What Foods are Forbidden or to be avoided.

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Also, God gave specific instruction in that the "clean" (not the "not clean") flesh that could (not had to) be eaten could not have "the blood" in it (Gen. 9:4 KJB), and the "fat" already belong to the LORD (Gen. 4:4 KJB), and such was given "even as the green herb" (Gen. 9:3 KJB), just as the differences between the Tree of Life, & Tree of knowledge of good & evil (Gen. 2:9 KJB), and as the "green herb" (healing & service for mankind; Psa. 104:14 KJB) & the "thorns" / "thistles" (Gen. 3:18 KJB, a representation of sin to be rejected; Pro. 22:5; Heb. 6:8 KJB), and as "clean" & "not clean" (Gen. 7:2,8 KJB) beasts. Some of have incorrectly read Gen. 9:3 KJB* in thinking God allowed the eating of all flesh of any beast, but it simply is not so, while at the same time misunderstanding the intent, and length of time God allowed it. Look at the lifespans of the patriarchs before the flood (in the previous study on Gen. 5), and then look at the lifespans after, when mankind ate more and more animal flesh. Just as God said would be, the lifespan of mankind diminished until it is just under 100 (Psa. 90:10 KJB; most of the times, some exceptions) for the majority on earth.

• Gen 11:10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
• Gen 11:11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
• Gen 11:12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
• Gen 11:13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
• Gen 11:14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
• Gen 11:15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
• Gen 11:16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
• Gen 11:17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
• Gen 11:18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
• Gen 11:19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
• Gen 11:20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
• Gen 11:21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
• Gen 11:22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
• Gen 11:23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
• Gen 11:24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
• Gen 11:25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
• Gen 11:26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
• Gen 11:32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
• Gen 25:7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
• Gen 35:28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
• Gen_47:9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
• 2Sa 5:4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
• Psa_90:10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

1. Shem - 600 (Gen. 11:10-11 KJB)
2. Arphaxad - 438 (Gen. 11:12-13 KJB)
3. Salah - 433 (Gen. 11:14-15 KJB)
4. Eber - 464 (Gen. 11;16-17 KJB)
5. Peleg - 239 (Gen. 11:18-19 KJB)
6. Reu - 239 (Gen. 11:20-21 KJB)
7. Serug - 230 (Gen. 11:22-23 KJB)
8. Nahor - 148 (Gen. 11:24-25 KJB)
9. Terah - 205 (Gen. 11:26,32 KJB)
10. Abraham - 175 (Gen. 25:7 KJB)
11. Isaac - 180 (Gen. 35:28 KJB)
12. Jacob / Israel - 147 (Gen. 25:20,26, 31:38, 35:28, 47:9,28)
13. ... David - 70 (2 Sam. 5:4 KJB) &c.

Once the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the true "Lamb of God" (Jhn. 1:29,36 KJB) took place at Calvary in AD 31, would there be any more need of animal sacrifices? No, none ever again. Even the Temple itself would be completely destroyed in AD 70 (Mat. 24:2; Mar, 13:2; Luk. 19:44, 21:6 KJB).

• Dan 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
• Heb_10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

 

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In Exo. 12-20 KJB, God brings the peoples Israel out of bondage of Egypt, along with a "mixed / mixt" multitude (Exo. 12:38; Num. 11:4 KJB), and begins the reforms that are needful to save their lives from disease and destruction that had plagued the Egyptians for so long. God begins with a sabbath reform (Exo. 5:4-5 KJB) to bring them back to God's word, and then with diet reform, to correct the eating habits that brought so much illness and death.

• Exo 16:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
• Exo 16:12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
• Exo 16:13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
• Exo 16:14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
• Exo 16:15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
• Exo 16:16 This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
• Exo 16:17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
• Exo 16:18 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
• Exo 16:19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
• Exo 16:20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
• Exo 16:21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
• Exo 16:22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
• Exo 16:23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
• Exo 16:24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
• Exo 16:25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
• Exo 16:26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
• Exo 16:27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
• Exo 16:28 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
• Exo 16:29 See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
• Exo 16:30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
• Exo 16:31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
• Exo 16:32 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
• Exo 16:33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.
• Exo 16:34 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
• Exo 16:35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
• Exo 16:36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.

God began by restricting the amount of flesh the people were eating, and provided clean birds at even, that had been raised in freedom of the wild and fed and cared for by God (Psa. 50:11; Mat. 6:26; Luk. 12:24 KJB), rather than in the disease-ridden markets / creature farms of Egypt. God also provided the morning meal with the "manna" / "bread" of heaven, the very "angel's food" (Psa. 78:25 KJB), since no death exists in the heavenly worlds above. God also provided them fresh clean spring water out of the ground and rock:

• Exo_17:6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
• Deu_8:15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
• Psa 114:8 Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

God provided "bread" & "water":

• Isa_33:16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

 

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God's Health Law for mankind in the Clean & Unclean (Leviticus 11 & Deuteronomy 14)

