And measures and matters of The Truth of the "time" we are in ...how "man" ..."thought to change time and times ... Dearly beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, how that one day is with the Lord, as a thousand year, and a thousand year as one day.
The Lord is not slack to fulfil his promise, as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward, and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.
creteis@yahoo.com Behold in a dream during the dread nightmare of the dark season ...of the times and time ..of the season of man ...see son of man ...
and i was taken and shown a man ...
and the man loved God his father and Jesus his brother and Lord.
and that in spirit and truth.
and the man made nothing of himself.
evenso he was whatsoever God and Jesus made of him.
Yet he knew it not.
and there was another man and a woman who walked with the man ...
and they knew him not ...
and as they walked together ...they passed a grave yard ...
and there came a hissing and growling from among the tombs ...
and the first man told the second man to go ...
and to cast out that devil from among the graves ...
Yet the second man would not ...
and refused ...
and the first man charged the second man again to cast out the devil within ...within the tombs ...
and again he refused ...
and second man chided and argued and accused the first man of wanting him to do something he did not want to do ...
Nevertheless the first man shouted past second man ...and cast out the devil.
and the devil came out ...and it was only a half of a man ...
and the devil chided and argued against the first man ...even until he was no longer ...
and the first man said to the second man ...SEE...you should have done that yourself ...
Yet the second man began again ...saying he would not be told what to do ...
and who was the second man anyway ...any way ...to tell him to do any thing ???
Now to this the woman said to the second man ...do not do it ...do not accuse and chide with the first man ...
and the second man said whatever !!! as though he could not care less and would not be told what to do by anyone ...
and the second man argued and chided and accused against the first man the more.
Now to this there came a light upon the first man ...and there was like a changing all about ...
and the first man was shown who he was ...
and the woman and the second man gasp and stood back.
and the woman said ...SEE i told you !!!
and the second man gulped ...as if to swallow his own spit.
and the first man looked upon the second man and the woman as himself ...
even if for an instant ...
and scripture came back to remembrance ...
THE FIRST TO THE THESSALONIANS Chpt 4
Furthermore we beseech you brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that ye increase more and more, even as ye have received of us, how ye ought to walk and to please God. Ye remember what commandments we gave you in our Lord *Jesu Christ. For this is the will of God, even that ye should be holy, and that ye should abstain from fornication, that every one of you should know how to keep his vessel in holiness and honour, and not in the lust of *concupiscence, as do the heathen which know not God, that no man go too far and defraud his brother in bargaining: because the Lord is avenger of all such things, as we told you beforetime and testified. For God hath not called us unto uncleanness: but unto holiness. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, which hath sent his holy spirit among you.
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you. For ye are taught of God to love one another. Yes and that thing verily ye do unto all the brethren which are throughout all Macedonia. We beseech you brethren that ye increase more and more, and that ye study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you: that ye may behave your selves honestly toward them that are without, and that nothing be lacking unto you.
I would not brethren have you ignorant concerning them which are fallen asleep, that ye sorrow not as other do which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again: even so them also which sleep by Jesus, will God bring again with him. And this say we unto you in the word of the Lord, that we which live and are remaining in the coming of the Lord, shall not come *yer they which sleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout and the voice of the Archangel and trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ shall arise first: then shall we which live and remain, be caught up with them also in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. And so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort yourselves one another with these words*concupiscence: strong desire; lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of goods.
*Jesu: Hebrew for Jesus *yer (before)
THE GOSPELL OF ST. JOHN Chpt 11
A certain man was sick, named Lazarus of Bethania the town of Mary and her sister Martha. It was that Mary which anointed Jesus with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick, and his sisters sent unto him saying. Lord behold he whom thou lovest, is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said: this infirmity is not unto death, but for the laud of God, that the son of God might be praised by the reason of it. Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. After he heard that he was sick, then abode he two days still in the same place where he was.
