TABERNACLE.
It
was the Tent of the Rendez-vous that God gave to His People at Mount Sinai.
It was a mobile Temple which could be mounted and dismantled through the way
in the desert.
The
Tabernacle was later replaced by the Temple of Salomon.
The
Temple was then replaced by the body of the disciples of Jesus-Christ who thus
small temples who can move and be the places for meetings and testimony. Don't
you know that your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit? 1 Cor 6/19.
God
showed Moses how He had to build the Tabernacle Ex 26-27. Ex 35-40.
The Glory of the Lord came on the Tabernacle upon completion Ex 40/33-34.
The Cloud Ex 40/36-38 nb 9/17-18. The Tabernacle to Silo Jos 1/8.
It
is what will happen with some people in this century. They will not die but
will be taken up to meet the Lord in the airs. Almost no one will pay attention.
They
will face the same fate as Enoch who walked with God, then God took him up
Gn 5/24 Heb 11/5.
Moses
certainly was taken up, no one knows where his tomb is Deut 34/5-6.
Elijah
was taken up in a whirlwind 2 Kg 2/11.
Just
before the Bride of Jesus-Christ is taken up, three events must take place.
1
a signal will be given, (or a shout of mustering) It is the ministry of Elijah
which fulfills its portion Mal 4/5-6. It is William Branham who shouts
in order to gather the true Church so that it lives like the original church,
in Jerusalem.
(It
is completed; try to know by yourself what the prophet really said. Don't be
satisfied with what the faithless say. His message is available on the internet,
or in brochures, or in audio tapes. There are 1120 predications. But be careful!
They should not be taken as the Holy Bible, but they shed a light on many points
which remain obscure, particularly the messages concerning the seven ages of
the Church, the revelation of the seals, the stature of the perfect man, the
seed of the serpent, the washing of the feet, the true Biblical baptism, the
Adoption, etc.)
2
Then, it is the voice of an archangel.
Those
who hear the voice of the archangel are those who listen to the mustering shout.
3
Then comes the sound of the Trumpet of God.
1Tess
4/15 -17.
It
is an old measure of weigh. It is also a currency. Jesus-Christ did not hesitate
at all to use a financial vocabulary to speak of the spiritual matters.
Matt 25/14-29.
Among
the five ministries Eph 4/11, is the ministry of doctor. This is the
ministry which teaches the Church. The parents should teach their children.
See child The sheep of the Lord are responsible to ask God to teach them by
the Holy Spirit through the Word of God which is the Bible.
Teach
your children Deut 4/8-9. Deut 6/7. Pro 22/6. All the disciples must
be taught Is 54/12. See Disciples.
Jesus held the ministry of doctor Jn 3/2. Before teaching others, one
should teach oneself Rm 2/21.
See
Tabernacle. Solomon built the First Temple 2 Chron
2/5. In 600 BC, the Temple was destroyed by the army of Babylon. A hundred
years later, Zorobabel restored it Ez 1/6. It was partly burnt in 37
BC. Herod the Great had it rebuilt, then the Romans erased it in 70 AD.
Jesus-Christ is angry in the Temple Matt 21/12-16 Mk 11/15-18 Lk 19/45-48.
God
will not allow any temptation beyond your resistance 1 Cor 10/13. Jesus-Christ
has been tempted in every respect like we are Heb 4/14-15. This means
that he understands you. This also means that you cannot condemn someone because
he is facing temptations which seem abnormal for you. To be tempted does not
mean to sin. We should not forget that Jesus-Christ has been tempted in every
respect, like us. This means that you cannot be tempted on matters which you
never even contemplated. Happy the man and the woman who is patient under trial
Jm 1/12-14. Many Christians are worried for they are tempted when they
are born again. They think it is their old nature which comes back on the battlefield.
Well, not at all. Adam and Eve had no old nature and they were tempted. Jesus-Christ
had no old nature, and was also tempted.
The
devil is the temptator. And as our body has not yet been redeemed, the enemy
finds occasions to tempt us Rm 8/23. Therefore, we should willingly
surrender to God in order not to sin. Paul calls us to crucify our own flesh
with its passions and its desires and to walk according to the Spirit Gal
5/24. What Paul tells us is very precious. For how could you crucify your
own self? You need one another who will help you die to yourself. When a person
causes you to grieve or commits sins against you, she takes part in your crucifixion.
She nails down the last nail you cannot nail by yourself. It is why you can
thank God for the people who mistreat you and you can bless them Matt 5/44
Lk 6/28.
Now, we should not see the devil everywhere. He is not omnipresent. And very often we are simply drawn by our own greed, and all habits. Jesus-Christ never fall prey to the temptation. And Jesus-Christ always gives you a way to overcome the temptations victoriously 1 Cor 10/13.
