Robert J. Parker, Sr.

The Origin of the Tithe

2010-10-30T16:55:00.000-04:00

Article Fifteen

This is how, and when, I believe tithes started:

Initially, God delivered wealth into the hands of Abram from a war with the local kings. Actually, it wasn't a war because the book of Hebrews terms it as being a "slaughter of the kings." In other words, they didn't stand a chance at winning!

Then God sent His Priest, Melchizedek, to meet with Abram for the purpose of serving him the Covenant meal, to remind him that it was God who delivered the kings into his hand, and gave him wealth!

"And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine..." Genesis 14:18

It is obvious that Abram gave the gift of his own free will, because of what is said in the book of Hebrews 7:4. "Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils." It did not say that God commanded him to give a tenth. The statement in Hebrews concurs with the statement made in Genesis 14:20, "Abram gave him tithes of all."

Also, we already know that Abram had high regards toward Melchizedek prior to meeting him on the day that he gave him the tithe, and the scripture calls Melchizedek a "great man" during the time that Abram lived. Therefore, Abram probably had a natural desire to bless Melchizedek, as well as a spiritual desire to bless him too.

Both of the following scriptures help to solidify the fact that Abram made an independent decision to give ten percent, which is a tithe, from the wealth that God had already delivered into his hands.

Number 1. "Now consider how great this man [Melchizedek] was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils." Hebrews 7:4

Number 2. "And he [Melchizedek] blessed him [Abram], and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he [Abram] gave him [Melchizedek, not God] tithes of all." Genesis 14:19 & 20

If you will read the entire story of Abram prior to him becoming Abraham, you will notice that God never commanded him to give a specific amount of the spoils anywhere. The Bible tells us that after Melchizedek bless both God and Abram, then Abram gave Melchizedek tithes of all.

You see, it was the words that Melchizedek preached, that prompted Abram to give the tithe. It was out of his appreciation to God for blessing him with the power to rescue his family, that he gave it. In other words, the tithe was Abram's "By-choice gift" or "Freewill gift" as a result of the goodness that God had just demonstrated, and because He sent His main man Melchizedek to remind him of it!

INSIGHT

God revealed to me that the king of Sodom spoke up out-of-fear, because he was about to lose his entire kingdom, when he saw Abram give a portion of spoils from the slaughter of the kings to Melchizedek. Also, the king of Sodom recognized that Abram was a very generous man, because of the gift that he had given to Melchizedek, so the king of Sodom recommended unto Abram, to give the people from the kingdom of Sodom back to him, and for Abram to take the rest of the goods for himself.

Abram responded to the king of Sodom by saying, "...I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, that I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich." Genesis 14:22 & 23

Abram had made a promise to God that he would not personally take anything that belonged to the king of Sodom, but I believe God intended for Abram to give 100% of the Sodomite kingdom to Melchizedek, not just 10%. Mainly because the king of Sodom allowed all forms of evil doings within the kingdom of Sodom while he held the authority over it, and Melchizedek, the king of Salem, was the perfect person to bring about the righteous change that was needed in that kingdom.

I also believe that if Abram would have given the entire kingdom to Melchizedek, the city of Sodom would not have been destroyed by fire at a later date.

Please take close observation of the following notes:

Abram gave Melchizedek, who was God's man and the king of peace [king of Salem], only 10% of the spoils, and he gave the king of Sodom [king of evil], 90% of the spoils. Does that transaction seem to be totally out of whack to you? It does to me!

I believe all Christians should reexamine the history behind giving tithes [10%], which is what Abram did. We should equally reexamine who Abram gave 90% to. I don't believe we should be following Abram's example in giving. However, Abraham's example of giving is the best example for us to follow, he gave his best gift to God, which was his son [Isaac}!

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God did not talk to Abram for 13 years!

2010-10-30T16:39:00.000-04:00

Article Fourteen

Abram was 86 years old when Ishmael was born, and he was 99 years old before God spoke to him again. That is thirteen long years!

