Therefore, the LORD himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
10 – 12 August 2023
Therefore, the LORD himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:15
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
The name Immanuel, in the title verse, Isaiah 7:14, is said to only appear elsewhere in Isaiah 8:8. In the Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary, it’s said to be from ‘Immanuw’el, purportedly a compounding of the words (#5973) ‘im, meaning “with (i.e., in conjunction with);” and (#410) ‘el, meaning “strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity):–God.”
When we examine the original text we find a gross misrepresentation in the translation. We find the word ‘Immanuw’el isn’t there, neither is it found anywhere in the original text. What we do find are two words, the first ‘immanuw, in both appearances, said to be the full name (#6005) ‘Immanuw’el; the second word is ‘el, God.
The word ‘immanuw, when appearing here and in other places other than here, isn’t assigned a number (and, therefore, neither is it given a definition) by Strong. In these different places, when used speaking of God or the LORD God, it is rendered “with us.”
We know from Matthew 1:23, where Isaiah is quoted, the transition is correct, “being interpreted ‘God with us.'” When this interpretation appears (as “God is with us”) in Isaiah 8:10 it’s from the exact words (‘immanuw ‘el) earlier rendered Immanuel.
The untranslated part, manuw, is from two words, ma, meaning “what,” and nuw, from nuwn meaning, “to resprout, i.e., propagate by shoots; figuratively, to be perpetual:– be continued.” The Hebrew word manuwn only appears one time, in Proverbs 29:21, when describing how (what?) the “resprouting,” the manifestation in the flesh, occurs.
Before looking at this concept (in Proverbs 29), in the context of Isaiah 7:15, we must remember the word nuwn is the name Nun, which describes Joshua (Jesus) as the son in perpetuity (of Nun). Proverbs 29 begins with a contrast against verse 21, verses 1 & 2 saying, “He, that being often reproved hardens his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn.”
Proverbs, the word, literally describes things to be considered and understood “before action.” The word “authority,” above in Proverbs 29:2, speaking of the consent of the governed, the consensus of the majority, is “rabah,” meaning “to increase (in whatever respect).”
The LORD uses it here to refer us to Genesis 1:28, where He gave us dominion over the earth and all that is therein, in the day He created us.
Genesis 1
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply [rabah], and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
When the LORD speaks of making us in His “likeness,” it’s the twenty-five times used word dmuwth, meaning “resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like:–fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.” This is the objective the LORD Himself long-suffer to complete, as He has throughout history, perpetually (manuwn) manifesting His presence, in His chosen flesh He first prepares (with “butter and honey”), to bring many children to this same glory.
The last appearance of dmuwth is in Daniel 10:16, when Daniel sees the sons God has made to Himself, to open the mouths of His people in this time of (Daniel rising) the judgment of God.
Daniel 10
14 Now I am come to make you understand what shall befall your people in the latter days [‘achariyth]: for yet the vision is for many days.
15 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
16 And, behold, one like the similitude [dmuwth – made in the likeness of God] of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke, and said unto him that stood before me, O my LORD, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
17 For how can the servant of this my LORD talk with this my LORD? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength [understanding of my own] in me, neither is there breath [life] left in me.
18 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto you, be strong, yea, be strong [receive this understand]. And when he had spoken [this word from the mouth of God, which is light and life] unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my LORD speak; for you have strengthened me.
20 Then said he, Know you wherefore I come unto you? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia [parac – the same as the word used in the hand writing on the wall, to tell of “dividing” and ending of the kingdom of Babylon: confusion]: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia [yayin – from who shall effervesce wickedness and flood the world with ignorance now turned insanity] shall come.
21 But I will show you that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holds with me in these things, but Michael [who is like God, made in His image and likeness] your prince.
Proverbs 29:21 says, “He that delicately brings up his servant from a child shall have him become his son [manuwn] at the length [‘achariyth – in these last days].”
1 Corinthians 13
8 Charity [freely giving this word of God as received from Him] never fails: but whether there be prophecies [men’s interpretations], they shall fail; whether there be tongues [ignorantly speaking the written word of God], they shall cease; whether there be knowledge [men’s understanding], it shall vanish away.
9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see through a glass, darkly [ignorantly]; but then face to face [realizing the LORD’s presence in His children speaking His children into life]: now I know in part; but then shall I know [I Am His child] even as also I am known [by Him to be His child].
13 And now abides faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity [freely giving this understanding].
Daniel 12
1 And at that time shall Michael [who is made in God’s likeness] stand up [‘amad – resurrected in these last days], the great prince which stand for the children of your people: and there shall be a time of trouble [tsarah – the tribulation], such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time your people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the [now opened] book.
