“The anointing” is not something talked about much these days, at least not that I am aware of. So I looked the word up in a Greek interlinear, and I learned that the word “anointing” refers “to the teaching ministry of the Holy Spirit, guiding the receptive believer into fullness of God’s preferred-will. This anointing functions through faith (pístis), i.e. God inwardly persuading the believer of His preferences.” And what God prefers is all that is holy, righteous, godly, morally pure, honest, faithful, and obedient to him.

For, when we put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of our lives, and we are crucified with Christ in death to sin, and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but as slaves to righteousness, the Holy Spirit of God comes to live within us and to guide us into all truth, and to teach, encourage, warn, counsel, empower, and instruct us in the ways of righteousness and in holy living. Now God, in the person of the Holy Spirit, dwells within those of us of true faith in Christ.

[Mk 13:11; Lu 2:26; Lu 4:18-19; Lu 10:21; Lu 12:11-12; Jn 14:26; Jn 15:26; Jn 16:13; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:17-18; Acts 11:12; Acts 13:2; Acts 20:23; Rom 8:9,14; 1 Co 2:14-16; 1 Co 6:19-20; 1 Co 12:1-31; Rom 12:1-8; Eph 4:1-16, etc.]

Yet, when this says that, since the anointing that we received from him abides in us, that we have no need that anyone should teach us, this is not doing away with the spiritual gift of teaching or the need for us, as the body of Christ, to instruct and to teach one another. Otherwise we would not be given those gifts of the Spirit, and we would not be instructed in the Scriptures that we are to instruct and encourage and exhort one another, and that we are to speak the truth in love, one to the other, too.

[Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:15-21; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20]

What I believe this is teaching us is that we now have the Holy Spirit living within us teaching us, if we are willing to be taught by him, and if we will listen to him and obey him. For we now have the Word dwelling within us. But we must still test whatever we hear against the Scriptures, in their full context, to make certain that “the spirit” that we are listening to is the Holy Spirit and not another spirit which may be trying to influence us in any particular direction. But it is the Holy Spirit who enlightens us to all truth.

And in order that we not be deceived by other human beings who are trying to teach us the Word of God, we must be listening to the Holy Spirit, and we must test all that we hear or read against the teachings of the Scriptures in their full context. For many false teachers are among us who take Scriptures out of context, and who twist them to make them say what they do not say if taught in their appropriate context. And this is trickery that is widely being used today in order to deceive those who are lacking in biblical knowledge.

And now, we who believe in Jesus Christ with God-persuaded faith in him must abide in him. And to abide in Christ is to live in him, and him in us, and it is to continue in him, and to keep on walking in obedience to his commands, and to keep on in holy living, and in denying self and dying daily to sin. And it is for us to surrender our lives and our wills to the will of God for our lives, and to submit to God’s will and purpose for our lives in walks of obedience to his commands in holy living, by the grace of God.

For the grace of God, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce (say “No!” to) ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we await our Lord’s return. For Jesus Christ gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works, the good works which God prepared in advance that we should walk in them as his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works (Titus 2:11-14; Ephesians 2:8-10).

So, faith in Jesus Christ, that is genuine God-persuaded faith, denies self, dies daily to sin, and follows Jesus Christ in obedience to his commands in practice, though not necessarily in absolute perfection. For if we hold on to our old lives of living in sin and for self, we will lose them for eternity. But if for Jesus’ sake we deny self, die daily to sin, and follow him in obedience, then we have the hope of salvation from sin and of eternal life with God. For if sin is what we practice, we will die in our sins (Luke 9:23-26).

[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; 1 Peter 1:15; 1 Pet 2:24; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Hebrews 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

Only in Him

An Original Work / February 19, 2014
Based off Isaiah 30

Woe to those who look to man’s help;
Who turn away from Jesus Christ;
Forming an alliance not in step with God;
Making their own plans, and praying not.

Willing not to listen to truth,
They close their ears to what is right.
Pleasing words are all that they’ll hear;
Feel good messages that bring cheer.

Trust in your Lord; turn from your sin.
Put your faith now ONLY IN HIM.
Do not turn to idols. They’ll not satisfy.
Jesus will save you. That’s why He died.

Your Lord will be gracious to you.
He cares all about you, ‘tis true.
He forgives you all of your sin
When you give your life up to Him.

