i knew you were going to tell me to ask him.
I am glad you knew, dear Strym (again, peace to you!). But I’m not sure you “knew” it so much as perhaps you were TOLD it.
but i haven't achived that baptism(HS) yet.
You don’t need that, dear one. Not at first. Otherwise, you wouldn’t hear his call BEFORE you came to him and RECEIVED such baptism. Listen… NOW . And put FAITH in what you hear. For example, you knew I was going to tell you to ask him. You very well could have.
so more questons.
Absolutely NO problem.
we would still be on page 1 if it wasn't for the dogs at your heels. sticks and stones.
Yes. I am very glad that you’re not letting the little dogs distract you.
is there a set number of people going to be born?
I truly do not know. What I DO know is that people will continue to be born until the last “seed” has come through earthling man (i.e., they have not all been “born” of man, yet).
why did the command to keep the census occur?
You’ll have to clarify, please – which census?
if people keep being born won't god have to keep delaying to save the new born that have faith?
The delay is due to the seed (most of which are scattered among the nations) and no others. Once that number has been filled (and no man can state that number), the days will be cut short. Please note, children are still born during the 1,000 years. Gog won’t be “sterile.”
does Enoch still exist in some form?
Yes. His spirit… which has already received a “white robe” (spirit body) is sleeping… “under the altar”. No one has been resurrected to a or in a spirit body, yet, except my Lord.
what about apostle john? why did christ make the comment at john 21:22?
I recently learned that it was not John that my Lord was speaking of, dear one, but Lazarus, the one who wrote the account. Lazarus (Simon the Leper) was the one my Lord “had affection for” and one mentioned as writing the account. The disciples wondered what would occur with Lazarus since he had been resurrected. You know, what about him… is he going to die again or live on forever? To which my Lord responded, basically, that it wasn’t any of their concern, that if it was his will that Lazarus remain alive until he returned, that was his business. Lazarus did die again, however, because he was resurrected in his fleshly vessel (which have corruption – sin and death – in them) and not in a spirit body (which is incorruptible and so sin and death cannot reside in it).
i noticed everyone is giving the guy smoking dope a hard time.
Hehehehe...
would using natural herbal god approved (gen1:29,gen9:3) medicine PROPERLY, hinder a persons spiritual progress?
I can’t see how, depending on what and how much... and for what purpose. I mean, it might impede one’s physical abilities (like driving, etc.)… and possible one’s… ummmm… lucidity… but don’t all drugs pretty much come from SOME plant/herb? Excluding, perhaps, some of the synthetic ones, but I think even some of those have some kind of plant “base.”
This thinking, what you’re suggesting, comes from some’s belief that my Lord refused “drugs” when he was impaled. He did: painkillers. So that he would not be accused (by our Adversary) of not FULLING sacrificing himself (“What sacrifice? He didn’t feel a thing! Numb me up and you can drive some nails and a spear through me, too!”). No, my Lord had to “experience” death… in every part of his body.
For many people, pain accompanies death, dear one. In order for my Lord to be tested… LIKE US… in ALL respects… he couldn’t alter the experience.
My mom died from pancreatic cancer… which was excrutiatingly painful. After awhile the morphine no longer worked. She tried, though, with the chemo, radiation, morphine. This was in the late 70’s and I remember her writing to the President (yep, of the U.S. ) asking “permission” to go to Mexico to get Laetril treatments… AND to use marijuana to ease her nausea. The reply was, of course, nope. And my dear mother, good obedient citizen that she was… “obeyed.” And suffered. Greatly. GREAT pain and discomfort. If she were hear today, I would not only pack her up and drive her across the border… but I would light the joint on the way.
The Most Holy One of Israel is not as “exacting” as man has made Him out to be… so as to ruler over and dominate his fellow man, dear one. Thankfully, I live in California … and most folks here can see the utter ridiculousness of withholding beneficial “herbs” from sick people.
What of the not-so-sick? One, not for ME to say. Two… who says they’re not “sick”?
is type of wine or type of bread important when shareing in the evening meal?
Yes and no. If one has access to new wine and unleavened bread… and there’s nothing preventing one from obtaining/using it… then it would be disrespectful not to. But what if one doesn’t have access… or the money to purchase wine/unleavened bread? Or one is under age? Or one is allergic to grapes… or flour? It is the obedience to the act that is of importance, dear one. Not the literal emblems.
If, therefore, one only has a partially eaten pizza crust (well, the “thin” kind)… and a glass of water… so long as one DISCERNS these things are being the flesh and blood of Christ… that is what is important. Better one obey… than give flimsy excuses as to why one didn’t.
also is it once a year or how often?
GREAT question!! I will answer that with some questions for you:
1. How often did the Israelites eat “manna”?
2. How often do you want to be in union with Christ?
3. How often SHOULD one be in union with Christ?
4. What did Christ mean by “daily bread”?
I think that if you answer these, you will have your answer, dear one.
is prayer to be said outloud or in your head?
My Lord always prayed outloud. As did Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, etc.
was christ a carpenter? did he enjoy it?
