Devotional "Jesus Christ," (Hebrew, Yeshua Ha Maschiach), Which Means "Saviour, The Anointed One," Of God, Or "The Saviour Messiah."

Saturday 1-18-25 7th. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Tevet 17 5785 29th. Winter Day

A New Look at God's Supreme Plan All God's purpose for mankind is being accomplished in and through Jesus Christ! He was a "Son of God" from the beginning, as Genesis 1:1 implies in its variant
reading. God the Father created all things "in the Son."
Paul continues speaking about this sublime, majestic truth in his letter to the
Romans. He writes: "For whom he did foreknow, he did also predestinate to be
conformed to the IMAGE of his Son, that HE MIGHT BE THE FIRSTBORN AMONG
MANY BRETHREN" (Rom.8:29).

Notice! Jesus Christ was the FIRST begotten Son of God -- born of God the
Father. But it is God's intention that He be the "firstborn" among "MANY
BRETHREN"! What does that tell us? It shows that we are to be like Him -- born of
God, and very "God," even as He is very "God"! We are to be "sons" of God even as HE
is the "Son of God"!
Originally, the One who became Christ was Himself "created" or "pro-created" by
God the Father, at a time before the Universe was formed. He was "the first fruits," the
"first born," of all things. We will see much more proof of this shocking statement later.
But once He was Himself "created," as the "Word" of God, then God the Father worked
with Him in the creation of the rest of the Universe. Therefore He was "with God" at the
beginning, and also "was God." At that time He was known as the "Logos" or "Word" of
God. He has now added the name "Jesus Christ," (Hebrew, Yeshua Ha Maschiach),
which means "Saviour, The Anointed One," of God, or "The Saviour Messiah."
What does all this show? God has His divine Plan in mind from the very
beginning of CREATION! He has not been "improvising" as He goes along! God has
"chosen us in him from the foundation of the world" (Eph.1:4). God has "made known
unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in
himself" (Eph.1:9).
God the Father has called us to a tremendous, mind-boggling calling and destiny,
if we prove faithful and loyal, obedient and loving.

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The apostle Paul also wrote, "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened that ye may know what is the hope of
his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his INHERITANCE in the saints, and what
is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working
of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ . . . and set him at his own right hand in
the heavenly places, far above all principality and power, and might, and dominion, and
every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; and
hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the HEAD over all things to the
church, which is HIS BODY, the fullness of him that filleth all in all" (Eph.1:17-23).
All things were created in Christ, the Logos, at Creation, and all things that are to
be created also will be "under his feet," under His dominion and control, that He will be
"all in all."

To be continued

By W.F. Dankenbring

Love, Walter And Debbie

 

[Walter And Debbie]