• Lev 11:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
• Lev 11:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
• Lev 11:3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
• Lev 11:4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
• Lev 11:5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
• Lev 11:6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
• Lev 11:7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
• Lev 11:8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
• Lev 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
• Lev 11:10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
• Lev 11:11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
• Lev 11:12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
• Lev 11:13 And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
• Lev 11:14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
• Lev 11:15 Every raven after his kind;
• Lev 11:16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
• Lev 11:17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
• Lev 11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
• Lev 11:19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
• Lev 11:20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
• Lev 11:21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
• Lev 11:22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
• Lev 11:23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
• Lev 11:24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
• Lev 11:25 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
• Lev 11:26 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
• Lev 11:27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
• Lev 11:28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
• Lev 11:29 These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
• Lev 11:30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
• Lev 11:31 These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
• Lev 11:32 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
• Lev 11:33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
• Lev 11:34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
• Lev 11:35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
• Lev 11:36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
• Lev 11:37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
• Lev 11:38 But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
• Lev 11:39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
• Lev 11:40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
• Lev 11:41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
• Lev 11:42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
• Lev 11:43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
• Lev 11:44 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
• Lev 11:45 For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
• Lev 11:46 This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
• Lev 11:47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

 

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• Deu 14:1 Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
• Deu 14:2 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
• Deu 14:3 Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
• Deu 14:4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,
• Deu 14:5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
• Deu 14:6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
• Deu 14:7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
• Deu 14:8 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
• Deu 14:9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
• Deu 14:10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.
• Deu 14:11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat.
• Deu 14:12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
• Deu 14:13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
• Deu 14:14 And every raven after his kind,
• Deu 14:15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
• Deu 14:16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
• Deu 14:17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
• Deu 14:18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
• Deu 14:19 And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
• Deu 14:20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat.
• Deu 14:21 Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

The people were to be a royal priesthood an holy nation of king-priests:

• Exo 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
• Deu_14:2 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
• 1Pe_2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
• Rev_1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
• Rev_5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
• Lev 11:44 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
• Lev 19:2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
• Lev_20:7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
• 1Pe_1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
• 1Pe_1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

Some people mistakenly think that Jesus' death upon Calvary negates all of these laws, but they would be very mistaken, and are putting their health at risk by violating these God given instructions:

• Isa_42:21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
• Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
• Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
• Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
• Luk_16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

 

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Mark 7 & Matthew 15 - Jesus declared all foods clean? No. A false translation & misunderstanding. The great Physician Jesus will set the record straight:

• Mar 7:1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
• Mar 7:2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
• Mar 7:3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
• Mar 7:4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
• Mar 7:5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
• Mar 7:6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
• Mar 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
• Mar 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
• Mar 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
• Mar 7:10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
• Mar 7:11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
• Mar 7:12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
• Mar 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
• Mar 7:14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
• Mar 7:15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
• Mar 7:16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
• Mar 7:17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
• Mar 7:18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
• Mar 7:19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
• Mar 7:20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
• Mar 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
• Mar 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
• Mar 7:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

• Mat 15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
• Mat 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
• Mat 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
• Mat 15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
• Mat 15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
• Mat 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
• Mat 15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
• Mat 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
• Mat 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
• Mat 15:10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
• Mat 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
• Mat 15:12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
• Mat 15:13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
• Mat 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
• Mat 15:15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
• Mat 15:16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
• Mat 15:17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
• Mat 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
• Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
• Mat 15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

Yet some cite Mar. 7:19 NIV:

• Mar. 7:19 NIV For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)

However, the NIV, & other 'translations' like it, are a GROSS FABRICATION & DISTORTION of the very koine Greek text itself, and the immediate context in Mark 7 & Matthew 15:

• Mar 7:19 GNT TR οτι ουκ εισπορευεται αυτου εις την καρδιαν αλλ εις την κοιλιαν και εις τον αφεδρωνα εκπορευεται καθαριζον παντα τα βρωματα
• Mar 7:19 KJB - Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Jesus is speaking about lawfully "clean" food that the people of God could eat (not the unclean forbidden by God), & in immediate context was "bread" (Mar. 7:2 KJB) that was being eaten with "unwashen, hands" (Mar. 7:2 KJB) because the disciples (and thus Jesus through them) were being accused by the Pharisees (Mar. 7:3; Mat. 15:2 KJB). Jesus spoke to the Pharisees about their 'vain traditions':

• Mar 7:3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
• Mar 7:4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

The disciples still could not understand, & Peter asked Jesus:

• Mat 15:15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

Jesus had to spell it out for them:

• Mat 15:17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

The food eaten does not spiritually defile the mind, but goes into the digestive tract, and is purged (colon cleansed) by going to the toilet / ditch. Unwashen hands did not defile, but sin defiles.

 

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Acts 15 & the great Jerusalem Council; a greatly abused passage

• Act 15:1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
• Act 15:2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
• Act 15:3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
• Act 15:4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
• Act 15:5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
• Act 15:6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
• Act 15:7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
• Act 15:8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
• Act 15:9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
• Act 15:10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
• Act 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
• Act 15:12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
• Act 15:13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
• Act 15:14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
• Act 15:15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
• Act 15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
• Act 15:17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
• Act 15:18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
• Act 15:19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
• Act 15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
• Act 15:21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
• Act 15:22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
• Act 15:23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
• Act 15:24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
• Act 15:25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
• Act 15:26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Act 15:27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
• Act 15:28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
• Act 15:29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
• Act 15:30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:
• Act 15:31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
• Act 15:32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
• Act 15:33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
• Act 15:34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
• Act 15:35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
• Act 21:24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
• Act 21:25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

The problem was not the health laws of God, but that certain men were teaching that physical circumcision and sacrificial laws which typified Jesus Christ were required for salvation (Act. 15:1 KJB). The health laws (Act. 15:20,29, 21:25 KJB) that "the apostles and elders, with the whole church" (Act. 15:22 KJB), along with the Holy Ghost in approval (Act. 15:28 KJB), referred to (citing Gen., Lev., Deu., even citing "Moses"; Act. 15:21 KJB) were always for the benefit and health of mankind.

