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In the older Greek manuscripts Barabbas is called Jesus Barabbas. But this was seen as a sensitive issue for the translators. However by leaving out his full name we don't get the tension that believers face in regard to the real identity of Jesus. So we are faced with a choice....just like the...

But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

And why the house of David? Besides this being in Jerusalem.... The tent of David was for all nations... Acts 15:13And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: 14Simon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of...

Keys unlock doors. They also lock doors. When I think of a key I think of those machines that duplicate a new key from a blank by cutting one in the same mirror image as the original. So I see also we are being conformed to the same image of Christ. We are being cut into that which opens...

Jesus Barabbas. The popular one. The one that loves freedom of action.

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I use "peg" to refer to a tent peg...which is what the letter vav represents in the Hebrew aleph-beth. It is the 6th letter.

Answer the questions....and we will see what unbelief is...or is not.

Do you believe that God's grace is sufficient to make you able to walk as Jesus walked....without any spot of sin in either thought or deed? Do you believe you can walk in Zion in the presence of God so that you are living in 2 dimensions at once....just as Jesus walked?

But what is the "key of David"? It is access to Zion...in the spiritual realm. The kingdom of God. Jesus said to Peter..."I give you the keys of the kingdom." Mat. 16:19 "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you...

Concerning Eliakim and Shebna...and the letter vav....or peg. This is prophetic according to the name Shebna...who had a "vav" removed from his name. Difficult to understand unless you think in Hebrew... ;) But let's try... Is. 22: The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; So he...

God teaches us by comparisons. He will often allow something that is far less than His will at first....like a king Saul....in order to better display what He does approve of.....as in king David. The same goes for Shebna and Eliakim. (Is. 22) Shebna was over the household of the king....but...

Eliakim...means "God will raise up." Philadelphia...means "brotherly love". So then...."God will raise up brotherly love." or....God will raise up those who display brotherly love. We are to love as Jesus loved after all. Thought to add this as a side note... :)

Those who "accept" Jesus are hearers of the word. They may even listen to sermons all day. But only the doers of the word are justified. So then the hearers think they are Christian...making "Christian" a noun. But Jesus only calls "Christian" a verb. The situation is "tense".

...only DOERS... You'd think people would understand that. Jesus is the most ignored leader in history.

This is vain religious babble of course. The Mafia believe that Jesus paid for their sins. Believing that Jesus did something good....doesn't change what you are...unless you do something about it. But the devil convinces many that to do anything = works. So these get intimidated by the devil...

When Jesus was presented by Pilate to the people...together with Jesus Barabbas.... there was a great pressure from the religious establishment to cry out for the release of Barabbas... (at least in the movies). To be seen as a follower of Jesus would have been seen as very bad. So much so that...

The phrase "key of David" is mentioned only twice in the bible. Once in each testament. And that is for a reason. God does this kind of thing to teach us something about His will. It is an instruction with a dire warning. The 2 places that the key of David is found....is Is. 22 concerning...

We can't figure out how to walk in the Spirit. It is the fruit of putting on Christ. It is a gift from God....by being ACCEPTED AND TRANSLATED into the kingdom of His dear Son. We can get closer.....but it is God who allows the entrance or not. We can follow from a short distance...but we must...

That's right. Saved can mean a variety of things. It can mean salvation unto honour....or shame. Or just barely saved...