Men Of Torah Day--Birth Of A Nation!!!!

Genesis 12

We are walking in today:  Men Of Torah Day--Birth Of A Nation!!!!

Witness birth throughout the Bible: H8435 towlĕdah --descendants, results, proceedings,
generations, genealogies, account of men and their descendants, genealogical list of one's descendants, one's contemporaries, course of history (of creation etc), begetting or account of heaven

Exodus 28:10 Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.

The Torah  ...............
 Genesis 25:33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his
birthright unto Jacob.

The prophets  ..................
 Isaiah 66:9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

The writings  ...........................
 Ecclesiastes 6:3 If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

Ezekiel 16:3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.


Guest Speaker: Minister El Walker

Genesis 12:1-3 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
1 Now Adonai said to Avram, “Get yourself out of your country, away from your kinsmen and away from your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make of you a GREAT NATION, I will bless you, and I will make your name great; and you are to be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, but I will curse anyone who curses you; and by you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

UNDERSTANDING THE KINGDOM CONCEPT OF CONSTITUTION

Like every other governmental system, every kingdom has a constitution. The constitution of any nation has to do with the manner in which the government of that nation is organized, particularly with regard to the way sovereign power is exercised.

It embodies the basic laws and principles that guide that government and lays out the specific powers and duties of that government in relation both to the people and to other nations and governments. A constitution also delineates, guarantees, and protects the specific rights of the people who live under its jurisdiction.

In a totalitarian state or a dictatorship, the supreme leader, along with a ruling elite of cronies appointed by him, determine the laws and conditions under which the people live—laws usually designed for their own benefit and enrichment at the people’s expense. In a republic or democracy, on the other hand, power lies with the people.

They elect leaders to represent them and then petition those leaders to enact laws and policies that will benefit the electorate. In a democracy the leaders are answerable to the people. Those who fail to perform adequately or who violate the people’s trust can be voted out and replaced. Through their elected leaders, the people establish their own constitution.

In a kingdom all power resides in the king. It is the king, therefore, who establishes the constitution for his kingdom. The constitution of a kingdom is the documented will, purposes, and intent of the king. It expresses the king’s personal desires for his kingdom and sets out the principles. This is why it is always good to have a king who is righteous, benevolent, and compassionate, with a genuine concern for the welfare of his citizens.

A ROYAL CONTRACT

In a kingdom, the constitution is a royal contract that the king has with his subjects—his citizens. It is not the contract that the citizens have with the king, and this is a very important distinction. In the first, the contract originates with the king and in the second, with the people.

A contract generated by the people is a democracy, the complete opposite of a kingdom. A royal contract, on the other hand, originates completely and exclusively in the heart, mind, and will of the king. His citizens have no input concerning the terms or conditions of the contract.

He set out all the conditions and parameters beforehand. Everything was already in place by the time Adam arrived on the scene. All Adam had to do was follow the terms and conditions that God had already established:

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, in Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground” (Genesis 1:26-28).

Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden, and there He put the man He had formed….The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die (Genesis 2:8,15-17).

As you can see, this entire contractual process was completely unilateral on God’s part. Adam had no input at all; in fact, when the contract was drawn up, he wasn’t even around yet! After he was created, Adam simply received the completed contract from the hand of the King.

The same is true regarding God’s contract with Abraham. First, God determined what He was going to do and then presented Abraham with the completed contract.

The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great , and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you” (Genesis 12:1-3).
After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”…He took him outside and said, “Look up at the heavens and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then He said to him, “So shall your offspring be” (Genesis 15:1,5).

A kingdom constitution, then, is the document that constitutes the king’s desire for his citizens. In a democracy, the people plan and decide what they want to happen to them. But in a kingdom, the people have no say. Instead, the king tells you what he wants to happen to you. This is why God would make a statement like:

For I know the plans I have for you…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me , and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you… (Jeremiah 29:11-14).

THE KING’S WILL AND TESTAMENT

The Bible is the expressed will of the King in written form. It is the constitution of His Kingdom. It is the king’s will expressed in tangible, written form. This means that the constitution is not limited to an oral contract. Putting the constitution in written form sets it up as a standard that can be measured easily as well as making its terms and conditions clear to everyone.

As we have already seen, the words of the king become the law of the land. His words do not produce the contract; his words are the contract. And out of this contract—this constitution—comes the law. The constitution is not the law; the constitution produces the law.

What I mean is that the constitution establishes the terms, conditions, and rights of life in the kingdom. This leads to laws designed with the express purpose of ensuring that all of those terms, conditions, and rights are preserved, protected, and accomplished. The constitution is the will and the testament of the king for his citizens.

The Bible, then, comprises God’s documented thoughts concerning His citizens—His expressed will, desire, and intent for the human race He created in His own image.

SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF THE KINGDOM CONSTITUTION

1. The source of the constitution is the king, not the citizens. Whereas the Constitution of the United States begins with the words, “We the people…” the constitution of God’s Kingdom says, “I, the Lord…” We who live in democratic states can always amend our constitution because we, the people, created it. But we cannot change God’s constitution because we didn’t write it.

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

But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations (Psalm 33:11).

2. The constitution contains the benefits and privileges of the citizens. It spells out the advantages that come with being a Kingdom citizen as well as everything the citizens can expect from the King. In the Bible, these often take the form of promises. Here are just a few:

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 (Matthew 6:31-33).

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened (Matthew 7:7-8).

3. The king obligates himself to the tenets of the constitution. A king and his word are the same, and when he speaks, his word becomes the constitution. So when a king’s word is spoken (or written down), the king is obligated to carry it out. That is why the Bible states that whatever God says, He will do and whatever He promises, He will bring to pass. Once the King of heaven speaks, it is as good as done. God cannot fail to keep His Word, for if He did, He would cease to be God.

4. The constitution contains the rights established by the king for the citizens. In addition to the benefits and privileges accruing to Kingdom citizens, the constitution also delineates and sets forth their rights.

5. The constitution cannot be changed by the citizens—only by the king. This principle should be perfectly clear by now and needs no further elaboration.

6. The constitution is the reference for life in the kingdom. How are Kingdom citizens supposed to live? What are the values, the ethics, the moral code, and standards of behavior for citizens of the Kingdom, and where can they be found? In the constitution. God’s standards for life in His Kingdom are found throughout the Bible. Such standards as these:

You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God….Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy….Honor your father and your mother….You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. You shall not covet… (Exodus 20:3-17).

7. The constitution contains the statutes of the kingdom. Statutes are fixed, predictable standards. “Teach me Your statutes,” King David of Israel says. Normally, where the word “statutes” shows up, you will find “laws” in the same sentence. Statutes give the physical image of law. That’s why we call a carving in stone a statue. Or we call it an image. Image is the same as statue. A statue is permanent. A statue means simply a fixed, predictable image or standard.