Oh, how truly gracious He’ll be
When you bow to Him on your knees;
Turning now from your sin; walking in his ways.
He’ll lead and guide you all of your days.

Now you will sing praises to Him.
He delivered you from your sin.
You’ll tell others now of His grace,
So they may see Christ face-to-face.

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35 years ago today, one Chinese man stared down eighteen PLA tanks in a brave stand for freedom and human rights in China.

That image remains forever seared in our collective imaginations as a visible representation of man’s deep and abiding desire for freedom and liberty.

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Good day, I'm asking prayer for the salvation of the members of The Satanic Temple and their families. Thank you for all your prayer.

I found out today that my Grandpa was diagnosed with cancer. I don't know the specifics, but I remember when I last saw him, at Thanksgiving (obviously before I knew), that he was very emotional and very scared. Any of your prayers will be greatly appreciated.

Please pray for my nephew Joel. His wife is drinking and it's affecting his marriage. He wants to go to counseling, she does not. He is very hurt and wants his marriage to work. Please pray they give their lives fully to Jesus and turn their lives around. Please pray for their children too. Thanks.

How can you follow Jesus and Donald Trump?” Many are not following a man, they are shaping a movement. A better, biblical question to be asking is, What direction is the country heading?

The short answer to the question is absolutely, especially after a sham trial that resembles Venezuela more than America.

Confrontation Over Character
If a leader lacks Christian character but is pointing the nation back to God, is that a bad thing? If they are being a terror to terrorists and making America secure, is that a bad thing?

If they are honoring hard work and minimizing free handouts, is that a bad thing? If they are fighting the global agenda to enslave America, is that a bad thing?

God doesn’t judge a nation based on the character of one man; He judges it based on the spiritual health of her people—from corrupt Ballam to ungodly kings in the Old Testament—if they direct the people back to God it can be a good thing.

A Reality Check
Not voting for Trump is a vote against what needs to happen in this nation. We can’t allow “personal” pain or “flawed” character to have national consequences.

We’re not playing games anymore—serious things are on the line that have massive consequences. We need to wake up. There is no Plan B. I don’t believe that any other candidate could carry his momentum.

Revelation 2:20 But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel,
who calls herself a prophetess, and by her teaching deceives my servants
to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

What deception is involved with eating food sacrificed to idols?
Is it saying “take and eat, enjoy this kosher meat”, and then afterwards
saying “haha” you just ate meat sacrificed to idols, you are in big trouble now!
Or is this deception: to convince some that they should eat something because
it was sacrificed to an idol-god, and that by eating there is a benefit?

Paul is making this very clear :
1 Corinthians 8:7 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge:
for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing
offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

If you eat with a conscience toward an idol, you are anticipating some advantage
beyond the simple benefit of having something to eat, and being thankful.
This deception is played out today and has been throughout my life, some new
super food that is going to change my life, if I can afford it.
If something is hyped beyond its true benefit, that is lying.
If the cost is exorbitant based on that exaggeration, that is stealing.

Paul goes into more detail in chapter 10.

1 Corinthians 10:
19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?
20 Rather, the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God,
and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.
21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s
table and of the table of demons.
22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

So we can clearly see, food advertised as having been sacrificed
to idols as if an idol is anything, or that the meat is anything.
No, this is deception, and all deception is demonic.
To eat meat with anticipation of a benefit resulting
from it being a sacrifice is demonic.
You cannot seriously expect to eat with thanksgiving to the Lord,
and expect a bonus from a god that is no god!
Continuing,
25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market,
asking no questions for conscience’ sake;
26 for “the earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness.”
27 If any of those who do not believe invites you to dinner,
and you desire to go, eat whatever is set before you,
asking no question for conscience’ sake.
28 But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,”
do not eat it for the sake of the one who told you,
and for conscience’ sake; for “the earth is the Lord’s,
and all its fullness.
29 Conscience,” I say, not your own, but that of the other.
For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience?
30 But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for
the food over which I give thanks?

So, the right comprehension is that meat is meat,
eat with thanksgiving unto God and your conscience will be clear.
If someone is advertising that you should eat something
and for example, sexual performance will improve,
decline as a testimony against their deception.

