Weekend Meditation--There is nothing as Powerful as a Concept, and nothing more dangerous than a Misconception!!!!

Matthew 18  

We are walking in today:  Weekend Meditation--There is nothing as Powerful as a Concept, and nothing more dangerous than a Misconception!!!!

Witness conceive throughout the Bible:  H2029 harah--to conceive, contrive, devise

Job 15:35 - They conceive H2029 mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their
belly prepareth deceit.



The Torah ...............
 Numbers 11:12 - Have I conceived H2029 all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?


The prophets  ..................
 Isaiah 33:11 - Ye shall conceive H2029 chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.



The writings  ...........................
 Psalm 7:14 - Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived H2029 mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
   

Isaiah 59:4 - None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive H2029 mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

 
Matthew 18:23  Because of this, the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared with a king who decided to settle accounts with his deputies.

UNDERSTANDING THE KINGDOM CONCEPTS

Every one of the 7 billion people on planet earth is seeking the Kingdom of God, which is their ultimate fulfillment. Every religion and activity of mankind is man’s attempt to find the Kingdom. It is the pearl that out-values all pearls, and the only treasure that is worth all the other treasures of life.

The Kingdom is life itself. Therefore it is imperative, crucial, and necessary that we all understand the concepts of kingdoms so that we can better appreciate the good news brought to earth by our Lord and Creator. The message of the Bible is about a King, a Kingdom, and His royal offspring.

Here are concepts and principles of kingdoms that you should know and become familiar with. Study and apply them to the message of the Kingdom of God and heaven taught by the King Himself, Jesus Christ, in order to fully understand your purpose, potential, power, and position in life

1. The Kingdom Principle of Kings
The king is the central component of a kingdom and embodies the essence of the kingdom. The king is the ultimate source of authority in the kingdom and through this authority establishes the kingdom. The sovereignty of the king is inherent in his royal authority. Here are some unique qualities about a king:

• A king is never voted into power;

• A king’s authority is by birthright;

• A king cannot be voted out of power;

• A king’s word is law in his territory;

• A king personally owns everything in his domain;

• A decree of the king is unchanging;

• The king chooses who will be a citizen of his kingdom;

• The king embodies the government of his kingdom;

• The presence of the king is the presence of his entire kingdom authority;

• The king measures his wealth by the wealth of his property;

• The home of the king expresses his nature; and,

• The name of the king is the essence of his power.

Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants (Matt. 18:23).

The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son (Matt. 22:2).

“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me” (John 18:37).

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen (1 Tim. 1:17).
They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with Him will be His called, chosen and faithful followers (Rev. 17:14).

2. The Kingdom Lordship Principle
All true kings must have property or a domain over which they exercise ruler ship of dominion. Therefore, all true kings are personally legal owners of property, territory, or their domain.

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for He founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters (Ps. 24:1-3).

How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth! (Ps. 47:2)

That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved (Rom. 10:9-10).

3. The Kingdom Domain Principle
The domain of a king is the territory over which he exercises authority, control, and dominion. The king owns his domain and can expand or extend it by the power of his might. The wealth of the domain determines the king’s glory. When the king impacts the domain with his influence it is called his “kingdom” (king-dom-ain). The king can delegate authority to others to share in the governing and administration of his domain.

His dominion is an eternal dominion; His kingdom endures from generation to generation. All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as He pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back His hand or say to Him: “What have you done?” (Dan. 4:34-35)

4. The Kingdom Constitution Principle
The constitution of the kingdom is the documented will, intent, desires, and purposes of the king for his citizens and kingdom.
Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him, “What are you doing?” Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure (Eccles. 8:4-5).

I delight in Your decrees; I will not neglect Your word (Ps. 119:16).

Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures. Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve You. If Your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have preserved my life (Ps. 119:89-93).

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God’” (Matt. 4:4).

5. The Kingdom Law Principle

The law of the kingdom is the proclaimed word, decrees, and edicts of the king, and these laws determine the standards and precepts by which the kingdom is to be governed.

And if we are careful to obey all this law before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us, that will be our righteousness (Deut. 6:25).

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the
simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes (Ps. 19:7-8).

The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold (Ps. 119:72).

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished (Matt. 5:18).

6. The Kingdom Keys Principle
The keys of the kingdom are the principles, precepts, laws, and systems by which the kingdom functions. The keys must be learned and applied by the citizens in order to appropriate the benefits and privileges of the kingdom.

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven (Matt. 16:19).

7. The Kingdom Citizenship Principle
Citizenship in a kingdom is not a right but a privilege, and it is at the pleasure of the king himself. Citizens are chosen by the king and are beneficiaries of the king’s pleasure and promises.

But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the
power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His glorious body (Phil. 3:20-21).

8. The Kingdom Royal Privilege Principle

Royal privileges of the kingdom are the benefits the king affords his citizens. They serve as a security for being in good standing with the king.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow (Matt. 6:33-34a).

And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:19).

9. The Kingdom Code of Ethics Principle 

This is the standard of conduct established by the king for the behavior and social relationships of his citizens.

This is also the expectation of the king regarding the values and moral standards the citizens must adhere to. The code of ethics becomes the foundation of the kingdom culture and manifests itself in the lifestyle of the citizens.

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God (1 Cor. 6:9-11).

9. The Kingdom Commonwealth Principle
All kingdoms function on the principle of a commonwealth. Commonwealth is the king’s commitment to see that all of his citizens have equal access to the wealth and resources of the kingdom. This is important to the king because the quality of life of the citizens of a kingdom reflects the glory and reputation of the king.

When the welfare of the king’s citizens is excellent, then the king’s reputation among other kings is honorable. Kingdoms provide for all the needs of their citizens; and the king is personally committed to and involved in the welfare of his citizens. Makes since to me...

So do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things
will be given to you as well (Matt. 6:31-33).

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless (Ps. 84:11).

10. The Kingdom Commonwealth Principle
All kingdoms function on the principle of a commonwealth. Commonwealth is the king’s commitment to see that all of his citizens have equal access to the wealth and resources of the kingdom. This is important to the king because the quality of life of the citizens of a kingdom reflects the glory and reputation of the king.

