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EVANGELICAL BIBLE COLLEGE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

DEUTERONOMY 27-34

(TWO PATHS FOR GOD'SPEOPLE BLESSING OR

CURSING)

BY

DR OHN C M!EWAN

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WHO IS ESUS CHRIST0

Professor Simon Greenleaf was one of the most eminent lawyers of all time. His Laws of Evidence for many yearswere accepted by all States in the United States as the standard methodology for evalating cases. He was teachingLaw at a niversity in the United States when one of his stdents as!ed Professor Greenleaf if he wold apply his Lawsof Evidence to evalate an historical figre. "hen Greenleaf agreed to the pro#ect he as!ed the stdent who was to bethe sb#ect of the review. $he stdent replied that the person to be e%amined wold be &ess 'hrist. ProfessorGreenleaf agreed to nderta!e the e%amination of &ess 'hrist and as a reslt( when he had finished the review( SimonGreenleaf personally accepted the Lord &ess 'hrist as his Savior.

Professor Greenleaf then sent an open letter to all #rists in the United States saying in part ) personally haveinvestigated one called &ess 'hrist. ) have fond the evidence concerning him to be historically accrate. ) have alsodiscovered that &ess 'hrist is more than a hman being( he is either God or nothing and having e%amined the evidenceit is impossible to conclde other than he is God. Having conclded that he is God ) have accepted him as my personalSavior. ) rge all members of the legal profession to se the Laws of Evidence to investigate the person of the Lord&ess 'hrist and if yo find that he is wrong e%pose him as a fa!er bt if not consider him as yor Savior and Lord.

HOW CAN I BE SAVED0

S1,1 11,15,& 6 1,, 8&85& 6 9& 9+81 1!&:Salvation is the most important nderta!ing in all of God*s niverse. $he salvation of sinners is never on the basis ofGod*s merely passing over or closing His eyes to sin. God saves sinners on a completely righteos basis consistent withthe divine holiness of His character. $his is called grace. )t relies on God so man cannot wor! for salvation neither canhe deserve it. "e need to realise that the creation of this vast nmeasred niverse was far less an nderta!ing than thewor!ing ot of God*s plan to save sinners.

However the acceptance of God*s salvation by the sinner is the most simple thing in all of life. +ne need not be rich( norwise( nor edcated. ,ge is no barrier nor the color of one*s s!in. $he reception of the enormos benefits of God*sredemption is based pon the simplest of terms so that there is no one in all this wide niverse who need be trnedaway.

H; * I 5&!8& 1 C910$here is bt one simple step divided into three parts. -irst of all ) have to recognise that ) am a sinner /omans 0120341203 E5e!iel 67183 &ohn 9128:.

Secondly( realising that if ) want a relationship with ,lmighty God who is perfect( and recognising that ) am not perfect( )need to loo! to the Lord &ess 'hrist as the only Savior 6 'orinthians 69103 6 Peter 21283 lsaiah 90143 &ohn 0164:.

$hirdly( by the e%ercise of my free will ) personally receive the Lord &ess 'hrist as my Savior( believing that He diedpersonally for me and that He is what He claims to be in an individal( personal and living way &ohn 61623 01043 ,cts641063 8162:.

T9& &+, 6 S1,1$he reslts of this are nbelievably wonderfl1;y sins are ta!en away &ohn 612

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CONTENTS

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$he first act of national obedience ;oses demands of them as a total people is the erection of this large replica of the$en "ords the $en 'ommandments: pon a great plastered stone cairn pon the slopes of ;ont Ebal. $hey are toformally set p the largest stones: they can find there and cover the great pillar made by them with lime plaster and

write pon it the $en "ords of E%ods 2>16?6=. $he nation is to be established pon these words( and all are to readthem( and all are to remember the significance of their being erected at this place( for here the Lord led them after theycrossed the &ordan( and had given them the victories over &ericho and ,i. $hese stone cairns will be a memorial of themiracle of their crossing of the river( althogh they do not !now it at this point. &osha 019?6=.

$hey will be a reminder that victory comes throgh obedience to the "ord of God. &osha 412>. $hey will also be areminder of the blessings and crses that will come pon them depending on their attitde to the Law encapslated ponthese stones. $he reading of the Law of ;oses will be a central principle for all )sraelites( and it will contribte to theliteracy of this nation throghot history. "hile other nations ndervaled edcation( )srael taght all its people to readand write from the earliest days so that all cold read and nderstand GodIs "ord to them. /efer to the @$@ stdies(EAU',$)+ ,A LE,/)G( /EJEL,$)+( L," +- ;+SES( L," of ;+SES ) $HE E" $ES$,;E$( L,"S+- L)@E/$C ,A /ESP+S)@)L)$C.

V&& 4 - : $he e%act location for the erection of this pillar is now given. )t is to be pon the slopes of ;t

Ebal. ;oses will later direct that the re?reading of the entire Law is to occr from there also. &osha will do this and readalod all these words again in the natral amphitheatre that e%ists on the slopes of that montain( and in the valleybetween it and ;ont Geri5im. )n this valley is the town of Shechem( where the patriarchs had lived. $he LordIspromises to the patriarchs were beginning to be flfilled as the nation stood in this valley( and so the Hope of thePatriarch wold be heard read alod in their past place of abode.

)n this place a new altar is also to be bilt of nhewn stones. o metal or other tool is to be sed to shape the stones( bttwelve great stones are to be chosen so that they fit together and form an altar. ;anIs wor! is not to form this altar( btthe provision of God is to be searched ot( and the stones that fit together withot any tools of man only are to be sed.)t is a pictre of the plan and prposes of God. God is wor!ing His prposes ot and He has provision for all things( andthe believerIs #ob is to search ot the provision of the Lord( not try to shape things in or own strength. /efer to the @$@stdy of G+A?PL, +- G+A( G/,'E( G++A "+/KS.

,ll the ma#or Levitical offerings are to be offered on that new altar on that day it is set p. Levitics 6?0. ;oses then

retrns to the sb#ect of the pillar that is set p beside the altar. $he words of the Lord pon the great pillar are to bewritten very plainlyclearly so that all can see them and read them easily. one is to find any difficlty in reading andnderstanding GodIs revelation.

$here is great trth here for all pastor?teachers of the "ord of God. "e are not to ma!e the words of the Lord hard tonderstand( bt ma!e them as easily nderstood as possible( so that all might !now the trth and be saved. Haba!!!216?9( 68( 2 'orinthians 0162. GodIs prpose is to have a people that are holy before Him and will serve Him( being lightsin the dar!ness of the world. GodIs desire for s all( as His children( is that we might re#oice in the trth and wal! in it withHis anointed power. )saiah 4610( Haba!!! 016=?2>( Philippians 818?60. /efer to the @$@ for the doctrinal stdy on H+LCSP)/)$ -)LL)G.

V&& /.: )t is intriging that the priest and Levites note that this day tho hast become the people ofGod. "as it not at ;t Horeb that they became the people of GodM $hese words here are a repetition of the wordsrecorded in Aeteronomy 24164?6

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)t is as if the people have had forty years of apprenticeship in the Law and their dties as members of the 'ovenantPeople( and only at this point( when in the land( they are reired to ta!e their oath of obedience to the Lord. )t is onlynow that they are reired to swear their allegiance to the Lord and accept formally the reirement of fll obedience tothe provisions of the Law.

)t is on the plains of ;oab that )srael becomes flly the people of the Lord by their swearing of obedience to the ;osaicLaw( and this will be confirmed pon ;t Ebal( so that on both sides of the &ordan the oath is ta!en. $he nation is thsflly and finally established( and their days of wandering( and immatrity: are over. ow they are e%pected to fnction

flly as members of the people of God. $heir forty year training period is over( action is now reired to establishthemselves as a nation before God. Ephesians 816=?28( 6 Peter 6168?6

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conseences of lac! of compassion( and sffer at the hands of those who lac! compassion also.Aeteronomy 27197ff( &eremiah 4122?0>( 9>107?92.

9. $o inslt( abse( or ignore the needs of the poor( and se the &stice System against those who have lessthan yorself will bring GodIs wrath pon yo. $he "estern nations are lining themselves p for this#dgment today. "hen individals and corporations se in cort those nable to pay the e%pensivelawyers( it is a great evil3 for they !now their opponents will fold nder the financial pressres pon them.$his maniplation of the Legal system to abse those poorer than yo is to place yorself nder the crseof God.

4. $o violate the se%al bondaries and have a se%al relationship with a parentIs partner is to bind yor selfto #dgment. Se% is not to cross a generational barrier within a family3 incest brings destrction to anyindividal and family strctre.

=. @estiality and all forms of pornography are great evils and are to be shnned and avoided by all who valethe LordIs blessing pon them and their families. $he evil of all se%al sin will destroy people and lead totheir personalityIs destrction( as well as their bodyIs decay and death.

7. $o commit incest of any form is to bring #dgment pon yor self. ,ll siblings( even half siblings are to beotside the bondary for a se%al partnership.

. Secret violence against a neighbor is to bring the crse of violence pon the mrderer. $o let loose thedemon of anger and mrder within a society is to allow death to reign in that place. $hose who allowviolence to rle will reap the rewards of violence.

