When The Day Of The Lord comes

Paul

would provide the answer that the disciples ask Jesus about

restoring again  the kingdom of Israel.

When they ask ,Paul had not even been converted. Paul

answered this question as he taught the Thessalonians

(1 Thess. 5). Jesus had said that the disciples could not

understand the times and the seasons; yet Paul said the 

Thessalonians already understood:

(But of the times and the seasons, brethren [ Thessalonian

believers], ye have no need that I write unto you. For 

yourselves know perfectly [with accuracy] that the day

of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night 

(1 Thess. 5:1,2). 

Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace

in which we stand, and we rejoice in HOPE of the glory of God.

Rom. 5:2

Chronology

In Greek

the word for time is CHRONOS, and for Seasons KAIROS.

Both words refer to time, but with this difference: the word

CHRONOS indicates a succession of events, one following

the other. This is the word from which we get our English

word "chronology". KAIROS, on the other hand, refers to

events organized by their components into dispensations.

It is time which is broken into segments--- time divided

into specific periods, epochs or eras.

HOPE in the Lord! With the Lord there is steadfast love

and with Him is plentiful redemption.

Ps. 130:7

Only THe Father Knows

Times and Seasons

When they [the disciples of Jesus] therefore were come

together, they asked of Him , saying, Lord, wilt thou At 

THIS TIME restore again the kingdom of Israel?

Acts 1:6

And He said unto them, It is not for you to know the 

TIMES and SEASONS, which the Father hath put 

in His own power.

Acts 1:7

HOPE deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled

is a tree of life.

Prov. 13:12

Understanding

Our Subject

Is something the majority of believers do not understand,

and it should be the other way around. The believer's 

understanding of the Bible depends upon his orientation
to Dispensations. The first chapter of the Book of Acts
introduces the subject of Dispensations through the use
of two specific words.
(Times and Seasons)

So that, having been justified by His grace we might become
heirs having the HOPE of eternal life.
Titus 3:7

Human History

Biblically

A Dispensation is a period of time expressing the divine

 viewpoint of human history.

We might say that Dispensations are the divine timetable

by which all human events are correlated. During each

Dispensation God entrusts Gospel dissemination to specific

people. Failure to fulfill their responsibilities causes God

to end one Dispensation and usher in a new one.

 And now these 3 remain:

Faith, HOPE, Love

1 Cor. 13:13

Time

God's Timetable

Time as we know it is but a segment of eternity, taken out

of eternity and set aside for man's use. God  has divided

time into segments and His Word calls them Dispensation.

An understanding of these divisions of time is the key which

unlocks Biblical truth. Without this reference system it is 

impossible for any Christian to understand how various

portions of the Bible apply to his life.

 The Lord is always before me... Therefore my heart is glad and

my tongue rejoices; my body also will live in HOPE.

Acts 2:26

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Jehovah

The Hebrew

Tetragrammaton, JHWH or Jehovah, means

"absolute existence" and refers to only one

Member of the Trinity at a time, the context

indicating which One. Occasionally,the

Tetragrammaton includes all three Person,

as in Numbers 6:24:27. The King James

Version identifies the singular or

 plural 

allusions to God in the Old Testament:

the word LORD is in capital letters indicated the

Tetragrammaton; God refers to ELOHIM.

No one who HOPES in the Lord will ever be put to shame.

Ps. 25:3

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A Hebrew Word

ELOHIM

The plural Hebrew word for "God" ELOHIM,verifies

the existence of more than one Person and introduces

the tribune God. When the scripture declares that ELOHIM

created the heavens and the earth (Gen.1:1), it asserts that all three 

Persons had  a part in creation: Father planned it, the Son executed 

it, and the Holy Spirit  restored it.

Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it.

There will be a future, and your HOPE will not be cut off.

Prov. 24:14

 

Threefold

The Godhead

The threefold title of the Godhead--Father ,Son, Holy Spirit

under the one Name of "God" (Matt. 28:19) affirms both

oneness and equality. This aspect of the Trinity is generally

emphasized in the Old Testament: "Hear, O Israel: The Lord

our God is one Lord (Deut. 6:4). How ever, a plurality is 

clearly indicated in many other passages,

Come ye [Israel] near unto me [Christ], hear ye this; I

have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the 

time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God [Father]

and his Spirit, hath sent me (Isa. 48:16). 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ . According to

His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living

HOPE through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:3

 

Three Persons

The Doctrine

Of the Trinity is declared unequivocally in both the Old

and the New Testaments and declares God to be a union

of three Persons into one Godhead. The tree Personalities

are said to be one in character or essence but three in per-

sonality and function. Each Member of the God head possesses

the same divine attributes and is thus coequal with the Others.

John10:30;  Psa. 110:1.

But as for me, I will always have HOPE, I will praise

God more and more.

Ps. 71:14

Systems Of Learning

Three Systems

Of perception: rationalism, empiricism and faith.

Everything that you have ever learned, you have perceived

through either one of these systems or through a combination 

of the three. Rationalism relies solely on reason and sets up

the mine as the criterion for reality, totally apart from authority

or revelation. Empiricism claims that reality is apprehended 

from experience through the sensory system. Thus reality to 

you is what you smell, what you see, what your hear, what you

taste and touch or what you feel. The third system is Faith--

a non meritorious system of  perception or thinking. It is the

realm of faith which becomes the basic system of perception

for spiritual phenomena.

 

 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those

who HOPE in His steadfast love.

