God's Truth: the benjamite woman ...

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.

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Behold in a 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 young woman ...a young jewish woman ....

and there was shown a man of God

and she drew near the man of God ...

and the man of God was shown as the woman came near ...that she was a benjamite woman ...

even of the tribe of benjamin ...

and the woman had strong desire for the man of God ...

and pressed against him affectionately ...

Now the man of God was well pleased of the woman ...

and her affection ...

evenso ...he perceived that her affection was as much ...of the flesh ...as it might be of the spirit ...

nevertheless they talked and walked and one enjoying the companionship of the other ...

and behold they came to... a table ...where the jews ate ...

and there were many empty chairs there ...

and the benjamite woman did sit down ...and bid the man of God to sit ....a cross ...from her ...

Now as they were seated ...did elder jewish womans come ...proudly ...

and rail and tug and berate the young benjamite woman ...away from their "place" where they always sat to eat ...

where the elder proud jews allways ...by tradition sat .. at that table to eat ...

Nowe here was this young woman ...and this odd looking man ...sitting in there places ...

and the elder proud jewish womans began to attack the young woman ...

evenso to this the young woman rebuked them sharply ...

and this caused a stir in the old jewish men ...

and an elder jewish man rose up ...(who followed upon the pride of the older jewish womans ...)

and the elder jewish man rose so much against the young woman ....even to threaten her ...

and the worse for the elder jewish man ...reached out to lay hands on the young benjamite woman ...

Now to this the man of God rose up ....took the hand of the proud jewish man away ....

evenso the proud jewish man thought he might snatch at the young woman anyway ...

and of pride show the man of God ...his pride of his strength ...

nevertheless the man of God held stiffly the hand of the proud jewish man ...

and warned him sternly ...asking ...the proud jewish elder ...are you a man of war ? ...

and the proud elder man ...looked and knew that the man of God ...was a man of war ...

and the jewish elder submitted ...and left off attacking the young benjamite woman ...

and why ? for the proud elder jew was shown that in deed this was a man of God ...and a man of war ...

and all sat down to eat ...at the same table ...though the proud sat afar off ...

and not near unto ....the young benjamite woman and the man of God ...

and it came to pass that the young woman thought that she ....needed to attend to her flesh ...

and she excused herself ...(for a short time ) ...from the man of God and from sitting at the table ...

Now in the instant that she was gone ...did another man appear to the man of God ...

and that man was a handsome young man ...and like as the same age as the young benjamite woman ...

and the man of God did perceive ( was shown) that this young man was a levite ...

and that Now the man of God could take his leave ...

and make... way ...for the handsome young levite ...to minister to the young benjamite woman ...

and of the benjamites

JUDGES Chpt 20

And then all the men of Israel rose up out of their standing, and put themselves in array at Baal Thamar. And likewise the layers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gabaah, and came before Gabaah: ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and there was sore battle. But the other knew not that evil was so nigh them. And the Lord plagued Benjamin before Israel, so that the children of Israel destroyed in Benjamin the same day twenty five thousand and a hundred men, that drew swords every one of them. It seemed the children of Benjamin, that the other had been put to the worse. For the men of Israel gave *Rome to Benjamin, because they trusted unto the layers in wait which they had laid against Gabaah. And the layers in wait hasted and ran upon Gabaah, and went and smote all the city with the edge of the sword. And the appointment of the men of Israel with the layers in wait to run upon Benjamin with the sword, was when they should make the smoke rise up out of the city. And the men of Israel fled in the battle. And Benjamin began to smite dead of the children of Israel, about a thirty persons, for they supposed that the other had been put to the worse before them, as in the first battle. Then began to arise out of the city, a pillar of smoke. And the Benjamites looked back: and behold the wasting of the whole city began to ascend up to heaven.
When the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were abashed: for they saw that evil approached them. And they turned before the men of Israel into the way that leadeth to the wilderness, the other following them at the hard heels. And beside that they of the city destroyed them in the middle of them. And they compassed Benjamin about, and chased them to Menuah, and overran them before Gabaah on the east side: and there were slain of Benjamin eighteen thousand, and all men of might. And they turned and fled to the wilderness ward and unto the rock of pomegranates. And the other slew by the way of the rest of them, five thousand men, and sticked unto them until they came to Gadaam, and slew two thousand more of them. So that all that were slain that same day of Benjamin were twenty five thousand men that drew swords, and all men of might: only six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness, unto the *Rock of pomegranates and abode there four months. And then the men of Israel turned back again unto the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword in the cities both man and beast and all that came to hand, and moreover set all the cities they could come by on fire.

*Rome: exactly as recorded; (Yet "room" is given as it is commonly used to give room is to allow, space, consideration.) *Rock: exactly as recorded

and of the levites ...

