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The doctrine of the Church as set forth by the Apostles
after the Ascension is in all respects identical with the teaching of Christ
just described. St. Peter, in his first sermon, delivered on the day of
Pentecost, declares that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messianic king (Acts 2:36).
The means of salvation which he indicates is baptism; and by baptism his
converts are aggregated to the society of disciples (Acts 2:41). Though in
these days the Christians still availed themselves of the Temple services, yet
from the first the brotherhood of Christ formed a society essentially distinct
from the synagogue. The reason why St. Peter bids his hearers accept baptism is
none other than that they may "save themselves from this unbelieving
generation". Within the society of believers not only were the members
united by common rites, but the tie of unity was so close as to bring about in
the Church of Jerusalem that condition of things in which the disciples had all
things common (2:44).
Do not assume anything.
Joshua 6:16-17
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16 The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the
trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given
you the city! 17 The city and all that is in it are to be devoted [a] to the
LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute [b] and all who are with her in her house shall
be spared, because she hid the spies we sent.
The walls of the city feel down. that's the power of prayer
^and praise in unity. You can feed off other prayers of people. You see
something going on. Cooked up. You hear thwiue hearts and you are moved. Good
praying people are inspiring.
Matthew 26:35-41
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35But Peter declared,
"Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And all
the other disciples said the same.
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Gethsemane
36Then Jesus went
with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, "Sit
here while I go over there and pray." 37He took Peter and the two sons of
Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38Then he
said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.
Stay here and keep watch with me."
39Going a little
farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it
is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you
will."
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40Then he returned to
his disciples and found them sleeping. "Could you men not keep watch with
me for one hour?" he asked Peter. 41"Watch and pray so that you will
not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."
When was the last time you prayed an hour? You make time for
family, why can't you make time for God? Be there for people after you have a
confrontation with them. Read some Psalms if you need help with prayer.
6 And foreigners who bind themselves to the LORD
to serve him,
to love the
name of the LORD,
and to worship
him,
all who keep
the Sabbath without desecrating it
and who hold
fast to my covenant-
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7 these I will bring
to my holy mountain
and give them
joy in my house of prayer.
Their burnt
offerings and sacrifices
will be
accepted on my altar;
for my house
will be called
a house of
prayer for all nations."
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8 The Sovereign LORD
declares—
he who gathers
the exiles of Israel:
"I will
gather still others to them
besides those
already gathered."
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God's Accusation Against the Wicked
9 Come, all you
beasts of the field,
come and
devour, all you beasts of the forest!
10 Israel's watchmen
are blind,
they all lack
knowledge;
they are all
mute dogs,
they cannot
bark;
they lie around
and dream,
they love to
sleep.
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11 They are dogs with
mighty appetites;
they never have
enough.
They are shepherds
who lack understanding;
they all turn
to their own way,
each seeks his
own gain.
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12 "Come,"
each one cries, "let me get wine!
Let us drink
our fill of beer!
And tomorrow
will be like today,
or even far
better."
The focus is on the gentiles. Me to, it seems. I'm starting
to see the pain of the 1 hundred 77 rejections better. The devil wanted me in
gony because I was getting a better connection with God Almighty the Sovereign
God and if I'd focus on the great, great pain, I wouldn't see the gain! Praise
the Lord!!!!
Matthew 21:12-13 (New International Version)
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Jesus at the Temple
12Jesus entered the
temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned
the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.
13"It is written," he said to them, " 'My house will be called a
house of prayer,'[a] but you are making it a 'den of robbers.'[b]"
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Footnotes:
a.Matthew 21:13 Isaiah 56:7
b.Matthew 21:13 Jer. 7:11
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Jesus often quoted Isaiah
Jesus showed ouwa anger over this issue. As I type, it’s
ten-21p and I'm unfathomably tired. Prayer was important to Jesus. Walk in
prayer to stay awake. too bad I can't walk and type. Do not be afraid of
prayer.
HOLY OF HOLIES
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By : Emil G.
