Light and Lights in Genisis 1

Genesis Chapter 1

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness

 was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God

 moved upon the face of the waters.

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God

 divided the light from the darkness.

5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness 

he called Night. And the evening and the morning

 were the first day.

In the beginning, in verse 3, God created light.

It was on the fourth day that God created the Sun.....or “the larger light to rule the day”. 

There was something that God knew, that caused Him to seperate the earth from void and darkness that was spoken of in that beginning created and ruled by God. It was not the plan and purpose of God for this lack of light.

The Spirit of God moved or hovered over the earth without form and void, and the darkness. 

His Spirit moving,  was beginning the process of God’s will on earth, and it is clear, that void and darkness is not what God intended for the earth as a rule of fact.(Neither for the God follower )

How can it be that God created light on Day 1, but the sun, moon, and stars on day 4?

Where did that light come from if there was no Sun? 

Another question would be why?

Look in verses 3 and 4, the original word for light, has a specific meaning. This word does NOT mean an object that emits light.....like the sun or the moon or the stars, or a lamp. 

It is a light different from the light of the sun or moon or the light emitting objects our eyes can detect and see.

It is very possible, that the light spoken of in day 1 illuminates things the Spiritual sees and discerns....and is a signal of Good verses evil and goodness of God for man and the world.

In Scriptures, Light is used to symbolize God, faith or holiness.

     John 1:5.                    Isaiah 60:1.           1 John 1:5

     John 8:12.                  Psalms 27:1

     John 12:35-37.           Acts 13:47

     Luke 11:34-35.           Matthew 5:14

     1Peter 2:9.                 Daniel 2:22

     Rev 21:23.                 Luke 12:3            

     Ecclesiastes 2:13.     Ephesians 5:8

The light and darkness from this point do not mix......God’s order is set and settled. God’s purpose is done. A very important truth that we should not ignore nor forget. Keep it in light as we study Scriptures.

So the first light mentioned in Genisis, I believe carries a meaning of illumination to seperate light from dark, or spiritual  enlightenment is set by God and for that purpose. It is very well possible of a twofold purpose.

In order to eliminate void and darkness of the earth, a “light” was needed which can only be brought about by the Spirit of God, and that Spirit did move upon the face of the waters in Genisis.

In proper place, the Bible says God is “light” (1 John 1:5)

This word  or concept of light is closely associated with life and joy and good.  It also attaches a work of the Spirit of God.

In fact when we read about the 1st day notice, that it says God created the light, AND SAW THAT IT WAS GOOD 

Then this light was divided away from the darkness. Only the light is called “good”, the darkness is not. 

This light is not the sun nor the moon, but a light designed by God to perform the seperation of void and darkness.

A note also, We see the first mention of SEPERATION of God and by God.

It is no reasoning in our human minds,  It is the purpose and will of God and none other.  Serious Bible students will see and understand this move of God, and not seek to label these things as “conflicts”. Sadly many do see this as conflict.

Genisis 1:14-16 Now lets move down to verse 14 when it starts to talk about there being lights in the sky to divide day and night, and in verse 16 when God says he created the larger light (the sun) to rule the day and the smaller light (the moon) to rule the night. 

God has purpose for these lights. He says they are for signs, seasons, days, and years.  This light also gives light the eyes can see on the earth . 

So the Scriptures declare light in two places in the Genisis account of creation, but these were two different lights.

My only conclusion is that darkness was an unsatisfactory state to God. Otherwise God wouldn’t have created light. There would have been no need. This seperation is not accidentally configured that only a sun or moon can seperate it.

At the least darkness was apparently not capable of supporting life; and as we’ll find as we get into the later parts of Exodus and then Leviticus, things that go against, or inhibit, or terminate life are considered as against God.

 So  when God created “lights”, He created illumination and enlightenment, a basic requirement for life.

Note the difference in light of verse 3 and the lights in verse 14.

When God created “the lights”, He created objects that emit light waves. Light waves of a certain type that allow humans and animals to use their light sensors. (their eyes) and for plants to engage in their method of sustaining life, photosynthesis.

In the Book of Revelation we’re told that when God destroys the old earth, and then creates a new one, there will no longer be light emitting objects like a sun or moon) but instead God will be our light, our illumination

It is also good to note that in Zechariah 14:6-7, a light similar is put into place when the sun, the stars, and moon fall from the heavens and there is neither dark nor light.

