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LOOKING FOR MESSIAH’S RETURN

 

                        

 

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                       JOHN 12. 48   What Jesus Said:  

                       He that rejecteth me. and receiveth not my words.   

                       hath one that judgeth him:  the words that I hav

                       spoken, the same shall judge him: in the last day."

THE WAY OF VICTORY II Looking For Christ's Return

THE WAY OF VICTORY

TEXT - I JOHN 5.1 - 13

5.1  Whosoever believeth that 

Jesus is the Christ is

born of God: 

and every one that 

loveth him that begat 

loveth him also

that is begotten.

5.2  By this we know 

that we love the 

children of God when

we love God 

and keep 

His commandments.

5.3  For this is the 

love of God, 

that we keep His 

commandments, 

and His commandments

are not grievous. 

5.4  For whosoever is 

born of God overcometh

the world: 

and this is the 

victory 

that overcometh 

the world, 

even our faith.

5.5   Who is he that 

overcometh the world.

but he that believeth

the Jesus 

is the Son of God.

5.6  This is he that came

by water, and blood,

even Jesus Christ;

not by water only,

but by water and blood.

And it is the Spirit 

that beareth witness,

because the Spirit is 

truth.

5.7 For there are three

that bear record 

in heaven, 

The Father,

The Word,

and the Holy Ghost, 

and these 

three 

are 

one. 

5.8   And there are 

three that bear witness

in earth, 

the Spirt, 

and the water,

and the blood: 

and these three 

agree

in one.  

5.9  If we receive 

the witness of men, 

the witness of God 

is greater: 

for this is the 

witness of God 

which He hath 

testified 

of His Son. 

5.10 He that believeth 

on the Son of God 

hath the witness in himself:

he that believeth not God

hath made him a liar;

because he believeth not 

the record 

that God gave of his Son.

5.11  And this is 

the record 

that God hath given us 

eternal life,

and this life is in His Son.

5.12  He that hath the Son

hath life, 

and he that hath not 

the Son of God 

hath not life.

5.13 These things 

have I written unto you

that believe on the name 

of the Son of God; that

ye may know 

that 

ye have eternal life, 

and that ye might 

believe 

on the name of the 

Son of God. 

Many professing Christians 

are indeed unstable and uncertain

in their walk.   Some seek for 

something beside "just believing" 

in Christ.

Seeking to be better 

or to find stability

they forget 

the 

simplicity 

of the Gospel.

Here John tells us that  

physical birth 

of Jesus here 

on earth

who came by

 Promise to Abraham, 

to the Sons of Abraham,

lived here on 

earth among men, 

as a PERFECT SINLESS MAN

"the Son of man" 

as he called Himself.

Again, he 

claimed to have 

and be 

the SOURCE OF LIFE.

John 14.6  

I am the Way 

the Truth, and 

the Life,

No man cometh 

unto the Father, 

but by me." 

Again John earlier

spoke in the book

of John that 

John 1.1 - 4 

In the beginning was the 

Word,

and the Word was with God

and the 

Word 

was God. 

The same was 

in the beginning 

with God.

All things were made

by him

and without him

was not 

anything made

that was made.

In him was life,.

and the life

was the light 

of men.

Let us consider: 

Our Faith is the victory

that overcomes the world.

We are to follow 

in the steps 

of our Savior. 

He alone is our example

if we are to

live in victory.

Matthew 6.24 

No man can serve 

two masters; 

for he will either 

hate the one, 

and love the other; 

or else he will hold 

to one, 

and despise the other.

Matthew 6.33

Seek ye first 

the kingdom of God,

and his righteousness,

and all these 

things 

shall be 

added unto you.

 

I Corinthians 15. 3 - 4

For I delivere unto you 

first of all 

that which I also received,

how that Christ died 

for our sins 

according to the 

scriptures; 

and that he was 

buried, 

and that he rose again

the third day 

according to the 

scriptures.

Next, let us consider: 

HIS PROMISE TO RETURN

John 14.1 - 3 

Let not your heart be 

troubled. Ye believe in God,

believe also in me;

in my Father's house 

are many mansions; 

if it were not so, 

I would have told you.

I go to prepare a 

place for you;

and if I go 

and prepare a place 

for you, 

I WILL COME AGAIN, 

that where I am,

there ye may be 

also.   

Jesus arose

His disciples all

served Him faithfully

believing 

He was coming 

back for them

and 

that they were 

to go 

and 

tell 

others 

JESUS IS LORD  

We have eternal life in Him.