“Heaven and earth will pass away before My statutes change. I will move the heavens and the earth before I move My statutes” (see Luke 16:17; 21:33).

Who are we to dare to think that we have the right or the authority to change or set aside the statutes that the King of Heaven has set in place? Religious people can do that any time they want, because they are not really in the Kingdom. Kingdom citizens, however, cannot. Our constitution says, “The word of the Lord stands forever” (1 Pet 1:25a).

PRINCIPLES

1. Every kingdom has a constitution.

2. The constitution of a kingdom is the documented will, purposes, and intent of the king.

3. In a kingdom, the constitution is a royal contract that the king has with his subjects—his citizens.

4. A kingdom constitution is the document that constitutes the king’s desire for his citizens.

5. The constitution in a kingdom constitutes the expressed will of the king.

6. The Bible is the expressed will of the King in written form. It is the constitution of His Kingdom.

7. The words of the king become the law of the land.

8. The constitution is the will and the testament of the king for his citizens.

9. The Bible comprises God’s documented thoughts concerning His citizens—His expressed will, desire, and intent for the human race He created in His own image.

Happy Black History Month:
The Life of: William Lynch letter part 2 (click link below to view) https://archive.org/…/the_willie_lynch_…

Shema Selah, this is the rebirth of the original intent of the King of the Universe!!  https://www.facebook.com/fiveam.prayer/videos/1553284998082944/?l=8205432600712404158

This Is My Territory!!!

 Genesis 1

We are walk in today:  This Is My Territory!!!

Witness border  throughout the Bible:  H1366 gĕbuwl-- border, territory, region, territory (enclosed within boundary)

Exodus 34:24 For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: H1366 neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.

The Torah...............
Numbers 34:6 And as for the western border, H1366 ye shall even have the great sea for a border: H1366 this shall be your west border. H1366

The prophets ..................
Isaiah 60:18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; H1366 but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

The writings ...........................
 1 ​Kings 4:21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border H1366of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Malachi 1:5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border H1366 of Israel.

Genesis 1 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

king·dom [ˈkiNGdəm] 1. A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen.
• a realm associated with or regarded as being under the control of a particular person or thing:
"The kingdom of dreams"
2. The spiritual reign or authority of God.
• The rule of God or Christ in a future age.
3. Each of the three traditional divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) in which natural objects have conventionally been classified.

The essence of a kingdom is property. Land or property is the validation of a king. Land or property defines a king or queen and gives him or her right to claim kingship. Remember that the first thing God created in the creation narrative was property…the earth. Earth was created before mankind was formed because it was necessary in order for man to be a legitimate ruler. Man was created to dominate, and it is impossible to dominate nothing.

The word kingdom derives from the phrase “king domain.” Domain refers to the property, the territory over which a king exercises his dominion. A “kingdom,” then, is a “king’s territory.” Without territory, a king is not a king because he has nothing to rule over. You cannot be “king” over nothing.

Because God is a King, and because a kingdom is a country ruled by a king and must therefore have territory, we can draw the conclusion that Heaven is a place. It is not some nebulous, mystical idea from the mind of man. Heaven is a real Kingdom with a real government. The fact that its primary realm encompasses the spiritual dimension of creation does not make it any less real.

God envisioned man to be a king in his own right, but a king is not a king unless he has territory over which to rule. So God prepared the territory first—the earth—and then brought forth man. God placed man on the earth and told him, “I am giving you dominion over this physical domain. You have authority over every acre of land and sea and over every creature that inhabits the earth. Rule it freely as My legal representative.”

Mathew 6:9-13 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

9 ‘Our Father in heaven! May your Name be kept holy. 10 May your Kingdom come,
your will be done on earth as in heaven. 11 Give us the food we need today. 12 Forgive us what we have done wrong, as we too have forgiven those who have wronged us. 13 And do not lead us into hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One. For kingship, power and glory are yours forever.
Amen.’

SEVEN KINGDOM PRINCIPLES OF TERRITORY
Territory is vital to a kingdom because without territory no kingdom can exist. This is why a king is always interested in expanding his territory. Why is territory so important? Why can there not be a kingdom without it? Here are seven reasons.

1. No king can rule nothing. A king is a ruler, which by definition requires a domain to rule over. No domain, no ruler; no ruler, no king. That is why God made the earth before He made man; man could not be a king until he had a domain..

2. There is no kingdom without a domain. Why the territory of a king is called his domain? Because he dominates it. A territory dominated by a king is called his “king dominion,” which is where we get the word “kingdom.”

3. The essence of a kingdom is the right, the power, and the authority of the king to exercise complete sovereignty over a domain. In other words, a true kingdom is one where the king has the right to rule. Rights are very important because they are the basis for authority. God has the right to rule the universe. Why? Because He created it. Within His Kingdom God can do whatever He wants because His rights as King give Him absolute power and authority—infinite power and authority because His Kingdom is infinite.

4. The heart of the kingdom concept is king domain. The domain of the king is the key to his kingdom because to be a king he has to have some domain to rule.

5. A king is not a king without a domain. I’ve already said this, but it bears repeating because many people who have no kingdom concept have trouble understanding the connection between a king and his domain. We are supposed to be rulers, but without our territory we cannot fulfill our destiny.

6. The wealth of a king’s domain defines his value. We touched on this in the last chapter. Territory is important to a king because the more territory he has, the richer he is. A king is only as wealthy as his domain. And as we will see later, territory—real estate—is important because it is the only form of earthly wealth that never loses its value.

7. The loss of a domain is the loss of a kingdom.. When Adam, the king of the earth, rebelled against God, the High King of Heaven, he lost his kingdom and with it, his place as king. The Bible says that Jesus Christ is the “second Adam” who came to restore what the first Adam lost. Because Yeshua restored the Kingdom, all who are citizens of the Kingdom of heaven can now be kings and queens of the earthly realm again.

What does this mean in practical terms? It means we can control our circumstances and our domain rather than they controlling us. The “good news of the Kingdom” that Jesus preached is not just that we can have our sins forgiven and become aligned rightly with God, although these are absolutely essential; the good news is also the fact that we can have our Kingdom back!

FIVE PRINCIPLES OF MAN’S EARTHLY AUTHORITY

Our destiny as human beings is wrapped up in land. God created us to be kings over the earthly realm, and He will not rest until we are fully restored to our rightful place. I want to share with you five principles that help explain the basis of our authority on earth as God intended it to be.

1. The first thing God gave man was territory. He did not give man a religion or rules to follow. He gave him land. Before man could be the king God created him to be, he had to have a king domain to rule over.

2. The earth was created to give man kingship legitimacy. God gave us the earth so that our kingship would be legal.

3. The domain of earth is mankind’s legal right, power, and authority of rulership. When God said, “Let them have dominion,” He transferred the legal rights to the earth to us. He did not say, “Let us have dominion,” including Himself, because He already had His dominion in heaven. He said, “Let them have dominion over that territory called earth. I’m going to rule heaven; My kids are going to rule earth. I’m going to be King of heaven; they’re going to be king of the earth. I’m going to be Sovereign of heaven; they’re going to be sovereign of earth.” The dominion of earth is our legal right.