1-18-24 Continue

The Origin of the "Word" of God
When, or how, did the "Logos" come into being? Paul wrote to the Hebrews,
"God . . . hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir
of all things, BY WHOM also he made the worlds [the entire universe!]; who being the
brightness of his glory, and the express IMAGE of his person, and upholding all things by
the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right
hand of the
Majesty on high" (Heb.1:1-3).
Christ, the Logos, was the FIRST one made "in the IMAGE" of God the Father --
at Creation -- before the "beginning" of everything else -- for He was used by the Father
in creating everything else! What is an "image"? Look at yourself in the mirror. You
will see your "image" or "likeness" reflected there. An "image" is a visible likeness or
representation. But notice! An "image" is NEVER THE ORIGINAL! It is always a
"copy" that is "patterned" after the "original." Since Christ is here plainly called "the
IMAGE" of God's person, He is of necessity the COPY of the person of God the Father!
Thus the Logos was not the original. He himself was "patterned" or "made" into the
"image" of God the Father!
We also, today, are being conformed and shaped, by human testing, trials, and
experiences, into conformity to that very same image! We are being 'TRANSFORMED,"
by the renewing of our mind (Rom.12:2). Christ's own character is being formed IN us --
as Paul wrote, "My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed
IN you" (Gal.4:19).
What Do You Mean, "ALL THINGS"?
Jesus Christ is "the firstborn among MANY BRETHREN" (Rom.8:29). As Paul
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world to come, whereof we speak. But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is
MAN, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? . . . Thou
hast put ALL THINGS in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection
under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see NOT YET all things
put under him" (Heb.2:5-8).
What does this strange passage of Scripture mean? What does God mean, "All
things"? Is it really possible? Does He REALLY mean, "ALL things"?
If we take God at His Word, literally, then it should be obvious that "All things"
means EVERYTHING! And "Everything" means THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE -- ALL
CREATION!
Even the very angels, cherubim, seraphim, and archangels themselves!
Most "Christians" have assumed that God's purpose with mankind is just to
"restore" man to some sort of "Garden of Eden" existence, before the "fall" of Adam and
Eve. Many have believed that God's plan is for mankind to eventually just become "like
the angels" in heaven. But if God wanted us to become "angels," then why didn't He
create us as angels in the first place? Why make us HUMAN first?
Does that really make any sense? Of course not!
Paul himself puts the lie to this belief. He shows its utter falseness and
foolishness and emptiness. Paul wrote to the Corinthian church, "Know ye not that we
shall JUDGE ANGELS?" (I Cor.6:3). If we are destined eventually to "JUDGE" the
angels, then in our ultimate calling we must be OVER them in authority and greater than
angels in POWER!
Therefore, take another look at exactly what God says in Hebrews, chapter 2.
Remember, this passage is actually quoted from the words of David in Psalm 8. Paul
quoted, "Thou has put ALL THINGS under his feet . . . But now we see not yet all things
put under him" (Heb.2:8).
"All things" therefore must include the very angelic beings in heaven!
But we do not yet see "all things" under our feet -- this "inheritance" is yet
FUTURE! We must qualify, overcome, endure to the end, persevere, and THEN we will
"inherit all things" (Rev.21:7). "He that endureth to the END shall be saved"
(Matt.24:13).
All this is being done through Christ, the Messiah! Paul continued in Hebrews,
"But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death,
crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every
man. For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing
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sufferings. For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are ALL OF ONE [all
one Family, all of God the Father, all CHILDREN of God!]: for which cause he [Christ]
is not ashamed to call them brethren" (Heb.2:9-11).
Truly, this calling is a calling to "GLORY"! We will share in the very "glory" of
God Himself! Imagine that, if you can!
Jesus Himself wrote of His pre-existent glory with the Father, as the Logos of
God. He declared in His final prayer before His execution on the stake: "Father, the hour
is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son may also glorify thee. As thou hast given him
power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee THE ONLY TRUE GOD, and Jesus
Christ, whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work
which thou gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with THINE OWN
SELF with the glory which I had with thee before the world was" (John 17:1-5).
The Logos shared in the "glory" of God the Father before the world, before the
Creation of the universe. Notice that He, the Logos-become-Jesus-Christ, referred to the
Father as "the ONLY TRUE GOD." Even Christ, as the firstfruits of God, His firstborn,
worships God the Father as His own Creator-Father!
But what about this awesome "glory" which He had?
Jesus goes on, in this very prayer: "Keep through thine own NAME those whom
thou hast given me, that they may be one as we are" (John 17:11). He went on, "Neither
pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
that they may all BE ONE; as thou, Father, art IN ME, and I IN THEE, that they also
may be ONE IN US" -- that is, all joined together in perfect unity and harmony in the
GOD FAMILY, God's Spirit indwelling each one of us even as it dwells in the Father and
Christ! (v.20-21).
Christ continued, "And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them: that
they may be ONE, even as WE are one: I in them, and thou in me; that they may be
made PERFECT IN ONE" (John 17:22-23).
We will, as the very SONS of God, like Christ, SHARE HIS ETERNAL GLORY
ITSELF -- THE GLORY OF GOD! We will radiate that glory, we will SHINE forth, we
will dazzle the Universe with our resplendent eye-blinding glory!
Isn't this really awesome? It is so simple. It is the truth. The world and its
religious folk may deny it, and think of it as "heresy," but that is because they are
BLINDED to the truth of God, and don't understand the true gospel message that Jesus
Christ brought!
We need to get a grip on these things, and never forget them -- never let them go!

