GET THEE OUT OF THY COUNTRY, PART VIIII
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I stand here to profess to you, Israel, that,
, the BLOOD OF THE COVENANT, has come (Exodus 24:8). I stand here publicly proclaiming to all righteous people of the earth, that there is no need to be sorrowful, there is no need to be weary, there is no need to be cheerless. The One you have been looking for is come. Christ, , the Son of God, , has come! And the only way you could possibly know who He is, is if the Father, , reveals Him unto you! Praise ! Praise !
is the Creator of the Universe, THE ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE BEGINNING AND THE END, THE FIRST AND THE LAST (Revelation 22:13). After begat , there was no need for Him to create anything else. is the first of His kind, because He has the fundamental nature, quality, and essence of . Therefore, He and His Father are one, which is why His Father, , gave Him all power, and all authority, to do all things--in heaven and in earth (John 10:30; Matthew 28:18).
As the chief in order of time, place, and rank above all the angels, it is
who formed and created the earth (Hebrews 1:4-7, 10). Without Him, the earth would lack the necessities needed for life to exist. You can look at the world in its current state, which has been under Satan's rulership for 6,000 years, and know that it is in need of . We all have seen what the devil can do. So, can you imagine what the Creator of the whole planet earth can do!
In the beginning,
created the earth and it was good. At His return, He shall establish the Kingdom of , the Kingdom of Heaven. He has fixed the order of things so that at His Second Coming, all that was set forth by divine decree shall occur. For just as He is the Beginning, He shall be standing at the End--at the end of this world's wicked rulership--to pronounce final judgment on all the inhabitants of the earth! Praise ! Praise !
Israel, I welcome you to our historic THIRTIETH ANNUAL PASSOVER/FEAST OF UNLEAVENEDED BREAD in the solar year 6013. Remember, remember, remember, Israel, that it was you and me, over 4,000 years ago, who made a divine covenant with
to be obedient to the laws, statutes, judgments, and commandments of . And we confess that is the BLOOD OF THIS COVENANT. At this moment, we are keeping the law of Passover/Feast of Unleavened Bread. However, we must be obedient to His laws in our "daily" lives.
Abraham obeyed the will of
by keeping His laws. His life story shows how we must live our lives today. So, let us continue our course of following the journey of Abraham in this seminar series entitled, "GET THEE OUT OF THY COUNTRY," PART 9, which has persistently exposed the remarkable parallel to our journey as his descendants today. To bring back to mind what we learned in part 8, please turn to Genesis, Chapter 12, verses 7 through 8:
[7] "And the Lord,We have uncovered thus far that the same Christ,
[8] And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord,
, who visited Abraham, also manifested Himself physically to us as the Son of . When He appeared to Abraham, He blessed him with a full mental understanding of who He is. When He visited us, He came as our Friend, commanding all of the righteous who possessed perfect faith and had a strong desire to withstand His divine judgment to change our character, leave the mindset of America, and be renewed in the spirit of our minds. These are the righteous who shall receive the promises of that He made to Abraham. Praise ! Praise !
Our research verified that when Christ,
, returns, He shall make diligent inquiry to determine if we executed His orders. One particular examination will be to determine if we followed His checklist of setting up His Feasts wherever He had chosen to place His name. Consider how much better you would feel, knowing you kept the Feasts of similar to the Feasts that Abraham setup. Abraham setup the Feasts of in a temporary sanctuary easily transferable from place to place, and large enough to accommodate any who wished to attend--even in difficult situations. And, in like manner, today, despite difficult circumstances, the Feasts of are to be setup any place on earth with large seating capacities open for all those who wish to come and worship .
We also verified that our current Feasts were to be transferred from Canada to the friendly Hill Country of Texas, and that we are to take full account of all events that transpired during our move. So that, at Judgment Day, we will have written statements as to all services rendered to us--whether meritorious or immoral. In closing, we reminded the nations that they have an open, eternal invitation to come to the Feast of Tabernacles: The only time divinely decreed for all Nations to come up, worship, and show their thanksgiving to
. Praise ! Praise !