Hirsch
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ARTICLE HEADINGS:
In the Tabernacle
and the Temple.
In the Herodian
Temple.
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That part of the Tabernacle and of the Temple which was
regarded as possessing the utmost degree of holiness (or inaccessibility), and
into which none but the High Priest—and he only once during the year, on the
Day of Atonement—was permitted to enter (see Atonement, Day of).
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A similarly high degree of holiness was ascribed to the
following: the altar (Ex. xxix. 37; A. V. "most holy"); the
incense-altar (ib. xxx. 10); all the implements of the sanctuary (ib. xxx. 29;
Num. iv. 4, 19); the things reserved for the priests ("minḥah"; Lev. ii. 3, 10; vi. 10; x. 12;
Num. xviii. 9; Ezra xlii. 13); the sin-offering (Lev. vi. 18, 22; x. 17); the
guilt-offering (Lev. vii. 1, 6; xxxi. 14); the offering of the leper (because
it belongs to the priests; Lev. xiv. 13); and the showbread (Lev. xxiv. 9). The
designation "most holy" is applied also to the work of Aaron and his
sons (I Chron. vi. 49).
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In the Tabernacle and the Temple.
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The inner room or cell of the sanctuary, termed also the
"miḳdash ha-ḳodesh" (Lev. xvi. 33; A. V. "the
holy sanctuary"), is known as the "Holy of Holies" par
excellence. As such it comprised that smaller western part of the Tabernacle,
the "mishkan," which was divided off from the remainder of the
meeting-tent by a curtain or veil suspended from four pillars of acacia
overlaid with gold and having sockets of silver (Ex. xxvi. 32, xxxvi. 36, R.
V.). This curtain was woven in four colors: white, blue, scarlet, and purple,
and was made of byssus, i.e., linen. The cell was cubelike in shape, being 10
ells high, 10 ells long, and 10 ells broad. It contained the Ark of the
Covenant (Ex. xxvi. 34; comp. Josephus, "Ant." iii. 6, §§ 4, 5).
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In Solomon's Temple the Holy of Holies formed a part of the
house of Yhwh (I Kings vi. 1 et seq.), which was 60 cubits in length, 20 cubits
in breadth, 30 cubits in height, and built of stone (Josephus, "Ant."
viii. 3, § 2: "white marble"), and was divided into two sections by a
partition of cedar-wood with a door covered by a costly curtain (Josephus, l.c.
§ 3; II Chron. iii. 14). The section farthest from the entrance, designated
also as the "debir" (the "oracle" "the most holy
place," I Kings vi. 5, R. V. margin), was 20 cubits high and presented the
shape of a cube. The stone of this inner or hinder part, like the outer room,
was completely hidden with cedar boards carved with knops or gourds and open
flowers and then covered with pure gold. This room must have been without
light. In it was placed the Ark (ib. vi. 18, 19).
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In the Second Temple, details of the construction of which
are not preserved in the Biblical documents (Ezra vi. 3 mentions dimensions),
the Holy of Holies was curtained off (I. Macc. i. 22, iv. 51). It was empty,
except for a stone three fingers in breadth on which the high priest deposited
the censer (Josephus, "B. J." v. 55; Yoma v. 2). In Ezekiel's ideal
Temple the Holy of Holies measured 20 cubits in length and the same in breadth
(Ezek. xli. 4). Ezekiel (ib. 21, 23) calls this inner section simply (R. V. "sanctuary"), in contrast to
the "hekal" (= "temple").
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In the Herodian Temple.
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In the Herodian Temple the Holy of Holies was not divided
off from the rest of the hekal by a wall, but two curtains, a cubit apart,
partitioned the inner chamber from the outer room. These curtains were richly
wrought. (Sheḳ. viii. 5), and were so
arranged that in order to enter the high priest had to lift them diagonally at
the sides; the outer opening was at the south end, the inner at the north (Yoma
v. 1). The length of the Holy of Holies was 20 cubits. Above both the inner and
the outer rooms was an upper chamber, constructed to enable builders to make
the necessary repairs. A trap-door was above the Holy of Holies, and through
this the workmen were lowered in boxes, to guard against profanation (lit.
