Just one angel who appeared to Ornan at the threshing floor destroyed in an instant 70000 people. Jesus allowed this angel to destroy 70000 people because David had sinned and trusted in his flesh by numbering the people and not trusting the Lord Jesus to fight his battles. 1 Chronicles 21:14 says So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel 70000 men. And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and He repented Him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
The people's lives were spared by the prayers of David. 1 Chronicles 21:17 says And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued. After David's prayers for the people, 1 Chronicles 21:27 occurred that says And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
The angels of God protect saved saints. Psalm 34:7 says The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. Psalm 91:11 says For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Angels are very powerful. Note the great power that just one angel has that protects saved saints. According to 2 Kings 19:35 just one angel protected Hezekiah and destroyed in just one night 185000 Assyrian enemies trying to kill Hezekiah because of his faith in the Lord Jesus. 2 Kings 19:35 says And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians 185000: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. The angels of God that protect us all are very powerful and just one angel can take out 185000 enemies in one night.
Next take a good look at the above picture of Jacob's dream of a ladder to heaven with angels ascending and descending on the ladder and the Lord Jesus at the top of the ladder. The story of the above picture is at Genesis 28:12 and says And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. Now the bible is like a puzzle that we need to piece together to understand Jacob's dream of a ladder. John 1:51 says And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Notice that according to John 1:51 the ladder is Jesus (The Son Of man) that the angels are ascending and descending upon.
The picture above gives us an illustration of Jesus (the ladder) who is the Captain or General of the Hosts of angels with Michael (the warring archangel) that the Father dispatches to protect his saints while these angels do warfare against the devil and the evil forces of this world. This is proven by the scripture Judges 5:20 that says They fought from heaven; the stars (angels) in their courses (ladder) fought against Sisera (field of battle or fighting the field world).Type Judges 5:20 in the search box on the website blueletterbible and then click the box strongs: When you see a number by each word, click the number to learn the Hebrew and Greek definitions of bible words like stars, courses, and Sisera.
When I meditate on the power of angels and just how one angel in two different cases took out 70000 and 185000 people quickly, I praise our Jesus who willingly went to the cross of Calvary and died for us all by not calling more than 12 legions of angels (81912 angels because one legion of angels is 6826 angels and 12 x 6826 equals 81912) to protect Himself at the Garden of Gethsemane.
Pictured above we see Simon of Cyrene assisting Jesus by carrying the cross for Jesus. Jesus revealed to Brother Bob the reason that the Father had Simon of Cyrene help the Lord Jesus carry the cross. Jesus got to a point where He could no longer carry the weight of His cross. If you ever get to a place in your lives where you feel that the persecution is too much and you feel like you can not carry the weight of your trials, remember like Jesus, God will send a Simon of Cyrene to help you carry and overcome your burdens.
Finally notice the above picture of Jesus when he was a little boy teaching the doctors in the temple. Wouldn't it be an honor to hear Jesus when he was a child speak and answer any question because Jesus is wisdom. The bible scripture that is about the above picture is at Luke 2:46 and says And it came to pass, that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. I also would be astonished at Jesus' understanding and answers when he was a little boy because the child Jesus was and is God.
Jesus truly is wisdom because 1 Corinthians 1:30 says But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. Now again like a puzzle put the bible together and realize that Jesus who is wisdom is better than silver, gold, rubies, or anything you can desire. With Jesus or wisdom is length of days and riches and honour along with pleasantness and peace. Proverbs 3:14 talks about wisdom or Jesus saying For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
And the queen of Sheba will rise up and condemn this end time generation for not receiving Jesus whose wisdom is much greater than the wisdom of Solomon. Matthew 12:42 says The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon (Jesus) is here. And we know that Jesus is the greater one mentioned by the queen of Sheba because Jesus truly has greater wisdom than Solomon. Jesus is wisdom.
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to contact Brother Bob anytime by emailing rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up the Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
The angels of God protect saved saints. Psalm 34:7 says The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. Psalm 91:11 says For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Angels are very powerful. Note the great power that just one angel has that protects saved saints. According to 2 Kings 19:35 just one angel protected Hezekiah and destroyed in just one night 185000 Assyrian enemies trying to kill Hezekiah because of his faith in the Lord Jesus. 2 Kings 19:35 says And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians 185000: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. The angels of God that protect us all are very powerful and just one angel can take out 185000 enemies in one night.
Next take a good look at the above picture of Jacob's dream of a ladder to heaven with angels ascending and descending on the ladder and the Lord Jesus at the top of the ladder. The story of the above picture is at Genesis 28:12 and says And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. Now the bible is like a puzzle that we need to piece together to understand Jacob's dream of a ladder. John 1:51 says And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Notice that according to John 1:51 the ladder is Jesus (The Son Of man) that the angels are ascending and descending upon.
