Matthew.4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, He departed into Galilee; 13 And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: 14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; 16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
Matthew.10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
Jeremias.18:1 The word that came from the Lord to 2 Jeremias, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there thou shalt hear my words. 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making a vessel on the stones. 4 And the vessel which he was making with his hands fell: so he made it again another vessel, as it seemed good to him to make it. 5 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 6 Shall I not be able, O house of Israel, to do to you as this potter? behold, as the clay of the potter are ye in my hands.
Esaias 65:8 Thus saith the Lord, As a grape-stone shall be found in the cluster, and they shall say, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for the sake of him that serves me, for his sake I will not destroy them all. 9 And I will lead forth the seed that came of Jacob and of Juda, and they shall inherit My holy mountain: and mine elect and my servants shall inherit it, and shall dwell there. ... 15 For ye shall leave your name for a loathing to My chosen, and the Lord shall destroy you: but My servants shall be called by a new name, 16 which shall be blessed on the earth; for they shall bless the true God: and they that swear upon the earth shall swear by the true God; for they shall forget the former affliction, it shall not come into their mind.
Matthew.4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto Him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Galilee of the Gentiles (4:15). The area known as Galilee was part of the land conquered under the leadership of Joshua, and was given to the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali. In the 8th century B.C., the land was invaded by the Assyrians, many of the inhabitants were taken into exile, and the region was repopulated with Gentiles.
Galilee of the Gentiles
Israel as per lost tribes had no king except that of David's line (Judah).
Jeremiah 33:14Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. 15In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. 16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness. 17For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; 18Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
Doing works without law will have Jesus saying He never knew you.
Jesus restates the ordinances written in stone,
and holds men accountable for keeping them by Jesus' authority.
Matthew 22:37 and Matthew 19:17
1. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. (1st - 4th commandments)
2. Thou shalt do no murder, (6th)
3. Thou shalt not commit adultery, (7th)
4. Thou shalt not steal, (8th & 10th)
5. Thou shalt not bear false witness, (9th)
6. Honour thy father and mother, (5th)
and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
When Jesus says "But I say unto you..." He makes the law even more strict, by judging the heart before the action occurs. Calling someone a fool may earn you hellfire... and is equal to murder. Controlling the man this way, cleanses from the inside out... not just whitewashing the pot, like those viper-Pharisees.
What Jesus did say makes the sacrificial system... which, oddly enough, paid the priests for the sins of man, and only the rich people could afford to be sinful... be replaced by "God will have mercy and not sacrifice". Because all through the Prophets we see that same theme... God desires not the death of the cattle on a thousand hills because these cattle belong to Him... and it's kind of an insult to offer back to God a completely degraded version of a living creature... and God cares for the sparrow and also for the cattle. They have chosen their own ways, is what Esaias 66 says. In fact, like they chose the kings of the nations around them, they chose the sacrificial system like the nations around them. They didn't want to be separate and called out.
So the whole letter of the Hebrews is kind of a sick joke. They act for all the world as though God set up that sacrificial system, when really, it all happened because they were afraid of God in the fire, and asked to have Moses mediate. And so the face-to-face worship of God became an altar of earth, an altar of stone, an altar of dressed stones, steps to raise the priestly altar above peons, and linen breeches to hide the nakedness of the priests... when in reality, they were all naked because they chose ritual over walking with God in the cool of the evening.
Works of the Law are not sufficient.
Romans 4:1-6What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Gal 3:1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
The prophets say the harlot is a real city
Rev.17:5 And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Rev.11:8 And their dead bodies [shall lie] in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
Rev.18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
Matthew.23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!
Esaias 1:1 The vision which Esaias the son of Amos saw, which he saw against Juda, and against Jerusalem ... 21 How has the faithful city Sion, once full of judgment, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers. 22 Your silver is worthless, thy wine merchants mix the wine with water. 23 Thy princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.LXX
Jezekiel.16:1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 Son of man, testify to Jerusalem of her iniquities ... 35 Therefore, harlot, hear the word of the Lord: 36 Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast poured forth thy money, therefore thy shame shall be discovered in thy harlotry with thy lovers, and with regard to all the imaginations of thine iniquities, and for the blood of thy children which thou hast given to them. 37 Therefore, behold, I will gather all thy lovers with whom thou hast consorted, and all whom thou hast loved, with all whom thou didst hate; and I will gather them against thee round about, and will expose thy wickedness to them, and they shall see all thy shame. 38 And I will be avenged on thee with the vengeance of an adulteress, and I will bring upon thee blood of fury and jealousy. 39 And I will deliver thee into their hands, and they shall break down thy house of harlotry, and destroy thine high place; and they shall strip thee of thy garments, and shall take thy proud ornaments, and leave thee naked and bare. 40 And they shall bring multitudes upon thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and pierce thee with their swords. 41 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and shall execute vengeance on thee in the sight of many women: and I will turn thee back from harlotry, and I will no more give thee rewards.LXX
Revelation.17:16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall devour her flesh, and burn her with fire.
The harlot as a city is an allegory on a allegory. Jerusalem is the focus of our faith.
New Jerusalem is the bride. The bride is the faithful of Christ. Satanic mirror - The harlot are the cogs of the beast. The beast is the focus of the cogs.
Rev 21:2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Also the city is babylon - not Jerusalem. Rev 17:5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Why Jerusalem vs babylon - the hate each other.
Psalms 137:7Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
In other words, the nations that Jerusalem did her harlotry with are the 10 horns which are 10 kings who have power with the beast for one hour, including Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. Odd that Assyria didn't show up in that statue of Daniel's isn't it? Since Assyria built Tyre, and they seem to be the northern nations called Gog/Magog of the latter years. But Assyria pretty much owned what used to belong to Greece when Josephus said Lydia was Lud... but earliest Lydia never spoke Semitic. Conquested nations shouldn't figure into Gen.10 theory.
The 4th beast is 10 horns - 3 uprooted + 1 chief/stout. Seen through the eyes of a Judahite Daniel . What were the empires uprooted, who was the chief horn?
Dan 1:6 Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
The combined beast of Revelation - 10 horns as seen by John of the 10 tribes. If the knowledge is scriptural why is there a difference from Daniel (same bible)? if extrabiblical what is the filtering lens that permits John to see 10 (and Daniel to see 8)
Here is my explanation
The 10 horns are the ten commandments - the roman society became christological. Christianity is explained rudimentary as the 10 commandments.
The 3 uprooted commandments are
#1 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.
#2 You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
#4 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
What is the stout/chief horn - Doctrine of Trinity.
#1 is violated - one God vs Godhead.
#2 is violated - Trinity requires imagination of things above in heaven. Divine essence, Duties and Powers - co-equal....
#4 is violated - Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath. Only through Jesus can one communicate/obey the father. The holy spirit is not sufficient. The father will not accept you without Jesus.
To John the 10 commandments are the 10 commandments. The Trinitarian doctrine is remarked in the harlot not the horns.