It’s this same type of “godly light” that is being spoken of here in verses Genisis  3 and 4, but another kind is referred to in verses 14-16.

Note also that in a short time span, God is going to create beings on this earth, that need both types of light. In my thought, Adam had the “light” to make the decision of obedience or disobedience to God and therefore that available light or knowledge holds him accountable.

Conversely let’s look at the word “darkness”. This word is the opposite of illumination. It carries in it the sense of a lack of light. But also many places in the scriptures declare of use darkness to mean opposite of good and denotes evil

The word darkness  has a  meaning of  something that leads to death and destruction. This is not a word that is the opposite of day. It is not a word that describes the natural, and good, phenomenon of nighttime. 

It carries evil spiritual overtones with it.  So one word of darkness speaks  of Night,  which is simply the opposite of day. It is neutral; it carries no negative.

But also darkness can carry a negative value, to add also a dual meaning of that word darkness evil.

John 3:19-20              Romans 13:12

Matthew 6:23.            1 John 1:5-6

Luke 11:35.                1 John 2:9-11

Isaiah 29:15.               Psalms 82:5

Ephesians 5:11.          Ephesians 6:12

Proverbs 2:13.            Romans 1:21                        

2 Corinthians 6:14.     Ephesians 4:18

John 12:35.                 

(Just a few verses to substantiate the point)

So let us be clear: in verses 3 and 4 what God created was illumination and enlightenment of which HE was the source; but it was also divided and separated away from what was the opposite of those things: darkness, blindness and falsehood.

 What exactly was this illumination and enlightenment?

 It could well have been the essence of God that we call the Shekinah, or Shekinah glory; this mysterious illumination, or glory, of God (sometimes visible, sometimes not) that we read of in several places in the Bible. 

Exodus 13:21.          1 Kings 8:10-11

Exodus 40:34.          Revelation 21:23

Luke 2:9.                   Habakkuk 3:4

Isaiah 4:5.                 Revelation 21:11

(Just a few in the Scriptures)

The illumination that is suitable for us to see by, and apparently NOT necessary when the new earth is formed, will come from God Himself. 

While I cannot be sure I see no reason not to suggest that the light of Genesis that was in the 1st day of Creation is the same light that is in the 1st day of the NEW creation as revealed in Revelation 21 and 22 (you can go read it for yourself). 

And it is also interesting that the spiritual counterpart of light which is darkness, will be absent in the NEW creation. 

In its purest spiritual sense the, light is goodness and darkness is wickedness.

We’re told that in the new creation there will be ONLY good and wickedness will no longer exist.

 So  in the new creation we find the complete absence of darkness; instead there is only light. But as certain as I am that what I have told you is correct, I readily admit that there is some amount of speculation involved with it.

The Canaanite Woman in God’s order

Matthew 15:13 No self Planting
Just a scripture that is on my mind for today.
“But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.”
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Main note here with this study, God has an order.  It is the main working in any and all circumstance to include “Our daily bread” and the true believers  agree wholly in His will being first and foremost above all our desires.
His will is the important issue.

                                                            Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.


Now to the study.

The Canaanite Woman

John 8:29
And He that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone: For I do always those things that please Him.
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Matthew 15:21
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
Is Jesus going to this place by His choosing or by accident or by purpose?
     He is leaving Jewish territory.
     What He came to do, there should be no question to His reason, His time, His season, and His purpose. He is there to do the will of His Father.
If nothing else is learned of Jesus’ way in this scripture, He is a God of order.
    He has a plan and purpose…..ultimately, the Kingdom come,
    Redemption!
His order is from His Father….not just giving to us..He gives in His order.
This method Jesus uses in this ministering to this Canaanite , is hard for the Americanized  Professing Church to accept as their teachings are to their various doctrines created by their denominational beliefs.
It is not as the most of the  TV preachers display of Jesus and His methods here. His method just does not fit most doctrines, and rightly so.
While He was in Gennesaret the religious order disputed with him about and operating ceremonial uncleanness. Their perception of Jesus kept them from seeing the Son of God, as manner of many still do today. Doctrine matters.
     A note here should be seen, this marks  how the Jewish authorities  play their role in the rejection      of the Messiah by the religious and the Jewish people as a whole,  and a turning to the Gentiles which signals a Gentile focus and not just accidental beneficiaries. Learn there is an order saints….all in order.
Each person has their own expectation of Messiah. It must be a right expectation. It must be truth.
The Canaanite people knew who God was.

