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Daniel's Chapters
The Oracles of God
.. Daniel - Hebrews
Chapter 5, Verse 11 to 14.
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Let us
begin our long journey into the "deep" that lies underneath
the surface of the Holy Scriptures, to "see" and "know"
the mighty works of God that have happened, and are happening for many
centuries, which makes His words "Absolute"! Verse
11:- "OF WHOM WE HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY, AND HARD TO BE UTTERED,
SEEING YE ARE DULL OF HEARING". These verses written in the New Testament towards we - so called Christians - now tell us to "look back" to the "first principles" written by the prophets of old, back to the time when "truth" was first formed and set down in words for our learning, so long ago. So let us start that journey to the beginning of God's laws set in words, by first unravelling the above verses from Hebrews Chapter 5. Which means, to open out the English words for us to get a better picture of what Scripture is trying to say to us as we go into the 21st century ahead. Hebrews
5 Verse 12:- "FOR WHEN FOR A TIME YE OUGHT TO BE TEACHERS, (or for a measure of duration, "you" are bound in duty to be an instructor to inform) YE HAVE NEED THAT ONE TEACH YOU AGAIN, (or "you" who have been informers to the people of our Heavenly Father's Law, now out of necessity and urgent want, these same teachers must now turn back to that same Law for renewal from one more teacher) WHICH BE THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF THE ORACLES OF GOD; (or, the first step to open something new. The "principles" are the beginning and cause upon which others are founded, and upon what present qualities depend. The "Oracles" are a divine communication or message from a person whose opinions have great weight and wisdom, namely, the prophets of old, - especially the "one" called Daniel - who gave us answers in life to some future events) AND ARE BECOME SUCH AS HAVE NEED OF MILK AND NOT OF STRONG MEAT". (Or the teachers in the past have had their sustenance of food from a fluid easily accessible from out of Holy Scripture, to build their beliefs and churches upon. Now however, with their re-learning the teachers are "forced" to have mental power to attack something solid which is not easily broken, such as the nourishment of edible flesh of man or beast, which takes time and effort to chew). Verse 13:- "FOR EVERYONE THAT USETH MILK IS UNSKILFUL IN THE WORD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; FOR HE IS A BABE". (Or all mankind entering into learning the Holy Bible through the surface stories only is in need of practical knowledge of the "depth" of God's words that are honest, just, and upright in conduct. Because he is a child who has little knowledge of the full measure of things pertaining to the duration of time within the age-old plan). Verse 14:- "BUT STRONG MEAT BELONGETH TO THEM THAT ARE FULL OF AGE, (or having the mind of the spirit, and memory, well supplied into the state of having arrived at legal maturity). EVEN THOSE WHO BY REASON OF USE HAVE THEIR SENSES EXERCISED TO DISCERN BOTH GOOD AND EVIL"". (Or, likewise, bible students who are fair and just without inequalities of which there are a number, by examining with debate, and arguments in using their intelligence. Therefore, through the minds application to benefit and not accepting mumbo jumbo at face value, will have their perceptions, sensations, appreciations, understanding, good judgements etc; exercised by reason, and not ritual. Thereby, receiving clearness of mental sight to perceive as being different, both that which is right, or that which is wrong in what they had learned when they were teachers or students). If we also go to the Old Testament we read almost the same warning that Saint Paul gave in Hebrews. Isaiah 28:5-13, 29:9-24, 30:20-21. Isaiah speaks of the teachers of the people, whether they are priests or interpreters of the Law as prophets, they stumble in judgements of the Law because they are drunk with their own self-importance, and knowledge that they are right. Their precepts of the Law are not God's precepts. Their rule of actions within doctrine is inflexible and they teach things that have no foundation in God's thinking and acting processes, which continually advances and goes forward and not marking time in man-made rituals; Man's thinking becomes a trap to your hearing, perceiving, and doing what one should. Let us go forward now instead, pick up the holy book read, and hear your God, don't just give "Him" lip service from the precepts of men, which have turned all the things upside down. Open your eyes in the light of the Law hear the voice of the "Comforter", which are these words sent by "Him" and no other. Understand what you are reading and not what the teachers have told you to understand. The title
of this book is called, "WHERE THE CARCASE IS", which are words
taken from Matthew
24:28:- "FOR WHERESOEVER THE CARCASE IS, THERE WILL THE EAGLES
BE GATHERED TOGETHER". This verse speaks towards the remnants of
the Hebrew/Israelite nations that are within the earth as we enter the
close of the twentieth century, and "where" we may find them.
The 66 books contained in the Holy Bible is the secular and spiritual
history of this nation, played out by factual people in a factual manner.
If you think any of it as a poetic fairy story, then forget that thought
right here and now. We must deal with the natural history of this nation,
and the supernatural history also, running side by side in the earth.
-Many students squirm at the mention or notion of the supernatural because
they are afraid to face it as reality- though it is conducted in another
time frame than our own. One must come to the realisation that to take
the supernatural, out of the Holy Bible one is left with only the covers.
