IF
OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE, SO THEN ARE HIS CHILDREN
09-11-22
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(2 Tim
2:1-4)
Thou therefore, my son, be strong [Gk: empowered]
in the
grace [1] that is in Christ Jesus. And the
things that
thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to
faithful
men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou
therefore endure hardness [Gk:
undergo hardships], as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth
[Gk:
serves in a military campaign] entangleth himself [Gk:
entwines, fig. involves himself] with the affairs of this
[secular] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier
[i.e.,
to be an angelic warrior].
1.
grace =
Gk: the divine influence
upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude.
AS
A CALLED SOLDIER, PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE RETURN OF JESUS CHRIST
(Joel
2:1,2)
Blow ye the [warning] trumpet in Zion, and
sound an alarm [Heb: shout for joy] in my
holy mountain [in my saved
people]: let all the
inhabitants of the land [all the unsaved people who are
still here after
the rapture] tremble [Heb: with anger or
fear: be
afaid, stand in awe, shake, (be) troubled]: for the day of
the LORD
cometh, for it is nigh at hand; (Joel
2:2)
[FOR THE UNSAVED IT IS] A day of darkness [1]
and
of gloominess [2], a day of clouds [3]
and of thick
darkness [4], [AND FOR THE SAVED IT IS]
as [in
contrast] the morning [Heb:
dawn]
[brightness, enlightenment, overwhelming glory] [i.e., the dawn
of our
eternal awakening] spread upon [covering] the
mountains [of
pride]: a great people and a strong
[converted,
fully empowered believers, warriors (soldiers, angels)]; there
hath not been ever the like, neither shall be [(a prophecy)]
any
more after it [after the rapture], even to the years
of many
generations [even to the conclusion of the 1,000 year
Millennium
which shall be commenced by the rapture]. [5]
1.
darkness
=
Heb: the dark; fig. misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow,
wickedness
/// to be dark (as withholding light), hidden.
2.
gloominess
= Heb: duskiness, fig. misfortune; concealment /// thick.
3.
clouds =
Heb: clouds (as covering the sky), the nimbus or thunder clouds.
4.
thick
darkness
= Heb: gloom (as of a lowering sky): (gross, thick) /// drop down.
5.
Commentary:
You are a child of the living
God, and “our God is a
consuming fire.” (Heb: 12:29). Your
former
holiness (a consuming fire) is being restored and greatly
enhanced through our education, that is,
through
our lifetime of experiencing sin and learning how to overcome sin we
each shall
become an empowered angel, “a good soldier” in the army
of Jesus
Christ, and then…
(Joel
2:3-6) A fire devoureth [Heb: consumes]
before
them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the
garden of
Eden before them [before us, the redeemed angels],
and behind
them a desolate wilderness; yea,
and nothing shall escape them. The
appearance of them is as the appearance of horses [large
powerful
creatures]; and as horsemen, so shall they run. Like the
noise
of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like
the noise
of a flame of fire that devoureth the [remaining] stubble
[Heb: straw (as dry) /// sapless], as a
strong people set in battle array. Before their face the
people
shall be much pained [in much pain] [“in anguish” Amplif.
Bible]:
all [unsaved] faces [still
remaining on
earth] shall gather blackness [“all faces become pale”
Amplif.].
(Joel
2:7-9) They [we] shall run like mighty men;
they [we] shall climb the wall [Heb: a
wall of
protection] like men of war; and they [we]
shall
march every one [“straight ahead” Amplif.] on his
ways [obedient
to orders], and they [we] shall not break
their ranks: Neither
shall one thrust another; they [we] shall walk every
one in his [appointed, ordained] path: and when
they [we] fall upon the sword, they [we] shall not be
wounded. They [we] shall run to and fro
in the
city; they [we] shall run upon the wall, they [we]
shall climb up upon the houses; they [we] shall
enter in
at the windows like a thief.
(Joel
2:10,11) The earth shall quake [Heb: quiver
(with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear] before
them; the
heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark,
and the stars [angels]
shall withdraw their shining: And
the LORD shall utter
his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word:
for
the day of the LORD [for the saved people] is great
and [for
the unsaved people] very terrible; and who can abide
[live
within] it?
WORTHY
TO ESCAPE
THE HATE OF
THIS WORLD FOR THE LOVE OF HEAVEN
(Luke
21:34-36) And take heed [Gk:
pay attention: beware, have regard] to
yourselves, lest at any time your hearts [Gk: minds]
be overcharged
[Gk: burdened: grievous, heavy] with surfeiting [Gk:
a glut] [excess, “riotous living” Luke 15:13], and
drunkenness [Gk:
intoxication] [alcohol and other drugs], and cares [Gk:
distractions] of this life, and so that day come upon
you unawares [Gk: unexpected,
suddenly]. For
as a snare [Gk: a trap; fig. a trick or stratagem]
shall
it come on all them that [still]
dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may
be accounted
worthy to escape all these things that
shall
come to pass, and to stand [in love,
righteousness,
and honor] before the Son of man. [1]
1.
(Prov
21:21) He that followeth
after righteousness and mercy findeth life
[eternal love], righteousness,
and honour.
Amen