Rahab……..Joshua 2
9 And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:

This heathern people knew and ask the God of Israel,  for the benefits given to Israel. This was not news to this woman.  Our enemies know much of our God….and His mercy was available to Rahab….the Canaanite woman.
Rahab submitted to God’s order just as this Canaanite  woman. These understand the order of God or plan and purpose comes first.
Above all dear saints of God, learn God’s way and order.

22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan (a Cannanite woman not in her land) came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

Mercy is what she ask.
Not personal things is Her  desire……not money, fame, more things.
Her daughter is her desire.

She expresses who He is.
O Lord……She addressees Him respecting who He was….. three times she addresses him Lord….. This shows the Lord, she is ubmissive…..
     I submit to you Lord, I submit to  your plan, I submit to your purpose.
     She understood what Jesus was there to do.

She also addresses Him as the Son of David……the term of Messianic .. Promises of David to Abraham.
She saw what most of her day could not see.
     She understands He is Messiah. What the Holy Prophets prophesies of Him. She understands His mission and His diety.
But she has a daughter with a need, and Jesus has the power and desire to set her daughter free of this condition even if she does not fit in His purpose, but yet mercy fits her in.

This daughter is possessed with an evil demon….
     Look how the demons have created havoc  in the lives of people in the
     Gospels…..
         We read of examples of demons throwing people into the fires, causing those posessed to run naked in the cemeteries, and all manner of destruction to the soul of a person.
        She was grievously vexed, possessed…..unredeemable? The only answer was in one that was sent to redeem.
She knew this God…She knew her answer was in this Messiah.

23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
He ignores her…..
   How you react…to the seemingly silence of God matters. Yes sometimes God is silent.
  How do we react when we pray and hear nothing?
Her attitude was better than His disciples
His disciples…
     Jesus is teaching them and their reaction is not even that of this Canaanite woman.
     They had seen Him heal all manner before, but they have no concern of this woman,….  Or her daughter.
I wonder if she follows each one begging them to speak to the master, who spoke not a word to her? They had no heart to do anything for her.
Send her away……was their response. We do not want to fool with this need. Somethings it is necessary for God to get us to a place, He can speak to us......and in His order, He does speak.


24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel
To whom did Our Lord Jesus say He was sent?
ONLY to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Jesus, in theory, was Israel’s Savior because the Lord’s purpose in sending Christ was to solve the deadly problem of sin among His chosen and set apart a people, Israel.
On our timeline we use almost daily, we show how for 2000 years, God dealt with all men, but found one man, Abraham to raise out of Him a people, that would be used to bring redemption to the world.
The very nation He was sent to. The lost sheep of the house of Israel.

In fact in Matthew 10  Jesus explicitly instructed the 12 Disciples to go ONLY to the house of Israel with the Gospel and to avoid gentiles.

Much later, of course, we find the risen  Jesus confront Paul on the road to Damascus and instruct him that the time has come to take the Gospel to the gentile world


Romans 15:8-12
8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

This Canaanite woman is not Jewish…..but that is not an issue with Messiah…..He  has an order…..His purpose will be fulfilled while yet meeting the need of every cry of any child seeking Him. He never turns away a seeking heart.

Are we getting it? God has an order. Until we learn that, we have conflicts in scriptures, in our beliefs, but there is the right order, and this woman has it.

Did she have a revelation? She at least had a knowing of who this Messiah is and what He has come to do……an unshakable knowing.

25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

She understands His order. His purpose….His disciples forgot them.
Do not expect those around you to understand God’s order….
     Paul warned us of the church of the end times. At best they are lukewarm as a whole…..Only the true believers will understand……
This Canaanite woman sees past the supposed non answer from Messiah.
She has in her heart, that this does not exclude her, as she in excitement, a deep knowing He will show to all who could see it, the nation of Israel, was the source of gentile redemption, in it’s perfect order. He would meet her need.
A tone of hope is in her….see the next verses.


26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

It is not God’s will for me to leave Israel and go to the Gentiles was His teaching to those listening. However, more is to come.
He did not call her a dog….as many teach today….My order is being worked. He lets those who can hear it, my order is to the Jew, and then to the gentile…..
God’s order comes first…….but the gentile time is coming and they too will be handled……
     First the children get fed, and then you,  but you will get fed. I will feed those at the table and those around the table. My order is full and complete…

God got her attention by what he says and see how she handles this response  matters.