"feasting their eyes"). In this upper chamber the location of the two
rooms underneath was marked off (Mid. iv. 5).
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According to Maimonides ("Yad," Bet ha-Beḥirah, iv. 1; see Yoma 23a), in the Holy of
Holies of theTabernacle was a stone on which the Ark rested; before it was
placed the flask of manna and Aaron's staff. Solomon made a depression in order
that these objects might, if necessary, be hidden therein, which was done by
Josiah (comp. Hor. 12a; Ker. 5b; Yoma 21a, 52a).
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It is generally contended that the Tabernacle represents a
later priestly reconstruction patterned after the Solomonic and Ezekiel's ideal
Temples (see Graf, "Die Geschichtl. Bücher des Alten Testaments,"
Leipsic, 1868; Popper, "Der Biblische Bericht über die Stiftshütte").
The account of Solomon's Temple (I Kings vi.) is also very much involved, and
probably represents various sources. The legislation in P is based partly on
actual practise, partly on theoretical insistences anticipated to a certain
extent in Ezekiel, gradually realized in the Second (Zerubbabel's) Temple and
fully recognized as authoritative in the Maccabean-Herodian-Mishnaic Temple.
According to Büchler ("Die Priester und der Cultus," Vienna, 1895),
during the last period of the Temple's existence certain concessions were made
with latitude for "laymen." On the one hand, the use of the term
"Ḳodesh ha-Ḳodashim" as a synonym for, or a later explanation of,
"debir" (="oracle"), and the application of the same
designation to all the things that were accessible only to the priests, and, on
the other, the uncertainty of the use of the double phrase in Ezekiel (see
above; Smend, Commentary on Ezek. lxi.; Bleek, "Einleitung," 4th ed.,
p. 234), indicate a gradual evolution of the notion that certain places and
things partook of a higher degree of holiness than others. The analysis of the
various passages shows that "Ḳodesh,"
originally designating "property of or reserved for Yhwh," only
gradually came to admit of different degrees. In distinction from all tithes
which are holy those belonging to the priests are further designated as
"miḳdash" (Num. xviii. 29;
comp. ib. viii. 32).
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Applied to locality, this distinction in degrees is
noticeable first in Ezekiel. His idea of the ascending scale of holiness is
apparent in his designation of the Temple territory as "Holy of
Holies" in comparison with the surrounding Levitical land (Ezek. xliii.
12, xlviii. 12). This notion pervades the Priestly Code and is determinative of
the later Jewish conception, which ascribes to the land of Israel, the city of
Jerusalem, the different courts and buildings of the Temple, in a fixed but
ascending scale, different degrees of sanctity (Sanh. 2a, 16a;
Be here at church
every Saturday morning for prayer. 9a. praying together brings courage and
powerful response.
23On their release, Peter and John went back to their own
people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
24When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.
"Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth
and the sea, and everything in them. 25You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the
mouth of your servant, our father David:
" 'Why do the
nations rage
and the peoples
plot in vain?
26The kings of the
earth take their stand
and the rulers
gather together
against the Lord
and against his
Anointed One.[c]'[d] 27Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the
Gentiles and the people[e] of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy
servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 28They did what your power and will had
decided beforehand should happen. 29Now, Lord, consider their threats and
enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30Stretch out your
hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your
holy servant Jesus."
They prayed with boldness. Tplc of agreement is the place of
power.
Marlo, Dick, and Karen take turns praying.