4. “Let them” are the key words in the transfer of authority from God to man. God delegated authority to us because He wants us to experience rulership. He wants us to know what it is like to be in charge.

5. Man’s kingship is by privilege, not by creative right. God controls the domain because He created it. He rules it by creative rights. We rule it because of privilege. We are kings by delegation, not by creation. God gave us rulership but not ownership. But our rulership “charter” includes a sense of ownership because He gave us sovereignty within our earthly dominion.

Matthew 18:18 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) Yes! I tell you people that whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.

This transfer of ruling authority over the earth from The Most High to man has major implications for all of us regarding our daily circumstances and our relationship to our society and culture. Therefore, it is important that we understand it.

But it also means that we can’t blame God for everything that goes wrong, yet that is exactly what we do. “Why does God allow so much suffering in the world? Why doesn’t God do away with evil? Why does He allow sickness to continue? Doesn’t He care? Why doesn’t God do something?”

Why doesn’t God intervene? Because this is not His domain. He will not intervene in the affairs of this earthly domain without the permission of those who hold dominion authority here. And who holds dominion authority? Every human being on earth who is a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Psalms 115:16  Heaven belongs to Adonai,but the earth he has given to humankind.

Elyon wants to help but won’t intervene unless invited to do so by Kingdom citizens who know their dominion authority. Through prayer we invite The Most High to act in our domain.

***PAY ATTENTION****

Many believers have been taught that this verse deals with binding and loosing demonic spirits. It has nothing to do with demons. Jesus is using Kingdom language. To “bind” means to lock up or prohibit; to “loose” means to unlock or permit.

On earth we have dominion authority. Jesus is saying that what we prohibit on earth, heaven will prohibit, and what we permit on earth, Heaven will permit. Consider the implications of this. Whatever we allow in society, Heaven will not stop, and whatever we disallow in society, Heaven will make sure it does not happen.

The King of Heaven has given us dominion authority here on earth, and He will not violate it without our permission. This truth holds a critical key to how we should live as Kingdom citizens on earth.

Having been raised in one or another of the various human systems of government, we all have been “programmed” to think of life and society in terms of the “have’s” and the “have not’s,” of periodic economic upheavals and downturns, chronic shortages of commodities, corruption, despotism, and the strong preying on the weak.

We look at these things, sigh, and then say, “Oh well, that’s life.” Not in the Kingdom of Heaven! Seeing life from this perspective will require a major change of mind-set for most people. We have to learn, we have to train, we have to be taught to think this way. A change of mind is what the Bible calls “repentance.”

“Change your mind! Stop thinking like the world with its inadequacies and inequities, and start thinking like a Kingdom citizen! Stop operating from a worldly mind-set of “never enough” and start operating from a Kingdom mind-set of “more than enough”! The Kingdom of Heaven is here and everything has changed!”

TEN PRINCIPLES OF THE POWER OF LAND

1. The first thing God gave man was land.

2. The first thing man lost was land.

3. The first thing God promised Abraham was land, not heaven. The first thing God promised Moses was land, not heaven. Our big dream is to go to Heaven, while God’s big dream is for us to possess land because He created us to be kings, and all kings own property.

4. Real wealth is in the land. That’s why it’s called real estate. All other estates aren’t “real.” So many people expend all their resources acquiring “wealth” that never lasts—commodities that dissipate through consumption or are wiped out by economic depression or natural disaster.

Land never loses its value regardless of what the economy does. In fact, land almost always grows in value even during difficult times. If you want to help ensure prosperity for yourself as well as future generations, focus on acquiring real estate. There is power in land, which leads us to the next principle.

5. He who owns the land controls the wealth. Once, I was in Omaha, Nebraska, riding in from the airport, and remarked to my driver about the beauty and impressiveness of a particular skyscraper that dominated the skyline. “What is that?” I asked. He chuckled and said, “That’s the disgrace of the city.” “Why?” I asked, surprised. He replied, “That’s the tallest building in the city, and it is owned by the Japanese.” Smart people— Kingdom-minded people—go after land. Why?

6. True wealth is in the land. It never loses its value and, in fact, almost always increases in value the longer you own it. I once acquired a small piece of land for $35,000. Several people made offers to buy the land, but I held on to it. A few years later, a wealthy businessman built a $3,000,000 estate on an adjacent piece of property. What do you think that did to the value of my land? True wealth lies in real estate.

7. The meek will inherit the earth. And Yeshua said that is a blessing: “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matt. 5:5). “Meek” means “gentle,” but it also means “disciplined.” The Greek word refers to the demeanor of a horse that has been broken for riding. A horse is a very strong animal. After it is broken it is still strong, but that strength is now under control. It is under discipline. These kind of people—the meek—Yeshua says, are the ones who will inherit the earth—not Heaven.

8. Land is the only estate that is real. Real estate is the only property of truly lasting value that we can pass on to our children. Everything else fades away too easily. The Bible says: “A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children” (Prov. 13:22a).

9. God considers the loss of land a curse. This is very important in the Bible. Every time God cursed the Israelites for their rebellion and disobedience, He took land from them. When they repented, He blessed them by restoring their land. God uses land to measure blessing or cursing. Therefore…

10. The restoration of land is a blessing. Land is important. Land has power because without land there is no domain and without domain there is no king.

KINGS OF A NEW EARTH

Many Kingdom citizens have been taught so thoroughly to anticipate and look forward to Heaven as the ultimate “reward” for the life to come that talk of an earthly inheritance makes them uncomfortable.

Isaiah 45:18 For thus says Adonai, who created the heavens, God, who shaped and made the earth,
who established and created it not to be chaos, but formed it to be lived in: “I am Adonai; there is no other.

God created the earth for people to live on it. He is so committed to this planet that even when it passes away He will re-create it:

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away….And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God…for the old order of things has passed away.” He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21:1,3,4b-5a)

PRINCIPLES

1. Every kingdom has territory.

2. Heaven is a real Kingdom with a real government.

3. A king is not a king unless he has territory over which to rule.

4. The Son of God came to get the Kingdom back for man.

5. Without territory no kingdom can exist.

6. A king is only as wealthy as his domain.

7. Our destiny as human beings is wrapped up in land.

8. We were made for the earth, and that is where our place of dominion will be in the life to come.

9. We are kings by delegation, not by creation.

10. God will not intervene in the affairs of this earthly domain without the permission of those who hold dominion authority here.

11. Through prayer we invite God to act in our domain.

12. In the Kingdom of Heaven there are no “have’s” and “have not’s”; everyone is a “have.”

13. The meek will inherit the earth, not Heaven.

Happy Black History Month!!!

