“To the ekklesia of God, … [giving-themselves-to–]
. calling upon the Name of the Lord of us, Jesus Christ,
. … their (Lord) and ours”
. excrpt frm. 1 Cor. 1:2 (w/ Grk vrb’s denotation shown)
OF THE INCREASE of HIS government (lit also “RULE/dominion”)
and [of] peace
THERE SHALL BE NO END,
The zeal of the LORD of hosts WILL accomplish this.
. Isaiah 9:6-7
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(Many of) My People do not believe in their hearts
that Jesus IS Lord!
. When the Hebrews were nearing their time for deliverance from the tyranny of Pharaoh and slavery, it seemed over and over again that his hand was getting stronger, with no real sign of freedom. It simply did not appear that YHVH was Lord at all.
. What God’s people did not see is the dismantling taking place in the spirit realm – the heavenlies – which God the LORD/Lord was doing in each successive judgment being poured out upon Egypt.
. YHVH was being Lord – of heaven and of earth – because each of the gods trusted by the Egyptians, upon which had rested their strength of hand over God’s people, was now coming under a sentence of condemnation, a toppling by judgment of their kingdom of darkness.
. God’s people never saw, nor did they ever grasp afterwards, how shattered was the rule of satan through the gods and through the submitted leaders of Egypt … shattered, because of the GREATNESS of YHVH’s Lordship!
. The simplicity by Him in “breaking the camel’s back” through the simple sacrifice of a young Lamb was (is) the incomprehensible foolishness of the wisdom of the Kingdom of Heaven to completely break off AND SEPARATE His people from slavery to the kingdom of darkness!
. YHVH’s Lordship, the rule and dominion of the God of the Hebrews, the only True God, dominated the entire time judgment was being poured out, from the very moment Moses’s staff turned into snake and consumed all of the staffs turned into snakes by the Egyptian magicians; (scripture doesn’t indicate how many sorcerers had turned their staffs into serpents- Ex. 7:8-12). And though Pharaoh had hardened his heart to this, and though God’s people never saw any of this, YHVH, the LORD, had just brazenly decreed in the eyes of all the magicians and leaders, and every Egyptian present, that the serpent and serpents of darkness, whom they acknowledged as their lord and gods, were all about to be consumed by the One Who IS Lord of heaven and earth! (Do you need to re-read this last statement, Beloved?)
. Moses and Aaron got a glimpse in the natural, that day, of the Keys of the Kingdom of heaven, those keys’ authority and power, the spirit world kissing the natural realm, for them to set their heart’s confidence in the One Who’d anointed Moses for the task at hand – (of watching the spirit world of darkness crumble, and seeing it manifest in the natural, ultimately by the consummation in their being loosed from slavery through the blood of a Lamb slain … We’re going to witness this in the days ahead, the natural realm bearing witness to the truth of Jesus’s Lordship, of His uprightness being stretched forth by God His Father, letting those know, who will pay attention, that He, God, is joyfully (Ps. 2:4) setting King Jesus’s enemies under Jesus’s feet).
. Almighty God, His God and Father (Jhn. 20:17b; Heb. 1:9), really has been setting Jesus’s enemies under His feet. God our God has not been intermittent, Beloved, nor taking breaks every so many years from actively keeping His word, His oath, to His Son. Jesus is not sitting on His Father’s throne watching His Father drag His feet in fulfilling the Psalms 110 decree to Him.
. Darkness is not lord! … and neither is it taking over the Light to decrease the ongoing increase of Jesus’s Dominion rule of the Kingdom of heaven upon earth (Jhn. 1:5). We just haven’t seen, like the children of Israel in their last days of slavery in Egypt, the dismantling of the kingdom of darkness in the heavenlies … which IS taking place with the advancement of the gospel that IS occurring through the ekklesia body of Christ … like the working of unseen, itty bitty, leaven in large lumps of dough (Mat. 13:33; Col. 1:5b-6).
The working of the Sword of Grace
. God the Father, our Heavenly Father, is correcting His people’s vision by truth through Holy Spirit, towards setting our believing’s cornerstone to where we do not again ever shift from off of the authority and power of God having raised our Lord Jesus from out of the dead, having seated Him at His right upon His throne as Lord of ALL, after His (Jesus) having taken the keys of death and of hades – (Heb. 2:14; I Peter 2:6-7a; Eph. 1:20–22).