Our goal today is to reveal what we must do next, now that our Feasts have moved. Genesis, Chapter 12, verses 9 through 10 shows what Abraham did after receiving a visit from
, and it is exciting! So, let us now dive into our studies for today by turning to Genesis, Chapter 12, verses 9 and 10:
[9] "And Abra[ham] journeyed, going on still toward the south.After Abraham had a Feast unto
[10] And there was a famine in the land: and Abra[ham] went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land."
in the place where had chosen to reveal Himself, [he] journeyed, going on still toward the south. This leads us to wonder what caused Abraham to take this journey, because he had already reached the land he was to inherit from . Better yet, for what reason did he go on toward the south, down into Egypt to sojourn there, especially at a time when there was a grievous famine in the land?
To answer these questions and many more, let us begin our critical examination of these Scriptures with the phrase, Abraham journeyed, going on still toward the south. Journeyed in the Strong's Hebrew Dictionary of the E-sword, copyright 2000-2009, Computer Software, under reference number 5265 is spelled ??? (Nun, Samech, Ayin) pronounced naw-sah. Naw-sah means to "pull up, esp. the tent-pins." Hence, when Abraham took this journey he pulled up the tent-pins.
Pull in The American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software, means to "draw out (a weapon) in readiness for use." Draw out is to "discover," which means to learn, which leads us to "study;" and under the etymology of study it reads, "apply oneself to" (in the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software). Draw in the Webster's New World College Dictionary, copyright 1997, on page 414, means "to compose a document in proper form." On page 403, a document is described as, "any written item, as a book, esp. of a factual nature" (according to Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, copyright 1999, Computer Software).
On the other hand, up--from the term pull up, on page 1465 (of Webster's New World College Dictionary, copyright 1997)--means "to a greater degree; advanced in amount; into actions." In the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, copyright 1999, Computer Software, under the word up is up to. Up to is also defined as, "having adequate ability for"; which is "power to act mentally and morally."
Pull up from journeyed means to apply oneself to a greater degree and in such an advanced amount that one can compose books of a factual nature in the proper form; and at the same time, applying what is learned into one's actions so as to go gain the power to act mentally and morally.
Our facts support that journeyed from the phrase--journeyed, going on still toward the south--signifies that Abraham took a "scholarly" journey. One of which he studied to such a high degree and he advanced in such a great amount that he wrote books! And, the books he wrote were in the proper form, because they were of a factual nature, that is, with supporting references.
He was so advanced that he brought his studies into practice or actions. By studying and applying that which he studied, Abraham gained the mind power to act morally. In doing so, His studies suddenly became (as a weapon) ready for use, as he continued toward the south, down into Egypt.
Returning to the definition of the word pull ("to draw out [as a weapon] in readiness for use"), The American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software describes a weapon, "as an instrument of defense in combat, which is the same as "war." Defense in the Webster's New World Dictionary, copyright 1998, Computer Software, is "support by speech or writing." From the perspective of the word journeyed, it can be said that Abraham used His studies as an instrument to support his speech and writings in a war of words.
We can further enhance this compelling study through breaking down the term "tent-pins" from the definition of journey, which means to "pull up esp. the tent-pins." In the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, copyright 1990, under reference number 168 a tent is a "Tabernacle." A Tabernacle in The American Heritage Dictionary, copyright 1969, on page 1307, is "the portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant through the desert."
We learned from Genesis, Chapter 14, verse 13 that Abraham was a Hebrew. During his time, the Hebrews did not have the "Ark of the Covenant," which held the law that was given to Moses in the wilderness. Therefore, what ark did Abraham have in a portable sanctuary?
Ark of the Covenant in the Nelson Illustrated Bible Dictionary, copyright 1995, is also known as, "ark of the testimony." Ark in the Noah Webster's Dictionary, copyright 1828, Computer Edition, is an ark, which is described as a "depository." Depository is a "collection" (according to the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software). Testimony under the cross reference number 5707 from 5715, in the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, copyright 1990, is the same as "recorder" and "witness." Witness in The American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software is, "one who can give a first hand account of something seen, heard, and experienced."
So, tent is a portable sanctuary in which the Hebrews carried a collection of recordings made by one who could give a first-hand account of something seen, heard, and experienced.
