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THE MOUNTAIN OF THE EAST

Who dares to attract the Glory of God away from the midst of the city to himself? Is it Ichabod — The Glory has departed? No, not Ichabod and not even a man, but a Mountain.

Mountain?! Which mountain dares to take the manifest Glory of God away from dwelling in the City of Jerusalem to dwelling on that mountain? It is Mount Sinai — Mount Horeb? No, not Mount Sinai or Horeb, but a Mountain in the East of Jerusalem. Mount Sinai is in the southeast of Jerusalem, but this Mountain is directly located in the East of Jerusalem where the Sun rises from the East and must rise above this mountain to fully reach Jerusalem.

What?! This Mountain of the East that is neither Mount Sinai nor Mount Horeb, why would the glory of God leave Jerusalem for this Mount of the East? Is it because it's in the East of Jerusalem, where the Sun rises and the dawn comes to Jerusalem? Does the Mountain thinks it is the Garden of God located in the East of Eden? Let's us investigate this “Mountain of the East” to Jerusalem.

(Ezekiel 11:23 - LBP) - "And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city."

(Ezekiel 11:23 - GWN) - "The LORD's glory left the middle of the city and stopped above the mountain east of the city."

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Wow! Now I very curious to know the name of this mountain of the East of Jerusalem, because this Mountain attracted the glory of the LORD away from dwelling in the midst of the city of Jerusalem with all the Temple of Solomon and treasures therein, to rather having the glory of the LORD dwelling on this Mountain for so long. Ezekiel did not see the glory of the LORD again in Jerusalem until after a long time and then in “Chapter 43” Ezekiel saw the glory of the LORD returning from the East back to Jerusalem and to the temple: So from “Ezekiel 11” here till “Ezekiel 43,” the LORD's Glory did not return from the East or from this mountain of the East back to the city of Jerusalem until Ezekiel saw the glory returning and wrote:

[Ezekiel 43:1-4 BSB] — "Then the man brought me back to the gate that faces east, and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory. The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east."

Please tell me the name of this Mountain of the East, for Ezekiel did not mention the name of the Mountain of the East of Jerusalem. — Guess it's name from the popular mountains surrounding Jerusalem.

◇ Is it Mount Sinai or Mount Horeb: — No. Sinai or Horeb is located in approximately 600 km southeast of Jerusalem. It's the mountain of the old covenant or the laws of Moses, where God based to redeem Israel out of Egypt to their Promised Land. But it's not the Mountain of the East of Jerusalem.

◇Is it Mount Carmel: — No. Carmel is in the North of Jerusalem, and Elijah defeated prophets of Baal on this mountain.

◇Is it Mount Zion: - No. Mount Zion is the one of the two Mountains located directly within or inside the city of Jerusalem, and not outside the city. Actually the other mountain apart from Zion is Mount Moriah where Abraham offered up Isaac as offering to God and years later Solomon built the Temple of God where Abraham offered Isaac and called that place, Jehovah-Jireh. Thus, both Moriah and Zion are inside the City of Jerusalem.

◇Is it Mount Calvary (Golgotha): —No. Calvary or Golgotha is in the north of the city outside but close to the walls of Jerusalem in the North, not East, of Jerusalem. The Lord was crucified in this place.

◇Is it Mount Tabor also called Mount of Transfiguration: — No. Tabor is located approximately 30km northwest of Jerusalem. The Lord Jesus was transfigured on this mountain, Moses and Elijah came from glory talking with Him. But it's located in Northwest, not East of Jerusalem.

◇Is it Mount of Olives: — Yes, it is Mount Olives. Olives is the Mountain of the East of Jerusalem, located to the east of Jerusalem, providing a view of the city.

Mount Olives is that Mountain of the East of the city of Jerusalem, to which the Glory of the LORD left the midst of the city (Jerusalem) to go dwell over and above, as you read in the main Bible verse in Red.

Incidentally, when the Lord Jesus Christ held His triumphant entry into Jerusalem, He began from Mount Olives to Jerusalem; but still He and His disciples always return from Jerusalem back to Mount Olives every night to pass the night on Mount Olives, and then in the morning go again into Jerusalem, etc. for that week until the week of the Passover and He was both betrayed and arrested. The Fig tree that was cursed was somewhere around the way from Mount Olives to Jerusalem. The Holy Communion was on Mount Olives. Mary, Martha and Lazarus lived in Bethany close to Mount Olives.

But I am showing you what they call triumphant entry into Jerusalem has to do with Mount Olives releasing the King Jesus to enter the city of Jerusalem. Before that, the main verse above shows us where the Mountain of the East or Mount Olives had first snatched the Glory of God away from Jerusalem. In Ezekiel 43, you will see the Triumphant entry of this Glory of God into Jerusalem again from Mount Olives.

So, the triumphant entry into Jerusalem (from Mountain of the East of Jerusalem or Mount Olives) already happened with the Glory of God coming into Jerusalem from Mount Olives and entering the Temple of God in Jerusalem through the East Door or East Gate of the Temple for the first time the Glory of God entered through a Door in the Temple: and for that reason, that East Door through which the triumphant entry of the Glory of God from Mount Olives in the East of Jerusalem into Jerusalem and into the Temple House of God — That East Door shall be locked or inaccessible to men because the Lord of Glory had come in through that door: Only the King, Prince and the Lord can use that Door afterwards.

Other important things to note about this Mountain of the East of Jerusalem called “Mount Olives” include: The Lord Jesus Christ Ascended back into Heaven from Mount Olives, and while His disciples on mount Olives were still gazing upwards for Him, angels came to them and told them that the way they saw the Lord Jesus ascending into heaven so shall He also descend back to earth on Mount Olives bodily. After the disciples returned from Mount Olives to Jerusalem:

[Acts 1:10-12] — "And while they looked intently into heaven, while He was going, behold, two men stood along side them in white apparel, who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you watched Him go into heaven." Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey."

This means, when the Lord Jesus Christ Himself officially returns or descends from heaven for the Armageddon war, He will descend first on the same Mountain of the East of Jerusalem where He ascended — that is, He will descend on Mount Olives. When this happens, Mount Olives will be splitted and be no more. That ends or removes Mount Olives from being “The Mountain of the East of Jerusalem” because part of it will go to the North, and the other to South. As it is written,

[Zechariah 14:3-4 BSB] — "Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle. On that day His Feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, East of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south."

TESTIMONY OF DANIEL'S DELIVERANCE FROM LIONS

There's a saying among men that when one door closes another opens. But I say that sometimes or in some situations, when one door closes, another door should also close for the deliverance or benefits of the man to whom the former door closes. Some doors should close when one door closes, and some doors should open when one door opens. Otherwise, if one of the doors closes but the other doors within the boundary or network of that closed door remains open, the man may be vulnerable to deadly danger or loses.

May God help us to know the doors to close and those to open at the right time and place in His glory and praise of our salvation or grace.

I don’t mean only the literal doors but also mean ‘Mouths’ as ‘Doors.’ Open Doors sometime mean open mouths: it may take just a certain words from the mouth of the right people for the doors to be open for you. But as people's mouth-words can open doors for others, so can they also close doors for others.

What about a combination of both the literal doors and the figurative ones? A man in his house shut his door of his house, and also shut the door of his mouth and the mouths of all in his house, for deliverance. In that case, one door closes, and the other doors too must close-up.

A Tomb-Stone was used as door to shut Daniel inside with Lions – one door closed or shut against him. But there were doors that were opened within the lions' den that also should be closed or shut, for the deliverance of Daniel in the lions den. Those doors that were shut after the Lions den was shut, were the “Mouths of the Lions” within the border of the closed Den. The King had ordered his men to shut the Lions den with Daniel inside, but the God of Daniel had ordered His angel to shut the mouths of Lions in the den with Daniel inside.

(Daniel 6:22 - KJV) — "My God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt."

(Daniel 6:22 - BSB) — "My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”"

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When the old prophet came to where the dead body of the young man of God from laid, the Lion that killed him was standing there with the horse: the lion did not rip his flesh off, and did not tear the horse standing by it.

Angels can shut-up the mouths of men even inside their home. Don't tell me to shut up in my own house, and don't shut my mouth up in my home or office. An angel shut up the mouth of a priest who just gave offerings to God even inside his office or ministry as a priest, and he became dumb, for the sake of a man of God that priest was to beget. And here, an angel shut up the mouth of lions in their own den or home, for the sake of a man of God in the Lions’ home. It's like when a guest is to visit a man that feeds dogs in his compound: if he shuts the gate (one door closes), he opens the dogs mouths (another doors open). But as soon as the guest is by the door/gate, he shuts the mouths of his dogs with muzzles, chains or cage, before he opens the gate.

Okay, if the angel shut the lions’ mouths in the lions den, what about the lions paws and sharp claws? Couldn't they have used those in hurting Daniel there? This is where we look again at the main Bible verse in Red.

(Daniel 6:22 - KJV) — "My God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt."

♤1♤ — They have not hurt me: — Not that they couldn't, but because Innocency was found in Daniel before God; and also before the king, Daniel have never hurt anyone. That was the explanation or reason he gave for why they have not hurt him — Innocency was found inside Daniel. Nothing shall by any mean hurt/harm you, not just because the lions or spirits are made subject to you or because of the power or dominion the Lord gave you, but because Innocency is found in you and you are found in the Book of Life.

[Luke 10:19-20] — "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven."

♤2♤ — forasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me: —

There's a song: “My God delivered Daniel, my God delivered Daniel, my God delivered Daniel: He will surely deliver me.”

The song made me think it's “My God” that delivered Daniel: wrong, it's not “My God” that delivered Daniel, rather it's Daniel's God that delivered Daniel as you read in the main Bible verse in Red. And because the song started on the error or presumption that my God delivered Daniel, the song gave me a sense of entitlement that since “My God did it for Daniel, He will surely do it for me or He owes me that.”

For God's sake, “Innocency was found in Daniel” in the sight of God. This Innocency was not found in the young man of God from Judah. So, one man of God was practically inside the den of lions but because Innocency was found in him they did not hurt him, but another man of God was not even on a zone known for lions, and yet a lion came there to kill him. Both were men of God: But one had innocency and purity to degrees that he refused to defile himself with some food and drinks, but the other ate and drank where God told him not to do so, only because a popular prophet there told him he saw a vision of angel and made him eat and drink.

If you think all the ministers of God have the same level of Holiness, Righteousness, Justification etc., you are fooled. Indeed, Jesus Christ is our Salvation, Righteousness and Sanctification: but some of us still build up our Holiness, Righteousness, Integrity, Character, Virtue, etc while still depending on the Righteousness and Works of Christ for perfection and salvation. Now, I am not saying I am perfect in any of these, but I know and work on myself to improve: and yet I believe. We have the same Spirit of faith, we also believe like others do, and therefore have we spoken; and yet with the same of faith, some of us suffering for Christ and others only take advantage of Christ with the same faith.

In the sight of God — Innocency was found in Daniel. This means God judged Daniel and found Daniel Innocent and blameless. Therefore, though not all men of God, pastors, priests, prophets, etc., can get this report card testimony of righteousness before God, Daniel surely attain this:

[Revelation 14:4-5] — "These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being the first fruits to God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God."

Look, in John 1, two disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ each brought another to the Lord Jesus: Andrew found and brought Simon Peter, while Philips found and brought Nathaniel. Let's compare “Nathaniel” and “Peter” in the early stage when the Lord Jesus call both of them. Peter was a sinner, but Nathaniel was a man of integrity/uprightness.

—A— The Confession of Peter when the Lord Jesus called him:

[Luke 5:8 BSB] — "When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”"

—B— The Confession of Nathaniel when the Lord Jesus called him: (The Lord Jesus Christ Himself was the one who began to confess the integrity of Nathaniel, describing Him as True Jew or Israelite indeed)

[John 1:47-48 FBV] — "As Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said about him, “Look, here's a true Israelite! There's nothing false about him.” “How do you know who I am?” Nathanael asked. “I saw you there under the fig tree, before Philip called you,” Jesus replied."

You see, Peter admitted or confessed he was a sinner, Nathaniel knew Jesus knew him because He knew there's nothing false, guile or fake in him in all ramifications. This was not the case with Peter or Judas.

This is just to tell you that two or more servants of God will still be distinguished by discipline, righteousness, holiness, integrity, wisdom, true Love, Mercy and degree of Innocency.

♤3♤ — and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt: — If the king had doubts as to whether Daniel had broken his laws or offended him before, this deliverance from death vindicated Daniel or declared him blameless before the King and before all his accusers. Thus, whom the law condemned, the condemnation could not condemn and his being alive in or through death justifies him as righteous.

There's a realm and a truth in which “Righteousness is Life” or “Life declares Righteousness.” If you doubt a man is righteous or a sinner, and you see the man alive in that realm/event, your doubts are cleared because being alive in that realm/event means being righteous, but being dead in that realm means being a sinner. Those who use life or death to know the righteous from the sinners in that realm/event, do not bother with details such as “Caught in the act” or “The Law” for declaration of innocence or guilt. The barbarians saw a viper on Paul's hand after he survived the sea wreck; and they concluded he was a very evil man that's why evil was still pursuing him after escaping one death with another death. And they waited for Paul to die from the viper's bite, but he did not die. Then because he lived, they went beyond declaring him as righteous but called him a god among men (Acts 28:1-6).

That's how to share the testimony of Daniel's deliverance from the Lions: if Daniel had been a Pentecostal or Charismatic preacher, he would have told it as the power of God, Anointing of God, e.g. He told the lions touch not My anointed and do My prophets no harm, I blasted in tongues, heaven and earth shook, the power of God came down, Anointing broke the yoke, He set me free and delivered me from the powers of the Lion - when power jams power, the lesser power bows etc. like the Charismatics or Pentecostals would sound.

No, Daniel was not sounding like the Pentecostals or the Charismatics but instead Daniel spoke of Judgment while sharing his testimony of deliverance from the lions. He did not mention anything about power, anointing, or even his privilege as a man of God or prophet with a “touch not my anointed or do my prophet no harm privilege.” Rather, Daniel shared this testimony as an ordinary man facing Judgment, and a search was made through him in the sight of God, and “Innocency was found in Daniel” — Not Anointing was found in him, not power was found in him, not grace or gifts was found in him, not excellent spirit was found in him, not wisdom was found in him, not authority was found in him, not speaking in tongues or prayers was found in him, etc., — Rather it is, “Innocency was found in Daniel.” Judgment.