The context of Act. 15:15-18 KJB*, where James cites Amos 9:11-12; Jer. 23:26 KJB shows that God was taking out of the Gentiles a people for His own name, along with a remnant among the Israelites. There were many Gentiles coming to Jesus in repentance (Act. 15:19 KJB), for God was "purifying their hearts by faith" (Act. 15:9 KJB) as well as among the Jews. God was rebuilding the tabernacle of David (Act. 15:16 KJB) so that "the residue [remnant] of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles." (Act. 15:17 KJB).

The very idea that God's health laws are no longer relevant to the Christian (Jews & Gentiles) based upon these texts is a serious violation of their intent and plainly stated words. They instead clearly uphold God's health laws, and that by the whole agreement of the church, under the guidance of God's word, the prophets and the Holy Ghost Himself.

 

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Colossians 2:13-17 - Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink ..., a text greatly wrested

• Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
• Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
• Col 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
• Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
• Col 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

This passage, and especially the text of Col. 2:16 KJB, is wrested (Psa. 56:5; 2 Pet. 3:16 KJB) by many persons. It is often incorrectly read, and deeply misunderstood by them.

• Col 2:16 μη ουν τις υμας κρινετω εν βρωσει η εν ποσει η εν μερει εορτης η νουμηνιας η σαββατων
• Col 2:17 α εστιν σκια των μελλοντων το δε σωμα του χριστου
  • Colossians 2:16 KJB - Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
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  COMPARISON:​

  Temporary (festal yearly, or of years, types; her / their sabbaths)
  • “ordinances” [ie. Passover, &c.] – Col. 2:14
  • “carnal” [sacrifices, flesh is nailed to cross] – Heb. 9:10
  • “worldly” – Heb. 9:1
  • “shadow” – Col. 2:17
  • “against us”, “contrary to us” – Col. 2:14
  • “to come” [future] – Col. 2:16; Eph. 2:17; Heb. 9:11, 10:1
• Eternal & Everlasting (God's Law, Ten Commandment, 7th day Sabbath, His / My (God's) Sabbath)
  • “Ten Commandments” – Exo. 34:28; Deu. 4:13, 10:4
  • “spiritual” [obedience; cannot be nailed to a cross] - Rom. 7:14;
    • “the words ... are spirit ... life” - Jhn. 6:63
  • “heaven” – Exo. 20:22
  • “light” – Pro. 6:23; Isa. 8:20, 51:4; Psa. 119:105
  • “the sabbath was made for [the] man” – Mar. 2:27;
    • “the first man Adam ... [&] the last Adam [Jesus]” – 1 Cor. 15:45;
    • “the second man is the Lord from Heaven” – 1 Cor. 15:47;
    • “all things were made ... for him [Jesus]” – Col. 1:16
    • “Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid” – Gal. 3:21
  • “Remember” [memorial, past] – Exo. 20:8
• Paul reveals Jesus Christ died (Col. 2:12), by Crucifixion (Col. 2:14), to forgive us our sins (Col. 2:11-13). “hand of Moses”: Lev. 8:36, 10:11, 26:46; Num. 4:37,45,49, 9:23, 10:13, 15:23, 16:40, 27:23, 36:13; Jos. 14:2, 20:2, 21:2,8, 22:9; Jdg. 3:4; 1 Kin. 8:53,56; 2 Chr. 33:8, 35:6 (“ordinance”, Num. 9:12; Eze. 43:18); Neh. 9:14 KJB Col. 2:16 [Paul] is citing Psa. 98:1-3 & Eze. 45:17, following the main pattern set in Num. 28-29: Lev. 23:1-44, 25:1-22; Num. 28:1-31; 1 Chr. 23:31; 2 Chr. 2:4, 8:13, 31:3; Neh. 10:33; Isa. 1:13-14 (Isa. unique, a parallelism within itself); Eze. 45:17, 46:1-11; Hos. 2:11, and see also Gal. 4:10; Col. 2:16.

1. The Comparisons (See Num. 28-29):​

   • Daily [continual]
     • Num. 28:1-8, “continual”, “day by day” the daily offerings
     • Eze. 45:17, Meat (grain) & drink offerings (Lev. 2:4)
     • Col. 2:16, Meat (grain) & drink [offerings]
     • Isa. 1:13-14, oblations, incense
     • Hos. 2:11, her mirth, (Neh. 8:12)
     • Gal. 4:10, days
   • Weekly [never last]
     • The weekly sabbath is not in Eze. 45:17; Col. 2:16; Isa. 1:13-14; Hos. 2:11; Gal. 4:10.
     • Num. 28:9-10 KJB, is the “every sabbath” on “the sabbath day” [weekly offerings]
     • It states “the sabbath day”, and “every sabbath”, literally “sabbath to sabbath” [Num. 28:10 HOT Translit. "shaBat B'shaBaTô", see also Isa. 66:23 HOT Translit. "shaBät B'shaBaTô"]
   • Monthly [or seasons]
     • Num. 28:11-15, is the “beginnings of your months”, “every month” [offerings]
     • Eze. 45:17, new moons
     • Col. 2:16, new moon
     • Isa. 1:13-14, Your new moons
     • Hos. 2:11, her new moons
     • Gal. 4:10, months
   • Seasonal [or Month]
     • Num. 28:16-25, 26-31, 29:1-6, 7-11, 12-40 ‘feasts’
     • Eze. 45:17, feasts
     • Col. 2:16, an holy day
     • Isa. 1:13-14, appointed feasts
     • Hos. 2:11, her feast days
     • Gal. 4:10, times, αιρους
   • Yearly [of Years]
     • Num. 28:16-31, 29:1-40 [Lev. 23 & 25] the yearly sabbaths & offerings of it
     • Eze. 45:17, in the sabbaths
     • Col. 2:16, sabbath [days]
     • Isa. 1:13-14, sabbaths, appointed feasts
     • Hos. 2:11, her sabbaths
     • Gal. 4:10, years