Then after that, said he to his disciples: let us go into Jewry again. His disciples said unto him: Master, the Jewes lately sought means to stone thee, and wilt thou go thither again? Jesus answered, are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. This said he, and after that, he said unto them: our friend Lazarus sleepeth, but I go to wake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples: Lord if he sleep, he shall do well enough. How be it Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of the natural sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead, and I am glad for your sakes, that I was not there, because ye may believe. Nevertheless let us go unto him. Then said Thomas which is called Didymus, unto the disciples: let us also go, that we may die with him. Then went Jesus, and found that he had lain in his grave four days already. Bethanie was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off, and many of the Jewes were come to Martha and Mary to comfort them over their brother. Martha as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
Then said Martha unto Jesus: Lord if thou hadst been here, my brother had not been dead: but nevertheless, I know that whatsoever thou askest of God, God will give it thee. Jesus said unto her: Thy brother shall rise again. Martha said unto him: I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her: I am the resurrection and the life: He that believeth on me, yea though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth on me, shall never die. Believest thou this? She said unto him: yes Lord, I believe that thou art Christ the son of God which should come into the world. And as soon as she had so said, she went her way and called Mary her sister secretly saying: The master is come and calleth for thee. And she as soon as she heard that, arose quickly, and came unto him. Jesus was not yet come into the town: but was in the place where Martha met him. The Jewes then which were with her in the house and comforted her, when they saw Mary that she rose up hastily, and went out, followed her, saying: She goeth unto the grave, to weep there.
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him: Lord if thou hadst been here, my brother had not been dead. When Jesus saw her weep, and the Jewes also weep, which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled in himself and said: Where have ye laid him? They said unto him: Lord come and see. And Jesus wept. Then said the Jewes: Behold how he loved him. And some of them said: could not he which opened the eyes of the blind, have made also, that this man should not have died? Jesus again groaned in himself, and came to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone laid on it.
And Jesus said: take ye away the stone. Martha the sister of him that was dead, said unto him: Lord by this time he stinketh. For he hath been dead four days: Jesus said unto her: Said I not unto thee, that if thou didst believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God. Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lift up his eyes and said: Father I thank thee because that thou hast heard me. I *wot that thou hearest me always: but because of the people that stand by I said it that they may believe, that thou hast sent me.
And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus come forth. And he that was dead, came forth, bound hand and foot with grave bonds, and his face was bound with a napkin. Jesus said unto them: loose him, and let him go. Then many of the Jewes which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus had done.
Then gathered the high Priests and the Pharisees a council, and said: what do we? This man doeth many miracles. If we let him scape thus, all men will believe on him, and the Romans shall come and take away our country and the people. And one of them named Caiphas which was the high priest that same year, said unto them: Ye perceive nothing at all nor yet consider that it is expedient for us, that one man die for the people, and not that all the people perish. This spake he not of himself, but being high Priest that same year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the people, and not for the people only, but that he should gather together in one the children of God which were scattered abroad. From that day forth they held a counsel together, for to put him to death.
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jewes: but went his way thence unto a country nigh to a wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there haunted with his disciples. And the Jewes *ester was nigh at hand and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the *ester, to purify themselves. Then sought they for Jesus, and spake between themselves as they stood in the temple: What think ye, seeing he cometh not to the feast? The high Priests and Pharisees had given a commandment, that if any man knew where he were, he should show it, that they might take him
*wot (know) *ester: exact spelling, maybe the feast of sweet breadTHE GOSPELL OF ST. MATTHEW Chpt 17
And after six days Jesus took Peter and James and John his brother, and brought them up into an high mountain out of the way, and was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothes were as white as the light. And behold there appeared unto them, Moses and *Helias, talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said to Jesus: master here is good being for us. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for *Helias. While he yet spake, behold a bright cloud shadowed them. And behold there came a voice out of the cloud saying: this is my dear son, in whom I delight, hear him. And when the disciples heard that, they fell on their faces, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said: arise and be not afraid. And when they looked up, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them saying: see that ye show the vision to no man, until the son of man be risen again from death. And his disciples asked of him, saying: Why then say the Scribes, that *Helias must first come? Jesus answered, and said unto them: *Helias shall first come, and restore all things. And I say unto you that Helias is come already, and they knew him not: but have done unto him whatsoever they lusted. In like wise shall also the son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples perceived that he spake unto them of John Baptist. And when they were come to the people, there came to him a certain man, and kneeled down to him, and said: Master have mercy on my son for he is lunatic: and is sore vexed. And oft times he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not heal him. Jesus answered and said: O generation faithless and crooked: how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he came out of him. And the child was healed even that same hour.
Then came the disciples to Jesus secretly, and said: Why could not we cast him out? Jesus said unto them: Because of your unbelief. For I say verily unto you: if ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye should say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and he should remove: neither should any thing be unpossible for you to do. How be it this kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fasting. As they passed the time in Galilee, Jesus said unto them: the son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise again. And they sorrowed greatly.