Excerpts from the William Lynch Letters part 1

Let’s Make a Slave It was the interest and business of slave holders to study human nature, and the slave nature in particular, with a view to practical results. I and many of them attained astonishing proficiency in this direction. They had to deal not with earth, wood and stone, but with men and by every regard they had for their own safety and prosperity they needed to know the material on which they were to work. Conscious of the injustice and wrong they were every hour perpetuating and knowing what they themselves would do. Were they the victims of such wrongs? They were constantly looking for the first signs of the dreaded retribution. They watched, therefore with skilled and practiced eyes, and learned to read with great accuracy, the state of mind and heart of the slave, through his sable face. Unusual sobriety, apparent abstractions, sullenness and indifference indeed, any mood out of the common was afforded ground for suspicion and inquiry. Let us make a slave. What do we need? First of all we need a black nigger man, a pregnant nigger woman and her baby nigger boy. Second, we will use the same basic principle that we use in breaking a horse, combined with some more sustaining factors. What we do with horses is that we break them from one form of life to another that is we reduce them from their natural state in nature. Whereas nature provides them with the natural capacity to take care of their offspring, we break that natural string of independence from them and thereby create a dependency status, so that we may be able It is never too late to get up off of your knees and fight for work to get from them useful production for our business and pleasure.

Shema Selah this is about a land given to the king to rule and the Earth has been to the kingdom citizens!! 

Men Of Torah Day--We Must Understand The Kingdom Concept of Lord!!!

Deuteronomy 6

We are walking in today:  Men Of Torah Day--We Must Understand The Kingdom Concept of Lord!!!

 Witness image throughout the Bible:    H6754 tselem-- image, likeness (of resemblance)

Genesis 1:26  ​And God said, Let us make man in our image, H6754 after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

The Torah testifies...............
 Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image H6754 of God made he man.

The prophets proclaim..................
 Ezekiel 7:20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images H6754 of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.

The writings bear witness...........................
 2 King 11:18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images H6754 brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.

Numbers 33:52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, H6754 and quite pluck down all their high places:

Deuteronomy 6:4-5 4 “Sh’ma, Yisra’el! Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad [Hear, Isra’el! Adonai our God, Adonai is one]; 5 and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being and all your resources.


lord [lôrd] NOUN
1. someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler:
"lord of the sea" ·
synonyms: magnate · tycoon · mogul · captain · baron · king · industrialist · proprietor · big shot · (head) honcho

UNDERSTANDING THE KINGDOM CONCEPT OF LORD

One of the most common words used in Scripture is the word lord. This word does not exist in democracies, socialist societies, or republics, except in the word landlord, in reference to one who owns land. Landlord is the only common remnant of kingdoms in modern governments and Western societies. Yet this concept of lord is one of the fundamental principles of a kingdom. Lordship makes a king unique.

So what’s the difference between a king and a lord? Lordship is only one aspect of a king’s overall identity and status, but it is one of the most important ones. One way to put it is to say that king relates to dominion, while lord relates to domain.

If the word lord relates to a king’s domain, then the lordship of a king is tied up in his territory. To put it another way, if kingship has to do with authority, then lordship has to do with ownership. If a king must have a domain in order to be a king, then all true kings must have and own territory. This is what we call the kingdom lordship principle. You cannot be a king unless you own property.

First, and rather obvious, is that if the king owns everything, then no one in the kingdom owns anything. In a true kingdom, there is no such thing as private property ownership. Kingdom citizens are stewards, not owners.

Second, if the king owns everything, he can give anything to anyone at any time according to his own sovereign choice. In a democracy, if the prime minister or the president gives you property as a personal favor, it is called corruption. But if a king gives you property, it is called royal favor. And no one can question it or protest it because as owner, it is his prerogative to do as he pleases.

KING AND LORD

The Bible, the constitution of the Kingdom of Heaven, plainly identifies God as King and Lord of all. One of the most common Hebrew words used to refer to God in the Old Testament is adonai, which literally means proprietor or owner. It is usually translated “lord.” The personal name for God, the Most High, although difficult to translate with complete accuracy, carries the same idea of master, owner, or lord.

The personal name the Most High, wherever it occurs, is replaced with the word “Lord.” This is in keeping with an ancient Hebraic tradition where devout Hebrews so respected and honored God’s name that they would not even speak it or read it aloud to ensure that they did not inadvertently violate the Third Commandment by misusing His name. Instead, they substituted the word adonai, or “Lord.”

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength (Deuteronomy 6:4-5).

May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth He has given to man (Psalm 115:15-16, emphasis added).

As Maker and Owner of heaven and earth, God could give any portion of it to anyone He chose. And He chose to give the earth to man, not for man to be owner but ruler/manager, or steward. Here are some additional references verifying God’s rights to Lordship over the property of earth:

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 (Psalm 24:1-2).

For God is the King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise. God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne. The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted (Psalm 47:7-9).

And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it (Exodus 7:5).

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8:1a).

I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing (Psalm 16:2).

The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the Lord will praise Him—may your hearts live forever! All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before Him, for dominion belongs to the Lord and He rules over the nations (Psalm 22:26-28).

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want (Psalm 23:1).

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 (Psalm 24:7-10).

“The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,” declares the Lord Almighty (Haggai 2:8).

In the same way as the Old Testament reveals God as King and Lord and Owner of all, the New Testament reveals Christ as Lord and Owner of all. The Lordship of Yeshua is also by creative rights and was a natural result of His role in the creation of all things both seen and unseen.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light (Genesis 1:3).

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made (John 1:1-3).

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14).

But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word (Hebrews 1:2-3a).

One familiar story about Yeshua drives this point home. Only a week before His death, Yeshua was preparing to enter Jerusalem, but He intended to do it in a very specific way.

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethpage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives,

Yeshua sent two of His disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’” They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” They answered as Yeshua had told them to, and the people let them go (Mark 11:1-6).

In those days, animals such as that colt were valuable commodities as beasts of burden and as transportation. They were like a car is to us today. So untying that colt was no small matter. The modern day equivalent would be as if Yeshua had said,

“Go down to the corner, where you will find a brand-new silver Mercedes sport coupe. The keys are already in it. Bring it here to me.” In the end, one word from the Owner of the colt was all that was necessary. The manager/steward of the colt let it go.

Shema Selah  we have to understand that we are made in His image and likeness.  The Most High has left an imprint on us!!  We must consider the DNA or holy residue that resides in us!!  https://www.facebook.com/fiveam.prayer/videos/1552314538179990/?l=7342332248902665169

We Must Change Our Mindset To Kingdom Thinking!!!

Matthew 7

We are walking today:  We Must Change Our Mindset To Kingdom Thinking!!!