This book was written 

so that we might know 

Jesus as our Savior 

and that 

we might have LIFE 

ETERNAL

He promised to come 

take us home to be 

with Him

We are to watch and 

be ready. 

Christ is going to 

come 

any time 

soon 

and it will 

be 

just for 

those 

who 

know Him.

My next blog 

will talk about 

the Coming of 

Christ 

   

LIKE ABRAHAM

WE ARE 

ON A JOURNEY

BY FAITH 

WE ARE LOOKING

FOR A CITY

NOT MADE BY HANDS

COME JOURNEY WITH ME

RIVERS OF LIVING WATER, ARE YOU THIRSTING?

RIVERS OF LIVING WATER 

                                                           
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Rivers 

The source of refreshment

The thirst quenching water we need

AS THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES 

 APPROACHES

I  CONSIDER THE 

SOURCE 

OF 

WATER 

[Water is always essential for

living]

AND 

OF 

LIGHT

  MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT 

AWARE OF ANY LIGHTS

EXCEPT THE 

LIGHTS

ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE

The Chanukkah Candles 

are lit every year at

the Festival of Lights.

IN THE TIME WHEN JESUS WAS

HERE AMONG US,

THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES

CELEBRATED 

THE 

CHERISHED HERITAGE

OF ISRAEL'S

PROVISION

IN THE WILDERNESS

BY GOD

WATER 

FROM

THE 

ROCK

AND

LIGHT 

TO 

SHOW

THE 

WAY 

AS A LIGHTHOUSE GIVES LIGHT

TO SEA GOING SHIPS

SO GOD GAVE A PILLAR

OF LIGHT

BY DAY AND A PILLAR OF FIRE

BY NIGHT

TO LEAD THEM

GUIDE THEM

TO DIRECT THEM 

THE ROCK IN THE WILDERNESS

WERE THE SOURCE

OF ENOUGH WATER

 TO QUENCH THE THIRST

OF GOD'S PEOPLE. 

JESUS IS PICTURED 

IN THE 

The Feast of Tabernacles 

           This feast had a threefold practice -  

                              (1)   It was considered as "the ingathering" 

                                  The Time of Harvest

                                        (2)  As the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles) it
                                    had relation to Living in the Wilderness.
                                            Living in Tents, booths, to
                                                      symbolize their
                                                          memory of it.
                             (3) Feast of Jehovah - "Yhwh"   which
                                     had relation to the ultimate harvest 
                                      of the Messiah.   
                                              Looking to Messiah's coming.
                    

                    SO LET US TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THIS
                          WAS ALL ABOUT .....

                     With 2.5 million people that came out of Egypt
                     with Moses,   how much water  ? was involved? 

                      *  THE JEWS CELEBRATED GOD'S 
                           PROVISION OF WATER IN THE 
                           WILDERNESS.....
                                      a. This required 12 million gallons of
                                             water daily.
                   * THE JEWS CELEBRATED GOD'S 
                               PROVISION OF LIGHT ALONG THE
                               PATHWAY - A PILLAR OF CLOUD BY
                              DAY, AND A PILLAR OF FIRE BY NIGHT.
                        
                                      a. When the Pillar of Light stopped -
                                           the people stopped, and stayed. 
                                           When the Night came - there was
                                          Light to protect and keep safe.
                           
                        Each day for a week 
                          * FOUR GIANT GOLDEN LAMPSTANDS
                              75 FEET TALL    in the Court of the Women
                              and towered over the Temple grounds on
                               the Temple mount.
                                      Each evening, they were lit.
                                     Once lit,  these lit the entire Temple area
                                       with their light. 
                                   They had special "windows" that allowed
                                   maximum light to flow from them, and 
                                   could be seen from any point in Jerusalem.
                          They were a fiery presentation of the 
                              Shekinah Glory of God in the Tabernacle
        
                        Each day -   after the morning sacrifice and
                       ceremonies, the festive meal,  the entire afternoon
                      spent in meditation on the Law, and the evening 

                     sacrifice, JUST AS DARKNESS FELL, the SPECIAL CEREMONY OF THE LIGHTING 

OF THE 

CANDLEABRA WAS HELD.                          John  7. 10 - 11 

Each day as the lights were lit,  thousands of worshippers were 

watching as priests ascended ladders to the four golden bowls, filled them with 10 gallons of oil each, and lit the oil soaked wicks, comprised of used priestly garments. 