Flight Test 4

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President Joe Biden is pulling from former President Donald Trump’s immigration playbook as he tries to stop a flow of asylum-seekers from around the world who are crossing into the US at the border with Mexico.

Unveiled at the White House on Tuesday, Biden’s new plan to all but shut down the US border to asylum-seekers who cross the border illegally uses executive authority Trump once used to bar people from mostly-Muslim countries from entering the US in 2017 and also to bar most asylum-seekers in 2018 – days after Republicans suffered huge setbacks in midterm elections that year.

It’s an odd, election-year twist, since Biden actually ran his 2020 campaign in part on a promise to revoke those actions, which he did in the months after taking office. Trump’s asylum policy was also blocked by federal courts before Biden revoked it.

In addition to slowing the flow of asylum-seekers, Biden’s action could have the political effect of chipping away at Trump’s lead on the immigration issue and triangulating some middle-ground support, even if it leaves progressives angry.



It would seem as if this could put some staunch Biden supporters in a bit of an "explain yourself" type of pickle with regards to this topic.

While the narrative has often been "Republicans just want to block these types of border measures because they know that if Biden gets tougher on the border, it'll pull the rug out from under the GOP on this issue"...that very sentiment is basically an admission that the GOP's stance on it maybe had a little more popularity than they'd originally thought.

The "Trump is just telling GOP puppets to block Biden's border measures because if he can't campaign on that issue anymore, he may lose" is an acknowledgement of the disconnect between where a portion of the independents and moderates are vs. where the the DNC "conventional wisdom" was on this issue.


Or, to put it more succinctly...if you have to "get tougher on the border" in order to pull the rug out from underneath your opponent because that could be a winning issue for them...perhaps that's a bit telling.

I'm an egalitarian Christian. Non-denominational, although I may join Grace Communion International. And as the title of the post implies, I'm the kind of Christian man that complementarian pastors on Twitter (I refuse to call that site X) complain about--unmasculine. No, I don't have long hair, but I don't play sports, I can be risk-averse, I'm physically weak, and I lack drive to be a leader or to compete. I'm not a masculine man. And honestly? This even extends to my dating preferences.


For the most part, masculine traits in women are more attractive than femininity to me. Being a tomboy in general, but also physical strength, courage, bravery, risk-taking, rationale, heroism (being willing to risk her life and limb for others),willingness to hunt or fight, even leadership. I even kind of appreciate boyishly short hair, especially when combined with an athletic body and a small/flat chest (I realized this when reading the manwha "The Knight and Her Emperor"). A woman who could be pass for a knight or a modern-day Jeanne D'Arc makes my heart sing.

Dating-wise, I absolutely NEED masculine energy to feel attraction. I NEED male energy. Which kind of sucks when femininity is so common in my sisters in Christ. I'm not starved for a feminine wife and mother at all; I'm starved for one who's "one of the guys". Is this a problem? Are my desires sinful? What advice do you have for me, as a brother or sister in Christ?

Hello folks. I made a decision to join the Knights of Columbus, and looking for feedback on the program. Is this a good thing, or is is just not a good idea for a 24 year-old man who does not drive, but can take a taxi? The HQ is about 3 miles away from my place.


Alex B.

New book concludes that protagonists of the gay revolution in the Church of Rome are almost exclusively Catholic priests.​

The protagonists of the homosexual revolution in the Church of Rome are almost exclusively Catholic priests. This is the alarming conclusion drawn in the book The Breached Dam: The Fiducia Supplicans Surrender to the Homosexual Movement released last Monday in Rome by the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, a traditionalist Catholic society.

José Antonio Ureta and Julio Loredo, the authors of the 132-page book, identify what they call the “fifth column” that is “led chiefly by priests and nuns to promote the homosexual cause within the Church under the pretext of pastoral care for same-sex pairs.”

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Police in Mitchell, South Dakota, are investigating after Congregational United Church of Christ, an LGBT-affirming congregation planning to host a gay pride event this month, was vandalized with Scripture on Thursday night.

The church's vandalism was first noticed around 8 a.m. last Friday morning by individuals from law offices across the street from the church, according to Dakota News Now. The vandals spray painted Leviticus 18:22 on the walls and sidewalk of the church in red multiple times. They also urged the congregants to “repent” in their message.

Leviticus 18:22, which condemns same-sex relationships, states: “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.”