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Bp42
When I was 15 and worked at Sonny’s, Shane Todd, a UGA
student was a great, great guy. About a decade older, maybe half a decade, he
cut up with me like he was 15 too. We cut up at appropriate times. You will not
keep your job if you don't know when to cut up. 2 Corinthians 4:1 1Therefore, since through God's mercy we have
this ministry, we do not lose heart. When I 1st got the Internet, I
was in my early 20s. I had a high school
Senior girl penpal. We shared musings of our love for Jesus. We did that many
times. 1nc she said her sister was on the account and at supper was making fun
of me. What a dweeb. Oh, I love Jesus, I love Jesus, I love Jesus, I love
Jesus. It wasn’t like that. Since I was thrown all over a car and my facial
bones were crushed and I had great doctors reset them where they belong, I feel
great love for Jesus. It was experts who flew in. I'm so fortunate! 2
Corinthians 4:1 Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we
do not lose heart. [-] If you never run into persecution of some sort,
something is wrong. The world is naturally jealous of what you have. The world will persecute you because they
cannot think of a better revenge to get on you. Always be loving. I get tons of
friend requests and it’s amazing how many contacts I lost. Right now, I'm
fiercely tired. I was going to sleep late this morning, but I knew I needed an
early start on my proofreading to get done before Bible Study. Hebrews 12:3
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not
grow weary and lose heart. [-] I saw my neighbor I thought was hiding from me
that was really napping and I told her
to get facebook. She said she didn't have an account. I said it’s free; get it.
She giggled, Yes sir! The joviality told me what friends we were and why I was
hurt that I thought she was hiding from me. Hebrews 12:5 And you have forgotten
that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: [-] The neighbor’s
husband said she wouldn't be hiding from you,
like he was amazed that I even had the thought. But so much past weird stuff
has happened that I do not doubt anything. When I saw my doctor was a hustler
and begged, begged, begged, begged not to use him, the man the state put over
me was stubborn. He said he'd prayed about it. I was like ME TOO. That didn't
matter. Then the doctor left the shunt a quarter inch from where it belonged.
Or how about the way the college put me in four overwhelming classes then lied
they couldn't get permission to let out of even 1. My family said they were
never asked! James 5:7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See
how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he
is for the autumn and spring rains. [-] What a perfect verse! Why did the
opponent pitcher issue a walk? Folly? You'd think so. But he knew the batter
was a slugger and the next batter was a poor hitter. See, the devil arranges
mishaps with you to narrow in on your weak spot the best. Then he can create
the most damage. I'm about to go to Ernestine’s Bible Study. The reason I feed
my spirit like I do is I want to arm myself against the flesh. The foe uses the
flesh to gain power over you. Humiliated I may be with 1 hundred 77 rejections,
but it led me to focus on my ministry and that will be more blessing than all
the dates in the world! Everybody knows how easy marriage is and how it has
story book endings, but I'm not missing out on what the devil says. Easy
marriage? Why did I say that? Because so often we hear people comment on the
trouble of marriage. But everybody entering into marriage isn’t getting into
what they think they are. I've had friends express the trouble they have with
marriage. Then when they're having a bad day, my 1st blame is
marriage. Very, very likely it isn’t. marriage isn’t the only problem on earth.
Crave church. Crave to be edified. What does something do if it edifies you?
This:, enlighten, inform, educate, instruct, improve, teach. My sermons under
my blogs in myspace.com/michaeldeehouse will edify its readers. Jesus will
bless you for sharing it. Teamwork. Never give up. Never give up. I just heard
that on ESPN2. I also heard it seems like every year somebody is pushing back
limits. It made me think of media. Of how people quit complaining as much to
media. Of how media has become bold with their presentation. Right now, my team
is winning 5-2. I feel Granny in my nature. She didn't like to be ahead. She
always rooted for the loser. I didn't. now that she died, I feel myself also
rooting for the loser. I like to win only if it’s a close call. 1 Corinthians
15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give
yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in
the Lord is not in vain. [-] one time my little brother’s employee was left on
the job. Justin came to get me. When he saw the very, very sloppy job of the
employee, he, Justin, started throwing supplies, yelling, and cussing.
Everything got resituated. He apologized to the employee. I started laughing.
That's exactly like Daddy! It was so true Justin had to laugh also. Dad was
always blowing up before he apologized. Mom just called and said she's a little
late, so I will be too. I said ok. I let her go. (I lived with Papa and he was
a boss.) Yes, I'm late and I hate that, but I used to have a preacher with good
point. At least you decided to come to church anyway. I understand that.