FAREWELL TO THE RABIM CHERUBIM

In the spiritual and heavens, these words: up, over and above, are not always the same even when they refer to the same vertical elevation. Neither do these words: down, below and beneath, always mean the same even when they refer to the vertical depression. In this reality, not everything that is up from the position of a person is over the person, and not everything that is over a person is above the person.

Learn this:

[John 3:30-31] — "He must increase, but I must decrease. “He who comes from above is above all; he who is from the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all."

“Above” is a realm that never leaves one that is part of it irrespective of height or depth. Example, the Lord Jesus Christ came from above, but He never left above: So even when He descended from above, He was still in above while walking the earth and hell beneath. He never left above because wherever He was there was above by Him.

Let's replace “Above” with “Heaven” in the example and say it again:

Example, the Lord Jesus Christ came from heaven, but He never left heaven: So even when He descended from heaven, He was still in heaven while walking the earth and hell beneath. He never left heaven because wherever He was there was heaven by Him.

[John 3:13] — "And no one has gone up into heaven except He who came down out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven."

From this Bible reference, the Son of man who came down from heaven is in heaven, not was in heaven as in past tense, but was still in while He was saying that speech on earth. So, He came down from heaven and concurrently was still in heaven, even when He came down from heaven. It's like Jacob's dream of a ladder from heaven on earth right where he slept, and angels were flowing up and down it as if there was also heaven, and yet the Lord was above it. The same Lord Jesus told Nathaniel, you shall see angels ascending and descending on the Son of man.

[John 1:51] — "And He said to him, "Most assuredly I say to you, from now on you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.""

Yes, Above can come from up to down below, and still be above whether up or down. So, being above is not about being up a position or being down: Wherever place or position, He that is above is above all.

Now, here is the main Bible verse in Red:

(Ezekiel 11:22 - LBP) - "Then the cherubim lifted up their wings and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was above them."

(Ezekiel 11:22 - Logos) - "Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above."

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This was the last of what Ezekiel wrote of the Rabim Cherubim in the scriptures — their mounting up, taking-off and departure.

In the Bible verse were these prepositions: Up, Beside, Over + Above.

♡1♡ - The Rabim Cherubim here lifted “up” their wings:

♡2♡ - The Wheels were “beside” the Rabim Cherubim: and,

♡3♡ - The Glory of the God of Israel was “over” and “above” them.

**OVER AND ABOVE**

Let's begin with the Glory of the God of Israel over and above them. Permit the use of “Israel” here suspended for a while, and let's refer to Him as God of Glory or refer to His glory as Glory of God. When the God of glory or the Glory of God mounted up the Rabim Cherubim, He was over and above them. Before even if God and the Glory of God was not over them, anywhere the God of glory is He is above them. So, this arrangement was not necessary to establish “He’s above them” but necessary to establish “He's over them.” The roof of my house is over me providing shelter to me under my roof, but though the roof is over me I am above the roof because I built it.

When men enter vehicles or airplanes, they are usually under the roof of the vehicle that carries them, making the vehicle both below, besides and over them inside it. But the God of glory was over and above the Rabim Cherubim and the Wheels. There is no firmament or overhang above the Most High. Therefore, He overshadows all with the Shadow of the Almighty.

**LIFTING UP AND KEEPING BESIDE**

These Cherubim do lift up their wings, and in the temple of Solomon images of Cherubim do spread their wings over and above the mercy seat: but never lift up their heart. If God gave you wings, He gave you something to lift up and be lifted up; but if God gave you heart, He gave you something to humble or to have in brokenness with contrite spirit.

The Contrite spirits of the Rabim Cherubim were in the wheels: they do not lift up their Wheels but kept them humbly beside them, and their Wheels do follow after them wherever they go, but the Wheels do not lead them.

This is different with the Wings of the Rabim Cherubim, they are given rare privilege of exalting their Wings at will without exalting their heart or spirit. They may lift their Wings up at will and be lifted up, when the Glory of God or the God of glory comes/moves by them.

Another Beings were given rare privilege of exalting their Heads at will, lifting their heads up and being lifted up, like the Wings of the Rabim Cherubum, when the God of Glory comes or moves through them: These are the “Everlasting Doors or Gates.” As it is written:

[Psalms 24:7-10] — "Lift up your heads, O you gates; and be you lift up, you everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates; even lift them up, you everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah."

As for us, we wait for the LORD to give us Wings to mount up like the Eagles that have rare privilege of lifting up their wings when the storm comes or moves through them, which other birds cannot do. Like the Rabim Cherubim can do with their Wings when such glory of God comes or moves through them, which some Cherubim don't.

As for lifting up our head, we have this testimony of His Glory on our head as it is written:

[Psalms 3:3-4] — "But you, O LORD, are a Shield for me; You are my Glory, and the Lifter up of my head. I cried to the LORD with my voice, and He heard me from of His holy hill. Selah."

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RE: — OUR KING MUST LIVE FOREVER

About twenty four hours earlier, I presented this:***

When the spotlight and all attention and concerns were on knowing Daniel lives, Daniel still regarded the King Lives forever above the importance of himself still alive, survived and delivered. The King could not sleep and he wouldn't eat, affecting the king's life to know the life of Daniel safe; but Daniel in the lions’ den or tomb would still say this words to the king in valuing the King's life above his own life:

(Daniel 6:21 - LBP) — "Then Daniel spoke to the king and said, O king, live for ever!"

(Daniel 6:21 - Logos) — "And Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!"

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“O king, live for ever” is a manner of salutation to kings, in which those saluting the king charged him to live forever, and not die for any. The king staying alive forever is worth more than any priority to them. It came a time the soldiers of a king of Israel vowed he, David, will not go again with them into battle less he dies in war, because they valued the life of their King (David) as the Light of Israel. Thus:

[2 Samuel 21:17 BSB] — But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”

This is the Word of God in preserving the king's life:

[Psalms 61:6-7 AKJV] — You will prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations. He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

The true King of Kings, the Jesus Christ and God the Father and Holy Spirit, Live Forever. We don't say it to them as a wish or salutation, but say it as a testimony or witness. To those kings or mortals, it was said as prayer, charge or wish; but to the LORD God, it is said as an attribute, reality or testimony of the truth. Infact, the LORD Himself loves to tell Himself and to tell everyone that “He lives forever” as who He is:

[Deuteronomy 32:40] — "For I will lift up My hand to heaven, and swear by My right hand, and I will say, “I live forever.”"

[Revelation 1:18] — "I am He who lives, and was dead; and, behold, I live for evermore. Amen; and I have the keys of death and of hell."

***Thus was what I presented***

But it was not the whole of them. I had first prepared that above and this below together, but I changed my mind and cut off (deleted) or truncated this portion below off from what I had intended to present. This was the remainder of my intended presentation:

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Back to those kings to whom, “Live for ever” was spoken by men: I counted five kings in the scriptures to whom “Live forever” was said:

♧1♧ David: — Speaking of David, the first king in the scriptures to whom “OH KING, LIVE FOREVER” was said. It was said to him by a wife, who was Uriah’s wife that almost caused his death for adultery

[1 Kings 1:31] — "And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and paid homage to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever.”"

♧2♧ Nebuchadnezzar: — by the wisemen and by the Accusers of the Jews (Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego) — [Daniel 2:4, 3:9]

♧3♧ Belshazzar: — by the Queen:

[Daniel 5:10] — "Then the queen came into the banquet house, and said, “O king, live forever. Let not your thoughts trouble you, and let not your countenance be changed."

♧4♧ Artaxerxes: — by Nehemiah [Nehemiah 2:3]

♧5♧ Darius: — by Accusers of Daniel [Daniel 6:6], and by Daniel as in the main Bible verse in Red.

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This was the portion cut off after I had written the message, and then posted the truncated one ending with “Revelation 1:18.”

The reason I truncated this portion off was because I had written a brief statistics of the Kings to whom the word, “Live for ever” was spoken in the express scriptures, and counted just 5 kings thus. But in a way, it occurred to me that there were kings not included to whom the word “Long Live the king” was spoken in the scriptures. I felt that invalidates what I felt inspired to write. In fact, I recalled these kings had received “Long live the king:”

°1° — Saul received - Long live the king (1 Samuel 10:24)

°2° — Absalom received - Long live the king (2 Samuel 16:16)

°3° — Adonijah received - Long live the king (1 Kings 1:25)

°4° — Solomon received - Long live the king (1 Kings 1:34, 39)

°5° — Joash (at age 7) received - Long live the king (2 Kings 11:12)

So, because of these 5 kings that received “Long live the king” in the scriptures, I truncated the announcement of the higher 5 kings that received “King, live forever.” Since then I felt uncomfortable that I did that, and I was pressed to return back that portion I truncated for I was right after all. There is difference between “Long live the king” and “King, Live Forever.” This is as there's difference between “Live long” and “Live forever.” One is long life, the other is everlasting life. Moreover, long live the king was only used or said at the inauguration of the king into a kingdom, unlike “Live forever” that’s used anytime.

Why it was even more disturbing that I truncated that portion was because I had received an impression earlier that God intended to honor that statement of Daniel to Darius speaking forth Everlasting life to Darius while he was in a place of death. The words of those men of God who experience resurrection from the dead or had contact with death, have tremendous power. And that in accordance to the words of Daniel here, the LORD was truly going to ensure Darius have eternal life in Christ Jesus when He dies and descends to the dead in hell, and take up those ordained to eternal life with Him.

And in addition, there was a reason I was shown that David was the first king to receive “King, Live for forever” in the scriptures, not the long live the king of Saul or of the sons of David. The reason David began the reception of Live Forever, and God allowed it written for us in the scriptures, is in connection with the “Psalms 61:6-7” I earlier cited in this post, and basically because of the Lord Jesus Christ who comes as the Son of David.

When the Lord Jesus Christ was announced as King in His triumphant entry into Jerusalem, they were not saying “Long live the king” but instead they were saying, “Blessed be the Son of David and the King who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.” He was above the class of Long Live the king, and even when He was on the cross about to die, there were people who knew He lives forever as King even if He died: Pilate wrote on His cross, “This is Jesus of Nazareth, the King of Jews.” And one of those crucified with Him was seeing Him about to die, but beyond that saw Him coming into His as a matter of when or time, praying the King to remember him when He comes in His Kingdom.

THE HEART MUST BEAR ITS OWN FRUIT ON IT

The newness will be forced on people, but will option to people. A man will have to choose to repent and be converted or choose to keep following his own old heart desires.

So, those to whom a new heart and new spirit will be given are those who received these. There is room for those who may reject these to go on after their own/old hearts or desires.

However, there are consequences of rejecting the grace and truth of the LORD, for the corruption and deception of the world. Sometimes, corruption counterfeits as grace, and deception counterfeits as truth.

Some will say in advice, “Follow your heart;” and others will say, “Follow your head/mind.” Fools — Whether a man follows his heart, follows his head or follows his spirit, – The way that seems right to a man is the ways of death and destruction. No natural man can is saved or righteous by following his old heart, old mind or old spirit. Instead, men get loss or go astray by following their own heart, their own mind or their own ways. They have freedom of choice or so called sovereign will, but they are blinded with a blindness called “sight” or “outward appearance” in their own eyes. It's a form of blindness that makes the blind to see in seeing, but cannot perceive; or makes the deaf to hear in hearing but cannot receive; and the old heart cannot understand because if it understands, it will be converted or replaced with the new heart and new spirit, and the Lord will then truly heal them.

Now, to those who would not receive this grace and truth in the Lord Jesus Christ, but would rather retain your old man – old heart - and its desires: the LORD gave you this warning:

(Ezekiel 11:21 - BSB) - "But as for those whose hearts pursue detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”"

(Ezekiel 11:21 - FBV) - "But for those who still choose to worship offensive idols and engage in disgusting practices, I will let them experience the consequences of their own actions, declares the Lord God.”"

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Why is it a warning, and not just a gospel, if the LORD promises to bring a man's way upon him, to bring the consequences of a man's actions upon the man or make the man reap his own fruits that he sowed? Why is it fearful or threatening to payback a man or to recompense a man for his own doings? This is both gospel & warning

[Proverbs 14:14 AKJV] — The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

Some of your greatest rewards are your own self, your own ways, your own fruits, your own works, your own words, your own heart.

[Matthew 12:33-35 Web] — "“Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit. You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things."

The days come when every man will bear his own fruits on him like a tree, and the tree shall be known by its fruits. The fruits of the man as tree shall not be hidden, neither shall it ever be diminished forever. If someone plucks any fruit from him, the fruit returns back on him.

OUR KING MUST LIVE FOREVER

When the spotlight and all attention and concerns were on knowing Daniel lives, Daniel still regarded the King Lives forever above the importance of himself still alive, survived and delivered. The King could not sleep and wouldn't eat affecting the king's life to know the life of Daniel safe; but Daniel in the lions’ den or tomb would still say this words to the king in valuing the King's life above his own life:

(Daniel 6:21 - LBP) — "Then Daniel spoke to the king and said, O king, live for ever!"

(Daniel 6:21 - Logos) — "And Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!"

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“O king, live for ever” is a manner of salutation to kings, in which those saluting the king charged him to live forever, and not die for any. The king staying alive forever is worth more than any priority to them. It came a time the soldiers of a king of Israel vowed he, David, will not go again with them into battle less he dies in war, because they value the life of their King (David) as the Light of Israel. Thus:

[2 Samuel 21:17 BSB] — But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”

This is the Word of God in preserving the king's life:

[Psalms 61:6-7 AKJV] — You will prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations. He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

The true King of Kings, the Jesus Christ and God the Father and Holy Spirit, Live Forever. We don't say it to them as a wish or salutation, but say it as a testimony or witness. To those kings or mortals, it was said as prayer, charge or wish; but to the LORD God, it is said as an attribute, reality or testimony of the truth. Infact, the LORD Himself loves to tell Himself and to tell everyone that “He lives forever” as who He is:

[Deuteronomy 32:40] — "For I will lift up My hand to heaven, and swear by My right hand, and I will say, “I live forever.”"