27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
I got the truth of this Lord……I will get fed in my order…..the children eat first but then the dogs eat…..not only eat but satisfied.
The blessing of Israel also feeds the gentiles…….God has an order, she knew it…..do we?
This Canaanite woman shows in action,  I know you have a way for me to see my daughter made whole…



28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

She was faithful and got what she wanted.   God’s leftovers are not inferior…they are kingdom fulfillment and a total supply of need. The crumbs have full potential. They filled the dogs.
Redemption is final and full in her life..Read the scriptures…see the truth…..as she did…..

The Canaanites knew in the day of Rahab the power of the God of Israel…..and that same God was working here. It is amazing how these under the table could have that much faith…..

Jesus did not say anything to this daughter, did not lay hands on her…..He did not address anything to the demon possessed daughter……nor the demon…….He simply performed the Father’s will. Do we get it?
There is an order, and in that order, is the answer we seek when we seek God’s will.

Nicodemus John 3

John 3- Nicodemus

Verse 1
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
Nicodemus
     Man of the Pharisees
     Member of the Sanhedrin
     Ruler of the Jews
          A leader From the Jewish Counsel

In verse 10, Jesus calls him a “Master in Israel”

There is something different about Nicodemus from the other members of the Sanhedrin: He displays a Hunger of the and for the Spirit.
Note here, hunger is good but you must go farther, as we will see with the lesson.

He is different as in Mark 3:22 some of his fellow Pharisees claimed Jesus cast out demons by devils.
Some of the same did not even recognize John the Baptist as they refused to be baptized of Him. (Luke 7:30)

Keepers of the “Law” did not keep the Law. There was a need for Jesus and His redemption, and God is fixing to place this all into the way of man that will receive the truth.

Nicodemus recognizes the divine origin of Jesus’s miracles. Unlike his fellow Pharisees


Verse 2
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

Came to Jesus by night.
I have been around a few years and have heard many explanations  of why Nicodemus came to Jesus at night. I do not think it would add anything to our truth of Scripture to add something to this as this scripture deals with Redemption and The Kingdom to come, so no additions here. Nicodemus came to Jesus at night.

We know……
Nicodemus shows much respect to Jesus here.  It is deeper than personality uplifting as is done today.
While Nicodemus in the use of we, means himself with others, If it is his Pharisee associates, has a special respect.

Jesus is recognized as a teacher
     Come from God-a guide of Spiritual

     A miracle worker- No man can do what you do except He is empowered by God the Father.
     There is a recognition of a man sent from God. Enough to cause Nicodemus to seek after Him.

Nicodemus recognizes a relationship to God the Father.
     It was recognized enough to cause Nicodemus to seek out the Messiah.
     He is come from God

Here is a prime example of being “Drawn” to God
John 6:44 KJV
“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.”
No cliches, no coming of Himself as a popular thing to do.






3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Jesus begins to work with Nicodemus. His coming to Jesus is what Jesus does. Jesus does not send anyone away with a true heart to seek Him.

Now Jesus begins to try to open the understanding of Nicodemus
He tells Nicodemus of the fact, Born again or Born from above. A new term to Nicodemus

The Lord now begins to talk of these Spiritual things to a fleshly person.

Now Nicodemus is being taken past the natural or fleshly things, although it takes a conversation with Jesus to get Nicodemus to understand if possible to Nicodemus
As I said earlier, this is about redemption.

Look at what Jesus is saying to this “ruler of Israel”
     Jesus is telling this religious man that Nicodemus is dead spiritually.
     Yes this leader of the law-He is dead and far from God

How many in the church are exactly the same.
     Going along in their religious duties, but not close enough for Jesus to show them their Spiritual lack
     They see no lack.

Jesus told him, “you can not see”
     You are spiritually blind. You can not see what I am all about, The Kingdom to come. Redemption

A Time in Nicodemus you should be teaching the truth instead of your religion.

Hebrews 5: 11-14 kjv
11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

The religious system around Nicodemus, was unable to minister to man and let him know of His relationship to God whether good or bad.
Could not even cause Nicodemus to question his Relationship with God

Jesus is telling him that there has to be a change in Nicodemus in order to be righteous with God and in Good standing with the Father.
What you have got right now will not work…..will not get you into the Kingdom.


Verse 4
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?


