And the measures and matters of The Truth of the "time" we are in ... Mans house of images.. 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 of the night season of the season of man ...i was shown with"in" ...within the works of a man building an house ...
the house was to be a grand and proud place ....and worthy in all ways ...builded of the best material ...and stone of gain ...and deep was the foundation of it ...yet builded on sand
and as the house was being builded i was within it ...as though an hired hand ...a loborer ...for gain ...even to build upon this mans house ...as i was as none other than ...that ...that mine family might have food and clothing ...and such as needs be for a living ...a life ...a life ...allowed ...in the kingdumb of man ..by our labors allowed ...only ...
Nevertheless the house was near being finished and i was shown ...of the upper places in the house and the finely finished rooms and all mannner of measure of delicate ...adornments ...that the house had builded "in"to it ...and again a proud and boasting house it was ...for whosoever would have habitation with"in" it ...
and i looked and behold ...in the corner ...was like unto a delicate ...sculpture ...and i was drawn to look the closer ...for the astounding delicate workmanship ...of it ...and the colors and fine crapmanship ...
Nevertheless ...as i looked the closer ...was like unto a cup ...and on the cup was delicately made of a potter ...a vine ...and thin and fine leaves ...of the vine were carved thereon ..and grapes too ...all of all ...as it would appear ...."perfect" ...an identical image ...in all ways ...of cup and vine and leaves and grapes ...if was real ...the same in appearance ...yet was the works of a mans hands ...and no doubt a cunning crapsman ...who made it ...that man who made the image.
Evenso ...was i to look the closer ...and was astounded ...for there was also delicate writing upon the cup ...writing within the vine and leaves and grapes thereof ...
and i looked the more ...so i could read it ...and it was an writing to the Lord ...as if ! as though! ...of this "thing" this... hand made ...man made... cup ...that Jesus Christ might have some honor or glory...by and of its being made ...and i was astounded ....at the seeing of such a "thing" ...
and was given me to say to another worker ...another of the laborers ...like unto mineself ...who had come by to see the same ...given me to say was this ...
"that man that builded his own house ...this one ...had also ...had this image made ... for a Lord... "He thought"... He might ...He would give honor to nevertheless his wife might love it"
Origin of "images" : Wisdom 14 For happy is the tree where through righteousness cometh: but cursed is the image of wood, that is made with hands, yee both it and he that made it.
He, because he made it: and it because it was called God, where as it is but a frail thing.
For the ungodly and his ungodliness are both like abominable unto God.
Even so the work and he that made it also shall be punished together.
Therefore shall there a plague come upon the images of the Heathen: for out of the creature of God they are become an abomination, a temptation unto the souls of men, and a snare for the feet of the unwise.
And why the seeking out of images is the beginning of whoredom, and the bringing up of them is the destruction of life.
For they were not from the beginning, neither shall they continue forever.
The wealthy idleness of men hath found them out upon the earth, therefore shall they come shortly to an end.
For a father mourned for his son that was taken away from him, he made an image ( in all the hast ) of his dead son: and so began to worship him as God, which was but a dead man, and ordained(ordered) his servants to offer unto him.
Thus by process of time and through long custom, this error was kept as a law, and tyrants compelled men by violence to honor images.
As for those that were so far off, that men might not worship them presently, their picture was brought from far, like the image of a King whom they would honor, to the intent that with great diligence they might worship him which was far off, as though he had been present.
Again, the singular conning of the craftsman gave the ignorant also a great occasion to worship images.
For the workman willing to do him a pleasure that set him a work, labored with all his conning to make the image of the best fashion.
And so ( through the beauty of the work ) the common people was deceived, in so much that they took him now for a God, which alittle afore was honored as a man.
And this was the error of mans life, when men ( either for to serve their own affection, or to do some pleasure unto Kings ) ascribed unto stones and stocks the name of God, which ought to be given unto no man.
Moreover, this was not enough for them that they erred in the knowledge of God: but where as they lived in the great wars of ignorance, those many and great plagues called they peace.
For either they slew their own children, and offered them, or did sacrifice in the night season, or else held unreasonable watches: so that they kept neither life ner marriage clean: but either one slew another to death maliciously or else grieved his neighbor with *advoutry.
And thus were all things mixed together: blood manslaughter, theft, dissimulation, corruption, unfaithfulness, sedition, perjury, disquietness of good men, unthankfulness, defiling of souls, changing of birth, unsteadfastness of marriage, misorder of *advoutry and uncleanness.
And why? the honoring of abominable images is the cause, the beginning and end of all evil.
For they worship Idols, either they are mad when they be merry, or prophesy lies, or live ungodly, or else lightly foreswear themselves.
For in so much as their trust is in the Idols ( which have neither souls ner understanding ) though they swear falsely, yet they think it shall not hurt them.
*advoutry: prefix "a" meaning not or without, devout: devotion; NOT devoted to God ...plain hearted to God, being devoted to something or some one else. see James 2 for adultery
Therefore cometh a great plague upon them, and that worthily: for they have an evil opinion of God, giving heed unto Idols, swearing unjustly to deceive, and despising righteousness.
For their swearing is no virtue, but a plague of them that sin, and goeth ever with the offense of the ungodly.
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