Witness change throughout the Bible:  H2498 chalaph--to go on from, to change, substitute, alter, change for better

2 Samuel 12:20 - Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed H2498 his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

The Torah  ...............
 Genesis 41:14 - Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed H2498 his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

 
The prophets  ..................  
  Isaiah 24:5 - The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed H2498 the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

The writings  ...........................
 Psalms 102:26 - They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change H2498 them, and they shall be changed:

Daniel 2:21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

Matthew 7:28-29 28 And it came to pass, when Yeshua had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: 29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

As the creator of all things by the breath of His word and as the Word of Elohim. Yeshua stepped into time. The scriptures foretold of the head that was struck and heal that was bruise, after the curse that was spoken over Eve in the Garden. During the fall of man from dominion on the earth in the book of Genesis.

John 1:1-3  Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 All things came to be through him, and without him nothing made had being.

Genesis 3:14-15 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) 14 Adonai, God, said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all livestock and wild animals. You will crawl on your belly and eat dust as long as you live.  15 I will put animosity between you and the woman, and between your descendant and her descendant; he will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”

THE KING IS CENTRAL TO HIS KINGDOM

If we were created for kingship, and if Yeshua came to earth to restore the kingship we lost, and if we want to be prepared to resume our rightful place as kings, then we had better learn what it means to be a king and how a king relates to his kingdom.

The first thing we need to understand is that a king is the central component of his kingdom. A king embodies the essence of his kingdom; the kingdom is the king. Without the king, there is no kingdom. The land and the people may still be there, but unless they are ruled by a king, they are not in a kingdom.

Second, a king is the ultimate and only source of authority in his kingdom. In the Kingdom of Heaven, the authority of God the King is exclusive and absolute. His word is law and His will is carried out even to the farthest reaches of His realm. And God’s realm is infinite.

Yeshua demonstrated this kingly authority when He said numerous times, “You have heard…but I tell you” (see Matt. 5:21-22,2728,33-34,38-39,43-44, emphasis added).

Yeshua spoke and taught on His own authority. He did not rely on the thoughts, ideas, interpretations, or traditions of others. Why? Because He was a King whose authority was independent and sovereign.

The biblical account of this occasion records: When Yeshua had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law (Matthew 7:28-29, emphasis added).

FOURTEEN CHARACTERISTICS OF A KING

A king is distinct both from a democratically elected leader, such as a president or prime minister, as well as from a dictator in a totalitarian state.

Following are 14 characteristics of a king that clarify that distinction.

1. A king is never voted into power. His power is inherent from birth. Democratic leaders are elected to power; totalitarian dictators seize power; but a king is born into power.

2. A king is king by birthright. His kingship is not conferred by men. Elected leaders rule by the will of the people. Dictators rule through fear, repression, and coercion. A king rules because he is born to it.  Christ was born a King. We do not make Him King; all we can do is acknowledge that He is King.

3. A king cannot be voted out of power. Because the kingdom is his by birth, a king rules for life. A president is voted out of office or departs due to term limits. A dictator may be brought down by a coup d’etat or popular uprising.

Kingship, however, is a lifelong office. The King of Heaven reigns by sovereign right of creation. He will never be voted out of power. Nor will He ever be dethroned. No act either of man on earth or of the spiritual powers of darkness will ever remove the King of Heaven from His throne.

The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign for ever and ever (Revelation 11:15b).

4. A king’s authority is absolute. That is why he is not a president or a prime minister. Presidents must consult Congress, and prime ministers, Parliament.

5. A king’s word is law. Because a king’s authority is absolute, his word is law. No one can countermand his orders, negate his pronouncements, set aside his decrees, or amend his statutes.

The ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether righteous….By them is Your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward (Psalm 19:7-9,11). The King’s word is law. Great reward follows obedience. Disobedience brings severe penalties.

6. A king personally owns everything in his domain. Presidents and other elected leaders do not own their countries; they are citizens like everyone else.

Dictators often act as though they own everything, but whatever they possess they acquire by fraud, theft, and corruption. A king, on the other hand, personally owns everything in his domain (Psalm 24:1). The King of Heaven Himself declares: Every animal of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills

7. A king’s decree is unchanging. In a democratic system, laws can be amended, revised, or revoked. Dictators change and even reverse their own decrees whenever it suits them.

8. A king chooses who will be a citizen. In a democracy, the citizens choose their leader while a totalitarian system treats its “citizens” as little more than tools of the state.

A kingdom operates in the opposite manner—the king chooses the citizens. Because his authority is absolute, he determines the standards of citizenship in his kingdom. The people do not vote for the king, but in essence, he votes for them.

9. A king embodies the government of his kingdom. This means that wherever a king is, his entire government is present earth; the Kingdom is here because the King is here Yeshua said:
If two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in My name, there am I with them (Matthew 18:19-20).

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age (Matthew 28:18-20).

The Kingdom of Heaven is here because the King of heaven is here in the hearts and lives of His citizens who populate His colony here.

10. A king’s presence is the presence of his authority. When a king shows up, his full authority is present. His authority does not reside in a place or in a document; it resides in him personally.

This is why citizens of God’s Kingdom colony on earth can act with kingly authority. Because the King is present, His authority is present also. It was this present authority that Yeshua had in mind when He said:

I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven (Matthew 18:18).

I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask Me for anything in My name, and I will do it (John 14:13-14).

Kingdom citizens may always exercise kingly authority because the King is always present with them.

11. A king’s wealth is measured by his property. The larger and richer in resources a kingdom is, the wealthier the king, because the king owns everything in his kingdom.

12. A king’s prosperity is measured by the status of his citizens. If the citizens are poor, the king is seen as a poor king. If the citizens are prosperous, however, the king is seen as a wealthy king. Wealthy citizens make a king proud. That is why it is important for a king to make sure his people prosper. Yeshua never preached prosperity.

Why not? Because prosperity is a matter of Kingdom business. Anyone who becomes a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven automatically prospers because the King of heaven is a wealthy King—the wealthiest of all.

And He is also a righteous and benevolent King who is committed to the fullest and greatest welfare of His people.

13.A king’s name is the essence of his authority. A king can delegate authority to anyone he pleases to act in his name or on his behalf. This is often done by issuing a “king’s letter,” a royal edict signed by the king and bearing his official seal that authorizes the bearer to act on his authority

14. A king’s citizenry represents his glory. Any conscientious king wants his citizens to be happy, prosperous, and content because their status and quality of life reflect on him.

The greater their prosperity and well-being, the greater the glory and honor that rest on the king who provides for them so well. Citizens of God’s Kingdom are supposed to show what their King is like by the way they live, act, dress, walk, and talk.

PRINCIPLES

1. A kingdom is the sovereign rulership and governing influence of a king over his territory, impacting it with his will, his intent, and his purpose.

2. In the fullness of time, Yeshua came to the earth and reestablished the Kingdom. Because only a king can establish a kingdom, this act alone reveals that Christ is the King.