When the welfare of the king’s citizens is excellent, then the king’s reputation among other kings is honorable. Kingdoms provide for all the needs of their citizens; and the king is personally committed to and involved in the welfare of his citizens.

So do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things
will be given to you as well (Matt. 6:31-33).

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless (Ps. 84:11).

11. The Kingdom Culture Principle
This is the lifestyle and way of life for the citizens manifested in their language, dress, eating habits, values, morals, and sense of self-worth and self-concept.
My prayer is not that You take them out of the world but that You protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.

Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify Myself, that they too may be truly sanctified (John 17:15-19).

12. The Kingdom Economy Principle
All kingdoms operate on a system that secures and sustains the strength and viability of the kingdom. The system involves the kingdom government’s providing opportunity for the citizens to participate in the benefits program of the kingdom’s prosperity through contributing to the work ethic and culture of the kingdom.

The kingdom economy usually involves a taxation system, investment opportunities, and creative development programs for the citizens.

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure,
pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you (Luke 6:38).

When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me” (Luke 18:22).

13. The Kingdom Taxation Principle
All kingdoms incorporate a taxation system, which allows its citizens to participate in the process of maintaining the kingdom infrastructure. The system allows the citizen to share in the kingdom’s commonwealth and return a set portion of the king’s resources back to the king.

In essence, everything in a kingdom already belongs to the king, including the taxes required from the citizen, therefore taxation is simply the government’s allowing its resources to pass through the hands of the citizen.

Tell us then, what is Your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? (Matt. 22:17)

Then He said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s” (Matt. 22:21b).

“In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you are robbing Me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.

I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit,” says the Lord Almighty. “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty (Mal. 3:8b-12).

Shema Selah here is our directions to walk in dominion that He gave us from the beginning that Yeshua returned to us at the stake!!!  Study, learn and be taught the ways of the King of kings!!!   

The Kingdom of God is all that matters, Apart from The Kingdom of God, NOTHING MATTERS!!!!

John 5

We are walking in today:  The Kingdom of God is all that matters, Apart from The Kingdom of God, NOTHING MATTERS!!!!

Witness matter throughout the Bible:  H1697 dabar--business, occupation, acts, matter

Exodus 18:16 - When they have a matter, H1697 they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

The Torah  ...............
 Numbers 31:16 - Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel H1697 of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter H1697 of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

The prophets  ..................
  1 Samuel 16:18 - Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, H1697 and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

The writings  ...........................
 1 Kings 15:5 - Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter H1697 of Uriah the Hittite. 

Ezra 10:16 - And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. H1697

John 5:21-22,24-27 21 Just as the Father raises the dead and makes them alive, so too the Son makes alive anyone he wants. 22 The Father does not judge anyone but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, 24 Yes, indeed! I tell you that whoever hears what I am saying and trusts the One who sent me has eternal life — that is, he will not come up for judgment but has already crossed over from death to life! 25 Yes, indeed! I tell you that there is coming a time — in fact, it’s already here — when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who listen will come to life. 26 For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has given the Son life to have in himself. 27 Also he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.

SON OF GOD/SON OF MAN

Fatherhood implies source. When we claim someone as father, we claim him as the source of who we are, suggesting we are made of the same “stuff.” This is what Yeshua was claiming when He called God His Father. The religious leaders understood His claim, which is why they persecuted Him.

Yeshua shocked the religious leaders of His day when He spoke of God as His Father. At this time, the Hebrews generally had no concept or understanding of God as Father in a personal way. Therefore, Yeshua’ claim of such intimacy offended them.

After His unprecedented claim to intimacy with God, Yeshua went on to compare His activities and authority with those of His Father. Essentially, they were the same.

See: John 5:21-22; 24–27

Yeshua stated that He had the power to give life and the power to execute judgment over men, both of which were the purview of God alone. It is significant that Yeshua refers to Himself as the “Son of God” in relation to His authority to give life, and as the “Son of Man” in relation to His authority to judge.

Only God can give life, and since the Son of God is of the same essence—the same “stuff”—as the Father, the Son can also give life. On the other hand, the only one qualified or “legal” on earth to render judgment upon men is one who is an offspring of man.

In order to qualify this offspring must be without sin, because only someone who has no sin of his own can bear the sins of others. No one except Yeshua has ever met this qualification, but He met it perfectly. Born of a woman, born of a virgin, born into the ancestral line of David, Yeshua was a “son of man” because He was fully human. He was, as Paul said, the second “Adam.”

It was necessary for God to become a man in order to unleash His love and power in the earthly realms. By design, God gave dominion of the earth to mankind, and only humans have “legal” jurisdiction here.

That is why whenever God wants to do something in the earth He seeks to work through human agents. In Yeshua He has the perfect man to initiate His work.

2 Corinthians 5:21  God made this sinless man be a sin offering on our behalf, so that in union with him we might fully share in God’s righteousness.”

A KINGDOM OF IGNORANT KINGS

ig·no·rant [ˈiɡnərənt]  ADJECTIVE
1. lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated:

The problem for so many of us is that we don’t know who we are. We have become a kingdom of ignorant kings: ignorant of our identity, ability, power, and authority. Long ago we forgot, (if we ever knew), all that the enemy stole from us.

Deposed, defeated, and dejected, like the prodigal son we sit in the mud and stench of the pigsty, nibbling on dry corn husks, never lifting the eyes of our spirit to behold the riches of our Father’s estate that are ours if we will only reach out and claim them.

Our greatest enemy today is neither ha satan nor sin, because Yeshua defeated both at the cross. Power is not the problem, either. We have power. That is why God did not send power to fix our problem. Our greatest enemy today is ignorance.

Either you want to know or you just don’t want to. Reminds me of the movie the Matrix--where the guy who sold everyone out to have a luxurious life. This person chose to stay in the matrix instead of the reality that life as everyone else knows it is a lie. What we don’t know is killing us; or at least depriving us of a full and abundant life!! The antidote for ignorance is knowledge, so God sent us His Word—His living Word in the person of His Son.

As long as we live in HaSatan’s darkness, we will never know that we are prisoners in our own territory, slaves of an illegal despot. We will never know we are the rightful rulers of this planet or that the devil is already a defeated enemy.

Because we don’t know any better, because we don’t realize the power we have, we allow HaSatan to run our lives, ravaging our bodies with sickness, draining our finances, destroying our marriages, messing up our kids with drugs and alcohol, and generally wreaking havoc.

