Living in a Laodicean Church Age

Nicole Williams

Tickling ears? Not today. Let the church hear what the Spirit has to say to and about the Laodicean church and see if we are it so we can make changes if necessary.

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Some very interesting things learned from studying Rebekkah

Noah’s Descendant’s

Genesis 10:1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

Japhethites Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras…..Genesis 10: 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Genesis 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan……Genesis 10:19-20 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

Genesis 10:21-22 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram…..Genesis 10:30-31 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

Genesis 10:32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

Let’s look specifically at Shem’s Genealogy to Abram later named Abraham

Genesis 11:10-26 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Abram, later named Abraham was a descendant of Shem hence first and foremost a Shemite but more specifically was of the Aramean (not Armanian but Aramean) or Syrian clan.

Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Genesis 12:4-5 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came

Genesis 24:1- 4 Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way. He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh. I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.”

Genesis 24:10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels loaded with all kinds of good things from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim^b and made his way to the town of Nahor.

Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. 

Genesis 25:20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. 

Some translations replace Syrian with Aramean and Padanaram/Aram Nahariam is also called Mesopotamia. Keeping in mind Genesis 10:31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations- it’s not difficult to wonder if the name Aram Nahariam means Aram where Nahar lives especially since Genesis 10:24 lets us know Abraham’s servant made his way to the town of Nahor. 

Genesis 24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. Abraham’s slave put a nose ring and bracelets on Rebekkah as it was customary to adorn or deck a bride in this manner in some Eastern cultures.

Here’s an interesting write up regarding this as well: http://www.piercing.me/articles/43/love-story-behind-nose-piercing

This practice was so customary that GOD did this for Jerusalem when He entered into a covenant relationship with her in Ezekiel 16:1-14

Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness

Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare. Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine. Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.

More interesting was that it was common for both men and women who where under the heavy yoke of the law to wear jewelry.

Exodus 32:2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

Numbers 31:50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.

Question: If it was okay for them to wear such items and GOD actually decked HIS bride out with it should we feel guilt, condemnation or attempt to pass a guilty sentence upon others for wearing such items based on two New Testament scriptures?

1 Peter 3:3-4 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Are these passages not rather telling us to not try to gain our beauty from putting on these items - the dusting of our hair with gold, or placing excessive amounts of gold plated pieces on our locks or braids, or putting on lots and lots of jewelry or the most beautiful clothing to try to and dress our outward man while neglecting the beauty we need to possess on the inside of us or in our character? Food for thought…

The king dedicated silver and gold to the LORD

2 Samuel 8:11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

1 Kings 7:51 When all the work King Solomon had done for the temple of the LORD was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated--the silver and gold and the furnishings--and he placed them in the treasuries of the LORD's temple.

The king made silver and gold common in the land.

2 Chronicles 1:15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

And we must not forget that New Jerusalem will be decked with gold and precious stones as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:10-21 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. (This is how people describe Heaven but this is the description given for New Jerusalem where we’re going to be with the LORD and the Father.)

We’re about to conclude but remember the song Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world: Red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world. Here’s a picture of what that might look like just in case we’ve forgotten:

 This is brought up because Rebekkah had two sons or two different nations within her womb: Genesis 25:23-26 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

If we analyze the sentences closely as well as look at the different translations and pay attention to the comma: “And the first came out red (comma) all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

NIV reads: The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.

ESV reads: The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau.

Well Genesis 25:29-30 gives us more insight into this red man:

And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

NIV reads: He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!" (That is why he was also called Edom.)

NLT reads: Esau said to Jacob, "I'm starved! Give me some of that red stew!" (This is how Esau got his other name, Edom, which means "red.")

I was curious to know what red stew was so I looked up red stew and came up with red lentil soup. Here’s a picture of what it may have looked like:

 I also looked up red lentils and this is what they look like:

When I look at the red color of the lentils, the color of the red lentil soup coupled with the fact that Esau’s mother is Syrian or Aramean it’s not hard for me to see her birthing a child who has a reddish skin tone or color close in nature to that of this picture: (also bear in mind custom-the nose ring)

Regarding Jacob the younger brother: And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:

Jacob means heel holder or supplanter. Supplant is to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery. In other words grab something meant for someone else via deceit.

