Ten Commandments Continued:
EXAMPLE: King John III of Sweden (20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592 ) specifies his title as “king”, his domain as Sweden, and would bear his seal/signet on his degrees. The FOURTH commandment does the same for the King of Kings. It bares His title/ as CREATOR, His domain as Heaven & Earth, and His Holy Sabbath rest, which was meant for personal communion and worship with Himself, which is also His SEAL of creation. Just as the anti-Christ the pawn of Satan has a “mark” that he will to institute an place upon the foreheads and the hands of the transgressors of God word, to claim them for himself in dis-obedience to God. So unlike the mark which metaphorically uses the forehead (conscious understanding) and the hand, (socially acceptance) God has a “SEAL” to place upon the metaphorical forehead, a (conscious acceptance of God over the World), and mentions nothing about the hand. WHY? Because Gods realm is a spiritual realm, and has to be spiritually discerned, this requirement utilizes the “mind” of man in conjunction with his spirit, thus the mind alone contains the character of the person, NOT the body. No need for God to utilize the flesh with His seal as the flesh will be changed at the Second coming of Christ.
Rev 7: 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
1 Cor 15: 42 So also the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
1 Cor 15: 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
1 Cor 15: 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal put on immortality.
1 Cor 15: 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
NO need for God to use the hand during His sealing, as the hand exemplifies the flesh and social acceptance of the “mark”, aka the MARK of the BEAST. The un-changed heart, will NOT be changed at the call of God from the dust.
Satan has a mark, GOD has a SEAL!
MARK: Definition [Accuse or condemn openly or formally; classify or describe as disgraceful]
SEAL: Definition [A stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it, (the kings signet seal) An indication of approved or superior status, Affix a seal to. The purpose of this ordinance is to seal familial relationships, making possible the existence of family relationships throughout eternity. Sealings are typically performed as marriages or as sealing of children to parents. "Truth and good joined together is what is called the celestial marriage, which constitutes heaven itself with a person." This is what the “Bridegroom” Christ did through the Cross. He forever adhered Himself to His church, His bride.
Hos 2: 19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
Hos 2: 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
According to Swedenborg, true married love forms an eternal bond, an actual joining together of minds, so that married partners who truly love each other are not separated by death but continue to be married to eternity. He writes that this love is "celestial, spiritual, holy pure and clean above every love which exists from the Lord with angels of heaven and people in the church." None can come into this love, he says, but those who are monogamous and "who go to the Lord and love the truths of the church and do the good things it teaches." The below verses back up his analogy. PAUL is speaking:
Rom 8: 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Rom 8: 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
So you see my friend, the FORTH commandment of the Decalogue is most extensive, and we have only scratched the surface of what it details. For instance how “holy” is the seventh day, the Sabbath? This question begs another, how HOLY is the Sabbath to GOD Himself?
Num 15: 31 Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity upon him.
Num 15: 32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. (Just picking up firewood for the hearth, no harm right?)
Num 15: 33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. (the church in the wilderness was called the congregation)
Num 15: 34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
Num 15: 35 And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.
Num 15: 36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.
You can see from this incident that God means what He says, and says what He means, without deviation when it comes to His commandments. Why no deviation? Wasn’t it just a little transgression, can’t God forgive me for that just this once? That’s a good question and we all understand it. The issue is God is training us for an eternal holy abode, where an ABSOLUTE SIN FREE existence abides. There can be NO allowance for dis-obedience to tolerate it in the least, when it comes to the laws that govern His High and Holy dwelling place. REMEMBER from above affliction will never again arise after the consummation. NO unclean thing, un-confessed sin, hypocritical life style, can ever enter there PERIOD! And if we do NOT strive to keep ALL of Gods commands, not just the fourth, BUT ALL of THEM, and the only way we can do this is through Jesus Christ dwelling in our hearts and minds, to the degree that His life is lived out in us, then because He kept them perfectly, His righteousness will be imputed and imparted to our account, therefore allowing us to keep Gods laws perfectly through Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.
Tit 2: 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. And in the Revelation God says that if we fail to keep His commandments, if we fail to allow Christ to live out His life in and through us. We will have ABSOLUTELY NO RIGHT to enter into the HOLY CITY of GOD.
Rev 22: 14 Blessed they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. So you see folks there is much more to the commandments of God than just being 10 do’s and no don’ts. We have to study to prove ourselves approved, that’s what God says not me.
2Tim 2: 15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. We have covered the SEAL of God very briefly, now the Mark of the Beast. I will attempt to share with you just what that “mark” IS. You can research it for yourself and find the same conclusion I am sharing with you here. FIRST let’s look at the phrase closer. There is a mark and there is a beast. One identifies the other. The IDENTY is shared by both, the beast institutes the mark, and the mark is identified with the beast. If God has a SEAL that He places on His own, and we have discovered that He does, then the DIRECT opposite of this divine SEAL is the APOSTATE MARK. The SEAL as we discovered in the FOURTH commandment is the SABBATH DAY, then the apostate mark is a FALSE Sabbath day. The only day that applies is the vulnerable day of the SUN, Deis Solis as BAAL worship which God detested, was the worship of the SUN god Baal, then any day that is counterfeit to Gods holy rest day, has to be the MARK of the BEAST. So let’s look at the “beast” first. To do so, takes an extensive study of the prophecies of both the books of Daniel and the Revelation, which we do not have time within this scope of information to go into detail. So for the sake of time I will share with you what I have discovered over a 30 year period of study into this most fascinating TRUTH. The book of Daniel details several dreams and visions that came to the prophet that pointed to the future. You will find a parallel to these visions in the book of Revelation. In Daniel 7: 1-8 you will find that Daniel was given a time prophecy of the world kingdoms that would arise and fall during Earths history. From Babylon to present day these kingdoms would arise, spend their time in power and then fall. The visions covered the time span of Babylon, Medo Persia, Greece, and pagan Rome. There has never been another world empire since the time of pagan Rome, not in the sense of a world ruling entity. These kingdoms were presented to Daniel in the vision as BEAST.
