Jesus teaches the way to Heaven...

AS THEY WENT, THEY WERE CLEANSED

11-24-19 This message may be viewed live streaming video at www.tabernacleofmoses.org commencing today Sunday at 11:00 am, and repeated 24/7 for one week; thereafter, the video, audio, and study notes are archived.

God is Thought. The brightness of our revelations depends upon the correctness of our doctrines,

our building blocks, our Godly thoughts laid one upon another, ascending into the mind of Christ.

FYI, TWO INTER-CHANGEABLE PHRASES

Mat 19:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. Mat 19:24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

THE KINGDOM OF GOD/HEAVEN IS WITHIN YOU

(Luke 17:20,21) And when he [Jesus] was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God [Heaven] should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation [Gk: inspection, ocular evidence]: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within [Gk: inside] you.

THEREFORE, TAKE HEED

(1 Cor 3:10-15) According to the grace of God which is given unto me [the Apostle Paul], as a wise masterbuilder, I have [publically] laid the foundation [of the doctrines of Jesus Christ], and another buildeth thereon [for their own self-structure (i.e., what you believe); upon that same anointed foundation of Jesus Christ]. But let every man take heed [a warning] how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation [of the doctrines of Jesus Christ] gold, silver, precious stones [(unaffected by fire)], wood, hay, stubble [(affected by fire)] [1]; Every man's work shall be made manifest [Gk: apparent]: for the day [(brilliant light) of the Lord; also, the Day of the Lord] shall declare it, because it shall be revealed [Gk: to take off the cover, disclosed] [2] by fire; and the fire shall try [Gk: test] every man's work of what sort it is [i.e., accurate or inaccurate]. If any man's work abide [Gk: remain] [i.e., be not burned thoroughly away] which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward [more authority and responsibility in the Kingdom of God/Heaven as “a good soldier [warrior] of Jesus Christ” 2 Tim 2:3]. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss [of authority and responsibility in the Kingdom of God/Heaven from what he could have had, had he studied more “to shew thyself approved unto God” 2 Tim 2:15]: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

1. (Heb 12:29) For our God is a consuming [Gk: to consume utterly] fire.

2. (Rom 8:18) For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed [Gk: to take off the cover, disclosed] in us.

(Matt 13:33) Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven [Gk: ferment (as if boiling up)] [false doctrines, teachings] [1], which a woman took [(aggressive action versus, “was given”)], and hid [Gk: to conceal] in three measures of meal [Gk: (to grind); flour] [2,3,4], till [Gk: until] the whole [Bible, Word of God] was leavened [commencing commercially in the highly destructive multiple mass production of a wide variety of differing Bible translations, thereby causing the separation versus integration of the reader/hearers] [5].

1. leaven = Dict: 1. to make (batter or dough) rise before or during baking by means of a leavening agent. 2. to spread through, causing a gradual change.

2. meal = ground up seed.

3. (Luke 8:11) Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

4. Commentary = The “three measures” of ground up seeds (meal) are the words of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, who, all three, form a unified whole (a Trinity) called the Bible.

5. (Matt 16:11,12) How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread [physically], but [spiritually] of the doctrine [the teachings] of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

UNPROFITABLE SERVANTS

(Luke 17:10-12) So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. And it came to pass, as he [Jesus] went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee [areas generally of non-believers]. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers [symbols of the effects of sin], which stood afar off [Gk: at a distance] [i.e., separated]:

1. Wikipedia Encyclopedia = Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Initially, a person who is infected does not have symptoms and typically remains this way for 5 to 20 years. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve damage may result in a lack of ability to feel pain, which can lead to the loss of parts of a person's extremities from repeated injuries or infection due to unnoticed wounds. An infected person may also experience weakness and poor eyesight.

2. (Lev 13:45,46) And the leper [Heb: to scourge] [a] in whom the plague is [symbolic of unforgiven sin], his clothes shall be rent [torn], and his head bare [Heb: uncovered], and he shall put a covering [Heb: veil] upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean [Heb: foul: defiled, polluted], unclean [Heb: foul: defiled, polluted]. All the days wherein the plague [of unforgiven sin] shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean [Heb: foul: defiled, polluted]: he shall dwell alone [Heb: desperate: desolate, solitary]; without [outside] the camp shall his habitation be.

a. scourge = Dict: 1. a whip or other instrument for flogging. 2. any means of inflicting severe punishment, suffering, or vengeance. 3. any cause of serious trouble or affliction.

THE TEN LEPERS

(Luke 17:13-19) And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy [Gk: compassion] on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went [1], they were cleansed [Gk: purged, purified]. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed [Gk: made whole] [fig. salvation], turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his [Jesus’] feet, giving him thanks [i.e., thanksgiving]: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save [Gk: except] this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

1. (Matt 14:22) And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

Amen