Yeshua is the light of the world. Light means knowledge. He came to show us who we really are and to expose the enemy’s false kingdom. To put it another way,Yeshua came to introduce us to ourselves and to call us to become the people God always knew we could be. He came to call us home.

THE POWER TO CHANGE OUR LIFE

It is a matter of grooming our Kingdom mentality, of learning to think, talk, and act like the royalty we are rather than like the galley slaves the devil has told us we are. Unfortunately, this is not a natural mindset for us, and most believers have trouble making the change.

In a very real sense, Kingdom mentality is a warrior mentality. When necessary, kings go to war to defend their domain. They are willing to fight to the death in order to preserve their kingdom or to repel an attacker.

Kingship is all about protection, exercising authority, and reclaiming conquered territory. Sometimes it is even about taking the war right into the enemy’s camp. The enemy is always lurking about somewhere, seeking to divide and conquer, to destroy our lives and to devour our substance.

Kingdom mentality faces the enemy square on and says, “No way! This is mine, and you are not going to rob me anymore! I am a king and a child of the King, and He has given this territory to me!”

We must be willing to fight for what we know is ours.

We must be ready to stand firm, take authority in Yeshua’s name, and reclaim what is ours by right.

PRIESTS WHO ARE ALSO KINGS--BRING IT!!!

Exodus 19:5-6 5 Now if you will pay careful attention to what I say and keep my covenant, then you will be my own treasure from among all the peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6 and you will be a kingdom of cohanim for me, a nation set apart.’ These are the words you are to speak to the people of Isra’el.”

God is after building on earth a Kingdom of kings and priests; not two separate classes or castes, but two offices combined in the same person. God’s original plan was for both king and priest to be the same person, but ever since the fall mankind has been trying to keep the two separate.

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS

Yeshua fulfilled this when He came to earth. Like Adam, Yeshua was (and is) a King. When Pilate asked Yeshua, “Are You the king of the Hebrews?” At the same time, Yeshua is also a priest. The New Testament Book of Hebrews presents Yeshua as the great high priest who intercedes for us before the Father:

Yeshua is the example, the prototype of what God desires for all His children. He wants us to be like Yeshua, kings and priests in the world: kings to faithfully represent His government and execute His authority on the earth.

John 18:33 So Pilate went back into the headquarters, called Yeshua and said to him, “Are you the king of the?”

Hebrews 4:14-16 14 Therefore, since we have a great cohen gadol who has passed through to the highest heaven, Yeshua, the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we acknowledge as true. 15 For we do not have a cohen gadol unable to empathize with our weaknesses; since in every respect he was tempted just as we are, the only difference being that he did not sin. 16 Therefore, let us confidently approach the throne from which God gives grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace in our time of need.

He wants us to be priests who will represent His love, grace, and mercy to a world of people stumbling in the darkness with no knowledge either of Him or of His Kingdom. This is the purpose that lies behind His call to each of us when we came to Christ.

1 Peter 2:9-10  9 But you are a chosen people, the King’s cohanim,  a holy nation,  a people for God to possess! Why? In order for you to declare the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; before, you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

GOD’S SUPER AGENTS IN A DARK WORLD

We, the Church, the “called-out ones” of Christ, are “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation” called of God to “declare” His praises to a dark world. A royal priesthood is another way of saying that each one of us is both a king and a priest.

Our Lord has called and commissioned each of us as His ambassadors—His agents —in leading those still trapped in darkness into the “wonderful light” of His Kingdom. Paul described our special calling this way:

As followers of Christ, children of God, and citizens of His realm, we have no priority greater than proclaiming His Kingdom. Yeshua devoted His earthly ministry to proclaiming the Kingdom, and His priority is ours as well.

CHAPTER EIGHT PRINCIPLES

• The Kingdom of God must be our highest priority; Yeshua gave us no other commission.

• Whatever we see in the physical world has a corresponding greater reality in the spiritual world.

• God sent  Christ, His only begotten Son—the second “Adam”— to undo the curse brought upon mankind by the first Adam.

• Our Father is always working, and we should be working also.

• Only God can give life, and since the Son of God is of the same essence—the same “stuff”—as the Father, the Son can also give life.

• Because He fulfilled His father’s will perfectly and without sin, Yeshua the Son of Man was qualified to judge the race of man.

• In Christ, we are authoritative on earth because we are human, just as He was.

• If you are a believer, you are a saint, and if you are a saint, you are an heir to the Kingdom of God.

• Kingship is all about protection, exercising authority, and reclaiming conquered territory.

• God’s purpose is to restore the offices of king and priest into one.

• The Kingdom of God is all that matters, and apart from the Kingdom of God, nothing matters.

“There is nothing as powerful as a Concept, and nothing more dangerous than a Misconception.”

Shema Selah we are set apart for His purpose and plan!!  Walk in the Kingdom of heaven and turn away from the kingdom of darkness!!  

Men Of Torah Day--The Kingdom of The Most High is the Center of Everything!!!

Matthew 28 

We are walking in today: Men Of Torah Day--The Kingdom of The Most High is the Center of Everything!!!

 Witness within throughout the Bible:  H1004 bayith--on the inside, within

Genesis 39:11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house H1004 to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house H1004 there within.

The Torah ...............
 Genesis 6:14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within H1004 and without with pitch.

The prophets ..................
 Ezekiel 3:24 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. H1004


The writings ...........................
 Psalm 101:2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house H1004 with a perfect heart.

Ezekiel 44:17 And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. H1004

Matthew 28:19-20 19 Therefore, go and make people from all nations into talmidim, immersing them into the reality of the Father, the Son and the Ruach HaKodesh, 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember! I will be with you always, yes, even until the end of the age.”

The beauty of the message of The Kingdom reaches to all not just some races and classes. But the scriptures do declare a remnant shall be saved and many are called but few are chosen. Yet the mandate of the Kingdom of Elohim declares as a commandment for our days and times to make disciples of men and setting the truth. In discovering what Kingdom means and how to operate as citizens of our King. Not some trues half trues or fables and cunning stories of men. But actual precepts and a culture that reach past any known existence to mankind. This is the message that Yeshua taught studied and created as His original intent to the purpose of creating man.

