PRE-PASCHA MEDITATIONS
A note to Syriac or Aramaic
Christians:
The time to stand united has come; the
WHOLE House of Israel… yes, the WHOLE House… is coming under persecution
world-wide, both the natural and the grafted-in branches.
It is time to lay aside differences
and seek The LORD in repentance, on our face.
It is clear that the 10 kings of Revelation 17 are actively pushing
their agenda to eliminate all those who hinder their program.
Followers of Y’SHU+
the M’SHIKHA are the only ones on the face of this
earth who can, through their obedience and their prayers, hinder their
efforts. The satan knows this, thus the
persecution of the Whole House of Israel.
Also note: I have used the form, Y’SHU+
the M’SHIKHA through-out, as found in the Peshitta,
instead of the Jewish form of Y’SHUA+ haMOSHIYACH.
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Meditations
for the Pre-Pascha Season
(The Passover Season, 2016)
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Now is My+ soul troubled;
and what shall I+ say ...
FATHER,
save ME+ from this hour ?
but for this cause
came I+ unto this hour.
FATHER,
Glorify Thy Name.
Then
came there a Voice from Heaven, saying,
I have both glorified It,
and will glorify It again.
John12:27-28
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Meditation Verse
Ephesians 1:5
Having predestinated us unto
the adoption of children by Y'SHU+ the M'SHIKHA to HIMSELF, according to the good
pleasure of HIS Will,
In the literal Greek:
Having pre-defined us
for placing as a son through Y'SHU+ the M'SHIKHA
unto Himself according to the good
pleasure of HIS will.
The literal Greek,
expanded in meaning*:
The FATHER , Having pre-defined
us for the purpose of placing us as a son through Y'SHU+ the M'SHIKHA unto The
FATHER Himself , according
to the good pleasure of HIS
,The FATHER'S ,will.
{ *See the discussion of
the Greek grammar at the end of the post .}
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Now, from the Syriac / Aramaic translations
of Dr’s. Etheridge, Murdock, and Lamsa, courtesy of Dukhrana.com :
| Ephesians 1:5 - and in love predesignated us unto himself, and constituted us children in Jeshu Meshiha, according to the pleasure of his will; | |
| Ephesians 1:5 - and adopted us for sons, in Jesus the Messiah, as was agreeable to his pleasure: | |
| Ephesians 1:5 - And he marked us with his love to be his from the beginning, and adopted us to be sons through Jesus Christ, as it pleased his will. |
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| MEDITATION | ||
Our Great Heavenly FATHER made
a way ... ONE way ... for mankind to come unto HIMSELF. The LORD Y’SHU+ told us
what that one way is.
Our Heavenly FATHER has no
"favorites" among mankind. HIS
Great Heart is open to all. All are invited.
Because sin entered the Adamic
race, however, Our Heavenly FATHER re-defined or re-set the boundaries of who
will enter Heaven. After Adam's sin, not
ALL MEN will enter Heaven; it would be defiled if that were so.
HE put limitations on
the Adamic race in regards as to who would enter into the Heavenly realm.
These limits HE set in motion
in accord with HIS Only-begotten SON+ before the foundation of the kosmos, the
world.
What
were these limitations ?
These boundaries, which were
pre-set before the foundation of the kosmos, the world, were defined by
and through Y’SHU+ theM’SHIKHA .
All men are invited to come to Y’SHU+.
HE+ is said to be "the friend of sinners." That is, HE+ receives
every sinner no matter what the sin, for cleansing ... if the sinful one
repents and converts to following Y’SHU+.
HE+ said, " I+, I+ AM the
Way, the Truth, and The Life; no man comes to The FATHER but by ME+.
" John 14:6
Thus, knowing ahead of time the
sins of mankind, our Heavenly FATHER re-defined who among men could come to
HIM... before the foundation of the world, before there were any
"Adams."
All who repent and are
converted from their Self-serving life to follow Y’SHU+ the M’SHIKHA as LORD and
master of their life are the ones who enter into Heaven.
