[SIZE=medium]In Mark 9:43-48 we read “ And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:44 [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]Where their worm[/SIZE] dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.[SIZE=small]45[/SIZE] And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:[SIZE=small]46 [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]Where their worm[/SIZE] dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.[SIZE=small]47 [/SIZE]And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:[SIZE=small]48 [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]Where their worm[/SIZE] dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”
[SIZE=medium]Their worm that does not die is sin[/SIZE]. Jesus said in [SIZE=medium]John 8:24[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] “I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in[/SIZE] your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
[SIZE=medium]So the removal of sin is necessary so we do not die in[/SIZE] our sins. And that is where Jesus came in for us, who was also made to be sin for us. [SIZE=medium]2 Corinthians 5:21[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] “For he hath made him to[/SIZE] be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
[SIZE=medium]Which is also why Jesus is shown as a worm in [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]Psalm 22:6[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] “But I am a worm, and no[/SIZE] man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.”
[SIZE=medium]The word worm there in Psalm 22 is Strongs H8438 shown in the following manner: [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]scarlet[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] (34x), [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]worm[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] (8x), [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]crimson[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] (1x). Bible usage…worm, scarlet stuff, crimson[/SIZE], worm - the female 'coccus ilicis', scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet, the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm "coccus ilicis".
[SIZE=medium]There are some interesting symbolisms found in this worm “coccus ilicis” But the message here in the color[/SIZE] is significant in unlocking the mystery of why we see a Red Dragon, and scarlet colored beast in scripture.
[SIZE=medium]The reason being is because the Lord showed sin in mankind as red[/SIZE], just as Adam means “earthy, red”
[SIZE=medium]Notice what the Lord says here in [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]Isaiah 1:18[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins[/SIZE] be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
[SIZE=medium]Our old sinful man was to be crucified with Jesus, thus destroying the body of sin[/SIZE]. [SIZE=medium]Romans 6:6[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] “Knowing this, that our old[/SIZE] man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”
[SIZE=medium]And when we are raised up a new man in Christ and washed, we are given new white garments which are meant to be kept clean from being spotted by the flesh[/SIZE].
[SIZE=medium]Their worm that does not die is sin[/SIZE]. Jesus said in [SIZE=medium]John 8:24[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] “I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in[/SIZE] your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
[SIZE=medium]So the removal of sin is necessary so we do not die in[/SIZE] our sins. And that is where Jesus came in for us, who was also made to be sin for us. [SIZE=medium]2 Corinthians 5:21[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] “For he hath made him to[/SIZE] be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
[SIZE=medium]Which is also why Jesus is shown as a worm in [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]Psalm 22:6[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] “But I am a worm, and no[/SIZE] man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.”
[SIZE=medium]The word worm there in Psalm 22 is Strongs H8438 shown in the following manner: [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]scarlet[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] (34x), [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]worm[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] (8x), [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]crimson[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] (1x). Bible usage…worm, scarlet stuff, crimson[/SIZE], worm - the female 'coccus ilicis', scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet, the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm "coccus ilicis".
[SIZE=medium]There are some interesting symbolisms found in this worm “coccus ilicis” But the message here in the color[/SIZE] is significant in unlocking the mystery of why we see a Red Dragon, and scarlet colored beast in scripture.
[SIZE=medium]The reason being is because the Lord showed sin in mankind as red[/SIZE], just as Adam means “earthy, red”
[SIZE=medium]Notice what the Lord says here in [/SIZE][SIZE=medium]Isaiah 1:18[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins[/SIZE] be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
[SIZE=medium]Our old sinful man was to be crucified with Jesus, thus destroying the body of sin[/SIZE]. [SIZE=medium]Romans 6:6[/SIZE][SIZE=medium] “Knowing this, that our old[/SIZE] man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”
[SIZE=medium]And when we are raised up a new man in Christ and washed, we are given new white garments which are meant to be kept clean from being spotted by the flesh[/SIZE].