[Revelation 1:18] — "I am He who lives, and was dead; and, behold, I live for evermore. Amen; and I have the keys of death and of hell."

THE NEW CREATION IN CHRIST MUST RETAINS HIS LAW

The connection between “Ezekiel 11:19-20” and “Jeremiah 31:30-34” centers on the themes of a “new heart,” “new spirit,” and the establishment of a “new covenant.”

**New Heart and New Spirit**: God promised to give the people a new heart and a new spirit, replacing their heart of stone with a heart of flesh. This transformation signifies an internal change that enables them to follow God's commandments faithfully. However, it's not for the old agreement or covenant, but a new covenant.

This means that if there must be a new heart and a new spirit, there must also be a new covenant. The old heart and the old covenant go together, and so a new heart and new covenant come together.

Ezekiel captured these things as “New Heart and New Spirit.” Once these are in the people, they will automatically live by God's Law:

(Ezekiel 11:20 - Logos) - "that they may walk in My commandments, and keep My ordinances, and do them: and they shall be to Me a people, and I will be to them a God."

(Ezekiel 11:20 - GWN) - "Then they will live by my laws and obey my rules. They will be my people, and I will be their God."

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I like the use of “Live by My (God's) Law” as opposed to “Live by faith.” We are in the era when the just shall live by faith, but when the new covenant is fully in place, when the old heart is fully eliminated and the new heart and new spirit are in place, then living by faith is no longer needed; instead, living by the Law of God and His Ordinances becomes essential— for that is when God takes us as His People, and He truly is our God.

For now, the people are not the people of God, but the people of Israel, until the new covenant, in which He will call them “My People” who were “Not My People.” These require a new heart, a new spirit, that is, a new creation or a rebirth. Rebirth is real. A man is appointed to die once, but not appointed to be born once: men are entitled to be reborn.

But do not forget the journey: first was a journey to the holy land and not just to the homeland; and next is a transformation or conversion in rebirth from old to new, from the people of Israel or the people of any nation into the people of God. Recall the people of Israel would be coming from all nations or countries of the world, where they mixed with the Gentiles. So, this gospel is for all nations and peoples, to as many as the Lord would call into the Holy City and into the Family of God.

However, there are still unlearned Christians who think they have no business with God's Law, but just faith and grace under the New Testament—or do they also mean new covenant? New covenant, newness of spirit (not oldness of letters), and newness of heart (the new man created after God in righteousness and true holiness) all involve carrying the Law of God in your heart and mind. Faith and grace are not lawlessness; instead, the Law and Knowledge of the Lord embedded in a man's heart and on the man's mind are part of the Grace of God to the man. And not hearers of God's Law are justified, but doers of God's law are the justified and those truly called “My (God's) People.” Faith without works is dead, and the work of faith is fulfilling God's Law or Will.

**New Covenant**: Again, Ezekiel captured these things as “New Heart and New Spirit.” Once these are in the people, they will automatically live by God's Law and become the people of God, as stated in the main Bible verse in red. But the new heart, instead of the old stony heart, comes with God's Laws as written codes or programs already in the heart: it's a new heart programmed and prompted to retain, keep, and walk in the Laws and Knowledge of the Lord by default, far beyond how a man-made Artificial Intelligence model or bot is programmed or prompted to do men's bidding or how a genie is to grant wishes.

Jeremiah captured these things, not as a new heart, but as a New Covenant involving and retaining the written Law and Knowledge of the Lord in the heart and mind. Once these are in the people, they will automatically live by God's Law and become the people of God in truth:

[Jeremiah 31:31-34 Logos] — "“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah. Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day when I took hold of their hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; for they did not abide in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord. For this is My covenant which I will make with the house of Israel: after those days, says the Lord, I will surely put My laws into their mind, and write them on their hearts. And I will be to them a God, and they shall be to Me a people. And no more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord.’ For all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. For I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins I will remember no more.”"

YOU MUST BE DELVERED TO BE DELIVERED

These three Men were King of Kings, and One of them is still the King of Kings and Lord of Lords forever:

♤1♤ The King of Kings who walked to a tomb of a man that was supposed to be dead by a deadly sickness, in four days the cancerous sickness was supposed to have made the supposed dead man stink: and the King of Kings with a loud voice and with great authority, called the man that was supposed to be dead: “Lazarus, come out!”
[John 11:43] —That was the last recorded speech in the scriptures that King of kings spoke to he that was supposed to be dead but not dead.

♤2♤ The king of kings who walked to a furnace of 7 times degree of heat temperature to three men that was supposed to be dead by a fire of the furnace: and the king of kings with a loud voice and with great authority, called the three men that were supposed to be dead: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!” [Daniel 3:26] —That was the last recorded speech in the scriptures that king of kings spoke to them that were supposed to be dead but not dead.

♤3♤ The king of kings who walked to a Den of Lions to a man that was supposed to be dead by ferocious lions: and the king of kings with a loud voice (but anguish or sorrow was in his voice) and with great authority, called the man that was supposed to be dead:

(Daniel 6:20 - NKJV) — And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”

(Daniel 6:20 - GWN) — "As he came near the den where Daniel was, the king called to Daniel with anguish in his voice, "Daniel, servant of the living God! Was God, whom you always worship, able to save you from the lions?"”

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That was the last recorded speech in the scriptures that king of kings spoke to he that was supposed to be dead but not dead. But this last speech he spoke to Daniel in the scriptures was a question and it was “Voice desperate to hear a voice.” This means, the question will be answered or satisfied just by hearing the voice of Daniel, not necessarily by hearing the speech of Daniel.

What do I mean? Have you ever seen where a new born baby is just put to bed, and the baby is silent and had not yet uttered any sound: and usuall, a baby is born with its eyes closed; but people are not comfortable with the baby's mouth closed. So, eyes closed is allowed for a while; but mouth closed, they would poke or pinch the baby to make it cry to hear the baby's voice, — not because they really care about whatever the baby would say with its mouth the first time, but because they need to hear the baby's voice to tell it's alive, not dead.

This also applies in search and rescue quest, wherein people are seeking for survivors in a vicinity where there was a recent calamity or destruction: and the rescue team would be calling out with question and loud voice, for anyone that was a victim but a survivor yet alive but needing help of men. Animals call out to here their fellow's voice.

Thus, the last recorded speech of king Darius to Daniel, was a callout to affirm Daniel's survival, though was a question.
“Daniel, servant of the living God! Was God, whom you always worship, able to save you from the lions?"

Those who callout for the survivors in those emergencies are usually looking to save those God saved/spared, to help those God helped, to deliver or rescue those God delivered, in those emergencies. They are not looking to save, rescue or deliver those God has not given life or deliverance beyond the destruction, but those God sustained or saved.

Therefore, the king, Darius was asking Daniel if God delivered Daniel so that the king also will deliver Daniel. Sometimes, the deliverance is not yet complete after God delivered the man from the deadly danger; but another man/men is needed to complete the deliverance from after God. After the Lord Jesus Christ brought back Lazarus from the dead, He told men or people to loose him (Lazarus) and let him go (set him free). After the Son of God (fourth Man in the fire) or God delivered Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, Nebuchadnezzar the king was needed to bring them out of the fire. Even so, Darius the king came to release or free Daniel from the Lions den if God has delivered Daniel.

Has God delivered you? Is a call for survivors by the rescue team that have come to deliver those God delivered from the impact of the danger. In this, testimony of God's deliverance or testimony of being alive, survivor, will help to complete the victim's escape, deliverance or consolation. Any sound or movement of the living that is big enough to announce you are still among the living in the midst of the dead is greatly sought for by the rescue team. That is not a time to be quiet or to hide your testimony of God's deliverance or your being alive, lest the rescue team thinks no one survived, and then they give up and return, and you that was delivered by God will have no man to complete your escape or deliverance because you did not sent the signal of being alive & in need of help on time, audibly/conspicuously

Sometimes, more people are casualties, not because it was intended by God, but because did not take opportunity of people's interests in their testimony of God's deliverance or miracles to further ask for help as the Shunammite woman did. A king asked Gehazi, (that disciple of Elisha that he cursed with leprosy of Naaman, but somehow he was standing before the king either the leprosy was gone or he overcame it and was still very useful before the king), to tell him the mighty deeds God performed through Elisha the prophet. As Gehazi was narrating the miracles, signs and wonders done by Elisha the man of God, the Shunammite woman was waiting for Gehazi to tell the king about the miracles of Elisha to her, before she cries out for help. And as soon as Gehazi kept the king's interest in sharing her testimonies on her behalf to the king, she knew it was her opportunity to get the king to help her because the king has seen God helped her. [2 Kings 8:5]. Men help those God helped and deliver those God delivered. Let the Delivered say so. [Psalms 107:2] — Let the redeemed of the LORD say so…

HEART TRANSPLANT: — NEW HEART, NEW SPIRIT

Supposing I made an agreement with someone in the persons frame of mind, that when the person does some works to me then I will pay the person a specific remuneration. And then after we both signed the agreement, I later caused the person's heart/mind to be magically changed or mentally induced into be doing whatever I tell the person to do. I have altered the person's heart or mind: though the person's body is still the same I entered agreement with, the person's mindset or heart drive is different from whom I entered the first agreement with. For the sake of this new surgical, magical or psychical exchange I performed in changing the person's heart, mind or memory and nerve set, I will need to make another new agreement with the person based on the person's new being and frame of new mindset and new heart drive and new persona.

The first covenant/agreement was made so that the person will never change from the person's frame of mind, will/heart, when the person signed the covenant/agreement. The second covenant/agreement will be because the person has changed or repented from whoever the person was before. Thus, there are two covenants I still have with the person: the old covenant if the person prefers to be old self, and the new covenant if the person prefers to repent to this new version or be this new person I made. I have not thrown out the old covenant or agreement, but made it now one of two options — Two covenants — the person to choose.

(Ezekiel 11:19 - LBP) - "And I will give them a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within them; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and I will give them a heart of flesh,"

(Ezekiel 11:19 - cKJV+) - "And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit inside you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh:"

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After the children of Israel would have done the reformation in their homes and ancestral lands, turning their homeland into holy-land, the Lord will do a reformation; not reformation but transformation inside them. They removed abominations, iniquities, idolatrous or evil things from their homes and land, but the Lord will remove the stony heart from their flesh. But to remove a heart or make someone heartless is to kill the person. So, before removing the stony heart, He will first give or place a new heart that will takeover before removing the old one in “Heart Transplant.”

It will not be remove the wicked heart before giving the new heart; but will be giving the new heart to have double-heartedness: and then gradually removing the stony or hardened heart to bring forth single heart that is also a new heart.

While there will be this exchange of heart, there will not be exchange of spirit. There will be new spirit also given, but no old spirit will be removed except casting out demons/evil spirits. The point is that the old heart of the man gets replaced by a new heart, but the old spirit of the man gets renewed into a new spirit.

[2 Corinthians 5:16-17 AFV] — So then, from this time forward we know no man according to the flesh; but even if we have known Christ in the flesh, yet now we no longer know Him accordingly. Therefore, if anyone be in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Why a new creation? Because the new heart is created by God after the man and within the man, unlike his old heart that came with the man the day he/she was born. This new heart and new spirit is not like a spare parts kept somewhere, neither is it another person's heart or another person's spirit put within you, like Elijah's spirit inside John the Baptist. No, not that. It is not a form of “Alchemy” or transfer of soul or spirit into another stranger's body. You see that even though the spirit of Elijah was in John the Baptist, that spirit was still marked or identified as Elijah's, not John's. So, another person's spirit in you will still be the spirit of that person in you, and not your own spirit. The Spirit of God is still the Spirit of God inside any man or creature.

So, the Word is new creation because God will create the new heart inside (not outside) the man that owns it, and form the new spirit inside (not outside) the man that owns it. I use “Create” for the heart, but used “Form” for the spirit.

●1● Example of creating a new heart inside (not outside) the man:

[Psalms 51:10 AKJV] — Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

●2● Example of forming a new spirit inside (not outside) the man:

[Zechariah 12:1 AKJV] The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, said the LORD, which stretches forth the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.

The soul or spirit of Adam was not created before the body of Adam: the living soul of Adam or spirit of Adam never existed until the body or flesh of Adam of was there. This is because the soul and flesh had to be formed within or inside the flesh/body of Adam. Therefore, God first formed the body or flesh of Adam, and then breathed into his nostrils the breathe of life, which went into Adam and formed the soul and spirit of Adam: and he became a “Living Soul.”

This also means the souls of men are souls of flesh, the spirits of men are spirits of flesh, and the hearts of men are hearts of flesh: because they were created or formed within or together with the flesh. Moses:

[Numbers 27:16 AKJV] — Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

[Hebrews 12:9 AFV] — Furthermore, we have had our fleshly fathers who chastened us, and we respected them; should we not all the more willingly be subject to the Father of spirits, and live forever?

He's God of all spirits, but not all spirits are spirits of flesh because some spirits are not spirits of the flesh, but are spirits of the Spirit.

[John 3:6-7 AFV] — That which has been born of the flesh is flesh; and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'It is necessary for you to be born again

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TOMB-LOVES

Recently, some things were written under the theme, “Tomb-Stones,” and the three Tomb-Stones on which the message focused were those of Lazarus's Cave Tomb, the Lord Jesus's Rock Tomb, and Daniel's Lions' Den. Not only were these three large Tomb-Stones shutting them from outside (whereas the one presumed dead within came out alive), but here in this theme, the focus is on the important visitation of loved ones to those locked behind each of those three tombs, particularly that of the Lions' Den.

●1● The Lord Jesus Christ led a team of loved ones to visit the tomb of Lazarus about four days after he was dead. First, see the love before seeing the raising to life or life deliverance from death.