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The Wisconsin attorney general on Tuesday filed charges against three allies of Donald Trump accused of taking part in the effort to put forth a slate of fake electors and usurp the 2020 presidential election, according to online court records.

The men – Kenneth Chesebro, a right-wing attorney who helped devise the fake elector plot; Jim Troupis, a former Trump lawyer; and Michael Roman, a former Trump campaign official – are each facing a single forgery charge.

CNN previously reported that Chesebro was helping investigators in at least four states, including Wisconsin, who were looking into the fake electors scheme. Chesebro’s lawyers had believed that his cooperation would be enough for him to stave off charges.

Last year, the 10 fake electors from Wisconsin disavowed their attempt to overturn Trump’s defeat in 2020, recognized the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s victory, and pledged not to serve as real electors in 2024 or any election when Trump is on the ballot – or to act as sham electors in any future election, as part of a civil lawsuit settlement.

Troupis was involved in slipping the fakes to Senator Ron Johnson (to slip to Pence).

Roman and Chesebro are also indicted in Georgia.

Arizona election officials who refused to certify 2022 results charged with conspiracy

There's also a Rolling Stone story about an election official who's suing for the ability to NOT certify results.


Why is it that whenever there is talk about people's votes NOT being properly counted, it's almost always Republicans? Folks claim it's hyperbole that Republicans are trying to end democracy....and yet there are all these very real examples of HUGE swaths of voters ACTUALLY not having their vote counted.


Not play make believe versions of this like those associated with last election. ACTUAL events that occurred.

Praise be to God for his goodness and love.

I have harbored in my mind for many decades and fed this lie that God, while he is a maker of great and wonderful promises, is not a God who delivers. He delivers for everyone else but for myself.

It is my desire to surrender so that Jesus, through his spirit may break this Gate of Bronze in my mind so that I may be a sheep who hears his voice and follows him through the gate to be led to still waters and layed down in green pastures.

Can some of you, my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ offer scripture that I can use to counter this lie of God's character, and that he IS a rewarder of those that seek him in truth.

Thank you.

I constantly get asked about this. The general opinion is that science does not need the Bible and the Bible does not need science. That is not true. Science and the Bible are like our left and are right hand and they should fit together like a glove fits our hand. Science needs the Bible the most. Because everything is in the Bible, so we can verify the truth of what we believe with the Bible.

So the real question is: Does the Bible need science. Paul tells us that God has revealed Himself in HIs Creation. Science is the study of God's creation. God gives us lots of artifacts and lots of natural evidence like fossils. Through Science and the Study of God's creation, we come to know our Creator. God wants us to know what He is doing so that is why there is so much for us to study in Creation using Science and the evidence Science has gathered for us.

We need to do a study on what wisdom, knowledge and understanding is. Proverbs is loaded with teaching on this. For example Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction."

Each year, SCOTUS receives about 7,000 to 8,000 petitions for writs of certiorari. The Court usually accepts about 80 for hearings. There have to be cases where a SCOTUS opinion would be important and set nationwide precedents. But here we are in the 21st century, while the highest court in the land only has 9 Justices--a number that hasn't changed since 1869. Here's a suggestion to modernize the Court, so more cases can be heard:

1) Add 5 more Justices, to make a total of 14. Then divide the Court into 2 panels of 7 Justices each. Panel A would be presided over by the Chief Justice. Panel B would be headed by the most senior associate Justice. This will immediately double the number of cases that can be heard.

2) Both panels will jointly review writs. This way, cases with similar issues won't be adjudicated by both panels. And if 3 Justices from a panel agree the case has merit, then the writ will be accepted.

3) Each panel will hear its chosen cases by digital communication. SCOTUS only deal with laws. It decides if a law was properly followed, or if a law is unconstitutional. Arguments are made by attorneys, there are no witnesses, and no physical evidence is introduced. Each panel will hear arguments electronically. There will be no need to travel to Washington, DC. This will greatly improve efficiency and reduce costs.

4) Each panel will deliberate after the case is heard. Just like the Court does now. 4 votes, either for or against, will be decisive.

This won't require a Constitutional amendment. It only needs majorities in both the House and Senate, and the President's signature. The President will still appoint Justices when there's a vacancy. And the Congress will still need a simple majority to ratify the appointment. And as I posted in a different thread, each Justice will serve until s(he) decides to retire, or until the Justice reaches the age of 80. This will also require an act of Congress.