 

[Walter And Debbie]

1-18-24 Continue

Christ -- Firstborn and Creator Both
Paul adds more pieces to this intriguing puzzle. He writes of the pre-existent
Christ, who is also the "head," as well as the "Son" of God, alluded to in Genesis 1:1, in
his letter to the church at Colossae, as follows:
"Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and
hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son . . . Who is the IMAGE of the invisible
God, THE FIRSTBORN [the first to be brought into existence in time primordial] OF
EVERY CREATURE [the firstborn of every thing God has made!]: For BY HIM [Christ,
the Logos, the "Son," the "Head"] were ALL THINGS CREATED, that are in heaven, and
that are in earth . . . ALL THINGS WERE CREATED BY HIM, AND FOR HIM: And he
is BEFORE ALL THINGS [that is, He was created, or "pro-created" by the Father,
FIRST OF ALL!], and by him all things consist. And he is the HEAD ["rosh" in Hebrew,
the "first"] of the body, the church: who IS the beginning, the firstborn from the dead;
that in all things he might have the
preeminence. For it pleased the Father that IN HIM should all fullness dwell" (Col.1:12-
19).
Notice! Here is further confirmation that Christ Himself was "created" -- that the
Logos was the "firstborn" or "firstfruit" of ALL CREATION (Col.1:15). He was first
"born" of God -- and then "by him were all [other] things created, that are in heaven, and
that are in earth, visible and invisible" (v.16).
The real "mystery" is why so few people understand this truth! The vast majority
believe that Christ ALWAYS existed, as a member of the Godhead. But that is not what
this passage says! He Himself was born of God, before the rest of creation was created!
Truly, the mystery of Genesis 1:1 contains a spectacular message -- a three-fold
message -- that not only did "God" create the heavens and the earth "in the beginning,"
but He did it "in the Son," and in the "Head" -- who is the Son, the First of all creation.
Message to the Laodicean Church
Jesus Himself acknowledged this amazing truth when He declared to the
Laodicean church, "These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, The
beginning of the creation of God" (Rev.3:14).
The Greek word arche translated "beginning" here means exactly that -- the "first
in a series," as well as "first in time order," and "first in rank" or position. Christ is
FIRST in every respect over all God's Creation -- first to be created, first in time order,
first in rank, and first in position -- except for the Father Himself, of course!

It is peculiarly interesting that Jesus uses this truth in His message to the end-
time, final church era of His true Church -- to the Laodicean church, which He says

thinks a lot of itself, is proud of its supposed spiritual riches and knowledge, and ye He

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says of this final remnant generation of His Church: "So then because thou art lukewarm,
and neither hot nor cold, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, 'I am
rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art
wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked" (Rev.3:16-17).
Jesus introduces His message of blistering rebuke to the Laodicean church era/age
with the words and revelation that He "is the BEGINNING of the creation of God"! Thus
He tells them right up front that He was the "firstfruits," the "firstborn" of ALL God's
Creative works of old -- and that therefore He Himself has a beginning, an origin, in and
from the Father!
Yet the end-time remnant churches of God today, the various splinter groups and
split-offs, ALL WITH ONE ACCORD, in unison,
have to this very day rejected this simple and yet profound truth of God!
History and experience shows that the vast majority will not listen. They have
closed their ears. They have put their hands in front of their eyes. They are blinded to
this truth. No wonder Jesus Christ specifically calls them "BLIND"!
What about you? Are you, also, "blind"? Is the truth of God still "hidden" from
your view and closed to your understanding?
Paul wrote, "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the
god of this world [Satan the devil!] has BLINDED THE MINDS of them which believe
not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the IMAGE of God, should shine
unto them" (II Cor.4:3-4).
Are you also "blinded"?

 

[Walter And Debbie]

1-18-24 Continued

The Sender or the One Sent -- Who Is Greater?
Strangely, even the remnant churches of God, who know the "Trinity" is a false,
pagan idea that comes out of ancient Babylon, are still blinded to the truth, however.
They still think that the "Word" of God or "Logos" not only helped the Father create the
Universe, but they believe He ALWAYS EXISTED -- as the "Second Member" of the
Godhead! Proof? They have none. They have just ASSUMED it to be so! Since the
"Word" is acknowledged by John to be "with God" and "was God" (John 1:1-3), they
have simply assumed that this must mean that He eternally existed alongside the Father,
and that there were in effect "two beings" or "two Gods" from all eternity!
This is impossible, however, for if they were both co-equal and co-eternal, then
WHY would One be called the FATHER and the other One be called the SON? What did
they do, "flip a coin"? Who decided who would be which?
Jesus Himself said over and over, "I came down from heaven, not to do mine own
will, but the will of HIM WHO SENT me" (John 6:38). He said, "As the living Father

