SOON, WE SHALL BE GLORIFIED
11-17-19
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God is Thought. The brightness of our revelations
depends upon the correctness of our
doctrines,
our building blocks, our Godly
thoughts laid one upon another,
ascending into the mind of Christ.
(Luke 9:28,29) And it came to pass about an
eight days
[eight symbolizes “a new
beginning;” e.g., the
number of Noah and his family] after these sayings, he
took Peter and John and James, and went up
into a mountain to
pray [fig. for closer contact
with God, less the distractions of the world]. And
as he
prayed [focused on God] [1], the
fashion [Gk: appearance] of his
countenance [Gk: visage; the front]
[i.e., what you see] was altered [i.e.,
“was transfigured” Mat 17:2; Mark 9:2] [2,3], and
his raiment [Gk: clothing] was white and
glistering [Gk: to lighten forth, to be
radiant] [4].
1.
(2
Tim 2:15) Study
to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not
to be
ashamed, rightly dividing [Gk: to make a straight cut, make effort]
the word [Gk:
logos] of truth.
2.
(Mat
17:2) And was transfigured
[also Mark 9:2] before
them: and his face
did shine [Gk: to beam,
radiate
brilliancy: give light] as the sun, and his raiment was white
as the light.
a.
transfigured = Gk: transformed (lit. or fig.
metamorphosed): changed, transfigured,
transformed.
3.
(Rom
12:2) And be not
conformed to [Gk: to
the same pattern of] this world
[Gk: age: (since) the beginning of the
world]: but
be ye transformed [Gk:
transfigured] by the
renewing [Gk: renovation] of your mind, that ye
may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
a.
renew =Dict: 1. to make new
or as if new again;
make
young, fresh, or strong again;
bring back into good condition.
b.
(Isa
40:31) But
they that wait upon [Heb:
patiently] the LORD shall renew
their strength; they shall
mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run,
and not be weary; and they
shall walk, and not
faint.
c.
renovate = Dict: 1. to make
fresh or sound again,
as
though new; clean up, replace worn or broken parts in, repair. 2. to
refresh;
revive.
4.
radiant = Dict: 1. sending
out rays of light, shining brightly. 2. filled with light. 3. showing
pleasure,
love, well-being, etc.; beaming (a radiant smile).
a.
(Exo
34:29) And
it came to
pass, when Moses came down from
mount Sinai with the two tables [Heb: tablets] of
testimony [the ten
commandments] in Moses' hand, when
he came down [2x] from
the mount,
that Moses wist [Heb:
understood, knew] not that
the skin of his face shone [Heb:
to shoot out horns; fig. rays: shined] while
he [God]
talked with him [Moses].
(Luke
9:30,31)
And, behold, there talked with him two men,
which were Moses
and Elijah [prophetically
representing
the “dead in Christ” company and the “alive and remain” in Christ
company (1
Thes 4:16,17)]: Who
appeared in
glory [Gk: (as very
apparent):
dignity, glorious, honour, praise, worship)],
and spake of his decease [Gk:
exit, death] which he
should accomplish at Jerusalem.
1.
glory = Dict: 1. a) great
honor and admiration won by doing something important or valuable;
fame;
renown. b) anything bringing this. 2. worshipful adoration or praise.
3. the
condition of highest achievement, splendor, prosperity, etc. (Greece in
her
glory). 4. radiant beauty or splendor; magnificence. 5. heaven or the
bliss of
heaven. 6. a) a halo or its representation in art
b) any circle of light.
2.
(1 Cor 15:35-44)
But some man
will say, How are
the dead raised up [Gk:
awakened]? and with what
body do they come?
Thou fool, that [body]
which thou sowest is not quickened [made alive],
except it die: And that which thou
sowest,
thou sowest not that body that shall be, but
bare grain, it may chance [be of]
of wheat, or of some other grain:
But God giveth it [i.e., giveth the spirit (your spirit)] a body as it hath pleased him,
and to
every seed his own body. All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind
of
flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There
are also celestial
[Gk: above the sky: heavenly] bodies, and bodies terrestrial [Gk: earthly]:
but the glory of the celestial is
one, and the glory
of the terrestrial is
another. There is one glory of the sun, and another
glory of the moon, and
another glory of the stars: for
one star
differeth from another star
in
glory. So also is
the resurrection of the dead. It is
sown in corruption [earthly]; it is
raised in incorruption [heavenly]:
It
is sown in dishonor [earthly]; it is raised in glory [heavenly]: it is sown in weakness [earthly]; it is raised in power [heavenly]: It is sown a natural body [earthly]; it is raised a spiritual body
[heavenly]. There is a natural body [earthly], and there is a
spiritual body [heavenly].
(Luke
9:32,33)
But Peter and they that were with him were heavy [Gk: burdened, pressed]
with sleep: and when they were awake, they
saw his glory, and the [glory
of the] two men [Moses and Elijah]
that stood with him. And it came to pass, as they [Moses and Elijah]
departed from him [Jesus], Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good
for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles [Gk: tents] [i.e., temporary vs. eternal]; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one
for Elijah: not knowing what he said.
(Luke
9:34-36)
While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and
overshadowed them:
and they feared as they entered into the cloud. And there came a
voice
out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear
him [1].
And
when the voice was past,
Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those
days any of those things
which they had seen.
1.
(Rom
10:17) So
then faith [Gk: belief] cometh
by hearing [understanding], and
hearing [cometh] by
the word [Gk:
rhema] [i.e., revelations] of
God.
(Dan 12:1-3) And at that time
[What time?] shall
Michael [“the archangel” 1 Thes 4:16’ Jude
1:9] stand up [1], the
great prince which
standeth for [who defends and has charge
of] the children of thy people [2]: and
there shall be a
time of trouble [Heb: tightness: adversity,
affliction, tribulation], such as never was
[i.e., Great Tribulation] since
there
was a nation even to that
same
time: and at that time [i.e.,
the rapture, “the
first resurrection” Rev 20:5,6] thy people shall be
delivered [Heb: escape; rescued:
saved], every one
that shall be found written
in the book [of Life]. And
many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall
awake, some to everlasting life, and some
to shame and everlasting
contempt [Gk: repulsive; an object of
aversion: abhorring]. And they that be wise
shall shine [Heb: gleam; fig. enlighten:
admonish, teach, give warning] as the brightness of the
firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness [salvation] as the stars
for ever and ever.
1.
Commentary: “shall
Michael stand up” = for action at
the event commonly called “the rapture”
and we shall be taken out of here
to end the Tribulation period, and then the Great Tribulation period
shall
begin without us.
2.
(1
Thes 4:16,17)
For the Lord [Jesus Christ]
himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with
the
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the
dead in
Christ shall rise [be resurrected] first:
Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up [Gk:
seized: plucked up, taken by force] [joined] together with
them in
the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so
shall we ever be
with the Lord.
Amen