God's silence was indicative of His displeasure with Abram, because Abram had violated the unilateral Covenant that God had entered with him. Abram violated the Covenant by impregnating Hagar, so God did not communicate with him for thirteen long years after the birth of Hagar's son [Ishmael].

The first words that came from God's mouth when He finally appeared to Abram again, was: "I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect." Genesis 17:1

Whoa! What a way to greet someone you dearly love. Especially when it has been as long as thirteen years!

Abram probably expected God to be more pleasant when He would return again, but instead of joyous words God told him right away to straighten up! In more accurate words, He told Abram to stop violating the Covenant, and walk righteously before Him!

"And Abram was fourscore and six years old [86 years old], when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. And when Abram was ninety years old and nine [99 years old], the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect." Genesis 16:16 and Genesis 17:1

Its obvious that Abram had joyous times with his son [Ishmael] during the thirteen silent years, because the bible scriptures talk about how he loved Ishmael. On the other hand, I'm sure Abram miss his fellowship with God too.

After God spoke those stern words to Abram, he understood clearly why it took Him so long to talk to him again!

Even though God's words might have shocked Abram at first, I really believe he was well aware that he had broken the Covenant with God, even before God returned from the thirteen silent years treatment. He and his wife [Sarai] had a disscussion before God reappeared, that leads me to believe this way:

"And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom. . ." Genesis 16:5

I also believe that the silent years treatment from God came as a result of the following three primary reasons, in conjunction to Abram violating the Covenant:

2. It gave Abram plenty of time to think about the sin that he had committed with Hagar, and

3. God allowed Abram and Ishmael to enjoy quality time together, before removing Hagar and her son [Ishmael] from Abram's house for forever.

Several years after God converted Abram and Sarai into Abraham and Sarah, Sarah got tired of Ishmael persecuting her son [Isaac], and ask Abraham to get rid of Hagar and her son from their house. But Abraham didn't want to do it, until God spoke up and reinforced what Sarah asked him to do. Then Abraham sent them both on their journey to Egypt.

"And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son. And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called." Genesis 21:9 - 12

Abram's sin with Hagar caused Ishmael to be born in sin, and out of the will of God. Primarily because God had promised Abram that he would have a son from his own bowels. Which meant that the child would come from Abram and his Covenant wife, Sarai. Both Abram and Sarai's bloodlines were pure [Meaning, their ancestry linkage to Adam was free from violations of the Covenants that God had previously established with Adam and Noah.]

Hagar's bloodline was not of the pure blood from Adam. She was an Egyptian, and her acestry linkage traced back to Noah's evil son, called Ham. Ham's bloodline was pure until he violated a previously established Covenant of God for all men to keep.

Side Thought:

Have you ever wondered why the Bible contains so many people in the old Testament who married within the same family?

For example:

Grandchildren married each other,

brothers married the wife of their deceased brother, and

numerous other mixed marriages by relatives.

It was because of the promise that God made to Adam, Eve and Satan, in Genesis 3:15.

"And I will put enmity between thee [Satan] and the woman [Eve], and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Genesis 3:15

The blood of Adam and Eve had to be kept pure until the seed called Jesus the Anointed One was born in the earth!

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Abram - One Nation, and Abraham - Many Nations!

2010-10-30T16:11:00.005-04:00

Article Thirteen

God said to Abraham, "...thou shalt be a father of many nations...for a father of many nations have I made thee." Genesis 17:4&5

The scripture above makes it very clear that God promised Abraham, along with his descendants, that they would become many nations.

Let us compare the language between what God spoke to Abram, and what He spoke to Abraham, concerning their descendants becoming nations in the earth.

(1) God told Abram: "... I will make of thee a great nation..." in Genesis 12:2.

(2) Twenty-four years later God told Abraham that He had already made him the father of many nations: "...a father of many nations have I made thee" in Genesis 17:4&5.