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hath SENT me, and I live by the Father" (v.57). He declared, "And this is the will of him
that SENT me (v.40). He added, elsewhere, "The Son can do nothing of himself, but
what he seeth the Father do" (John 5:19). "For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth
him all things that himself doeth" (John 5:20). And, "He that honoureth not the Son
honoureth not the Father which SENT him" (John 5:23).
As the Italians would say, "Capiche"? Do you understand? Jesus explained
further, "For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in
himself" (John 5:26). In fact, Jesus said "I seek not mine own will, but the will of
the Father, which hath sent me" (v.30).
The One who sends another one is Greater than the one sent! A "King" sends a
"messenger" to His people. Which is greater? The King, who sends the messenger? Or
the messenger? The answer ought to be obvious!
Jesus Himself admitted, and confessed, without any hesitation, to His disciples,
"My Father is greater than I" (John 14:28).
Alluding to His true origin, Jesus told His disciples, "I came out from God" (John
16:27). He reiterated, "I came forth from the Father" (v.28). The disciples got the
message. They understood. He wasn't speaking in riddles. They replied, "Lo, now
speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now we are sure that thou knowest all
things . . . by this we believe that thou camest forth from God" (v.29-30).
To the unbelieving Jews, Jesus explained, "If God were your Father, ye would
know that I proceeded and came forth from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent
me" (John 8:42).
Why is this so hard for people to understand? People seem to go to one extreme,
or the other. Either they believe, falsely, that Christ as the Logos ALWAYS existed and
was (and is) "CO-EQUAL" with the Father as a sort of Trinity, or else a "BINARY" God
-- or else they believe He was not "God" at all, but just a human being who "made good,"
and became a human "messianic figure" -- or else they don't believe in Him at all!
But the truth is so plain and so simple that even a little child can understand it!
Consider this typology: When God created "Man" in His own image, how did He
do it?
1) He created ADAM -- one being! "And the LORD God formed man of the dust
of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living
soul" (Gen.2:7). But the man was "alone." So God decided to make an "help" for him
(Gen.2:18). Therefore,
2) He created EVE -- out of Adam! "And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to
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thereof; and the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and
brought her unto the man" (Gen.2:21-22).
Even so, by analogy, or typology, the FATHER came FIRST -- and then, out of
Himself, Hs very own being, He took part of Himself and made THE LOGOS, to be His
"helper," His divine "Companion"!
What could be more simple to understand?
Who Is Really the Greatest in the Kingdom?
When God's Plan is completed, Paul tells us in I Corinthians 15, that even Jesus
Christ will be under the final authority of God the Father. This would be ridiculous, of
course, IF He were a member of a Trinity, and always was EQUAL with the Father!
However, we read the words of the apostle Paul, who stated plainly: "For as in
Adam all die, even so in Christ will all be made alive. But every man in his own order:
Christ the firstfruits [Greek, singular, firstfruit]; afterward they that are Christ's at his
coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God,
even the Father . . . For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things
are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject
unto him that put all things under him, that GOD may be all in all" (I Cor.15:24-28).
How plain! God the Father is the GREATEST in the Kingdom of God! He is the
Supreme Ruler. Under Him is Jesus Christ, the Logos. And under Him, directly, will be
the Church, the "bride of Christ" (Rev.19:7-9). As the "bride" of Christ, obviously, then,
we will also have to be VERY GOD, AS HE IS GOD!
Stop and think of this mystery! Do men marry animals? Did you ever see a man
marry a duck? or a chicken? or a goose? or a pig? or a dog? or a cat? or a giraffe? or
a monkey? Of course not! Men should and by definition only ought to "marry" A
HUMAN BEING -- A WOMAN, designed and equipped to be a "help" to him in his life,
who can bear his children, and be a "helpmate" for him!
Men don't marry animals! Any man who would think to do so would be
considered "crazy" -- and rightly so!
Therefore, this fact alone also proves that when we are in the Kingdom of God,
and born of God at the coming of Christ, at the resurrection, we will be just like God --
on the SAME DIVINE PLANE OF EXISTENCE. God could only marry another "God"
being! So Christ will "marry" the Church, His affianced "Bride" -- because she will be
"God," even as He is "God" -- a member of the divine, Univese-ruling God FAMILY!
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Why, the Father, of course!
It should be clear, the Father is Supreme; then comes Christ; and then the
"Church," at Christ's coming. And then the rest of mankind will be judged. They will be
"as children" of the Bride and the Groom, and brought along to salvation from that time
forward!
Generations and generations will be brought into the Kingdom-Family of God!

