annabel Roberts is a correspondent for NBC News, London

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