[John 11:33-39 GW] — When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who were crying with her, He was deeply moved and troubled. So Jesus asked, “Where did you put Lazarus?” They answered Him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus cried. The Jews said, “See how much Jesus loved him.” But some of the Jews asked, “Couldn’t this Man who gave a blind man sight keep Lazarus from dying?” Deeply moved again, Jesus went to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone covering the entrance. Jesus said, “Take the stone away.” Martha, the dead man’s sister, told Jesus, “Lord, there must already be a stench. He’s been dead for four days.”

●2● Mary Magdalene led a team of loved ones to visit the tomb of the Lord Jesus very early the next Sunday morning after he was dead on Friday and after Saturday, the Sabbath day. She went to the tomb that Sunday morning before dawn, saw that the grave was already opened, ran back to inform Peter and John, and returned with them again to the tomb. After Peter and John saw the empty tomb, they returned, but Mary Magdalene would not go back with them; she alone remained by the tomb crying when it seemed all had forsaken even the tomb. Yes, she did not leave but cried for the Body of Christ the Lord alone by the tomb, and then these events happened: First, see the love before seeing the resurrection to life from the dead:

[John 20:10-17 Logos] — "Then the disciples went away again to their own homes. But Mary stood outside facing the tomb weeping. Therefore, as she was weeping, she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping?' She said to them, 'Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they put Him.' And having said these things, she turned back and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?' She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, 'Sir, if You carried Him away, tell me where You put Him, and I will take Him away.' Jesus said to her, 'Mary!' She turned and said to Him, 'Rabboni!' (which means, Teacher). Jesus said to her, 'Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.'"

●3● The then King of Kings led a team of loved ones to visit the den or tomb containing lions wherein Daniel was. (It can be called the tomb containing lions because of dead people's bones therein, after they were torn and eaten by the lions.) First, see the love before seeing the life deliverance from death.

(Daniel 6:19 - BSB) — "At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the den of lions."

(Daniel 6:19 - FBV) — "At dawn, as soon as it was light, the king got up and rushed to the lions' den."

I asked, between this King and Mary Magdalene, who was showing more love in their early morning visit to the tombs? I know love to some extent, and this king as a man competed with a woman in a great demonstration of love for a Man of God. I really respect and regard Mary Magdalene as the first human to see the Lord alive from the dead, and the human the Risen Lord mentioned or called by name, “Mary,” and perhaps the only woman’s name He mentioned between His resurrection and ascension into heaven. However, if I go on in exposing why this king's demonstration of love exceeds Mary Magdalene's, I may be making Mary's show of love bow to this king's show of love. Should I compare their demonstrations of love? Here:

♡1♡ — Mary loved her Lord so much, but she waited about two nights, from Friday to Sunday, before she rose early in the morning to hurry to the tomb, only for her to discover she was too late, and he was not there anymore. Then she began to cry, perhaps wishing she had come a day earlier instead of resting because of the Sabbath day. But you see this king in the main Bible verse in red; he barely spent one or twelve hours and was already rushing back to the tomb or den of lions. The king could not observe the Sabbath or rest or sleep.

♡2♡ — Mary went to a tomb, but the king was going to a lions' den. One is like going to a graveyard early in the morning, and the fear of an open tomb or grave is what to worry about; the other was like going to a zoo full of ferocious lions in confinement early in the morning, and fear of a loose or escaped lion is what to worry about.

♡3♡ — In Mary's case, it was a subject or servant (disciple) showing deep love for her Lord and King of Kings. But in Darius's case, it was the King of Kings showing deep love for his subject, whom he also regarded as “Servant of God.”

Well, the Current and Everlasting King of Kings (Jesus) does much more than Darius did for Daniel in deep love for the servants of God. The current and everlasting King of Kings intercedes for us, always with us at His Father's Will, comes to prisons, graves, captivity, etc., to set the captives free, and He comes at the mention of His name.

For example, when Mary saw the angels in the tomb, they asked her why she was weeping; she had been weeping without saying why. You know there are two or more ways people cry: some, when they are crying, do not make any statements but make sounds or sob, while others, when crying, mention names or statements so that people would not need to ask why they are crying but instead ask what happened to that thing or that person they are calling while crying. Mary Magdalene was first crying in the first kind of crying—making sounds or sighs but not mentioning any name or statement. As soon as the angels asked why she was crying, she made a statement and then mentioned the name she was crying for: “They have taken away my Lord.” That name, “My Lord,” she mentioned for the first time amid all her crying by the tomb, suddenly brought “The Lord” Jesus Christ Himself there. At the mention of Him or His Name, He comes—this became very real after His resurrection. I learned that there's a realm where, as soon as you say a spirit's name, that spirit is invoked and will be present, especially when talking with other spiritual beings, as Mary was talking with angels when she mentioned the Lord: and He came. So much crying or weeping, but at the mention of His name, He shows up; even when He showed up because His name was said by someone calling upon Him in weeping or brokenness of heart, she still did not realize Him until He called her by name before her eyes were unveiled to know Him. Then she called Him with her familiar, informal, or relationship nickname she used to call Him, “Rabboni.”

THE JOURNEY TO A HOLY LAND

Some children of Israel brought abominations, iniquities, Idolatrous and evil things, into their homes and inheritance; and with those things they defiled themselves, perverted their ways, broke God's covenant with them and increasingly provoked the LORD’s fierce anger against them. Therefore, the LORD cast them out into captivity and scattered them among foreign countries in fulfilling prophecies.

But we are looking at those abominations, iniquities, idolatrous and evil things they had earlier brought into their homes and inheritance. When they were driven out of their homes and inheritance, those abominations, iniquities, idolatrous and evil things, were not driven/thrown out with them. They were cast out of their land; but the abominations, iniquities, idolatrous and evil things continued to stay in their homes and land without them present there.

This means, their land did not become a “holy land” even after all the sinners and unholy people were cast far away from the land because without the sinners and unholy people on the land there were still the abominations, iniquities, idolatrous and evil things planted on/in the land. Yet, the land had rest (Sabbath) while the sinners and unholy people were removed from it. Thus, Sabbath without Sanctification came to the Desolate Land of Israel. Getting wholly without holy.

Thus, the Israelites return to their ancient or ancestral lands from diaspora or foreign nations was not yet a return to a holy land, because there were still their fathers’ or ancestors’ idols, iniquities, abominations or evil traditions, in their ancestral lands or villages.

However, they have been reformed and educated enough to return home and then eliminate or remove those ancient idols, gods of their ancestors, iniquities, abominations and evil traditions, in their villages or lands of their fathers.

(Ezekiel 11:18 - BSB) - "When they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations."

(Ezekiel 11:18 - Logos) - "And they shall enter in there, and shall remove all the abominations from it, and all its iniquities from it."

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To them, it wasn't just journey to a Home-Land, but more importantly journey to “Holy-Land:” Thus, when they got to their homeland, they still moved it into holy-land by their active reformation/cleansing in it

The people who were in captivity and in foreign countries will later eventually return to their ancient ancestral lands to carry out these “Reformation” on their villages or ancestral lands, as you read in the main Bible verse in Red. I know many considered traveling to Israel in pilgrimage as traveling to a holy land. But there was a time their land was not holy to them when they traveled back to their land. But they fought and removed all the things that kept the land from being holy, eliminating the abominations, iniquities, idolatrous festivals, evil traditions or cultures that were once practiced in the land. Thus, they reformed and sanctified their land after their captivity and dispersal. You should do the same to your own homeland in making it holy-land

There were peoples/nations God had to use to rid the land of Israelites but no people or nation God had to use to rid the land of idols, evil things, iniquities or abominations in it, except to use the same people or their offspring. Not everyone that is useful for eliminating sinners or wicked people is also useful for eliminating sin or iniquities. A lion may be useful to take away the people from a land, but not useful to take away the sin of the people from the land; but a lamb that is not useful to take away the people from the land is very useful to take away their sin and iniquity from the land. The Word “Lamb” in this context and in spiritual has nothing to do with the age of the Lamb but has everything to do the virginity, purity or undefiledness of the lamb. Just as a virgin may mean a young woman, but spiritually no matter the years or age of a woman, if she still retains her purity and hadn't been sexually defiled by any man, she's a Virgin, a Heifer (to Cows), a Lamb (to Ewes/Rams). Let little children come to Me (Jesus); and whoever does not receive the kingdom of heaven as a little child shall not enter into it — He was not speaking of man's age, but speaking of a man's virginity or purity and humility — as a little child.

There's no old man in heaven: Don't sing, “Ancient of days, as old as you are, you will never change” to God or to anyone in heaven; instead sing it to Satan or to anyone in hell, for they have the old man there full of deceit and corruption.

Angels of God are virgins in heaven, but demons are Prostitutes or Whores. Do not be deceived by movies of elves or typical angels from above that come down to help or fight for men against demons, but along the line those so called angels falls in love and have sex with men/women they are helping. The true angels in reality are beyond sexual fantasies, and yet extremely attractive in another definition of attraction that comes only from being pure, not the devil's distortion or counterfeit of attraction that comes from being adulterated, seductive or sexy.

A pervert among men heard a news that Tesla of Elon Musk has released a model of Robot that's able to do all homeworks or errands, including babysitting, chauffeuring, cooking, cleaning etc. And the pervert among men asked or suggested that they should make the Robot sexy and sexual to replace real women in bed. What hastened the destruction of the world of Noah was daughters of men having sexual intercourse with sons of God and bringing forth demons as offspring, which in turn escalated violence and evil on earth. And what hastened the destruction of Sodom was sons of Sodom persisting to have sexual intercourse with angels of God.

The Lord Jesus truly said: “I tell you the truth: tax-collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you,” [Mat 21:31]. However, they are not entering the kingdom of God as they are, but entering the kingdom of God as they were called to be by the grace of the Lord God through faith in His gospel of the kingdom. Difference between our entering the kingdom of God and the Israelites entering their Promised Land is that the Kingdom of God is holy, and we must be as holy as priests of God to enter into the kingdom of God. In those days, it would have been as is required for a high priest to enter the holy of holies so or more is required for us to enter the real holy of holies, that is the very Heavens: The difference between both entries is that the former involved ordinances, rituals and sacrifices of animal blood, but the latter does not involve those except the Sanctification and Blood of the Lamb of God and His endless Life. These are available and accessible to anyone who comes to the Lord in true repentance for salvation and conversion by grace through “Faith” in Jesus Christ the Son of God and Lord of all things. Peace and purity be with you all in the LORD. Amen.

THE KING'S FASTING

Expressly, the scriptures mentioned atleast four kings that fasted at some point, in prayers to God: and all four fasted and prayed to avert imminent destruction around them. And there was always a Prophet or a man of God that was behind the cause for those kings’ fasting.

*1* David Fasted for the baby that was a product of his adultery:

[2 Samuel 12:16-17 BSB] — "David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground. The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them."

The Prophet or Man of God behind the cause of this king's fasting was Nathan the prophet.

*2* Ahab Fasted for his household, his children and his wife Jezebel:

[1 Kings 21:27 BSB] — "When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly."

The Prophet or Man of God behind the cause of this king's fasting was Elijah the prophet.

*3* The king of Nineveh Fasted for his people and kingdom:

[Jonah 3:6-9 FBV] — "When the news of what was happening reached the king of Nineveh he came down from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Then the king and the nobles issued a proclamation throughout Nineveh: “No person, no animal, no herd, and no flock, shall eat or drink anything. Every person and every animal is to wear sackcloth. Everyone is to pray sincerely to God, give up the evil things they do, and stop using violence. Who knows? God may change His Mind and relent. He may decide not to destroy us in His fierce anger.”"

The Prophet or Man of God behind the cause of this king's fasting was Jonah the prophet.

*4* Darius, the king of Persia Fasted for Daniel:

(Daniel 6:18 - LBP) — "Then the king went to his palace and passed the night fasting; no food was brought before him, and his sleep departed from him."

(Daniel 6:18 - CGV) — "Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him."

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The Prophet or Man of God behind the cause of this king's fasting was Daniel the prophet. Did I say behind the cause? Rather I say, the reason for the king’s fasting was Daniel the prophet. Among all the four kings that fasted, the fasting of Darius the king of Persia was the most “Selfless in Love” and the most significant of them all:

◇■ The other kings fasted for their own interests in their children, family, kinsmen or kingdom: But Darius a king of kings was fasting for a man that was not even his tribal person, not from his nation, a man that was a captive of Judah and was like a servant to the king. I want you to see the degree of selfless love in that fast. So, I will relate it to the Centurion who came to the Lord Jesus Christ praying Him to heal his servant; and that Centurion was a man of authority and under authority, so that at his command, soldiers were there to do whatever that his sick servants can or cannot do. Why was he seeking healing for just one of his servant that was not even a son/daughter, whereas he had many stronger servants and soldiers under him? If I explain that love, then it's not love. The Lord Jesus was deeply touched by his faith, the Lord said He had not seen such fairh in Israel. Behold Darius the king was not in Israel when he demonstrated such faith and greater faith than the Centurion had. All soldiers, all servants, all bosses and all men in the world were under him and would serve him; and yet he fasted and prayed for deliverance of Daniel in a vigil.

◇■ The other kings on earth would have a prophet or a priest pray for the kings and rulers, but before Christ came there were just two kings that prayed for a prophet instead of the way round:

The first king that did pray for a prophet or man of God in the bible was both a king and a priest, and so it's understandable that the king who was also a high priest would pray for a man of God and bless the prophet of God. That King and Priest was Melchizedek, king of Salem and Priest of the Most High God; and the man of God or prophet He prayed for was Abraham.

The second king that did pray for a prophet or man of God in the bible was Darius, king of Persians and Medes. The Prophet or Man of God he prayed for was Daniel.

Both Melchizedek and Darius spoke of “God's Deliverance” while praying over Abraham and Daniel respectively.

How Melchizedek spoke of God's deliverance in praying for Abraham the prophet was “...Blessed be Abraham of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the most high God, which has delivered your enemies into your hand...” [Genesis 14:19-20].

How Darius spoke of God's deliverance in praying for Daniel the prophet was, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” And behold, the king herein is fasting and vigilant thereof.

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GRACE IS A FORM OF LAW

Here is a conversation that ensued:

Brother:
The law was for the Jews not us in Christ, we live by grace,

Myself:
Living by Grace is also living by the Law of Truth. Grace is a form of Law. Both Grace and Law are for the Jews. Without Law, there is no Grace.