 

[Walter And Debbie]

1-18-24 Continued

The Overwhelming Mystery
This is such an overwhelming mystery! The "Christian" religions of this world
have missed this sublime truth. They dwell in ignorance and spiritual darkness, with
hardly a glimmer of this marvelous truth penetrating through to their consciousness. In
fact, to most of them this awesome truth is nothing short of heresy -- fanaticism --
foolishness! But it is the TRUTH!
The apostle Paul understood it. This was no problem to his understanding. It did
not cause him any sense of "confusion." But many are confused, today, even among the
so-called "remnant" churches of God that keep the Sabbath, the holy days (as best they
understand), and who think they teach the "whole counsel of God." O how ignorant they
are! They deny this plain and simple truth of the origin of the Word of God, this truth
about the mystery of the Godhead!
Paul, however, understood it perfectly. He wrote: "But to us there is but ONE
GOD, even the Father, of whom are all things [including the "Logos," then], and we in
him; and ONE LORD Jesus Christ, by whom are all things [the rest of creation], and we
by him" (I Cor.8:6).
Paul goes on, "Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge" (v.7). O how
true! This knowledge, today especially, seems to be lost and hidden from view --
obscured by centuries of false teachings concerning the pagan "Trinity" doctrine foisted

upon the world by the decadent and apostate Roman Catholic church and her daughter-
whore churches!

"The Deep Things of God"
No doubt many will have a hard time believing these things. They have been
taught error for too long. They have imbibed error; they have drunk it to their fill; and
they are totally convinced that they must be right; and no amount of argument, proof,
presentation, Biblical texts, or Scriptural evidence will sway them from their
preconceived ideas and superstitions!
As Herbert Armstrong used to say, over and over again, "You can lead a horse to
water, but you can't make him drink." Also, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks."
And, "It is tens times harder to unlearn error than to learn new truth."

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He was right. Absolutely right! If he were alive today, he might have a lot to say
to those ministers who claim to be following him, and walking in his footsteps, but who
reject proven and verifiable new truth!
What a mystery it is!
The apostle Paul exclaimed: "But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery,
even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: which
none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have
crucified the Lord of glory. But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither
have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that
love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all
things, yea, the deep things of God" (I Cor.2:7-10).
These teachings are truly the "deep things of God." Is this deep enough for you?
Truly, God's plan for mankind is breathtaking in its scope, breadth, depth,
heighth, and expanse!
The Hebrew Letter "M"
This awesome plan of God is also hinted at in the Hebrew language itself. The
Hebrew letter "mem" -- the equivalent of our English "M" -- stands in the middle of the
Hebrew alphabet. It is the middle letter of the Hebrew word "emet" -- meaning "truth."
Jesus Christ announced, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me" (John 14:6).
The word "emet" ends with the letter "tau" -- or "T" in English. This is the LAST
letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The word "emet" begins with the letter "aleph" in Hebrew
-- this is the FIRST letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Thus Jesus Christ is the BEGINNING
and the END, and also the MIDDLE of all things -- of "truth."
He declared, "I am Alpha [first letter of the Greek alphabet, or Aleph in Hebrew]
and Omega [the last letter of the Greek alphabet, which would be Tau, in Hebrew], the
beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which IS, and WAS, and which IS TO COME,
the Almighty" (Rev.1:8). He asserted, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
end, the FIRST AND THE LAST" (Rev.22:13). The word "emet," or "truth," contains
the first, middle, and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet, and also REPRESENTS
CHRIST! He is the Aleph (the First), and He is the Tau -- the Last!
Paul said of Christ, "Jesus Christ the same, yesterday, today, and forever"
(Heb.13:8). He is the Word of God, the Truth, which endures forever (I Pet.1:25) -- the
beginning, the middle, and the end!
The letter "mem", or "M," also stands for Christ. It is the middle letter of the

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Hebrew alphabet. It also represents the "womb" of a woman. As a normal letter, the
"mem" is always "open" at the lower left hand corner, except when it is the final letter of
a word, when it is always "closed." Thus Christ is the "prince of peace" (Isa.9:6) and the
"King of peace" (Heb.7:2) -- the word "peace" being shalom in Hebrew -- a word ending
with the "closed mem." Christ is also "king of righteousness" and "King of peace"
(Heb.7:2) -- and the word "king" in Hebrew is melek, with the first letter an open "mem."