66. $he hit man who receives money to !ill another is also nder GodIs crse. $o !ill others withot #stcase is to be a mrderer and that means yo are nder the crse of God.

62. $o fail to affirm the code of God is to live otside the plan and prposes of God and to be nder the crseof God. ;an has only two options3 to serve the Lord in spirit and trth( or #oin the great rebellion againstGod and His standards( and that means to side with Satan and the demons. $here is only one end to thatalliance3 #dgment is that end.

;any of the crses above relate to se%al sin( and this is becase it has been at the centre of SatanIs strategy to destroyman!ind since the beginning. $hese crses remind s of the need to set or gard against se%al sins( and go throgheach day with all or spirital armor on. )t also reminds s that we need a constant mental attitde of hatred towardsse%al sin of all sorts( inclding the passive sins involved in pornography. Nechariah 012?8( &de 22?20. )t is tolerance forevil that allows its inflence to grow over s. "e need to hate sin far more than we often doD

Let s also remember the good news regarding the crse of sin. $he Good ews is the trth that in 'hrist( throghthe sacrifice of His @lood( and throgh or repentance and confession of or sin( the stain of it is washed away( and weare recovered to the place of blessing. God alone can ta!e those nder the above crses and bring them to the place of

blessing. Salvation and daily sanctification are GodIs provisions for man!ind to be able to live in the place of blessingrather than nder the crse that began in the Garden of Eden and will end at the Great "hite $hrone #dgment.

PASTORAL AND PERSONAL APPLICATIONS

6. GodIs standards are to be clearly taght and flly !nown by GodIs people. $hey are also to be taght alodwhenever there is opportnity. 2 $imothy 812. "e are to ma!e the trth as clear to all as it is possible to ma!e it. Godwants to commnicate with all man!ind. He wants none to be withot e%cse before His #dgment throne.

2. "e have become the children of God( the heirs of 'hrist( the citi5ens of heaven. "e are meant to live asmatre and obedient citi5ens of the Kingdom of God. Let s be obedient to the "ord of God and follow His laws( in orderthat we might serve as we are called to serve. &ess words are clear3 if yo love me( !eep my commandments. &ohn6916>.

0. "e are either bond to the Law of God in or hearts( and hate the evil of the enemy( or we are bond to theevil of the enemy. )f we bind orselves to evil( we will be bond to the #dgment that evil brings. $his fndamental law ofnatral conseence shold be taght more clearly in or chrches and societies than it is today. $here are only twooptions for man!ind3 we are either for God and obedient to His "ord( or we are against Him( and nder the crse. "edrin! from the 'UP of the Lord( or the cp of #dgmentD "e are called to hate sin and evil( and show no tolerance for it atall. "e are to shn the company of evil men and women and flee from all iniity. 6 'orinthians 4167( 6 $imothy 410?66.

8. 'rsing is trned to blessing in the beloved one who went to the 'ross for s all. /efer to the @$@ stdy of,$+E;E$ UL);)$EA ,$+E;E$. $he Lords provision for s all is sfficient to deal with all or sins and bringgrace( mercy and cleansing where previosly there was only the crse of sin and evil pon s.

DOCTRINES

EDUCATION AND LEARNING

6. ;an is taght spirital things by the Holy Spirit. $he Holy Spirit instrcted )srael ehemiah :. $he Holy Spiritteaches 'hristians &ohn 681243 64160:.

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2. God calls men as teachers 6 'orinthians 621273 Ephesians 8166:.0. He leads in establishing schools 2 $imothy 212:.8. @elievers are commanded to learn from the Lord Proverbs 716>3 &ames 6126:.9. -ailre to do so can mean lac! of God*s blessing &eremiah 4173 Proverbs 91=?60:.4. @elievers mst apply what they learn Proverbs 201623 &ames 6122:.=. $hose who learn will be rewarded Proverbs 610?4:.7. Knowledge is better than riches Proverbs 716>?62:.

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2. $he Law of ;oses was given in three stages1a: $he first stage was when ;oses spo!e directly to the people having received instrction from God at ;ont SinaiE%ods 2810?7:.

i: $he commandments( with no provision for sacrifice or failre. E%ods 2>16?6=:ii: $he relationship within the nation of )srael. E%ods 2616?20160:iii: Airections for !eeping three annal feasts. E%ods 20168?616?6=:.b: Spirital code or +rdinance. $his is a complete 'hristology and Soteriology Hebrews 6>16:. )t incldes the$abernacle( -easts( Holy Aays( Levitical offerings( dress and operation of the Levitical priesthood.c: Social 'ode or &dgments. )ncldes diet( sanitation( arantine( soil conservation( ta%ation( military service( marriage(divorce etc. Pnishments for non?observance were stated.

8. /ecipients of the ;osaic Law1a: Given to )srael +LC E%ods 6

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,ll of the $en 'ommandments( given in E%ods 2>( are oted in the ew $estament. $his indicates that theP/)')PLES of righteosness( obedience( respect( etc which nderlie the Law still do apply in or lives.

6. Q$ho shalt have no other gods before me.Q ;atthew 2210=( ;ar! 6210>( L!e 6>12=:

2. Q$ho shalt not ma!e nto thee any graven image( or any li!eness of any thing that is in heaven above( or that is inthe earth beneath( or that is in the water nder the earth. $ho shalt not bow down thyself to them( nor serve them1 for )the Lord thy God am a #ealos God( visiting the iniity of the fathers pon the children nto the third and forth

generation of them that hate me3 ,nd shewing mercy nto thosands of them that love me( and !eep mycommandments.Q ,cts 6912>?2

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,s 'hristians we have liberty( bt total freedom for orselves may enslave others. "e have to se or liberty in sch aresponsible manner that it does not infringe on the liberty of others. ,s 'hristians we mst act responsibly. Ephesians9169:

GOD PLAN OF GOD

6. )n eternity past( God designed a plan for every believer( which ta!es into accont every event and decision in hmanhistory.

2. $he plan centres arond the person of &ess 'hrist. 6 &ohn 0120( Ephesians 618?4:

0. Entrance into the plan is based on the principle of grace. Ephesians 217(

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9. Positional Sanctification1 ,t Salvation every believer enters into nion with 'hrist. Hebrews 612: &ess 'hrist isseated at the right hand of the -ather and is therefore sperior to all angels in his hmanity. ,t the point of salvation weare entered into nion with 'hrist ths we are positionally higher than angels. "e are positionally seated with 'hrist atGod*s right hand.

4. E%periential Sanctification1 Aring the 'hristian*s life on the earth the time spent nder the power of the Holy Spirit.Aring this time we prodce the character of God in or lives ? gold( silver( precios stones. 6 'orinthians 0162?69:

=. Ultimate Sanctification1 "hen the believer receives a resrrection body he loses the sin natre and all hman good.,t this point the believer is physically sperior to all angels. He remains in this perfect state eternally.

7. ,ll believers have tasted of Grace at least once 6 Peter 210:. $his refers to the point of Salvation at which the believerreceives at least 08 things which he did not earn or deserve. Ephesians 217( . Grace in salvation is e%pressed in many ways. )t is always the same ? believing in &ess 'hrist Psalm 6>017?62(/omans 0120?8( /omans 818( 912>( Ephesians 217(

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God approves of the wor!s( done nder the filling of the Holy Spirit. Spiritality depends on who and what the Spirit is.$he way to the filling of the Holy Spirit is confession of sins 6 &ohn 61( 'olossians 61

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%: "al!ing worthy of the Lord. 'olossians 616>( 6 $hessalonians 2162:y: "al!ing in the newness of life. /omans 418:5: "al!ing as children of light. Ephesians 917:aa: Glorifies 'hrist in his body. Philippians 612>( 26:bb: 'hrist is at home in his body. Ephesians 0164(6=:cc: , lifestyle which honors God in the presence of men. 2 'orinthians 010:

9. $he filling of the Holy Spirit in every believer only occrs in two dispensations1

a: 'hrch age Ephesians 9167( Galatians 9122(20b: ;illennim ? &oel 2127( 2< characteri5ed by ecstatics:

SALVATION

6. Salvation is the gift of God by grace throgh faith.

2. "e cannot wor! for salvation ? we mst receive it as a gift. Ephesians 217(

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d: ;ade meet alified: 'olossians 6162:

62. &stified declared righteos:. /omans 0128( 916( 91( 6 'orinthians 4166( $its 01=:

60. -orgiven all trespasses. Ephesians 61=( 8102( 'olossians 6168( 2160( 0160:

68. ;ade nigh. Heavenly citi5enship based on reconciliation: L!e 6>12>( Ephesians 2160( 612 of Q'hrist in yoQ 'olossians 612=:

i: , member in His body. 6 'orinthians 62160:ii: , branch in the vine. &ohn 6919:iii: , stone in the bilding. Ephesians 2126( 22( 6 Peter 219:iv: , sheep in the floc!. &ohn 6>12=?2

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c: )n the Spirit. /omans 71:

00. 'omplete in Him. 'olossians 216>:

08. Possessors of every spirital blessing provided in eternity past. Ephesians 610:

CHRISTIAN LIFE HEIRSHIP

6. @elievers are heirs of God and based on Sonship and nion with 'hrist /omans 716=:.