2 And many of them that sleep [this is Abram deep sleep – Genesis 15:12] in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
3 And they that be wise shall shine [give understanding] as the brightness of the firmament [the exposition that divides the words of men from the words of God]; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.
4 But you, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end [qets]: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my LORD [‘adown], what shall be the end [‘achariyth – the last days] of these things?
As often discusses, this chapter gives the formula (time and times – both from mow’ed, meaning the appointed time) and numbers of days that add up to the time of Abram’s deep sleep, beginning then and ending now: when the LORD Himself reveals them as He opens the book and we find ourselves written therein.
Daniel 12
9 And he said, Go your way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
10 Many shall be purified [of the corruption that hold them in death’s sleep], and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination [men’s word’s and ways, as idols put in God’s place] that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days [the time, and one of the times].
12 Blessed is he that waits, and comes to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days [the other of the times – adding the time 1290 + (to the times 1290 + 1335) = the number of years since Abram’s {Abraham’s} deep sleep began].
13 But go you your way till the end [qets – the full end, now when we are awakened] be: for you shall rest, and stand [‘amad – from the sleep in death resurrected] in your lot at the end [qets – the full end] of the days [here spoken of].
Hebrews 2
1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
2 For if the word spoken by angels [as in Daniel 12] was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the LORD [here alive in Me first], and was confirmed [alive] unto us by them that heard him;
4 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost [these treasures given by Him as He spoke and worked unknown, to lead into all truth], according to his own will?
5 For unto the angels [His messengers] has he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.
6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that you are mindful of him? or the son of man that you visit him [as the Chief Overseer of the earth]?
7 You made him a little lower than the angels [as we know, these words in the original Hebrew text say he is, we are, sent, made, lacking the understanding of God, which is sleep and death]; you [LORD] crowned him [us] with [Your] glory and honor [giving us Your understanding which is Your presence manifested in us], and did set him over the works of your hands [dominion over all creation]:
8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet [not understanding that ] all things [are already] put under him.
9 But we see Jesus [Jehovah’s Salvation in the flesh], who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, [from where He has now risen and is] crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain [commander] of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
11 For both he that sanctifies [make us holy] and they who are sanctified [made holy] are all of one [BODY]: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren [children of God],
12 Saying, I will declare your name [identity] unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto you.
13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God has given me [are for signs and wonders to His people].
14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil [through those he possesses, who misled into ignorance, sleep, and death];
15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
16 For truly he took not on him the nature of angels [as simply a messenger]; but he took on him the seed of Abraham [the seed of promise, from where the king comes].
17 Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
18 For in that he himself has suffered being tempted [to doubt God is with us, alive in those who rise as His children by correction away from corrupt thinking], he is able to succor [rescue] them that are tempted.
The first time the word ‘immanuw appears speaking of God manifesting Himself into human flesh, as the Overseer of God’s plan to make man in His likeness, is in Genesis 31:50. In this passage, we’re told there’s no man to witness to what God’s sleeping people would soon, in their deep sleep, forget.
The words in verse 50 saying this are translated as “no man is with us; see, God is witness,” from the Hebrew words, ‘aiyn ‘ish ‘immanu ra’ah ‘elohiym ‘ed beyn, meaning “there is no man with us perpetually seeing as God and judging between us by rightly dividing (light from darkness).” The passage is the source of the LORD’s words, in Luke 19:40, saying, “I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.”
The word beyn, meaning “a distinction; but used only as a prep, between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either…or,” first appears nine times in Genesis 1. It first tells of the light (understanding) divided from the darkness (ignorance), next of the water below (the words of men) divided from the waters above (the words of God), in the firmament (this exposition), which God then named Heaven. The final four times come in verses 14 and 18.
Genesis 1
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide [beyn] the day from [beyn] the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights [sun and moon, church and state governments as God intended them to have His understanding]; the greater light to rule the day [those who understand self-givenance], and the lesser light to rule the night [the ignorant who reject His understanding]: he made the stars also [His people shining in the darkness].
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light [understanding] upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide [‘beyn] the light from [beyn] the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 31
44 Now therefore come you, let us make a covenant, I and you; and let it be for a witness [‘ed] between [beyn] me and you.
45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap [gal]: and they did eat there upon the heap [gal].
47 And Laban [said to mean white, as in Lebanon, where purity should be seen on high, and instead his judgment is corrupted into injustice in his governance] called it Jegarsahadutha [exhausting to record]: but Jacob called it Galeed [gal ‘ed].