The words: "...a father of many nations have I made thee" were spoken to Abram after Ishmael was born, but the words were directed to Abraham, by promise, before Isaac was born.

Therefore, God's promise to Abram and his son [Ishmael] remained intact concerning Abram's only son would become a nation. Afterward, the promise proclaimed through the ears of Abram to Abraham and his son [Isaac], and their descendants, they would become numerous nations in the future, and the latter promise was ordained to be enforced immediately and concurrently with the first.

The words: "...a father of many nations have I made thee" were also words of faith spoken by God to Abraham, because Isaac had not been born yet. This statement was not just a statement of faith, but it was a statement that became a reality at the very same moment that God spoke it!

Let me show you what I mean, just to clear up any confusion:

God informed Abraham that He had instantly made him a man who would be called the father of many nations through the bloodline of Abram's descendant [Ishmael], in conjunction to the bloodline of Abraham's descendants [Isaac and his progeny].

Therefore, Abraham became the father of many nations through the adoption of Abram's only child, and through the pure bloodline of his own children and their children, simultaneously when God informed him that he will be the father of many nations, in Genesis 17:4&5.

Both descendants of Abram and Abraham began to call Abraham their father, and both bloodlines currently call Abraham their forefather to this very day. When in fact, he is not the forefather of Ishmael and his descendants according to the promise. I have already discussed this topic in an earlier Article (Article 7), but I will give a short review of why Ishmael and his descendants are not descendants of Abraham.

Abram and Ishmael

After God changed Abram to Abraham, Ishmael began to call him Abraham too. He didn't know his birth certificate would always read: FATHER OF CHILD: Abram.

Abraham and Isaac

Isaac always knew his father's name was Abraham, and he was aware from the beginning that his birth certificate read: FATHER OF CHILD: Abraham.

A symbolic new birth:

God caused Abram to experience a symbolic new birth situation without causing him to go back through his mother's womb to be born again!

God gave Abram the name Abraham, because Abram needed a new name to match the new spiritual change.

The new birth of Abraham is the method whereby he inherited his own land, and it made him a stranger in his own land too.

Abraham could not take possession of the land until after Abram physically died. But when Abram actually died a physical death, Abraham died a physical death too. Therefore, neither man took possession of the promised land, and Abraham remained a stranger in his own land for his entire life on the earth.

"For where a [last will and] testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator [will maker]. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth." Hebrews 9:16 & 17

The new birth that Christians experience today is the perfect example of what Abram and Abraham experienced back then.

When you are born-again, you become a new creature in Christ Jesus, but the new man takes possession of the old body, and then your name is changed to Christian, like Abram's name was changed to Abraham.

"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature." Galatians 6:15

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Distinction #1 - Words spoken to Abram

2010-10-30T15:54:00.000-04:00

Article Twelve

God told Abram: "... I will make of thee a great nation..." Genesis 12:2

These words actually convey the idea that God was going to make of Abram only one great nation in the future without including his pure bloodline descendants. In fact, God never mentioned to Abram, prior to him becoming Abraham, that his descendants (plural) would ever become nations!

The words of this scripture may seem to be strangely spoken, or it may even seem to be contradictory, especially when you think about how God promised to make Abraham the father of many nations in the book of Genesis 17:4 & 5, but Genesis 12:2 actually says God will make of Abram a great nation, which means one great nation that will come from him!

To understand why God said it that way, you must remember to separate the man Abram, from the man Abraham. Abram was party to the 1st Covenant, and Abraham was party to the 2nd Covenant. God was speaking to the man Abram of the 1st Covenant when "He said I will make of thee a great nation."

God first told Abram that he would make of him a great nation when He instructed Abram to leave his family and land, in Genesis 12:1 & 2. God had to keep that promise, so after Abram had become Abraham, God told Abram that Ishmael would become that great nation He had promised. "... the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed." Genesis 21:13

I want you to take notice that God still did not promise to Abram that Ishmael's descendants would become nations. God only promised to Abram that Ishmael would become a great nation because He had already made the promise to Abram before he [Abram] violated the 1st Covenant.