Genesis 27:36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

Esau did not hate Jacob when he tricked him out of his birthright; at that point he just despised the birthright. However, Esau was truly hurt when Jacob deceived his Father into giving his blessing to him; he wept, was angry, he hated his brother, stated he was going to kill him and began to operate in bitterness to include marrying from the Canaanite women because he knew his parents did not approve of such.

GOD in his mercy later allowed there to be peace however it was not before Jacob had to flee to live among his Syrian or Aramean relatives in Padanaram.

Genesis 28:1-5 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother. And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

In closing in Rebekkah was hardworking and generous as displayed by her willingness to give Abraham's servant and camels water and eager disposition of running while doing so. He faith, like that of her Grand Uncle Abraham was great enough to say "I will go" to a land she had never been before and marry a man she had never met before. One can gather that she was a woman of great cheer and joy as she comforted Isaac when he was mourning the loss of his mother, Sarah. Yet she played favorites with her sons, failed to trust fully in GOD for the promise HE had made to her and she caused problems within her own family. Yet in spite of all of this GOD is faithful and honored HIS WORD where Jacob was concerned and took the Hebrew “one from beyond the Euphrates” < http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?
Strongs=H5680&t=KJV >

Who was Syrian or Aramean “Aramite - Syrian or Aramean = "exalted" “thing or a person from Syria or Aram” < http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?
Strongs=H761&t=KJV >

And changed his name to Israel = "God prevails" thus making a nation out of him.

1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel

2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob

a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split

b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah

c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

< http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?
Strongs=H3478&t=KJV >

P.S. A Jew is one who practices the Jewish faith or one whose religion is Judaism. < http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?
Strongs=G2453&t=KJV >

GOD is great!

We learned from Lot's Wife

 Nicole Williams

Walk in relationship with the LORD, enjoy the benefits and HIS protection, Obey HIM, don’t set all your heart on the things of this life (don’t love the world) and don't look back!

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast the...m down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; 2 Peter 2:4-6

And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 2 Peter 2:7-8

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 2 Peter 2:9-10

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. Genesis 19:17

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. Genesis 19:26

Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them. For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. Remember Lot’s wife! Luke 17:22-32

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Luke 9:62

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sodom

June 8, 2013

Nicole Williams

Welcome and hello beautiful, precious and unique women. I hope this message reaches you in good spirits and that you take this encouragement with you as you go throughout the rest of your day: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Luke 6:45

What’s in our mouth?

*GOD is spirit – God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2 (How many spirits are clearly manifest or visible to all eyes?)

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17

It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king's anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible. Hebrews 11:27

*Jesus is the WORD - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. John 1:1-5

*That WORD took on a body (became flesh) and mankind saw him (beheld him- Jesus) - And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth John 1:14

* The WORD (Jesus) speaks as directed by the Father - For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. John 12:49

*The WORD (Jesus) has an image while GOD is spirit - Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, Colossians 1:15

*GOD’s WORD (WORD of GOD) is in the mouth of Jesus – “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands Revelation 2:1

To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. Revelation 2:8

“To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. Revelation 2:12

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. Revelation 1:9-11

And I turned to SEE THE VOICE THAT SPAKE WITH ME. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks ONE LIKE UNTO THE SON OF MAN, CLOTHED WITH A GARMENT DOWN TO THE FOOT, AND GIRT ABOUT THE PAPS WITH A GOLDEN GIRDLE. HIS HEAD AND HIS HAIRS WERE WHITE LIKE WOOL, AS WHITE AS SNOW; AND HIS EYES WERE AS A FLAME OF FIRE; AND HIS FEET LIKE UNTO FINE BRASS, AS IF THEY BURNED IN A FURNACE; AND HIS VOICE AS THE SOUND OF MANY WATERS. AND HE HAD IN HIS RIGHT HAND SEVEN STARS: AND OUT OF HIS MOUTH WENT A SHARP TWOEDGED SWORD: AND HIS COUNTENANCE WAS AS THE SUN SHINETH IN HIS STRENGTH. Revelation 1:12-16

