We are walking in today: Let Scripture Interpret Scripture!!!! ENCORE!!!!!
Witness perceive throughout the Bible: H3045 yada--to perceive and see, find out and discern, be or become known, be revealed
2 Samuel 5:12 And David perceived H3045 that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
The Torah ..................…
Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, H3045 and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
The prophets...............…
2 Samuel 19:6 In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, H3045 that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
The writings.............
Proverbs 14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest H3045 not in him the lips of knowledge.
Nehemiah 6:16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived H3045 that this work was wrought of our God.
No Private [Our Own, non-Biblical] Interpretation
Many have heard that we are not to have 'private' interpretation of Scripture. In order to see what this means, let us notice the following passage:
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private <2398> interpretation. (2 Peter 1:20)
In the above passage, we are told that no prophecy of the Scriptures is of any 'private' [Greek idios, Strong's Number <2398>, "privately, ones own"] interpretation. A prophecy of Scripture is any word of Scripture, whether uttered from the mouth of THE MOST HIGH, or inspired to the writer by the Holy Spirit.
And so we are told that the interpretation of these Bible words is not to be 'our own' [non-Biblical] interpretation. When a Scripture passage is interpreted correctly, it must have the same meaning today, as when it was originally written.
And so in order for an interpretation to be true, the interpretation must find agreement with all the Biblical Guidelines of Scripture, and must not have any contradiction, when considering all of Scripture.
Here we must note that 'All Scripture' has many levels of truth, just as layers of an onion. One Scripture passage may have one meaning in its Biblical and historical context, but may also have many additional meanings, on several levels, in a prophetic context.
For example, words may have several levels of meaning in the direct, literal sense, but may take on additional meanings in the allegorical or 'prophetic' sense. To interpret these words in a prophetic sense requires much study of the Scripture, especially in the Book of Proverbs (See Prov 1:2-6).
Despite the many levels of meanings, there is one unifying principle of Scripture that can tell us if an idea or interpretation of a Scripture passage is true, on any level, either literal or prophetic.
This principle tells us that for an idea or interpretation to be true, it must not be in contradiction to all of Scripture considered as a whole.
That is, an interpretation must have no contradiction within All of Scripture, in either 'Old' or 'New' Testament writings, regardless of how many levels of interpretation may be apparent. There must also be two or 3 witnesses of Scripture to confirm an idea as true.
If the supposed idea or interpretation seems to contradict any Scripture passage, we may then conclude that the idea is in error. We must then propose a different meaning or interpretation for that passage, so that we may find the meaning that agrees with all of Scripture.
Do Not Add to or Remove From Scripture
This next principle is of great importance, for if we fail to adhere to this, we will not come to fully know Messiah, nor our Heavenly Father.
The Words of Father, as we see written in Scripture, must not be added to, or taken away from. Notice the following Scripture passages:
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. (Deuteronomy 4:2)
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. (Deuteronomy 12:32)
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. (Proverbs 30:6)
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:18-19)
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. (Revelation 22:18-19)
The implications of the above passages are serious! It is here that many of the stumbling-blocks of man-made Bible doctrines originate.
This principle tells us first, that we are not to add to, or take from, the Words of Scripture. Fair enough.
But most Bible Teachers today have taught that Messiah Himself has done this very thing — that He added to, and removed from, the Words of Scripture!
When Messiah was walking on the earth, in His own body, if He had added or removed anything from Scripture, he would have broken the Law — He would have violated Torah, which is committing a sin (1John 3:4)! If Yahushua had committed any sin at all, He would have been unfit as a perfect, sinless sacrifice — and He would have been disqualified from being our Redeemer and Saviour!
So we see from this principle, that any ideas or interpretation regarding Messiah's Words, as well as His actions, must be based on this truth — that Messiah Himself added nothing new to the Scriptures, nor diminished or removed anything old from the Scriptures.
That is, Yahushua Messiah did not 'change' anything written in the Scriptures! He did not add any new commandments or ordinances to the New Covenant — and He did not remove or nullify any commands or ordinances, or their application today, from the 'old' Testament writings. He did not change or remove the Scriptures, nor any of its truths, nor any of its application for us today! To do so would have disqualified Him — and we would not be forgiven of our sins!
Instead, He became a sacrifice, and His walk of obedience to Torah became an example for His people to follow today! His timely fulfilment of certain existing Covenant provisions did not 'nullify' any Scripture. Instead, His fulfilment ushered in a new phase of His dealings with man, as promised in the 'old' testament writings, and as described in detail in the book of Hebrews.
Let us look at an example, to see what this means for us today.
There are many examples today of removing words from Scripture, and adding words to Scripture. We can see one example by merely reading the Scriptures. In this example, we will look at Isaiah 42:8, to see what it says, according to various translations.