We have proof that Ishmael's descendants did not become nations. Because all of them mingled with other tribes and nations. Even though some of the tribal people who they assimilated with became nations, but they themselves were not named as nations.

The word "seed" that is used in Genesis 21:13 refers to "a child that is born from Abram's own body, and the child was not conceived with his Covenant wife." The scripture can be paraphrased to read like this: "...the son you have with the bondwoman [Hagar] will I make a nation, only because he is your child."

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God made Abram only "one" great nation - not many!

2010-10-30T15:48:00.000-04:00

Article Eleven

I conducted a research on the nations that were named after Abram and his descendants, and Abraham and his descendants. To my surprise, initially I could not find any nations of Abram!

My research revealed no recorded nations of Abram's pure bloodline other than the nation of Ishmael, who were known as Ishmaelites. However, all sons of Ishmael assimilated with other tribes, and were known as princes in their tribes but never to become nations themselves. They mingled with tribes like: Midianite, Hagarite, Arabs, and Assyrians according to my findings.

Furthermore, we should not expect to find anymore nations of Abram because his 1st Covenant with God was not an everlasting Covenant. It only lasted about 24 years, starting with the first day that God instructed Abram to leave his home and family [he was 75 years old, Genesis 12:1], until the initiation of the 2nd Covenant with Abraham [he was 99 years old, Genesis 17:1]. From 75 years old to 99 years old is 24 years.

During the first 11 years of the 24 year period, Abram traveled a good bit. The last 13 years of that same 24 year period, he was consumed with raising Ishmael!

The only nation associated with Abram that includes the name "Nation" is the Nation of Islam (N.O.I.). The N.O.I. is associated with the religion of Islam, which was founded by Dr. Wallace D. Fard Muhammad during July 1930, in Detroit, Michigan of the United States of America.

The founder of the religion of Islam is Muhammad Ibn Abdullah in the year 622 A.D., who claimed to be a descendant of Ishmael according to Muslim traditions. Whether true or not, we can only speculate.

The Islamic religion is the second largest religion behind Christianity today. Which is ironic because it mimics reasonably how the two Covenants would produce nations according to biblical scriptures:

Abram, the father of Ishmael will become a great nation. Genesis 12:2 & Genesis 21:13

Abraham, the father Isaac will become the father of many nations. Genesis 17:4 & 5

The Nation of Islam is not a nation-in-fact, by my definition of the word nation, but it does raise a small level of curiosity when you think about how Abram is linked to the Nation of Islam through Ishmael, even if only by name.

In my next article I will make a detailed distinction between what God said to Abram concerning how he would become "a" [meaning one] great nation, and what He said to Abraham concerning how he would become "many" nations.

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Was Hagar Abram's Wife? - Part 2

2010-10-30T15:41:00.000-04:00

Article Ten

There are three substantial reasons why Hagar was not Abram's Covenant wife. I have already discussed the first two reasons in Article Nine."

The third reason that Hagar is not Abram's wife is as follows:

Abram's view of his relationship to Hagar

Abram called Hagar the maid of Sarai even after Hagar was pregnant with his child, Ishmael.

He never acknowledged her as being his wife, and he continued acknowledging all the remaining days of his life that Sarai was his wife.

"But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she [Hagar] fled from her face." Genesis 16:6

An Angel of the Lord's view of the relationship between Abram and Hagar

God's angel revered Hagar as being Sarai's maid and mistress - not Abram's wife, for he said:

1. "And he [the Angel] said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go?..." Genesis 16:8

2. "And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands." Genesis 16:9

• One definition of a mistress is a woman (other than a wife) having a sexual relationship with a married man.

From the Oxford English Dictionary, Concise.

• Strong's Number H1404 matches the Hebrew (gÄobereth). The usage of the Hebrew word:

1) lady, queen

2) mistress (of servants).

