The Great God Who Is Jesus Christ

     Today let's consider the great God who is Jesus Christ. Pictured above we see a beautiful rainbow and clouds that Jesus created. Job 26:7 says He (Jesus) stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. Water weighs 800 times more than air, yet it is lifted against the force of gravity, held in suspension above the earth in clouds, moved to definite locations, and brought down as rain.

     How incredible that clouds can hold so much water and not flood this earth. This is because when Noah was saved from the flood, God promised by a rainbow not to flood this earth. The Lord Jesus said at Genesis 9:13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud. And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

     After looking at the picture above, only a fool would say God did not create the beautiful rainbow and the clouds that hold large amounts of water without breaking and releasing the floodwaters onto the earth. How heathenish and insane for anyone to say that all things in the world are just the result of a fortuitous concourse of atoms. The bible is the truth and proclaims that the Lord Jesus created everything at Colossians 1:16. For by Him (Jesus) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.

     Pictured above we see that John 1:1 says that Jesus is God. Only a fool would say that Jesus is not God because Psalm 14:1 says The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. Let's compare two scriptures from the bible proving that Jesus is the Word and God. First say John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Now let's see who the Word is that is God by saying Revelation 19:13. And He (Jesus) was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of God. Jesus is The Word of God and Jesus is God. Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning, confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel that Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again.

     And here's another scripture proclaiming that Jesus is God. 1 John 5:20 says And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. In other words if you want eternal life where you live forever in peace, receive by faith with your heart the Lord Jesus. How foolish was the atheist that asked the judge to make a holiday celebrating atheists who deny God. The atheist told the judge that christians have Christmas and Easter; therefore atheists should be given a day to celebrate atheism. The judge replied, you already have a holiday for atheists called April Fool's Day because Psalm 14:1 says The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.

When you call the atheist prayer line, no one answers

When a man saw an atheist in a coffin at the funeral home

He said "All dressed up and no place to go."

     Since I have proven today by the bible that Jesus is God, I will also prove that Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one. When you get saved and confess that Jesus is God, you also receive the Holy Spirit. Take time to compare two scriptures below that define the Greek words advocate and Comforter to both be parakletos.

     1 John 2:1 says My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate (parakletos) with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And John 14:26 says But the Comforter (parakletos), which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 

     This proves that when anyone gets saved and receives the advocate who is the Lord Jesus, they also receive the Comforter Holy Spirit at the time of salvation. The advocate Jesus and the Comforter Holy Spirit are one and the same (both defined in Greek to be parakletos). In other words the Holy Ghost is the Lord Jesus who is the advocate who defends us from the devil's accusations.

     Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one. 1 John 5:7 says For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. If I take three cups and fill them with water, there are three different cups but the same water. If you get saved with Jesus, you have the Father, and also have the Holy Spirit the moment you are saved. You don't have to work after salvation to get the Holy Ghost. Romans 8:9 says But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. It's impossible to have Jesus and not have the Holy Spirit. Salvation is not progressive. Salvation is instantaneous. When anyone receives the Lord Jesus, they also receive God and the Holy Spirit at the same time of their salvation.

     Notice the pictures above and open your bibles to Job 9:9 that tells us that the Lord Jesus maketh the stars called Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. Psalm 147:4 says He (the Lord Jesus) telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite. 

     Since the angels are called stars and saved christians are like angels, the Lord Jesus knows the number and names of all the saved christians and will save them from the troubles of this world. Jesus said at John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of them. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. Jesus said at John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

     Jesus said at Revelation 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. Jesus said at Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they (saved christians) neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

     Notice the picture above 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 picture above 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.

     Arcturus is the middle star in the top picture above with the tail of three stars called the sons of Arcturus. This is stated at Job 38:32 that says Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? The sons of Arcturus are three stars in the tail of Arcturus that form the handle of the Big Dipper. 

     Arcturus is a star in a very bright northern constellation called Ursa Major (the Great Bear) that revolves around the North Pole once every 24 hours called the nightly watcher that never sets in the northern hemisphere and remains visible throughout the night. God is so omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent that He can guide Arcturus with his sons that travels at a speed of 273,000 miles per hour relative to the sun as a fixed point of reference to measure the motion or position of other objects..

     To find Arcturus in the picture above first locate the Big Dipper asterism that is seven bright stars that form a ladle shape in the northern sky. Next identify the three stars called the sons of Arcturus that make up the handle of the Big Dipper. Then make an arc to Arcturus with a curved line extending from the handle of the Big Dipper. Continue the curved line for the same length as the Big Dipper's handle and you will land on the brilliant, distinctly orange colored star called Arcturus. To confirm that you've found Arcturus, continue looking past Arcturus in a straight path south to reach another bright star called Spica that is blue white in color and next to the moon.

     Some biblical scholars identify Arcturus not as a single star but as a group of stars in a constellation called Ursa Major or the Great Bear with his sons. The sons of Arcturus are three stars called Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid that form the tail of the Great Bear or the handle of the Big Dipper. Some alternative views suggest that the sons of Arcturus refer to a smaller constellation called Ursa Minor (the little bear), which appears to follow or revolve around the larger Great Bear in the northern sky. 

      Orion is the star in the picture above on the far left that is surrounded by bands. Orion is a constellation that looks like it binds up an impious and irreverent giant that some say is the fool Nimrod who tried to build the tower of Babel above God. The Lord Jesus confused the languages of the people and stopped the building of the Tower of Babel. Jewish tradition says that God bound Nimrod whose name means rebellion in the bands of Orion that looks like a hunter as punishment for his rebellion. Job 38:31 says Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? The Lord Jesus is so powerful that no man can loose the bands around Orion. Orion is located on the celestial equator, making it visible from nearly every part of the world. 