Brother:
not true, grace and truth and law are different, don't confuse people

Myself:
In about 12 hours time, I will show you the interconnectedness of Grace, Truth and the Law.

THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF GRACE, TRUTH AND THE LAW

There's a definition of Grace I learnt from a pastor (and I even used it) but I hereby unlearn and renounce that definition of Grace. It's the use of the acronym “G, R, A, C, E” as:
G - God's
R - Riches
A - At
C - Christ
E - Expense

This and some other distorted definitions or views of what Grace is has been some of the reasons for lukewarm and worldly Christians.

I renounce any “GRACE” that is “God's Riches At Christ Expense.” Infact, I renounce or reject any Blessing, Riches, Prosperity, Gospel, Gain or Success, that is at Christ Expense. And so should you reject anything that you gain at the expense of Christ. Rather, gain Christ at the expense of riches or things.

■1■ Now for the theme at hand: I tell you, without Law or Standard there is no Grace. Every Grace that exists is because there's a Law or Standard that warranted the Grace. Grace is usually a help to someone who falls short/below a standard in requirements or in law, enabling or empowering the person to meet or attain that standard required. For it to be grace there must be a requirement, a form of insufficiency and then the grace is form of help or intervention to meet the requirement. See the connection:

The Law is the Requirement, Sin is the Insufficiency, and Grace is the Help or Intervention. Both Sin and Grace exist because a Law exists. If there is no law, there cannot be sin and there cannot be grace. So, the Law came so that Sin will multiply, but where sin multiplied by the Law Grace also much multiplied by the Law.

[Romans 5:20-21 FBV] — When the law was introduced, sin became even more obvious. But while sin became much more obvious, grace became even more obvious! Just as sin ruled us and brought us death, now grace rules by making us right with God, bringing us eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

[John 1:17 FBV] — The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

The Lord Jesus as the embodiment of Grace and Truth was made under the Law to fulfill the Law and Prophets. So, the greatest Grace and Truth Him did not come to destroy the Law and Prophets but to fulfill them. So, Grace and Truth fulfilled the Law because the Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled the Law.

■2■ Now for the theme at hand: I tell you, Living by Grace is also living by the Law of Truth. Grace is a form of Law.

Grace is not God's Riches At Christ's Expense: that is a false gospel.

Your Grace did not come from Christ losing any thing for you to gain, unless you are devil or demon. Devils are those who gain God's riches at Christ's expense. Demons gain where Christ loses.

Someone argued that it was because Christ died for us that we gained salvation and grace, through His sacrifice for us. But I told the fellow, you were not saved because Christ died or lost His Life; rather you are saved because Christ rose from the dead or gained His Life again. You were not saved at Christ's Expense, but at Christ Endowments.

I'm not even seeing the death of Christ Jesus as a lose or expense, but as a gain in all aspects. From the moment He died, He was gaining and collecting more things than we know now, even in His death and grave before His resurrection. Don't see His death as His expense/loss as it is written, “To live is Christ, but to Die is Gain” not loss/expense.

Take this definition of Grace instead:
G — God's
R — Riches
A — At
C — Christ's
E — Endowments

Now having redefined Grace to you as what you received at Christ Endowments, not at Christ's Expense: We move together away from saying “He was rich, but became poor so that we might become rich through His poverty” and let us come to a maturity of saying “He will supply all our needs according to His Riches in Glory.” Moving away from His expense (riches by poverty) to moving into His Endowments (riches in glory). I hope you understand these things I say.

What then is the Law of Grace in Truth I teach?

The Law of Grace is not just the Law of Faith mentioned in “Romans 3:27” or the “Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus” mentioned in “Romans 8:2.”

The Law of Grace or Grace as a form of Law is the Law of Sowing and Reaping: Actually, it is more of the Law of Reaping, not Sowing. Grace as a Law is a Requirement that demands from whom it is given or demands Reaping from where it is sown. This is a Law of Grace:

[Luke 12:48] — For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

[Matthew 25:26-27 AFV] — His lord answered and said to him, 'You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather what I did not scatter. Because you knew this, you were duty-bound to take my talent to the money exchangers, so that when I came, I could have received my own with interest.

[Galatians 6:7-8 AFV] — Do not be deceived. God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh shall reap corruption from the flesh. But the one who sows to the Spirit shall reap eternal life from the Spirit.

These are examples of the Law of Grace, which focuses on gifts given or investments/seeds sown, in expectation of harvest or returns on investments. Take the grace of God to you as an investment or loan and you are bound to service the investment/loan, and yield returns and profits to He who gave the grace. Because all Grace must build “Christ's Endowments” not “Christ's Expense.” He must not lose in His grace to you, but must profit or gain in His grace to you.

So, Grace is a set of Instructions or Commandments:

+1+ See Grace as a set of Instructions (Teachings): When the Grace of God came to all men, the Grace brought two things: Salvation as one and a Teaching or Instruction as the other. But some people see the “Salvation of Grace” but do not see the “Instruction of Grace.”

[Titus 2:11-13 FBV] — For God's grace has been revealed, bringing salvation to everyone. It teaches us to reject a godless way of life with the desires of this world. Instead we should live thoughtful, self-controlled lives that are right before God in the present world as we look for the wonderful hope of the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

+2+ See Grace as a set of Commandments (Instructions):

[Proverbs 1:8-9 BSB] — Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.

TOMB-STONES

Three instances in the bible involving the burial of a man presumed dead, and the sealing shutting up of the tomb with a great stone as a permanent closure: but in less than a week, the stone was rolled away and he that was buried came forth alive from the tomb.

Hence, three Tomb-Stones: One was to an “Excavation in Rock or man-made Pit/Hole in Rock,” another was to a cave or natural Pit/Hole in Hill, and the third was to a Den of Lions in captivity.

●1● The Lord Jesus Christ:

[Matthew 27:57-66] — "When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb. The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate. “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.” “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard."

●2● Lazarus

[John 11:38 BSB] — Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.

●3● Daniel in the Lions’ den: Daniel was not just cast into the Lions’ den, but was buried alive in it as a if the den was a tomb.

(Daniel 6:17 - LBP) — "And they brought a large stone and laid it upon the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his princes, so that the sentence might not be changed concerning Daniel."

(Daniel 6:17 - CGV) — "And a stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel."

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In this Main Bible verse in Red, the Stone used to shut the den was brought there, because it was not there, before Daniel was cast into the Lions’ den. The stone was not part of the den, unlike the other caves or Holes in Rock for the Lord Jesus and for Lazarus. It was an “Imported Stone” and a large one, so large that it required “They” (and not one man) to bring it. So, by weight, a single man wouldn't have rolled away the stone.

Also by Seal, none could have changed the sentence or condemnation determined upon Daniel's fate in the Lions’ den because the king of kings and his lords sealed the that Stone at the mouth of the den, so that the Stone in that position was like the Law of Medes and Persians that cannot be changed because of the King's Seal. And behold, the Stone that secured the condemnation received more seals than the Law against prayers that determined the condemnation of Daniel.

In two out of the three cases of Tomb-Stones I mentioned earlier, were sealed by the Authorities to ensure the body or person locked or jailed inside that dungeon (tomb) was not released by any man. It's like this:

[Revelation 20:1-3 BSB] — Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.

The angel put a seal over the Bottomless Pit (Abyss) when he shut Satan the devil/dragon inside the pit for a millennium of incarceration. And the devil could not come out nor be released until the determined time was complete.

But unlike the Dragon in jail under seal, the Lord Jesus Christ could not be held in any bond or jail or prison or captivity by any seal or limitation. The difference between the Sealings of the Tomb-Stones of Daniel in den and the Lord Jesus in the Grave/Tomb is that:

♤1♡ — The Angel that shut the lions’ mouth couldn't open the den's mouth. The Angel could shut and open the mouths of Lions, but the mouth of the Den of Lions was off limit to that angel because it was sealed by the king of kings and lords, that the purpose may not be changed. And the heavens respect that authority. Therefore, it was only the king of kings then, Darius, that could command the opening of the Lions’ den.

♤2♡ — On the other hand, even though the Tomb-Stone of the grave of the Lord Jesus was sealed by the authorities, He rose from the dead and came out the sealed tombstone, leaving just man made clothes used to wrap His dead Body in the sealed Tomb-Stone. Later, angels came and opened the sealed tomb stone to expose the emptiness in it.

That was the first time there was a Prison Break, Chain of Seal broken or the first time the heavens used Violence to break any one out of a prison or captivity without the approval or consent of the Authority.

Check all the prisons, jails, captivity, etc., of men of God or people of God in the past before the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, you will find an element of “Let My People Go” appeal or pressure from God on the Authorities, before the Authorities released or freed those People/Men of God from the captivity, arrest or hostage. The last time the Lord appealed or pressured for such release was when the Lord Jesus Christ insisted that Martha should grant the “Role Away the Stone” from Lazarus Grave. That was the last of the “Let My People Go” appeal or pressure of the Lord on the Authority that can approve it - “Role Away the Stone.”

Behold, the Lord does not operate “Let My People Go” any more from the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ; Neither does He use “Role Away the Stone” any more from the moment He died on cross. For without let My people go or Role away the Stone, the moment He died, Graves were Opened, Stones rolled away, the dead released and rose to life, because the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the One to whom all Authorities in heaven and earth are given, does not need the authorization of Let My people go or Role Away the Stone or Unseal the Seal of the kings and rulers, because He is now far above all Human Authorities and Laws and Governments.

So, prison breaks, chains broken, liberation of the captives, etc, to release the People of God began from the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. Example, the apostles were imprisoned, but an angel released them and they continued preaching while the authorities thought they were still in prison, waiting for “Let My People Go” appeal on their behalf. Herod thought he held Peter until he was disgraced in public when he asked for Peter to be brought captive to him, but Peter had long been set free. Paul and Silas had the prisons and chains shattered to set them free, but they were still waiting for the Authorities to free them before they would leave the captivity the Lord already free them

THE JEWS AND TRUE JEWISH STATUS

Open Question:

What did Apostle Paul mean here?:

“Circumcision is, in fact, of benefit only if you practice law; but if you are a transgressor of law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. If, therefore, an uncircumcised person keeps the righteous requirements of the Law, his uncircumcision will be counted as circumcision, will it not? And the physically uncircumcised person will, by carrying out the Law, judge you who are a transgressor of law despite having its written code and circumcision. For he is not a Jew who is one on the outside, nor is circumcision something on the outside, on the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one on the inside, and his circumcision is that of the heart by spirit and not by a written code. That person’s praise comes from God, not from people. Romans 2:25-29”

Answer:

Just as Faith without works is dead, even so Circumcision without obeying/keeping the Law of God is vanity. Both cases are like a body without the spirit, and that body is dead.

This was Paul's explanation, that keeping the Law of God authenticates a man to being a true Jew in the sight of God. This means, those who are non-Jews may be regarded as Jews to God if they keep the Law, while those who by nature are born Jews may be disqualified from being Jews if they break the Law.

The Lord Jesus Christ is the King of the Jews, and therefore He has authority to declare or deny any man the "Jewish Status." Example of the Lord Jesus Christ denying some natural Jews the "Jewish Status" and awarding the "Jewish Status" to those who kept His Word is in this reference below:

[Revelation 2:9, 3:9-10 BSB] — I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.... Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you. Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Spiritually, being a Jew is a great deal for access into Jerusalem, and the Lord is selective on those who shall be the true Jews in the days to come.

[Zechariah 8:23 FBV] — This is what the Lord Almighty says: At that time ten men from different nations and languages will grab hold of the hem of a Jewish man's robe and plead, “Please take us with you for we have heard that God is with you.”

MaxInDHouse:
What did Apostle Paul mean here?:

Circumcision is, in fact, of benefit only if you practice law; but if you are a transgressor of law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. If, therefore, an uncircumcised person keeps the righteous requirements of the Law, his uncircumcision will be counted as circumcision, will it not? And the physically uncircumcised person will, by carrying out the Law, judge you who are a transgressor of law despite having its written code and circumcision. For he is not a Jew who is one on the outside, nor is circumcision something on the outside, on the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one on the inside, and his circumcision is that of the heart by spirit and not by a written code. That person’s praise comes from God, not from people. Romans 2:25-29

Just Faith without works is dead, even so Circumcision without obeying/keeping the Law of God is vanity. Both cases are like a body without the spirit, and that body is dead.

This was Paul's explanation, that keeping the Law of God authenticates a man to being a true Jew in the sight of God. This means, those who are non-jews may be regarded as Jews to God if they keep the Law, while those who by nature are born Jews may be disqualified from being Jews if they break the Law.

The Lord Jesus Christ is the King of Jews, and therefore He has authority to declare or deny any man the "Jewish Status." Example of the Lord Jesus Christ denying some natural Jews the "Jewish Status" and awarding the "Jewish Status" to those who kept His Word is in this reference below:

[Revelation 2:9, 3:9-10 BSB] — I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.... Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you. Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Spiritually, being a Jew is a great deal for access into Jerusalem, and the Lord is selective on those who shall be the true Jews in the days to come.

[Zechariah 8:23 FBV] — This is what the Lord Almighty says: At that time ten men from different nations and languages will grab hold of the hem of a Jewish man's robe and plead, “Please take us with you for we have heard that God is with you.”

TESTIMONIES FROM CONDEMNATION OF THE RIGHTEOUS

If Pilate would share his experience and struggles in trying to rescue a righteous Man (the Lord Jesus) from the same condemnation he eventually delivered the righteous Man into but not with his heart, then Darius too would share his experience and struggles in trying to rescue a righteous man (Daniel) from the same condemnation he eventually delivered the righteous man into but not with his heart.

However, something common in both cases is that though they had to command the condemnation of the righteous against their own heart desire or pleasure, and they felt the pain of having to condemn the one they struggled to justify and to save (as the pain of a man feels if he himself is forced kill his own father, mother, sibling, or child, by himself under pressure, and watching them die by his own doing under pressure): — Behold, they became believers of the righteous they condemned to death.