. God, Almighty God, gave to Jesus His right-hand-seated-throne position, far above every principality and authority and power, and every name named, in order for Him to rule in the midst of His enemies, during which rule God is working to set every enemy of Jesus as a footstool for His feet (Heb. 1:8, 2:7b-8a, 10:12-13).
. Moreover, He, God our God, gave this gift of Jesus as King and Lord over all – of His ‘exalted to the utmost highest, most powerful throne’ Son -> TO THE CHURCH … TO US – ( “if you knew the gift of God …“ – Jhn. 4:10) (Heb. 1:3-4,8; 8:1).
. … Selah … (breathe, and let that sink in, a moment)
. …
. … in order that we, one with Him, should rule His rule here!
“Therefore also God highly exalted Him,
and bestowed on Him the Name which is above every name,
. that at the name of Jesus every knee might bow,
. of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth,
. and that every tongue might confess .
“Lord Jesus Christ“,
.to the glory of God the Father.”
. Philippians 2:9-11
“The LORD says to my Lord:
“SIT at My right hand,
. Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
. The LORD will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion,
. saying, “RULE in the midst of Your enemies.”
. YOUR PEOPLE WILL VOLUNTEER FREELY
. IN THE DAY OF YOUR POWER;”
. Psalms 110:1-3a (NASB)
” But God … made us alive together with Christ …
. and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him
. in the heavenlies, in Christ Jesus”
. Ephesians 2:4-6 (NASB)
. God is re-setting, in the hearts of His people – those who ARE His (II Tim. 2:19) – this truth of His having set Christ Jesus as LORD/Lord! (Ps. 2:6a). He is setting this into us, Beloved, as a resolute standard – a marker and a beacon – to where we are not moved by any action of the enemy (ref. Rom. 8:29a in conjunction w/ Matt. 8:23-26).
. He is going to accordingly move through justice and judgment, even in the legal court systems of nations, by the zeal in Him to enforce and accomplish this (Is. 9:7b), so that “righteousness” becomes increasingly the standard of Jesus’s Lordship through His people in the earth.
. Believers are to take hold of this, of exactly what God the LORD – YHVH – prophesied through Isaiah, word for word, as the decreed destiny His Son, of His increasing Dominion in dispossessing a stripped squatter who has ruled illegally since Jesus’s victory at the cross and resurrection over him (Col. 2:15, et al).
. This is to be the decree outrightly of those His, believed and declared by those who give themselves to name the Name and call on the Name of the Lord of lords, Jesus Christ, without moving from off of this solidly placed Cornerstone, no matter how things appear or sound in the natural world around us. He gave to us Holy Spirit, Beloved, the very Spirit of Jesus, so that this transformed accomplishment comes to be so in us! (Rom. 8:9b, 14-16, 29-30; 6:3-11; II cor. 3:18 & 4:6, Gal. 2:20 frm. lit. Grk; ).
. In Holy Spirit’s causing this to be set and then growing in us, it will cause a longing in your spirit to go after believing Jesus way more than you ever have, putting through you a demand, as it were, on heaven for God, our Almighty God, to be “God” through Jesus’s body – through you & I – on earth (Jhn. 14:13-14; Eph. 3:17-18, 20).
. (Do not get offended by this statement, Beloved: They said this of Jesus when miracles were done by Him. (i.e. Mat 9:8; Lk. 7:16). You want the power of the Grace-gifts of Holy Spirit (I Cor. 12:31a, 14:1; Heb. 2:4); because every time something that is “God”, that what Jesus paid for with stripes which tore His flesh to shreds for our healing, manifests through you to set someone free, this is overt, bold dispossessing of the kingdom of darkness, reminding satan & his horde of the days of Jesus in the gospels when he was loosing souls from his grip – Lk. 10:17-19; Jhn. 14:12-14 -> esp. v13; Eph. 3:9-11).
. As Jesus’s Lordship thus becomes more evident, the fear of God will hit many of those who still will not submit their hearts to Jesus; it will consequentially halt much of their evil deeds.
“For when Your judgments [are] on the earth,
. The inhabitants of the world have learned righteousness.”