THE PRIORITY OF THE KINGDOM

The Kingdom of God is at the center of everything. God’s every action and activity is motivated by His desire and passion to see His Kingdom established on the earth. How important to the Body of Christ is the message of the Kingdom of God?

The Kingdom of God must be our highest priority; Yeshua gave us no other commission. When He said, “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:19), He was commanding us to proclaim the Kingdom of God to a world that knew it not.

THE VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE WORLDS

Many people dismiss the spiritual world as nothing more than superstition. Others acknowledge the existence of the spiritual, but believe it has little or no influence on their lives, or that it is a realm to be manipulated for their own benefit.

In truth, the spiritual world is more real than the natural one. First of all, the spiritual realm is larger than the physical realm, and, second, it is the realm from which the physical world originated. In other words, the invisible produced the visible.

All things were created from the mind of a powerful Maker. What He imagined and planned in His mind He brought forth by the power of the Word.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal (2 Cor. 4:16-18).

God’s original purpose for creating the visible world was to establish His invisible Kingdom in that visible world— to manifest the spiritual in the physical. His plan for accomplishing this called for children who would inhabit visible physical bodies.

For this reason He created man in His own image. He created them spirit, soul and body with the capacity to communicate with both realms, the realm of the spirit and the realm of the physical.

CREATED TO BE KINGS IN GOD’S WORLD

God created us as spirit “men,” put us into physical bodies, some male and some female, placed us in a visible, physical world that He had created and said, “Dominate this for Me.” In this way, God planned for us to rule and exercise control over the earth in His name. Through us, His rule of the heavenly Kingdom would be extended over the earth.

We were created as administrators of God’s Kingdom on earth. It’s that simple. Adam was the first, the prototype. Next came Eve, whom God fashioned from a part of Adam’s side, and who ruled with Adam as a helper and
equal partner.

Adam and Eve disobeyed God and thereby forfeited their Kingdom rights. Satan, an interloper and outcast of Heaven, illegally usurped the throne that they abdicated, wreaking havoc ever since in the hearts and lives of people everywhere in every generation.

Because we are made in God’s image, our hearts cry out for Him. But since our sin has separated us from Him and we cannot see Him, all we can do is reach out and fashion gods of our own making according to our own flawed understanding.

Cut off from God, our source, we live lives characterized by fear, hopelessness, and despair. Worst of all, we live in fear of the One who created us to be like Him, who loves us with an undying love.

A LITTLE HELP FROM HEAVEN

What could we do? In our fallen state we were helpless. Nothing that we might do in our own power would be sufficient to restore us to God’s favor and to our former position. We needed help that only God could provide. That’s why He sent Yeshua Ha’ Mashiach, His only begotten Son— the second “Adam”—to undo the curse brought upon mankind by the first Adam.

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.… So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam, a life-giving spirit (1 Cor. 15:20-22,45).

Adam lost the Kingdom; Yeshua restored the Kingdom. Adam did not lose heaven, because he was never in heaven; he was formed from the dust of the ground. Heaven was not Adam’s home, and neither is it ours— ultimately.

Heaven is a real place, the spiritual domain where God rules, but don’t forget that He gave the earth to man as our domain to rule in His name: “The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to man” (Ps. 115:16).

Here the word head stands for authority. By their failure to stand up to HaSatan and use their Kingdom authority to defeat him, Adam and Eve lost that authority. God promised, however, that the day would come when another would arise, an offspring and descendant of the woman, who would crush HaSatan’s authority, take back the power he stole, and restore the scepter of earth’s domain to man, its rightful holder. That offspring was Yeshua Ha’Mashiach.

THE SON OF MAN AND THE ANCIENT OF DAYS

This Kingdom was represented in the dream by the rock not cut by human hands that shattered the great statue. Furthermore, this eternal Kingdom would be established on the earth by a divine person whom Daniel referred to as a “son of man”.

This “son of man” came with the “clouds of heaven,” which is a reference, not to literal clouds in the sky, but to hosts of angels. The son of man is led into the presence of the “Ancient of Days,” another name for God the Father. Who is this “son of man”?

For over 500 years, from the days of Daniel to the days of Yeshua, the Hebrews regarded the term “son of man” as a reference to the Messiah, the Anointed One whom God would send to deliver His people. As the four Gospels in the New Testament make clear, Yeshua adopted the term for Himself. “Son of Man” was Yeshua’ preferred self-designation.

By so identifying Himself, Yeshua was claiming to be the Messiah, the anointed Son of God.

Daniel 2:44-45 44 “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not pass into the hands of another people. It will break to pieces and consume all those kingdoms; but it, itself, will stand forever — 45 like the stone you saw, which, without human hands, separated itself from the mountain and broke to pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold. The great God has revealed to the king what will come about in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is reliable.”

Daniel 7:13-14 13 “I kept watching the night visions, when I saw, coming with the clouds of heaven,
someone like a son of man. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence. 14 To him was given rulership, glory and a kingdom, so that all peoples, nations and languages should serve him. His rulership is an eternal rulership that will not pass away; and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

FATHER IS ALWAYS WORKING

As children of our Father, we also should be working whenever He is working. Yeshua, as our elder brother, has set the example for us. The good work of the Kingdom of God never takes a holiday, and neither should we. Even when we are on vacation, and at other times when we are not at work at our jobs, we should still be working for the Kingdom.

No matter the time or the place or the circumstances, God is always working. He deliberately puts us in situations where we can minister to people. God is always working, and as His children, we must always be working also. That’s what the Kingdom is all about.

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Shema Selah, for we are of the Kingdom of heaven and should be about out Father, the King's work--always!! https://www.facebook.com/fiveam.prayer/videos/1525018337576277/?l=445717812654444430

The Kingdom Is Our Rock!!!

Matthew 16

We are walking in today:  The Kingdom Is Our Rock!!! 

 Witness approach throughout the Bible:  H5066--nagash--to draw near, 

Num 4:19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach H5066 unto the most holy things: Aaron and his  sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and  to his burden:

   

The Torah  ...............
  Deuteronomy 20:2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach H5066 and speak unto the people,

 

The prophets  ..................
   2 Samuel 11:20 And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh H5066 unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

The writings  ...........................
   Job 40:19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make  H5066 his sword to approach H5066 unto him.

