Can Messiah lead on earth while seated alongside the Father in heaven?
How may He respond to any who, not seeing Him present, assumes the leadership?
Many nations bring an ancient ethic of leadership under the wise ones; a gerontocracy; elders being recognized as to guide/direct a community or nation. The Roman Republic, with its Senate [council of elders] was an elder-led nation, later receiving Galus Octavianus as their first emperor in 27 B.C., after having been a republic for ~500 years.
Rome came to furnish a single, physical leader; an emperor for Rome. The essence of this leadership requisite became embedded -- even wed to the physical church at Rome. Consequently, events such as recorded from Acts chapter 15 are today understood among the Roman church as to showcase Simon Peter as leader of the ekklesia --- even though the Acts 15 account more accurately reflects leadership as described from Matthew 23:1-14.
Modern church denominations continue to prefer differing or combined leadership models based upon a physical absence of Yahshua Christ/Messiah the King of Kings.
From Paul's letters, recognized elders may serve designate as servants/deacons, overseers/on-noters, shepherds... these alongside other elders present, as with the whole ekklesia.
How do you respond here?
end of community failure
JERUSALEM GATES:
Sheep Gate/Herod's Gate/Flower Gate is through which animals were brought for sacrifice. This is the gate Y'shua used [John 5:2], with exception of His triumphal entry.
Fish Gate was on the path for fish being brought from the Mediterranean Sea & Jordan River. Y'shua he calls out to Peter and his brother Andrew, "Come, follow me and I will make you fishers of men."
Old Gate is one of the original city gates. Jeremiah 6:16 "This is what the Lord says: Stand at the crossroads and look; ask the ancient paths, ask where the good way is and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls..."
Valley Gate opened into the Valley of Hinnom. Prophetic, the valley gate would speak of the humbling and suppression of the ekklesia in humility following on from when church & Christianity was made a state religion under Constantine.
Dung Gate/Silwan Gate/Maghrabi Gate provides an exit for trash & refuse to be taken out of the City. Inside, the path to this gate leads to the wailing wall.
Fountain Gate, located near the Pool of Shloah; near the Dung Gate, and a place cleansing for preparation.
Water Gate, near the Fountain Gate, leads down to the Gihon Spring, from which water can be brought up into the City.
Horse Gate, located near the King's stables. The path to go out to war leads through this Gate.
East Gate, on the East side of Jerusalem opposite of the Mount of Olives, sees Messiah come through in His return.
Inspection Gate provided a place for king David to review his troops.
Golden Gate
Gate of Mercy/Repentance
Damascus Gate/Nablus Gate/Gate of the Pillar
Lion's Gate/Gate of the Tribes/Yehoshafat's Gate
Jaffa Gate
Zion Gate
New Gate
Nehemiah 3, 12
Gates: sheep gate, gate of the guard, old gate, fish gate, valley gate, refuse/dung gate, fountain gate, water gate, horse gate, east gate, inspection gate, gate of Ephraim
Towers: tower of Hananel, tower of the Hundred, projecting tower
Threshing Floor near the Gate
This new life transforms you.
The apologetic of transformation. search for "God changed me", etc.
Purpose of Fall & Rescue
The Charity of Grace
Stories of sacrifice for the sake of Christ & the gospel herald. (BMD is more of a history-crtique.)
Long ago, portions of the ekklesia were dawn away by men who cleverly positioned people behind them; also speakingperverse things.Paul of Tarsus had warned the saintsabout their coming.[Acts 20:25-31]
As schisms festered and divisions multiplied... competing opinions prevailing, rather than receiving the unity of the Spirit that furnishes consensus.
Embracing factions, men would select whatever each one valued of traditions and writings, also to direct for how the writings should be understood.
Protestant meets Orthodox & RCC
ekklesia in exile
As a holy people; a nation peculiar... like their Leader, not of this world. [Exodus 19:6; I Peter 2:9-10; John 8:23-24 18:36;I Corinthians 2:5-7;Hebrews 9:11]
people to places
right from the start
...was begun the "Acts 5" irrepressible life of Christ in His body and Bride --- graced with the living transformation in Christ, persisting as Light & Life amid streams of preference, deception, diversion, opposition & alliances common to the physical world. Kingdom priests, a holy nation; peculiar people with
praises of Him who called them/us.
apology for the wandering
Soon, many would become entangled in the kingdoms of the world, East to West, with religion superimposed as mock & mimicof Christ's Kingdom. The faithful responding to help:
Henry, at Kitale, KENYAGod can do more in 20 minutes than you can do in 20 years. You have had some goals and dreams... you've been striving, seeking, working, hustling, hurrying for year after year after year, and you haven't achieved them yet. Why don't you just trust God? Watch what He can do. He can get things done faster and a whole lot better than you.
Todd Warren, at Bakersfield, USA-CAWe don't work for money. We don't work for food.. for pay. We don't work for a paycheck.. We don't have to work. When we get that in our minds, then we go, "Ok, then why do we work?" I work because I want to serve people in whatever gifts & talents the Lord has given. It's not to provide for my family.. He will provide for my family and we've learned enough to know it. He'll provide cause I ain't got the money to.. He' s gonna take care.