 

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Eze. 45, Col. 2, Eph. 2, Heb. 9-10 KJB language comparison

• Eze. 33:10 – “our sins ... we pine away ... how should we then live?”
• Col. 2:13 – “you, being dead in your sins ... hath he quickened together with him [Jesus]”
• Eph. 2:5 – “we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ”
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• Eze. 43:11,18, 44:5, 45:14, 46:14 – “ordinance”
• Col. 2:14 – “ordinances”
• Eph. 2:15 – “in ordinances”
• Heb. 9:1 – “ordinances of divine service”
• Heb. 9:10 – “carnal ordinances”
• 
  
• Eze. 45:17 – “meat offerings, drink offerings”
• Col. 2:16 – “in meat, or in drink” [offerings]
• Heb. 9:10 – “meats and drinks” [offerings]
• 
  
• Eze. 45:17 – “feasts, ... new moons ... sabbaths”
• Col. 2:16 – “an holyday ... new moon ... sabbath [days]”
• 
  
• Col. 2:12 – “also ye are risen with him”
• Eph. 2:6 – “raised us up together”
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• Col. 2:16 – “a shadow of things to come”
• Eph. 2:7 – “in the ages to come”
• Heb. 9:11 – “of good things to come”
• Heb. 10:1 – “the law having a shadow of good things to come”, “those sacrifices”, “offered year by year”
• 
  
• Col. 2:2 – “riches”
• Col. 2:3 – “treasures”
• Eph. 2:7 – “riches”
• 
  
• Col. 2:11 – “of the flesh”
• Col. 2:13 – “flesh”
• Eph. 2:3 – “flesh ... the flesh”
• Eph. 2:11 – “in the flesh”
• Eph. 2:15 – “in his flesh”
• Heb. 9:13 – “flesh”
• Heb. 10:20 – “his flesh”
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• Col. 2:14 – “the handwriting of ordinances”
• Eph. 2:15 – “the law of commandments contained in ordinances”
• Heb. 9:19 – “Moses ... to the law ... blood ... book”
• Heb. 9:22 – “by the law ... with blood”
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• Col. 2:11 – “putting off the body of the sins”
• Heb. 9:26 – “put away sin”
• Heb. 10:4 – “take away sins”
• Heb. 10:9 – “He taketh away the first”
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• Heb. 9:9 – “was a figure”
• Heb. 9:23 – “the patterns”
• Heb. 9:24 – “the figures”
• Heb. 10:1 – “not the very image of the things”

The very "meat" (koine Greek, [G1035] βρωσει, food) was a "meat [grain] offering" (Lev. 2:4 KJB) and the "drink" (koine Greek, [G4213] ποσει, drink) was a "drink offering", since Paul is directly citing from Eze. 45:17 KJB (referring back to Num. 28-29 KJB) speaking on the "ordinances" of the sanctuary.

• Eze 45:17 And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.
• Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

The "meat [grain] offerings" & "drink offerings" were the "daily" offerings (Num. 28:1-8 KJB), which came in mention before the 'festal days' (Num. 28:16-31, &c.) along with the 'new moons' (Num. 28:11-15 KJB) and yearly sabbaths (Num. 29:1-40 KJB; &c.). The text of Col. 2:16 has nothing to do with the dietary health laws of God. It has to do with the typological shadows that pointed to Jesus Christ, as the very context (Eze. 45:17; Col. 2:17 KJB) states.

 

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1 Timothy 4:1-5 - Nothing to be refused

• 1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
• 1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
• 1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
• 1Ti 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
• 1Ti 4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

1 Tim. 4:1-5, like Mar. 7, Act. 15, & Col. 2 is often misunderstood, and not studied carefully enough.

• 1Ti 4:3 κωλυοντων γαμειν απεχεσθαι βρωματων α ο θεος εκτισεν εις μεταληψιν μετα ευχαριστιας τοις πιστοις και επεγνωκοσιν την αληθειαν

The word "meats" in koine Greek [G1033] "βρωματων", "brwmatwn" which simply means "foods", or anything eaten. However, the context speaks to that "which God hath created", which refers back the the origins of the earth, in the Creation by God.

