Today,
reply is on “the law and the prophets” as described in the
Scriptures. Through Adam and his sons who served as Patriarchs, a
priesthood appeared that made atonement on the earth modeled after
that in the heaven. The regular use of judges who would resolve
conflicts and settle disputes by applying the law, and the ongoing
use of prophets for admonition, guidance, and warning both would be
established as part of the perpetual covenant of Israel began through
Moses. It is written: Matthew 5: 11-20, King James Version (KJV):
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute
you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my
sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your
reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were
before you. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have
lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good
for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill
cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are
in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 17
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am
not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you,
Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise
pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore
shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so,
he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever
shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you, That except your
righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes
and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
A fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion &
Spirituality using the ID “andrew” (Level 1 with 100 points)
posted the following:
how
prophets are described ?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: For we have not followed cunningly devised fables,
when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from
God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him
from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we
were with him in the holy mount. We have also a more sure word of
prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light
that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star
arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the
scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came
not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as
they were moved by the Holy Ghost. (2nd Peter
1: 16-21, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Why
Is Passover Important? (03/01/2020); The Place to Start (12/23/2019);
A Death Penalty Necessary? (11/27/2019); Moses Appearing Having Glory
(11/25/2019); Prophets After Jesus Christ? (06/04/2019); How GOD
Speaks Today (12/10/2018); The Priesthood of Adam (11/02/2018)
“andrew”,
for many believers today, “the law” means the Torah, the Covenant
of Moses, or the Ten Commandments; issues of correction, discipline,
living routines, and punishment are foremost. While, “the
prophets” mean the major and minor servants of GOD identified as
messengers and spokespersons in the Old Testament writings. For
Christian believers, “the law and the prophets” can be understood
as the two earliest streams of divine revelation to mankind whereby
divinity was made knowable, known, accessible, and approachable. The
life essence (i.e., breath; spirit; utterance; word) imparted
to Adam from the makeup of GOD included inseparable content from the
divine fullness such as balance, consciousness, integrity,
personhood, self-will, wisdom, and wrath against sin. The endowment
of spirit from GOD is what Christians also call the Comforter, the
Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Prophecy, the Spirit of
Truth. Transgression of the sacred law by the male and female pair
disrupted divine order throughout the universe, for the divine law
and its sanctions are immutable. Mankind became subject to
imperatives within the law that require an utter destruction of sin
that we speak of as the second death. Mankind presently is in
a season of grace wherein, rather than interventions that display
authority, dominion, and power to force and impose divine
prerogative, eternal purpose, and the sovereign will of GOD, graphic
and memorable displays of the character and nature of divinity (we
say, the image of GOD) are being made that will allow mankind to
resemble, reflect, and reveal the character and likeness of Jesus
Christ. Those who become born-again also must grow-up again, and
become mature and ripe for harvest by the Lord at his appearing. As
vessels of divine DNA so to speak, the sons and daughters of GOD who
are joint-heirs with Jesus are to develop through discovery, gradual
growth, sacred practice, prophecy, unselfish service, study of the
holy writings, and suffering. Consider again the following that uses
language from the Bible, and a selection from the music ministry of
John Michael Talbot:
(1.)
Exodus 20: 18-21, King James Version (KJV): 18 And all the people
saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the
trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they
removed, and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou
with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we
die. 20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to
prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin
not. 21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the
thick darkness where God was.
(2.)
John 4: 23-24, KJV: 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the
true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth:
for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and
they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
(3.)
James 5: 9-11, KJV: 9 Grudge not one against another, brethren,
lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of
the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the
patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is
very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
(4.)
Revelation 22: 8-10, KJV: 8 And I John saw these things, and heard
them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship
before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then
saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy
fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which
keep the sayings of this book: worship God. 10 And he saith unto
me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time
is at hand.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (5.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E91OE5u1wA.) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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