From the online Blue Letter Bible, Strong's Concordance.

Hagar's view of her relationship to Abram

Hagar considered herself to be the mistress of Sarai, even while she was pregnant, and she did not think of herself as being the wife of Abram because she answered the Angel as follows:

"...Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai." Genesis 16:8

God's view of the relationship between Abram and Hagar

God spoke of Hagar as being Sarah's bondwoman years after her child (Ishmael) was born, and it was spoken even after Sarah's child (Isaac) was born too.

"And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman [Hagar]..." Genesis 21:12

God's view takes precedent over what anyone else may think, or say concerning Hagar being Abram's wife. He made a promise to Abram that he would have a son born from his own bowels. The term, "from his own bowels" means the boy (Isaac) would come from the bodies of Abraham and his Covenant wife (Sarah).

"...but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir." Genesis 15:4

Do you remember what Jesus had to say about two people [a man, and a woman] becoming one, when married?

"God MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE. FOR THIS CAUSE SHALL A MAN LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, AND CLEAVE TO HIS WIFE; AND THEY TWAIN SHALL BE ONE FLESH: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh." Mark 10:6-8

When a man and a woman gets married, they become one flesh until death do them part. Therefore, when God spoke to Abram, He was also speaking to Sarai.

For example:

When God promised Abram that he was going to have a son from his own bowels, Sarai was automatically prepared to conceive a child at the same time, if she believed it. It was not based on her understanding it, or not, because God could not prepare one to become fertile without automatically preparing the other one also!

"And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him [Abram], saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir." Genesis 15:4

Did you notice the word, "bowels" in Genesis 15:4 is plural?

Its not by accident that the word was written in the plural sense. It was intentionally written that way to include the loins of both Abram and his wife together, as one.

God was clearly talking to Abram and Sarai. It is exactly the same way as when God would call Adam to come meet with Him in the garden of Eden. Eve automatically came too because she knew God was talking to the both of them.

It is very obvious that Sarai did not believe at first that she could have a child from her own body, because she had been barren all her life. Then she gives her handmaid to Abram to give birth to a child in her place. So eventually Abram gave into temptation.

Abram developed urges to mate again, as a result of believing in God's promise that he would become fertile again, but his wife was unwilling to mate because of her old age and unbelief. So Abram carried out his wife's proposal, and violated the Covenant of God.

In conclusion, Hagar was not Abram's Covenant wife, just his mistress!

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Was Hagar Abram's Wife?

2010-10-30T15:08:00.000-04:00

Article Nine

Shortly after God established the 1st Covenant with Abram, he [Abram] broke it by impregnating Hagar, his wife's servant [Sarai's handmaiden]!

How do we know that Abram and Hagar's sexual relationship was counted as a sin? After all, the scripture in Genesis does say that Hagar was given to be Abram's wife?

"And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife." Genesis 16:3

We know that Hagar was not Abram's God ordained wife because of three primary reasons:

The bloodline from Adam to Jesus was to be kept pure.

God had previously promised the Serpent [Satan] that Adam's seed [God's man - Jesus] would bruise the head of the Serpent's seed [Satan's man - Anti-Christ].

"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Genesis 3:15

Hagar was an Egyptian

[See Genesis 16:3 above].

Her bloodline probably started with the man who was called by the name "Egypt." His real name was actually Mizraim. Mizraim's bloodline came from Nimrod, and his bloodline came from Cush - the son of Noah. Noah's son Shem was the chosen bloodline to be continued from Adam to Jesus.

Some Muslims have written that Hagar was Abram's wife because of what Genesis 16:3 says.

We know for sure that Hagar was not Abram's wife because of the reasons already given above, but I have not given you the third piece of evidence yet. Which is, collectively:

Abram's view of Hagar and his relationship,

an angel's view of Hagar and Abram's relationship,

Hagar's view of her relationship with Abram, and

God's view of Abram and Hagar's relationship.