. Isaiah 26:9b (Lit.Stndrd.Ver)
“for when your judgments come upon the earth,
. those who live in the world learn about justice.”
. (NET Bible)
“Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!
. Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies
. will give feigned obedience to You.
. All the earth will worship You,
. And will sing praises to You;
. They will sing praises to Your Name.“ [Selah
. Come and see the works of God,
. Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.”
. Psalms 66:3-5 (NASB)
. Even so, there will be, still, a number who will fall under the judgement of the devil, because they have loved the darkness more than the light (Jhn 16:8 & 11; 3:18b-20).
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Isaiah 22:22 – The Key of David
“And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,
” … may your seed possess the gate of those who hate them.”
. excrpt frm Genesis 24:60 (NASB)
” I HAVE THE KEYS of death and of Hades.”“
. Revelation 1:18 (NASB)
“He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David,
. who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and
. no one opens, “
. Revelation 3:7 (NASB)
. When I read Revelation 20:1, the word “KEY” jumped out; it took me back to Jesus’s words in Revelation 1:18 & 3:7, and then to Isaiah 22, (from which Rev. 3:7 has its prophetic roots). Holy Spirit highlighted first in Isaiah 22, verses 20–22:
“Then it will come about in that day, that I will summon
. My servant Eliakim (denoting “God raises (&) sets [up]”)
. the son of Hilkiah and I will clothe him with your tunic,
. and tie your sash securely about him, and he will become
. a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house
. of Judah. Then I will set the key of the house of David on
. his shoulder,
. when he opens no one will shut,
. when he shuts no one will open..”
. (NASB)
. The LORD, YHVH, was prophesying that He was raising up another whose portion was, already, the LORD, (definition of Hilkiah). It is a prophesy of highest royal authority to access directly the throne room, the king himself. All of this points backwards to Joseph, whose portion already was the LORD (Gen. 39:2a), and who was granted this honor, first, in preparation, to the household of Potiphar (Gen. 39:1-4), and then eventually to Pharaoh king of Egypt, himself. (Pay attention to the scriptures that follow, here). It would all prophesy forwards to Jesus, the Man, being given the direct, ripped veil access, to God HImself, having been given full authority – ‘Lordship’ … over everything … for our benefit! (Heb. 9:12, 14:24; Jhn. 3:35, 16:15a et al … 1 Cor. 15-25-28).
“So Pharaoh said to Joseph, …
“You shall be over my house, and according to your
. command (lit, “your mouth”) all my people shall do
. homage (lit. “kiss” – remember Ps. 2:12);
. only in the throne I will be greater than you.”
. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See I have set you over all
. the land of Egypt.” Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring
. from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him
. in garments of fine linen, and put the gold necklace around
. his neck.” … And he set him over all the land of Egypt.
. Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Though I am Pharaoh,
. yet without your permission no one shall raise his hand or
. foot in all the land …”
. Genesis. 41:39-44 (NASB)
. It was in reading Isaiah’s words from verses 20-22 that Father began to explain yet more, going back to verse 15; for it becomes apparent through Isaiah’s prophetic word that God the LORD was taking away a stewardship from one and giving this authority entrustment to another. From this Father began to unveil, through a parable from Jesus in Luke 16, what He is about to do; (I believe He’s already been doing this some).
. Here is a portion of the passage from Isaiah 22, showing context:
“Thus says the LORD God of hosts,
. “Come, go to this steward, to Shebna, who is in charge
. of the royal household, ‘What right do you have here, …
. I will depose you from your office,
. And I will pull you down from your station.
. Then it will come about in that day,
. That I will summon My servant Eliakim …
. And I will clothe him with your tunic, …
. I will entrust him with your authority (lit. also ‘rule’), …
. Then I will set the key of the house of David on his shoulder,’ ” “
. excprt – Isaiah 22:15-16a, 19-22a (NASB)
. Here are Jesus’s words from Luke 16:1-2; then will be written what popped off the page.
“Now He was also saying to the disciples,
“There was a certain rich man who had a steward,
. and this steward was reported to him as squandering
. his possessions. And he called him and said to him,
. ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your
. stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’ ” “
. One word in particular jumped out from the Isaiah 22 context, and it did so as I was reading through parallel versions of verse 15 specifically. It is from KJV:
“Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto
. this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house”
. A steward has an entrustment grace-gifted to him from one who is wealthy, because the latter trusts the one to whom he is “giving the keys to his kingdom”, as it were, to his kingdom’s wealth, or treasury.
