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| The Muslim temple is on the site of Abraham's sacrifice, which was stopped by the Angel of the Lord, a ram caught in the thicket. Genesis 22. |
The Confession of Sins
The Absolution
The Introit p. 16
The Absolution
The Introit p. 16
Introit
As for me, I will call upon God;
and He shall hear my voice:
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me.
God shall hear and afflict them, even He that abideth of old:
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee.
Psalm. Give ear to my prayer, O God: and hide not Thyself from my supplication.
The Gloria Patri
The Kyrie p. 17
The Gloria in Excelsis
The Salutation and Collect p. 19
Collect
O God, who declarest Thine almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity, mercifully grant unto us such a measure of Thy grace that we, running the way of Thy commandments, may obtain Thy gracious promises and be made partakers of Thy heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth, etc.
The Epistle and Gradual
Gradual
Keep me, O Lord, as the apple of the eye:
hide me under the shadow of Thy wings.
V. Let my sentence come forth from Thy presence:
let Thine eyes behold the things that are equal. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
V. O Lord God of my salvation,
I have cried day and night before Thee. Hallelujah!
The Gospel
Glory be to Thee, O Lord!
Praise be to Thee, O Christ!
The Nicene Creed p. 22
Praise be to Thee, O Christ!
The Nicene Creed p. 22
The Sermon - The Great Destruction of Jerusalem
The Preface p. 24
The Sanctus p. 26
The Lord's Prayer p. 27
The Words of Institution
The Agnus Dei p. 28
The Nunc Dimittis p. 29
The Benediction p. 31
The Hymn #447 Fight the Good Fight
The Sanctus p. 26
The Lord's Prayer p. 27
The Words of Institution
The Agnus Dei p. 28
The Nunc Dimittis p. 29
The Benediction p. 31
The Hymn #447 Fight the Good Fight
- In our prayers - Sarah Buck, Lori Howell, Dr. Lito Cruz and his wife Lyne; Pastor Jim Shrader and Chris, Kermit Way, Alicia Meyer, Norma Boeckler getting better.
- Included in our prayers - those suffering from emotional stress and those with metabolic disorders.
- Charlie Sue has invited Shorty over for a few days this week.
KJV 1 Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
KJV Luke 19:41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. 45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; 46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. 47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
The Great Destruction of Jerusalem
KJV Luke 19:41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ took place around 30 AD, the Destruction of Jerusalem about 70 AD. However, the Christians had been persecuted and driven out of Jerusalem before its utter destruction. The temporary visit of Jewish pilgrims was included in the city's destruction and all the victims were sent off as slaves. Josephus associated with the Roman Army as a historian. (The Latin of this word means only "a writer of things," not infallible and perfect.
The future destruction of Jerusalem was made more bitter with its name meaning "a place of peace (Salem). The city was constructed so well, its wall so high and thick, with water available underground, that it seemed impossible to destroy. The Roman Army had the advantage of slaves and soldiers, so they circumvallated the entire city (surrounding the walls to keep everyone inside, with no food supplies). A minor skirmish earlier had defeated the Roman garrison and prompted the enormous invasion. Imperial Rome thought the Jewish kingdom was vulnerable and came to win back one of the great cities of the world.
Keeping everyone in, the Roman army forced starvation on everyone, and the city's inhabitants and tourists quickly panicked (Pan, the pagan god, was supposedly the key factor in winning battles, by causing Pan-ic). The strong stole food from the weak, and a large supply of grain was burned to the ground, far worse than seeing the only Walmart closing as a wreck. We know from major storms that the largest supermarkets are emptied of food, strawberry Poptarts, and flashlights within a few hours of the news.
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| The Wailing Wall is the remnant of Herod's earlier improvement. It measures from 60 to 100 feet high. |
43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,[circumvallation] 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
The great Temple of Jerusalem was so magnificent that no one expected its fall. Its destruction was magnified by the Roman soldiers prying blocks apart to find the gold which they suspected was hidden. If they suspected people were swallowing gold or jewels....
45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; 46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
As Lenski wrote in his Luke commentary, those who read Isaiah 29:1-4 cannot miss the meaning of Ariel. We were discussing the prophetic sayings being mysterious until they are revealed. The apostate rationalists of today cannot accept Jesus predicting the Fall of Jerusalem, because they figure the New Testament - and Luke - wrote it down after the fact.
(700 BC) - KJV Isaiah 29:29 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. 2 Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel. 3 And I will camp against thee round about [cirumvallation], and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee. 4 And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
This Isaiah passage should rock all unbelievers to the bone and shatter their self-confidence in the latest commentaries--- by CPH (Codex Vaticanus?!) and other quacks. How could Rome (which barely existed then) have known 700 years later what they were going to do against Jerusalem, 70 AD. Imagine the planning involved over the centuries to make this happen!
I am writing this - apologetics, in defense of the Word of God - to show how many ways there are to throw sand in the eyes of the faithful so the anti-Scripture people can have fun and take all the undeserved honors!
The willingness of pastors to accept falsehood while pretending otherwise is one of the clear signs of apostasy (falling away from the Faith). Hermon Otten published a book in his name about Walter Maier, PhD Harvard. The back of the cover says this - copied to avoid typos and covers removed -
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| Pastor Herman Otten published this on his own, establishing Walter Maier's proclamation of Justification by Faith and Biblical inerrancy. However, the same printing press promotes Objective Faithless Justification and the horrid, liberal, disgusting "Beck Bible," where the empty tomb of Mark 16 is questioned, just like the new Vaticanus dripping from the CPH Mark Commentary. The fake support of the Chief Article of Christianity - and the drooling over the Beck Bible - clearly converts the Otten Family Enterprise into a bundle of profitable blasphemies. |
Needless to say, the Traditional Text of the King James Version and Luther's Works are looked upon with great piety and long faces while stealthily chuckling.
47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
Here we have the perfect of example of truth versus hatred of the truth. There is no middle ground, so believers must rely on the entire truth or slowly slip away into indifference and finally opposition. The vast majority of clergy have accepted indifference in the name of peace and prosperity - no cross to bear. The laity have moved in the same direction because that suits them.
When things come tumbling down, one day, most will remember, "When the Son of Man returns, will He find peace?"
The end.