The third reason is written in Article 10.

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A Curse Comes Causeless

2010-10-30T14:58:00.000-04:00

Article Eight

There is a scripture in the book of Proverbs that reads: "As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come." Proverbs 26:2

A curse does not come upon people or nations for no reason, it comes as a result of something, and sin always lie at the root of it somewhere. Therefore, Isaac's descendants would have avoided years of great horror if they would have continued in doing God's will throughout history.

Another scripture in the book of Proverbs reads: "Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause?..." Proverbs 23:29

This scripture indicates also that things do not just happen without a cause. The Covenant of God with Abram was holy and pure, because God is holy and pure, and sin could not remain in the midst of holiness. Therefore, the Covenant carried a punishment [curse or penalty] for violations of the Covenant. When Abram sinned, it caused the penalty that God had already spoken, to be enforced.

The penalty was activated automatically, and passed on to Abram's descendants just like the sin of Adam automatically passed on to all generations of the earth. Any amount of sin, no matter how small it may have seemed to Abram, corrupted the whole Covenant agreement, and his seed.

"...Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump..." 1 Corinthians 5:6 & 7

"It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles... And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you." 1 Corinthians 5:1-2

When Abram committed adultery with Hagar, God had to remove the old man so that Abram could become a new man, or a new lump as the scripture describes it. Now we can understand better, why God had to remove Abram from being His partner, and Abraham had to replace him!

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Probing further into Abram and Abraham Descendants

2010-10-30T14:43:00.000-04:00

Article Seven

Both descendants of Abram and Abraham, currently call Abraham their forefather. When in fact, spiritually he is not. The promise was made to Abraham and his son Isaac. It was not made to Abram and his son Ishmael.

Abram and Ishmael

Who was the only child born to the man called Abram?

The child's name was called Ishmael.

If you would have asked Ishmael during the first 13 years of his life, What is your father's name?

He would have responded, Abram.

After God changed Abram to Abraham, Ishmael began to call him Abraham too, when asked "What is your father's name?"

He did not know his birth certificate will always read:

FATHER OF CHILD: Abram

MOTHER OF CHILD: Hagar

Abraham and Isaac

Who was the son of promise when God prophesied to Abraham that he would be a father of many nations?

The son of promise was called Isaac.

If you would have asked Isaac anytime during his entire life, What is your father's name?

He would have responded, Abraham.

Isaac's birth certificate will always read:

FATHER OF CHILD: Abraham

MOTHER OF CHILD: Sarah

"And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice." Genesis 22:18

This scripture refers to every nation on the earth being blessed from the Seed of Abraham. The Seed is called Jesus the Anointed One! That means any nation can become a Abrahamic nation now, no matter whose bloodline it originated from, if they call upon the name of the Lord Jesus.

There is no bloodline unacceptable to Him.

Everyone who joins Him is truly a seed of Abraham.

Everyone who joins Him can own land that flows with milk and honey, right where you live.

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More Insight into the Israeli and Palestinian Conflict

2010-10-30T14:25:00.000-04:00

Article Six

The fight over land between the Israelis and the Palestinians is perpetuated because they do not love one another! How do I know? Let me answer by paraphrasing 1 Corinthians 13:1 - 8 (Holy Bible KJV):

Even though you speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, you have become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Even though you have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though you have all faith, so that you could remove mountains, and have not love, you are nothing.

Even though you contribute all your goods to feed people who are poor, and though you give your body to be burned, and have not love, it profits you nothing.

Here is how the God kind of love is expressed:

Love suffers long;

Love is kind;

Love envies not;

Love boasts not about itself;

Love is not puffed up;

Love does not behave itself unseemly;

Love seeks not its own;

Love is not easily provoked;

Love thinks no evil;

Love rejoice not in iniquity, but rejoice in the truth;

Love puts up with all things;

Love believes all things;

Love hopes all things;

Love endures all things;

LOVE NEVER FAILS!