They are the ones who gain that
placement there as sons. They are the ones who receive a NEW IDENTITY ... an
identity which was established before the foundation of the world.
They are the ones who choose Y’SHU+.
The FATHER , having pre-defined
us for the purpose of placing us as a son through Y’SHU+
M’SHIKHA unto Himself
, according to the good pleasure of HIS
Will, chooses us WHEN WE CHOOSE TO FOLLOW Y'SHU+.
We cannot come to The FATHER
any other way.
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LET US PRAY:
Let us pray:
Dear Heavenly FATHER ...
We have sinned...
in thinking that we can live
any way we want to because we have been pre-selected to have a place in Heaven.
We have erred...
living as though we could
never lose that placement, even though we were serving Self by having that very
mind-set.
We have mis-judged...
Thy fatherly goodness
extended to all mankind and taken advantage of it. We even promoted
un-discipled living to others, thinking that we were pre-selected and others,
obviously, were not.
We repent...
of mis-representing Thy
Character, to others , to our own Self.
We accept...
the boundaries placed upon
mankind: that we must be born from above in order to enter Heaven.
Not one person comes to
THEE+, O FATHER, except through Thy Beloved SON+, the LAMB+ of GOD, slain from
the foundation of the kosmos, the world, for us.
We openly acknowledge...
the limitations THOU hast
established about who enters into Heaven.
Blessed be GOD: FATHER, SON+,
and HOLY SPIRIT.
In our heart-felt repentance and
amendment of life, we beseech THEE to make us acceptable to THEE through Thy
Beloved SON+, our LORD and SAVIOR Y’SHU+ M’SHIKHA.
Amen.
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Glory be to The FATHER,
and to His Beloved SON+
Y’SHU+ the M’SHIKHA,
and to
the Blessed RUACH
haKADOSH.
ONE GOD:
FATHER,
SON+,
and HOLY SPIRIT,
both now and forever,
world without end.
Amen.
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Worthy is the LAMB+.
Worthy is The LAMB+
that was slain.
Worthy is the LAMB+,
slain
from the foundation
of the earth.
Revelation 13:8
*Discussion of the Greek grammar
of Ephesians 1:5.
KJV: Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of
children by Y’SHU+ M’SHIKHA to HIMSELF,
according to the good pleasure of HIS Will,
Expanded Greek:
The FATHER , Having pre-defined
us for the purpose of placing us as a son through Y’SHU+
M’SHIKHA unto The
FATHER Himself , according
to the good pleasure of HIS
,The FATHER'S ,will.
At the beginning of the verse,
the verb participle is aorist active and nominative. The subject is found in
the previous verses, hence "The FATHER" is the subject telling us who
did the action.
The two pronouns, Himself
and HIM refer back to The FATHER, by a logical and careful reading of
the verse. They do not refer unto Y’SHU+.
The verb participle, pro-oriz0,
has been translated in the KJV as "pre-destination." The pre- means beforehand, obviously.
The second part of that verb, horiz0,
means to set as a boundary, a limit, to mark out definitively. We recognize this as the English word "horizon."
Horiz0 has nothing to do with something one is
helpless to either avoid or to bring about... as the word "destiny"
means.
This word simply means pre-set
or pre-defined and it refers to the defining of those who qualify
to enter Heaven into the Presence of GOD. They are defined as persons who
follow Y’SHU+, whose lives are centered "within" HIM+.
This limitation or definition was
set before the foundation of the world, before mankind was created.
Hence, pro-oriz0,
does NOT MEAN predestination.
It is unfortunate for Christendom
for that word and concept to be found in this verse in Holy Scriptures.
That erroneous translation
seemingly establishes the erroneous concept of persons being pre-selected for
an entrance into Heaven, regardless of how they live before The LORD.
The "adoption of
children" phrase comes from huiothesia. That is, huio
= son, plus thesis ( from tithemi = to place) . Hence, it means sonship or to
be placed as a son.
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