2. Heirship demands and garantees eternal life $its 01=:.

0. $he 'hristian*s inheritance is1a: )n 'hrist Ephesians 6166

b: )n light 'olossians 6162:c: Garanteed by the Spirit Ephesians 6160( 68:d: )n heaven 6 Peter 618:e: )ncorrptible 6 Peter 618:f: Everlasting 6 Peter 618:g: Pre 6 Peter 618:h: -or believers only 6 Peter 619:i: Kept safe for s 6 Peter 619:.

CHRISTIAN LIFE MATURITY SIGNS OF MATURITY (ROMANS /$>/-/$)

6. Helping others v 6?0: $he matre believer shold bear the infirmities of the wea! v 63 cf. Galatians 412:. Palincldes himself as a believer of matre strength.a: , matre believer is characterised by1

i: Knowing doctrine.ii: Knowing promises.iii: Spending a ma%imm amont of time by the filling of the Holy Spirit.

b: , wea! or immatre believer may be1i: , new believer.ii: ,n ignorant believer who does not !now the "ord.

c: , matre believer bears the infirmities of the wea! believer by1i: Giving information abot the "ord doctrine( promises( procedres:. $his may be in private conversation.ii: Giving advice based on the "ord.iii: E%ercising grace3 listening to and helping others with problems.

d: $he matre believer is not to Qplease himselfQ v 6(2:1i: He is not to feed his ego or brag abot helping others. )t shold never be done for self?glory or self?stimlation( bt for God*s glory.ii: 'hrist as the spreme e%ample v 0:1

He did not please Himself3 bt as a man He received more pressre than we will ever have. $he +ld $estament says(Qthe reproaches of )srael *them*: that reproached the -ather *$hee*: fell on the Son *;e*: on the cross.Q Pal otes a;essianic Psalm Psalm 4

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iii: Every believer has a sinfl natre bt have different ways of e%pressing it.iv: "e all get spiritality the same way filling of the Holy Spirit: and all grow the same way( by the "ord.v: God loves each believer with the same amont of love( whether we are in or ot of temporal fellowship.

8. -ellowship as the basis of grace v =:a: @elievers are to receive one another as 'hrist received them.b: He received them in G/,'E to the glory of God.

9. ,bility to distingish between )srael and the 'hrch v 7?62:a: 'hrist was a minister nder the Law v 7:.i: He was born( ministered( died( arose and ascended nder the dispensation of the Law.ii: $herefore all He said e%cept ;atthew 64 and &ohn 68?6=: amplified the ;osaic Law( confirmed the fornconditional covenants to )srael and the ftre of )srael with Him as their King. Some principles He gave arere?stated in the Epistles as the 'hristian way of life.

b: @efore the Law was given v

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6. Satan*s religion is a hmanly acceptable one1 no sin( no #dgment( no Savior and no Hell. Satan appears as an angelof light. 2 'orinthians 66160?6162( &eremiah 217( 2Peter 216?6>:

0. Satan*s strategy towards nbelievers is to !eep them blinded to the gospel. 2 'orinthians 810?8( 'olossians 217( 2$hessalonians 21

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a: "hen &ess 'hrist was #dged on the cross for sins he paid for the sins of the entire hman race( not #st the elect./omans 914( 2 'orinthians 9168?69( 6 $imothy 214( 816>( 2 Peter 216( 6 &ohn 212:b: QLimited ,tonementQ( the concept that 'hrist died for believers only is incorrect.

8. Unlimited ,tonement eliminates sin in the nbelievers* indictment at the Last &dgment.a: "hen 'hrist died on the cross( He was #dged for all sins of the hman race.b: $herefore the isse in salvation is not sin( bt faith in 'hrist. People choose either to accept the wor! of 'hrist &ohn0167(04:( or their own QgoodQ wor!s to gain the approval of God.

c: $herefore( hman good will be the basis of the nbelievers* indictment at the Last &dgment. /evelation 2>162:

CHAPTER 2

INTRODUCTION

'hapter twenty seven was the introdction to the ne%t for chapters( where ;oses e%ponds pon the conseences ofobedience and disobedience to the words of the Law he has given. ;any of the things he will say in these chapters areprophetic. He foretells the history of )srael with a frightening accracy and notes things that will happen as far ot as =>?=6 ,A. Personally ) feel a shiver p my spine as ) read these ne%t chapters( for they are reminder that this man ;oses isa prophet of the highest order and his words are the accrate recording of history in advance. $hey are a powerflreminder that the Lord God we serve is the master of all the details of history.

;oses point to the people is that spirital blessing awaits all who follow the Lord in spirit and in trth( bt theconseences of persistent disobedience are simply too awfl to contemplate. $he words of the ne%t chapters bild ponhis previos writings in E%ods 2012>?00( and Levitics 2416ff. @oth these boo!s may have been written early in thewilderness wanderings and been the basis for the teaching ;oses did throgh that period.

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REFLECTIONS

V&& /: ;oses will repeat this principle three times in the first part of this address( in verse 6( verse

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force which lifts the obedient person heavenward and gives them the e%citement of frther( and even more gloriosservice.

GodIs rewards are not the silver and gold of earthly !ings( which men se to flfil their earthly lsts. GodIs blessing is awave of power for greater service with increased #oy in the midst of adversities. $he best analogy is that of srfing. $hegreatest reward for the good srfer is a better wave than heshe has ridden ever before. $he #oy heshe feels as theyride this great wave is the reward that is spo!en of here. )t is not silver and gold that can be stolen( bt #oy andsatisfaction that abide forever. ;atthew 416

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,ll commodities have vale only as they are needed3 their vale is relative to the needs of the people who are valingthem at that time. , diamond nec!lace is of no vale when people have no food or water( and a million dollar nec!lacewill be given for a glass of water in sch a time to allow a person to live for another day. "hat vale then are thediamondsM Li!e all things diamonds have vale only as the people at that time vale them. "ith sch a fact before s(let s heed the words of the Lord. $he words of ;oses and of &ess are to be obeyed( and the Lord reminds s that theGentiles nbelievers: see! earthly prosperity as if it matters( bt we who follow Him are to have better priorities. /eferto the @$@ stdy P/)+/)$)ES( $H)K)G @)@L)',LLC.

,s the people of )srael stand firm to the standards of the Lord their God the pagan nations arond them will fear themand respect them( for they will see that God is with them. $hey will have secrity as a reslt of their firm faith( and theywill have impact pon the nations arond them. $heir secrity will be directly related to their faith and obedience. $heirnational inflence on others will be directly related to their spiritality. $hese principles have not changed.

$he chrch today has power( and the individal believer has impact in their commnity( in direct relationship to theirwal!ing in the "ord in the filling of the Holy Spirit. ,s we are obedient( so we are powerfl and safe in or wal! with theLord in the midst of this otherwise dangeros world.

)f the people of )srael wold be obedient the promise of God was for the rains to fall and the crops to be blessed. )f theywold stand by His Law and be holy before Him( then the LordIs promise to them was that they wold be the ban!ers oftheir area and wold not be the borrowers from others. )f they paid their spirital debt of obedience to the Lord theywold be in financial debt to no men. )f they obeyed the Lord they cold be a leader amongst the nations3 they wold bethe head( not the tail. $hey wold be on top of the heap( never nder the heel of any coneror. ,ll this was their

destiny( if they obeyed the Lord( bt the opposite reslt wold eventate if they failed to obey the Lord their God.


6. "e are the light bearers for this dar! world. $his is or tas!ing before the Lord and it reires obedience to the"ord of the Lord( for the "ord contains or orders for service. Let s be teachers and followers of the "ord of theLord.

2. How passionate is or desire for holiness before the LordM How passionate and wholehearted are we in orfocs pon obedience to the Lord or GodM "e are to be diligent regarding spirital things( not distracted by thetemporary things of this present world. Ao we love this present world( or do we love the Lord or God and see! His paththrogh this present worldM Ao we see the things of this world as things to se for God( or are we attached to thetemporary things of timeM

0. /ewards in time from the Lord are not things to be selfishly en#oyed3 they will always be things that enablegreater service( greater #oy( and greater impact for the wor! of the Lord. God see!s to move s along His path for or lifewith #oy and power( and for that to grow throgh the passage of time for s. Let s see! the rising wave of blessing(throgh the filling and power of the Holy Spirit. Let s stand against the false teaching of the so called prosperitygospel( for it is not a tre gospel at all. Galatians 614?

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e: -or Unconditional 'ovenants1?i: ,brahamic Genesis 6216?0:ii: Aavidic 2 Samel =17?64:iii: Palestinian Genesis 69167?26:iv: ew. &eremiah 06106?08:

$hese are flfilled at the Second ,dvent( when &ess( the ;essiah retrns to earth to reign as King.f: Specific discipline for failre to comply with Aivine Airection inclde1?

i: "here a foreign contry rles the &ews e.g. /ome from 4> @'. to => ,A.:

ii: "here the &ews are removed from the land e.g. @abylonian captivity 974 to 964 @':g: ;a#or #dgments ? @abylonian captivity.h: ,t death believers ? Paradise ,braham*s @osom: L!e 6416

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i: $he Law ? no Law( &ess 'hrist has flfilled the law. ;atthew 916=:#: Holy Spirit ? niversal indwelling of the believer. &oel 2127?21=?:

: Universal peace Psalm 841

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$he door to fellowship and all that goes with it is opened by faith in him as Savior. &ohn 0169(64( ,cts 60187( &ohn 418>(8=.