. It must be understood here that there already has to be a benchmark within the character of the steward that the wealth, whatever is that entrustment, is not his. Moreover, neither is this one being set as steward towards making great his own name.
. The greatest example of such entrustment is Hegai of the book of Esther, about whom hardly anyone in Christendom even knows . If this one single steward had failed in his task, Esther would not have been chosen, and the outcome of Haman’s ultimate demise would never have occurred, & the danger against the Jewish people, from whom the Savior of the World was to come, might have perpetuated &/or increased. (click here for more understanding).
. Entrustments are given in order to grow, that is, to enrich, or, make greater, for the owner. Yes, there is remuneration – payment of reward from the owner – to the steward, which can be based proportionally upon the wealth of return through that steward’s wise gains.
. A “stewardship”, therefore, is not flippantly given by one wealthy to just anybody; that steward is to grow the wealth which causes riches to compound for another, not for himself, no matter how greatly occurs the compounding of that wealth. Those gains, ALL, have to be given; they belong to the owner, every single penny!
. The KJV translation, of the word for “steward” – “treasurer” – suddenly stood out. I believe Father has spoken through this that stewardships are going to be taken away, and it has (primarily, but not only) to do with mishandling of money. For the attitude of the heart in the handling of money is directly related to the entrustment of true riches, the ‘treasury of heaven on earth’ stewarship. Father is clear about this in the scriptures.
“for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
. No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the
. one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise
. the other. You CANNOT serve God and mammon.”
. Matthew 6:21, 24 (NASB)
“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in
. much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is
. unrighteous also in much.
. If therefore you have not been faithful in the use of un-
. righteous mammon, who will entrust the true riches to
. you? And if you have not been faithful in the use of that
. which is another’s, who will give you that which is your
. own? No servant can serve two masters; for either he
. will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one
. and despise the other.
. You CANNOT serve God and mammon.”
. Luke 16:10-13 (NASB)
. We see this scenario, of the Isaiah 22;15-22 transferred stewardship, in the life of Judas, who had gotten to “taste of the powers of the age to come” (Heb. 6:4-6) with Christ Jesus Himself. Judas had set his heart on the treasures of this life instead of upon the Lord of all the treasures of heaven and of earth, … and would lose all of it, which included his stewardship … to another.
“But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was
. intending to betray Him, said, “Why was this perfume not
. sold for 300 denarii (days wages), and given to the poor ?”
. Now he said this, not because he was concerned about
. the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had
. the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.”
. John 12:4-6 (NASB)
“And at this time Peter stood up in the midst of the
. brethren, … and said, “Brethren, the Scripture had to be
. fulfilled … concerning Judas, who became a guide to those
. who arrested Jesus. For he was counted among us, and
. received his portion in this ministry. … For it is written in
. the book of Psalms, … ‘His office let another man take.’“”
. excrpt – Acts 1:15-20 (NASB)
. Father, God, is going to take away stewardships across the earth, from offices in every realm of society, pertaining to “caring for sheep”, the care of people for whom they have office to serve, even in the natural (governmental). He will give these stewardships, literally, unlock closed doors, to “nobodies”, those who really care honestly for people, most especially for those who have been abused in many different arenas, possessing no selfish care for making a “name” for themselves. We will see and hear of names never before heard, who will ‘come out of the woodwork’, as it were, who will take over offices and serve with impeccable service. They will serve at such a high level of a “servanthood” standard, from their whole hearts, that these levels set will become the future standard to which the public will hold any wishing to hold that office. “Integrity of Character” will come to mean something again, and more so, in the pursuit of “public service”, whatever that office is.
. I believe Holy Spirit has already been setting a standard of righteousness and uprightness in those who belong to Christ, in integrity of character, in the handling of wealth with an understanding of “stewardship, not ownership”; because it ultimately has to do with the lives of human beings, souls for Whom Jesus gave His life to redeem. I believe the past stigma of unfaithfulness by Christians in business will be changed through Holy Spirit. “Integrity” and “excellence” of service will become the conviction of believers pertaining to the handling of the mammon of this age through the quality of the work of their hands in their service to people (1Pet. 2:9).