3. Yeshua said that His Kingdom was not of this world; He never said that it was not inthis world.

4. Inside each of us is a latent kingdom consciousness striving for expression.

5. We all seek power over things and over circumstances, and that is what the Kingdom of Heaven promises.

6. A king is the central component of his kingdom.

7. A king is the ultimate and only source of authority in his kingdom.

8. The sovereignty of a king is inherent in his royal authority.

9. God’s sovereignty is absolute. He is completely self-determining

Shema Selah we are fearfully and wonderfully made in His image and likeness!!  Rise up and walk in the kingdom of Heaven!! https://www.facebook.com/fiveam.prayer/videos/1545109252233852/?l=3812935979751179943

Weekend Meditation: We Must Begin To Understand The Kingdom Concept of Kings!!!!

Exodus 19


We are walking in today: Weekend Meditation:  We Must Begin To Understand The Kingdom Concept of Kings!!!!

Witness understanding throughout the Bible:   H8085 shama`--to listen, give heed, to understand

Proverbs 1:5  A wise man will hear, H8085 and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

 
 
The Torah  ...............

 Deuteronomy 4:6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your  understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear H8085 all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

    

The prophets  ..................  
 Nehemiah 8:2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear H8085 with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

The writings  ...........................
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Kings 3:9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding H8085 heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

1 Kings 3:11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern H8085 judgment;

Exodus 19:5-6 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) 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.”

1285. berith ►Covenant in Hebrew
Strong's Concordance
berith: a covenant
Original Word: בְּרִית
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: berith
Phonetic Spelling: (ber-eeth')
NASB Translation
allied (1), allies* (1), covenant (275), covenants (1), El-berith* (1), league (2), treaty (4).

con·cept [ˈkänˌsept] NOUN
1. an abstract idea; a general notion:
"structuralism is a difficult concept" ·
synonyms: idea · notion · conception · abstraction · theory · hypothesis · belief · conviction · opinion · image · impression · picture
• a plan or intention; a conception: "the center has kept firmly to its original concept"
• an idea or invention to help sell or publicize a commodity: "a new concept in corporate hospitality"
• Philosophy an idea or mental picture of a group or class of objects formed by combining all their aspects.
• (Of a car or other vehicle) produced as an experimental model to test the viability of new design features.

KINGDOM CONCEPT #1--UNDERSTANDING THE KINGDOM CONCEPT OF KINGS

Popular uprisings against the remaining monarchies in the name of the pursuit of democracy have become the craze of today’s self-proclaimed freedom fighters.

In some cases it may be justifiable; in many of the instances cited, these kingdoms are filled with contradictions, abuse, oppression, social extremes, and dictatorial administrations.

However, it must also be noted that many of the democracies in our world today are also plagued with the same defects and shortcomings.

In essence, the problem is not the king, the kingdoms, or even the form of government, but the defects in the human nature that functions in any of these systems.

Yet the kingdom concept is the only one presented, preached, promoted, taught, and established by Christ throughout His ministry.

Yeshua’ message of the Kingdom was foreshadowed in the Old Testament centuries before He was born in Bethlehem. Here are two examples. The first one indicates God’s motivation for delivering the slave clans of Israel from Egyptian oppression:

“Now if you obey Me fully and keep My covenant, then out of all nations you will be My treasured possession. Although the whole earth is Mine, you will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites (Exodus 19:5-6).

In the second example, we see the Old Testament Messianic promise declared by the prophet Isaiah, strongly indicating the governmental aspects of the Kingdom mandate: 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 (Isaiah 9:6-7).

Yeshua’s message was clearly kingdom focused and not religiously motivated: From that time on Yeshua began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near” (Matthew 4:17).

Yeshua went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people (Matthew 4:23).

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted (Matthew 5:3-4).

For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:20).

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:9b-10).

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well (Matthew 6:33).

Yeshua went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness (Matthew 9:35).

As you go, preach this message: “The kingdom of heaven is near” (Matthew 10:7).

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you (Matthew 12:28).

He replied, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them” (Matthew 13:11).

When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart (Matthew 13:19a).

Yeshua told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field” (Matthew 13:24).

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field” (Matthew 13:31).

He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough” (Matthew 13:33).

My purpose for listing all of these statements is to show and emphasize the preoccupation Yeshua had with the kingdom concept rather than a religion. The original ideal kingdom concept is distinct from the earthly version even though it contains many of the same components and concepts of all kingdoms.

In the fullness of time, Yeshua came to the earth and reestablished the Kingdom. Because only a king can establish a kingdom, this act alone reveals that Christ is the King. The Bible, the constitution of the Kingdom of Heaven, leaves no doubt as to the Kingship of Yeshua.

Perhaps the clearest statement of all is found in the 18th chapter of the Gospel of John where Yeshua, mere hours before His execution by crucifixion, has a revealing exchange with Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of the province of Judea.

“Are you the king of the Jews?”…Yeshua said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is from another place.” “You are a king then!” said Pilate.

Yeshua 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.” “What is truth?” Pilate asked (John 18:33b,36-38a).

Yeshua said, “My kingdom is not of this world,” and “My kingdom is from another place,” clearly implying that He was a King. He was speaking of the Kingdom of Heaven.

God created us for kingship—for dominion—and inside each of us is a latent kingdom consciousness striving for expression. This consciousness reveals itself in various ways, such as in our natural resistance to being ruled or controlled by any other person and our continual longing to control the circumstances of our own lives.

That is what finally connected me to  Yeshua—when I realized that He could teach me how to run life, not let life run me. I learned that I could control my own circumstances.

While it is natural to desire power over things and circumstances, desiring power over people is another matter. Seeking to influence people, public opinion, and public policy through kingdom principles is always appropriate, but pursuing despotic power over other people for personal gain at their expense is a corruption of our natural quest for power. Desiring to control our own life is one thing; desiring to control others’ lives is another.

Shema Selah we must obtain His understanding of the kingdom to return to the original plan for our lives!!  https://www.facebook.com/fiveam.prayer/videos/1540947905983320/?l=7073689749413200812

Colonization is Heavens System for Earthly Influence!!!

Genesis 3

We are walking in today:  Colonization is Heavens System for Earthly Influence!!!

Witness rule throughout the Bible:   H4910 mashal--to exercise dominion, to cause to rule 

Micah 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler H4910 in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

 

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The Torah  ...............

 Genesis 45:8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath  made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler H4910 throughout all the land of Egypt.

   
The prophets ..................
  Isaiah 28:14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that  rule H4910 this people which is in Jerusalem.

The writings ...........................
   Judges 8:23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule H4910 over you, neither shall my son rule H4910 over you: the LORD shall rule H4910 over you.

 Zechariah 6:13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule H4910 upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

Genesis 3:15  I will put animosity between you and the woman, and between your descendant and her descendant; he will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”

UNDERSTANDING KINGDOM CONCEPTS

Studying the concept of kingdoms is important for a couple of reasons. First, because most of us today, particularly in the west, have never lived in a kingdom, the concept is completely foreign to us. We simply do not know what it is like to live under a king.

