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Welcome to Heb 1:13 which once again brings Psa 110 to the forefront of Hebrews.

Heb 1:13 But to which of the angels said He at any time, Sit on My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool?

Heb 1:13 is based on Psa 110:1.

Psa 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto My Lord, Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.

I say “once again” because Psa 110 was first referenced to Heb 1:3 when it mentioned Jesus sitting “down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.”

Take a quick look below at Heb 1:3.

Heb 1:3 Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the Word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Thus, Jesus sitting at the Lord’s “right hand” is a “Key Phrase” in Hebrews that points us to Psa 110, where Psa 110:1 and Psa 110:5 both mention the Lord appearing at the LORD’s right hand.

Psa 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto My Lord, Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.

Psa 110:5 The Lord at Thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of His wrath.

In Psa 110:1 Jesus is “sitting” and in Psa 110:5 He is “striking.”

Psa 110 also contains the famous Old Testament prophecy of the Lord being a High “Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek” (Gen 18:18-20; Psa 110:4; Heb 5:6,10; 6:20; 7:1-3, 9-12, 7:15-17,20-22).

Psa 110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Heb 5:6 As He saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

In fact, in contrast to all the other references given in Hebrews, Psa 110 verses receive more coverage than any other: Melchisedec is referred to well over nine times (Gen 18:18-20; Heb 5:6,10; 6:20; 7:1-3, 9-12, 7:15-17,20-22) and there are five references to Jesus sitting “at the right hand” of the Father (Heb 1:3; Heb 1:13; Heb 8:1; Heb 10:12; Heb 12:2).

There are also several inferences to Zion as the “house” (Heb 3:2-6), the “Tabernacle” (Heb 8:2, Heb 8:5, Heb 8:11-12, Heb 9:1-10:35) and “New Jerusalem” (Heb 11:10, Heb 11:14-16, Heb 12:18-24).

Psa 110:2-3 The LORD shall send the rod of Thy strength out of Zion: rule Thou in the midst of Thine enemies. 3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: Thou hast the dew of Thy youth.

It’s clear Psa 110 is vital to the content of the letter to the Hebrews.

And, when all of Hebrews is closely examined, a close correlation with Psa 110 appears, offering us insight into why the topic of angels has been brought up right alongside scriptures evidencing Jesus Christ as Lord God, Creator, and Almighty Son of God.

Psa 110 appears to have been used as a “guide” for the letter to the Hebrews. Read the rest of this entry »

Greetings! Seeing as there’s so many mentions of angels within the first and second chapters of Hebrews, I want to point out a few things about the words used for “angel” (in both the Hebrew and Greek) before moving forward.

In short, the same Hebrew or Greek words used for angel are also used for “messenger, pastor, ambassador, king, teacher, etc.,” and can refer to both heavenly or human beings. Please look closely at the definitions below and you’ll see what I mean.

H4397. mal’ak, mal-awk’; from an unused root meaning to dispatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher):–ambassador, angel, king, messenger.

G32. aggelos, ang’-el-os; from aggello [probably derivative from G71; compare G34] (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an “angel“; by implication a pastor:–angel, messenger.

In other words, there usually isn’t one, clear-cut, specific word to word translation from Hebrew “mal’ak” or Greek “aggelos” into English and the deciding factors are always the way the word was written in the original language and the context of that scripture.

The context of scripture is who wrote it, what’s written both before and after what you’re looking at (apply some breadth here), what’s being talking about and are there any references (“Key Words or Phrases“) to other scriptures?

You always have to look at the Bible as whole for understanding.

Thus, when you see the terms “angel, messenger, pastor, or ambassador, king, teacher, etc., consider these things and, if  you can, see what the original Hebrew or Greek words are that lie behind the text.

Don’t just assume it means the same thing as it did in some other scripture. Read the rest of this entry »

Greetings! I put together this little video on Jesus as the Light and the rest of this post is the accompanying scripture to substantiate all that’s contained in the video scripturally. It’s also to help my international readers to follow along. Closed Captioning is functional as of right now, but the video must be started to select the “CC” button and turn it on. If you’re an international reader, I’ve also posted a brief video on How to Select Close Caption Languages in YouTube Videos (click here) showing how to select the various languages available.

I hope you’ll take the time to watch the video (and that it blesses you). Let’s move on.

As we know from studying the Book of Job (and the processes of life itself), sometimes when we’re going through the darker times of our lives, we can become bewildered and desperate, not knowing what to do about our dilemmas. When I’ve found myself in this sort of state, I, too, have desperately grasped at God pleading He show me how His Light can continue to shine in the darkness (and thus help me get through whatever it is I’m dealing with).

The good news is God’s Light is manifestly always there even if we can’t feel or see it. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi everybody! In my last post, Who is Job: Edom and Uz?, I provided several “pdf” files for downloading or viewing. However, it’s come to my attention that some people are not aware of how to use the Adobe Acrobat reader. I apologize for that, but since some of the pdf’s contained small print, I chose to use the Acrobat reader (instead of images), because it has a zoom in and zoom out feature. So this post is for those of you who need a bit of “how-to.” By the way, if you need the free Adobe reader to follow along with this example, you can get that by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been working on adding a few things the Lord’s put on my mind to the the Hebrew studies I’ve worked on so far and I’ll be reposting those shortly to front page. This is one of the pop-up pages for Heb 1:2 that I’ve been working on, but I felt some may benefit from it actually getting posted instead of just being set up as a link. So here you go.

