Monday, April 24, 2006

He will lift up his hand to heaven

Deuteronomy 32:39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
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For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
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If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
:42 I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.


I've wondered how God could lift up his hand to heaven since that's where He resides. Now you can start telling me that's anthropomorphological similitude and what not; but I realized that this is Second Coming, when the Lord Jesus Christ BODILY returns with a vengeance to the earth. This verse will then be literally fulfilled. Ha! Love it.

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Luke 8:44 and Psalm 133:2; and Romans 10:4

Luke 8:43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Luk 8:44 Came behind him, and touched the BORDER OF HIS GARMENT: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
Luk 8:46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.


I was wondering all about this "border of his garment/ virtue" when I recalled the following

It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went DOWN TO THE SKIRTS OF HIS GARMENTS; Psalm 133:2

Aaron anointed was covered down to the skirts of his garments. Jesus filled with Holy Spirit also had virtue down to his clothes. This reminds one of Acts 5:15 and 19:11-12.Now we know Aaron was a type of Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 5:4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. :5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

Now get this

Leviticus 15:25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. :26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. :27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. :28 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. :29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. :30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.

That woman was made whole because she believed in Jesus Christ in his office as priest.
She had just fulfilled Leviticus 15:25-30 by touching the hem of Jesus' garment!
Talk about Christ being the end of the law of righteousness!!!

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

That sight should have stupefied all Jews who saw it who knew the law down to the letter.The same thing happens when Jesus reaches out and touches the leper.
Given

Leviticus 5:3 Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
and
Leviticus 13:46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.

and notice also that the plague could spread to the garments

Leviticus 13:47 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; :48 Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;

You have

Matthew 8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. :3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Now I still don't get the link between Psalm 133's verse 1 and verse 2, but Leviticus 13:46 which you have above could point in a certain direction.