             As the sky began to glow - a group of torch bearing

            "chasadim"  would dance before the people, and the 

             Levites would start playing with harps, flutes, cymbals,

             trumpets, and "instruments without number" .  

                             The Levitical Choir would begin to sing

                            the 15 DEGREE - or ASCENT PSALMS

                          (Psalm 120  - 134)   as they stood on the 

                          15 steps which led up from the Court of 

                            the Women to the Court of the Men. 

                  All of this not only looked BACK 

                           to the Shekinah Glory in the past,

                              but LOOKED FORWARD 

                                   to the future Shekinah Glory 

                                    of God when Messiah would come

                                       in His Kingdom.   

      

         

On the very last day of

the FEAST OF TABERNACLES

AT DAYBREAK  -   Hundreds of worshippers in festive array

left that palm and willow leaf booths and proceeded to the Temple.    Each worshipper carried the LUBLAH - the myrtle, willow and palm branches bound together -  in his right hand, and in the other hand - the ethrog - or the "boughs of fruit" 

Leviticus 23.40.     At the first glimmer of sunlight, the priest on the pinnacle of the Temple signaled for THREE LONG TRUMPET BLASTS and the OPENING OF THE GATES.

               

  At the opening of the gates,

(1) One group remained in the temple,

for preperations for the morning 

sacrifice, 

(2) One procession went to Motza in 

the Kedron Valley, and gathered 

branches which would be 

used in the morning services.

(3) The most important group proceeded 

to the Pool of Siloam which was 

fed by the "living waters" of an 

artesian spring.

To the sound of trumpets,

flutes,

and other instruments, 

the procession to the Pool of Siloam

is followed by a pries bearing a golden pitcher.

As the priest dipped the pitcher into 

the Pool of Siloam

they would chant the words 

"Ho, everyone that thirsteth,

come ye to the waters,

and he that hath no money,

come ye."  

ISAIAH chapter 55.1

"Therefore with joy shall ye
draw water out of
the wells of
salvation."

ISAIAH CHAPTER 12. VERSE 3

They then return to
the Temple through the Water Gate.

These two processions reentered the temple
to THREE LONG BLASTS OF THE TRUMPETS
AT THE EXACT MOMENT
ANOTHER PRIEST
WAS READY
WITH THE MORNING
SACRIFICE.
(a)
To the sound of trumpet blasts
the group with the willow branches
drove them into the ground
so as to form a leafy canopy
over the BRAZEN ALTAR.
(b)
The priest with a pitcher of water
was joined in the Court of the Priests
by another priest with a pitcher of
wine (fruit of the vine- unfermented grapes)
for the Drink Offering.
They ascended the altar together,
joining the priest ready to
make the BURNT OFFERING.
(c)
As the people shouted "Raise thy hand"
the priests with the water and wine
pour both into long silver funnels which
lead into the Altar.  This outpouring
of water, universally understood
by the Jews as symbolic of the prophesied
outpouring of the Holy Spir8t, was
the central object of
the entire day's ceremonies.
(d)
IMMEDIATELY the priests begin
to lead in the great
HALLEL - which consisted
of Psalms 113 - 118.

KJV - HOLY BIBLE - PSALMS 113 - 118 

TO THE SOUND OF AN 
ORCHESTRA OF FLUTES,
THE 400 PRIESTS WOULD
CHANT EACH VERSE
OF THE HALLEL -
Psalm 113 - 118 

The people repeated the first line 
of each Psalm, and shout 
HALLELU  JAH  to every other
verse.

IN PSALM 118, the people would
the first verse,
 "Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD,
then verse 25a
"Oh, give thanks unto the LORD, 
for He is good,
His mercy endureth forever." 

All of this would take place 
in a building crescendo of Praise
as the people shook their "lulabh"  
branches to the Lord as they
chanted these words. 

AS THE PRIESTS MAKE THE CIRCUIT
OF THE ALTAR 7 TIMES
SINGING AGAIN
THE WORDS OF 
PSALM 118.25 
(having done one circuit around
the altar each of the 
six days before) 

THIS PICTURED THE END 
OF THEIR WANDERINGS
IN THE WILDERNESS

WITH THE VICTORY 
IN JERICHO
Symbolizing that Messiah 
would be Victorious One Day
with all the Gentile nations
in the Millenial Kingdom.

FINALLY 
BIBLE - KJV - PSALM 82
PSALM 82 was chanted 
to trumpet blasts  ending with
Psalm 82.8"Arise, O God, 
judge the earth, for Thou 
shalt inherit all nations." 