Lk 19:11-28 And as they heard these things, He added and spake a parable, because He was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for Himself a kingdom, and to return.

they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear Jesus spoke this parable to those who desired for the Kingdom of God to immediately appear. This desire was for an immediate physical appearance of God’s kingdom. Howbeit, in His Sovereignty, God set up a spiritual kingdom first, obtainable only by faith in Jesus. a certain nobleman This is representing Jesus. went into a far country is deep into the spirit; to the higher aspects of both the third heaven (2 Cor 12:2-3) and the spiritual movements of the Holy Spirit. to receive for Himself a kingdom, and to return This is speaking of Jesus dying upon the cross and His returning to the Father (Jn 14:28-29;16:4-16,28;17:12-13) until Christ’s final return (Rev 19:11-16;20:4-6). Read the rest of this entry »

The parable of the Ten Virgins comes after a series of warnings describing things to look for prior to a great snatching away (Mat 24:40-25:13) where some are taken and some are not:

• The Fig Tree will begin to put forth it’s leaves (Mat 24:32). This symbolizes a movement of many in Israel towards Christ. When Christ first came, many in Israel did not receive Him, and so the Gospel was given to the Gentiles. This was an indicated by there not being any fruit on the fig tree, when Christ came to it “for its time was not yet.” But, on a day to come, there will be fruit seen in Israel (Mk 11:13; Rev 6:12-13).
• Times upon the earth will resemble very closely the times surrounding the Days of Noah (Mat 24:36-39),
• Then the snatching away (where some are taken and some are not) will come.

The parable of the Ten Virgins (Mat 25:1-13) is one of the scenarios where some are taken and some are not.

Mat 25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Then This speaks of a specific time. “When” the Fig tree puts forth it’s leaves AND times upon the earth resemble the Days of Noah, “then” look for this to happen. We find further indication of the timing of this “then” from Mat 25:6 which tells us it’s “midnight” which is, the middle of the “night” or the darkest hour (Mk 13:34-37; Jn 9:4-5; Jn 11:9-10).

shall the kingdom of heaven This speaks of the kingdom of heaven before the millennium of the 1000 years (Rev 20:6). During this period, the kingdom of Christ is found within the church through the indwelling of Christ’s Spirit; the Holy Spirit, in every true believer. Jesus says, the kingdom of God is within you (Lk 17:20-21).

be likened The word “likened” means this illustration is symbolic of a larger event that will happen.

unto ten virgins In both the Old Testament and New, the meaning of the word “virgin” commonly represented an individual: an unmarried daughter, something veiled, hidden, kept separate, or unsubdued. Figuratively, the word has also represented a city or state (Isa 37:22; 47:1; 62:5-6; Jer 18:13; 46:11).

Since the parable points to the return of Jesus as the Bridegroom and Paul plainly referred to the Church as a chaste “virgin” (2 Cor 11:2), it is most likely these virgins represent the differing denominations or branches of the Church similar to the Seven Churches of Rev 1:11-20; 2:1-3:22.

Please note that each of the Seven Churches are also represented by an oil burning candlestick (Rev 1:20). Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s take a look at the use and phenomenal meaning of olive oil within God’s Word!

First off, although olive oil is mentioned throughout the bible, mostly as a commodity, in the temple services and as an anointing oil, there are two other specific types of oil mentioned in the Messianic prophecies: the Oil of Joy (Isa 61:3) and Oil of Gladness (Psa 45:7; Heb 1:9). These are the focus of this post. Now, both of these scriptures are speaking specifically about an oil of Jesus and since everything believers have comes through Jesus, these two examples unlock the mystery of what oil represents in the bible: anointing oil, oil for our lamps, candlesticks, etc.

It really should come as no surprise that in the Old Testament (written in Hebrew) the word for “joy” and “gladness” in both of these verses (Isa 61:3; Psa 45:7) is just one word - “sasown.” So, though translated into two different words, the original meaning in Hebrew is the same. This is because there’s rarely a single word for a Hebrew (or Greek) word to English translation.

The Oil of Joy/Gladness is when God’s Word (promises or prophecies) are fulfilled. In other words, something God said in His Word is made manifest or complete.

Psa 45:7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the Oil of Gladness above Thy fellows.

In Psa 45:7, the scripture is pointing to the Lord Jesus Christ. It says God has anointed Jesus with the Oil of Gladness above His fellows. What this means is God has given Jesus more manifestation and fulfillment of God’s promises that anyone has ever been given.

We can easily see this is so since Jesus is the Messiah and the Bible is all about Jesus! Every promise and prophecy eventually points to the Messiah and either already has been, or will soon be, fulfilled in Him!

When God says He’s going to do something, and, behold! It’s there before your eyes! That is when one experiences the Joy of the Lord! That is the Oil of Gladness/Joy.

In the Old Testament, when someone was anointed with Oil it meant God was going to do great things with that person. In other words, it meant God was going to use that person in some way to carry out or fulfill His Word or promises.

In the same sense, when God’s promises are fulfilled this brings forth Oil within us! As believers, we rejoice and spin around and dance a good Hallelujah! Read the rest of this entry »

Hello. This post started out as a pop-up to another post I’ve been working on, but I felt it had so much to offer that I decided to post it instead. I hope it blesses you as much as it has me.

Jesus, being the rightful heir to the covenant of Abraham and the promises of Israel, is the Good Olive Tree (Rom 11:24).

Speaking metaphorically of Jesus as the olive tree, Paul writes…

Rom 11:17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree.

if some of the branches be broken off The people of Israel who did not receive Jesus Christ as Messiah are spoken of here as the ”branches” which were “broken off” because they failed to recognize Jesus and, instead, crucified Him. The “good olive tree” of Rom 11:24 from which Israel was ”broken off” from is Jesus Christ.

thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them This refers to Gentile believers in Jesus being originally from the wild olive tree of Gentiles all over the world who do not know God and have not received Jesus as their Savior. Those who have received Jesus are grafted into the good olive tree (of God) and have become heirs by the blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus redeems us from our “wild” nature and takes us unto Himself. Read the rest of this entry »