Jeremiah 30:21 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach H5066 unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach H5066 unto me? saith the LORD.

Matthew 16:13  When Yeshua came into the territory around Caesarea Philippi, he asked his talmidim, “Who are people saying the Son of Man is?”

THE FINAL KINGDOM

When Yeshua came, He spoke of the rock. One day He asked His disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” (Matt. 16:13). After their reply, He got more personal.

Yeshua was using a play on words here. The name Peter, or petros in Greek, means “stone” as in a small rock. When Yeshua said “rock,” however, He used the word petra, which refers to a large boulder.

Yeshua Himself was the “rock” upon which His Church would be built. He Himself was the rock in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream that crushed all the kingdoms of the earth to dust. His is the Kingdom made without human hands that will last forever.

THE CHARACTER OF THE KINGDOM

Chapter seven of the Book of Daniel relates a dream and vision that came to Daniel himself that reveals the character and awesome majesty of the Kingdom of God. Daniel saw a procession of four frightening beasts rising from the sea.

These four beasts, and the fourth one in particular, represent the demonic and satanic forces that lie behind the power, wickedness, and corruption of many kingdoms of the world.

What follows assures us of both the certain defeat of HaSatan and the absolute triumph of the Kingdom of God.

Daniel 7:9-14
9 “As I watched, thrones were set in place; and the Ancient One took his seat. His clothing was white as snow, the hair on his head was like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, with wheels of burning fire. 10 A stream of fire flowed from his presence; thousands and thousands ministered to him, millions and millions stood before him. Then the court was convened, and the books were opened. 11 “I kept watching. Then, because of the arrogant words which the horn was speaking, I watched as the animal was killed; its body was destroyed; and it was given over to be burned up completely. 12 As for the other animals, their rulership was taken away; but their lives were  prolonged for a time and a season. 13 “I kept watching the night visions, when I saw, coming with the clouds of heaven, someone like a son of man. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence. 14 To him was given rulership, glory and a kingdom, so that all peoples, nations and languages should serve him. His rulership is an eternal rulership that will not pass away; and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

A PEEK INTO THE HEAVENLY REALM

The “Ancient of Days” in verses 9 and 13 is a reference to God the Father, eternal, without beginning or end. His white clothing speaks of His purity and holiness, while the white of His hair suggests the wisdom of the ages. Blazing flames and the river of fire also symbolize God’s purity and holiness, as well as His majesty and power.

The Ancient of Days took His seat in the midst of thrones —thousands of them. Thrones are for rulers, and these thrones were the seats of authority for the kingly citizens of the Kingdom, the King’s court. Daniel saw many kings, but then the King of kings entered, and all the focus was on Him.

Thousands attended Him, as befitted such a great King. These verses at least imply that those who occupied the thrones around the King were also among those who attended Him. Here was a scene unlike anything ever found on earth: kings attending the King; rulers taking care of the Ruler.

Earthly kings have servants and advisors attending them. The King of kings, the Ancient of Days, has kings as His attendants.

THE FINAL DESTRUCTION AND THE SON OF MAN

What this means for us is that, even though HaSatan and the forces of darkness are still around to harass us if we let them, their power and authority over us have been broken. They have already been judged. Their final destruction awaits the consummation of all things with the return of Christ, but it is as certain as though it had already happened.

This is why we do not have to surrender to defeat or despair or helplessness in our daily lives.

We can live in victory and walk in confidence because the power of our enemy has been broken. The Lord has given us authority over him. We are among those seated in judgment over him with the King.

“One like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven” approaches the Ancient of Days and is led into His presence. This is a direct reference to Yeshua, 500 years before He was born. Yeshua’s preferred title for Himself was the “Son of Man.”

Through His death on the cross and resurrection from the dead, Yeshua the Son of Man conquered satan and broke his power and authority forever.

With this victory He entered heaven triumphantly where He was given “authority, glory and sovereign power,” was worshiped by people of all nations, and ruled “an everlasting dominion,” a Kingdom that will never be destroyed.

THE SAINTS GET THE KINGDOM

Daniel 7:15-18 15 “As for me, Dani’el, my spirit deep within me was troubled; the visions in my head frightened me. 16 I approached one of those standing by and asked him what all this really meant. He said that he would make me understand how to interpret these things. 17 ‘These four huge animals are four kingdoms that will arise on earth. 18 But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, yes, forever and ever.’

Although the four beasts represented four human kingdoms that were to arise, that is not the most important point. What’s important is the promise in verse 18 that the saints—the children of God—will receive and possess His Kingdom forever, infinitely longer than the tenure of worldly kingdoms, no matter how great and powerful they may appear.

MAN FORFEITS THE KINGDOM

What did we (the human race) lose at the fall—heaven?

No. We did not come from heaven, nor were we created for heaven. We were created from the dust of the earth to rule over the earth. What we lost at the fall was not heaven, but the Kingdom.

Yeshua died on the cross and rose from the dead not so much to take us to heaven as to bring us back into possession of the Kingdom we lost. When we receive it, we will possess it forever and ever.

HaSatan will fight against our restoration and his loss of power with everything he’s got. This is the conflict that lies behind the rise and activities of the fourth beast.

As before, however, the focus of this passage is not on the oppressive power and cruelty of this beast, but on his certain and complete destruction, and the coming of the saints into the eternal Kingdom.

Verse 27 mentions three specific things that the children of God will receive when they come into the Kingdom:

• Sovereignty • Power and • Greatness.

When Yeshua restored the Kingdom to us, He did not give us a pretty façade with nothing inside. Along with the Kingdom He gave us power: power to overcome, prosper, live in victory, be joyful, and to fulfill our potential.

Finally, with the Kingdom comes greatness. Man was created in God’s image, the crowning glory of His creative activity, designed to rule over the earthly domain. As lost and fallen sinners, we still bear God’s image, but only a faint shadow of our former glory. When we are restored to the Kingdom, we are restored to greatness, because we return to the place and environment for which we were created.

CHAPTER SEVEN PRINCIPLES

• God’s scepter—the defining characteristic of His rule—is justice.

• We can live in victory and walk in confidence because the power of our enemy has been broken.