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that were wont to gather poll money, came to Peter and said: Doth your master pay tribute? He said: ye. And when he was come into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying: what thinkest thou Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take tribute or poll money? of their children, or of strangers? Peter said unto him: of strangers. Then said Jesus unto him again: Then are the children free. Nevertheless: lest we should offend them: go to the sea and cast in thine *angle, and take the fish that first cometh up: and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of twenty pence: that take and pay for me and thee*Helias (Elias) *angle (hook),
ST. PAUL TO THE ROMANS Chpt 15
We which are strong, ought to bear the frailness of them which are weak, and not to stand in our own conceits. Let every man please his neighbor unto his wealth and edifying. For Christ pleased not himself: but as it is written. The rebukes of them which rebuked thee, fell on me. Whatsoever things are written afore time, are written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scripture, might have hope.
The God of patience and consolation, give unto every one of you, that ye be like minded one towards another after the example of Christ *Jesu: that ye all agreeing together, may with one mouth praise God the father of our Lord Jesus. Wherefore receive ye one another as Christ received us, to the praise of God. And I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers. And let the gentiles praise God for his mercy, as it is written: For this cause I will praise thee among the gentiles, and sing in thy name. And again he saith: rejoice ye gentiles with his people. And again, praise the Lord all ye gentiles, and laud him all nations. And in another place Esaias saith: there shall be the root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the gentiles: in him shall the gentiles trust. The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing: that ye may be rich in hope through the power of the holy ghost.
I myself am full certified of you my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness and filled with all knowledge, and are able to exhort one another. Nevertheless brethren I have somewhat boldly written unto you, as one that putteth you in remembrance, through the grace that is given me of God, that I should be the minister of *Jesu Christ among the Gentiles, and should minister the glad tidings of God, that the gentiles might be an acceptable offering sanctified by the holy ghost. I have therefore whereof I may rejoice in Christ *Jesu, in those things which pertain to God. For I dare not speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, with word and deed, in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the spirit of God: so that from Jerusalem and the coast round about unto Illyricum, I have filled all countries with glad tidings of Christ.
So have I enforced myself to preach the Gospell, not where Christ was named, lest I should have built on another mans foundation: but as it is written: To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that heard not, shall understand. For this cause I have been often let to come unto you: but now seeing I have no more to do in these countries, and also have been desirous many years to come unto you, when I shall take my journey into *spaine, I will come to you. I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, after that I have somewhat enjoyed you.
Now go I unto Jerusalem, and minister unto the saints. For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain distribution upon the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. It hath pleased them verily, and their debtors are they. For if the Gentiles be made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is to minister unto them in carnal things. When I have performed this, and have brought them this fruit sealed. I will come back again by you into Spaine. And I am sure when I come, that I shall come with abundance of the blessing of the Gospell of Christ. I beseech you brethren for our Lord Jesus Christs sake, and for the love of the spirit, that ye help me in my business with your prayers to God for me, that I may be delivered from them which believe not in Jewry and that this my service, which I have to Jerusalem, may be accepted of the saints, that I may come unto you with joy, by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. The God of peace be with you. Amen.*Jesu: Jesus from the Hebrew. *spaine (Spain),
THE FIRST TO THE CORINTHIANS Chpt 15
Brethren as pertaining to the gospell which I preached unto you, which ye have also accepted, and in the which ye continue, by which also ye are saved: I do you to wit, after what manner I preached unto you, if ye keep it, except ye have believed in vain.
For first of all I delivered unto you that which I received: how that Christ died for our sins, agreeing to the scriptures: and that he was buried, and that he arose again the third day according to the scriptures: and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve. After that he was seen of more than five hundred brethren at once: of which many remain unto this day, and many are fallen asleep. After that appeared he to James, then to all the Apostles.
And last of all he was seen of me, as of one that was born out of due time. For I am the least of All the apostles, which am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the congregation of God. But by the grace of God I am that I am. And his grace which is in me, was not in vain: but I laboured more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me. Whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so have ye believed.
