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NASB | Matthew 7:23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:23 "And then I will declare to them publicly, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME [you are banished from My presence], YOU WHO ACT WICKEDLY [disregarding My commands].' [Ps 6:8] |
Subject: What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? |
Bible Note: Taleb, I was reading an article on Revelation 2-3 and thought you might "see" the connection the articles makes with xmas at the end. I cut parts to make it fit. http://www.meguiar.addr.com/demise_3_perg_two.htm “the Doctrine of Balaam” After the death of the Apostles and the coming of Constantine, Christianity taught the heathen everywhere simply to baptize their idols and retain them. This has been repeated many times in the history of the professing Christian Church. We know by the history that the snare that Balaam set for Israel was to MIX Israel up with the worship of Baal/Lord... Numbers 23:6 – 9: ... “Balak brought me from Aram, the King of Moab from the eastern mountains. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.’ How can I denounce/curse those whom Jahwah has not denounced/cursed? From the rocky peaks I see them – from the heights I view them. I see a PEOPLE WHO DWELLS APART/LIVES ALONE/separated – surely a people who live by themselves/dwelling alone and not mixed up with the nations! Dwell is 1931 – shakan is “permanently stay” “alone” is 909 is badadi is to divide – be solitary.[ii] Thus it would read: “I see a people who permanently remain divided and alone and not mixed with the nations – they will not be like the other nations”. They differed from all the neighboring nations, not only in their religion and sacred rites, but also in their diet, and dress, and common usages, as a people called out of the world, and not to be conformed to it. They never lost this until they “mingled among the heathen/nations.” It is the duty and honor of those dedicated to Jahwah to be separated from the world, and not to walk according to the course and custom of it. Numbers 22:41 ... Bamoth Baal is described as worship of the SEVEN PLANETS: the Sun, the moon, and the planets in 2 Kings 23:5 Then he killed the priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense to Bamoth Baal (to/at the High Places of Baal) - to the SUN, to the MOON, and to the planets (the seven heavenly lights that rule over the days of the pagan week) i.e. to all the hosts of heaven.)[iv] Balaam now proceeds to build seven altars as related in Numbers 23:1-3: Then Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars,[v] (one to each of the seven planets) and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. Then Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure Jahwah will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. Balak now takes Balaam to a place where he will surely find evidence to curse Israel with: To a place spread out and filled with Angelic watchers that keep constant watch over Israel; to the Top of the one that cuts up and dissects the burnt offering and examines each piece very closely. Surely that will turn up sin. Numbers 23:27-30 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please Elohim that thou mayest curse me them from thence. And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. Numbers 25:1-5 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. And they called the people unto the sacrifices (the covenant sacrifices) of their g-ds: and the people did eat, and bowed down to (worship) their g-ds. And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of Jahwah was kindled against Israel. And Jahwah said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before Jahwah against the sun, that the fierce anger of Jahwah may be turned away from Israel. And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor. The name of Baal-peor must be examined in two parts, Baal and Peor. Baal is the name of the g-d (the worship of the seven planets), and Peor is the name of the site, also called Beth-peor in Deuteronomy 3:29.[viii] Peor is a hole or opening and appears to be derived from a verb denoting to open wide, to uncover. Thus Baal-peor was the opening or door to the worship of Baal and the seven planets. In Jahwah's eyes, participating in a feast of Baal is the same as engaging in idolatrous worship of that false g-d. Whether it is feasting at Christmas – The Feast of Saturn/Nimrod or worshipping and feasting on Saturday – the day set aside for Saturn, it is engaging in idolatrous worship and has been strictly forbidden by Jahwah. These are false appointed times that are dedicated to Bamoth Baal and the worship of the seven planets. |