. The monstrosity of transferred stewardship, that which Judas forfeited because of selfish motive, in this case was far more than we have taken to heart. While it is so that, in Acts 1:16-26, Peter chose the “another man” by lot to take the place of Judas, we never see this man ever mentioned again in Acts; because that choosing had to be, as all of them had been, through Holy Spirit by Jesus’s choosing specifically.
. And the 12th man to whom was given this “Shebna’s” keys, whom was chosen by Lord Jesus personally to give Judas’s stewardship, was Paul. (Let that sink into you a moment).
. Jesus’s words, “you CANNOT serve God and mammon”, is evident in this: Where your heart is stolen by the love for this world’s mammon is a heart whose space for unconditional love for people with God’s love is crowded out; your true service by Holy Spirit, in Holy Spirit, unto Jesus’s sheep is compromised; and their “liberty”, to be grace-gifted through your service (ministry) to them, will not take place; (John 10:11-13).
. In the days it took to put this portion of this Kairos into writing, Holy Spirit – Father – spoke a whole other side to this that I was not expecting. It unveils the depth of His incredible loving kindness in mercy towards us.
. You know the following story. Nevertheless, let fresh impact of this from Holy Spirit in you cause praise and thanksgiving to arise from your heart and lips. As you read through this, look back above to the scripture verses underlined in the account of Joseph.
“And He said, “A certain man had two sons; and the
younger … said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of
the estate that falls to me.’ And he divided his wealth
between them.
And not many days later, the younger son gathered
everything together and went on a journey into a distant
country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living.
But when he came to his senses (when he came to
himself), he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men
have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with
hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and will say to
him,”Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight;
I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as
one of your hired men.” ‘
And he got up and came to his father.
But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him,
and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him,
and kissed him.
And the son said to him, ‘Father,I have sinned against
heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be
called your son,’
But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out the
best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand
and sandals on his feet;’ ” “
. excrpt – Luke 15:11-22 (NASB)
. Father, I believe, is going to put signet rings and “Shebna’s tunic” on sons and daughters who have, in the past, squandered inheritance, whatever that means to each one returning to Jesus. He is going to give GREAT stewardships to returning (from back-sliding) sons and daughters. For they will never again squander what will become for them the treasure of God their Father’s love. The humility of Jesus will be private treasure in them, in their heart, because of realizing what they squandered to get was less than cheap in comparison to what eternal life means for them here, what Jesus’s sacrifice for their eternal redemption – which begins here and now – actually accomplished for them. Their eyes will be captivated by the Father’s love, not the Father’s wealth. Jesus’s Lordship, His honor, His glory, will be the single focus of their eyes, of their very lives! They will become some of the most trustworthy stewards of the Kingdom, here on earth.
. If you do not believe this, Beloved, turn in your Bible to II Chronicles 33:10-13 and read this account of the most wicked king in Israel’s history.
. God our Father really delights in humility. He really does give grace, in proportions and ways far greater than we have believed, to the humble (I Pet. 5:5b). Jesus’s own life sacrifice, from having left the throne to come to earth to serve the lowliest and then die the kind of willing sacrifice to which He gave Himself, is the ultimate proof of the beyond comprehension wisdom of God’s chesed loving-kindness that is His Grace towards any person, the grace-gift offered to everyone of this planet (Phil. 2:3-11). There really is a son/a daughter stewardship entrustment from God the Father willingly given by Him, in the treasure from Him of what means to each of you that placement, by His choosing, of you as His son, as His daugher (Eph. 1:4-6).
. … selah! …
. There is so much more to set down (on paper) as to this 20/22 word. I have found over the years, as I sit on the word which Father is speaking to me in order to search out from Him through the scriptures confirmation (Ps. 12:6), that He keeps unveiling, (“growing” & “unpacking”) His word in my heart. It is not my heart to overwhelm you with everything in one posting; because I want Holy Spirit in you to let be set in your believing, without being overwhelmed and so then not even to “start eating”, from what He is saying through this. I had no idea this would keep, by Holy Spirit, growing and “life”-ing as I meditated and thought on all of this day and night before Him. Accordingly, there is going to be a Part 3 in order to properly complete what needs to be written, pertaining to the 2nd step – Revelation 22 – and to the phrase “Butter Nut Scotch” of this 20/22 Vision. There is also one more item from Him that came to me back in late December, which has not even barely been addressed other than one single underlined word in Part 1 from Revelation 20:3.
