jesterbr549
March 14th 2005, 09:36 PM
I thought I would throw this at you all.
Many say that the Church is not pictured in the Old Testament because they say the Church is separate from Israel however, Paul makes it clear that the Church is engrafted into the commonwealth of Israel (Rom 11) and, therefore, it is highly possible that the Church Age is hidden in the Old Testament.
It is hidden in Daniel 4.
Here the Babylonian World Tree is to be cut down and a restraining band of Iron and Brass put around it to keep it from regrowing until seven times had passed over it at which time the restrainer would be removed and the Tree would immediately spring back up to where it was before. This was by the Word of the Holy One and the Watcher, both of whom came down from heaven. And, during this seven times, the tree would be watered with the Dews of heaven.
If we allow that the Holy Spirit is the Author of the Word and the symbolism employed is consistant without, than here we have a perfect picture of the Seven Times of the Church.
The Babylonian World Tree was cut down by the Axe of the Apostles at the start of the Church Age and the pouring out of the Spirit and a band of Iron (Roman per Daniel 2) and Brass (Grecian per Daniel 2) were put around it to keep it from regrowing ( a friend of mine assures me that they still do this to this day when they cut a tree down to keep new branches from sprouting) which is seen in the two main branches of the Church - Roman Catholicism and Greek Orthodox. This restraining band is exactly what Paul is refering to that "restrains the mystery of iniquity" during this same time.
The Seven Times are precisely seen in the Seven Letters to the Church and the Dews of Heaven, according to Benjamin Keach is refering to "the preaching of the Gospel" during this same time.
The Holy One is, obviously, Y'shua.
The Watcher is John Baptist who said, "Even now is the Axe laid to the root of the tree" and this symbolism that he used could only have been drawn from Daniel 4.
The Tree springing back up on the World is refering to the rebuilding of the ancient city and empire "on its own base" per Zechariah and is specifically "the mystery concerning the woman" called Babylon, which mystery still continues to this day.
Neba, after he regained his sanity, specifically called the events that happened to him a SIGN and, obviously, it must be a Sign of something so, if it is NOT refering to the Church Age restraining the Babylonian World Tree than please explain to me what it IS a sign of...
Many say that the Church is not pictured in the Old Testament because they say the Church is separate from Israel however, Paul makes it clear that the Church is engrafted into the commonwealth of Israel (Rom 11) and, therefore, it is highly possible that the Church Age is hidden in the Old Testament.
It is hidden in Daniel 4.
Here the Babylonian World Tree is to be cut down and a restraining band of Iron and Brass put around it to keep it from regrowing until seven times had passed over it at which time the restrainer would be removed and the Tree would immediately spring back up to where it was before. This was by the Word of the Holy One and the Watcher, both of whom came down from heaven. And, during this seven times, the tree would be watered with the Dews of heaven.
If we allow that the Holy Spirit is the Author of the Word and the symbolism employed is consistant without, than here we have a perfect picture of the Seven Times of the Church.
The Babylonian World Tree was cut down by the Axe of the Apostles at the start of the Church Age and the pouring out of the Spirit and a band of Iron (Roman per Daniel 2) and Brass (Grecian per Daniel 2) were put around it to keep it from regrowing ( a friend of mine assures me that they still do this to this day when they cut a tree down to keep new branches from sprouting) which is seen in the two main branches of the Church - Roman Catholicism and Greek Orthodox. This restraining band is exactly what Paul is refering to that "restrains the mystery of iniquity" during this same time.
The Seven Times are precisely seen in the Seven Letters to the Church and the Dews of Heaven, according to Benjamin Keach is refering to "the preaching of the Gospel" during this same time.
The Holy One is, obviously, Y'shua.
The Watcher is John Baptist who said, "Even now is the Axe laid to the root of the tree" and this symbolism that he used could only have been drawn from Daniel 4.
The Tree springing back up on the World is refering to the rebuilding of the ancient city and empire "on its own base" per Zechariah and is specifically "the mystery concerning the woman" called Babylon, which mystery still continues to this day.
Neba, after he regained his sanity, specifically called the events that happened to him a SIGN and, obviously, it must be a Sign of something so, if it is NOT refering to the Church Age restraining the Babylonian World Tree than please explain to me what it IS a sign of...