Got to study this last post of yours before saying anything
been looking into some things
I would like you to look over this for me ,its a mess ......
and if you see anything out of line please let me know , much appreciated
what do you think of the new names given by the Lord and their significance ?
Jacob to Israel
Saul to Paul
' Simon to Peter
I wonder of This ?
Isa 62:2And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness,
and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be
called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
Rev 2:17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;
To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and
in the stone a new name written,
which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it].
the Lords Holy Name and could this be the name of new Jerusalem written in the white stone ?
Rev 3:12Him that overcometh will I make
a pillar in the temple of my God,
and he shall go no more out: and
I will write upon him the name of my God,
and the name of the city of my God,
[which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God:
and [I will write upon him] my new name.
there is a name the Lord names called Antipas
Rev 2:13I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's seat [is]:
and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein
Antipas [was] my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
Stephen was the only account written of this type of martyrdom
yet the name Antipas is not specific as the Lord calls this one a faithful witness / martyr
though all the apostles died a violent death at the hands of sinners Like Jesus also had .
pergamos means '' height; elevation '' satans seat is there and dwells there satan meaning adversary
(one who opposes another in purpose or act)
12And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
13I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is:
and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith,
even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr,
who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold
the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel,
to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
15So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
16Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly,
and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;
To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna,
and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written,
which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
more on Stephen
Stephen = "crowned"
1) one of the
seven deacons in Jerusalem and the first Christian martyr
acts 6 ;9Then there arose
certain of the synagogue, which is called
[the synagogue] of the Libertines,
and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia,
disputing with Stephen.
Jam 1:12Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried,
he shall
receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Rev 2:10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death,
and I will give thee a crown of life. 11He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that
overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death
know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and
I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not,
but are the synagogue of Satan.
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer . . . be thou faithful unto death,
and I will give thee a crown of life. . . .
Behold, I will make them of the
synagogue of Satan,
which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie;
behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet,
and to know that I have loved thee. Revelation 2:9-10, 3:9 6
. again the feet Strong's G4228 -
pous means two things 1) a foot, both of men or beast
a) often in the orient, one put his foot on vanquished[to conquer and subdue
to defeat in any contest or conflict; be victorious over] overcome or overpower
b) of disciples listening to their teacher's instruction are said to be at his feet..
39To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them,
and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
40Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses,
which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
41And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol,
and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven;
as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel,
have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
43Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch,
and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them:
and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
44Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed,
speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
45Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into
the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers,
unto the days of David;
46Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47But Solomon built him an house.
48Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
49Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me?
saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
50Hath not my hand made all these things?
51Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost:
as your fathers did, so do ye.
52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they
have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have
been now the betrayers and murderers:
53Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
54When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart,
and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
55But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven,
and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses
laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord,
lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 8
1And Saul was consenting unto his death.
And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem;
and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and
women committed them to prison. 4Therefore they that were scattered abroad went
every where preaching the word.
14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write;
These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing;
and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment,
that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear;
and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice,
and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne,
even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward,
but are within full of dead
men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within
ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been
partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Matthew 23:27-33.
Jesus said unto them,
If God were your Father, ye would love me:
for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself,
but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech?
even because ye cannot hear my word.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.
He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own:
for he is a liar, and the father of it.
And because I tell
you the truth, ye believe me not.
Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth,
why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words:
ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. John 8:39-47.
About those Libertines Strong's G3032 -
Libertinos 1) one who has been liberated from slavery,
a freedman, or the son of a freed man
2) Libertine, denotes Jews
(according to Philo) who had been made
captives of the Romans under Pompey but were afterwards set free;
and who although they had fixed their abode in Rome, had built at their own
expense a synagogue at Jerusalem
which
they frequented when in that city,
The name Libertines adhered to them
to distinguish them from free born Jews who had subsequently taken up
their residence at Rome. Evidence seems to have been discovered of the
existence of a "synagogue of the Libertines" at Pompeii.
synagogue of satan / adverary ?
Philo and Plato were the philosophers of the Roman and Greek Gnostic creeds in the religions of the east
especially those of the Persian and India roots , the idol worship was vast in heresies and false religions Gnosticism
Christianity was new and not well received in the masses
Act 11:26And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch.
And it came to pass, that
a whole year they assembled themselves with the church,
and taught much people. And''
the disciples were called Christians'' first in Antioch.
the rest of it , it was to long for one post ..