God told me to report this, and I quote:

"They [Israelis and Palestinians] constantly take from each other the very things that I have given to them. That angers Me. Christians have adopted those same traits because they have been tricked by My enemies. That angers Me too!

Some Palestinians and Israelis say that the United States people are gentiles, and they are not of God because they are not of Abraham's seed. But Jesus is proven to be of the pure bloodline seed that is connected to the Messiah, and furthermore, He is your blood relative from Adam to Abraham. You reject Him like He is a gentile too. You reject Him only because He is known as being the Messiah. The very One you are waiting for!"

My question is this: Can their ever be another man who will fit the prophetic words in your historical writings, concerning the Messiah, better than Jesus? If you utter the words, maybe not, or I do not know, or absolutely not, then you should at the very least, examine the writings within your own Holy books concerning Him more closely. Accept Him as your Lord, and you will be given the same type of Love that He possesses, and the conflict over land will be easily resolved!

"And if ye be Christ's then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." Galatians 3:29

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He is the same Messiah to Jews and Christians!

2010-10-30T14:07:00.000-04:00

Article Five

Jews are waiting for the Messiah to come!

Christians are anticipating for the return of the Messiah!

The difference between what Jews are waiting for, and what Christians are waiting for, is that Jews are waiting for the Messiah to set up His kingdom here on the earth, and Christians are waiting for the Messiah to carry them back to heaven for a marriage supper.

The next time the Messiah returns to the earth physically is when He returns in a cloud to lead His bride members to the wedding ceremony and supper, as previously mentioned. The only other time He will come back to the earth, before the new heaven and earth replaces the current ones, is when He establishes His kingdom during the thousand year [millennium] reign.

Its questionable if you will still be alive in the flesh when that happens. So today is the day for your deliverance, and now is the acceptable time!

Good News for Jews!

I want all Jewish people to hear the good news that I am about to share with you!

Your Messiah is coming to the earth to set up His kingdom, just like you believe. But that kingdom will only last for one thousand years. Have you waited all these many years to only be with Him for a measly 1,000 years, or do you desire to be with Him throughout eternity?

Even if some of you live to see that day come to pass, you will still have to accept Him as your Lord. You might as well do it now, and save yourselves the possibility of not being with Him at all!

Please recognize the fact that your Messiah is our Messiah too. He came here in the flesh once before, but most of your forefathers did not recognize Him then. Do not make the same mistake as they did and miss the second opportunity to get on board with Him!

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The Promise Land

2010-10-30T13:50:00.000-04:00

Article Four

The physical land that the country of Israel owns today belonged initially to evil descendants of Noah. It did not belong to Israelis, nor did it belong to the Palestinians. God gave it to Abram, who through sin involved others that were not of the Covenant promise [i.e., Hagar, Ishmael and their descendants].

Ishmael was never meant to be Abram's promised child, because he was not born of Abram's Covenant wife, Sarai.

The promise land was never given to Abram, Hagar, and their son Ishmael.

The land was actually promised to Abram and his seed [Isaac, and eventually to Jesus], by his Covenant wife Sarai, even before Ishmael was born!

Abram's Descendants

The feud between Abram and Abraham's descendants is in full conflict, even unto this present day, because Abram's descendants have the traditional first born right to the Canaan land. Mainly because Ishmael was the traditional oldest son, and Abram's descendants know it!

It is a reality that the land should have been inherited by the traditional first born son of Abram. This first born right has been taught, and handed down to Ishmael's descendants by their forefathers - Ishmael and others!

Abraham's Descendants

On the other hand, the feud is still alive because Abraham's descendants have God's promissory claim to the land, and they know it! It is a reality that the Canaan land was promised by God to Abram, through the 1st Covenant. However, Abram never took physical possession of the land because he broke the Covenant through adultery. Then God gave the land to Abraham and his first born son, Isaac.