• Yeshua died on the cross and arose from the dead, not so much to take us to heaven as to bring us back into possession of the Kingdom we lost.

• As children of God, we receive three specific things when we come into the Kingdom: sovereignty, power, and greatness.

• Within the scope of our delegated sovereignty, we have absolute authority.

• When we are restored to the Kingdom, we are restored to greatness, because we return to the place and environment for which we were created.

“The greatest discovery is self-discovery.”

Shema Selah, our return to the Rock of Ages is our return to the Kingdom and principles of the King of Kings!! Ahyah Asher Ahyah!!  

Weekend Meditation--A King Speaks About The Kingdom!!!

Exodus 19


We are walking in today:  Weekend Meditation--A King Speaks About The Kingdom!!!

 Witness command throughout the Bible:   H1696 dabar--to speak, declare, converse, command

Exodus 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded H1696 them, but saved the men children alive.


The Torah  ...............
Genesis 18:19  For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken H1696 of him.

The prophets  ..................
Jeremiah 1:17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak H1696 unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

The writings ...........................
Joshua 4:10 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak H1696 unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.

Jeremiah 1:7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. H1696


Exodus 19:6  and you will be a kingdom of cohanim (Priest) for me, a nation set apart.’ These are the words you are to speak to the people of Isra’el.”

KINGS, PROPHETS, AND THE KINGDOM

Normally, when we talk about the Kingdom of God, we think only of what Yeshua said about the subject as recorded in the four Gospels: Everything God says and does relates to His Kingdom. The entire Bible deals with the Kingdom of God. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture reveals God as the great and almighty King of heaven and earth resolutely at work on His plan of the ages.

“And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel (Exod. 19:6, NAS).

For the kingdom is the Lord’s, and He rules over the nations (Ps. 22:28, NAS).

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom (Psalm 45:6).

They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, and talk of Your power (Ps. 145:11, NAS).

And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and
that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever (Dan. 2:44, NAS).

That plan is to reverse and destroy the works of the devil and fully restore His rule over the earthly realm through His human representatives. Everything centers on the Kingdom of God. All the saints of the Old Testament recognized this fact. Abraham knew it. Moses knew it. Samuel knew it. David, the king of Israel, knew it. The prophets knew it. Yeshua knew it. All the apostles and other believers in the New Testament knew it.

Everyone, it seems, understood the priority of the Kingdom; everyone except us, that is.

Often, even in spite of all our sophistication, education, and technology, we of modern and “enlightened” democratic societies are worse off than the people of Old Testament times when it comes to matters of understanding the Kingdom of God and how our world relates to it.

A KING SPEAKS ABOUT THE KINGDOM

The Book of Psalms is full of references that make it clear that David and other psalm writers in Israel knew and revered God as King of kings, Not only do these verses speak of God as King, but they also look ahead prophetically to the coming of Yeshua, who would inherit the Kingdom from His Father.

“I have installed My King on Zion, My holy hill.” I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He said to me, “You are My Son; today I have become your Father. Ask of Me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. You will rule them with an iron scepter; you will dash them to pieces like pottery” (Ps. 2:6-9).

The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from His land (Psalm 10:16).

Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors that the King of glory may come in. Who is He, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty—He is the King of glory (Ps. 24:7-10).

The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all (Ps. 103:19).

The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever (Ps. 29:10).

Your dominion endures through all generations (Ps. 145:10-13).

ANCIENT PROPHETS AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD

Many of the prophets also received powerful visions and insight into the glory and splendor of God and His Kingdom. One of the most familiar of these visions is found in Isaiah:

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above Him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory.” At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined!
For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty” (Isa. 6:1—5).

His own human sinfulness stood out suddenly in such starkness against the awesome purity and holiness of God that Isaiah expected to be struck down any moment. Instead, he experienced the merciful justice of God.

Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for Us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” (Isa. 6:6-8)

In another place, Isaiah recorded the insight he had received regarding the King’s heir and the nature and character of His Kingdom:

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this (Isa. 9:6-7).

A KINGDOM MADE NOT BY HUMAN HANDS

Perhaps no one in the Old Testament received more revelation and insight about God’s Kingdom than did the prophet Daniel. As a matter of fact, the entire focus of the Book of Daniel involves the sovereignty of the Kingdom of God over the kingdoms of men.

Several times throughout the book, the strength and will of earthly kings are pitted against the strength and will of God, and God comes out on top every time.

Daniel was a man of impeccable integrity who loved God. Because of his extraordinary gifts and competence, Daniel directly served a succession of several Babylonian kings. These rulers wanted trustworthy men around them and could have found no one better than Daniel.

DANIEL AND A KING’S DREAM

When summoned before the king, Daniel correctly explained the dream in every detail. Nebuchadnezzar had seen a great statue with a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, abdomen and thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and feet made partly of iron and partly of clay. Then a stone cut out with no human hand smashed the feet of iron and clay and proceeded to break the rest of the statue into tiny pieces, which the wind blew away. After this, the stone grew into a great mountain that filled the whole earth (see Dan. 2:31-35).

After you, another kingdom will rise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth. Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron—for iron breaks and smashes everything—and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others. Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay. In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever. This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands— a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces. The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and the interpretation is trustworthy (Dan. 2:39-45).

Among Daniel’s gifts was the God-given ability to interpret dreams, which he did on several occasions.

Shema Selah rise us kings and rule with the scepter you have been given!!  No more retreat take new ground!!

Yeshua Came to Retrain Us for Kingdom Leadership!!!!

John 14

We are walking in today:  Yeshua Came to Retrain Us for Kingdom Leadership!!!!


Witness dedicate throughtout the Bible:   H2596 chanak--to train, dedicate, inaugurate

2 Chronicles 7:5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated H2596 the house of God.

The Torah ...............

Deuteronomy 20:5 And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated H2596 it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate H2596 it.


The prophets  ..................

2 Samuel 8:11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

The writings  ...........................

1 Kings 8:63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the
children of Israel dedicated H2596 the house of the LORD.


Proverbs 22:6 Train up H2596 a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

John 14:5-10
5 T’oma said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you’re going; so how can we know the way?” 6 Yeshua said, “I AM the Way — and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except through me. 7 Because you have known me, you will also know my Father; from now on, you do know him — in fact, you have seen him.” 8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it will be enough for us.” 9 Yeshua replied to him, “Have I been with you so long without your knowing me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am united with the Father, and the Father united with me? What I am telling you, I am not saying on my own initiative; the Father living in me is doing his own works.