Again here, Nicodemus is totally not understanding. He still sees this as a physical thing. His mind is locked into the natural or fleshly man.
He is relating what Jesus is saying to physical……..not allowing the Spirit to minister to him. He only understands natural.


I have to ask us to consider……..how long did the Spirit deal with Nicodemus, and does the Spirit have a limit of how long He will deal with men who do not see.


Verse 5
 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

It appears here, that Nicodemus does not have a problem with the term “born of Water”. The problem is Being “born again of the Spirit.” Nicodemus questions not the water.

Let us understand how men argue and fuss and split hairs over doctrines…….you can call it born of Water, or born of the Spirit.
The bottom line Jesus is teaching is we must come to the place we are pleasing to and acceptable to God. Nothing more and nothing less.

Nicodemus religious order did not get him there, so ask ourselves does our religious order get us there?

A note on water.
Water in scriptures when used as with Jesus teaching here, speaks of cleansing, washing, immersing.
Lev chapters 8-10 describes the command that the Priest had to be washed to be ready and fit for their priestly duties, redemption if you will

If you take time to go to John 4 and study the teaching of Jesus concerning the “Woman at Jacob’s well”.

“Everyone who drinks of this well water will thirst again, But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst again; the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”

Jesus gives us spiritual water that issues eternal life.
So whatever water means here to you, it is exactly the same water in John 3 and John 4
It is life giving water. Try to argue that one.

Just a note, there had to be a consecration of the priests, thus the washing
     They had to regularly wash, thus the container of water in the temple as He has to wash upon entering every time.

Our Lord comes to John the baptized to be “washed” in order to fulfill His office of priest. Again there was no sin to wash away.

If you are confused of this requirement, as the Lord to show you the truths.
     Ex 28:1 declares God appoints priest.
     The priest were to be of Aaron. But God chose who at times to fill His desires.
     Jesus was of the tribe of Judah, but was appointed priest.
Why did He have to go to John to be baptized?
     It certainly was not for a cleansing from sin.

John the Baptizer was the forerunner ordained by God
It was fulfilling of the prophesies.

It becomes way too involved to discuss water and baptizing,  in a Nicodemus study. Ask of God to show you these truths.

Jesus tells us two things here about the kingdom
     The Kingdom is spiritually discerned, and you can be blind to it unless you are born from above.
     The Kingdom of God is spiritually entered. You can not enter the Kingdom unless you are changed
     Spiritually


Verse 6
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Herein Lies the problem. Flesh

Dress it up, or do what you will to flesh. Flesh can only bring about flesh. Nothing of the Spirit.
Flesh tries to reform man, make him religious, but it is an  unredeemed religion.

Jesus teaches here, there are “tares”, flesh born professors, that in the church, flesh has born ones, flesh.
They are as real as the “born again” ones.

As I said before and again. Redemption is what the Lord is saying to Nicodemus

The water has to do with the Spirit in my seeing.  It is a filling of the Holy Spirit of God…….It is the Spirit of God that can change a man into a person of God. Are we Spirit born?

Jesus is telling Nicodemus point blank, The Spirit of God is not within you, and you must be of the Spirit of God. The Spirit has to be in you.



7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Not the cliches “accept Jesus into your life”, nor the “Sinners Prayer”
It is thought by flesh,  That that prayer is an entry door to the kingdom, but they will find their hearts are still unprepared, darkened hearts unconverted by the “Water” and the “Blood”
No regeneration at all.

People laugh at the term, as Nicodemus they understand it not…..but Jesus said, “You must be born again.”


Verse 8
 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

You may not understand “born of the Spirit”
This is not a work you do, but a work the Holy Spirit of God does in us. That is the only way.
You do not control the Spirit in any way, the Spirit controls you.
You do choose to allow Him to work in you, but you do not control the work He does in you.

Verse9
 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

Religion still keeps Nicodemus away. He still has no understanding.
No greater teacher, not greater one to tell Nicodemus of the Spiritual.
My question at this time, does he ever get it? I know that will bring argument…..but we are not told of his Salvation.



Verse10
 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

The greatest teacher and preacher of all time, is astounded at Nicodemus thinking.

What you have been taught is very dangerous to our walk with God.
“A master of Israel” but did not get it.


Verse11
 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

Look at how Jesus leaves us with this teaching.  “Ye receive not”.
Did Nicodemus believe?
How many in the church system to day are at that same place?

Ten Virgins

Matthew 25 The 10 virgins

This is a Parable to describe certain events to come, using the Jewish Wedding ceremony. A wedding that paints a picture of something else.