Notice the following passage in several translations:
"I am יהוה, that is My Name...." (Isaiah 42:8a — The Scriptures 1998)
"I am THE MOST HIGH : that is my name...." (Isaiah 42:8 RNKJV — Restored Name King James Version)
"I am THE MOST HIGH; that is My name...." (Isaiah 42:8 HRB — Hebrew Roots Bible)
"I am THE MOST HIGH; that is My name...." (Isaiah 42:8 LEB — Lexham English Bible)
"I am THE MOST HIGH, that is My name...." (Isaiah 42:8 ASV — American Standard Version)
"I am Jehovah, this is My name...." (Isaiah 42:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation)
"I am ADONAI; that is my name...." (Isaiah 42:8 CJB — Complete Jewish Bible)
"I am God, that's my name...." (Isaiah 42:8 MSG — The Message)
"I am the LORD: that is my name...." (Isaiah 42:8 KJV — King James Version)
"I am the Lord, that is My name...." (Isaiah 42:8 NRS — New Revised Standard)
Notice in the above passages, that the true, Hebrew name of THE MOST HIGH can be seen in a few translations. In most modern translations, however, the translators have removed His true name — and have added the title 'LORD' or 'Adonai' in place of His name!
Now notice the following passage:
And Elohim [God] said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, THE MOST HIGH Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. (Exodus 3:15 RNKJV)
In the above passage, THE MOST HIGH tells us that His name is His memorial forever — that His name THE MOST HIGH is to be communicated to, and remembered in all generations!
This means that we must communicate His name, and teach it to our children, so that those in the next generation will remember His name.
But His 'name' has been removed — and a 'title' has been added — in violation of the clear commands of Scripture!
Now, we must ask the following questions:
"If THE MOST HIGH's name has been removed from the Bible, how can we know His name?"
"And not knowing His name, how can we teach it to our children, so they will remember it?"
Selah! Think about this!
Today THE MOST HIGH is restoring to His people, the knowledge of the names of the Father, and of the Son!
Hallelu-Yah! Praise Yah!
Here is another example of adding to and removal from the Scriptures.
In this example, we will test another popular, modern Bible doctrine using this Guideline.
In this example, we will investigate the question, "Did Messiah institute the Lord's Supper as a 'New Thing'?"
Notice the following passage:
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. (Matthew 26:26-28)
In the above passage, we see a scene familiar to many Believers today, who have been told that Messiah instituted the Lord's Supper as a 'new ceremony' for those who Believe in Him.
We recall that the Bereans used the Scriptures [the Tanak, or 'old' Testament writings], to check the validity of the apostle Paul's New Covenant teachings. And according to the Scriptures, anyone who attempts to institute any 'new' religious practice that was not previously commanded in the 'old' testament Scriptures, is to be considered a heretic — a deceiver, and a false prophet (Deut 13:1-5).
We are also told that to institute a 'new' religious practice [something that was not commanded], would be considered 'strange fire' (Lev 10:1), and would be adding to the Scriptures.
If we were to imagine that Yahushua Messiah instituted the Lord's Supper as a 'new ceremony' not commanded in Torah, we would be saying that Messiah added something new to Scripture. And if the Lord's Supper were not commanded in Torah, it would be considered 'strange fire' before
THE MOST HIGH.
Thus what we imagine Messiah did, would be to imagine He committed sin — and this sin would have rendered Him unfit to be a sinless sacrifice, and unfit to be our Saviour.
As we search the Scriptures, however, we find that Messiah did not add to the Scriptures. He did not implement the Lord's Supper as a 'new thing.'
Instead, the Lord's Supper was a part of the centuries-old Passover, at which time after supper, Messiah revealed to His disciples the true meaning of the Passover, and of the Passover Sacrifice, and of the Passover Cup. A careful reading of Matthew 25 and Luke 22 will confirm that the Lord's Supper took place on the night of Passover.
From that time forward, Messiah expects all of His Disciples to continue to observe the Passover Memorial meal, in the same manner as He did with His Disciples. He expects us today to 'walk as He walked' (1John 2:6), by following His example.
To 'walk as He walked' includes observing the Lord's Supper in the same manner as He did, at the same, prescribed time He did — at night, at the start of the 14th day of the first Biblical month, which is the prescribed, Biblical day of Passover (Lev 23:5; Num 28:16).
This prescribed timing of the Lord's Supper, on the night of Passover, was the exact timing that the apostle Paul received of the Lord (1 Co 11:23), and delivered unto us for our instruction!
But because many have thought Messiah instituted the Lord's Supper as a 'new ceremony' not commanded in Torah, they have ignored the timing prescribed in Torah, and have ignored what Paul passed along to us for our instruction.
Many Bible Teachers, by having their own [non-Biblical] interpretation, violate this Biblical Guideline themselves, when they assume that Messiah Himself violated this Guideline, by adding something new to the Scriptures!
We are not allowed to have our own [non-Biblical] interpretation, nor are we to add anything or remove anything from what is written in Scripture!
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