And when I SAW HIM, I fell at his feet as dead. And HE LAID HIS RIGHT HAND upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I AM THE FIRST AND THE LAST: I AM HE THAT LIVETH AND WAS DEAD; AND, BEHOLD, I AM ALIVE FOR EVERMORE, Amen; AND HAVE THE KEYS OF HELL AND DEATH. Revelation 1:17-18

For the WORD OF GOD is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged 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. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in HIS SIGHT: but all things are naked and opened unto the EYES OF HIM with whom we have to do. Hebrews 4:12-13

The WORD of GOD – the sharp twoedged sword is in the mouth of Jesus. He speaks the WORD of GOD. Whose word(s) are in our mouth? Whose mouthpiece are we? What and whose words are we speaking?

As always GOD bless you, take care and make it a great day! P.S. If you haven't done so already please don't forget to like a comment, leave a comment to inspire others or give them something to have a little lol about and or invite someone else to join. Thanks in advance, BPUW (Beautiful Precious and Unique Woman).

May 30, 2013

Nicole Williams

It’s all Spiritual continued…
Strongs Concordance let’s us know the definition of certain kinds of spirits. The kind referred to here are:
3) a spirit, i.e. a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting
c) a spirit higher than man but lower than God, i.e. an angel
1) used of demons, or evil spirits, who were conceived as inhabiting the bodies of men
4) the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one
a) the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.

******The kind we want to be set free or loose from are Bad Spirits - In the Bible I see the following mentioned*****
Spirit of AntiChrist – Are against (not for) Christ, against His Soveriengty, against His authority, against acknowledging HIM as the Son of GOD and some are still against the idea that Messiah (Christ) He has come in the flesh. 1 John 1:1-3

Spirit of Bondage – Slavery, void of a spirit of liberty or freedom and trust in GOD. Romans 8:15

Spirit of Despair/Faintness/Heaviness (Depression) - discouragement, sorrow, void of hope, hopelessness, weakness, of a broken down spirit, failing weak, to be cast down in spirit, to be utterly at loss, give up, despondent, lose heart dim, dull, color-less, be dark, faint, somewhat dark, darkish. Isaiah 61:3

Spirit of Dizziness – Perverse or perverted mind, crooked thinking, in error, drunken with idol worship Isaiah 19:14

Evil Spirits - Strong, can and will fight, attempts to humiliate others, leaped on the seven sons of one Sceva (jumped on them), beat them and cause them to run out of the house naked and wounded. Acts 19:13-20

Familiar Spirits - mediums, spiritist, divination, wizard, witchcraft etc.- Leviticus 20:27, 2 Kings 21:1-9, Acts 16:16-18, Deutoronomy 18:10, 1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Chronicles 10:13****Rebellion (opposition to one in authority or dominance, an instance of such defiance or resistance) falls into this category - For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 1 Samuel 15:23

Spirit of Fear - tourments -2 Timothy 1:6-12, Jeremiah 49:23-27, 1 John 4:15-21

Spirit of Fornication, whoredom, adultery, promiscuity – The spirit of sharing oneself intimately or giving oneself intimately to another outside of the marriage covenant. In the scriptures below Israel was giving themselves over to commit whoredoms against their marriage covenant with GOD the Father (who is a jealous GOD) and is therefore idol worship, whoring after other idols. Hosea 4:12 Hosea 5:4 ****Stubborness (Unreasonably or perversely unyielding, obstinate, manner, difficult to handle, manage, or treat) falls into this category - For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 1 Samuel 15:23

Haughty Spirit - Self-confidence which produces carelessness, disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing, high; lofty; bold. Proverbs 16:16-20

Lying/Deceiving/Seducing Spirits – Lie or liar, deceive or deceiver-deceitful, utters falsehoods, False Prophets-Teachers-Preachers- 1 Kings 22:19-23, 1 Timothy 4:1-5, 1 John 4:1-6

Mute Spirit- Refrain from speech, temporarily speechless, deaden, muffle or soften the sound of, won’t talk –Mark 9:17-29, Luke 11:14

Proud Spirit- Stubborn pride, pomp, puffed up or swollen thinking, arrogance, conceit. Leviticus 26:19

