Genesis 5:29, “Out of the ground YHWH has cursed, this one shall bring us relief…” These are the words spoken over Noah at his birth, and Noah in some sense fulfills them in that he goes on to grow vineyards, tangibly bringing a source of relief up from the cursed earth (Gen. 9:20). However, …
Song of Songs 4:7, “You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.” Ephesians 5:25,27 “…Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for her…so that He might present the Church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing…” The goal in this picture was …
Genesis 3:12, “The man said, ‘The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate…” Galatians 3:13, “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us–for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree…’” The …
Revelation 20 “(10)…the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire…(15) And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” Revelation 3:21, “The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as …
Revelation 12:11, “And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.” The enemy is overcome as we trust in and hold fast to the person and work of the Lamb, even pouring out our lives in love as …
Notice the repeated Hebrew word for Banner/Signal (נס) in the following verses: Exodus 17:15, “And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, ‘YHWH Is My Banner (נס)” – YHWH as נס Numbers 21:8, “And YHWH said to Moses, ‘Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole (נס), and …
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Luke 11:21-22, “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides the spoil…” Jesus Christ is “the stronger man” who has plundered the palace of Satan…and He …
James 1:14-17, “But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down …
Ephesians 2:4-5,” But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ–by grace you have been saved.” Dead people come to life ONLY by sovereign, blood-bought, joyfully-bestowed grace.
Ephesians 2:1-3, “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience–among whom we all once lived…” This was or is true of us all.
Galatians 5:16, “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” May we slaughter sin through a superior and Spirit-born desire for the things of God in Christ.
John 8:44, “…you are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires…” Desire determines perception
Romans 12:9, “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil…” The cross teaches that genuine love abhors evil…
Romans 5:16,”… but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification.” Christ’s Obedience is greater than Adam’s Sin
Mark 8:33 Mind set on the things of man = alignment with Satan a.k.a, Thinking like the World = thinking like Satan
1 Samuel 5:4, “Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of YHWH” YHWH’s victory through “defeat”