Testimony in the previous Strong's, under cross reference number 5749, also means to "testify," meaning "to publish and declare freely; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others knowledge of something not known to them," as referenced in the Noah Webster's Dictionary, copyright 1828, Computer Edition. Testimony is synonymous to "information" (as cited in The Synonym Finder, by J. I. Rodale, copyright 1978, on page 1225).
Finally, pin from the tent-pins is synonymous to "nail," which, from the verb perspective, means, "to gain through understanding of" (as found in The American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software).
So, tent-pins references a collection of recordings published and declared freely to give information that was used for the purpose of communicating to others knowledge of something not known to them, that they might gain this knowledge through understanding.
Conclusively, Abraham had a collection of recordings in a portable sanctuary, which he and the Hebrews carried through the desert. These recordings contained all that
freely published and declared to Abraham. Because he studied diligently from this collection, he was able to give a personal, firsthand account of what he saw, heard, and experienced with . However, he did not study the testimony of only to gain knowledge, but to also have a full understanding so as to apply it to himself. He went on to publish his own books, written in the proper form as prescribed by , which included supporting references.
In these books, he compiled everything
had declared freely to him, for the purpose of communicating to others all the knowledge of His teachings that they did not know. Not only was Abraham a prolific writer, but he was in fact a walking testimony, because he acted in accord with the moral teachings of . He, therefore, had a personal testimony ready for use in a word war. As the descendants of Abraham, we must take the same scholarly journey to support our speech and writings.
We must follow Abraham's example, by publishing books, using the proper divine method prescribed by
. In addition, we should all have a library of the teachings of in books; recorded audio tapes, CD, and/or DVD formats, etc., which are available in our portable sanctuary during the Feasts of . Truly, we must never forget that He taught us 2 Timothy, Chapter 2, verse 15. Let us read this Scripture:
"Study to show thyself approved unto God,When
came, He commanded that we study and learn of all that He testified to, and that we apply that information to better our lives individually and our Nation as a whole. Only when we do this will we have the mental power to act in accord with His moral teachings.
testified to us about Himself. He even published books about Himself, and what He declared was not known to us until His coming. Our divine purpose for having a first-hand account of seeing, hearing, and experiencing the teachings of Christ, , is to communicate this information that is not known to all nations. To do this successfully, we must have a testimony of ready for use in a word war as we go on, still toward the south, which will be at a time of grievous famine in the land. Praise ! Praise !
Let us continue with the phrase going on, still toward the south. Going on in the Strong's Hebrew Dictionary of the E-sword, Computer Software, copyright 2000-2009, under reference number 1980 means "speedily; to walk (to and fro)." To and fro under reference number 3318 means "to utter," which is the same as "publish," in the Webster's New World Dictionary, copyright 1997, on page 1470.
On the other hand, walk in the Noah Webster's Dictionary, copyright 1828, Computer Edition, means "to be stirring; to walk the streets." Stir, from stirring, in the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, means to "rouse from indifference." Indifference in the aforementioned Noah Webster's is a "state which no moral reason preponderates." Preponderate in the Webster's New World Dictionary, copyright 1998, Computer Software, means "prevail." And rouse is to "come out of a state of unconsciousness." Lastly, to walk the streets, figuratively represents the, "common people" or, "all the persons of a racial, national and religious group, etc." Religion, from religious, is the same as "creed."
Therefore, going on means to speedily publish to all common persons of any racial and national group and creed to cause them to come out from a state of unconsciousness in which no moral reason prevails.
These facts send a clear message that in Abraham's scholarly quest towards the south, he speedily published information about
to all nations, races, and creeds that was not known to them. By doing so, the teachings of caused many with whom Abraham communicated to come out of their state of unconsciousness. Based on the teachings of , they were able to awaken to a state of mind wherein moral reason prevailed. Praise ! Praise !
welcomes all moral men and women who receive Him and accept His moral teachings, regardless of race, creed, or color. All good people who take on the "divine" Mind of , through advanced study and diligent research, will be as Abraham: His friend.
However, as the descendants of Abraham, it is our job to speedily publish the teachings (or testimony) of
to the people. And, our testimonies must be ready for use to support us in a word war, so that we might still reach and communicate with all good people, as did Abraham, while still [heading] toward the south. Praise !
