Mary8

Wonderful lists. I had never seen the complete list of numbers.

There is some excellent advice here by others. Demons don't like to hear praise to the Lord, or about the Blood of Jesus. Remember the verse, Resist the devil and he will flee from you, and this applies to the demons too. They are going to the lake of fire. Satan will be bound with chains and put in a bottomless pit soon now, and after the millenium Satan will be put into the lake of fire too. I hope you will keep us updated. P.S. MarilynC is so right. Repent and also will to forgive the person that introduced you to this which has caused you so much suffering.

It is encouraging to remember how the Lord speaks to His people. New Testament John 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live John 8:47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. John 10:4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. John 10:5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.... John 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.... John 10:27-28 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. Acts 22:14 14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. Heb. 3:7-8 7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: Heb. 3:15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. Rev. 3:20 Behold, 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. Hebrew Bible I Samuel 3:9-10 9Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. I Kings 19:11-13 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: 12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? Psalms 95:7-8 7For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: Isaiah 30: 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

During troubled times decades ago I saw and have hoped in this psalm. Psalm 74:22 Arise, O God, plead Thine own cause.... 22Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. 23Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

I love seeking Christ typology.

I would like to add, "The mighty God."

I got tired of losing earrings, so I pierced my ears myself as a teen. It was not easy, and took a while. After many decades, I would recommend not piercing too low on the ear lobe.

The everlasting Father.

Luke 16:23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: 28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

Hi Farouk, I used to read Psalms on and on and came to love so many of them. I can't think of specific favorites. I do want to mention Psalm 67. As I read it, at one point (it was 1967) I felt the Lord would give me music, melody to go with it. It came in a minor key, and how it helped me to remember that Psalm. God be merciful to us and bless us And make His face to shine upon us Selah That Thy way may be known, throughout all of the earth, Thy saving health to all the nations Selah.

Yes, it is Psalm 91. I heard that soldiers in the 1991 Gulf War were memorizing this psalm, so I was able to do so. It is such a blessing.

Yes, it is idolatry. God gave us one mediator we can talk to, who hears us, our Lord Jesus. I Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;..

On July 26, 2023, the Fast of 9th of Av begins in the evening at sundown and goes through July 27. Two Jewish temples were destroyed on the day of the 9th of Av. It is a day that the Lord has emphasized by those two events. This fast marks the end of the harvest of grain, the wheat that was planted in the spring. (One wheat crop is planted in the autumn and winters over and is harvested in spring about Pentecost.) Jesus said "four months" and then cometh the harvest. John 4:35. Should the Rapture occur around that time of Tish b'Av, some Jewish people might realize that it would be the fulfillment of Scripture, Jeremiah 8:20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. Three verses prior: Jeremiah 8:17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. That would fulfil what Jesus said in Matthew 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? I looked to see to whom Jesus was saying this. 7 times in Mathew 23 Jesus spells it out: "scribes and Pharisees." My heart is heavy that Jeremiah's words in 8:20 point to the time when all who have not received Christ will realize "summer is ended and we are not saved." Soon they will face the Tribulation. I had not noticed until about July 16 that Jeremiah has a prophecy that the Lord said that serpents will be sent and bite, nor that Jesus was pointing to the fulfillment by His words in Matthew. Praying that the eyes of Jesus' people will see that Jesus is the remedy for the snake's bite, like Nehushtan, the bronze serpent on the pole that when looked at cured the snake bite in the days of Moses. Jesus was made to be sin for us. Also, how this would point to the fact that the believers in Jesus are the temples of God. 2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

What a marvelous testimony. What a wonderful Lord!

Yes, I did mean the Old Testament. I just love these verses as well as all of the New Testament promises which I believe point to a Pre-Trib Rapture, and that we are to wait, to watch for and expect His coming for us. Sorry I overlooked the responses and questions. I don't know my way around the site well.