 

[Walter And Debbie]

1-18-24 Conclusion

A "Peek" into Eternity
In Isaiah 9:6 read of the promised Messiah, "For unto us a child is born, unto
us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder: And his name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of
peace."
This passage shows the Messiah was to be born of a woman, and be a child who
would grow up to become the Messiah. This is a Messianic passage predicting the Christ
or Anointed One of God would be born of a human woman. Isaiah 7;14 shows this
woman would be a virgin daughter of Israel: "Therefore the LORD himself shall give
you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name
Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14).
Then, in Isaiah 9:7, read, "Of the increase of his government and peace there
shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to
establish it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of
the LORD of hosts will perform this."
The word "increase" in Hebrew is #4768 in Strong's Concordance and is

marbiyth, meaning "a multitude, offspring, greatness, increase." Gesenius Hebrew-
Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament defines the word as "multitude, magnitude (II

Chron.9:6; 30:18), very great part (I Chron.12:29), progeny, increase of a family (I
Sam.2:33), interest, as if the increase of the principal (Lev.25:37)."
Notice that this is referring to the production of offspring -- Messiah would have
unlimited, or limitless multitude of offspring -- that is, sons whom He brings to salvation.
Of the growth and increase of His "progeny" there would be "NO END" -- that is, no
limit, no stopping -- in other words, the increase of His Family will CONTINUE TO
INCREASE AND EXPAND FOREVER, WITHOUT ENDING!
THIS IS TALKING ABOUT THE FAMILY OF GOD!
The word "government" here is misrah and means "empire." It is from the root
word sarah meaning "to prevail, have power, as a prince."
The word for "peace" is shalom and means much more than just "peace," as we
think of it in English. It is a comprehensive Hebrew word meaning: "peace,
completeness, welfare, health" (Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary, "peace," p.173).

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Says Vine's:
"Shalom is a very important term in the Old Testament and has maintained its
place in Mishnaic, rabbinic, and modern Hebrew. In Israel today, people greet the
newcomer and each other with the words ma shlomka, ('what is your peace?', 'how
are you doing?') and they ask about the 'peace' ('well-being') of one's family.
"The use of shalom is frequent (237 times) and varied in its semantic range. The
first two occurrences in Genesis already indicate the changes in meaning: 'And
thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace' [shalom in the sense of 'in tranquility,' 'at ease,'
'unconcerned']; thou shalt be buried in a good old age' (Gen.15:15); and 'that thou
wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing
but good, and have sent thee away in peace [shalom with the meaning of 'unharmed'
and 'unhurt'] . . .' (Gen.26:29). Yet, both usages are essentially the same, as they express
the root meaning of 'to be whole.'"
Therefore, when we put this all together, we have a picture of an idyllic kingdom

or empire which will prevail everywhere, and will bring true wholeness, peace, well-
being, tranquility, and prosperity everywhere. And it will continue multiplying and