From the moment God said -"LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR OWN IMAGE, AFTER
OUR LIKENESS"- then, the supernatural first came to the natural to
make it work! The supernatural is not hob goblins and ghouls, it is a
factual world which makes the natural world tick. The "whole"
story So let us now fully begin with the very "core" of the "Oracles of God", which were put into the hands of the prophet Daniel for safe keeping, he, who holds the "blueprint" for other prophecies to cross match into the acceptance of absolute truth, which cannot be altered once it is defined! Most Bible students know of Daniel's interpretation of the great image that Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon of the Chaldeans dreamed, from Chapter 2 of Daniel's book. Yet, the interpretation was cut off and sealed from its whole parts to be "opened" when needs be, centuries later, in our day. The great "prayer" of thankfulness of Daniel for the blessings of God, firstly tell us "Who" rules in the Kingdoms of men setting history on course to be lived by man. Verse
20:- "DANIEL ANSWERED AND SAID, BLESSED BE THE NAME OF GOD FOR
EVER AND EVER; FOR WISDOM AND MIGHT ARE HIS". The continuing
chapters and verses of Daniel gradually unfold that utter truth of the
ruling of God within the earth, and step by step with dates, times, and
personalities within history fulfilling these words in the kingdoms of
men. Verse
31:- "THOU O KING, SAWEST, AND BEHOLD A GREAT IMAGE, WHOSE BRIGHTNESS
WAS EXCELLENT, STOOD BEFORE THEE; AND THE FORM THEREOF WAS TERRIBLE".
In a condensed fashion verses 37 and 38 of the same chapter has shown to be, the "head of gold" of that great image which was then Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Verse 39 covers two empires. 1:- Of
the Medes and Persians, who captured Babylon. Verse 40, is the Iron of the Roman legged Empire. Verses 41-43 is the British Empire forged out of the Roman legs containing also some of the "clay" of the Hebrew/Israelite nation. Verses 44-45, is the kingdom of the King of Kings. "The Lord Jesus Christ". The Kingdom of God then enters the 7th day of rest of the Sabbath. These kingdoms will be shown later to fit within the 6 days (or thousands of years) of man's power, turmoil and evil dominion of the earth, with the seventh day Sabbath (or kingdom of peace) as God's rest. Retaining with the first prophecy to the last, the perfect numerical number of 7. Later we shall see other perfect numbers of 3,10,12, used again and again, helping to keep the "dual purposes" of the great Creator's Law flowing in sequence. Many biblical writers have noted the "duality" of things running through Holy writ, but I wonder if those same writers also have realised with what "strength" that "duality" rests upon? The whole structure of perfection and imperfection of peoples and history rests upon the "dual" balances of weights and measures! With the mention in verses 41-43 of the British Empire, and the Hebrew/Israelite nation in the same breath, is for some Bible students putting the cat amongst the pigeons, so to speak. This realisation however is an "essential" within secular history, whose very existence have changed the course of that same history. Some Biblical writers put much stress upon keeping Saturday as the Sabbath, others do not, yet, If we have to face absolute truth to find those Hebrew/Israelite nations in the world today in secular and Biblical history, we also have to face the "sign" of the Sabbath day being Saturday and not pagan Sunday as fact, and as a sign of identity between God and His people. This we read of in Isaiah 58:13-14 Verse
13:- "IF THOU TURN AWAY THY FOOT FROM THE SABBATH, FROM DOING
THY PLEASURE ON MY HOLY DAY; AND CALL THE SABBATH A DELIGHT, THE HOLY
OF THE LORD, HONOURABLE; AND SHALT HONOUR HIM, NOT DOING THINE OWN WAYS,
NOR FINDING THINE OWN PLEASURE, NOR SPEAKING THINE OWN WORDS". Some Biblical teachers will say Jesus did away with Sabbath keeping. How can this be when "He" came to fulfil the foundation stones already laid in the Old Testament? Isaiah, as we know foresaw Jesus the fulfiller of the Law, he also cemented into place the truth of the Sabbath! One cannot have "truth" one minute and for men ritualistic thinking disregard "truth" the next. Then brothers and sisters let us "plead" for truth above all else throughout the following pages of this book. I will no doubt make many enemies in doing so, but I must "plead" our Heavenly Father's cause above all that man holds dear in the vanities of his own mind. Even at this moment in time reading thus far you may shake your head in disbelief at these sayings. Each of these items -and more- stated, some persons will agree others disagree, depending upon which vanity of churches have taught you to shake the head in controlled places. Let us all succumb instead to our Heavenly Father's words from Isaiah 59:4 Verse 4:- "NONE CALLETH FOR JUSTICE, NOR ANY PLEADETH FOR TRUTH; THEY TRUST IN VANITY, AND SPEAK LIES, THEY CONCEIVE MISCHIEF, AND BRING FORTH INIQUITY". Then, if indeed it "is" that elusive "truth" you are actually seeking after, you must pardon my plea for our Heavenly Father's Holy Name to be vindicated therein, and I ask you to hear my arguments out to the last ditch. I reason in support of a "claim" also for the Hebrew/Israelite nation, and afterwards reader, you can judge me whichever way you wish? For I have then achieved my whole purpose for being here on this earth! We shall
return now to the verses in Daniel's prophecy chapter 2 and start building
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