This might not be a problem were it not for the second reason for studying the Kingdom: God’s government, the government of Heaven, is a kingdom, and God is the King. And because His Kingdom extends through all creation, encompassing both the supernatural and the natural realms, it covers us also, which is why we need to understand it.

A third and critical reason to study and restore this concept of kingdom is because the Bible is not about a religion or an organization but a King and His Kingdom. Therefore, in order to correctly understand, interpret, and apply the Scriptures, knowledge of kingdoms is necessary.

Once His Kingdom was established in Heaven, God desired to extend it to another realm. With this end in mind (the big picture) He created a visible, physical universe with billions of stars, including the one we call Sol, the sun around which revolves this planet we call Earth.

The King chose this planet specifically as the location of His Kingdom colony in the natural realm. He created it for that purpose. Then He placed on it human beings created in His image to run the colony for Him. In this way, God also established the first earthly kingdom, which was merely an extension of His Kingdom in Heaven.

According to the “colonial charter” stated in Genesis 1:26 that we looked at earlier, man originally was given an earthly kingdom to rule over, which was perfect. Adam and Eve were overlords of the physical domain, co-rulers who themselves were ruled only by God, their Creator-King. They were His people, and He was their God; there was no intermediary rulership.

Human kingdoms, which at best were but dim and flawed reflections of God’s Kingdom, had citizens who were also subjects of the king, meaning that they were “subject” to the king’s personal ambitions, goals, whims, and desires. God’s Kingdom is different. In the Kingdom of God there are no subjects, only citizens—but every citizen is a king (or queen) in his or her own right. This is why the Bible refers to God as the “King of kings.”

THE KINGDOM IS HERE

Adam and Eve’s rebellion cost them their kingdom. Chapter 3 of Genesis relates the sad story of how the human pair fell victim to the lies and deceptions of the serpent, which embodied the prince of darkness, that fallen angel known as satan or lucifer. With Adam and Eve’s abdication, lucifer seized control of their earthly domain as a brazen, arrogant, and illegal pretender to the throne.

Immediately the King of Heaven put in motion His plan to restore what man had lost. And what did man lose? A kingdom. Adam and Eve did not lose a religion because they had never had a religion; they had a kingdom. So when God set out to restore what they had lost, He set out to restore a kingdom, not a religion.

After the disaster in Eden, the King confronted His rebellious co-rulers and their deceiver and addressed each one in turn. Of greatest interest to us in this context is what the King said to the serpent, because it has kingdom implications: I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will crush your head, and you will strike His heel (Genesis 3:15).

When Yeshua appeared on the scene in real, space-time history, He brought a message not of a religion, new or old, but of the Kingdom:

From that time on Yeshua began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near” (Matthew 4:17).

These are the first recorded words of Yeshua. The phrase “that time” refers to the arrest of John the Baptist, a prophet whose mission was to announce the arrival of the King. Now the King Himself was on the scene, and He was announcing the arrival of the Kingdom. This was the only message Yeshua preached. Search all four of the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and you will find that Yeshua always talked about the Kingdom.

Before we could be fully restored to our Kingdom, however, the matter of our rebellion against God had to be dealt with. This rebellion is what the Bible calls sin, and it is universal in human nature, a legacy of Adam and Eve’s treason in Eden so long ago.

Yeshua's death on the cross paid the price for our rebellion so that we could be restored to a right standing with God, our King, and be reinstalled in our original and rightful place as rulers of the earthly domain.

SONS, NOT SERVANTS

Why did God wait thousands of years from the promise in Eden of Kingdom restoration to its realization with the coming of Yeshua? He had to allow the course of human history to flow until the timing was right. In order for us to understand what we lost when we lost the Kingdom, much less understand kingdom principles, God needed the right prototype as an example.

When the Roman Empire came to power, it had a concept of citizenship. It had a concept of lordship (ownership). It had a king and a domain. It practiced colonization. Rome had such an influence that wherever it advanced, that part of the world became like Rome. When God saw Rome, He said, “That’s exactly what I want.” When the time was right, the King of Heaven sent His Son to restore His Kingdom on earth. Paul of Tarsus stated it this way:

But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons (Galatians 4:4-5).

The King of Heaven wants sons and daughters, not servants. Religion produces servants. It revels in the spirit of servitude. Please don’t misunderstand me. A servant heart is, as Yeshua said, the key to greatness in the Kingdom of God.

26 Among you, it must not be like that. On the contrary, whoever among you wants to be a leader must become your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave! 28 For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve — and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matt. 20:26-28

But this kind of service should always proceed from the place of security in our knowledge that we are sons and daughters of the King and simply are following His example. Servanthood in the religious spirit, on the other hand, proceeds from a sense of false humility and self-deprecation where one sees oneself not as a son or daughter, but as a slave.

Sons and daughters of the King see service as a privilege; religious people see it as an obligation. And therein lies the difference. Sons and daughters serve willingly because they are sons and daughters. Religious people serve grudgingly because they feel they have no choice if they hope to win the approval of the King. Never confuse serving with being a servant.

Yeshua came that we might “receive the full rights of sons.” This is legal language. There is not a bit of religion in these words. They refer to legal rights and entitlements based on relationship of birth. We are sons and daughters of God. Sonship is our right by creation. Christ did not die to improve us; He died to regain and confirm us.

The price He paid in His own blood was not to make us worthy but to prove our worth. He did not come to earth to enlist an army of servants. He came to restore the King’s sons and daughters to their rightful position—rulership as heirs of His Kingdom.

Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it (Luke 16:16b).

PRINCIPLES

1. Colonization is Heaven’s system for earthly influence.
2. God’s original intent was to extend His heavenly government over the earth, and His plan for accomplishing this was to establish a colony of Heaven on the earth.
3. By creative right, the earth is Heaven’s “crown land.”
4. The King gave man rulership of the earth, not ownership.
5. A colony is “a group of emigrants or their descendants who settle in a distant land but remain subject to the parent country.”
6. As citizens of Heaven, we inhabit the earth for the purpose of influencing it with the culture and values of heaven and bringing it under the government of the King of Heaven.
7. God’s government, the government of Heaven, is a Kingdom, and God is the King.
8. A kingdom is simply a domain over which a king has rulership.
9. In the Kingdom of God there are no subjects, only citizens—but every citizen is a king (or queen) in his or her own right.
10. When Yeshua brought the Kingdom of Heaven to earth, He brought also the promise of restoring to mankind the dominion over the earth that Adam and Eve had lost in Eden.
11. The King of Heaven wants sons and daughters, not servants.
12. Yeshua came that we might “receive the full rights of sons.”

Shema Selah, WE ARE ONE!!! ECHAD!!! We never lost heaven, it is the kingdom of  the Most High operating here upon the earth that was lost in the garden of Eden!!  