$o Eat His -lesh and Arin! His @lood is graphic langage to pictre his wor! and or need to appropriate it fororselves. &ohn 4198( 8168.

=. "hile it may only be flly !nown in heaven the believer may grasp a glimpse of eternal life here and now by way ofanticipation and relationship. Knowing God is a glimpse of eternal life now( &ohn 6=10( and fellowship with him is the #oy

of every believer now and forever. 6 &ohn 616?8( 916>?62( 2>( 6 $imothy 4162( 6

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2. Salvation ? a free gift to the lost. Ephesians 217?: ? an everlasting possession. &ohn 0104(&ohn 9128( &ohn 418=:

0. /ewards ? to the saved who faithflly wor! for the Lord. 6 'orinthians ?69:

9. $he spirital believera: )mitates God. Ephesians 916( 6 &ohn 01

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2. "orldliness is the opposite to Godliness3 it is thin!ingdoing in opposition to God*s revealed word. $its 2166?68.

0. ,ll people are faced with the constant choice of following God*s way or the world*s. /omans 9162( 016

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REFLECTIONS

V&& /$: )f the people heed the words of the Lord throgh ;oses they will have blessings in their landand in their lives( bt if they deliberately ignore( or disobey the words of God then they will sffer the conseences oftheir evil decisions. )f they hear( believe and obey they will be blessed( bt if they ignore( fail to believe( and fail to obeythe words of the Lord( then the Vcrse will fall pon them.

ow remember or previos e%planation of the theology behind the word crse. )t is the natral conseence ofbinding yorself to evil. $o bind yor self to the enemy is to share his fate. $o bind yor self to rebellion is to be treatedas a rebel. ote the langage of ;oses at the end of this verse( for he describes the way the Lord will bring His crsepon those who thin! they !now better than their creator.

$he natral conseences of re#ection of the creatorIs words will come pon them as srely as a natral law will wor! otin time after any action. )f a stone is dropped( then it will fall( and if man disobeys the creator of the heavens and theearth( then they will receive His #dgment. $he #dgment will not tend to be a bolt of lightning from the heavens( for theLord rarely needs to wor! that way. $he wave of conseences will overta!e them( even thogh for a time they maythin! they have got away with their disobedience. ;oses words here remind s that #dgment does not fall instantly insome case. ,t times the natral conseences of a decision bild p gradally and then overwhelm.

Let me se two ecological e%amples that illstrate manIs ignoring of the laws behind the creation( and foolishly thin!ingthey !now better than their creator. ;any people are baffled and srprised by the polltion that !ills a once beatifl la!e(yet it is the reslt of years of careless release of to%ins by the srronding settlements. $he people are shoc!ed andsaddened when the la!e dies and they are disgsted when it stin!s in their nostrils( bt their own evil( or wilfl ignorance(has created the mess.

$he second e%ample is seen in many places when men foolishly ct down the trees that cover hills and !eep their soils

intact. $he reslt of removing the forest from the hills is land slips( md slides( and disastros floods that often !ill manypeople. -oolish men then say it was an act of God( and yet it shold be described as an evil of manD "hen we ignorethe way the creator has made s( and made the world( we destroy orselves and or world. $he @ible teaches that evilmenIs destrction of the world will sadly contine( and all the wor! of fallen men will not trn this arond.

$he final years of life pon this planet before the LordIs retrn( will be characterised by world wide polltion( and the verynear total destrction of the environment. $he ftre is graphically portrayed by scriptre( and the pictre is not apleasant one( for it is a satanic policy to destroy this world before the Lord retrns. Satan will +$ be sccessfl in hisplan( and the Lord will retrn and clean p this world and rle here for a thosand years in perfect environment( beforetime is swallowed p in eternity. $he vials of #dgment described in revelation 64 are the ltimate #dgment of the Lordpon man as a reslt of their ignoring of the words of scriptre. /ead the E@'", 'ommentary on this chapter of/evelation and be encoraged( rather than worrying abot climate change or polltion.

$he Lord alone can properly clean p this world and HE will do so. Until He retrns however we are to be obedient to His

words and not personally be pollters of this world( for that is SatanIs policy( not God*s. "e are not to be pollters of themind with pornography( pollters of the body with drgs and alcohol( or pollters of the planet with waste prodcts. "eare to be holy( and that means we are to be clean( moral( and good. Philippians 814?

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whose banner will be that he alone can clean p the world( if given the power to do so. Greed is the hallmar! sign ofsatanic activity here as in every aspect of life( #st as the -rit of the Holy Spirit is the hallmar! sign of the activity of theHoly Spirit. /efer to the @$@ stdies on ,S'E$)')S;( ,$)?'H/)S$( 'H/)S$ /E$U/ +- +U/ L+/A( K)GA+; ;)LLE),L K)GA+;( EJ)L( "+/LA.

V&& /? /: $hese verses rn the parallel corse to verses 0 4. -or all the blessings described that flowfrom obedience in verses 0?4( there are corresponding negative conseences that flow from disobedience. )n the citylimits and in the contryside they will e%perience the conseences of the removal of GodIs blessing from them. $here

will be insecrity in the streets of the city( and fear and danger in the open contry side. )nstead of many healthy births ofchildren and animals( the birthing process and the health of the yong will be affected by the evil behaviors of theirparents( and the general health and vitality of the poplation will decline.

"e see this principle wor!ing ot in todayIs world. $here is a decline in fertility in the contries where se%al promiscityhas been rampant. ;any women and men are baffled by their inability to have children( or that their children are bornwea!( sic!ly or deformed( and yet their own earlier evil se%al behaviors have set p the conseences that destroytheir children( or their ability to have them.

V&& 2. 2?: $here will come to all who violate the Law of God( crsing( ve%ation and reb!e. $heirwic!ed actions will reap the whirlwind of the natral conseences of their own wic!edness. $hey have bondthemselves to the conseences of their evil actions and so they will e%perience the frstration and madness of beingnable to control the conseences that flow from their evil. $he reb!e of the Lord comes as they face the flow oneffects of their evil( and they realise they cannot stop the conseences from flowing over them. $he final reslt is theirabsolte destrction as an individal( a family( a commnity( and possibly as a nation.

)srael only srvives as a remnant on two occasions in their history( as a reslt of ignoring the words of the Lord here. )n974 @' the nation was redced to nder 9>>> people far smaller than the E%ods generationD: from a poplation nderSolomon that may have nmbered 6(>>>(>>> or more. /efer to the @$@ doctrinal stdy of /E;,$.

Aisease processes will cleave to them bind themselves into the poplation:. $hey will not be able to sha!e off diseaseand disaster( no matter what their politicians or doctors do to try to stop the slide. $hey will not stop the slide becasethey will not retrn to the Lord in spirit and in trth with all their heart focsed pon Him. Aisease( natral disaster( anddestrction throgh warfare will plage them. "hen the enemy attac! the Lord will not stand with them( for they havere#ected Him. $hey may( in their false confidence go ot to fight against their enemies( bt they will flee seven waysbefore them. $hey will have no moral( military( or physical strength to stand against the enemies who will rise againstthem.

$hey have re#ected their sorce of strength( and Satan( who see!s their death as a people( will ta!e the opportnity they

deliver to him( and he will bring his most violent servants against them to destroy them. $he ,ssyrians( the @abyloniansand the /omans were the most violent and destrctive of the peoples of the ancient world( and the a5is of Germany themost evil men the world has seen since those ancient days. $hese people were able to destroy )srael becase )srael hadforsa!en their God and His Holy "ord. $he conseences of the re#ection as a nation of their fondational revelation ledto their destrction again and again( #st as the Lord( throgh ;oses( had told them it wold.

$o be bried withot prayer and morning of loved ones was a bad enogh thing( bt to have ones body lie on an openfield and be eaten by wild animals was a horrible thoght for the )sraelite peoples. $o be nmorned by loved ones wasto be forgotten( and yet the horror behind ;oses words is worse than this. "hat he describes is the lac! of fnerals(becase all who wold have held them are either also dead( or captives being carried away into slavery. )t is totalnational disaster that is in view here. $he reslt of religios apostasy( is the loss of the will to fight( and the loss of divineprotection( that alone garantees srvival and final victory. "hen yo wal! away from God( yo wal! away from yoronly hope.

V&& 27 2: $he spread of diseases that are resistant to medical treatment was a ma#or sign of #dgment.$he mastery of man over disease is a hallmar! sign of cltral stability and control. )n places where the health care isgood( the political sitation is strong and the economy stable. $he first signs of decay in a nation are often seen in thehealth statistics of that nation. Aecline in pblic health mirrors moral and political decline in standards away from thehonesty and integrity that is at the heart of godly government.

$he diseases mentioned here were the plages of the ancient world( and were incrable by the physicians of the time.$he ltimate decay of health was seen when a man sffered one disease that left ntreated created one or more otherdiseases. ;any were left blind by diseases that spread steadily to that point. $he physical blindness e%perienced by theperson sffering from the second stage of an infection became the visal image of the spirital state of the person andtheir nation. $he conseences of their nresolved sin have caght p with them. $hey chose spirital dar!ness( andnow they wal! in physical dar!ness. /efer to the @$@ stdy A,C +- "/,$H.