48 And Laban said, This heap [gal] is a witness [‘ed] between [beyn] me and you this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed [gal ‘ed – the heap is water from these stones, now in this appointed time: mow’ed];
49 And Mizpah [the watchtower, where things far off are seen]; for he said, The LORD watch [tsaphah – meaning “to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await”] between [beyn] me and you, when we are absent [cathar – to hide (by covering)] one from another [rea’ – from our neighbors].
50 If you shall afflict my daughters, or if you shall take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us [‘immanuw]; see [ra’ah – seeing as], God is witness [‘ed] betwixt [beyn] me and you.
51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap [gal], and behold this pillar, which I have cast [yarah – meaning water flows from it, as teaching from the mouth of God, as in the name Jerusalem; yarah shalam, teaching His ways of sustainable peace and security between neighbors] between [beyn] me and you:
52 This heap [gal] be witness [‘ed], and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you shall not pass over [‘abar – now when we Passover from death into life] this heap [gal – from where these waters flow] and this pillar unto me [Laban – those still sleeping], for harm.
53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor [meaning he is asleep – Abraham’s brother, from whom Laban in descended], the God of their father, judge betwixt [beyn] us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.
54 Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread [and be awakened]: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night [luwn – they stayed permanently] in the mount [har – speaking of har-meggiddon, Armageddon, this appointed time, the rendezvous with the LORD who is here risen again {‘immanuw}, now to defeat death and hell].
1 Thessalonians 4
9 But as touching brotherly love you need not that I write unto you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10 And indeed you do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia [the houses of dead flesh, where men sleep]: but we beseech you, brethren, that you increase more and more;
11 And that you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12 That you may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that you may have lack of nothing.
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the LORD, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the LORD shall not prevent [not rise as His ONE BODY without] them which are asleep.
16 For the LORD himself shall descend from heaven with a shout [His voice as a trumpet calling all to gather to Him], with the voice of the archangel [the one who isn’t simply a messenger, but in him is the LORD’s presence manifested as God with us], and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up harpazo, natsal, as a brand plucked from the fires of hell] together [in ONE BODY] with them in the clouds [full understanding], to meet the LORD in the air [He’s cleared of the smoke that came from the bottomless pit]: and so shall we ever be with the LORD.
18 Wherefore comfort [lead into all truth] one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 5
1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the LORD so comes as a thief in the night [unknown to those sleeping].
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety [which is now the false premised of all tyrany]; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness [not ignorant of this time or the presence of tyrants and anitchrists], that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 You are all the children of light [understanding], and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our LORD Jesus Christ,
10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
11 Wherefore comfort [lead into truth] yourselves together, and edify [building into the habitation of God with us] one another, even as also you do.
12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labor among you, and are over you in the LORD, and admonish you;
13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Proverbs 29
1 He, that being often reproved hardens his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn.
3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoices his father: but he that keeps company with harlots [the unfaithful] spends his substance.
4 The king by judgment establishes the land [‘erets]: but he that receives gifts [bribes] overthrows it [the earth].
5 A man that flatters his neighbor spreads [paras – disperses from his mouth] a net for his feet.
6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous does sing and rejoice.
7 The righteous consider the cause of the poor [those without power]: but the wicked regard not to know it.
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
11 A fool utters all his mind: but a wise man keeps it in till afterwards [until after the fool suffers from his own foolishness and is ready to hear].
12 If a ruler hearkens to lies [as it is this day], all his servants are wicked.
13 The poor [the powerless] and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighten both their eyes.
14 The king that faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16 When the wicked are multiplied [as they now are and thereby sit in power], transgression increases: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17 Correct your son, and he shall give you rest; yea, he shall give delight unto your soul.
18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.
19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understands he will not answer [he will not open his mouth with the understanding he has received].
20 See you a man that is hasty in his words [without proverbs, not thinking good before he acts]? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
21 He that delicately brings up his servant from a child shall have him become his son [manuwn] at the length [‘achariyth].
22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.
23 A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24 Whoso is partner [joins] with a thief [those now in power] hates his own soul: he hear cursing, and berates it not.
25 The fear of man brings a snare: but whoso puts his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
26 Many seek the ruler’s favor; but every man’s judgment comes from the LORD.
27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
The LORD, in Isaiah 8, after telling of His people rejecting these “waters of Shiloah that go softly,” prescribes the solution, which is to seek the LORD who is God with us. The twice-used name Shiloah, meaning sent, refers to the word of God that secretly (‘at – “softly,” see Job 15:11 where it’s rendered “secret”) flows from the LORD’s messenger, who brings revelation (secrets) manifesting His presence with us: Immanuel.