THE FOURTH BOOK OF ESDRAS Chpt 10

And it happened that when my son went to his chamber, he fell down, and died: then over through we all the lights, and all my neighbors rose up to comfort me. Then took I my rest unto the second day at night: and when they had all rested, that they might comfort me, I rested also, and rose up by night and fled, and am come hither in to this field, as thou seest: and am proposed not to come in the city, but to remain here, and neither to eat nor drink, but to continually mourn and fast, until I die.
      Then let I my meditations and thoughts fall, that I was in, and spake unto her in displeasure: Thou foolish woman, seest thou not our heaviness and mourning, and what happeneth unto us? how Sion our mother is all woeful and sorry, and how she is clean brought down and in misery? seeing we be all now in heaviness, and make our moan ( for we be all sorrowful ). As for the heaviness that thou takest, it is for but one son. Demand the earth, and she shall tell thee, that it is she which ought ( by reason ) to mourn, for the fall of so many that grow upon her. For from the beginning all men are born of her, and other shall come: and behold, they walk almost all into destruction, and many shall be rooted out.
      Who should then ( by reason ) make more mourning, then she, that hath lost so great a multitude? and not thou, which are sorry but for one. But if thou would sayest unto me: My mourning is not like the mourning of the earth, for I have lost the fruit of my body, which I bear with heaviness: but the earth is according to the manner of the earth, and the present multitude goeth again into her, as it is come to pass: Then say I unto thee: like as thou hast born with travail and sorrow, even so also the earth from the beginning giveth her fruit unto man, for him that made her. And therefore withhold thy sorrow and heaviness by thy self, and look what happened unto thee, bear it strongly. For if thou judgest the mark and end of God to be righteous and good, and receive his counsel in time, thou shalt be commended therein. Go thy way then in to the city to thy husband.
      And she said unto me: that will I not do, I will not go into the city, but here will I die. So I communed more with her, and said: Do not so, but be counseled, and follow me: for how many falls hath Sion? Be of good comfort because of the sorrow of Jerusalem. For thou seest that our Sanctuary is laid waste, our altar broken, our temple destroyed, our playing of instruments and singing laid down, the thanksgiving put to silence, our mirth is vanished away, the light of our candlestick is quenched, the ark of the covenant is taken from us, all our holy things are defiled, and the name that is called upon over us, is dishonored: our children are put to shame, our priests are burnt, our Levites are carried away into captivity, our virgins are defiled, our wives are ravished, our righteous men spoiled, and our children destroyed, our young men are brought in bondage, and our strong worthies are become weak: and Sion ( which seal is greatest of all ) is loosed up from her worship: for she is delivered into the hands of them that hate us.

THE GOSPELL OF ST. JOHN Chpt 1

And this is the record of John: When the Jewes sent Priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, what art thou? And he confessed and denied not and said plainly: I am not Christ. And they asked him: what then? art thou *Helias ? And he said: I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And he answered no. Then said they unto him: what art thou that we may give an answer to them that sent us: What sayest thou of thy self? He said: I am the voice of a crier in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias.
      And they which were sent, were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him: why baptisest thou then if thou be not Christ, nor *Helias, neither a Prophet? John answered them saying: I baptise with water: but one is come among you, whom ye know not, he it is that cometh after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan where John did baptise.
      The next day John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said: behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said. After me cometh a man, which was before me, for he was ere then I, and I knew him not: but that he should be declared to Israel, therefore am I come baptising with water.
      And John bare record saying: I saw the spirit descend from heaven, like unto a dove and abide upon him, and I knew him not. But he that sent me to baptise in water, the same said unto me: upon whom thou shalt see the spirit descend and tarry still on him, the same is he which baptiseth with the holy ghost. And I saw and bare record that this is the son of God.

TO THE HEBREWS Chpt 7

    If now therefore perfection came by the priesthood of the Levites (for under that priesthood the people received the law) what needed it furthermore that another priest should rise, after the order of Melchisedech, and not after the order of Aaron? Now no doubt, if the priesthood be translated, then of necessity must the law be translated also.
      For he of whom these things are spoken, pertaineth unto another tribe, of which never man served at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord sprung of the tribe of Juda, of which tribe spake Moses nothing concerning priesthood. And it is yet a more evident thing, if after the similitude of Melchisedech, there arise another priest, which is not made after the law of the carnal commandment: but after the power of the endless life (For he testifieth: Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedech). Then the commandment that went a fore, is disannulled, because of her weakness and unprofitableness. For the law made nothing perfect: but was an introduction of a better hope, by which hope, we draw nigh unto God.
      And for this cause it is a better hope that it was not promised with out an oath. Those priests were made without an oath: but this priest with an oath, by him that said unto him. The Lord sware, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedech. And for that cause was Jesus a stablisher of a better testament.
      And among them many were made priests, because they were not suffered to endure by the reason of death. But this man, because he endureth ever hath an everlasting priesthood. Wherefore he is able also ever to save them that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth, to make intercession for us.
      Such an high Priest it became us to have, which is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher then heaven. Which needeth not daily (as yonder high priests) to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the peoples sins. For that did he at once for all, when he offered up himself. For the law maketh men priests, which have infirmity: but the word of the oath that came since the law, maketh the son priest, which is perfect for ever more.

the benjamite woman...

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