Echad:
259. echad ►
Strong's Concordance
echad: one
Original Word: אֶחָד
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: echad
Phonetic Spelling: (ekh-awd')
Short Definition: one

YESHUA CAME TO RETRAIN MANKIND FOR KINGDOM LEADERSHIP

The fourth goal of Yeshua’ mission on earth was to retrain mankind for Kingdom leadership. He came to teach us how to think and act like God once again. Yeshua replicated the message that He proclaimed and by the power of the Spirit we are also empowered to model and preach the message of the Kingdom.

Yeshua established the standard by the example of His own life. In every word, action, and moment of His life on earth, Yeshua showed us what the Father is like and what we should be like as His children. Like us, Yeshua’ disciples did not always understand this easily:

Retraining us to think and act like children of the King was perhaps the toughest part of Yeshua’s mission because we tend to be so stubborn, hardheaded, and slow to learn. This is due, in part, to our blindness and spiritual dullness because of our sin and, in part, to the fact that we as a
race of people have been separated from God’s royal and holy environment for so long.

Deuteronomy 28:64-68 64 Adonai will scatter you among all peoples from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will serve other gods, made of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known. 65 Among these nations you will not find repose, and there will be no rest for the sole of your foot; rather Adonai will give you there anguish of heart, dimness of eyes and apathy of spirit.  66 Your life will hang in doubt before you; you will be afraid night and day and have no assurance that you will stay alive.  67 In the morning you will say, ‘Oh, how I wish it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘Oh, how I wish it were morning!’ — because of the fear  overwhelming your heart and the sights your eyes will see. 68 Finally, Adonai will bring you back in ships to Egypt, the place of which I said to you, ‘You will never ever see it again’; and there you will try to sell yourselves as slaves to your enemies, but no one will buy you.”

Yeshua came to lead us to rediscover both and to retrain us in how to reclaim and live in them. If we want to know what we should be like as children of the Father, all we have to do is look at Yeshua, who is the only begotten Son of the Father. The Holy Spirit in us enables us to understand what we see in Yeshua and what we hear in His teachings, and gives us the power to carry them over into our lives.

HEALING THE MENTAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE GREAT FALL

We have been slaves for so long that we don’t know how to handle freedom. We apologize for getting ahead. We don’t believe we deserve or are entitled to the best. That may have been true while we were sinners lost and separated from God.

As believers, however, we have been restored to our place as God’s children and are entitled to all the blessings and benefits of that station.

The retraining of our minds is part of what it means to give ourselves as living sacrifices to God. We cannot live effectively for the Lord until we learn to think like Him.

Romans 12:1-2
I exhort you, therefore, brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer yourselves as a sacrifice, living and set apart for God. This will please him; it is the logical “Temple worship” for you. 2 In other words, do not let yourselves be conformed to the standards of the ‘olam hazeh. Instead, keep letting yourselves be transformed by the renewing of your minds; so that you will know what God wants and will agree that what he wants is good, satisfying and able to succeed.

Renewing our minds means returning to the original mind that we had before the fall, a mind that loves and honors God and that understands its rightful place as a vice-regent of the earthly domain under God’s sovereign Kingdom rule.

YESHUA CAME TO RESTORE KINGDOM RULERSHIP ON EARTH

Lastly, Yeshua’s mission on earth was to restore the Kingdom ruler ship of God on earth through mankind. Once again, His own life was an example of the Kingdom on earth in action.

Whenever Yeshua healed the sick, raised the dead, walked on water, calmed a storm with a word, or fed a multitude with a handful of fish and bread, He demonstrated the truth that God’s Kingdom had come to earth.

Whenever He preached the good news of the Kingdom, or taught His followers about life in that Kingdom, and whenever people responded to Him in faith, He demonstrated the power of the Kingdom to impact human life and environment.

YOUR PLACE IN THE KINGDOM

Each of us who turn to Christ becomes a “stone” in the magnificent spiritual “palace” of the Kingdom of God on earth, called and equipped as kings and priests to represent that Kingdom before the rest of the world.

Throughout human history, the religious society has generally separated priest and king into separate offices and functions, but God did not design them that way in the beginning. We were to be priest/kings in the earth: as priests, representing God’s nature and character, and as kings, His Kingdom government.

Through Christ we are a “holy priesthood,” a “chosen people,” a “royal priesthood,” and a “holy nation.” As such, we have been restored to our priestly function of representing and reflecting God’s nature and character before the world. We are also the “people of God,” not a nation of subjects, but of sons and daughters.

If God is a King, then we, His people, are also of the royal line. Therefore, we have also been restored to our kingly function of representing the government of God on the earth.

God is not interested in having subjects in His Kingdom. He wants only children, royal heirs to the treasures of His domain. Our mission as ambassadors of the Kingdom of God is to bring those who are enslaved in the kingdom of darkness to Christ, the door, so that He can set them free to enter into their full citizenship in God’s Kingdom of light.

CHAPTER SIX PRINCIPLES

• God’s Kingdom is founded on eternal principles that will never fade or pass away.

• Yeshua’s overarching mission on earth was to reintroduce the Kingdom of God on earth to mankind.

• The key to man’s manifesting the Kingdom of God here on earth is the presence of the Holy Spirit.

• Yeshua came to restore righteousness and holiness to man.

• In God’s Kingdom economy, blood is absolutely necessary for our restoration.

• Yeshua came to restore the Holy Spirit in mankind.

• If we are to exercise our full status and potential in the earthly realm as ambassadors of our Father, we must be retrained in the behavior and mindset of the Kingdom.

• As royal children of our heavenly Father, we can take charge of our circumstances rather than being a slave to them.

• Yeshua came to retrain mankind for Kingdom leadership.

•Yeshua came to restore the Kingdom rulership of God on earth through mankind.

“Kings have long arms.”

Shema Selah we are to being REtrained in this REstoration of the Most High of His royal see, us His children!!  

Men Of Torah Day--Training To Become Royalty In The Heavenly Kingdom!!!!