So, who are these people that Abraham and all of us, his descendants, today shall awake from unconsciousness to moral reasoning based on the teachings of
? We can find out through studying the words still and toward.
Still in the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, copyright 1990, under reference number 5265, means, "to march." March in The American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software, means "to walk steadily forward in step with others." Steady in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 6th Edition, copyright 2007, Computer Software, means "of a person's actions: persistent or unwavering in resolution, loyalty, or in a course of action; constant in commitment to a cause." Resolution is "the action of resolving or making up one's mind; confidence." And cause is synonymous to, "purpose," in the Webster's New World Dictionary, copyright 1998, Computer Software.
Toward means "so as to face." The word faced means "to acknowledge and accept," according to the previous source. It is further described in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 6th Edition, copyright 2007, Computer Software, as the future, which indicates "what will happen in time to come."
We can conclude that still and toward together mean to walk persistently and unwaveringly with one's mind confidently made up to remain loyal and constant in commitment to a purpose while moving forward in step with others so as to acknowledge and accept what will happen in time to come.
Our father Abraham walked persistently in step with others, who followed the teachings of
. They altogether acted with unwavering loyalty and were constant in commitment to Abraham's divine purpose of publishing all the information that gave him. Because Abraham and the others with him studied, rightly divided the word of truth, and applied all that information to their actions, there minds were made up. So, being apt in the knowledge of the teachings of , they had personal testimonies always ready for use. They had to be ready, or else they would not have acknowledged and accepted that they were very close to the time when they would go to the south, while there was a grievous famine in the land. And, to go down into Egypt to sojourn there.
It is a fact that those who will walk persistently in step with us today must study to have their own personal testimonies of
ready to support them in a word war. Just as Abraham and those with him, every single one of our actions must be persistent, unwavering, and loyal to our divine purpose, which is to publish and make known the testimony of to all people.
"We" are the group of committed witnesses chosen to publish the coming of Christ,
. And we must have our minds made up, and totally resolved with confidence in the return of Christ, . We must acknowledge and accept that we are very close to the time when we shall go to the place cryptically acclaimed as south. And, indeed, it shall be at a time when there is a grievous famine in the land. Praise !
Before we unearth what Abraham and the other conscious minds with him found in the south, let us first examine a rather perplexing definition for south for clarity as to where in the south they sojourned. Abraham, and those who had their own testimony of
, confidently traveled south into the country identified in Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 10:
"And there was a famine in the land: and Abra[ham] went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land."So they traveled south into Egypt. In the Strong's Hebrew Dictionary in the E-sword, Computer Software, copyright 2000-2009, under reference number 5045, south is depicted as, "the southern district of Judah, occasionally Egypt." What is strange about this definition of south? Clearly, the Scripture reads that Abraham, and those with him, went down into Egypt to sojourn there. But how can this definition of south refer to Abraham? Abraham was the father of Isaac, who was the father Jacob, who fathered the fourth tribe whose name was and still is.....JUDAH!!!! Judah could not have sojourned "with" Abraham. Therefore, this particular definition is referring to the descendants of Abraham, who are, today, scripturally and physically sojourning in the southern district of Judah: euphemistically the southern district of America--modern-day Egypt.
Let us briefly support this conclusion. Jeremiah, Chapter 13, verse 19 provides the historical evidence of what happened to the tribe of Judah:
"The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive."Let us also read, Acts, Chapter 7, verse 6 were
told Abraham what would happen to his seed:
"And God,The tribe of Judah, the so-called Black man of America, is the only nation of people who are shut up in the southern hells of North America. Even more so, we are the only people on earth with a recorded history of being captured, put into bondage, mainly in the Southern States of America, and treated evil for over 400 years.
Now, let us also read Ezekiel, Chapter 20, verse 46, to find out where
made His first appearance to us, the tribe of Judah, the lost sheep of the house of Israel:
"Son of Man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;"Question: What state in the southern part of America did the Son of man,
, make His first appearance to us, prophesying, and publishing the testimony of Himself? The answer is, FLORIDA.