Spirit of sleep, Spirit of Slumber or Spirit of Stupor- renders the souls mentally or physically inactive; lethargic: Dormant. So insensible that they are not affected at all by the offer made them of salvation through the Messiah. Isaiah 29:9-16, Romans 11:7-10

Unclean Spirit - convulsions, crying, screaming out, foaming at the mouth, cutting self, mutilating own body parts, throws self into things, gnashes teeth, becomes rigid (look up definition) Luke 9:37-42, Mark 5:1-13

******The kind GOD can work with******

Broken, contrite or crushed spirit- broken, cast down. Psalm 51:17, Psalm 34:18, Isaiah 66:2

*******The kind we want operating on the inside of us – Good Spirits******
Spirit of Truth/Holy Spirit – Leads and guides us into all truth, brings the WORD of GOD back to our remembrance, teaches the WORD to us and helps us to recognize error. 1 John 4:6, John 14:17, John 16:13

Spirit of gentleness – meekness, mild disposition. Galatians 6:1, 1 Corinthians 4:1

Spirit of wisdom and understanding /Spirit of counsel and might/Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD- Wisdom: the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, all that keep HIS commands have good understanding, He gives us good counsel and strength and the fear of the LORD is knowledge— Isaiah 11:2, Ephesians 1:17, Deuteronomy 34:9

Humble Spirit - low, lowly, not puffed up. Proverbs 29:23, Isaiah 57:15, Proverbs 16:19

********The manner in which Jesus dealt with Bad Spirits, what authority and manner HE gave HIS Apostles and Disciples to deal with them, etc:*****

When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and HE CAST OUT THE SPIRITS WITH HIS WORD, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. Matthew 8:16-17

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to CAST THEM OUT, and to heal every disease and every affliction. Matthew 10:1
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they CAST OUT DEVILS; they shall speak with new tongues; Mark 16:17

And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to CAST OUT DEVILS Mark 3:13-15

And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one CASTING OUT DEVILS IN THY NAME, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is on our part. Mark 9:38-40

And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. Matthew 17:14-21

So the devils besought him, saying, If thou CAST US OUT, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine Matthew 8:31

And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I COMMAND THEE IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST TO COME OUT OF HER. And he came out the same hour. Acts 16:18

May 23, 2013

Nicole Williams

Welcome and hello beautiful, precious and unique women. I hope this message reaches you in good spirits and that you take this encouragement with you as you go throughout the rest of your day: Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion—to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.

Good news, good news, GOD has news: He sent Jesus to encourage the faint at heart as well as mend the hearts that have been broken by the problems, storms and difficulties of life. He sent Jesus to speak freedom and deliverance to those who are in dead situations as well as to those who are bound in chains and to set us free from the prisons we’ve been locked up in emotionally, mentally, physically or literally. He sent Jesus to comfort all who are grieving for one reason or another:

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:1-5

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:16-19

The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?’” In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them. Luke 7:18-22
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He also sent Jesus to give to the children of GOD that are mourning beauty where ashes formally existed, a continual supply of joy and gladness where mourning used to reside as well as a heart that rejoices in place of a heart ready to give up:

The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 29:19

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy." Hebrews 1:9

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. Psalm 28:7

Wherever we are in life, whatever we’re going through right now and whatever we need GOD already knows about it and HE is concerned with our situation. He’s so concerned that HE wants us to cast all those cares upon HIM because HE cares (careth – continuously) for us. Prayer is a good time and place to cast those cares upon HIM as well as to take HIS yoke upon us and learn of HIM for He tells us that HE is meek and lowly and we will find rest for our souls. In doing this we’ll obtain that beauty, joy and rejoicing which GOD sent Jesus to proclaim and provide for us. Seek HIM for HE has the answers to the problems we’re facing and everything else we need to thrive in this life.

As always GOD bless you, take care and make it a great day! P.S. If you haven't done so already please don't forget to like a comment, leave a comment to inspire others or give them something to have a little lol about and or invite someone else to join. Thanks in advance, BPUW (Beautiful Precious and Unique Woman).