While all this has been
going on,
Jesus is now in Jerusalem.

  K J V   The Bible - John Chapter 

                         HOLY BIBLE - KJV - JOHN CHAPTER 7

  

[But when his brethren were gone up, then went he
 also up unto the Feast, not openly,
  but as it were in secret.
                   Jesus arrived secretly at this Feast, while the 
                 leaders are looking for Him.   Meanwhile, the 
                people are ALL IN DISCUSSION ….  just who
                is this  Jesus ?   

                              * Some thought Jesus was a good man.

                               *Some thought he was a deceiver.

                               * Some thought he was a master-teacher.

                                * Some thought he was a prophet.

                                 *Some accepted Him as their Messiah.]

                SUDDENLY - THE LONE FIGURE OF CHRIST
                   STANDS UP AND CRIES OUT ….
                 "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and 
                   drink.   He that believeth on me, as the scripture
                   hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of 
                       living water."  
                                  (This spake he of the Spirit, which 
                                    they that believe on Him should 
                                                       receive  John 7. 37 - 39) 

BIBLE - KJV - JOHN CHAPTER 7.VERSE 37 

BIBLE - KJV - JOHN CHAPTER 7 VERSE 38

                      THE EFFECT ON EVERYONE IS 
                             INSTANTANEOUS.

                         Many of the people when they heard
                             this saying, said "Of a truth, this is 
                                 a Prophet."     John 7. verse 40
                                      
                          Others said, "This is the Christ (Messiah)
                          But some said, "Shall Christ come out 
                              of Galilee? Hath not the scripture said,
                         "That Christ cometh of the seed of David,
                             and out of the town of Bethlehem, where
                            David was?"      John 7. verse 41 

                              So there was a division among the 
                           people because of him.   John 7. verse 43.

                               And some of them would have taken
                             him; but no man laid hands on him.
                                                                    John 7.verse 44.

                             

      

                    so as we are about to celebrate CHRISTMAS
                      let us remember the very One who has 
                     been born of the Seed of David, and has 
                      indeed been born in Bethlehem.

           BIBLE - KJV - MATTHEW 2.1 - 12 BIRTH OF JESUS 

                    JESUS IS THE FOUNTAIN - hymnal.net                         
                            In my next post I will continue
                            in a discussion of Scripture 

                            WITH CHANUKKAH - AND 
                    JESUS AS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
                    
                           
                       

WHAT MY FAMILY MEANS TO ME

WHAT MY FAMILY MEANS TO ME

MY GRANDMOTHER - LILLIAS MAY BREWER

ON HER WEDDING DAY 

1914  TO BECOME

MRS. FORREST RAYMOND CARPENTER 

Her home was in York Beach, Maine.

Forrest Raymond Carpenter lived in Cheshire MA.

Their legacy has come down to 

me, 

their first grandchild.

CHESHIRE WAS CLOSE BY. 

ALL THE TRADING WAS DONE IN ADAMS, MA,

WILLIAMSTOWN, NORTH ADAMS.

CHESHIRE MASSACHUSETTS

This photo is of MAIN STREET IN ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS

IN 1910.   

MY GRANDFATHER WAS ONE OF THREE SONS

WHO WERE BORN TO 

GEORGE EDGAR CARPENTER AND 

TO NETTIE PRISCILLA  INGALLS

MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS ON

MY MOTHER'S SIDE.

MY GRANDFATHER'S OLDER BROTHER

LESTER GOT WORK AT THE MILL

SO 

THEN HIS BROTHER ALBERT ("BERTIE) 

WENT TO COLLEGE AND GOT A

JOB ELSEWHERE.

I have the "CARPENTER DIARIES'  LITTLE LEDGERS

;SHOWING DAILY ENTRIES AS TO THE GOINGS ON

FROM 1882 TO  1924   

There are 14 of these small diaries.

You can find copies of these in

the 

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PITTSFIELD MA. 

I TRANSCRIBED THEM, AND THEY ARE THERE.

I am still working on 1915 and 1924 which were

entered by George Edgar Carpenter.     

WHICH LEFT MY

GRANDFATHER ON THE 

FARM.

HE HAD A FIFTH GRADE EDUCATION

WHICH MEANT IN THOSE DAYS

A "GOOD" EDUCATION

FOR A FARMER.

DID YOU KNOOW THAT 

THE KING JAMES VERSION

OF THE BIBLE 

IS MEANT FOR A 

6TH GRADE LEVEL 

PERSON TO BE 

ABLE TO READ?