V&& 3. 34: $he contination of property and relationship is the e%pectation of prosperos people. "henpeople are in a safe contry and have good economic conditions they believe they will pass everything on to the ne%t

generation. $his e%pectation is correct if each generation wal!s with the Lord( bt it is in error if each generation fallsshort of the standards of God( whether it is by ignoring them or deliberately disobeying them.


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$he ltimate disgrace and shame for any family was to lose their posterity to others3 for their children to be carried off asslaves( or !illed before fathering the ne%t generation. $o lose then all their property was a frther disgrace( and to lose itwithot hope of retrn to it was ltimate #dgment. $heir blessing was tied to their name being passed on in their tribe(and for the land to still be in the hands of the family of those who received it from ;oses or &osha. ,ll they wor!ed forwas to en#oy this blessing( bt to en#oy it they had to remember it was from the Lord and there were spirital laws thatwold !eep it in their hands( and spirital laws that wold garantee they wold lose it.

"hat is described in these verses is the horror of the reslts of military defeat and invasion. $o see ones own children

carried into slavery in a foreign land never to retrn was an ache that few recovered from. $o have a grave to visit whereyor children lie is bad enogh( bt to !now they are slaves in another place is a worse horror still.

$he psychological reslts of invasion are described in their star! horror. $he reslt for most was a debilitating depressionof spirit that few recovered from. $hey will be mentally crshed by the brden of their sorrow. /emember( all these thingswill come pon them only becase they have failed to obey the Lord their God.

$here is some depression that reslts from genetic origins( and some from sitations well beyond the control of theperson. )n sch cases compassion is the response of all who !now the facts. )n this case however( while there is greatcompassion for the sffering( the people have broght the sffering pon themselves. $he door to recovery is spirital(not psychological in this case3 they mst repent of their evil. $heir madness reslts from their sin and it mst be dealtwith( or the madness will deepen. /efer to the @$@ stdy )S/,EL ,$)+,L A)J)E A)S')PL)E.

V&& 3$ 3: "hen people sffer from specific mineral and vitamin deficiency in their diet( they will developawfl s!in diseases. $hese can occr de to either obesity or starvation( lac! of e%ercise( inadeate pre flids( or

simple !ey mineralvitamin deficiencies in an otherwise adeate diet. Even before an invasion or siege( some will sfferfrom these diseases. $hey will sffer becase of inadeate diets in a land that has stopped growing the right balance ofcrops for health( and has grown crops only for the #aded tastes of corrpt people( or as cash crops for sale to others( btignores the balance in diet that is needed for the local peopleIs health.

;oses especially mentions the planting of many vineyards. Jerse 09( 9

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body oils3 for l%ry se. $heir l%ry life style will end becase they did not give glory to the Lord and serve Him as theywere meant to. $heir sons and daghters were to be a #oy to them( bt they will be a grief( for the srvivors amongstthem will go into captivity.

$he total destrction of the land becase of their disobedience will be accomplished by pestilence as well as war andfamine. $he locsts will eat the remaining crops in the fields. $he strangers within their borders will no longer besbservient to them( bt will be more powerfl than they are and will lord it over them. )nstead of )sraelites rling over)srael( they will be told what to do by those who are aliens amongst them. $hey will lose the rlership of their land to

strangers. God has given them rights( bt they will be lost de to their disobedience to His Law.


6. 'ash crops are not wrong in themselves( bt they become an evil when the reslt of growing them means thelocal people face malntrition. $his has become a problem in or own corrpt world today. $hese people valed themoney they cold ma!e from the land ahead of the need to feed their people properly. $he wealthy and the poor bothsffered( either from want( or e%cess of the wrong food. ,lcoholism and glttony are evils before the Lord( and He will#dge those who thin! they can ignore His rles for health( with the very diseases that these evil behaviors case.,lcoholism and glttony are not diseases( they are evil behaviors( and are to be addressed as sch. ,ll addictivebehaviors are evil ad#stments to inner problems that only obedience to the Lord can remedy.

2. ,ll that )srael had( they held by the grace and favor of the Lord their God. $hey received gracios gifts fromthe Lord( bt they were to be sed for ministry and were to be given than!s over daily. $he only way to se a gift of Godis GodIs way. $hey re#ected GodIs direction( and so they wold fail to receive GodIs protection.

0. )f we ignore the Laws of God regarding natre and natral forces( we will reap the whirlwind ite literally. ;anhas seen the foolishness of ignoring ecology over the last fifty years. -amine has been created by menIs foolishness anddisobedience. $here is still( as ) write this in 2>>7( plenty of food in the world to feed everybody( bt wastage and corrptsystems mean that many are malnorished( while others grow obese. @oth obesity and malntrition are indications of#dgment pon a nation. "hen either of these health isses is present in a nation there is something wrong spiritallywith that nation. Greed is at the sorce of both problems( and this is the mar! of the enemyIs presence. "e need to bemore thoghtfl abot what is happening in or world and be alert to the signs of enemy activity and as believers standagainst the enemyIs teaching and inflence.

8. Polltion is a sign of evil. )t is cased by evil and stems from satanic thin!ing based pon the greed andselfishness of a few with no regard to conseences. o believer oght to be a pollter of the environment. "e cannotclean p this world( and we are not called to do this( for the Lord alone has the power to achieve the reslt. Satan willscceed in destroying the ecology( bt the Lord will remedy things on His retrn. Until then we are to stand against the

evil of selfish men who desire to pollte the world God made( bt or main focs is to save those we can from the cesspool we sometimes find orselves in. &de 22?20.

9. @elievers are to remember that SatanIs main thrst since the 'ross has been to blind men to the trth of the,tonement. His desire has been to blind men to the Gospel( obscre the trth( and bild despair amongst the lost so thatthey are readied by their false philosophies to accept his ,nti?'hrist. He ses polltion to increase despondency andthen ses the ecology movement to increase faith in the nbelievers that they can solve the problems if they haveenogh power. @y his twin philosophy he will achieve his reslts3 the ,nti?'hrist will secre the ma#ority of governmentIsapproval for total power in the Great $riblation. "e are not to worry abot this( bt focs pon or role( which is toresce as many as possibly from the cesspool Satan has made of this world. Let s preach the Gospel message withpower and clarity.

DOCTRINES

ASCETICISM

6. ,ll things are good( for God created all things. Genesis 6106. $he fall means that natre no longer obeys God( bt ithas not become evil( merely fallen. Genesis 016=?6?22( 1

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ANTI-CHRIST WORLD RULER

6. S'/)P$U/E ? Aaniel =17(26?243 7120?293

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i: $he lawless one 2 $hessalonians 217:#: $he ,ntichrist 6 &ohn 2122:!: $he beast /evelation 661=:

=. 'haracteristicsa: He is called the seed of Satan Genesis 0169:. &st as &ess 'hrist had a spernatral birth being born of a virgin( itmay be that there will be something spernatral abot the birth of the ,ntichrist. )t is li!ely that Satan will impregnate ahman woman and ths be the father of the ,ntichrist in a similar way to the angelic infiltration of Genesis 412:

b: )n Aaniel ,A. $he ,ntichrist may therefore be of /oman origin.c: $he identity of the man of sin will not be clear ntil the start of the $riblation( althogh he may be fairly prominent inpolitics prior to that period. He will not be revealed ntil after the /aptre of the 'hrch when the Holy Spirit whorestrains him and indwells all 'hristians: will be removed from the world 2 $hessalonians 210?=:. )n the middle of the$riblation( he sets himself in the $emple calling himself God v8?7:.d: )n Aaniel

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4. "ho no man has seen or can see. $his is a confsing passage for the Lord has been seen in his resrrection bodyand visions of his glory have been given to &ohn and Pal at least.

"hat does Pal meanM He means that we see only the Lord in resrrection body since the cross( bt not in his fll gloryas God( for that wold completely and literally Qblow s awayQ.

Even &ohn who was granted sch a great series of visions that he recorded for s in /evelation( says( Qno man has seenGod at any timeQ( 6 &ohn 8162( &ohn 4184. ;aybe we will see him flly as he is( in heaven when we have or

resrrection bodies. 6 'orinthians 60162.

=. $o him belong all honor and power everlasting. $he only one flly deserving honor or reverence is the Lord and heis the only one with tre power that lasts forever.

Pal ends this do%ology with the QamenQ( or Qso be itQ. )t is the way of saying( Q) believe it( it is soQ( and we mst all sayamen to the above points( or we will contine worshipping an inadeate view of the Lord.

Ao we serve the Lord with an accrate pictre in or minds of how he is todayM )t is easy to be slac! when we thin! ofhim only as the one who wal!ed the lanes of )srael( bt consider the visions of &ohn and bow down before him as he sitsor stands in radiant light the all powerfl King of !ings and Lord of lords( the tre rler of the niverse in his fll power.

$he Lord*s coming for the chrch( terminates the chrch age and opens the door to the Great $riblation and then for hisfinal victory over sin and death and the establishment of his !ingdom.