I'm new here, I wanted to say hi! I'm currently in California hoping to find some christian friends to talk to God bless

What do we give?
我们奉献了什么？
Sunday morning or if pushed, Wednesday nights...
周日早晨或者如果有人催的话，周四晚间…
Hit a nerve yet... Good!
触到痛处了吗…好！
Why then aren't the pastors screaming a warning to their people?
为什么牧师们不对他们的人大声警告？
WAKE UP!!
醒来吧！
Every prophet in the OT sought to tell the people of Israel what?
旧约里的每个先知都在试图告诉以色列人民什么呢？
WAKE UP!!
醒来吧！
The Christian life is a battle zone. It is filled with daily battles, persecution, and fighting our own flesh.
基督徒生活是一个奋斗领域。它每天都充满斗争，迫害，以及与肉体的争斗。
The Christian doesn't belong here on Earth; we are strangers and pilgrims. We have a home and we belong there. When we identify with our Saviour, the world will hate us. it hated Him and will hate us. He made that clear.
基督徒不属于这个地球，我们是互不相识者和朝圣者。我们有家，我们属于那里。当我们确认了我们的救主，世界都会恨我们。世界恨他，也会恨我们。因他使一切清晰可知。
Life is all about Him! Jesus is our life, Jesus is our love, Jesus is our Lord!
生命关乎他！耶稣是我们的生命，耶稣是我们的爱，耶稣是我们的主！
It's time to show the world that Jesus lives in us.
是时候向世界展示耶稣活在我们之中了。
Penn Gillete is an atheist who said:
Penn Gillete是一个无神论者，他说道:
"If you truly believe that people are going to hell and you don't tell them, how much do you have to hate them not to tell them?"
如果你真的相信人会下地狱，并且不告诉他们，你有多恨他们才不会告诉他们？
Let me say:
而我说:
If you won't sacrifice for Christ,
If you won't obey Christ's commands,
If you won't read His Word,
If you won't spend time with God in prayer,
如果你不为基督牺牲，如果你不遵守基督的诫命，如果你不读他的话语，如果你不在祷告中花时间与神一起，
Then you have a serious problem my friend!
那么你有严重问题了我的朋友！
The book of 1 John has a series of questions; look at that book and test yourself to see if you are in the faith - 2 Cor 13:5.
约翰一书有一系列问题；看看那页书检验你自己是否在信心中-哥林多后书13:5
Keith Green, my dear brother, once said this in one of his songs:
吉思格林，我亲爱的哥哥，在他的一首歌中曾经写道:
"Jesus rose from the dead, and you won't get out of bed."
“耶稣从死中复活了，而你却没起床”
I go back to what that young man said at the start. If you can't or won't match his devotion, don't waste God's time. If he is so devoted to his ideology, why can't we be as devoted to Christ?
返回到那个年轻人起初所说。如果你不能或不会和他的奉献相比，不要浪费神的时间。如果他奉献给他的意识形态，我们为何不能奉献给基督？
It doesn't matter how long you have gone to church, what matters is:
不管你多久去一次教堂都没关系，重要的是:
Jesus said, "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments."
耶稣说，“如果你爱我，你就会遵守我的诫命”
Please feel free to share this.
请抽时间分享这篇
Written from my heart,
来自我内心的话
KK

SOAK IN SCRIPTURE

CHINESE

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纽约以便以谢基督教浸信会

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Hi everyone. I am a young male and I am looking for advice on how to grow closer to God and to get my life in order. I am struggling to see clearly what the purpose of my life is. This is mostly seen in my day-to-day life: I have been unemployed for a couple of years now, since being fired from my previous job. I have started a university education, however it is far from being completed even after 8-9 years. Now I am struggling to find the direction that I am supposed to go in. There is no pull toward either of those things at the present moment.
My emotional state is pretty numb and apathetic to most things. I think that I lack motivation and I don't get enjoyment from the things that people normally get enjoyment from. I am questioning whether or not this has something to do with my habitual sins; maybe they have numbed my emotional state?
I am Catholic and I do go to confession and Mass on Sundays. However, sometimes I struggle to sense what the Lord is telling me in prayer. This is a source of frustration for me.
I do believe that the Lord has great plans for me, because when I look back to my spiritual history, there has been some pretty extraordinary signs indicating this. However I am currently struggling to find the direction the Lord wants me to go in. I could use some encouragement and advice.

