Dear
precious friend, the missing
ingredient [ for
understanding ]
in this conversation seems to be
The Word Of Truth, Rightly
Divided - for prayerful /
Careful consideration - ie:
God’s Complete Number
Twelve represents:
Twelve baptisms,
Twelve tribes of Israel (As A
nation),
Twelve apostles who will rule in the
Prophesied Kingdom
With Christ, The King, on
Twelve thrones
on the earth!
(Genesis 49:28; Isaiah 9:7, 32:1; Matthew 19:28;
Luke 22:30; James 1:1 cp Rev 21:9-14
-21)
In
Addition, the Old Testament ( for your
review at your
leisure )
has plenty of '
Twelves ' for
earthly Israel = wells - Exodus 15:27; pillars
- Exodus 24:4; stones - Exodus 28:21, 39:14; rods - Numbers 17:2,6, etc..
Furthermore, Also compare God's
Heavenly Jerusalem ( the bride,
The Lamb's wife ) awaiting ( the New Heavens and ) the
descending
to The
New earth, Which Has
:
"
Twelve gates, and at the gates
Twelve angels, and
Twelve names written
thereon, which are the names of the
Twelve tribes of the children
of Israel:..."
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"...the wall of the city had
Twelve foundations, and in them the names
of the
Twelve apostles of the Lamb...the foundations of the wall of the
city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first...the
Twelfth, an amethyst. And the
Twelve gates were
Twelve pearls"
(Rev 21:9-14
-21):
Thus
Twelve is important in:
God's
Context Of His
Prophecy /
Covenants / Law
earthly Program/Purpose
where we find Christ
Teaching:
"But He Answered and Said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep
of the house of Israel." (Matthew 15:24 cf Matthew 10:6)
Rightly Divided (
2 Timothy 2:15) From “Things That
Differ!” (
online)
Where One Is Important, In God's
Other Context Of His:
"Revelation Of The Mystery"/ Grace Heavenly Program/Purpose:
"There is
One Body, and
One Spirit, Even as ye are called in
One
hope of your calling;
One Lord,
One Faith,
One Baptism,
One God
and Father of all, Who Is Above all, and through all, and In you all!”
(Ephesians 4:3-6)
i.e.:
Paul,
One Individual apostle,
Both Roman and Hebrew,
represents
Reconciliation, By
Grace, of
Both Jew and Gentile, as “
Individuals”:
Spiritually Baptized (And "spiritually United!"), By:
One Baptism! (1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 4:5),
Into
One Body, The
One New Man (Ephesians 2:15),
In Heaven!...
... [ By The
One Deadly, But Amazingly Wonderful, Cross! ] Of Christ, The
Risen And Glorified
Saviour, The
One And Only
Head Of His
Heavenly Church!
(Acts 22:27-28; Philippians 3:5; 1 Corinthians 12:13)
(Ephesians 2:11-16, 4:1-6, 5:30)
In This
Revelation Of The Mystery, we find
no sheep, but we do find That
God Calls
His Eternal Life Assured saints In His
One Body of this
Current
Dispensation of Grace:
“chosen” vessels, children (of
Light), heirs, joint-heirs, soldiers, ambassadors,
beloved brethren, standers, walkers, runners, workers, co-laborers with God,
and students of The Word Of Truth. (Romans - Philemon)
Amen.
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More Rightly Divided
study:
18 Distinctions Of earthly Prophecy vs Heavenly Mystery!
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Update/Addition (#19)