#INGDOM MILLENNIAL #INGDOM

6. Q$hy will be done on earth( Q will be flfilled in the ;illennim. ;atthew 416>:

2. $he Kingdom is the ;illennim( the first 6(>>> years of &ess* eternal reign. )t will be after the second advent( on theold earth. /evelation 2>18?4:a: Promised 2 Samel =17?6=( Psalm 7?00:b: Prophesied )saiah 216?9( 2166( 62( 09( 99( 94( 42166:c: Presented ;atthew( ;ar!( L!e : )srael( not the chrch:d: Postponed Epistles of ew $estament for chrch age:e: Proclaimed /evelation 6>: ,ngelic herald: /evelation 6616?6 8: Hman heralds:f: Plagiari5ed /evelation 60:g: Perfected /evelation 66169?6

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4. +nly a sol satrated in GodIs "ord is trly protected from the sbtlety of Satan*s policy of evil. Proverbs 216>?68( 01=(63 016

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Nephaniah 6169 $hat day is a day of wrath( a day of troble and distress( a day of wasteness and desolation( a day ofdar!ness and gloominess( a day of clods and thic! dar!ness

6. , day of GodIs wrath is described in for word pairs1a: $roble and distress in the lives of people.b: "asteness and desolation implying destrction of the landscape.c: Aar!ness and gloominess as in blindness and hopelessness.d: 'lods and thic! dar!ness( symbolic of the condition when light is hidden.

2. Each pair having their spirital conterparts when people have trned away from God and are reaping theconseences of sinfl lives.

0. )t will be the lot of those in a soon coming age pon whom God will send strong delsionWbecase they received notthe love of the trth( that they might be saved cf. 2 $hessalonians 216>(66.

ISRAEL NATIONAL DIVINE DISCIPLINE

6. Levitics 24 states the five cycles of discipline

)f the people in the nation do not want to do things in GodIs way God will hit them in five cycles of increasing disciplinentil He completely destroys the nation.

2. -irst cycle ? v 68?6= ? sic!ness( depression( economic problems( people losing their strength of character( lac! ofpower in the nation.

0. Second cycle ?v 67?2> ? this is an intensified form of the first cycle with recession trning into depression( they becomeeven less enthsiastic.

8. $hird cycle ? v 26?22 ? the sitation frther intensifies( psychological problems in the nation mltiply( people behaveli!e animals( the wild animals are prowling on the streets both physically and symbolically. )t was not safe to go ot.Here yo have a brea!down in a nation with psychiatric problems and criminal problems.9. -orth cycle ? v 20 ? 24 ? this is the invasion of yor land with defeat with all the things that go with it( with foodrationing( with privation.

4. -ifth cycle ? v 2=?0< ? this shows nation collapse and the removal of the nation from the land.

=. $he parallel passage in Aeteronomy 27 indicates that God deals with the nation that re#ects his "ord in a systematicway.

DRIN#ING ALCOHOL

6. Arn!enness is always condemned as a sin in the @ible. Proverbs 2>16( 2012>( )saiah 9166?22( 271=( 7( /omans60160( 6 'orinthians 9166( Ephesians 9167:

2. Arin!ing of alcoholic beverages is to be avoided in certain positions of leadership.a: Kings rlers( government leaders: Proverbs 0618( 9:b: Pastors 6 $imothy 010( $its 61=:c: Aeacons 6 $imothy 017:

0. Arin!ing of alcoholic beverages proved disastros for certain personsa: oah Genesis

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a: Leads to implsive( absive and irresponsible behavior( vehicle accidents.b: 'ases paralysis of the eyes "ernic!e*s disease:( tnnel vision.c: Aestroys brain tisse.d: Prodces cirrhosis of the liver(e: /eslts in delirim tremens A.$.*s: which case confsion( an%iety( terror and delsions. ,lcoholism is drgaddiction which involves destrction of the sol. Galatians 912>?2 6

7. )mportance of abstinence from alcoholic beverages in yoth cannot be over emphasised.

. Arin!ing is related to degeneracy. "ine and drn!enness are sed in the Scriptre to represent the entire principle ofsblimation involved in re#ecting God*s way. &eremiah 60162?6=:

CHRISTIAN LIFE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

6. -orgiveness is by the death of 'hrist ;atthew 24127( /evelation 619:.

2. Aivine forgiveness is to all who believe in 'hrist ,cts 6>180( ,cts 64106:.

0. $he penalty of sin was paid by 'hrist on the cross Hebrews

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REFLECTIONS

V&& 4$ 4?: $hese verses ma!e it clear that the -ive 'ycles of Aiscipline for the nation )srael are to besigns of the LordIs displeasre pon this people for all their days pon the earth. Even in the 26 stcentry these thingsare to be signs of national discipline for )srael.

ow some theologians have applied these as signs of general national discipline pon all people grops. ,s a stdentof world history ) wold agree with those who see in the -ive 'ycles a general set of signs of national decay( for theycertainly do appear to be present as any nation goes down into the dst of history. Even thogh they are specific signspon the covenant people and may be best seen in their history( we will find all these indicators of GodIs displeasrepresent when any nation( that was once great throgh its spirital stats( begins to decline and fall. $he decline and fallof nations begins when they trn away from GodIs "ord and laws( and refse to be corrected by holiness( bt ratherwal! frther into ngodliness.

otice the powerfl bilding p of the discipline pon the people throgh the words ;oses ses. $he #dgments willcome pon them withot warning. $hey will prse them3 they cannot be avoided by flight to other places. $hey willoverta!e them as they flee. $here is no escape from the #dgment of God. $his was seen clearly in the days of

&eremiah( when one grop flees down to Egypt to avoid the @abylonian #dgment in 974. $hey thoght they haveescaped the action of God( bt they have only delayed it for ebchadne55ar invades Egypt and coners it within 68years. Unless they repent( and trn their lives arond( the disobedient people of the Lord will be destroyed. ,s GodIspeople they have to wal! GodIs way( or leave this earth( for their destiny is to live as God intended( not as they wish.

+nce we become the children of the Lord( the same principle applies to s. )f we fail to advance along the path of theLord( then we will be removed from this life. "e are here to serve( and those who persistently fail to serve and bear fritwill be eventally after a time of grace to change their stance: prned from the vine in #dgment. &ohn 6916?7. /efer tothe @$@ stdy S) S) U$+ AE,$H.

V&& 47 4: $he warning contained in verses 89?84 occr after only three of the cyclesstages of nationaldiscipline have been described. Jerses 8=?87 introdce the -orth 'yclestage of national discipline. $his is the terriblestage of invasion by a pagan power and the captring of the )sraelite fortresses one by one and the !illing orenslavement of their people. otice the reasons for the fall of their fortresses are given immediately3 becase they do not

serve the Lord their God( with #oy( gladness and whole?heartedness.

Lac! of genine worship demonstrates that the hearts of a people are not right towards the Lord( indeed they show thattheir hearts have been given to another. $his remains a sign of danger in any grop today. "hen any person finds it hardto pray( to worship in song( to stdy GodIs "ord( or give of their goods and time( then that person has a shadowbetween them and the Lord their God. )t may be the shadow of great sadness throgh grief( and if it is sch( then in timeit will pass( as they !eep on ietly praising the Lord( bt if it is de to sin( then it will deepen over time.

$hose nable to pray to the Lord( to read His "ord( and give of their sbstance to the Lord( are people who either do not!now the Lord( or have drifted away from the Lord. $he -rit of the Holy Spirit incldes the ability to worship with HolySpirit power( even in the midst of grief based depression. )saiah 4610. "hen worship is missing( then the Spirit of theLiving God is hindered in some way from wor!ing amongst the dead people. )f we are not wal!ing in the Spirit( then weare wal!ing in the flesh( or with the enemy( and either way we are wal!ing into troble.

"hen worship of a people grows cold( that grop is to be very concerned abot what their coldness means. "e are toldto e%amine orselves( and we need to do this and deal with whatever the cases of coldness are revealed( for we standin peril in any place where worship does not e%ist with power. Psalms 2412( 6 'orinthians 66127( 2 'orinthians 6019(/evelation 216?=( 0168?22. /efer to the @$@ stdies( @,'KSL)A)G( -/U)$ +- $HE SP)/)$( S)S ,G,)S$ $HEH+LC SP)/)$( "+/SH)P.

"e are here pon the earth in the midst of the ,ngelic 'onflict. Satan is condcting an nceasing war against man!indand there is no place for netrality pon this earth. ;any reading of the discipline of the Lord thin! the Lord is nfair( andthat man shold be given the Vright to opt ot of the spirital battle arond them. Some will even say( "hy become abeliever( if it means yo become the eye of a stormM

etrality is not possible in the spirital war that rages arond s given the reason for the creation of man!ind relatesdirectly to or being made a little lower than the angels to prove something to the devil himself. +r very creation isdesigned to prove the devil wrong in his rebellion against the Lord God( and so no man or woman pon the earth can optot of the battlefield( for the entire earth is the battlefield for the sols of man!ind.