increasing in government and peace FOR EVER -- without any ending!
This pictures a constantly increasing and expanding kingdom throughout eternity,
with MORE AND MORE GOD-BEINGS -- members of the family of God -- being
REPRODUCED for ever and for ever . . . always increasing, multiplying, more progeny,
more increase and more multitudes added to the family -- the Family of God! Thousands
of generations!
Isn't it amazing?
God's Plan will go ON FOREVER!
The Hebrew word for "end" in Isaiah 9:7 is 7093 in Strong's, or qets (pronounced
kates) and means "(utmost) border, end, (in-)finite." Gesenius adds, "end, extremity,
whether of space (Isa.37:24; Jer.50:26), or of time." The term "no end" therefore
means God's Kingdom will continue expanding without any limit or extremity, forever,
with no end in either time or space -- the Universe will keep expanding to infinity, and
will God's Kingdom will endure to eternity -- an infinity of time and space. It will
always grow!
And think of it -- we have the opportunity to get in on the action -- on the ground
floor -- as the "firstfruits" of God and of Christ, at His coming!
An allusion to this is found in Genesis, where God declares, "While the earth
remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and
night shall not cease" (Gen.8:22). The "harvest" of new sons for the Kingdom of God
will never "cease."
In Deuteronomy, we read: "Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God,
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his commandments to a THOUSAND GENERATIONS . . ." (Deut.7:9).
How long is a "thousand generations"? Since Adam and Eve were created about
6000 years ago, and since there are 40 years to a generation (Num.14:34), since Adam
and Eve there have been only 150 generations of mankind. If one generation is 40 years,
then one thousand generations is 40,000 years!
And that is just a "drop in the bucket" compared to the concept of ETERNITY!
God is Reproducing His Family -- Himself
Indeed, God IS reproducing Himself -- through His Son, Jesus Christ the
Messiah! God the Father and the Logos made mankind "in their image," after their own
"likeness" -- in effect, after their own "KIND" of being! That is their ultimate intention.
But, for now, we are created out of the dust of the ground, physical, flesh and blood
human beings, capable of death.
We are now being "tested," to see if we love God with all our hearts and mind,
and whether we are willing to OBEY His commandments and never go astray!
God is going to continue the process of reproducing Himself, as the Fountain of
Life, as the Source, expanding His Kingdom and multiplying His children, grand
children, and great-great grandchildren, for all eternity.
Interestingly, the word for increase in Isaiah 9:7, marbiyth, begins with the
Hebrew letter "mem." But this is the only word in the Hebrew Old Testament text that
begins with a "mem" which violates the laws of Hebrew grammar -- that is, in this case
the first letter of the word, the "mem," is a CLOSED MEM! In all other words where a
"mem" is at the beginning or
middle of a word, it is always an "open mem." According to rabbinical exegesis, the
"mem" symbolizes the "womb" of a woman. Why then did God inspire this particular
word to have a CLOSED MEM in its construction?
This strange anomaly of Scripture tells us first of all, that the Messiah would be
born of a VIRGIN -- A WOMAN WITH A "CLOSED WOMB"! The "increase" of
God's Kingdom, then, would be accomplished MIRACULOUSLY -- supernaturally -- by
God's divine POWER, the Holy Spirit (see Luke 1:30-35).
This unusual fact also tells us that ALL the "increase" in the Family and Kingdom
of God would come through Christ, the Messiah! The increase of God's Kingdom is
accomplished miraculously, by divine power -- acting upon the "closed mem." All the
increase must come through Jesus Christ, the Messiah born of the human virgin. He is
the "first begotten" and He is the "only begotten" of God in that special way (John 1:14;
Col.1:15). Therefore, the "mem" is closed.
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FOREVER! The pattern has been set. The template has been perfected. And now it but
remains for the rest of us to "get on board," and get with the process, and repent of our
sins and short-comings, turn to God, accept Christ as our Saviour, and receive His Holy
Spirit (Acts 2:28; 5:32). And then we must overcome, and endure to the end, serving and
obeying God and keeping His commandments, growing in love and the fruits of His
Spirit (Gal.5:22-23), till the process is perfected, until we reach "ripeness" and spiritual
"maturity" so we are ready to be "harvested" into God's Kingdom!
Reproduction of the family of God both begins and ends IN CHRIST! The
"mem" is closed, meaning not only was He born of a virgin, with a closed womb, but that
none other will be born of God in exactly the same way He was -- begotten of the Spirit
of God the Father in the womb of a woman (compare Isaiah 7:14 and Matthew 1:18-23).
All others must come to God through Him! He alone is the Saviour, whose name is
YESHUA (Matt.1:20-21). "He shall save his people from their sins" (same verse).
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). Jesus said, "I
am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the
sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved,
and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to
kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that more abundantly"
(John 10:7-10).
Jesus alone is Saviour and Redeemer. As Peter and John announced in the book
of Acts, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under
heaven given among men
whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
Are you ready to get to know the one and only Messiah?

Love, Walter And Debbie