Dan 7:1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, told the sum of the matters.
Dan 7:2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. (Winds in prophecy represent “Strife”)
Dan 7:3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
Dan 7:4 The first like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. The ISHTAR gate of Babylon depicts the LION
Dan 7:5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
Dan 7:6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
Dan 7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it diverse from all the beasts that before it; and it had ten horns.
Dan 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
The four world empires were depicted in Daniels vision, WHY? Because God wants us to know when the time was right these visions were made to be understood by all.
Dan 7:17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
Dan 7:18 ut the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
Dan 7:19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
Dan 7:20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
Dan 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
Dan 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
Dan 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
Dan 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
Dan 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
The above should be enough for you to “wet your whistle” and get into detail of prophecy. When you do you will discover “who the beast is, and what the mark is.” So for now let’s get back to the commandments as much as possible. QUESTION: Is the FOURTH commandment eternal? Answer YES! Eternal present/future NOT past. Did it exist before the creation of the world and humankind NO! As noted it was instituted at the end of creation week. However it will be kept sacred and holy now throughout eternity.
I intend to annotate the below verses for clarity only in BLUE bold type.
Isa 66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, (this making occurs after the Great White Throne judgement and destruction of the wicked) shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
Isa 66:23 And it shall come to pass, from one new moon to another, (a monthly 30 day cycle) and from one sabbath to another, (a weekly 7 day cycle) shall all flesh (the flesh will be glorified and immortal) come to worship before me, (a heavenly congregation) saith the LORD.
What day the angels worshiped on is NOT mentioned anywhere in scripture, because every day in heaven is a worship day. BUT now because of the redemption of humanity God has designated a certain day.
Heb 4: 1 Let us therefore fear, (have our spiritual awareness acute) lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, (His Rest as we have discovered is the seventh day the Sabbath Day) any of you should seem to come short of it. (Miss IT.)
Heb 4: 2 For unto us (PAUL speaking, we apostles and believers in Jesus ) was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: (the ancestors & patriarchs) but the word (the truth about God rest day did not matter to some such as the man above who was stoned for disobedience) preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard.
Heb 4: 3 For we which have believed (taken God at His word) do enter into (HIS Seventh/Sabbath Day) rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works (the creation of the SABBATH REST on the Seventh Day) were finished from the foundation of the world. (Finished at the Creation Week, the very beginning or foundation of Earths creation)
Heb 4: 4 For he (GOD) spake in a certain place (EDEN) of the seventh (concerning) on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day (the Sabbath Day) from all his works.
Heb 4: 5 And in this again, If they shall enter into my rest. (the Sabbath Day)
Heb 4: 6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, (NOT ALL but SOME, there will be many who reject this because of a hard heart) and they (the ancients who disbelieved and perished) to whom it was first preached entered not in (Kept NOT Gods day of Rest) because of unbelief:
Heb 4: 7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his (GODS) voice, harden not your hearts. (Don't be stubborn and unbelieving)
Heb 4: 8 For if Jesus had given them rest, (If Jesus had designated a different day than the very day He Himself made at the end of Creation week) then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. (Wouldn't He have told us to worship on a different day if it had been changed from the beginning)
Heb 4: 9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. (The ONLY rest from creation to recreation and behond according to God OWN word is the SABBATH/Seventh Day which is Saturday NOT Sunday the Deis Solis Day of the SUN)
Heb 4: 10 For he (the one who believes) that is entered into his (JESUS CHRIST) rest, he (the true believer) also hath ceased from his own works, as God from his.
Heb 4: 11 Let us labour (STRIVE) therefore to enter into that (specific) rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Now let’s turn to the FIFTH commandment:
Honoring our parents. Question: Is this command eternal? Answer: NO! It is a temporal command for the human family. Does that mean if a parent and a child both make it to Gods kingdom that this command would be needed? Answer NO it will NOT be necessary as corruption has put on incorruption, and incorruption cannot dishonor anyone or thing.
Exo 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Number SIX: Self explanatory! Exo 20:13 Thou shalt not kill. Will there be murder in heaven? Won’t be needed there.
Number Seven: Self explanatory! Thou shalt not commit adultery. Will there be ADULTERY in heaven? Won’t be needed there.
Number EIGHT: Self explanatory! Will there be THIEVES in heaven? Won’t be needed there.
Number NINE: Self explanatory! Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Will there be LIARS in heaven? Won’t be needed there.
Number TEN: Self explanatory! Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Will there be GREED, LICENCIOUSNESS, CRUELTY, COVETOUSNESS in heaven? Won’t be needed there.
IF THERE IS ANY OTHER INPUT INTO THIS ANALYSIS OF GODS COMMANDMENTS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THEM.
May God richly Bless your study of His Word.