If Christ be preached how that he rose from the dead: how say some that are among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there be no rising again of the dead: then is Christ not risen. If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also in vain. Ye and we are found false witnesses of God. For we have testified of God, how that he raised up Christ whom he raised not up, if it be so that the dead rise not up again. For if the dead rise not again, then is Christ not risen again. If it be so that Christ rose not, then is your faith in vain, and yet are ye in your sins. And thereto they which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we believe on Christ, then are we of all men the miserablest.
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and is become the first fruits of them that slept. For by a man came death, and by a man came resurrection of the dead. For as by Adam all die: even so by Christ, shall all be made alive, and every man in his own order. The first is Christ, then they that are Christs at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he hath delivered up the kingdom to God the father, when he hath put down all rule, authority and power. For he must reign till he have put all his enemies under his feet.
The last enemy that shall be destroyed, is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest, that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. When all things are subdued unto him: then shall the son also him self be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all things. Either else what do they which are baptised over the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptised over the dead? Ye and why stand we in jeopardy every hour? By our rejoicing which I have in Christ *Jesu our Lord, I die daily. That I have fought with beasts at Ephesus after the manner of men, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not again? Let us eat and drink tomorrow we shall die. Be not deceived: malicious speakings corrupt good manners. Awake truly out of sleep, and sin not. For some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this unto your rebuke.
But some man will say: how arise the dead? with what bodies come they in? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened except it die. And what sowest thou? Thou sowest not that body that shall be: but bare corn (I mean either of wheat, or of some other) and God giveth it a body at his pleasure, to every seed a several body.
All flesh is not one manner of flesh but there is one manner flesh of men, another manner flesh of beasts, another manner flesh of fishes, and another of birds. There are celestial bodies, and there are bodies terrestrial. But the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one manner glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, an another glory of the stars. For one star differeth from another in glory. So is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, and riseth in incorruption. It is sown in dishonour, and riseth in honour. It is sown in weakness, and riseth in power. It is sown a natural body, and riseth a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body: as it is written: the first man Adam was made a living soul: and the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. How be it, that is not first which is spiritual: but that which is natural, and then that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they that are earthy. And as is the heavenly, such are they that are heavenly. And as we have born the image of the earthy, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly.
This say I brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God: Neither doth corruption inherit uncorruption. Behold I show you a mystery. We shall not all sleep: but we shall all be changed, and that in a moment, and in the twinkling of an eye, at the sound of the last trumpet. For the trumpet shall blow, and the dead shall rise incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruptibility: and this mortal must put on immortality.
When this corruptible hath put on incorruptibility and this mortal hath put on immortality: then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: Death is consumed into victory. Death where is thy sting ? Hell where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin: and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be unto God which hath given us victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmoveable, always rich in the works of the Lord, for as much as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord*Jesu; Hebrew for Jesus
Therefore holy brethren, partakers of the celestial callings consider the ambassador and high priest of our profession Christ Jesus, which was faithful to him that made him, even as was Moses in all his house. And yet was this man counted worthy of more glory than Moses: In as much as he which hath prepared the house, hath most honour in the house. Every house is prepared of some man. But he that ordained all things, is God. And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a minister, to bear witness of those things which should be spoken afterward. But Christ as a son, hath rule over the house, whose house are we, so that we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of that hope, unto the end.
Wherefore as the *holy ghost saith: today if ye shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts, after the rebellion in the day of temptation in the wilderness, where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years long. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation and said: They *erre ever in their hearts: they verily have not known my ways so that I sware in my wrath, that they should not enter into my rest. Take heed brethren that there be in none of you an evil heart in unbelief, that he should depart from the living God: but exhort one another daily, while it is called today, lest any of you wax hard hearted through the deceitfulness of sin.
We are partakers of Christ if we keep sure unto the end the first substance, so long as it is said: today if ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as when ye rebelled. For some, when they heard, rebelled: how be it not all that came out of Egypt under Moses. But with whom was he displeased forty years? Was he not displeased with them that sinned whose carcasses were overthrown in the desert? To whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest: but unto them that believed not? And we see that they could not enter in, because of unbelief*holy ghost saith: aka: spirit of truth. *erre (error) then is plain; against the very truth and verity (realness) of God and Christ.
and others of a similitude ...
"the inheritances and the dead in Christ shall rise first."
"devils and foul spirits rise up as rulers of darkness...rule..."
"consuming monsters rise up from below and the foreign left..."
"loss of carnal ...rise of spiritual."
"the WORD of God rising and the Prerise of Christians..."
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