"e cannot be at peace within nless we are rightly oriented to the trth abot or place in the creation. )f there is a wargoing on( then we need to !now the trth abot it and respond accordingly. GodIs message is( $here is war( and victory


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is only in a living relationship with the Lord &ess 'hristD $his is a message of love( becase love tells the trthD Satanlies( and will contine to do so to deceive man into rela%ing so he can be destroyed more thoroghly.

+ne of SatanIs main attac!s pon man!ind is throgh religiosspirital movements that preach a false message of calmand detachment from the strife of this world. Satan wants men and women to foolishly try to step aside from the realspirital strife arond them( for then they are in his camp. )naction in the spirital war is victory for Satan. "hen peoplebelieve they can meditate and calm their spirit( and draw aside from the strife of the world and find peace( they havesimple fond peace in srrender to the enemy. $he enemy of man!ind delights in that( for they will be bond to him

forever in sch a state( bt it will not be peacefl in the end. /evelation 2>160ff. /efer to the @$@ stdies( ,GEL)''+-L)'$( S,$,S S$/,$EGC( /EL)G)+.

V&& 4 $.: $he for great destroyers of the &ewish State in past history have had the Eagle for theiremblem of war. $he ,ssyrians had the eagle as their army emblem( and they broght the fifth cycle of discipline anddestroyed the orthern Kingdom of )srael in =2> @'( and broght the forth cycle of discipline to the Sothern Kingdomof &dah. $he Sothern Kingdom only srvived becase of the revival led by )saiah.

$he ne%t great power to be sed to bring discipline was the eo?@abylonian Empire of ebchadne55ar. @abylon sedthe eagle also as its symbol of power( with the winged lion as the symbol of their royal power. )n 4>9 and 9 ,A:e%ists in the wor! of &osephs( and tells the story of sch things. $he words of &osephs are chilling to read in light of


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these words of ;oses here from 69>> years before the events that occr on the streets( and in the besieged hoses of&ersalem.

otice ;oses words( from the Lord:( that the Lord will allow these things to come to pass. God accepts responsibility forthese things as the one who allows this to occr( bt the casative agency is the free will of the people who persist intheir evil rebellion against the trth. )f the people cry ot and say( "hy has the Lord let this happen to sM( then theanswer is to be read alod in those days from these verses. $he Lord H,S )AEEA allowed these things( becase ofthe hard heartedness of the people( who have refsed to accept the trth and wal! in it.

"e are free to re#ect the Lord and His will for s( bt we are not free to re#ect or estion the conseences of schfoolishness. )f we wal! in evil the conseences of it will( beyond a certain point( flow over s withot being able to bestopped. /efer to the @$@ stdy( GU)A,'E $HE ")LL +- G+A.

V&& $4 $?: $he man described in these verses is not tender and delicate in or terms today. $he wordssed here mean effeminate and pleasre loving. $he reference is to those who have partied and lived for sensal andse%al pleasres of all sorts. $hese are the people who moc!ed &eremiah( who believed they were above morality andcold worship the pagan gods as well as go into the temple of Solomon. $hey were the immoral rlers and playboys ofthe day. $hese men have lived for self centred pleasres and so see other people simply as people to be sed for theirown pleasre.

Sch people will rape others withot a thoght for the rights of the other person( and se%ally abse their own children(becase they see all life as their playthings. Even the women will loo! with evil pon their own children and theirhsbands. $hey will even coo! and eat the after?birth of their new born( and then devor the child in secret Jerse 9=:.

$hese people have thoght evil so long that they will stop at nothing in order to live a day longer that they might practiseevil again. Proverbs 2014?7( &eremiah 91=?6.


6. $he horror of the two great sieges of &ersalem will be relived again in a ftre day( bt this third time thepeople will transform the #dgment into victory by confession of their national sin and their acceptance of their ;essiah.$here is hope in the dar!ness of these verses( bt it is a sad hope. So many die throgh history in the cltches of satanicdeceptionD $he LordIs will for s is blessing( bt manIs own will is too often set on evil. Let s preach with honesty( deepconcern for the lost( and clarity of speech that those who are held by satanic blindness might be set free by the power ofthe Holy Spirit throgh hearing the trth of the "ord of God.

2. ,s a man thin!s in his heart over time( #st so he will become in character. Let s hear( and apply this trth( aswe deal with or own mental attitde sins. Let s preach abot the danger of leaving evil within the life( and let s be

!nown as fanatics if necessary( bt let s try( with all or strength. $o stop men and women falling to the place we haveread of here in these verses.

0. Let s be alert to the signs of national discipline in or own nations. "e are called to be the watchmen for ornations and preach the trth to the people in order that they might receive the best the Lord has for them( not thedestrction that will always come pon those who re#ect GodIs way for them. $here is no escape from the conseencesof persistently wrongfl actionsD

8. Let s be alert towards those who #oin or fellowships bt appear nable to worship or pray alod. Let s becarefl of sch people( for those who cannot worshippray are( either spiritally yong and still learning( or they areagents of the enemy. ,ll who !now the Lord can por their heart ot towards Him( even if in pain in prayers of angish.@e carefl of those who give no evidence of intimacy with the Lord.

9. $here is no netrality in the ,ngelic 'onflict. "e are either for the Lord or against Him. $he prophetic words of

;oses here are fearflly accrate and remind s that the Lord !nows the end from the beginning. "e are standing withthe Lord( and He is already the victor. Let s embrace His victory and stand firmly in His $rth. )n the midst of difficlttimes we are to remember the accracy of his prophetic words( and we are to stand for the trth( for the LordIs will isbeing wor!ed ot pon this earth inspite of all SatanIs attempts to destroy it.

DOCTRINES

SIN SIN UNTO DEATH

6. $here is a sin nto death 6 &ohn 9164( 6=( 6 'orinthians 66106(02:

2. $he sin nto death is the physical death of a believer( where ltimate discipline is administered to the 'hristian de tonconfessed sin of a serios natre.

0. 'onfession of sin nder the concept of ) &ohn 61< is the way to forgiveness.

8. E%amples of sin nto death1?a:$he 'orinthian Pervert ? 6 'orinthians 9:


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b: $he 'orinthians who habitally came to the Lord*s $able in an nworthy manner. 6 'orinthians 6612=?02:c: ;oses Aeteronomy 02187?92:d: ,chan &osha =164?24:e: ,nanias and Sapphira ,cts 91 6 ?6 6:

9. "hilst there is a sin nto death there is no condemnation to them in 'hrist &ess ? all believers /omans 716:.

4. $he effect of the sin nto death is to redce the time which a believer can spend on earth accmlating good of

eternal worth. $he gold( silver and precios stones of ) 'orinthians 0166?69.

CHRISTIAN LIFE BAC#SLIDING AND RECOVERY

6. Aefinition ? falling from the standard of living that the Lord calls s to and living at a lower level of belief( behavior(and emotion. Living in a state of embarrassment at the gospel( thin!ing as an nbeliever wold.

2. $he Lord !nows who are his( we don*t. 2 $imothy 216

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/omans 6816= ? /ighteosness( Peace( &oy'olossians 0162?69 ? 'ompassion( Kindness( Hmility( Gentleness( Patience( -orgiveness( Love( Peace( $han!flness6$hessalonians 610 ? -aith( Love( Endrance( Hope

2. )n principle( it is the imitation of God Ephesians 916:. $he reason we are left on the earth after salvation is to prodcefrit. &ohn 69164( Philippians 816=:

0. "e prodce frit by hearing the word ;ar! 812>?27: and applying it to or lives. Hebrews 812:

8. -ailre to grow and prodce frit means divine discipline even to the point of the believer*s early departre from thislife. L!e 6014?< &ohn 6912:

9. /ewards in eternity are distribted on the basis of faithfl prodction. 6 'orinthians 016>?69( 2 'orinthians 916>:

4. -rit is not to be confsed with spirital gifts. $hese are listed in /omans 6214?73 69167?63 Ephesians 816: and other places.

=. +ne can !now 'hristians by their frit ;atthew =164?2>3 L!e 4180?893 6&ohn 016> R 663 &ohn 6917: especially bytheir love &ohn 60109: bt not by their gifts( as Satan can imitate them 2$hessalonians 2116

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=. )t is therefore of critical importance that we worship in accordance with biblical doctrines. $his is especially important insinging as becase of pleasant msic it is easy to forget or ignore the meaning of the words being sng.

7. People worshipped the Lord &ess 'hrist. ;atthew 2166(

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Ob )t wold appear that Satan appealed against his sentence and said Qhow can a God of Love sentence any of hiscreatres to the la!e of fireMQOc $he answer is in the character of God who is H+LC as well as L+JE. His holiness can only #dge sin and rebellion.Od $he la!e of fire therefore was not created for man. ;an ends p in the la!e of fire de to his own negative attitdetowards God.

9. ;,IS /+LE ) $HE ,GEL)' '+-L)'$Oa $his sentence which was given before man e%isted has not yet e%ected and will not be so ntil the end of the

;illennim in /evelation 2>16>.Ob $here mst be a long lapse of time before the sentence is e%ected with this period being ta!en p with the whole ofhman history. $herefore the prpose of the e%istence of the hman race and its relation to God can only be e%plainedas a testimony to the angels.Oc $hrogh the creation of man God provides a clear legal witness to Satan and his angels of their sin. $he whole ofhman history is to prove certain points to the angels. $hings can happen in yor life as a believer in the Lord &ess'hrist and these can only be e%plained as a testimony to the angels.