What did God originally create to be "received with thanksgiving"? It was "every herb bearing seed" and "the fruit of a tree yielding seed":

Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.​

Gen 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.​

Gen 1:30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.​

In the beginning, God gave the fruiting plant life (trees, like the tree of life, "fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."; Rev. 22:2; & herbs, for the service of man; Psa. 104:14 KJB), not flesh, to mankind. The "clean" (Gen. 7:2 KJB) flesh ("even as the green herb"; Gen. 9:3 KJB) was given to shorten the lifespan of man much later (Gen. 9:5 KJB) as a temporary measure against sinful mankind. In 1 Tim. 4:4: 1Ti 4:4 οτι παν κτισμα θεου καλον και ουδεν αποβλητον μετα ευχαριστιας λαμβανομενον The word for "creature" is koine Greek [G2938] ""κτισμα", "ktisma", and it means anything created. In English definition it means the same thing:

• "CREATURE, noun
• [1.] That which is created; every being besides the Creator, or every thing not self-existent. The sun, moon and stars; the earth, animals, plants, light, darkness, air, water, etc., are the creatures of God." - Websters Dictionary 1828 - Webster's Dictionary 1828 - Creature

So when 1 Tim. 4:4 states "every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused", the context is referring specifically to that which is "sanctified by the word of God" (1 Tim. 4:5 KJB). The word "sanctified" is koine Greek [G37] "αγιαζεται", "[h]agiazetai", and it means to be 'set apart by God for holy use'. In other words, God's word (the Bible) has to declare whether something is viable for diet or not. God has never, ever, anywhere in His word declared that the "unclean" (not clean) or the "abomination" (Isa. 66:17) is allowed for mankind's diet.

• Act_17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
• Isa_66:17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.

So, the first step is to recognize that God from the beginning declared what was created to be received with thanksgiving, and as such the word of God has sanctified (set aside) the fruiting tree and its seed, along with the herb bearing seed, and by faith in God's word and prayer (in asking God for blessing) mankind partakes in that which is good. Yet, even in the book of Revelation, there are still things designated by God as "unclean":

• Rev_16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
• Rev_18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

Peter himself, years after the resurrection & ascension of Jesus Christ, stated:

• Act_10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
• Act_11:8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

Who will mankind believe? God, or their other god (their own carnal fleshly desires)?

• 1Co_6:13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
• Php_3:19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

 

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Acts 10-11 - Peter's vision from God

• Act 10:1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
• Act 10:2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
• Act 10:3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
• Act 10:4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
• Act 10:5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
• Act 10:6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
• Act 10:7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
• Act 10:8 And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
• Act 10:9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
• Act 10:10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
• Act 10:11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
• Act 10:12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
• Act 10:13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
• Act 10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
• Act 10:15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
• Act 10:16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
• Act 10:17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,
• Act 10:18 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
• Act 10:19 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
• Act 10:20 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
• Act 10:21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
• Act 10:22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
• Act 10:23 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
• Act 10:24 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
• Act 10:25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
• Act 10:26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
• Act 10:27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
• Act 10:28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
• Act 10:29 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
• Act 10:30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
• Act 10:31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
• Act 10:32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
• Act 10:33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

 

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• Act 11:1 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
• Act 11:2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
• Act 11:3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
• Act 11:4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
• Act 11:5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
• Act 11:6 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
• Act 11:7 And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
• Act 11:8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
• Act 11:9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
• Act 11:10 And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
• Act 11:11 And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
• Act 11:12 And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:
• Act 11:13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
• Act 11:14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
• Act 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
• Act 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
• Act 11:17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
• Act 11:18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

Cornelius, a Gentile Roman soldier, loved God, and his people (the Jews) by giving "alms" (Act. 10:2 KJB) and was fasting and praying for more light & truth, and God sent a message by an angel (Act. 10:3 KJB). He was told to send chosen men to the city of Joppa for Peter to come and preach the gospel. Cornelius chose out three men ("two of his household servants, and a devout soldier"; Act. 10:7 KJB) and sent them.

Peter, also seeking for guidance, was fasting & praying, and became "very hungry" (Act. 10:10 KJB), and God about to arrange a providential meeting between Cornelius & Peter, sent him a vision also (Act. 10:10-16 KJB). A sheet filled with all manner of "common" (κοινον) & "unclean" (ακαθαρτον), but Peter refused to eat, and stated that, "I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean" (Act. 10:14 KJB); the vision given "thrice" (three times; Act. 10:16 KJB).

God had told Peter to kill & eat (Act. 10:13 KJB), in the vision, and that God had "cleansed" the "common" (Act. 10:15 KJB). Peter knew of God's unchanging dietary health laws, and so did not understand the parable of the dream and "doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean" (Act. 10:17 KJB). Peter, in both Act. 10- & 11, never once understood the dream to mean that God had cleansed the 'common' and 'unclean' animals for food, or consumption.

The dream was given "thrice" and "three [Gentile] men" (who worked for the godly Gentile Cornelius) show up at his door. The Holy Spirit helps Peter to understand that the parable of the dream meant,

"God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean." (Act. 10:28 KJB), and that​

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"God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life." (Act. 11:18 KJB).​

Act. 10:28 KJB shows the problem that Peter, and other believing Jews, needed to overcome and God set up a providential meeting to remedy it. Cornelius was not 'unclean', or 'common'.

The dream was never about p-i-g, but about m-a-n.

It was never about diet, but about accepting those persons amongst mankind that God desired to call to himself in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, His Son.

It was about breaking "down the middle wall of partition between" (Eph. 2:14 KJB) both the Jew & Gentile, in Christ Jesus.