Yes, he was and yes, he did. It was only a means to an end, though. He had a mother to care for.
does the infancy gospel have any truth?
(Smile) I had to ask about this and, yes, it is true. My Lord did not know to reject the bad and CHOOSE the good from day one. He had to be taught. Because he wasn’t BORN knowing how to control his flesh. Isaiah 7:14-16.
is the Islam faith a comparable or alternative type of worship to Jah?
Asked about this, too, and yes, it is a worship of JAH, albeit... misapplied. Islam originates through Ishmael, the older half-brother of Isaac. Thus, they consider Abraham (Ibrahim) their “father” as well. And he is. Muslims, Jews, and christians all serve the same God. The enmity came when Ishamel began to persecute Isaac, Abraham’s true heir. Both Ishmael and Isaac learned proper worship of JAH through their father. However, BOTH went astray – Ishmael by means of his descendants joining with the nations after being ousted with his mother from Abraham’s camp… and Isaac by means of his descendants through Jacob (Israel). One of the claims of Mohammed was to “return” Ishmael to “true” worship; unfortunately, he tried to do this without Christ (because Christ was not told to or promised to Ishmael – the Seed that was Christ was to come through Isaac)… and so rejected even the notion of Christ. Which they still today (they consider “Jesus” a prophet and nothing more). The Quran contains the “laws” of Ishmael… which that nation formulated based on oral traditions.
The consider “Isaac” (the Jews) infidels because of their repeated rebellion against God. Ishmael believed himself to be the rightful heir (as Abraham’s firstborn son); however, the promise of an heir to carry the Seed was made to SARAH (Isaac’s mother) and not HAGAR (Ishmael’s mother). It has been a bone of contention down to this day.
To be fair, Muslims (Ishmael) do try to keep the “Law” (which was handed down from Abraham, who had it centuries before Moses, just not written in stone… to Ishmael); however, because Christ was not a part of their culture, they have no basis to understand the NEW Law. Like Israel , though, they will not be forgotten. Because they are also Abraham’s seed. They were promised to be a mighty nation… and they are.
(BTW – Per my Lord, the name “Allah” comes from a misunderstanding of a fragmented specimen of a writing giving praise to JAH: hallel u Jah. Like Israel , Islam, too, forgot the name of God at some point in their history. Since Abraham was a Hebrew, the Ishmaelites and Israelites originally spoke the same language… and praised the same God.
are there any more books about the earthly life of christ that are true?john21:25.
Yes. Many. But they are not canonized… or “available.” Some are in the possession of the Vatican . Some are held by the Orthodox church. Some are kept in various monestaries. And some are “lost”, per se, meaning they are in jars, vessels, etc., that are buried, hidden in old structures, etc.
and while we have john open,
Oh, we do, do we? LOLOLOL!
verse 24 kinda comes out of nowhere and verse 25 ends the book mid thought back from verse 23. the flow of the book just STOPS. i don't like it. i think it's been tampered with. thoughts?
You mean, did someone “add” verse 24? According to my Lord, yes… but not in the manner that you perhaps think. Not a “tampering” but an acknowledgement, like a notary’s validation. Why? I asked my Lord and his response, well, astounded me:
He said that Lazarus never personally identified himself as the writer. He gave clues, yes, but never took “credit” for the accounting. And… he asked those he gave it to to not do so as well. He said that the REASON was because those who killed my Lord were looking to kill Lazarus, as well… because of HIS resurrection… and so he had to go into hiding… and eventually into exile. There was fear, however, that if he put his name to the account, those seeking to kill him would find him… and bring him to be stoned/impaled. So, in order to assure those who READ it that it was someone who KNEW what had occurred… others who knew Christ and Lazarus… and of my Lord’s affection for him… corroborated that it was written by someone who THEY knew… knew of things they were writing about. But… and here’s the clincher… it was NOT any of the OTHER apostles (Lazarus was the other apostle “Simon”, not Peter)… because they, too, were exiled.
Certain others, however, who were not as publicly known (as were Christ, the Apostles, Paul, and others), were able to get the account from Lazarus. But it wasn’t FOR the “congregation”. It was for posterity, because the Jews usually kept impeccable records… there was a Roman occupation and persecution of the christians… including death… and so it was important to preserve the events. My Lord had left, they were exiled… who would believe them? Who knew how long it would be before Christ returned… and what would occur in the meantime?
So those who could wrote what they remembered… and all attempts were made to gather and hide these writings for some time. Some never made it, but many did… however, again, others now have them… and/or copies of them. More sitting on top of Peter’s grave in Rome than any of us know.
sorry to be a question box. i hope you enjoy responding as i enjoy reading your responses.
No problem and I do enjoy responding, to the extent I am sharing the wonderful things I myself have received.
thanks to y(our) teacher for allowing this exchange of information.
Yes, thanks to Christ, truly!
I hope what I have shared helps and I apologize for the things I don’t know. Should my Lord decide to share such things with me, I will certainly pass them on.
Again, peace to you… and may JAH bless!
YOUR servant and a slave of Christ,
SA
P.S. He said that he wrote "Why do you judge?"