Pilate the governor became a believer of the Lord Jesus Christ even though he commanded His crucifixion: he wrote on His cross, saying, ‘This is Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.’ One of His crucified neighbors also believed in His Kingdom, and prayed He remembers him when He comes in His Kingdom. And the Centurion that oversaw His crucifixion also believed, and confessed, ‘Truly He was the Son of God.’ And Billions of Peoples now believe in Him by His death.

Where condemnation of the righteous thrives, faith in the testimony of the righteous thrives much more. The more they made martyres of the saints/righteous, the more faith in their testimony or gospel spread and multiplied. Therefore, one of the most efficient way of evangelizing or preaching the gospel and multiplying the word of faith is by standing and suffering by the faith and defending the faith above your own life even to death, condemnation or persecution before witnesses.

(Daniel 6:16 - FBV) — "Eventually the king gave the order and Daniel was taken and thrown into the lions' den. The king told him, “May the God you so loyally serve save you!”"

(Daniel 6:16 - Logos) — "Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. But the king said to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He shall deliver you.”"

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In this Main Bible in Red, Darius the king eventually granted the lawful condemnation of Daniel, but he was also doing the unlawful thing for which Daniel was condemned: Viz, prayed to God of Daniel.

●1● By commanding the judgment written upon Daniel as the law stipulated, throwing Daniel into the Lions den, Darius fulfilled the Law.

●2● But also by stating a word of prayer to the God of Daniel on behalf of Daniel, saying, “May the God you so loyally serve save you” or “Your God, whom you serve continually, He shall deliver you”" the king was indirectly praying and expressing faith in the God of Daniel.

Some people may not consider the king's statement to Daniel here as a prayer, but I do because I have in some occasions may such statement and deeply regarded it as prayer, request, supplication and petition to God in my heart. And I have witnessed God respond and grant similar expressions as prayers considering the state of mind and emergency of the man who uttered it in such desperate situations as the king was in case. Infact, Eli saw Hannah's lips moving but heard no words coming out of her vibrating lips and tongue, and Eli in the capacity of a high priest was still ignorant of such mode of prayer, and falsely accused her of drunkenness.

Yes, Darius the king prayed to the same God Daniel prayed that got him condemned, because Darius became a believer by condemnation of Daniel, for the faith in God. Later, you will see the massive conversion to the God of Daniel because of this event. However,

■A■ See how the King began praying the God of Daniel against the law of prayer. The king added fasting and vigil to the prayer because that night the king did not receive any entertainment or pleasure, and sleep disappeared from the king's eyes that night.

■B■ See how the King recognized Daniel as Servant of God, against calling Daniel my servant or servant of the king as an appointee or president appointed by the king. It's like he respected Daniel so much that even in his capacity as king of kings and boss of bosses, he rather refer to Daniel as servant of God above him, not under him.

■C■ See how the King admitted that where he failed to deliver Daniel in all his power and capacity as the king of kings, the God of Daniel will not fail to deliver Daniel or do what the king could not do. He did not limit the God of Daniel by the limitations he had.

■D■ See how the King demonstrated the faith that believes in hope against hope. How can man believe in hope and yet act against hope? How can God believe in Job and yet act against Job?

[Romans 4:18] - Abraham against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall your seed be.

The king acted against hope in the main Bible verse in Red by giving the go ahead for Daniel to be cast into the Lions, and yet the king believed the God of Daniel will deliver him. Abraham acted against hope in trying to offer Isaac in burnt offering to God, while believing in Jehovah Jireh for a Ram for the burnt offering. Elijah acted against hope by commanding more water and wetness upon the meat and wood while believing God for the fire from heaven to burn what he made wet and watering. etc.

■E■ See how the King testified of the faithfulness of Daniel in service to God: Daniel served God continually and faithful, and that landed him in a lions den.

HOUSE OF JACOB SHALL RE-POSSESS THEIR POSSESSIONS

Well, the people of Jerusalem, who considered their brethren as castaways of the Lord and said the Land of their brethren in exiles are now for them of Jerusalem/Judah, shall be disappointed when their brethren are returned from the exile and from the countries they were driven.

Behold this gospel of Restitution:

(Ezekiel 11:17 - WEB) - "“Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”"

(Ezekiel 11:17 - BSB) - "Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’"

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[Amos 9:14-15] — "I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God."

[Jeremiah 32:37-41] — "I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety. They will be My people, and I will be their God. I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them. I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me. Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul."

[Jeremiah 16:14-16] — "“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when they shall no more use this saying, ‘The Lord lives, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt’; rather they will use this instead, ‘The Lord lives, who brought up the house of Israel from the land of the north, and from all countries in which they were thrust out.’ And I will restore them to their own land, which I gave to their fathers. “Behold, I will send many fishermen,” says the Lord, “and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send many hunters, and they shall hunt them upon every mountain, and upon every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks."

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INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF LAWS, OATHS, & ORDINANCES

Have you ever heard that if a man breaks one of the law, he's guilty of breaking all of the law? In that case, it doesn't matter which of the law he breaks or there's nothing like small sin and big sin in that law: all sins are equal. Example, in the Ten Commandments, coveting your neighbor's things or lusting after your neighbor's wife is as sinful as worshiping idols, having other gods, serving demons or witchcraft, committing adultery, stealing, breaking the Sabbath, bearing false witness or lying against your neighbor etc.

[James 2:10-11 GW] — If someone obeys all of God’s laws except one, that person is guilty of breaking all of them. After all, the one who said, “Never commit adultery,” is the same one who said, “Never murder.” If you do not commit adultery but you murder, you become a person who disobeys God’s laws.

Samuel put it this, saying:

[1 Samuel 15:22-23 FBV] — “Does the Lord prefer burnt offerings and sacrifices, or obedience to what He says?” Samuel asked. “Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice. Paying attention is more important than offering the fat of rams. Rebellion is as bad as witchcraft, and arrogance is as bad as the sin of idolatry. Because you have rejected the Lord's commands, He has rejected you as king.”

The reason a man who rebelled or disobeyed the Lord's instruction to him (either directly to him or through a man of God as Samuel) is as guilty as the greatest witch/wizard, and both shall suffer the same weight of punishment in death; or the man who displayed arrogance after hearing from God is as guilty as a Pagan who worshiped idols or demons: is because of “Interconnectedness of the Commandments.”

Note this: One law can be reinforced or upheld by other laws, oaths, or ordinances, and breaking one law may indirectly or directly violate underlying laws or principles. The nature of legal systems, is such that laws are often interrelated, creating a network of rules, oaths, and ordinances that reinforce each other. Thus, breaking one law may trigger violations of other connected laws, oaths, or principles.

There is Hierarchy of Laws and Principles, and there is a structure of Legal hierarchy or interconnected laws: A specific law might be part of a broader framework of laws or principles that guide a society. There are also Oaths and Obligations: Oaths or personal obligations may tie/bind individuals to certain laws or ethical standards. E.g. public officials or individuals who swear an oath (e.g., to uphold the Constitution) are not only bound by the specific laws they administer but also by the larger commitment embedded in the oath.

(Daniel 6:15 - WEB) — "Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree nor statute which the king establishes may be changed."

(Daniel 6:15 - BSB) — "Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”"

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In this Main Bible verse in Red, two distinct Laws are contemplated:

A.°•○● The Law of the Medes and Persians: This was the underlying Law, Oath or Enforcing/Reinforcing Law behind the scenes. The law of the Medes and Persians, is always interconnected to every law any king of Medes and Persians establishes with the king's name and the king's seal/signature [Esther 8:8], and therefore forbids the king from changing a law once it has been established. This was a binding legal principle in the kingdom, which even the king could not overturn.

B.°•○● The Decree, Statute or Ordinance of the King of Medes and Persians: In this case, it's simply the Law against prayers for 30 days except prayers made to the king, with obligation to cast offenders to the Lions in a den.

In this case, the Law of the Medes and Persians creates a “Legal constraint” on the king’s authority, meaning that even if Darius wanted to reverse or amend his decree, he could not do so because it had been sealed by the law of the Medes and Persians. Here, we see a “reinforcing legal framework” that upholds the king's decree but limits the king's discretion. Once the Law of Persia says “Yes” to the King's Decree, it's “No” to the King's Discretion. True Authority have abilities to make both Decrees and Discretion before or between both.

The case of King Darius, Daniel, and the laws of the Medes and Persians provides a clear example of how laws can be interconnected and reinforced by other laws or oaths. When one law is broken, it may lead to indirect violations of other rules or legal constraints, creating a complex web of consequences. Even a king, bound by his own laws, faces limitations when laws are structured in such a way that they cannot be easily changed or undone. This shows the importance of understanding the broader legal and moral framework when laws are enacted, as breaking one can have far-reaching effects.

Back to the Law of Moses, and it's interconnectedness that makes every stroke or dot in the Law as important as all the Law. The Word of God, Jesus Christ the Law-Giver or Shiloh, was the underlying Law made the Law of Moses thus. The Law and Prophets points to Him. The Word of God, Jesus Christ Himself, is to the Law of Moses, what the Law of Medes and Persians is to a Decree/Statute of Persia established by a king of Persia. Only that in our case, the Law behind the Law is a Person, and was to die in other to enable the dependent to be easily changed or abolished. It's like Darius the king could not change the decree he established because of the Law of Persia forbidding even him from changing his law; but he could abolish or amend the Law of Persia or remove it, so that it will not be a factor.

●1● Before the Lord Jesus died, the Law and Prophets were like:

[Matthew 5:17-19 BSB] — Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

●2● When the Lord Jesus died, the Law and Prophets were like:

[John 19:28-30 AKJV] — After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst.” Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said, “It is finished:” and He bowed His Head, and gave up the ghost.

So, He fulfilled the Law, every bit of it, died fulfilling the Law and the Prophets. Now, He has become something else to the Law: He is now the “End of the Law” and not just the “Beginning or Enforcer of the Law” that He was before He died. However, to those who don't believe this but still stick to the Law of Moses, the Lord Jesus remains the Enforcer of the Law, but to those who believe He fulfilled the Law and believe in His death and resurrection to salvation by Him, He is the end of the Law for righteousness to them.

[Romans 10:4] — For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes.

THE LORD IS OUR SANCTUARY, AND WE ARE HIS TEMPLE

The people of Jerusalem considered their brethren as castaways of the Lord and off the inheritance, and they say the inheritance of their brethren in exiles are now for them of Jerusalem/Judah, for they were not seeing their brethren returning from the exile.

But the Lord put a word of gospel in the mouth of Ezekiel, to them saying though they were cast away from the land, they are not cast away from the Lord’s presence. Adam was cast away from the Garden of God, but not from the Presence of God: But Cain, after killing the righteous man, was the first man that was cast away from the presence of God into faraway land of Nod. The LORD told Abraham to leave his father’s house and lands behind to go to a land far away that the Lord will reveal to him, and Abraham obeyed in faith, going to the land he never knew and had never been before and also forsaking his land by inheritance to his father: But his consolation and fellowship was in the LORD was with him where he went. The brethren of Joseph cast him away from his father’s home into slavery in a strange land, but the LORD was with Joseph there.

(Ezekiel 11:16 - asv) - "Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they are come.

(Ezekiel 11:16 - LBP) - "Therefore say, Thus says the LORD God: I will cast them far off among the Gentiles, and I will scatter them among the countries, nevertheless I will be to them a little sanctuary in the countries where they have gone."

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Behold this gospel: ‘yet will I be to them as a Sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.” We are in the countries, and we are in the LORD and the LORD is in us. We are His Temple, and He is our Sanctuary. He’s promised to be our “Sanctuary” in any country or nation we come outside the land of Israel even without the temple of Solomon or the Ark of Moses’ covenant: Let us, who are His Temple keep our body holy for Him to dwell in us, as we dwell in Him.

[John 15:4 GWN] — "Live in Me, and I will live in you. A branch cannot produce any fruit by itself. It has to stay attached to the vine. In the same way, you cannot produce fruit unless you live in Me."

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TO KNOW THE LAW IS FAULTY

If the Accusers can use the Law to find fault or condemnation against the righteous and blameless, it means the righteous can also find fault in the Law. If you intent on following this to the end, then understand it's about how to know existing Laws are faulty Laws themselves and abusive/abused Laws. Ways to know if a law is faulty/dysfunctional:

●1● Relationship between the Law and Righteousness:

[1 Timothy 1:8-10 web] — "But we know that the law is good, if a person uses it lawfully, as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;"

If the Law is against righteousness or against relationship between the righteous and the Most High God, then it's a faulty law. Examples, the Law condemned the most righteous Man in all ages to death just because the righteous Man told the truth of His relationship with God, saying, “I am the Son of God;” and the Law condemned Him for blasphemy. Another example, the Law condemned a righteous and faultless man, Daniel, to death by being thrown into the Lions for dinner because the righteous man prayed faithfully in relationship with the Most High God above the king.

●2● Relationship between the Law and Life:

[Proverbs 13:14 AKJV] — The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

It not about the nature of the Law, but about the relationships with the Law and those the Law favors against the others. A Law maybe holy and good in nature, but in relationships the law favors death, not life. Example, the Law of Moses gave life to sin than it gave life to people:

[Romans 7:9-14 LBP] — "Formerly I lived without the law: but when the commandment came, sin came to life and I died. And the commandment which was ordained to life I found to be for death. For sin, finding occasion by the commandment, misled me and by it killed me. Wherefore the law is holy and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Has then that which is good, become death to me? Far be it. But sin that is exposed as sin and works death in me for that which is good, will be the more condemned by means of the law. For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am of the flesh enslaved to sin."

●3● Relationship between the Law and Liberty/Freedom:

The use of the Law supports condemning sin in the Law, by the Law. And many condemn sin in the law that condemns the sin; but their flesh is weak. Then the Son of God, Jesus Christ, came and did what the Law could not do or do it differently from how the Law does it in condemnation. He didn't come to condemn the world, but that through Him the world may be saved: however, He came to condemn sin to take away the sin of world as the Lamb of God.

To take away the Sin of the world without condemning the world in the process, He did not condemn sin in the Law, rather He condemned sin in the flesh: Do you know the difference between both?

He did not condemn sin in the Law or by Law; infact, in the Law or by the Law, He was made Sin for us and became the Sin condemned in the Law Himself for us: For in the Law, Cursed is any man that hangs on a tree: and He was hanged on a tree (cross) in crucifixion.