Ps 33:18

The Trinity

"Ice" Teaching:

Isagogics, Categories, Exegesis. 

Isagogice:

the interpretation of the Bible in its historical setting.

Categories:

classification of  Biblical doctrine according to its 

subject matter.

Exegesis:

the grammatical, etymological interpretation

of Scripture  from  its original languages.

Appendix--Simplified Grammatical Terms of the Koine Greek.

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At The Point!

The Holy Spirit

Will  accomplish five supernatural phenomena in each

believer at the point of salvation! 

1. is the baptism of the Spirit through which we are placed

into union with Christ and become members of the Royal

Family of God. (1 Cor. 12:13--1 Peter 2:9).

2. Is regeneration or the new birth, by which we are made

spiritually alive (John3:3-7--Tit 3:5).

3. Is the indwelling of the Spirit, the body of Royalty that

enables us to function in the Christian life (Cor. 6:19,20.

4. The sealing of the Spirit, a guarantee of the security of the

Royal Family during the intensified stage of the angelic

conflict. (Like  what this world is going thru now)

(Eph. 1:13, 4:30)

5. The Holy Spirit sovereignty bestows at least one spiritual

gift to each believer the primary purpose of the Holy Spirit's

indwelling of every believer to glorify The Lord Jesus Christ

( Gal.5:22,23).    

For You, O Lord, are my HOPE my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

Ps. 71:5

A Challenger

Our Privilege

More then our wonderful privilege, it is our rightful

obligation to tell others of the Savior. Motivated by

His love (2 Cor. 5:14), we are to make known Him

who loved us and gave Himself for us (Gal. 2:20).

Will you take up this challenge to follow the Lord

as a fisher of men, or will you allow the challenger

of grace to silence you?

The production of the righteous (spiritually mature 

believer) is a tree of life; and he who is wise wins 

souls (expanded trans., Prov. 11:30).

We should ask God to increase our HOPE awaken it when it is

dormant, confirm it when it is wavering. strengthen it when it

is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.

By John Calvin

Breaking Through

Tremendous Responsibility

Rest on each one of us who have trusted in Christ-- that of

 representing our Lord in the devil's world! Certainly, we

 can expect opposition; Satan is as intent on obscuring the

Gospel as God is on revealing it (2 Cor. 4:3,4)!  But God 

has given us the means whereby we may be instrumental

in breaking through the darkness of unbelief---the Gospel

(2 Cor. 4:6,7).

My HOPE comes from the Lord, who made Heaven and earth!

Ps. 121:2

Rejoicing

The Blessing Of Inner Happiness

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing?

Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ

at his coming? For ye are our glory and joy.

1 Thess. 2:19,20

In the anticipation of his ''crown of rejoicing," Paul expressed the

blessing of  inner happiness. Through he might never see the 

Thessalonians again on this earth, he was perfectly content in 

spite of the separation. Paul knew that he would meet them all 

in the presence of the Lord, and that is why he referred to them

as his "glory and joy." What was true of Paul is true of every

believer: the privilege and joy of witnessing for our Lord is 

a source of inner happiness.

The Lord's delight is in those who honor Him, those who put 

their HOPE in His unfailing love.

Ps.147:11

A Rewarding Life

My Savior

When  I fist accepted Christ as my Savior, I wondered 

whether there were any other Christians in the school I

attended. I  began to witness and had the privilege of

 seeing several students believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.

This led  to some of the most wonderful fellowship I have

ever known. Since then, I have had other opportunities

to lead people to the Lord, always with the same enjoyable

results. The principle is that some of the greatest and most

marvelous contacts you will ever have are in Christian

fellowship. These associations are particularly rewarding

when they are based on your personal witnessing for Christ;

furthermore, they leave behind fragrant memories.

Words of  R.B. Thieme, Jr

Colonel Thieme attended Dallas Theological Seminary, where

he was graduated summa cum laude. There he acquired the Biblical

science of textual criticism and further study of the original languages,

making a total of nine years of Greek and five of Hebrew.

 

Fond Memories

Joy of Christian Fellowship

But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time

in presence, not in heart,endeavoured the more abundantly

 to see your face with great desire.

1 Thess. 2:17

Paul had experienced the joy of Christian fellowship. Although

he had to leave Thessalonica, he was most eager to return there.

Why ? Because he had had such a fantastic time with those people

who had responded to the Gospel. Even when Satan hindered  Paul's 

visit to his Christian friends at Thessalonica, he could never deprive

the apostle of his fond memories, nor of the decorations he would receive

at the Judgment Seat of Christ.

Surely there is a future, and your HOPE will not be cut off.

Prov. 23:18

Fellowship And Happiness

Rewards

The mind of Christ resident in our minds---that is the perfect

divine work which brings us rewards in heaven. Witnessing is

 a natural result of spiritual growth and is therefore an integral

part of the overall rewards picture. Our rewards in time are

twofold: the joy of Christian fellowship and the blessing of

inner happiness.

The future belongs to those who give the next generation

reason for HOPE.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

A Reward

Rewards Of Witnessing

For  though I preach the gospel, I have  nothing to

glory [boast] of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea,

woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! For if I

do this thing [witnessing] willingly, I have a  reward

(1 Cor. 9:16, 17).

The rewards of witnessing are both eternal and temporal

in nature. Eternal reward centers around the word "willingly".

Bible doctrine in the believer's soul is what motivates him to

witness. It is this doctrine-- the Mind of Christ resident in our

minds.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done

without HOPE and confidence.

Helen Keller