But
the words "it was counted to him" were not written for his
sake alone, but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe
Him (in Isaiah 53:4) who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was
delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification."
*The works of the Law nullify the law of Faith just as it
also nullifies Grace because they each work through Love and Truth,
in God's plan of Salvation. If we have not the ontological essence of
the Spirit of Christ within us we have not Redemption. Because John
tells us that in Jesus is found both Grace and Truth personified. And
we all know and understand that Jesus worked the works of Love toward
all mankind, in the Holy spirit. Where spirit is mans restored spirit
or regenesized, re-generation of spirit or born again spirit of mans
own awakening from the dead. (Romans 3:24 the law of Faith was at work prior to the Law of Moses in Genesis 5:22, John 1:14, 17)
Moving
on to John the Baptist who is the last true priest of Israel's
dispensational period (the duration of operational methods used by
God as His timetable in Psalm 2 clearly shows, these are known as
dispensations of which there are 8 in total) we have the following given to
us. This period started between 2000 BCE (when God spoke to Abram)
and 1500 BCE and lasted through about 34 ADE, known as the "Age of
Israel". John the Baptist was born about six months prior to Jesus'
birth and he started proclaiming the nearness of “the kingdom age,”
about three to six months prior to Jesus' coming to him to fulfill
all righteousness. Each of these two men were about 30 years of age
at the time of their proclaiming the beginning of the new kingdom
Age. Which the Prophets called the New Covenant, this Age is known as
the Church Age, the Age of Grace and a few others buried in the
language of the OT (Jeremiah
31:27, 31, 33; 32:40). In this Age, God is no longer solely dealing with
the nation of Israel alone but has turned His eyes to all peoples or
nations who will come to trusting Him, in faith towards Him. He being
Elohim, known as Father, Son and Holy Spirit and this terminology is
confusing to most. Elohim is a compilation of basically two persons
who operate in total harmony as one unite they being Father and Son,
that is to say Holy Spirit.
John
the Baptist
and
how he works to bring in the change of direction as orchestrated by
God, as the appointed end.
Daniel 2:44-45, 12:3 In the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. For as much as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Daniel 12:1-3 At that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which stands for the children of your people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation to that same time: and at that time your people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame in everlasting contempt (Matthew 27:51-52, Isaiah 25:8, 26:19, Hosea 13:4, John 5:25-29). And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Isaiah 57:14-15 And it will be said, build up, build up, prepare the way, remove the stumbling block (obstacle, Romans 14:13; 1Corinthians 1:23, 8:9, 13, 10:32-33, Hebrews 12:13) out of the way of My people. For thus says the high and lofty (exalted) One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble (lowly of) spirit, to revive (to quicken, to make alive) the spirit of the humble (lowly), and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
This passage starts in Isaiah 56 and continues on through 57, in 57, He states that His Salvation is about to come, and then goes into upbraiding Israel for her crimes against Him. But with this He also states that He will have compassion on all and will heal (to repair, to restore) those of a contrite spirit. This was the charge given John the Baptist while he was in the wilderness (look at Numbers 12:6).
Numbers 12:3-9 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) The LORD spoke suddenly to Moses, and to Aaron, and to Miriam, Come out the three of you to the tabernacle of the congregation. And they came out. The LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
He said, Hear now My words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make Myself known to him in a vision, and will speak to him in a dream.
My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all My house (the place of God's dwelling, meaning; within My family). With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses? The anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and He departed.
We
need to pay particular attention to this passage because of what it
both hides and says to us at the same
time. The next passages are taken from the Sermon on the Mount in
what is called the Beatitudes which
starts in chapter 5 and runs through to the end of chapter 7 of
Matthew.
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