It is also a reality that Abraham was suppose to inherit the Canaan land through the 2nd Covenant, but he never took physical possession of it either. However, God did take the land from Noah's evil descendants to deliver the land into the hands of Abraham's pure bloodline descendants through numerous other Covenants that were established by God. The land was not taken by God and delivered into the hands of Abram's pure bloodline descendants through Godly Covenants, they took it from the hands of Abraham's descendants.

Abraham's descendants have known about all the promises that God made to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and Joshua, concerning their inheritance of the Canaan land throughout all these years. That is why their forefathers have taught them that the Canaan land is theirs!

So, who has legal right to the land?

If you are of the seed of Ishmael, you will say you have legal right.

If you are of the seed of Isaac, you will say you have legal right.

It is obvious that both of you believe you have the legal right to the Canaan land, because that is what you have been saying for over four thousand years now. But I am instructed by God to inform both of you that Isaac's descendants have right to the Canaan land at this present time because of two reasons:

1. The promise, and

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Comments about the two Covenants

2010-10-30T13:15:00.000-04:00

Article Three

Below are the Covenant members and their involvements. Abram, Hagar and Ishmael are found in the first column, and Abraham, Sarah and Isaac are found in the second column:

ABRAM COVENANT MEMBERS

2. Ishmael is born after the flesh.

3. Ishmael's name is given by an angel of God. "And the angel of the LORD said unto her [Hagar], Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction." Genesis 16:11

4. Hagar is a bondmaid, and the mother of Ishmael.

5. Hagar's child is born in bondage.

6. Hagar's child is traditionally the first physical heir to the Canaan land.

ABRAHAM COVENANT MEMBERS

2. Isaac is born by promise.

3. Isaac's name is given by God. "And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac." Genesis 17:19

4. Sarah is a freewoman, and the mother of Isaac.

5. Sarah's child is born free of all bondage.

6. Sarah's child is the promissory heir to the Canaan land.

There is an allegory [symbolic representation] concerning the two women who Abraham had sons with, during two different Covenants. The allegory also represents the New Testament and the Old Testament.

"For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants..." Galatians 4:22-24

The allegory is a true and accurate representation of the two separate Covenants that God made with Abram and Abraham. The Apostle Paul inserted the words "for these are the two covenants"to clear up all confusions surrounding them.

Most Christians use this allegory just to explain the difference between the New and Old Testament. There is not anything wrong with doing that, but Christians, Muslims, Israelis, Palestinians and all other religious people need clear understanding of what the two Covenants are all about, because the lack of knowledge concerning the allegory has assisted in keeping us all in darkness.

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Revealed Knowledge Concerning the Two Covenants!

2010-10-29T22:06:00.000-04:00

Article Two

Many exciting mysteries have been revealed to me, and in the book "Abram and Abraham, Two Different Covenants" I have expressed all that I have been given by God up to this point concerning Covenants of God with Abram, and Abraham!

The focus of this article is on the fact that there was two separate Covenants made with the same man whom we call - Abraham the father of our faith. Most people think there was only one Covenant made between God and this man. Actually, one Covenant was made with the man called Abram, and a second Covenant was made with this same man, but his name was called Abraham!

1st Covenant

The 1st Covenant reveals the fact that Abram is the forefather of Ishmael's descendants, while Abraham is the forefather of Isaac's descendants. This information may not seem to be very important to Christians at the current time, but to the Israelis and Palestinians - it is fundamentally very important!

Today's descendants of Ishmael considers "Abraham" to be their forefather, but because of the circumstances between God's Covenant with Abram, and God's latter Covenant with Abraham, Abraham is not the forefather of Ishmael's descendants. Primarily because of the following two reasons:

(2) Ishmael and his bloodline descendants were not of the promise that flowed from Abraham to Jesus.

Therefore, Abram is the forefather of Ishmael's descendants, and Abraham is the forefather of Isaac's descendants. Hence, two different Covenants!

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