With this understanding, we can now scrutinize south from another perspective to uncover what Abraham experienced there, and what we, his seed, shall face in the southern district of America--including Florida, where the Son of Man,
, revealed Himself.
In accordance with the Strong's Hebrew Dictionary in the E-sword, Computer Software, copyright 2000-2009, under reference number 5045, south also means, "to be parched; the south from its (drought); south country." Drought under reference number 2721 is depicted as "desolation, dry, heat."
Desolate, root of desolation, in the Noah Webster's Dictionary, copyright 1828, Computer Edition, means "deserted of God,
; deprived of comfort." Parched, in the Webster's New World Dictionary, copyright 1998, Computer Software, leads us to "dry," which means to be "dull" or "not active." Dry also means to be "unfruitful" or fruitless. To be fruitless in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Computer Software, copyright 2007, means, "producing no results, unsuccessful and futile." Futile means that this district is "occupied with worthless trivial matters; lacking purpose." Lastly, heat from Webster's New World Dictionary, copyright 1998, computer software, means "feeling or emotions."
South from this viewpoint means a state of being deserted of
and deprived of comfort; a state in which one is not active, producing no results, lacking purpose, and unsuccessful, while being occupied with worthless trivial matters and with strong feelings and emotions.
Therefore, Abraham and those conscious minds traveling with him experienced in Egypt a land deserted of
and a people deprived of comfort, while occupied with worthless trivial matters making them inactive, unsuccessful, lacking purpose, therefore, producing no results. In spite of their strong feelings and emotions, despite what was occupying their minds, Abraham was able to overcome all of that with what he had studied, seen, and heard, which was his personal testimony of and about .
Today, we, the seed of Abraham, are facing similar circumstances here in modern-day Egypt, America; most especially, its southern district including Florida. Some of those who followed the teachings of
have deprived themselves of His comfort because they became inactive, did not study, and failed to apply His moral teachings to their actions. Thereby, they became deserted of and .
Because of their inactivity, they are unable to produce qualitative moral results; that is, they are unable to have their own personal testimonies. In fact, they are unsuccessful in all that they aspire to do, and they are occupied with worthless trivial matters of this world, lacking purpose. To state it plainly, they are filled with strong feelings or emotions about Christ,
, instead of following His command to study to show ourselves approved unto Him.
And this is not only secluded to the South, but this goes for everybody, everywhere, who is filled with emotions, and who is not taking the time now to gain their personal testimonies about
through study, that we all might have it in our minds, ready for use, to support us in a word war. Praise !
In fact, all of the righteous among every nation of people, including Judah, need to have their personal testimonies ready for a word war. What word war? This can be answered by deducing the phrase grievous famine in the land. Moreover, it will explain why those who will have their personal testimonies will "sojourn" during this time.
For an absolutely clear understanding of the phrase, let us find out first where this grievous famine occurred by defining the word land. Land in the Strong's Hebrew Dictionary in the E-sword, Computer Software, copyright 2000-2009, under the Hebrew reference number 776 is representative of, "the earth, the world, and nations."
So, in Abraham's time, this famine affected not only Egypt and Canaan, but also all the nations of the world. Correspondedly, we, the witnesses of
, shall experience a worldwide famine. And, according to the Noah Webster's Dictionary, Computer Software, copyright 1828, famine is depicted as "a famine of the word of life."
In other words, during Abraham's sojourn, all nations of the world were affected by the famine. But the famine was not just a scarcity of food, but rather a famine of the word of life. Likewise, today, all nations of the earth are being affected in the same manner. Please turn to Luke, Chapter 4, verse 4:
AndThis further proves the famine was not of physical bread (or bread), but rather every word of
.
Let us continue our examination of the word famine. Under the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia of the E-sword, copyright 2000-2009, Computer Software, it states that famine, as used by Amos [is] to indicate the absence of Divine communications as a punishment that should come on the people, a "famine ... of hearing the words of Yahweh" (Amos 8:11). Before we make application, another definition of famine is "severe hunger," which means "desire" in The American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software. Desire is the same as "want." Some synonyms of want are, "to seek with intent to capture, crave, ache for, to desire greatly, be found wanting, thirst for, demand, miss, cry out for, dream of, hope, and burn."
