July 30, 2010

The Hidden Things…

• The Hologram Analogy• The Gospel in Genesis• Equidistant Letter Sequencing (David’s

Genealogy)• Love in the Bible

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Hologram Analogy(Fourier Transform)

• A form of lensless photography• Film records interference of light from the laser

and light from an object• In natural light, result can look like a darkroom

mistake (has no desirability)• Illuminate film with laser that created it to get a

window into a 3D universe…you can look behind the image vs. a picture

• Cut a piece out and you don’t lose the image – just look around the hole! (will lose resolution)

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Hologram Analogy(Fourier Transform)

• The information is spread out over the entire bandwidth

• It is resilient to interference• It anticipates hostile jamming

You have one in your lap!

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Hologram Analogy

• The Bible is like a hologram – viewed in natural light, it has “no form nor comeliness;” and “there is no beauty that we should desire” it (Isaiah 53:2)– Collection of old stories– Has no integrity to the natural man

• “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God” (1st Corinthians 2:14)

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Hologram Analogy

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Illuminate it with the Light that created it, andyou see a pictureof Jesus Christ!

Hologram Analogy

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Hologram Analogy

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

The Gospel in Genesis

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

The Gospel in Genesis

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

The Gospel in GenesisMan

is appointedmortalsorrow

(but the)blessed God

shall come downteaching

(that)His death shall

bring(the)

despairingcomfort!

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Today's Technology for an Unbelieving World

• Secret codes have been discovered hidden in the Bible…why are they there?

”It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings

is to search out a matter.”Proverbs 25:2

“I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by

the ministry of the prophets.”Hosea 12:10

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Searching Out a Matter

David’s Genealogy

“Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.”

Ruth 4:18-22Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

David’s Genealogy• Embedded at 49-letter

intervals in the Hebrew text of Genesis 38 are the names Boaz, Ruth, Obed, Jesse, and David – in that order!

• Deuteronomy 23:2 says that a bastard is to be cast out of the congregation for 10 generations

• The inheritance of David is here prophesied before the days of Samuel!

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

"Beloved, let uslove one another; for Loveis of God, and everyone thatloveth is born of God, and knoweth God.He that loveth not, knoweth not God;for God is Love.“

1 John 4:7-8• Agape – an abstract or spiritual love; a willful love; to be

totally given over to • Phileo – heart-felt or spontaneous love; an affectionate

love• Eros – a love shared between a husband and wife

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

John 21:15-17So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter,

Simon, son of Jona, lovest (agapeo) thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love (phileo) thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jona, lovest (agapeo) thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love (phileo) thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jona, lovest (phileo) thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love (phileo) thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Greek words for Love

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

John 21:15-17So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter,

Simon, son of Jona, lovest (agapeo) thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love (phileo) thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jona, lovest (agapeo) thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love (phileo) thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jona, lovest (phileo) thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love (phileo) thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Greek words for Love

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Sword Sharpening!

For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12Only the Word of God can discern the thoughts

and intents of the heart.

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Sword Sharpening!

• The sword is the offensive part of our armor• But it is two-edged: it is intended to be used

defensively as well as offensively• In addition to the "pulling down of

strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:4), it was to be used in defense of the faith (1 Peter 3:15)

• Psalm 119, the longest psalm in the Bible, is entirely devoted to describing the "Sword of the Spirit"-the Word of God

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Sword Sharpening!

Some Techniques

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

Some Techniques

• Avoid "Bible Bytes," or doctrinal snippets• Attempt to embrace "the whole counsel of God,“• Compare Scripture with Scripture

"So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.“

Isaiah 55:11Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

• To cast doubt on the veracity and authenticity of the Word of God (“Yea, hath God said?” – Genesis 3:15)

• Even when Satan quotes scripture, he puts a perverse twist to it

• It is fashionable to demean the Bible today

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

How does God authenticate His message?

– By writing history before it happens– He alone knows the end from the

beginning (Isaiah 46:10)– We call this "prophecy" – To the Greek mind, prophecy is

prediction/fulfillment– To the Hebrew mind, prophecy is

pattern

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

2 Timothy 3:16

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

2 Timothy 3:17

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

• Unconfessed Sin– He will tempt you to sin, then tell you that you are too bad to deserve

saving…• Ignorance of God’s Word

– IF we aren’t well-grounded in scripture, we can be misled by false teaching

• Reliance on Emotion– Satan is lord over the culture (2 Cor 4:4), which encourages us to trust

in our feelings for guidanceThe Enemy is already preparing his next attack

Mastering “…the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”