 

 

What we learned from studying Eve

What a wonderful time this morning in our Woman’s Study. Some things that can be gleaned from Studying Eve are:

GOD made male and female man, told them to be fruitful and multiply and gave them dominion over all of the animals or beast: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Genesis 1:26-28

GOD called the male and female man Adam: This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.Genesis 5:1-2

Adam named all the animals: And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. Genesis 2:19-20

The commandment not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was given to the man: And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Genesis 2:15-17

The man would have had to give the commandment to the woman as she was created after the commandment was given but knew of the commandment: And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. Genesis 2:21-22

The man called the female man woman: And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Genesis 2:23

The serpent is spoken of in comparison to the other animals or beast of the field and he is crafty, subtil, knowledgeable and skilled: Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Genesis 3:1

     Strong’s breaks down what serpent is 1) dragon, serpent, sea monster.  a) dragon or dinosaur  b) sea or river monster           c) serpent, venomous snake                        www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H8577&t=KJV

 

 The last book of the bible Revelation speaks of the same serpent mentioned in the first book of the bible (Genesis) but advises us what type of serpent he is – the dragon- and makes distinction calling him “the old serpent”/”that ancient serpent” called the Devil and Satan: And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Revelation 12:9

Who named him the Devil and Satan?

The woman resisted the devil at first citing what she thought GOD had said: And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. Genesis 3:2-3

The serpent did not give up and leave the woman alone but persisted to connive and deceive: And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Genesis 3:4-5

After listening to the serpent again, the woman ate from the tree because she saw it was good for food, was pleasant to the eyes and to be desired to make one wise: And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Genesis 3:6

They immediately knew good and evil: And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. Genesis 3:7

Instead of being happy to be in the presence of GOD they now knew shame and hid from GOD: And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. Genesis 3:8

When confronted by GOD the man and the woman played the blame game, he blaming her and she blaming Satan: And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Genesis 3:9-13

Satan was cursed because he had deceived the woman into disobeying the command of GOD and she enticed her husband to disobey GOD as well. Also Satan (the serpent) is still compared to the other animals or beast of the field: And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: Genesis 3:14

 

Deep rooted hatred, hostility; unfriendly disposition, a state of opposition: enmity was put between the serpent called the Devil and Satan and his seed (offspring-children) and the woman and all of her seed (offspring-children-every person that would ever be born through child birth including Jesus, those who would obey the commandment of GOD under the old covenant and those who hold to and love Jesus as well as keep His commandments under the new covenant: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Genesis 3:15

And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Revelation 12:17

Eve was punished (not cursed) with painful labor in bringing forth children: Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Genesis 3:16 

The EARTH was cursed because of Adam: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Genesis 3:17
 

Adam was punished (not cursed) to no longer have bliss in eating from the trees in the midst of the garden but to have to eat in sorrow from the ground all the days of his life, to no longer just dress and keep the garden but to have to work harder (laboring) plucking up the thorns and thistles, to eat the herb of the field, to eat bread in the sweat of his face and all mankind had to die: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Genesis 3:17(last part of 17)-19

Adam is the one who began to call the woman “Eve”: And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Genesis 3:20

GOD still provided for them after they messed up as HE yet does for us today: Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. Genesis 3:21

Although the original intent of the tree of life, (which was in the garden and man had permission to eat from it) was to help man to live forever, disobedience resulted in us losing that privilege, having a death sentence in this life and man being driven out of the garden:  And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. Genesis 3:22-24

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:8-9

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Genesis 2:15-17

How many times do we get ourselves in trouble by talking with the enemy when we need to tell him get thee behind me Satan? How many times has Satan deceived us into doing something that we thought, felt or knew was wrong when we should have just resisted the devil so that he would flee from us? How many times have we tried to fight the enemy with the WORD but misquoted as Eve did because we got second hand information from somebody else instead of getting before the LORD in HIS WORD and seeing what HE has to say for HIMSELF? Yet in all of our failures GOD loves us and forgives us when we humble ourselves and repent. He still provides for us after we’ve messed up and because man came under a judgment of death GOD provided Himself a LAMB named Jesus so we could be reconciled back to GOD and have in the life to come, what was HIS original intention for man in the first place: eternal life.