Missing church altogether than late. Jack just called and I'm off to
Ernestine’s!.... He hasn't worked on any engines. Huh??? All he's done is pest
control and remodeling. He said he LOVES freedom. That's understandable. 1
Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move
you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know
that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. [-] Bible Study Friday you must
have love. Respect one another in all matters. Everything you learn is because
you listened to somebody else. It’s hard to listen to others without
submission. morning next day….I just cut the grass. Places no grass is growing,
so it’s easy to get off track. The fan feels great on my sweaty body, hmmm.
Americans are so lucky! I know I am. As I hear TV’s laughter, I feel a blessing
to my depressed body. Laughter is a good thing!
Submissively listen the leader’s way. Let rulers rule. Do not be
rebellious. Be a good listener. Do things timely. Train peoples how to listen.
I cannot believe my buddy is out of jail! 1 decade! GULP! I was just visiting
him in another jail term before that last jail term! Wow! Time flies! I told
him to go to church and listen to what the Sovereign God God Almighty has to
say to him. He said he falls asleep. Please pray for him. The dude is an engine
genius and hasn't worked on an engine. He was kicked out of middle school 21
years old, so he turned every day into sixteen hour days. Working on engines.
You have to listen with Jesus Almighty’s ears. Listening is number 1. You'll
get ahead if you listen. You have to learn to listen. Live at peace. Love all
men. Most of the time, you could live at peace. Peace is rare. Do not react to
the flesh. Do not be critical of weaker brothers. Some people can do things you
cannot. Work out your own salvation. Do not run down other religions. You are
in the judge. At 1st do not judge. It'll come to fruition. Do not
give up on weaker brothers. Get in a position to get encouragement. You need to
worship the Sovereign Lord. God Almighty. People fall out of church because
they do not see the Sovereign God God Almighty in the church body. If the body
isn’t ministering, it falls apart. You need clear, obvious, apparent,
understandable, comprehensible, lucid, patent communication. Please pray for
Fatama. When you do not fit in, you recognize a cultural difference. I think of
my aunt Sarah. The 1 married to Jerry Lee Lewis’ and Bill Anderson’s bygone
partner. She had her name changed and hated it when people slipped and called
her the old name. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm.
Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,
because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.[-] we’re all in 1
body. You have to get encouragement from Jesus. I think of the many blessings
people get for sharing myspace.com/michaeldeehouse. Sermons under my blogs. You
have to die to yourself every day. please pray for my buddy Jack Grizzle. We
always hung out as little kids. Also, if he doesn’t want to get back into
engines, please pray I accept that without pain. 2 Corinthians 4:sixteen
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet
inwardly we are being renewed day by day. wake up. Deny yourself to get closer
to God Almighty the Sovereign Lord. Hang on. Galatians 6:9 9Let us not become
weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not
give up. [-]When I went girl crazy, I
seriously prayed for Jesus Christ to do something! Chnge it! Please! 1 hundred
77 rejections later, I feel a hundred percent opposite what I felt when I said
the prayer! Thank You, Jesus! Thank You, Jesus! Thank You, Jesus! Thank You,
Jesus! Thank You, Jesus! Thank You, Jesus! Thank You, Jesus! Thank You, Jesus! Thank
You, Jesus! Thank You, Jesus! Thank You, Jesus!
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When I established this nonprofit ministry in 1996, I called
it Feast of Fire Ministries Inc. I named the ministry after my first book by
the same name. I wanted the proceeds of my book to go back into the ministry
and not to me personally. I also started traveling to spread Revival any way I
can. God (God Almighty) has provided an opportunity of a lifetime to minister
to ministers, help spread Revival fire, and see abundant harvest of souls. In
January 1999 I began to feel that a name change in our ministry would better
serve our purpose and mission. Therefore Feast of Fire Ministries Inc. was then
changed to Partners In Revival Inc. Although, we have now fully developed into
the currently named John Kilpatrick Ministries, we still feel we are partnering
together to see Revival sweep our nation and our churches in all