The Jews, in a confusion about being a holy nation and separate from the other nations, came to believe that mere contact with Gentiles was enough to defile a person, and so shut themselves off in a great way from taking the wonderful messages of God into all the world. There were some Gentiles who were learning of the true God (as Cornelius), but not many.

Even Cornelius himself was called, "A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway." (Act. 10:2 KJB).

There are a lot of people that read things into the text also, as if Cornelius served pork, and other unclean items to Peter while Peter visited, but no such things exist in the scripture. Why would Cornelius, a 'God-fearer', place anything offensive in front of Peter (his guest and messenger of God no less) to eat or drink that was not in accordance with God's own health laws? People may imagine all kinds of things, but let none such imagination take the place of a clear and plain statement by God's words. Read Act. 10-11 again, prayerfully, and any may see the message is about salvation of souls.

 

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• Romans 14:1 KJB - Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
  • Romans 14:2 KJB - For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
  • Romans 14:3 KJB - Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
  • Romans 14:4 KJB - Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
  • Romans 14:5 KJB - One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
  • Romans 14:6 KJB - He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

There are some which turn to the texts of Rom. 14:5 KJB by Paul saying that it teaches that God no longer regards the health laws, and each person may choose their own day and own diet. Consider the context very carefully (2 Pet. 3:16 KJB) and see why Paul is not speaking of such things, in Rom. 14, at all.

For more on the "sabbath" that some 'read into' Romans 14, see What is "the Lord's day", the 7th day, the 1st day or some other eschatological day, or something else?

Romans 14, deals with the days that “man esteemeth” among men, and therefore see Luk. 16:15 KJB. God always esteems His Holy day, the 7th day, the sabbath (Job 23:12; Psa. 119:126-128 KJB). The “one day” “above another” or “every day alike” in Rom. 14:5-6 KJB is associated with eating and not eating (vs 6), among “men”, which are days set apart for men for fasting / feasting, etc.

The Jews had constantly fought with one another over which days were better to do this or that (Mat. 9:14; Mar. 2:18; Luk. 5:33, 18:12 KJB). Some Jews decided that any day was proper (for eating / not eating, feasting / fasting), while others had specific days picked out [see also the historical apocryphal source the “Didache 8:1-2 – (8:1) And let not your fastings be with the hypocrites, for they fast on the second and the fifth day of the week; (8:2) but do ye keep your fast on the fourth and on the preparation (the sixth) day.” – [ Didache. The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (translation J. B. Lightfoot). ] which showed that evil and erroneous mindset continued]. Paul stated that such controversy was not in harmony with love.

Each person’s individual decision on that matter was ok, so long as their conscience was clear, and that all did those things unto the LORD and to the glory of God, and not for personal gain / prestige / notice [as the Pharisees had done], but that what mattered was brotherly love, preferring one another.

Romans 14, should be read in connection with 1 Corinthians 8-10 as they parallel one another. Besides the days for feasting / fasting controversy, there were also issues with the Gentile believers purchasing food in the shambles [marketplaces], which food items may have been blessed or offered before idols before being sold.

There were some Jews, and possibly Gentile believers, which took offence at anyone partaking of those things because of the sudden connection to idolatry / idols. The (sanctioned by God’s Law; Gen. 1:29-30; Lev. 11 & Deu. 14, KJB, etc.) food items became ceremonially unclean (common) in their incorrect mindset, and thus thought to defile the body, yet Jesus said it could not (Mar. 7:18-20; Mat. 15:17-20 KJB).

Paul stated that an Idol is nothing (1 Cor. 8:4 KJB), but the persons (Jews & Gentiles) for whom Christ Jesus died were of the true and infinite value, and therefore, all are to regard the conscience of another, and cause no one to sin (Rom. 14:13,15 KJB), even if what was eaten was immediately lawful to a person, but even with such freedom within God’s law, not everything is always expedient (1 Cor. 6:12, 10:23 KJB), or best to do at all times.

There were also Jewish believers in Christ who were still under their vows, even Nazarite vows, and thus things of the vine (grape, etc.) in matters of eating and drinking became an issue. See also - What does the Bible say about "wine"? Are Christians to drink it?

Just because Christ Jesus died on the Cross, doesn't negate their vow - they still had to carry out what they said they would do. Reading Romans 1-16, the Law, the Ten Commandments of God, are spoken of and cited throughout, as eternal, being the present judge of sin (Rom. 7:7 KJB; in fact, how does anyone know they needed as Saviour? What Law was transgressed? Exo. 20:1-17 KJB).

God’s Ten Commandments are Eternal (Psa. 89:34 KJB), His Sabbath from Genesis to Revelation, even into the New Heavens and New Earth (Isa. 66:22-23 KJB). Therefore, let no one “wrest” (Psa. 56:5; 2 Pet. 3:16 KJB) Rom. 14 as many do.