Here is the correct perspective of the first three Chapters of the book of Genesis.
Genesis 1-3

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.


Genesis 1:2, 3
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Day 1

• The heavens and earth and the sea, have been created.
• Light appears on he surface of the waters.
• The source of the light is not mentioned at this point.

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Genesis 1:6-8
6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
7 So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
8 God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

Day 2
Heaven, with earth's atmosphere is created. There are waters above - Atmospheric Water Vapor.

Water vapor is Earth’s most abundant greenhouse gas. It’s responsible for about half of Earth’s greenhouse effect — the process that occurs when gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap the Sun’s heat. Greenhouse gases keep our planet livable. Without them, Earth’s surface temperature would be about 59 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius) colder. Water vapor is also a key part of Earth’s water cycle: the path that all water follows as it moves around Earth’s atmosphere, land, and ocean as liquid water, solid ice, and gaseous water vapor.

Earth’s atmosphere is a thin veil of gas surrounding the planet. Although it only extends a few hundred kilometers above the surface, it contains a mixture of gases, such as oxygen and nitrogen, that are critical for life to exist. It distributes incoming solar radiation, protecting life from harmful ultraviolet radiation but also driving atmospheric circulation and weather.



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Genesis 1:9-13
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

Day 3
Land appears above the water's surface, and God calls the unified body of waters seas. The dry land, he calls, earth.
The land produces grass, seed-bearing plants and trees producing fruit and seed, according to their kind, which God has created.



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Genesis 1:14-19
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
15 And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
16 God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
17 God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, 18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

Day 4
The heavens are already created with the sun, moon, and stars on Day 1, so God is not now creating them, but rather, these bodies appear in the expanse.
This is supported by two evidences.

1. Verses 7, 14, 16, 17, 25, and 26 uses the word made, rather than create. Genesis 1:16 God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
2. In verse 3, the word used is light - as in diffused in nature, or light of day (or). in verse 14 the word used is luminary (maor), identifying the source of the light in verse 3

Thus, the lights are now visible in the expanse.



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Genesis 1:20-23
20 And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
22 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

Day 5
Living creatures are created - both sea creatures and birds gifted with flight.



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Genesis 1:24, 25
24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
25 God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:26-30
26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Day 6
Living creatures are created.
Land animals - creeping, wild and domestic, are brought forth.



Mankind is created.


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Day 7
Genesis 2:1-3
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

Genesis 2:4
This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Historical Account
Genesis 2:5, 6
During the early stages of Day 3, when the land appeared, the earth was being watered with a mist, since God had not yet caused it to rain. So the seed in the earth started to sprout, and the grass began to grow.

Genesis 2:7-9
On Day 6 ((by then there was vegetation on the earth, and all varieties of animals both on land and in the seas), God created Adam, and placed him in a garden he personally created, and planted every tree desirable to look at, and good for food... also the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and bad.

Genesis 2:10-14
God - the very first landscaper and gardener - decorated the garden with rivers to water the garden. It was the first and most beautiful garden on record. Perfect.

Genesis 2:15-17
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”

Genesis 2:18-20
During Day 6, Adam is naming the animals, which God is creating during that same day, and bringing to Adam. Day 6 has not ended, and Eve has not yet been made.

Genesis 2:21-25
After many many years - Yes years, as Adam aged, and learned about his father, through his creation, and communication - during Day 6, Eve is created.
Adam is an experienced man. He named all the animals; learned their characteristics; tasted the various flavors of the fruit trees, and could tell Eve which fruit is the most delicious. He learned about the different bird's sounds, and how they build their nests. Spiders, ants, chickens, dogs... He learned them all. Most important, he learned more about God - his creator, the source of his life, and his loving provider, who gave him all he needed... including "bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh" - a beautiful woman.

Did Adam show appreciation?
Genesis 3:1-24
Genesis 3:12 And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
No. He did not. He rebelled against his creator, and provider, siding with God's chief adversary Satan the Devil. 1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, has come into transgression.

This evidently is the most accurate perspective of Revelation Chapters 1 to 3.

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