The picture above gives us an illustration of Jesus (the ladder) who is the Captain or General of the Hosts of angels with Michael (the warring archangel) that the Father dispatches to protect his saints while these angels do warfare against the devil and the evil forces of this world. This is proven by the scripture Judges 5:20 that says They fought from heaven; the stars (angels) in their courses (ladder) fought against Sisera (field of battle or fighting the field world).Type Judges 5:20 in the search box on the website blueletterbible and then click the box strongs: When you see a number by each word, click the number to learn the Hebrew and Greek definitions of bible words like stars, courses, and Sisera.
When I meditate on the power of angels and just how one angel in two different cases took out 70000 and 185000 people quickly, I praise our Jesus who willingly went to the cross of Calvary and died for us all by not calling more than 12 legions of angels (81912 angels because one legion of angels is 6826 angels and 12 x 6826 equals 81912) to protect Himself at the Garden of Gethsemane.
A legion was a body of soldiers during the time of Caesar Augustus that consisted of 6826 men (6100 foot soldiers and 726 horsemen). Look at the wonderful words of our Lord Jesus at Matthew 26:53 that says Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and He shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? Everyone reading this right now praise our Lord Jesus for not calling twelve legions of angels to stop his death on the cross of Calvary because Jesus willingly sacrificed his life for us at the cross, destroying all our fears, problems, and the devil forevermore.
Pictured above we see Simon of Cyrene assisting Jesus by carrying the cross for Jesus. Jesus revealed to Brother Bob the reason that the Father had Simon of Cyrene help the Lord Jesus carry the cross. Jesus got to a point where He could no longer carry the weight of His cross. If you ever get to a place in your lives where you feel that the persecution is too much and you feel like you can not carry the weight of your trials, remember like Jesus, God will send a Simon of Cyrene to help you carry and overcome your burdens.
Matthew 27:32 describes the picture above saying And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear His cross. Notice that Simon of Cyrene was compelled to carry Jesus' cross. Simon in his flesh did not want to assist Jesus. Most people do not want to help people carry a burden. But when the Holy Ghost compels us to help our brothers and sisters, like Simon of Cyrene we all should yield to the Spirit and be a blessing to our brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus. Let us tell God like Jesus Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. Galatians 6:10 says As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
If the trials of life and persecutions seem too much, just think about how Jesus handled persecution, and you will receive strength and peace to survive with Jesus. Be like Jesus and when you are reviled do not revile back. When you suffer and are persecuted while serving Jesus, do not threaten anyone but commit yourself to Him that judgeth righteously. 1 Peter 2:21 says For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth: Who, when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, He threatened not; but committed Himself to Him that judgeth righteously. In other words Let go and let God by saying I am crucified with Jesus Christ while you see all your troubles removed and healed at the cross of Calvary that is the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
If the trials of life and persecutions seem too much, just think about how Jesus handled persecution, and you will receive strength and peace to survive with Jesus. Be like Jesus and when you are reviled do not revile back. When you suffer and are persecuted while serving Jesus, do not threaten anyone but commit yourself to Him that judgeth righteously. 1 Peter 2:21 says For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth: Who, when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, He threatened not; but committed Himself to Him that judgeth righteously. In other words Let go and let God by saying I am crucified with Jesus Christ while you see all your troubles removed and healed at the cross of Calvary that is the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Think about how Jesus was mocked and persecuted before the chief priests, Pilate, and Herod. Jesus did not threaten or curse them and did not say a word. Let's all be like Jesus and not threaten anyone but instead bless and pray for our enemies. I believe that the ultimate love was shown by Jesus when He hung on the cross of Calvary and his response to the mockings and persecution was Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And even through the sufferings of the cross, Jesus took time to show love and compassion to the thief by him by saying To day shalt thou be with me in paradise while another wicked thief railed on Jesus.
Jesus loved and saved this thief while carrying the weight of all the sins of the world from billions of sinners. Be like Jesus and keep loving and saving people ignoring the minor troubles and little headaches of this world. Hebrews 12:1 says Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him (Jesus) that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
Finally notice the above picture of Jesus when he was a little boy teaching the doctors in the temple. Wouldn't it be an honor to hear Jesus when he was a child speak and answer any question because Jesus is wisdom. The bible scripture that is about the above picture is at Luke 2:46 and says And it came to pass, that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. I also would be astonished at Jesus' understanding and answers when he was a little boy because the child Jesus was and is God.
Jesus truly is wisdom because 1 Corinthians 1:30 says But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. Now again like a puzzle put the bible together and realize that Jesus who is wisdom is better than silver, gold, rubies, or anything you can desire. With Jesus or wisdom is length of days and riches and honour along with pleasantness and peace. Proverbs 3:14 talks about wisdom or Jesus saying For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
And the queen of Sheba will rise up and condemn this end time generation for not receiving Jesus whose wisdom is much greater than the wisdom of Solomon. Matthew 12:42 says The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon (Jesus) is here. And we know that Jesus is the greater one mentioned by the queen of Sheba because Jesus truly has greater wisdom than Solomon. Jesus is wisdom.
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Confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel
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I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to contact Brother Bob anytime by emailing rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we all meet again soon to lift up the Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
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