     No man can guide Arcturus with his sons because this blazing sun, 22 times larger than our sun, moves through space like a rocket gliding forward at over 5000 miles a minute guided only by our Lord Jesus. And only the Lord Jesus could create Orion that is so vast that its glory reaches out some trillion miles in all directions. And the Lord Jesus also made the milky way galaxy with the 9 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto) that is so big that it would take light one hundred million years to travel from one end of it to the other end.

     Next if you look in the picture above to the far right you will see Pleiades that is a cluster of seven large stars and other lesser stars closely bound and grouped together. Job 38:31 says Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? God is so powerful where only the Lord Jesus can hold and keep the 7 stars of Pleiades together. This demonstrates human limitations compared to God's divine power. Psalm 14:1 says The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 

     According to ancient tradition, the rising of Pleiades coincided with the arrival of spring. The sweet influences of Pleiades refers to the delights of spring, the blooming of the flowers, and the return of warmth. God asks Job if he has the power to bind or stop the arrival of spring. Just as no man can prevent the seasons from changing, no man can restrain the sweet life giving power that God has set in motion. 

The Oldest Weather Forecast Ever

     Genesis 8:22 records the oldest weather forecast ever that was written in 1491 BC by Moses. Genesis 8:22 says While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. God's weather forecast is 3510 years old and has been consistently accurate every year. Every year we see seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night. And this weather pattern will not cease while the earth remaineth. So don't worry about global warming and climate change.

     Today climatologists use short 120 year records of weather patterns predicting that global warming and climate change will soon occur that could destroy our planet. Don't fear these climatologists: Fear God and believe God's accurate weather forecast that has been consistent for the last 3510 years. The polar vortex happened during January 2019 and Chicago, Illinois experienced a temperature of -30 degrees that was colder than Antarctica.

     Don't believe the climatologists. Believe God's 3510 year old weather forecast that has always worked consistently every year like clockwork. Every May of every single year we see the buds of daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses, and tulips appearing. Every May of every single year we see farmers everywhere planting corn, wheat, peppers, carrots, lettuce, and cucumbers. God's weather forecast is an accurate scientific and prophetic fact that will continue while the earth remaineth.

     Romans 1:20 says For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. Psalm 104:1 says Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Who layeth the beams of His chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds His chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind. 

     If you look at the lowest stars in the picture above you will see the chambers of the south or the constellation over Antarctica and the most remote southern regions of this earth. The Lord Jesus also made another group of 36 stars called Mazzaroth mentioned at Job 38:32. Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Amos 5:8 says Seek Him that maketh the seven stars (the constellation of Pleiades) and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord (Jesus) is His name.

     Note that a constellation is a group of visible stars that, from Earth's perspective, appears to form a shape or outline. Note the five famous constellations pictured above that almost anyone can find. Arcturus within Ursa Major (the Great Bear), Orion (the Hunter), Andromeda (the Chained Maiden), Canis Major (the Great Dog), and Crux (the Southern Cross). The word constellations appears once in the KJV bible at Isaiah 13:10 describing what happens when the Lord Jesus burns up this present earth and creates new heavens and a new earth with the new Jerusalem. For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. 

     Notice that the moon is described as the lesser light bride woman church married to the Sun of righteousness (The Lord Jesus) who is the greater light and the bridegroom of the church. Malachi 4:2 says But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness (Jesus) arise with healing in His wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. The Lord Jesus will come forth as a bridegroom from His chamber in the Sun rejoicing about His marriage to the bride church. 

     Psalm 19:4 says Their line (the glory of the sun and the stars in heaven) is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath He set a tabernacle for the sun. Which is as a bridegroom (Jesus) coming out of His chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 

     The sun, stars, and the heavens speak to us about the Lord Jesus and the kingdom of God. Psalm 19:1 says The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. David glorified God and said at Psalm 8:3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

     Finally note the difference between an asterism and a constellation. In astronomy, an asterism is a prominent and recognizable pattern of stars that is not one of the 88 officially recognized constellations. Unlike constellations, which are officially defined regions of the sky with set boundaries established by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), asterisms are informal groupings used by astronomers for easy navigation. Many asterisms are subsets of a larger constellation. For example the Big Dipper is an asterism within the constellation Ursa Major containing the star Arcturus.

     Note also that the Hebrew word for constellations called mazzalot that refers to the idolatrous worship of the zodiac constellations with astrology appears once in the bible at 2 Kings 23:5. King Josiah condemned the worship of the mazzalot zodiac constellations by idolatrous priests that burned incense to Baal, the sun, the moon, the planets (called mazzalot zodiac constellations), and to all the host of heaven. And he (Josiah) put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense to the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets (mazzalot zodiac constellations), and to all the host of heaven. 

     The term mazzalot is closely related to Mazzaroth found at Job 38:32. While the two are often used interchangeably to mean the zodiac, Mazzaroth typically refers to astronomy and the physical constellations that convey blessed spiritual wisdom about the Lord Jesus, whereas mazzalot can carry the connotation of luck associated with the zodiac and astrology (the occult practice of fortune telling) that the bible explicitly forbids. Like Josiah, christians should condemn and forbid astrological worship of the mazzalot zodiac constellations by horoscopes that deify celestial bodies. Christians should only worship and glorify the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:31 says That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord (Jesus). 

     Josiah was the greatest king that ever lived beside the Lord Jesus and condemned the worship of the mazzalot zodiac constellations. 2 Kings 23:25 says And like unto him (Josiah) was there no king before him, that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him. An unnamed man of God prophesied about Josiah before Josiah was born. 1 Kings 13:2 says And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and unto thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

Get saved, repent, decide to stop sinning,

Confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel,

That Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again

     I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at 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 our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.