The problem was not the "herbs" (Rom. 14:2 KJB), but the incorrect mentality ("doubtful disputations"; Rom. 14:1 KJB) surrounding the food sold in the Gentile "shambles" (marketplaces), that might have been offered in sacrifice to their idols. Some would not eat anything as such. The other problem was the matter of personal days of feasting (eating) and fasting (not eating), among the Jews. The text is clear that it is not about what God deemed proper in his "sure" (Psa. 111:7; 2 Pet. 1:19 KJB) and "settled" (Psa. 119:89 KJB) word, but rather it was about what "one man esteemeth" above another, which Jesus spoke about:

• Luk_16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

 

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DIE at the T -

DIE at the T (Internet Archive) -

A video study, but with text below:

• 1Co 10:1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
• 1Co 10:2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
• 1Co 10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
• 1Co 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
• 1Co 10:5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
• 1Co 10:6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
• 1Co 10:7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
• 1Co 10:8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
• 1Co 10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
• 1Co 10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
• 1Co 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
• 1Co 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
• 1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
• 1Co 10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

• Psa 78:8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
• Psa 78:9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
• Psa 78:10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
• Psa 78:11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
• Psa 78:12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
• Psa 78:13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
• Psa 78:14 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
• Psa 78:15 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
• Psa 78:16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
• Psa 78:17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.
• Psa 78:18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
• Psa 78:19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
• Psa 78:20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
• Psa 78:21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
• Psa 78:22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
• Psa 78:23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
• Psa 78:24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
• Psa 78:25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.
• Psa 78:26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
• Psa 78:27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
• Psa 78:28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
• Psa 78:29 So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;
• Psa 78:30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
• Psa 78:31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
• Psa 78:32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

 

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• Num 11:1 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
• Num 11:2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
• Num 11:3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.
• Num 11:4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
• Num 11:5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
• Num 11:6 But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
• Num 11:7 And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.
• Num 11:8 And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
• Num 11:9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
• Num 11:10 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
• Num 11:11 And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
• Num 11:12 Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
• Num 11:13 Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
• Num 11:14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
• Num 11:15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
• Num 11:16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.
• Num 11:17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
• Num 11:18 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
• Num 11:19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
• Num 11:20 But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
• Num 11:21 And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
• Num 11:22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?
• Num 11:23 And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
• Num 11:24 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.
• Num 11:25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
• Num 11:26 But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.
• Num 11:27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
• Num 11:28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
• Num 11:29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
• Num 11:30 And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
• Num 11:31 And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.
• Num 11:32 And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
• Num 11:33 And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.
• Num 11:34 And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.
• Num 11:35 And the people journeyed from Kibrothhattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth.

 

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The Sanctuary contains all the doctrines of God (Exo. Psa. 73:17).

EXAMPLE (DIET):

Salvation / Redemption, includes redemption in diet. The diet reform is to be progressive, onward and upward, going from all uncleanness back to Edenic perfection, in redemption. “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Cor. 10:31) Beginning as the old man of sin, outside of the sanctuary, lost in the world and before light came, our body temples were polluted, filled with all uncleanness and defiled, and our diet consisted of whatever was not good for food and not good for drink [just as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, was not good for food, even though it looked good for food].

Christ Jesus having drawn us to His Home, in a country/wilderness setting, having left the Light on, in the “House of the Lord”, the Sanctuary, He invites us within the “gate” (Matthew 7:13-14; Luke 13:24; Jesus is the “gate”) to the court-YARD, by having provided a better sacrifice, the smoke ascending. Having accepted this invitation, we can no longer treat our body temples as we please, putting into it that which we put in before, ignorant of God's provisions of righteousness of diet of food and drink [will also include audio, visual, smell, taste, sensual, etc], for we are to be “living sacrifice” (Romans 12:1-2).

All are invited to come, seeing that the sacrifice has been slaughtered, but not just anyone is allowed into the “YARD”, for only those who have begun to have a relationship with the owner of the House, through the sacrifice provided, through the blood and through repentance and through faith. You may let a RELATIVE into the YARD, but do you just let any old STRANGER into the your YARD?

This COURT-yard, signifies at least three things, and the word “court” tells us this.

• [1] COURT - a place of judgment, judges, law, of delineation between right and wrong
• [2] COURT - a place for kings and regality, of nobility and high responsibility
• [3] COURT - a time of wooing, to court a lover, to be taken into deep fellowship to prepare for the marriage

At the Altar of burnt offering / sacrifice, only the Clean [animal] flesh was allowed [Leviticus 11 & Deuteronomy 14 KJB]. No blood is to be eaten and no blood to remain in the flesh [killed, blood spilled out, flayed, sodden [soaked in brine] and burnt [cooked well], it was to be poured out completely, nothing strangled, nothing sick or diseased, nothing died of itself, maimed or wounded. All of the fat was to be burned. Our diets go from what our god, our bellies (Php. 3:19; 1 Cor. 6:13), desired, to now what the True God desires - health of body, soul and spirit. This eliminates all such meats sold today, for they all have blood, bone, fat, disease, etc still in them. To eat these things, is to make oneself sick and diseased. God originally gave flesh, to shorten the lifespan of sinful man (Genesis 9:5 KJB), and only in the emergency situation, as a temporary measure, for Noah was to grow trees, fruit, have a vineyard. In the courtyard, Christ Jesus ate fish and lamb [on special occasions, not three times a day, for even the sacrifices were only 2 times a day, roughly 9am and 3 pm].