In summary, all these definitions are explicit expressions of famine that affects all nations of the earth.
Since this grievous lack of the word of life would come from the absence of Divine communication from
, then it must be His punishment upon the people. Let us turn to and read Amos, Chapter 8, verse 11:
"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God,This further supports that the punishment upon the people of all nations would not just be a lack of bread or water, but also a lack of hearing the words of
.
It gets even more interesting, in the footnote of the Key Study Bible, copyright 1991, for this verse, which reads, "It does not imply a 'famine' of words to hear, but a lack of those who truly have a 'message' from God,
." This could be said of the situation in the world today--many voices claim to speak for God, , but are they faithful to His Word? Let us also read 2 Peter, Chapter 2, verse 1:
"But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord,Praise
! Do you understand now why Abraham and those with him had to have a "personal" testimony of ready for use at a moment's notice? There were obviously some false prophets throughout the earth. These false teachers claimed to have a testimony of , but their damnable heresies actually brought about "disunion," according to the Greek Dictionary of the Strong's Hebrew Dictionary in the E-sword, Computer Software, copyright 2000-2009, under reference number 139. is a God of peace, and He taught us to practice our motto: One God, One Mind, One Love, And One Action!
So, these false teachers had nothing to do with the moral teachings of
. Neither did they know how to rightly divide the word of truth in the proper form as prescribed by Him. The righteous people in every nation were just plain tired of hearing these false prophets. And they wanted a message of peace, one of hope. So they demanded, desired, and craved for Abraham, and those who had a true testimony of !
The same holds true today--in this present time. We must have our own "personal" testimony of
gained through daily study, which will be our support in this word war against these false teachers. Just as Abraham, and those who were with him, every single one of our actions must be persistent, unwavering, and loyal to publishing the "true" testimony of to reach all moral people. As in Abraham's time, we are very near to the time when the people will crave, ache, and have a strong desire for the Word of . They shall thirst for, demand, and even hope for and dream of a message from the "true" witnesses of --a good message of peace. Let us turn to and read Amos Chapter 8, verse 12 to learn what shall happen when they seek the Word of :
"And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord,The Word of
, as proclaimed by the "true" witnesses of Christ, , shall not be found. Even those who had access and even possessed His Word--such as our brethren who are shut up in the south, where the Son of Man came--shall miss, burn for, and cry out for His Word. There shall even be some who will seek to capture those who do have a "true" testimony of the teachings of , that they gained through diligent study. Saying, "Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out (Matthew 25:8)." Praise !
In the midst of all this, we shall be as our father, Abraham, and all those who had a personal testimony of
: They went down into Egypt to sojourn during this grievous famine of the Word of . We shall do likewise.
To sojourn in The American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software, means tarry, which leads us to "abide." Abide means "to continue to be sure; to wait patiently for; endure," which is the same as "persevere." Lastly, to persevere means, "to remain constant to a purpose in the face of obstacles." Hence to sojourn means to continue to be sure and to wait patiently for, while remaining constant to a purpose in the face of obstacles.
These definitions show that during the time when the Word of
was not found--a time when there was no divine communication from to the people, a time when Abraham had to take on wars of words between those who did not have the true testimony of --the true witnesses had to continue publishing the Word of in the "proper" form and in a manner that was acceptable unto . Abraham and the other moral minds with him had to remain constant to their purpose, even in the face of all obstacles. They had to remain truly committed to making known the testimony of to all the people. Whether they were in Egypt or Canaan, Abraham, and those with him had to remain on task. Mark, Chapter 6, verse 11 reads:
"And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily [Much the same today. We must choose to patiently wait for the return or Second Coming of Christ,
, and still abide in studying and researching His Word so that we might have our own testimonies. With our last breath, we must publish the true testimony of , as our job is to ascribe His greatness (according to Deuteronomy 32:3).
Moreover, let us read Matthew, Chapter 24, verse 134, which tells us why we must endure to the end:
"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.We must continue to endure so that we may publish the Word of
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."
for a witness unto all nations; for then shall the end come, and we shall be saved. Praise !