. Let Holy Spirit set this decree, of Jesus’s “Lordship”, as the immovable Cornerstone of your hearts, Beloved. He’s going to make the meekest and timid of you into the boldness of a Lion (Pro. 28:1b; Josh. 23:10; 1 Sam. 10:6). Give your “Yes” to Him, your heart’s “Amen – do it, Jesus; here is my heart” (Gen. 15:6; II Cor. 1:20b). He will set the focus of the eyes of your heart, your heart’s desire, increasingly, step by step, to the heartbeat of God (I Cor. 2:10-16). You will find that Holy Spirit in you sets into you a depth of “faithfulness” to where “stewardship” entrustment will not be a burden set before you, rather will be a grace-gifted gracing which will be a joyful “challenge” you long to do (ref. Ex. 31:1-11).
. You are so greatly loved, Beloved.
Mark D.
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** – Beloved, you are free to print this and any Kairos for your own study. Take the time to go through these scriptures, and let the Holy Spirit write them and bear witness to them in your hearts and minds. Let the Word of God and the Blood of Jesus and the witness of the Holy Spirit who lives inside of you wash through you and renew your mind. These blogs are meant to be Bible studies, so you are free to print up any newsletter of this blog site for your own study. Feel free to copy and reset these Newsletter with lines in them for notes.
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– If you have never believed into Jesus Christ, you can do so now, from your own heart and words. If you wish help to pray, pray, “LORD Jesus, I believe You died for me and as me because You love me. I receive Your Forgiveness for my sin. Thank You for shedding Your blood to cleanse me, for making me clean, for breaking the power of sin in my life, for transforming me as a gift of Your Grace to me. I ask You to live inside of me. I thank You, Jesus, for giving me eternal life, that I might know You and Your Father, as my God, forever. In Your Name, LORD Jesus. Amen!”
. If you just believed into Jesus, if you prayed this prayer to believe into Jesus, it is of great importance that you be water baptized (Mk. 16:16a; Acts 10:47-48a; Rom.6:4). And ask Jesus to baptize you in Holy Spirit & fire. Share your faith, what Jesus has done for you.
. For those of you who have believed into Jesus; take communion often (I Cor. 11:23-26; Lk. 24:30-31a). Let communion be a refreshing of the Blood and the Spirit (Heb. 9:14) to cleanse your conscious from sin consciousness to righteousness consciousness, that you are indeed clean, as a gift of His grace. You are no more, Dearly Beloved, under condemnation; rather, you are under justification – eternally! (Rom. 4:25b, 5:21;b; Heb. 9:11-12). You will find the Holy Spirit of Jesus unveiling Jesus to you from the scriptures like you’ve never seen Him before.
kairos – (Kahee-ros’) – Strong’s concordance defines this word: “an occasion, I.e. set or proper time.” The Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible (NASB) defines this word; “season, time, but not merely as a succession of moments, which is chronos,” [from which we derive the English word ‘chronology’]. “Kairos, however, implies not the convenience of the season, but the necessity of the task at hand, whether the time provides a good, convenient opportunity or not.” This must be understood. Strategic times of the Lord do not necessarily imply good or convenient times. We are in Kairos times. Maybe not good or convenient times, but definitely strategic, opportune times because of the season we are in. We must have “ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches,” (Rev. 2:29), so as to respond correctly to the Kairos time.
* Some Scripture for this letter is taken from the (NASB) – NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE, (c) 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. Other references translated from Grk. Txt as presented in T. Newberry’s Englishman’s Greek New Testament, Zondervan Publishing – 1982- originally published in London, Eng. 1877 Scripture references not showing a Translation in Brackets are this writer’s translation from the Hebrew Massoretic Text as it appears on the web-site “qbible.com”, our from the Greek text of Thomas Newberry’s “Englishman’s Greek New Testament”. Some definitions given to Hebrew words are also referenced from qbible.com website, as well as from Gesenius’ Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament, Baker Book House Company, (C) 1979
Several Translations and study guides to which this author refers are taken from biblehub.com website.