4. -,LL +- ;, ,A J)'$+/C +- $HE G+A ;,Oa ;an starts off lower than the angels. Hebrews 21< tells s that &ess 'hrist made Himself a little lower than theangels.Ob ,lthogh ,dam failed to be victorios the Lord &ess 'hrist replaces ,dam in history and won the battle in Hishmanity. 6 'orinthians 69122 tells s that in ,dam all die( in 'hrist shall all be made alive.Oc , new form of creatre #dges come into e%istence and will #dge the angels 6 'orinthians 416?0

=. S);)L,/)$)ES @E$"EE ,GELS ,A ;,Oa ,ngels and man!ind have a nmber of parallels with hman free will being tested in e%actly the same way as angelicfree will.Ob ,ngels began in innocence and fll obedience to God &ob 071= E5e!iel 27168?69:;an began in innocence Genesis 2129:,ngels sinned ? rebellion of Satan )saiah 68162?68:;an sinned ? rebellion of ,dam Genesis 016?=:,ngels are divided into two categories ? elect or fallen.;an is divided into two categories ? believers and nbelievers. &ohn 0104:

7. ,A,; ,A -/EE")LLOa God created ,dam and Eve( to show Satan that man!ind( created lower than angels Hebrews 214?=:( wold chooseto obey God. ;an!ind therefore( by a choice of freewill( wold decide whether to obey God and be blessed( or to disobeyGod and be #dged the same choice that Satan had:.

Ob , test was institted for man*s freewill ? obedience to God or disobedience. Genesis 2164?6=:. ,dam ? and thereforeall man!ind ? sinned and thereby rebelled against God. ,ll of man!ind( therefore( is in the same condition of sinflrebellion as Satan.Oc However( God institted another test of freewill for man!ind ? will they choose to retrn to God throgh &ess 'hrist(or will they choose to contine in sin and rebellion &ohn 0164( 2 Peter 01

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Oa -rom the fall of man to the ascension of 'hrist the line of 'hrist and &ess 'hrist himself were the target of attac!.+nce the ascension was a fact in history Satan was nable to attac! the line of the Savior.Ob $he resrrection( ascension and session of the Lord &ess 'hrist cased intensification in the angelic conflict.Oc +nce 'hrist is glorified at the right hand of the -ather the angelic conflict becomes intensified in the 'hrch age.Od Every 'hrch ,ge believer is now a target and becase of this every believer has had special provisions made forhim1

i: )ndwelling of the Holy Spirit &ohn 6816=:ii: )ndwelling of &ess 'hrist &ohn 68120:

iii: 'ompleted canon of Scriptre 6 'orinthians 6016>:

60. P/+G/ESS)+ $+ $HE L,KE +- -)/E$his e%plains the actions of the Lord &ess 'hrist from the time he sat down at the right hand of the -ather ntil the Last&dgment. Psalm 66>16 says $he Lord OGod the -ather said to my Lord OGod the Son( Sit tho at my right hand ntil )ma!e thine enemies thy footstool.Oa $he first stage )nsrgency warfare Pentecost /aptreAring this time He calls ot the personnel who will replace the angelic concil members who have been condemned6'orinthians 817( 416?0( 2 $imothy 2162( /evelation 0126$he angelic concil comprises God and all the angels as seen in 6 Kings 2216

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i%: "hen we don*t allow the Holy Spirit to control or lives( we open orselves p to Satanic attac!. 6'orinthians =19( 2 'orinthians 2166( 6 $imothy 9168?69:%: $he Lord will allow Satan to attac! a believer as discipline for nconfessed sin. 6 $imothy 612> cf. 2'orinthians 621=:%i: Satan cannot indwell or possess a believer( only begile them. Galatians 016:

c: $owards the world in general1i: $he "orld ? Satan tries to deceive the nations. /evelation 2>1=6 >:

RELIGIONSee page 64

ANTI SEMITISM

6. God*s promise to ,braham ? whoever blesses the &ews( God will bless3 whoever crses the &ews( God will crseGenesis 6216?0:.

2. History shows a correlation between the rise and fall of Empires and their treatment of the &ews.a: ,nti?Semitic ? Spanish Empire 64th centry( /ssian Empire 6th centry( a5i Germany 2>th 'entry.b: Pro?Semitic ? @ritain in 6th.

0. $he concept of )sraela: /acial &ew ? one who is descended from ,braham( )saac and &acob.b: /eligios &ew ? one who practices &daism.

c: /egenerate &ew ? born again( now part of the body of 'hrist /omans

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4. $he fig tree prophecy shows that with the emergence of )srael and many other nations we are the generation that willsee the Second 'oming of 'hrist. v 02?09:

=. $he passage concldes with a warning to be prepared for the retrn of the Lord in glory. v 04?96:

GOD DIVINE GUIDANCE THE WILL OF GOD

6. $hree categories of will in history

a: Aivine will sovereignty:b: ,ngelic will.c: Hman will.

2. ;ain areas of the will of God 6 &ohn 0120:a: -or the nbeliever ? salvation 2 Peter 01: ? "hat God allowsc: +verrling mbers 20: ? "hen God overrles

9. Principles of Gidancea: Knowledge of biblical principles in the believer Psalm 0217( Proverbs 016?4( )saiah 97166( /omans 6212:b: Srrender and filling of the Holy Spirit /omans 4160( /omans 6216?2( Ephesians 916=?67( 6 &ohn 61

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V&& $7: $he natre of the sieges that will lead to the collapse of the city and nation will be e%treme(even for the ancient world. $he starvation and disease within the gates will lead to madness for many well before theenemy brea! in to !ill and enslave the srvivors. ,fter both ta!ings of the city the victors had to encamp the srvivorsand feed them for many wee!s before they were even fit to be sold as slaves. $he cannibalism of the sieges weremoderate evils to some others that occrred( that the prophet casts a cloa! over to spare s all the horror of the thoghts

of them. $here is no limit to the depths that Satan will lead men and women into if they give themselves over to him(rather than serve the Lord. $here are only the two options3 we either serve the Lord or the enemy.

V&& $ $: ;an!ind will be in fear one way or the other pon this earth3 godly fear or terror based fear.$o comprehend and trly see the trth abot eternity and infinity yo will stand in fear before the heavens( for yo willnderstand yor finitde and bow yor head before the niverse( or its creator. $his is a prifying fear( for it leads tohmility and finally to relationship with the creator. )n the @ible it is called the fear of the Lord. $o fail to stand in fearbefore the great n!nown of the niverse is to demonstrate yo have no brain at allD

;any people choose not to thin! abot the trth of their state as creatres before their creator( and so they openthemselves to the second fear. $his second fear is the gt wrenching fear of those who are doomed in the fallen city andface the terrible conseences of their past decision ma!ing. $here is no hope then( for the only one who can providehope is the creator whose rlership over them they have re#ected. )f they do not ac!nowledge the Lord their God as therler over all( then they will face the #dgment of the one to whom they owe their allegiance.

V&& ?. ?/: $he reslt of a siege is that amongst the starving poplation vitamin and mineral deficienciescreate awfl s!in( gm( and other )mmne collapse associated diseases that are li!e plages. $he things li!e this( thatthe people feared as slaves in Egypt will be the thing they have to face again if they wal! away from the Lord. $he livesof slaves were not good( as few received adeate ntrition and most died yong of malntrition related diseases( #st asthose in a besieged city wold.

"hen people have prosperity they can have optimal ntrition and good health( bt as people wal! away from God theirhealth will sffer( becase the self centred behaviors that Satan encorages are always destrctive of physical as wellas mental health. $he things that they escaped from as slaves in Egypt will appear again( and they will not sha!e themoff( bt they will consme their bodies ntil they die. God is not being mean and heartless as He allows these things tocome pon them( for these things are the natral conseence of re#ection of the divine plan for man!ind.

V&& ?2 ?4: $hey will be redced to small nmbers3 even less than the nmbers of the E%odsgeneration. $his wold occr dring the first e%ection of the fifth cycle of discipline 4>9?974. -rom a total poplation of

several million in the =0>s the nmbers of &ewish people fall to arond 9>>>. 'aptives heading into @abylon nmber8(4>> &eremiah 9210>: and nearly all are slaves. $he reason for their decline in nmbers is clear3 they wold not obeythe words of the Lord their God. $hey will be scattered to the most distant places from )srael. $his dispersion reached itsltimate point only in the 6s when &ewish people served in ,ntarctica. &ewish people today certainly worship all thematerial world( #st as the Gentiles do.

+bedience is the only pathway to blessing for GodIs people. God will re#oice over His people either to lift them p or castthem down. How is this possibleM God re#oices in or spirital growth( and if we obey He can re#oice over s in blessing(bt if we refse to obey and grow( then the only way the Lord can trn that arond is by discipline. He re#oices over thispath only becase it will lead to blessing eventally( when the people retrn to the path of obedience. $he Lord will bevictorios( and He will re#oice in His victory over sin( the only estion is whether we are re#oicingD Hebrews 6216?69./efer to the E@'", 'ommentary on this passage and read that throgh. /efer also to the @$@ stdy A)J)EA)S')PL)E.

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