Luke 15 

We are walking in today:  Men Of Torah Day--Training To Become Royalty In The Heavenly Kingdom!!!!

 Witness instruct throughout the Bible:  H3256 yacar--to chasten, discipline,instruct, admonish, to teach

Job 4:3 Behold, thou hast instructed H3256 many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.


The Torah ...............

Deuteronomy 4:36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct H3256 thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.

The prophets  ..................

Isaiah 8:11 For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed H3256 me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

The writings ...........................

1 ​ ​Chronicles 15:22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed H3256 about the song, because he was skilful.


Psalm 2:10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, H3256 ye judges of the earth.

Luke 15:11-32

11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. 28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. 29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. 32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. 

YESHUA CAME TO RESTORE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS TO MANKIND

Not only did Yeshua come to reintroduce the Kingdom, but He came also to restore righteousness and holiness to mankind, both of which we lost in the Garden of Eden. Many people have the wrong idea about righteousness. They assume that being righteous means doing right things. That’s not righteousness. Righteousness has more to do with a condition of life as opposed to religious actions.

Righteousness is actually a legal term that means to be rightly positioned. A righteous person, then, is someone who is in right standing with the authorities. In a fallen world, there is no such thing as a “normal” person. God designed us for righteousness and holiness, and without them we are abnormal. We are deficient and defective, unable to function properly in the environment for which we were designed.

That is why crime exists. That is why we as a race hate each other and why we fight and kill each other. Our lack of righteousness and holiness manifests itself in our lives. We destroy each other because we don’t know why we are here, and the very environment we were created to rule ends up ruling us.

HOW DOES ONE BECOME HOLY?

The Word of God says, “In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness” (Heb. 9:22). “What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Yeshua.” Christ, the Son of God, was Spirit, with no body or blood; Yeshua, the man, had both.

We cannot worship Christ and forget about Yeshua because without Yeshua we cannot have Christ. The blood of Yeshua cleansed our sin and created the basis for our forgiveness, making it possible for Christ to restore us to righteousness and holiness and bring us the Holy Spirit.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BLOOD OF YESHUA

In God’s Kingdom economy, blood is absolutely necessary for our restoration. That is why the Hebraic law in the Old Testament required blood sacrifices of animals.

The first thing God did to deal with Adam and Eve’s sin was to cover them with innocent blood: “The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them” (Gen. 3:21). Adam and Eve had tried to cover themselves with fig leaves, but that was inadequate because no blood was involved. They were still in their sin. An animal sacrifice was only a symbol of covered sin; the death of a lamb could never truly take away the sin of man. Only a sacrifice equal in stature to man would qualify. In other words, only the shed blood of a human being would be sufficient to cleanse human sin.

Not just any human would do; it had to be a human without any sin of his own, a human who was already pure and spotless and holy.  Christ, the sinless Son of God, born of the Virgin Mary, is the only person who met the requirement.

THE KINGDOM IS NOT A RELIGION

The Kingdom is not a religion because religion is man’s search for God. With the Kingdom the search is over; God has revealed Himself to man and sent His Son to set us free from our sin and restore us to Himself. The Kingdom is not a religion but a relationship, an intimate communion in which we enter into a deeply personal relationship with the living Christ.

Yeshua came to reintroduce the Kingdom of God to mankind and restore us to righteousness and holiness. He accomplished this by dying on the cross, where His shed blood had the power to cover and wash away our sin. Yeshua became sin for us so that we could become the righteousness of God (see 2 Cor. 5:21). His dead body lay in the tomb for three days, cold and lifeless.

Death could not hold Him. On the morning of that third day, He rose from the dead. Yeshua’s resurrection guarantees that all who have been washed clean of sin by His blood will also share in His life—eternal life!!!

YESHUA CAME TO RESTORE THE HOLY SPIRIT IN MAN

The third goal of Yeshua's mission on earth was to restore the Holy Spirit in the heart of man. Before this could happen, He had to accomplish the first two goals: to reintroduce the Kingdom, and to restore our righteousness and holiness through His blood. Only when we were clean and holy once again would we be fit vessels for the Holy Spirit’s indwelling presence.

Why is the Holy Spirit so important? As we have seen before, He is the link, the spiritual connection between us and the Kingdom of God. The Holy Spirit could not come until Yeshua had completed His work on the crucifixion stake, risen from the dead, and applied His blood for the cleansing of man’s sin.

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Yeshua came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After He said this, He showed them His hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Yeshua said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you.” And with that He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven” (John 20:19-23).

TRAINING TO BECOME ROYALTY IN THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM

As children of God, we are part of the royal family of the Kingdom of heaven. Like any other member of royalty, we don’t just step into the role without any preparation; we must be trained. Proper and careful training is essential for rulers in the making.

We can see a perfect example of this in the British royal family in the upbringing of Prince William and his younger brother, Prince Harry. Sons of Prince Charles, the future King of England, and the late Princess Diana, the two young men have been groomed from birth for the very special place they occupy as heirs to the throne.

In the same way, we must learn how to think and act like the royal children of the heavenly King. We have spent so long in the condition and mentality of slaves in the kingdom of darkness that we automatically think and act like slaves.

If we are to exercise our full status and potential in the earthly realm as ambassadors of our Father, we must be retrained in the behavior and mindset of the Kingdom. In this task, the Holy Spirit is our tutor.

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth.…But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you (John 14:16-17, 26).

But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.…But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come (John 16:77, 13).

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS OUR PERSONAL TUTOR

We need a tutor like the Holy Spirit because our minds and thinking are corrupt and it takes us a while to grasp and genuinely believe the truth about who we are in Christ. We are royal children of the Kingdom of God, but have spent our entire lives living in the slave quarters. Our thoughts and behavior won’t change overnight.

The Holy Spirit lives in us as a continuing abiding presence, patiently and lovingly teaching us who we are and how to think, speak, and act accordingly. One of the things the Holy Spirit teaches us is how to stand in authority as true sons and daughters of God no matter what troubles or difficulties come into our lives.

As royal children of our heavenly Father, we can take charge of our circumstances, rather than being a slave to them. We can live daily in power and victory, rather than in weakness and defeat. All it takes is training, and the Holy Spirit is our Teacher.

Shema Selah this is our training to be royalty--our REstored place and position!!!