Jesus judged the world with a flood in Noah’s time and promised never to do that again -Genesis 9:11-13
Next time He will do it by fire -II Peter 3:2-13
Category: Bible Notes
Ye are the Temple of God
7 times in scripture:
- I Corinthians 3: 9-17
- I Corinthians 6: 19
- II Corinthians 6: 16
- Ephesians 2: 20-21
- Hebrews 3:6
- 1 Peter 2:5
- 1 Peter 4:17
Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. – Matthew 13:45-46
the merchant man = Jesus
the pearl of great price = believers, the body of Christ, the Church (not the buildings)
Of all jewels, the pearl is the only one that is made by a living organism as a response to irritation that has been introduced. It is then removed from its place of growth to become an item of adornment.
Oysters are not kosher, one can only eat seafood with scales. -Deuteronomy 14:10
Pearls were not prized by the Jewish community, but they might
trade in them because they would sell them to the Gentiles. Pearls are
distinctly a Gentile ornament, not a Jewish ornament.
The kingdom of heaven is like Jesus calling believers: and when the Church was complete He took possession of that which He purchased on the cross and removed it from it’s place of growth to be with Him in heaven, during His return, through the millennium, and in eternity.
Jesus has bought us and the creation back with the blood He shed on the cross, and He will take final possession, with us following, after He finishes opening the seven sealed title-deed He takes out of the right hand of the Father. – Revelation 5:1, Revelation 5:7
Knowledge of Scripture
Daniel 12:4
As time goes on and things are revealed, our knowledge of scripture will increase. Scripture will become more clear as events unfold in history.
Authentication of God
Isaiah 45:21
God writing history before it happens is an authentication of who He is. The purpose of prophecy is to authenticate God when it happens, not to teach us the future or for divination. God is the only one that can do this.
Creation
God says He created the earth, man, and the heavens with all that is in them – Isaiah 45:12, 18
Gap Theory
In a nutshell:
- Invented in 1814 by a Scottish preacher named Chalmers
- Between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2
- Angels created
- Satan falls
- A judgment, associated with Satan’s fall, came upon the earth to make it without form and void
Gap Theory
Problems with the Gap Theory:
- Why did no one find out about it until 1814
- It violates scriptures
- Genesis 1:5 – says it is The 1st Day
- Genesis 2 & 3; Exodus 20:11 – in 6 days God created the heaven and earth and the sea and everything in them
- Genesis 2:2; Hebrews 4:4 – say that it was The 7th Day
- It puts death before sin
- violates Romans 5:12 and 1 Corinthians 15:21
- It has Satan fall before Day 7
- goes against Genesis 1:31 where God looked at His creation and said it was very good
- violates Genesis 2:8 and Ezekiel 28:12-15 where Satan was in Eden until iniquity was found in him
- Genesis 2:8 – the garden of Eden created on Day 6 for placing the man God created
Money
The love of money, not money itself, is the root of all evil – 1 Timothy 6:10
Accountability
Age of accountability during Moses’ time was 20 and above – Exodus 30:14