Now that we understand the "true" meaning of the famine that was and is worldwide, we can now move forward and learn why it is classified as grievous ("...for the famine was grievous in the land": Genesis, Chapter 12, verse 10).
Grievous in the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, copyright 1990, under reference number 3515 grievous is the same as "heavy." Heavy denotes "relatively great intensity; a pressing down on the mind and spirit," based upon Webster's New World Dictionary, copyright 1998, computer software. And, in the Noah Webster's Dictionary, copyright 1828, Computer Edition, heavy also connotes, "inflicting severe evils, punishments or judgments."
Grievous relates to the pressing down on the mind and spirit with relatively great intensity; as well as inflicting severe evils, punishments or judgments.
This famine of the Word of
shall press down on the minds and spirits of the people with relatively great intensity. This famine shall be the divine judgment of and His punishment on the world for all their sins of breaking His laws. Please turn to and read John, Chapter 16, verse 8:
"And when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment":
has given all judgment into the hands of His Son, , who came and told us that He shall be the final Judge, as confirmed in John, Chapter 5, verses 22 and 27, which read:
"For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son,All people throughout the entire planet shall know that this famine of severe evils, punishments, and judgments against them are of
"And hath given Him [
Himself. Let us read Matthew, Chapter 24, verses 6 through 7:
"And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.The end is near! Judgement is upon us! For all this is happening today. We have proven that at the appointed time of
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."
, He will send a famine of the word of life. Not only will He send a famine of the word of life; but right now, He has already broken the whole staff of bread in the earth with a physical famine.
The Noah Webster's Dictionary, Computer Software, copyright 1828, paints a vivid picture of this famine that has and shall effect everybody as, "a general want of provisions sufficient for the inhabitants of a country; destitution." Destitution under poverty in the Webster's New World Dictionary, copyright 1998, Computer Software, "implies such great poverty that the means for mere subsistence...are lacking." Subsistence is any, "means of support or livelihood; often, specifically the barest means, in terms of food, clothing and shelter needed to sustain life."
It goes on to list examples of livelihood as, "earnings, wages, salary, income, resources, pension, and bread and butter." Food is "groceries." Groceries are "fruits, dairy products, processed foods, frozen foods, freeze-dried foods, dried foods, instant foods, packaged foods, and canned foods."
This physical famine is a general want of provisions sufficient for the inhabitants of a country, and implies such great poverty that the means for mere support or livelihood (such as wages, resources, pension, and bread and butter) is lacking. In addition, and more specifically, the barest means, in terms of food, clothing and shelter needed to sustain life are also deficient, including, but not limited to fruits, dairy products, processed foods, frozen foods, freeze-dried foods, dried foods, instant foods, packaged foods, and canned foods.
Is this not the condition of the world today? There are insufficient jobs and inadequate shelter. The inhabitants of almost every country suffer from low wages, insufficient resources, vanishing pensions, and inability to provide basic bread and butter, as quality fruits, vegetables, and dairy products, etc.
has caused this great famine throughout the whole world. So, we can conclude unequivocally that all nations must atone for their sins and return to keeping the laws of , that is to say, follow the teachings of His Son, . Everybody must at this time, in this hour, in this day, take on the divine Mind of .
This terrible time of judgment is upon us. Therefore, you must get your testimony ready now--through diligent study and extensive research--before it's too late. Romans, Chapter 8, verse 35, reads:
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ,Nothing shall separate us, the "true" witnesses, from the love of
. And, the true witnesses of keep His commandments. Just as our father, Abraham, and the other moral people with him kept the commandments of and gained a testimony of through diligent study, so must we today!
Do not let tribulation, distress, persecution, or famine of the word of life stop you from keeping the commandments of
; especially, His instruction to adhere to 2 Timothy 2, verse 15. We must diligently study as He taught us: research all the facts and to apply that information to ourselves and our nation as a whole. Do not wait until it is too late to gain your testimony of . Your very life depends on it!
It has been my esteemed pleasure to share the word of life with you this day. And, I pray the Spirit of
rest on your hearts and your minds eternally. Shalom Aleichem, and enjoy the remainder of our Thirtieth Annual Passover Feast of Unleavened Bread. Praise ! Praise !