Therefore, the Son of God did not condemn sin in the Law but became sin in the Law, and yet He loves righteousness and hated sin, making God to anoint Him with the Oil of Gladness (Joy) above all His men and angels. How did He hate or condemn sin, when He did not condemn sin in the Law or by the Law?

Example: A woman caught in adultery was brought to Him, and the Law condemned her or stood to be condemned in the Law or by the Law of Moses. But the Son of God did not condemn her in the Law or by the Law. But after He made the Law useless or powerless to condemn her, He told her “Go and never sin again.” Thus, He hated her sin but would rather condemn her sin in the flesh, than in the law.

[Romans 8:2-4 Web] — "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death. For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh; that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."

Did you see “Condemned sin in the flesh” in that Bible reference? Before then, did you see ‘made me free from the law of sin and death?

True Liberty or Freedom sets you free from the bondage or captivity of the Law, but the same Liberty condemns sin in the flesh. If the Son of God sets you free, you are free indeed; but beware of the flesh in your freedom, for He condemns sin in the flesh. So, freedom has new foe, which is the flesh works against the Spirit, not the law as before.

[Galatians 5:13-21 web] -"For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another. But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire. "But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.""

These works or deeds of the flesh are among the sin He condemned in the flesh.

●4● Relationship between the Law and Healing/Deliverance:

It appeared the Law of Moses condemned Healing and deliverance on the Sabbath day. Imagine the Healer and Savior becoming handicap to heal or deliver His own on a Sabbath day just because of a Law. Or imagine the king of kings then, with all the power God gave him over the earth, could not rescue or deliver the man he loved and wished to deliver, not because the king lacks the power or authority or means to deliver him with just a single word of his mouth, but because of a law.

(Daniel 6:14 - CGV) — "Then the king, when he heard these words, was intensely displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored until the going down of the sun to rescue him."

(Daniel 6:14 - LBP) — "Then the king, when he heard these words, was very much grieved, and made up his mind to deliver Daniel; and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him."

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In this Main Bible verse in Red, the king of kings with the highest powers and authority and dominion in the entire world could not do:

■A■ The king displeased himself, couldn't do as He please for a law:

Looking at it from this Bible reference below, makes it even alarming:

[Ecclesiastes 8:2-4] "I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God. Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him, for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”"

Can a king, even a king of kings have such power, supremacy and still be impotent or unable to do as he please? That's doing of a faulty Law

■B■ The king labored till the going down of the sun to deliver Daniel and laboured in vain:

Can a king of kings that has all things in the world, at his command all nations of the world bring him whatever he commanded, still labor talkless of laboring in vain, just to stop a man from being death Sentence? That's doing of a faulty Law.

The Faulty law was not just against Daniel, but also against the King himself. Before he signed and endorsed the that Law, he was seeing himself as a god who had all powers to grant all requests, and to whom all prayers and petitions must be forwarded to in 30 days. Now, he had signed the law, and he's caught here, he now knows how hard or difficult for him to grant his own single request or petition to deliver a man from the law. So, the king who claims to be god of prayers for 30 days by law, suffered and labored grant his own prayer for deliverance from the same law that empowered his claims.

SCHEMING TO POSSESS THEIR AWOL BROTHERS’ ESTATES

In the first half of “Ezekiel Eleven,” the LORD and the Spirit of the LORD both spoke against or over what Jerusalem Cabal were saying or thinking about themselves and the city.What were they saying or thinking about themselves and the city, addressed in the first half?

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“The City is the Cooking Pot and Meat inside it.”

But the LORD and the Spirit of the LORD addressed that “saying or mindset” with the prophecy of Ezekiel as the Spirit gave him to say.

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In the second half of “Ezekiel Eleven,” the Word of the LORD spoke against or over what Jerusalem people were saying or thinking about themselves and the entire land of Israel.What were they saying or thinking about themselves and the entire land of Israel (the promised land), addressed in the second half?

●2● They were saying/thinking:
“The Rest of the Israelites (Northern Israel or Samaria) were cast out into captivity/exile far from the LORD, and therefore they (Southern Israel or Jerusalem) will automatically inherit or possess the land.”

But the LORD and the Word of the LORD addressed that “saying or mindset” with the prophecy of Ezekiel as the Word gave him to say.

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(Ezekiel 11:15 - NIV) - "Son of man, the people of Jerusalem have said of your fellow exiles and all the other Israelites, ‘They are far away from the Lord; this land was given to us as our possession.’

(Ezekiel 11:15 - NKJV) - “Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Get far away from the Lord; this land has been given to us as a possession.’

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It's like a man wishing or rejoicing that his brother is gone and never coming back either soon or alive, and therefore the man claims even his brother's properties as his own, calling himself landlord over both his own properties and his jailed/lost brother’s property.

You see the people who were in Jerusalem were feeling they're better or more righteous than their brethren that were arrested and taken into exile/captivity. Recall that when Ezekiel was prophesying, one of the twenty-five Cabal died, and Ezekiel cried to the Lord in protest, saying, “Lord, will you completely destroy the Remnant of Israel…”

Note how Ezekiel called the people of Jerusalem, “Remnant of Israel” and that was the second time: while the first time he said similar prayer was in Chapter 9:

[Ezekiel 9:8 BSB] - While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”

So, Ezekiel saw Jerusalem people as “Remnant of Israel” or the hope of Israel, just as those who were in captivity with Ezekiel saw their brethren in Jerusalem and were praying for them in captivity. But while the Northern Israel (Samaria) in captivity in Babylon wished their brethren at home Southern Israel (Jerusalem/Judah) well as the Remnant of Israel, who remained in the land of their father when they were taken away from there; those in Jerusalem (Southern Israel) did not share mutual feelings for their brethren in captivity, but instead saw them as brethren taken into prison far away from the Lord and are never coming back, making them possess their lands and wish they never return again.

So, in the main Bible verse in Red, the Word of the LORD revealed to Ezekiel what those he was praying for as so-called 'Remnant of Israel’ were saying or thinking about Ezekiel and his people that were in exile behind their backs. So, as Ezekiel knew this about them, I don't think Ezekiel bothered to ever pray for them again calling them their hope or remnant of Israel. They were claiming “One Israel” with those in Jerusalem, whereas those in Jerusalem no longer count them Israel, but as the lost or Samaritans that became mixed with Gentiles.

How would you feel if after something that happened and kept you away for so long, you return home thinking your brothers are longing for you, but realize they wished you never returned and had divided your properties or taken over your house? The brother of the prodigal son never wanted the prodigal brother to ever return. You think a man's brother cannot be this wicked to drive him away or keep him away as Joseph's brothers sold him away into slavery in Egypt? Read:

[Isaiah 66:5 AFV] — Hear the Word of the LORD, you who tremble at His Word, "Your brethren who hated you, who cast you out for My name's sake, said, 'Let the LORD be glorified.' But He will appear to your joy and they will be ashamed."

A man's foes shall be members of his own household. But this may not be the case with you and your brethren until the Lord reveals their heart to you as He does to those He will protect from wicked brothers.

As for we Christians, the Lord warned through Paul that we should not say or think about Israel like Jerusalem were saying or thinking about Israel in the main Bible verse in Red. We must not gloat or glory over them because they were cast off so that we might be grafted into the Tree instead of them: It is still their inheritance and also our inheritance in Christ, for God will bring them back again:

[Romans 11:11-23 NKJV] — For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them. For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins.”

THOSE INDICTED IN THE ACCUSATIONS

One of the things one can find in a Devilish Accuser is that even when the Accuser is accusing one man, he tends to also directly or indirectly accuse or affect those connected to that man either by tribe, religion, family, friendship, party, or helper.

When we know that those who accuse us also implicate our family, friends or faith, we will learn to bargain like the Lord Jesus did, saying, “If you want me, let these ones go free or keep them out of your mouth in your accusations against me.” You know, like saying, keep my family, my wife, my children, my tribe, my religion, etc. out of this between you and me only. I call it, “Let my people go” from your accusation, arrest, implication or contention against me. But the Lord Jesus Christ put it this way,

[John 18:8-9 BSB] — “I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.” This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”

Do not lose or harm those God has given you by getting them implicated or affect in accusations or persecutions against you. Do not be like Mordecai, for whose sake the Accuser called Haman the prince got the entire Jews (his kinsmen) about to be wipe off the face of the earth by the decree of Medes and Persia that cannot be changed as signed by the king of kings then in favor of the Accuser of Mordecai that became the accuser of the Jews because of Mordecai the Jew. The children of Job were wiped out because of the Accuser of Job their father. But the Lord Jesus Christ was so careful to the extent that even though He was so hated that much, yet none of His haters considered harming Mary the mother of Jesus because of Jesus, or arresting His brothers, or even arresting any of His disciples to get to Him. The only disciple that went to them on his own accord to betray Him was Judas; but apart from that, there was no death threat or arrest warrant against any of Jesus’ disciples or believers while He walked this earth: The only threat was that whoever confesses Him as the Christ or Son of God would be excommunicated or cast out of the Synagogue or fired from the sect of the Chief Priest, Pharisees, Scribes etc. and so men like Nicodemus secretly believed on Him but did not make their faith open then. Absolutely no persecution or accusation came to any associate, family or kinsmen the Lord Jesus Christ while He walked on earth inspite of all those who hated Him, accused Him and wanted Him dead and crucified.

So, you see how the Lord Jesus Christ managed the situation that made all his accusers or enemies to channel their hatred only on Him, forgetting about all His tribes, kinsmen, disciples or friends except in these two occasions:

*1* - One, when they also planned to kill Lazarus that He raised back to life because Lazarus’ life from the dead made many converts to the Lord Jesus Christ.

(John 12:10-11 KJV) - But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

When this happened, the Lord Jesus moved on to where the Life of Lazarus would no longer be in dangers on account of Him. And so, the haters and accusers forgot about Lazarus.

*2* - Two, when Herod killed little children in Bethlehem when targeting to kill the Lord Jesus. That was not the Lord Jesus’ negligence that got those little children killed but the wisemen’s error that was developed by Herod into killing those little children and thereby the scripture was fulfilled.

Therefore, the Lord Jesus Christ achieved all these without losing any of His sheep and without putting of the sheep in harm’s way: He was a true Shepherd that laid down His life for the sheep, and not the sheep laying down their life to protect or honor Him while He walked this earth. He was so efficient to a point that His friends and disciples longed to suffer because of Him but did not have any persecution or harassment because He coordinated and took all suffering and accusation upon Himsef, until after He ascended into heaven the disciples for the time were persecuted because the Lord Jesus Christ; and they rejoiced for that first:

[Act 5:40-42 BSB] — At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them. The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

Persecution of His People and Disciples began only when He is ascended into heaven and somehow the leaders of the Church and Stephen helped the cause that made every disciple or believer of the Lord Jesus Christ to become a potential target for arrest, persecution.

In the accusation against Daniel, See the way the Accusers presented the accused and the accusation before the king:

(Daniel 6:13 - CGV) — "Then they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the sons of the captivity of Judah, does not regard you, O king, nor the interdict that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day."

(Daniel 6:13 - LBP) — "Then they answered and said before the king, Daniel, who is of the exiles from Judea, has not regarded you, O king, nor the decree which you have made, but he makes his petition three times a day."

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** In Presenting the Accused: They described him, Daniel, by his basest or most derogatory tribal/ethnic identity that has some flavor of racism or racial discrimination against his people, tribe or ethnic origin. They did not even describe Daniel as his excellency or the one with Excellent Spirit, President of the Kingdom of Persia; instead they described Daniel as that Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah. Whereas Daniel was the most popular/known president then

You see the hate, not just against Daniel but against his tribe or ethnic group, just by mentioning his people as children of the captivity of Judah to the king as if the king does not know who Daniel was just by mentioning his name only. You've seen the Accusers of Daniel here maliciously tagged along his people and nation with their branding as slaves or captives of Judah; you will also see how the table turned and Accusers together with their wives and children shall be implicated also instead of Daniel to the Lions: He who dug a pit shall fall into it.

** In Presenting the Accusation: They first painted the charge black before they mentioned the charge. In painting the charge black, they told the king that Daniel does not regard him and does not regard his law or decree, trying to make the king take it personal against Daniel or trying to sow some discord and ill feelings in the king towards Daniel. Then they stated the charge they first painted black or terrible, saying Daniel prays three times a day. Thus, three times count charges.

Well, atleast they observed him the whole day, and did not just take the only time they found Him praying and ran with that. I mean, they presented the charges against Daniel as his “Manner or Habit” (Three times a day) and not just as his action. It takes repeated actions to form a habit.

THE WORD OF GOD: A PERSON OR A STATEMENT

In “Ezekiel 11” the Godhead spoke in the capacity of the Trinity to Ezekiel as:

● The LORD said to me, (Ezekiel 11:2)

● The Spirit of the LORD fell on me, and said to me, (Ezekiel 11:5)

● The Word of the LORD came to me, saying, (Ezekiel 11:14)

(Ezekiel 11:14 - GWN) - "Then the Word of the LORD came to me, saying,"

(Ezekiel 11:14 - LBP) - "And the Word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
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In this Main Bible verse in Red, the Word of the LORD came to Ezekiel who was there with the manifest LORD, Throne and Cherubim, and also there with the Spirit of God. The LORD of glory had spoken, the Spirit of the LORD fell upon Ezekiel and had spoken thus says the LORD in words of prophecy, and this time the Word of the LORD came to Ezekiel, saying…

The Word of the LORD is the Word even before He speaks or spoken. It not because He's spoken that He's the Word of God, but He is the Word of God that speaks saying. The Word of God comes to men, and men come to the Word of God. The Word of God is a name of Person, not just name or description of a speech or statement: the Word of God wears clothes or robe, and the Word of God is His name.

[Revelation 19:13 AFV] — And He was clothed with a garment dipped in blood; and His name is The Word of God.
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BEWARE ACCUSERS

Let us compare two or more different kinds of accusers based on “Caught in the Very Act:”

.1. The Accusers of the Woman Caught in the Very Act of Adultery, and the Penalty based on the Law of Moses.