Camelia
Theom. Authentic Christian missionnary. Camelia Theom was the mother-in-law
of Raphael. See Raphael. Having a Tsigane
origin, this wonderful woman of God could not write or read. Yet she gave a
more powerful testimony than many scholars of her time see testimony She carried
the name of Jesus-Christ in all Europe and Algeria during the war. She manifested
the gifts of the Spirit with much facility. She had a very joyful character.
She is waiting for the Bride to be taken up in Broux. See
taken up.
Paul
wrote two letters to the Saints of Thessalonica while he was in Corinth around
50 AD.
He
had been working for the Lord there Ac 17. He had a desire to return,
but the Holy Spirit never gave him the permission 1 Tess 2/18. By sending
Timothy as a substitute, to give comfort to those whom he loved so much.
1
Tess Ch 1-2 the salvation of nations and prayers for the Saints see Saints.
Ch 3-5 Instruction about the progress in love, chastity, diligence.
The given signal, the voice of the Archangel, the trumpet of God and the coming
of Jesus-Christ to take up his Bride. See
Given signal Archangel. Bride.
Taken up. 2 Tess Ch 1 Prayer to the Saints.
Ch 2 The apostasy. Ch 3 Prayer of Paul.
THOMAS. N.T.
He
was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus-Christ. Thomas is Didyme Matt 10/2-3.
Jn 14/5. 20/24-29. 21/2.
The incredulous like to identify with Thomas, for He doubted the resurrection of Jesus-Christ. But they rarely identify with him to kneel down before Jesus-Christ upon recognizing him as his Lord and his God Jn 20/28. They don't know that Thomas was a man with a strong character who had no fear to commit his life and follow Jesus-Christ Jn 11/16.
We
think. We have ideas. We must direct our thoughts and not let them go because
what we think often becomes visible in our attitudes and our behaviours. We
are created in the Image of God. And God created us from his thought.
For
instance, concerning the salvation:
1
God thought of Jesus-Christ who would be Himself, in a flesh similar to ours.
2
God spoke his thought to people who had the role of telling the thought of God
to others. (they are called prophets)
3
the thought of God became flesh, this means, reality.
4
Then it died.
5 and resurrected.
This
is how we should act for anything to become a reality in our life as an individual,
a family, a worker, whatever.
1
Think
2
speak to people who will report our thought to others.
3
our thought becomes life, becomes a reality.
4
it dies, and goes through an apparent failure.
5
but it is in order to resurrect, so that a greater plan will be realized, with
greater efficiency.
He
who does not want to control his thoughts, sins. Because as he thinks in his
heart so he is Prov 23/7. God searches all hearts and minds and understands
all the wanderings of the thoughts 1 Chron 28/9. The thoughts of God
are not like ours Is 55/7-9. Jesus-Christ knew the thoughts of the people
Matt 12/25. Lk 5/22. 6/8. All these evil purposes come from within
Mk 7/20-23. We lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience
of Christ 2 Cor 10/5. Whatever is true, worthy of reverence, honorable,
just, pure and lovable fix your minds on them Phil 4/8.
TIMOTHY. N.T.
A
young man of Lystra who accompanied Paul in his ministry Ac 16/1-3. 2 Tim
1/1-5. The father of Timothy was Greek and his mother was Jewish.
Paul
liked to call Timothy ''my true son in the faith'' 1 Tim 1/2, 18. 2 Tim 1/2.
Paul trusted him greatly Ph 2/19-23.
There
are two letters of Paul to Timothy.
1
Timothy. Paul had just come out of prison and Timothy was in Ephesus. 1
Tim 3/14. Paul probably wrote from Macedonia 1 Tim 1/3.
Ch
1 Greetings. Instructions about the stupid speculations which were going
around in the Church. Ch 3 What concerns the worship, the morality
and the conduct of the Community leaders. Ch 4-5 The apostasy of the
last days. How Timothy must feed the flock. Ch 6 the fidelity, the secular
wealth.
2
Timothy. Paul is imprisoned a second time. He will soon die. These are surely
his last words. We see his faith, his courage facing death. Ch 1 Greetings.
Mission given to Timothy. Ch 2-3 several warnings. Guidances. A call
to face evil which is coming. Ch 4 Message of Paul concerning the apostasies
and the way to treat the apostates. A few words for his friends.
Abraham gave the tithing to Melchizedek Gn 14/18-20. All tithing is given to the Eternal Lev 27/30-34. The tenth of whatever we produce Deut 14/22-28. The tithing of all 2 Chron 31/15. Can a man cheat God? How are we cheating you? In the matter of tithes and dues Mal 3/8-11. God asks the cursed one to put Him to test about the tithing. Mal 3/8-10.