This parable is very plain as to the intent.  The verse one declares “likened” unto ten virgins. This parable has nothing to do with the rapture.  These 10 virgins are likened unto people of which five are wise and five are foolish.

The message is “ be found ready, do not let that day or time come upon you unawares”

In my experience there are two types of Christians who, although they both read the very same Bible, have very different perspectives.
Many Christians – often western – read the prophecies of the Bible about the future and see a rather devastating message of darkness, gloom and decay awaiting the church and the world.
However, if you visit some home churches of China or other non Christian tolerant, where they are persecuted for their life, you would hear a completely different message.
Those in the battle see a different light…..a light to dispel darkness

The light here in this parable speaks volumes to the wise ones.
Oftentimes, as circumstances grew darker and darker, suddenly the morning star announced divine hope and redemption.
While it appeared darkness was spreading, unchallenged and ever increasing. But it was precisely at that point when the greatest triumphs were then achieved.

Isaiah 21:11-12 The burden of Dumah
11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
Sometimes our life becomes as Isaiah says, that the morning and the night is coming. Our world seems upside down, But the bridegroom is coming and has a proclamation cry that the true bride will not only hear, but obey.

Matthew 25

1.Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

All of the 10 have the expectations of
     A groom is coming for them
     Marriage is at hand
They are all informed with the same knowledge and there are no surprises to the actions that are to come.

In Jewish wedding traditions, a lit and burning lamp identified the prepared bride.
The light is their wedding identity for the groom.
It was this lamp or light that made the bride different from all the others. It was the only distinguishable mark for the groom. And the bride knew it and acted on it.

2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
The wise are spoken of first. In Scripture study, the first mention shows a greater significance is on that mention.
5 wise
5 foolish
A seperation has already began. A difference in identity is being set forth.
What distinguishes these two groups, one from the other?

These are all virgins, so they can only prepare by what they have learned and sought out knowledge.  If you want to get married, you better know what is required.
Know the cost…..cliches require knowledge and the only acceptable action.
There is more than a cliche that says “let Jesus into your heart”. There is a separation from sin and cares of this world.

3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

They are acting on their knowledge of the requirement of identity and responsibility of their part of the ceremony.
This marriage. Not someone elses.

 All the time of engagement was for them to be ready when that day of marriage was to be.

The foolish took their outer vessel, but do not take the required oil or vessel to hold the oil……

These foolish had a knowledge that all they needed was their lamps.
The message of the hirelings. Just do the best you can and all will be alright. No it will not be all right.

4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
The wise took their outer vessel, with vessels of oil.  This is their perception of knowledge of all the preparation they had done for the ceremony. Their knowledge was they needed their lamps, and vessels with oil.

Who taught them what they needed?
   
Why did 5 think only a lamp is needed, and the other 5 had a knowledge that a lamp, and a vessel of oil was needed.

Hirelings? Cliches taught them? A true knowledge was available to all.
Did they all know what was needed and only part of them acted on it?
Was the oil too heavy to carry for some?
A right knowledge was available…….the oil is the key that ties……Right knowledge comes from obedience to the spirit.
Regardless of how you want to view this, five had the truth and acted on it, and the foolish did not.

The bottom line is, did they all have the thing that distinguished them as the bride for the groom? When the bridegroom calls out, the lighted lamp is the only distinguishing mark and an acting on the call of the bridegroom. It decides who enters and who does not.

5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

They all had an expectation that he would be there earlier than midnight.
Some of these are true brides, the others a false bride.
What is the difference in the true and false brides.
The true brides possessed what true brides needed for the wedding and they acted like brides to the wedding. They were prepared regardless of the timing of the groom.
The false were not. Lacked what was needed when the bridegroom shows up…..



They all had a perception that the bridegroom was late…..they had a different perspective than the groom.  The groom bears the command. The virgins are at his plan and time.
Someone had taught them he was coming at a time other than the time they thought.




6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

Midnight, End of the second watch

The Bible begins with God’s creation of the earth. When God first begins his creation, the earth is “without form, and void; and darkness [is] upon the face of the deep” (Genesis 1:2, King James Version). God’s first act is to create light and dispel this darkness. Darkness and night therefore symbolize a world without God’s presence
Light therefore represents God’s presence

Midnight is redemption time in the. Biblical  record.
 When the children of Israel were in Egypt, at midnight a redemption was made for the children of Israel as the death angel came through the camp. Only those with the blood stains on the door were redeemed.   Exodus 12:29

At midnight the bridegroom comes. Redemption comes.