Men of Torah Day--What Was The Most High's Original Intent??

 Genesis 1
 

We are walking in today:  Men of Torah Day--What Was The Most High's Original Intent??

Witness intent  throughout the Bible:  H5668 abuwr--for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to 

Ezekiel 40:4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent ​that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

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The prophets  ..................
 Jeremiah 30:24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he hath done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.

The writings  ...........................
 2 Kings 10:19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.


Daniel 4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the ​M​ost High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

 

Genesis 1:26-28 26 Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, in the likeness of ourselves; and let them rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the animals, and over all the  earth, and over every crawling creature that crawls on the earth.” 27 So God created humankind in his own image; in the image of God he created him: male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them: God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air and every living creature that crawls on the earth.”

THE ORIGINAL KINGDOM CONCEPT: COLONIZATION OF EARTH

From our discussions thus far, two things at least should be perfectly clear at this point. First, every person on earth, without exception, is seeking a kingdom. Consciously or unconsciously, every human activity and endeavor is directed in one way or another toward this pursuit.

And second, as we have just seen, the kingdom concept of government, the original and first governmental concept, is far superior to any governmental system devised by man. The caveat, of course, is that such a kingdom be ruled by a righteous and benevolent king. Otherwise, a kingdom will prove to be no better than any other system.

The kingdom concept is of heavenly, not earthly, origin. Its appearance on earth is due to another concept that originated in heaven—the concept of colonization. Simply stated, colonization is Heaven’s system for earthly influence.

SEEING THE BIG PICTURE

We humans, divided as we are by religion, ethnicity, geography, national identity, and differing governmental systems and economies, have trouble grasping the overall picture that we are one global village.

In the midst of our myopic pursuit of self-advancement, we fail to recognize that such a kingdom is available for the having. But we will never see it until we step back to take in the big picture. In other words, a good artist sees the finished product in his or her mind before beginning to paint or sculpt or draw.

That is what it means to get the big picture—to see the end from the beginning and keep that end clearly in view throughout the creative process. That is why you should never judge an artist while he is working. It is only in the finished product where his full vision and intent can be seen.

The biggest problem in our world today, including the religious world, is that we are so preoccupied with the phases that we cannot see the big picture. We are so caught up with our own little part— and with fighting and arguing with everybody else over their little part—that we have lost sight of our purpose.

Purpose defines the big picture. In other words, the big picture is the original purpose or intent of the artist or builder—the desired end result. What was God’s purpose as the Artist who created humanity? What was the end result He desired? As Designer of the human race, what was God’s original intent?

THE MOST HIGH’S BIG PICTURE

God’s original intent was to extend His heavenly government over the earth, and His plan for accomplishing this was to establish a colony of heaven on the earth. This was God’s big picture. The King of Heaven has a big agenda, bigger than national or international affairs.

His is an inter-realm agenda. God deals with inter-realm affairs, the relationship between the invisible realm of Heaven and the visible realm of earth. His plan was to connect these two through colonization. How did He accomplish this?

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

This opening statement establishes God’s universal kingship by divine right of creation with absolute authority to do whatever He pleases. A little further down we find earth’s “colonial charter”:

Genesis 1:26-28 26 Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, in the likeness of ourselves; and let them rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the animals, and over all the earth, and over every crawling creature that crawls on the earth.” 27 So God created humankind in his own image; in the image of God he created him: male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them: God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air and every living creature that crawls on the earth.”

This colonial charter delineated the purpose and defined the parameters of the colony. It also designated the persons who received responsibility for carrying out the King’s desire. Notice that this statement says nothing about religion. This charter is not a religious declaration; it is a government document that defines governmental intent and establishes governmental authority. So the King, in this one statement, declares His big picture—to create some beings just like Himself, place them on the earth, and let them rule it for Him as vice-regents of His heavenly government.

This was His plan and His purpose for creating man. Because the purposes of God are unchanging, this is still His purpose and plan today.

HEAVEN’S CROWN LAND

God created the earth as a place over which to extend His influence, but He intended to do it through mankind, not Himself. He designed man to be a fit colonizer of the physical world He wanted to colonize.

The King gave us dominion over the earth, not as owners but as vassal-kings to extend His heavenly government to the earthly realm. He gave us rulership, not ownership. We have the privilege to rule the earth, and with that privilege also comes the responsibility of wise and righteous management. And we are accountable to the King for how we manage our domain.

It is also on this prerogative of Kingship and Lordship that God could, without the permission of its current inhabitants, promise Abraham the land of Canaan as a birthright. Today we see this understanding of crown land applied in the nation of Israel. The ancient Hebraic law handed down through Moses stipulated that no property sales in Israel were permanent because the land belonged to God.

Israelites were free to occupy their own plot of land, develop it, cultivate it, live off of it, and even pass it on to their heirs. They were not to sell it, however, especially to non-Israelites.

Psalms 24:1-2  1 The earth is Adonai’s, with all that is in it, the world and those who live there;
2 for he set its foundations on the seas and established it on the rivers.

Psalms 115:16 16 Heaven belongs to Adonai but the earth he has given to humankind.

Leviticus 25:23-24 23 “‘The land is not to be sold in perpetuity, because the land belongs to me — you are only foreigners and temporary residents with me. 24 Therefore, when you sell your property, you must include the right of redemption. 

The principle here is that in a kingdom, living on and using the land is a privilege, not a right.

GOD’S COLONIAL INTENT:

God never does anything to no purpose. From the very beginning, God’s intent for the earth was that it be colonized.

Isaiah 45:18
…He who created the heavens, He is God; He who fashioned and made the earth, He founded it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited…

We own nothing but have access to everything, as long as we operate within the parameters of the governing principles the King has established for His Kingdom. This is what it means to be a colony of Heaven.

Paul of Tarsus, a first-century ambassador and colonizer for the King of heaven, described the King’s colonial intent this way: …

Ephesians 3:9-11 9 and of letting everyone see how this secret plan is going to work out. This plan, kept hidden for ages by God, the Creator of everything,  10 is for the rulers and authorities in heaven to learn, through the existence of the Messianic Community, how many-sided God’s wisdom is. 11 This accords with God’s age-old purpose, accomplished in the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord.

Wow and I’ve read that scripture many times, never saw it like that before!!!!

In other words, to the spirit world. His purpose in colonizing earth was to show the spiritual powers of darkness how beings created in His own image could be planted on the earth and bring in the government and culture of Heaven so that in the end, the earth would look just like Heaven.

In summary:

1. A colony is a group of citizens established in a foreign territory to influence that domain for their home government.

2. A colony is a foreign territory inhabited by citizens charged to influence that domain with the culture and values of their government.

3. A colony is the presence of a distinct cultural citizenry in a foreign territory governed by the laws and culture of their home government. Such is the concept of kingdom colonization.

Shema Selah, we have to understand the kingdom concept to find true understanding of the Bible, this is our return to the King's original intent!!