.2. The Accusers of Daniel Caught in the Very Act of Praying, and the Penalty based on the Law of Persia.

Well there are other Accusers, like Accusers of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, based on the decree concerning the burning fiery furnace, Accusers of the Jews based on Law of Persia during days of Esther and Mordecai, Accusers of the Lord Jesus Christ, Accusers of Paul, etc.

But I compare wisdom between the Accusers of the Woman caught in the very act of Adultery and the Accusers of the Daniel caught Praying.

** CALIBER OF PERSONS PLAYING THE ACCUSERS’ ROLE: In both cases, the caliber of persons that form the Accusers were the Elites in the society where they were doing the accusation: Those accusing the Woman caught in Adultery were “Pharisees, Scribes, Religious Leaders” and those accusing Daniel caught Praying against the Law were “Presidents, Governors, State-Actors.”

** MOTIVE OF PERSONS PLAYING THE ACCUSERS’ ROLE: In the case of Accusers of the Woman caught in Adultery, the motive of the Accusers was to also accuse the Lord Jesus Christ and not just to accuse the woman caught in adultery: They were content with having accusation against the woman (against the sinner), but wanted to develop it into accusation against the Lord Jesus (against the righteous and blameless). Therefore, the accusers of that sinner caught in adultery were figuratively also the accusers of the Righteous/Perfect who was never caught in any sin.

On the other hand, the motive of the accusers of Daniel were obviously to accuse the righteous or faultless Daniel, but they caught both Daniel and the King of Kings by the Law that cannot be changed.

** CONSEQUENCES ON THE ACCUSERS’ FOR TRAPPING THE KING OF KINGS IN THEIR ACCUSATION QUEST/SCHEME:

For trapping the King of Kings, the Lord Jesus Christ, in their accusation quest using the law of Moses, the Pharisees and the Scribes were exposed to be sinners themselves, because if those religious leaders and preachers of the laws of Moses were without sin they would have cast the first stone.so they all left in shame, and their shame was never wiped away because they did not receive the Benediction from the King of kings, Jesus, saying, “Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more:” So, they still stood condemned and they did not receive the grace to go and sin no more.

On the other hand, for trapping the king of kings, Darius, in their accusation quest using the Law of Persia, the Presidents and Governors were exposed to be accusers of the innocent because the Lions couldn’t harm the innocent. I pray I find occasion to expansiate on how God justifies or exonerates even those caught in the act of breaking the Law or sinning, but not breaking His Law: How “caught in the act” alone does not condemn nor justify a man, but heaven judges men with both “Caught in the Act” and “Motive of the Act” – Evil act may be driven by Good Motive, and good act may be driven by evil motive. Besides, when the Law condemns a man, he is still not condemned until judgment or penalty condemns the man: You see why you should not judge so that you will not be judged, and don’t condemn so that you will not be condemned? If you understand this lesson the way I understand it, even if you find a man/woman in the very act or fact of doing something that is evidently a sin or crime to do by an existing law or rules, you will still be afraid to accuse or condemn that man/woman, but leave judgment to God.

I say, even when the existing law out-rightly condemns a man as sinner or offender, the penalty or the sentence or the judgment meted against him for commiting that crime still has to prove whether that man is considered sinner or innocent: This has nothing to do with whether that man was caught in the act or whether that man has broken the law. Examples, Daniel by praying was caught in the act or broke the law, and the judge followed the law to have him cast into the Lions’ den which is the penalty; but the penalty or lions did not harm him, proving he was innocent beyond whatever the law had said about him. The same way, the furnace of fire proved that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego where innocent beyond whatever the decree said about them. Casting John in the pot of boiling oil or refinery in condemnation was overruled by the fact that the oil did not kill him or proved him innocent by not harming him. Condemning and crucifying the Lord Jesus Christ to death and ensuring He was buried and His tomb sealed so that men would not have Him come out to the dungeon grave, and yet the grave could not hold Him captive neither could death and hell endure having Him dead, was the greatest declaration of Innocence and Righteousness and Holiness.

So, if the evidence you have or what you are falling back on to condemn a man or woman is what the letters of the law said about what you caught him/her doing, you are grossly ignorant of what the Works of God can be. The coming condemnation on those who accused and condemned any men to die for any reason will be in the day of the resurrection: If any man you condemned to death is eventually raised to life, you become guilty of condemning the innocent or the righteous because if he was a sinner, he would not be alive nor raised to life when he faces or passes death. Therefore, the fact that Daniel, who was caught in the act of breaking the law and worthy of death by the lions, was thrown into the lions according to the penalty of the law, but yet he lived over the night and was harmless – declared the innocency of Daniel by the deliverance from death by the lion: This also means all those who condemned him or accused him of being guilty would also be thrown into the same lions for the lions to also verity or authenticate whether they also were innocent: for the law of Persian failed since whom the law condemned to death is alive beyond the law.
To condemn the righteous or to accuse the innocent is one the worst mistake a man can make on the surface of the earth, and yet people do this almost every day. There's a realm and a truth in which “Righteousness is Life” or “Life declares Righteousness.” If you doubt a man is righteous or a sinner, and you see the man alive in that realm your doubts are cleared because being alive in that realm means being righteous, but being dead in that realm means being a sinner. Those who use life or death to know the righteous from the sinners on that realm, do not bother with details such as “Caught in the act” or “The Law” for declaration of innocence or guilt.

But let's see men who are low, and who rely on “Caught in the act” and “The Stipulations of man made Laws” for justification and condemnation in the Main Bible Verse:

(Daniel 6:12 - CGV) — "Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's interdict: Have you not signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition to any god or man within thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter."

(Daniel 6:12 - LBP) — "And they came near and said before the king, O king, live for ever! Did you not decree and sign, O king, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man within thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The decree is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be altered."

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One thing these Accusers of Daniel did wiser or better than the Accusers of the Woman caught in the act of Adultery, was this in the main Bible verse in Red. They did not yet reveal the offender, or they did not arrest Daniel and drag him to the king because they caught him in the act, before having this conversation with the king concerning his judgment on anyone who violates that law of Persia. In contrast to them, the Accusers of the Woman caught in Adultery took it upon themselves to arrest her, publicly defame or shame her, and dragged her to the King of kings based on the Law (of Moses). So, technically, the Accusers of the Woman had already began taking law into their hands or displaying jungle justice, before hearing from the Judge. Thus they acted in folly, presuming on the Law enforcement.

One advantage this wisdom of Daniel's Accusers gave them, but the folly of the Accusers of the woman caught in adultery did not give them, was that by not yet revealing whom they caught or who is affected, they wisely consulted the Judge (the king) and had him determine or judge the case before presenting the accused. They did what is like “Mock Exam” or “Mock Trial” of the case with the judge.

It's like how Nathan presented a mock trial case or parable for David the king to judge before revealing the true accused in the same case, and capitalizing on the judgment the king himself used to impertially judge the case. Nathan told David there was a rich man who had many sheep and flocks, but he violently took the only ewe a poor man had to use as welcome feast for the rich man's visitor. David the king gave his judgment and condemned the rich man to death and to four fold restitution. Then after Nathan the prophet got the king to judge the case before knowing who the accused was, Nathan knowing the judgment of the king/Judge beyond knowing the Law, then revealed the accused, saying to David, “You are that man” but you will not die as you judged because God took away your sins; nevertheless the four fold restitution you must make shall be the four the sword shall consume in your house: These four included the death of that child conceived in adultery between David and Uriah wife and no DNA test for Paternity was necessary, the death of Amnon who raped his virgin sister and defiled her in fornication, the death of Absalom who was in fornication/adultery with all his father's concubines publicly as the people watched their sexual acts, and the death of Adonijah who was lusting after David's wife that was still a virgin even though she was a widow of David because David never had sexual intercourse with her though they were married.

Even so, the Accusers of Daniel had the King gave his mock trial over the man who violates the Law he signed, and cannot be changed to ultimately mean no going back from casting that man into the Lions den. Then, the Accusers of Daniel, holding the king by his judgment, later revealed who the accused was — Daniel. Had it been they accused Daniel first before hearing the judgment of the king on the law, the king may have denied he was in his right frame of mind when he signed the law or made a way of escape for Daniel.

But you see the Accusers of the Woman caught in Adultery already revealed the accused, revealed the law they were standing on to accuse her, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself being who He is already knew what was in all their hearts. He indeed had His way of freeing the Woman caught in Adultery, and her Accusers lost.

WHEN SOMEONE DIES DURING PREACHING/PROPHESYING

Hearing God speak directly to them outloud could have killed people around Mount Sinai, but they resorted to Moses hearing directly from God and conveying the message to them:

[Exodus 20:19 BSB] — “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

So, God continued speaking to men through His prophets, messengers men of God, and by His Holy Spirit in them. However in Scriptures, there are cases of instant/sudden death of man or woman upon hearing a message, statement or a declaration of his sin by a man of God filled and moved by the Holy Spirit in speaking. Even when they were not hearing God directly in loud audible Voice but by a man of God, yet they died upon hearing the message of God. Examples:

●1● Ananias and Sapphira heard Peter speaking by the Holy Spirit, declare their hidden lies against God, and they instantly died inside the church. [Acts 5:5, 10]

●2● Twenty-five Cabal heard Ezekiel spoke by the Holy Spirit, declared their hidden lies and God's sentences upon them, and then one man out of the twenty-five men instantly died by the temple eastern gate [Acts 5:5, 10]

(Ezekiel 11:13 - GWN) - "While I was prophesying, Benaiah's son Pelatiah died. I immediately bowed down and cried out, "Almighty LORD, will you completely destroy all the remaining people in Israel?""

(Ezekiel 11:13 - LBP) - "And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah, LORD God! wilt thou make full end of the remnant of Israel?"

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While this man of God, Ezekiel, prophesied, a man among his hearers died instantly. Then, the man of God fell down to intercede for Israel, as Moses did. He was a prophet of God to the people, but He was also an intercessor for the people to God. Yes, one may be the prophesier and still pray against his own prophecy from completely destroying the people of God. When we bring the message of judgment and death to the people of God, we intend for just a small scale of impart and not a large scale and definitely not a complete or total destruction to the people of God even if all the people of God are sinners.

** Ezekiel protested even against his prophesy when he thought God was intended to completely destroy all the remnant of Israel.

** Moses protested even against God's instruction when Moses heard God was intended to completely destroy all the remnant of Israel and raise the offspring of Moses into a better people.

** The Lord Jesus allowed only one from His Twelve to be taken out, just for the scriptures to be fulfilled; but when there was attempt to take out another the Lord Jesus protested. The point is that even the greatest Savior Himself didn't save all His twelve chosen men and followers for the scriptures not to be broken but for His Body to be broken. For the Scriptures not to be broken, His Body must be broken.

Why small scale destruction may be allowed by ministers of Justice among the people of God, to whom salvation and the covenant is given, is to restore discipline, correction and restitution of the people to their God in reconciliation of purpose and path. But it must be as a father scolding his children with gentle spanks, and not too much on his children otherwise the mother must step in and protest. Both are necessary for the children to see both the Goodness and the Severity.

Back to the Main Verse:

In this Main Bible verse in Red, the son of Benaiah, Pelatiah, was neither the only sinner that heard the same prophecy, nor was he the only one targeted, seeing there were 25 of them the prophecy targeted.

*** Why then was he the only one who died instantly on hearing the Spirit inspired Prophecy of Ezekiel?

This is example of “Fair-Hearing” that is not “Hearing-Fair.” In hearing the Word/Spirit of God, Fair Hearing is not Fair to all hearers. Examples:

◇ — All hearers in hearing would hear, but some will die more than others and some will live more than others by hearing.

◇ — All hearers in hearing would hear, but some will not understand.

◇ — All seers in seeing would see, but some will not perceive.

There are those whose eyes are blessed because they see well, and whose ears are blessed because they hear well [Matthew 13:16]. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God [Romans 10:17]. However, faith is not the only thing that comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. All good things come by hearing the Word of God. Yet, some men are appointed by God to die by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God, so that others will learn of fear by it.

In nutshell, men who died by hearing the Word of God spoken by men of God moved by the Spirit, while they were not the only hearers, died as signs to others. Prophecies and Messages do come with signs that authenticate they are true and inevitable: and sometimes the sign is the sudden death of someone in the congregation, someone on the pulpit or even the instant death of the direct speaker while speaking, in the way people give up the ghost after speaking their last words, such as Jacob spoke to his twelve sons and then died in their congregation as a testament to authenticate his words in “Genesis 49.”

However, don't take all such death in a congregation as a sign: for some sudden death may not yet be the sign until the dead is raised back to life before the sign is completed to authenticate the message. Examples, the death of the widow's son did not authenticate Elijah's words to her until Elijah raised the dead son back to life. So it was also with the death of the rich woman's son when she had her husband, for she insisted she told the man of God not to deceive/lie to her, until Elisha raised her dead son back to life - as long as her son was alive, Elisha's words to her was true and authenticated; but if her son died before her, the man of God's word to her became a lie even if it was true before. To her, or to the widow of Zeraphath, her son being alive was the authentication of the Words or Prophecies of the Man of God. So, it is with Paul in this Bible reference below, wherein while he preached in a vigil, a man died, but the authentication of his message was not in the death of someone in the congregation unlike it was for Peter concerning Ananias and Sapphira; rather Paul had to raise the dead back to life like Elisha and Elijah did.

[Act 20:7-12] — Paul was speaking on the first day of the week as we gathered together to break bread. He was planning to leave in the morning, and went on speaking until midnight. (The upstairs room where we were meeting was lit by many lamps.) A young man called Eutychus was sitting in the window, and he began feeling very sleepy. As Paul went on speaking he fell sound asleep and tumbled down from the third story. When they picked him up they found he was dead. Paul went down, stretched himself out upon him, and hugged him. “Don't worry, he's alive,” he said. Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate together with them. He went on talking with them until dawn came, and then he left. They took the young man home alive and well, and were very thankful for this.

As for Ezekiel, you've seen where he was prophesying and someone's son died, wait until you see him prophesying and dry Bones rise from the dead and the dead became alive standing an exceeding great army.