The proclamation is sounded. Behold the bridegroom cometh, Go ye out to meet him.

7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
They all heard the cry and rose up,

They all acted to let the lamps burn and be the light of the bride.
But there was a problem with the foolish virgins. How sad to hear the call of the groom, and try to light your lamp and find out what others told you would not work when you most need it, no the only time you could use it. Never again.


8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
With the lacking foolish brides or fake brides, they ask of the wise to give us what we need.



9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

It is impossible to get the oil from a source that can not give it..

Go to where you got the first oil…..go to your source.

The foolish tried to get the wise’ oil……they can not give it, as it takes all the oil for them  to have enough…..
But it was enough.

10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

The coming of the groom was at a most inopportune time for these foolish……

For the wise it mattered not……They were prepared and was not going to let anyone take it from them.

11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

They had the title of LORD, LORD. They knew who the groom was in their false doctrines. But when it mattered, The groom did not know them.

The foolish thought they believed like everybody else.


There was only one time they could get in…..these were left out. Could not get in.

12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
No oil to light the light. Nothing to distinguish you as the bride.

Too late to get the oil and light the light…..could not even be bought…..could not get back to get in.
The door was only open when the bridegroom came. The the door was shut,

13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Commanded by God.

What do we watch for? The appearance of the groom and the message of that bridegroom.

The wise did not know the day or the hour…..but they knew it was near…….what separated them? They had a burning light with the right oil and went out to meet the bridegroom,  when the call was made. They were prepared.

They had no lack.

Do we have the light and the oil? Is that the bridegroom sound?

Why no Church services?

In N.C. you can not have over 10 people meet in one place at one time due to Covid 19 shutdown.  Most of our churches in our county are shut down. If they really wanted to have church, 10 at a time can meet legally. So our Church has not missed a Sunday or service. Why are few others meeting?  A church of 50 could have 5 services and not shut the church.
So please stop saying in N.C. that the government has stopped the church meetings. The problem is deeper than government regulation.  Everyone is having church that wants to.

Personality of the antichrist.

The Personality of the antichrist

What does the scriptures detail for us.  For those that take the time to study the  scriptures as we are told to do in 2nd Timothy 2:15 there will be no deception.  However, the majority of the masses will fall prey to this man of sin.

First, he will come on the scene when a lot of things are going on in the world.  There is going to be so many problems and situations going on, that the world will be looking for a leader that can solve the problem.

But in the scriptures, he will have the ability to deceive most to believe he is able to fix the problems.

It must be understood from the onset of this study, this is only an outward manifestation of a reality, of the long running battle between the kingdom of God, and the kingdom of Satan.

The true motive of Satan is to become the ruler of this universe. Add to that, his desire to destroy the creation of human race as God set this all in the Garden.

This is the reason of the failing of the church and the moment by moment struggle with us as Children of the most High God, and Satan who seeks to destroy us.

There will never be a reconciliation between these two. It is settled. God wins.

The name antichrist means “in place of”.  So with the appearance of the antichrist, this individual will be the most religious man ever…..seeking to even be greater than Messiah, when He was come to earth. He will claim to be the messiah, and most will fall for it. Even in Revelation 6, the imitator time is now, as the restrainer is now removed. He now makes his imitation of Christ riding on the white horse. 

Jesus described:6 “I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive” (John 5:43). 

To an unsuspecting world he looks like Messiah, the political savior of mankind, yet he is a deceiver, the anti- or pseudo-Christ. Here is documented the initial appearance of the figure of the antichrist upon the stage of the world.

 Although there has been numerous false messiahs down through history, none as convincing and successful as this final white horse rider. 

The Restrainer has been taken out of the way so that the Antichrist, the son of perdition, might be revealed in his own time (2 Thessalonians 2:6-7).

But it will all be a deception.  Jesus warned and also most of the writers declared, that this will be an age of deception.

 To list just a few examples, Matt. 24:24, 1 Tim. 4:1, 2 

Thes 2:3.

This man of Perdition, will have the ability to deceive, and host a group of people who are easily deceived and ready to receive and worship this one false messiah. The church that is turned to fables and untruths are easy picking for him. The message of the last age makes them prime targets and easy prey.