At the Laver, we see that we are to have the fresh pure water, cleansing the insides and outsides of the body temples, washing daily, keeping clean from all filth of the world as much as is possible in the things of physicality and spirituality. Waters also represent faith (John 6:35), and desire or hunger for righteousness and to do the will of God (John 4:34 KJB) - Jesus said “I thirst” - He was saying to humanity, “Give me faith!”, Jesus in His hunger, “Give me obedience (love; John 14:15; Exodus 20:6)!” Notice, that the Laver is spaced away from the sacrifice, which means to separate the drinking from that which is eaten. Wait at least 1 hr to 2hrs to drink, and your body will thank you for it. It was designed this way by God. If a person cannot go so long, try 30 minutes to 45, slowly increase the time. Drinking water with the meal causes longer digestion and fermentation to happen in the gut. In the Court-yard there is plenty of room for walking to and fro, for exercise of the legs and of the exercise of faith. There is room for all. Sunshine, fresh air, privacy from outsiders. Moving toward the HOUSE itself, within the YARD, we come to the “DOOR” (John 10:7,9). Do we know Jesus more than at the beginning, do we trust Him? KNOCK and it shall be opened (Matthew 21:22; John 16:24), but ask within God’s Law (James 4:3). At the DOOR are 5 “pillars” (Exodus 26:37), representing the 5 avenues into the inmost person - sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. Guard well these avenues to the soul, lest Satan sneak past and find an easy way in. It matters what comes into these. Pray that there is Jesus, who is greater in you, than he that is in the world [satan] (1 John 4:4). Jesus stays in a clean house (2 Chronicles 29:15).

Moving into the first room of the HOUSE, we come to the Holy Christian LIVING room. This is how the Christian is to live. Not just anyone in the YARD can come into the “Holy LIVING” room, you have to know the owner more personally. You may let a mailcarrier into the YARD, but do you let them automatically into your house? What have we then in this room? We are progressing away from the diets of the world, and the pots of Egypt and tables of Babylon and the delicacies and drinks of wicked kings, unto that which is at the LORD's Table, for righteous kings. No fermentation, no alcohol. The diet is now moving closer to Eden, that Paradise of God. One step at a time. To the North [right side], we have the golden TABLE of the LORD, upon which was Fresh Baked, unleavened Bread, and fresh Juice of the Grape (symbol of the blood of the Everlasting and Eternal Covenant; Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; 1 Corinthians 11:25; Hebrews 10:29, 13:20), nothing Unleavened or fermented. Notice, we have left the courtyard, being drawn more closely to walk with Jesus, and we have given up the flesh, and moved to the grains [cooked], fruits, nuts, oils, and herbs. Mmmm, fresh home-made baked bread, whole grains, not drained of all nutrients and 'fortified' later, dead bread, will cause deadness of energy, seeds are powerful packed energy, and even those just sprouted ... yes, eat largely of the Word of God, daily. The Lampstand to the South [Left side] is filled with properly pressed oil [Olive], and gives Light. The Altar of Incense, is in the center of the LIVING Room, the family altar of Prayer, and special mixtures of herbs were used for the incense.

Now, having come to know the LORD even more, He begins to take us with Himself to the final room, the MASTER room, the Most Holy Place, where it is one on one [individual and sacred time], wherein is the Ark of God, in precious mercies, we move into a closer diet to that of Eden, Raw [Manna, raw foods], Almonds [Raw whole Nuts], the Fruit of the Rod [Raw Fruits], Leaf/Bud [Raw vegetation], and absolute Trust in what God daily provides, Eden is restored, the marriage complete, finally at-one-ment, forever joined to the side of the LORD, your mind and heart clear to see the beauty of God in His perfect commandments, His beautiful character, His eternal promises to love you always ... in this place, one is perfectly and willingly naked before God, nothing to hide, unashamed at knowing Him and speaking with Him, unashamed at His House Rules for that temple and the Temple of your body and mind, for therein behind the veil, for we now go fully into THE WAY (John 14:6), the curtain of God's love (Hebrews 10:20), is absolute privacy with the Creator, peaceful, no interruptions, and within the 10 Commandments, that Commandment of Purpose and Relationship, the Sabbath, the 7th Day, the Day of the LORD's rest, cease from your works, for your body was made on a rhythm, a cyclical clock, 6 days of work, the 7th of rest, therefore, rest in it with Him, for He awaits for you every 7th Day there, in the Holy and Sacred Temple of Time ...

Psa 77:13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

• [0] wilderness - diet, unclean & abomination

SANCTUARY:

• [1] Courtyard - diet, clean (begins)
  • [first] Altar of Sacrifice [Brass], cooking (fire), flesh (no blood, no fat, no diseased, &c.)
  • [second] Laver [Brass], clean water
• [2] Holy Place - diet, cleaning
  • [West] Altar of Incense [Gold] - cooking (fire), herbs (no flesh)
  • [South] 7 Lamp Candlestick [Gold] - cooking (fire), oil (pressed olive) (no flesh)
  • [North] Table of Shewbread [Gold] - cooking (fire), grains, fruit juice (no flesh)
• [3] Most Holy Place - diet, pure, restored (Edenic)
  • [West] Ark [Gold] - God's pure words, manna fresh from heaven, almond rod that budded, leaves (raw / fresh from God)

 

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A greater study on the sanctuary may be seen here - 13 Bible Studies, Prophecy, History, Theology, Legacy by brother Aaron Earnest : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

A single page study (dual-sided) may be seen here - Single Page (Dual Sided) Charts - Prophecy Print Outs : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

 

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If there are any questions, or comments, or even just responses, on the individual studies above, please feel free to share those, so that the discussion and bible study may continue, so that, as one of my personal favourite verses of the scripture says:

3Jn 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.​

And a few more:

Exo_15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.​

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Isa_53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.​

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1Pe_2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.​