Isaiah 8
7 Now, therefore, behold, the LORD brings [brought] up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria [the communist attack, with word of death, leading our nation and people into self-destruction], and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel [‘Immanuw ‘el].
9 Associate yourselves, O you people, and you shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all you of far countries: gird yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces.
10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to naught; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God [‘el] is with us [‘immanuw].
11 For the LORD spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
12 Say you not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear you their fear, nor be afraid.
13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
16 Bind up the testimony [this word of Shiloh], seal the law among my disciples.
17 And I will wait upon the LORD, that hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
18 Behold, I [the son of David, the son of Joseph] and the children [upon who these sure mercies of David have come] whom the LORD has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits [the known dead – the misleading word of the communists that are known to be the death of men and nations], and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? [Why are they still looking] for the living to the dead?
20 To the law and to the testimony [this word of Shiloh]: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry [refusing the word of God]: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry [without this word of God], they shall fret themselves, and curse their king [the son of David, the son of Joseph] and their God, and look upward.
22 And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble [tsarah – tribulation] and darkness [ignorance], dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness [into the insanity now obvious].
Malachi 3
1 Behold [see], I will send my messenger [mal’ak – My angel], and he shall prepare the way before me [panah derek paniym – I have been sent to “prepare the way of the LORD’s presence manifested to the world”]: and the LORD [‘adown – the king, who is in the line of Joseph and David], whom you seek, shall suddenly [pith’own] come to his temple, even the messenger [mal’ak – My archangel, who comes as the Chief Overseer of the earth] of the covenant, whom you delight in: behold, he shall come, says the LORD of hosts.
2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand [‘amid – in resurrection] when he appears [as My presence]? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be [I have been] a swift witness against the sorcerers [using their evil spells to manipulate and control people], and against the adulterers [who’ve left the LORD to follow men they put in His place], and against false swearers [the known liars and false accusers of our time], and against those that oppress [as policy] the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless [who don’t have a real man to protect and defend them against the attacks of the known liars and deceivers], and that turn aside the stranger from his right [from returning to the good advice they need], and fear not me, says the LORD of hosts.
6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Psalms 46
1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7 The LORD of hosts [a man of war] is with us [‘immanuw]; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
8 Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he has made in the earth.
9 He makes wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in sunder; he burns the chariot in the fire.
10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11 The LORD of hosts [a man of war] is with us [‘immanuw]; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Matthew 24
27 For as the lightning comes [as the day dawns] out of the east [anatole – the dayspring from on high], and shines [as when the sun rises] even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be [shining understanding upon all who come out of the corrupt houses, to receive the light that gives life to the world].
28 For wheresoever the carcass is [the dead body of Christ – found to be the Church], there will the eagles be gathered together [who have been strengthened and have risen into heaven: the place of full understanding, with Him].
29 Immediately after the tribulation [when understanding has come] of those days shall the sun be darkened [the churches seen to be without light: without this understanding], and the moon shall not give her light [now when civil governments reflect no understanding], and the stars shall [as the dead in the churches realized they have been and are without understanding] fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign [as the Father, the one star, in who only is this understanding and light] of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds [from where understanding has been reserved for this time and purpose] of heaven with power and great glory [the Father manifesting His presence in me].
31 And he shall send his angels [as ministers to the heirs of salvation] with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree [this nation of God]; When his branch is yet tender, and put forth [shoots forth – as in nuwn] leaves [which are for the healing of the nations], you know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise you, when you shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Truly I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. [No one other than Him here and now is declaring Himself present.]
Psalms 72
1 Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness unto the king’s son.
2 He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with judgment.
3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
5 They shall fear you as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
6 He [the LORD’s perpetual son] shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon [civil government as the LORD intended] endures.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea [from generation to generation], and from the river [these water that flow from God with us] unto the ends [ending the old and beginning the new] of the earth.
9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish [who fled from their vows, and now return] and of the isles [the place that were without His word] shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba [seven – the oath, vows they’ve vowed to God] and Seba [those who drink these waters] shall offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
12 For he shall deliver the needy when he cries; the poor also, and him that has no helper.
13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba [these treasures to those who keep their vows to God]: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
16 There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
17 His name shall endure [nuwn – the only time the word appears] forever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only does wondrous things.
19 And blessed be his glorious name [identity] forever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