So, he comes as the Messiah. This deceived and fable loving people will not be able to distinguish between the True Messiah and the false messiah.

He will have titles to fulfill every religious group and be exactly what they are wanting and looking for. He will be the central character through deception, of every religious belief. The masses will see him as the messiah. A universal religious leader who brings one faith to the world, and no other has ever been able to achieve the order.

He will even as the “Man of sin” be able to appear to be the sinless one sent by the Father 

In Revelation 13:7-8, and verse 17….”Authority is given him over every tribe and tongue and nation, and all will worship him”,  even if he holds the ability to buy and sell, over his followers, and they will gladly worship and take his mark to follow him.

So, he is not coming as a beast with fanged teeth, horns and pitch forks. He is coming in the most religious manner possible…..so most will be deceived.

Daniel 11:36 declares he will do according to his own will, and exalt and magnify himself above every God.

He will come with establishment of a false peace. 1 Thes. 5:3 declares the world will be seeking peace and safety. He will bring a deception of peace and safety.

So we have a religious leader, loved by all beliefs, that has the ability to at least in appearance bring a time of safety and ending wars and strife as never before.  Just remember, it is an age of deception. 

He shall accumulate great wealth. Daniel 11:39,43.  He shall cause certain of his followers to “rule over many, and divide the land for gain”.  He shall have power over gold and silver and over precious things.

2 Thes. 2:3 Notice the order here.   The falling away occurs.  Vs. 11 informs that “God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie.”

The falling away, the turning over by God to a strong delusion, that they may believe a lie, land in verse 3, the man of sin is now revealed.  All are ready to receive him, even when God would rather they turn to him. They did not hold truth.

The antichrist will have a drawing spirit about him.  The scriptures that point all this out:

    Gen 1:31 Between Gen 1 and Gen. 3, something happens to “all was good”.

    Ezek 28: 12-17

    Isaiah 14: 12-15

    Luke 10:18

    Rev 12:4

Satan as described by the scriptures:

Ezekiel 28:12-17 

¹² Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

¹³ Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

¹⁴ Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

¹⁵ Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

¹⁶ By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

¹⁷ Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

He was not created in sin. His freewill and freechoice by God, allowed him to make this iniquity. In the presence of God, he failed. He has such a drawing about him that 1/3 of the angels of heaven were drawn to him and cast out with him. He had such a drawing that angels who had been under the government of God, seen the glory of God, expierenced the true worship of the Father, were drawn from God to Lucifer. I can not even begin to comprehend that. I so desire the presence of God, that these angels left, to follow Satan.

No wonder all will follow him. No wonder they will not repent. Search out Luke 16: 30-31, Rev 16: 11, Rev 9:20-21.  This man captivates all whose name is not written in the book of life.  Men will not be able to resist that drawing of the man of sin.

This is such a simple study, and quite honestly, very shallow. There is so much listed in the Scriptures concerning the man of sin. I wanted to list enough to get you to see, He will possess many, He will hold them captive. 

Beware of this one. We are no match for him, except through the blood and work of Calvary of Jesus Christ

What is the 70 weeks of Daniel?

Daniel 9:24 

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

6 Things are determined here. This means they are going to happen.

It is very clear as to who this is speaking. This message is speaking to Daniel's people. The Jews. This is not about the church, it is not about the gentiles. It is determined upon the Jewish people.

It is determined not upon Cairo, Not upon Moscow, not even Washington.  It is the Holy City, Jerusalem. It is a working for a failure to believe God. What a price to pay.

6 purposes for 490 years.

The first 3 have to do with the sin of Israel and the last 3 with the Kingdom.

1.  "to finish the transgression".  This will bring and end to the rebellion and apostasy that send Israel into dispersion to begin with.  

2.  "To make an end of sins".  Israel as a nation will turn to fellowship with God after tasting this Devine captivity and dispersement.

3.  "To make reconciliation for iniquity".  a restoring to bring a covering of past sins through this new belief in Messiah

4.  "to bring in everlasting righteousness".  God will restore Israel in which righteousness will reign.

5.  " To seal up vision and prophecy".  God will bring about the restoration of Israel into their rightful standing as he intended in His covenants.

6.  "To anoint  the Most Holy".  The Messiah will be restored in the restoration of the temple. 

All of this is God's faithfulness to His original covenants, and his Holy Word  revealed through His old prophets and scriptures. ( this is a future study)

God will restore Israel. His word will be accomplished. Not the church....His people.