Author: Mark Uraine
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The Day of Sounding
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. Leviticus 23:24 (KJV) Blowing of trumpets – Would it surprise you to know that the actual text says nothing about trumpets? There is…
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Where’s the comma?
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke 23:43 (KJV) Verily I say unto thee, Today – This is the go-to verse to prove that we go to heaven. Today, this criminal would see Yeshua in paradise. But would it surprise you that Greek…
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Blasphemy of the Spirit
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. Matthew 12:31 (KJV) Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost – It’s the one unforgivable sin, right? But what does it actually mean? There’s all sorts of ideas…
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No “I” in “team”
so there are many of us, and in union with the Messiah we comprise one body, with each of us belonging to the others. Romans 12:5 (CJB) Belonging to the others – This verse is a difficult one to translate. Have you ever read it in the KJV, or the NASB? It doesn’t quite make…
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But I Thought Differently
But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 2 Kings 5:11 (KJV) I thought – YHVH doesn’t always act in ways…
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The Science of Faith
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) Substance – This is an interesting word – hypostasis. In the Greek, it’s related to science and medicine. It’s the sediment, or residue of something that has settled. It is the evidence that something has happened.
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Who’s Law Again?
Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Malachi 4:4 (KJV) Law of Moses – I had a conversation with a man this weekend about keeping the law spiritually vs. physically. He didn’t approve of my physical obedience to YHVH’s…
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In the Name of
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:19 (KJV) In the name of – Names are a big deal in the Hebrew culture during Biblical times.
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A Right Spirit
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 (KJV) Right spirit – Before we jump into what the right spirit is, are you familiar with the wrong spirits? Too many of us are.
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Written On Your Heart
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: Deuteronomy 6:6 (KJV) Heart – If I didn’t tell you where this verse was from, would you think it was a New Testament verse? Isn’t the New Testament where the law becomes written on the heart and no longer on scrolls…