(THINK ABOUT IT.

MOST OF THE 

NEWER RENDITIONS

OF THE BIBLE

ARE 

AT 

COLLEGE LEVEL

READING.)

THERE WAS A WEDDING 

COMING UP...

LILLIAS  WAS SEEING HER 

SISTER GET MARRIED

TO FRANK CHAPMAN

WHO WAS A BEST 

FRIEND

TO GUESS WHO ? 

HIS FRIEND FORREST RAYMOND CARPENTER

IT WAS ABOUT THE TIME

RUMORS OF WAR 

WERE ALL ABOUT

1912 

WAS FULL OF 

WORRY AND CONCERN.

BUT LILIAS DID NOT GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT.

She was a happy woman.

Teaching in a Primary School, having been

to College, and then teach the first

three grades in a school

she was excited about

her sister's wedding.

You see,

YORK BEACH, MAINE

IS WHERE THE 

WEDDING WAS

TO BE.

                                                                 

THEY WERE AMERICAN SISTERS

GROWING UP IN A 

WONDERFUL WORLD

THEIR HOME WAS FILLED WITH LOVE

AND LOTS OF ACTIVITY

THEIR FATHER - LUTHER WILBUR BREWER 

WAS A VERY DEVOUT CHRISTIAN 

IN THE METHODIST CHURCH

AND 

WAS A LEATHER TANNER.

HE MADE THE LEATHERWORK

FOR HORSES, THE CARRIAGES,

AND THE EQUIPMENT.

VIDA MAY INGALLS 

HE HAD MARRIED YEARS 

AGO

AND NOW HIS DAUGHTER 

WAS GETTING MARRIED.

EVERYONE WAS EXCITGED!  

AS BUSY AS THEY MUST HAVE BEEN

THESE TWO PARENTS FOUND TIME

FOR FAMILY TO GATHER

AND

OFTEN PLAYED CROQUET.

HERE THEY ARE, AS YOUNG PARENTS

DOTING ON THEIR DAUGHTER

GETTING MARRIED.

WHEN FRANK BROUGHT FORREST TO THE WEDDING

FORREST MET LILLIAS.

THEY NEVER EVER LOOKED BACK

IT WAS MEANT TO BE.

 

FRANK AND FLORENCY ("FLOSSIE) 

LOVED TO HAVE A REASON

TO ENCOURAGE 

FORREST AND LILLA 

SO

THEY OFTEN

TOOK OFF ON THE 

"HORSELESS CARRIAGE"

AND 

CAME TO THE YORK BEACH HOME

THAT MAMIE AND BAMPY HAD

LILLIAS' MOTHER WAS VIDA MAY (INGALLS) 

MARRIED TO LUTHER WILBUR BREWER.

T

TRAVELING FROM CHESHIRE TO YORK BEACH MAINE

FORREST RAYMOND CARPENTER

READING HERE ON

THE PORCH.

LET ME DESCRIBE MY GRANDFATHER

FORREST RAYMOND CARPENTER.

HE WAS A FARM BOY FROM CHESHIRE MASSACHUSETTS.

CHESHIRE MASS WAS A TOWN WHICH HAD STARTED

WHEN SEVERAL BAPTIST FAMILIES FROM 

ROGER WILLIAMS' RHODE ISLAND

COLONY DECIDED TO 

COME INTO MASSACHUSETTS

AND

FARM, AND LVE FOR GOD THERE.

THEY WERE STRONG IN FAITH.

THEY HAD MUCH DESIRE TO BE INDEPENDENT.

Forrest had to work on the farm, so 

he only went to school when he did not work

on the farm.

He was an avid reader.

He learned about Edison and and all the inventions

that were being created at that time.  He studied 

up on all the electricity and he began to take 

an interest in finding himself

in OTHER KIND OF WORK.

When he worked for his father

he traveled in the wagon all over

trading with people in the area.

Whatever was made on the farm

whether it was rag rugs, or tatting,

or butchering a calf and growing the 

potatoes and beets and corn.   You 

can see that they were going back and forth

from Cheshire to the surrounding area.

In York Beach with Lillias, it 

was different.

She was a LADY of sorts.

Her work was more in the laundering 

and the washing of the clothes.

The ladies in those days and in that time

had to have the help of their husbands

to do the work, because it required 

heavy lifting of washtubs 

and there were no washing machines 

like there are today.

Albert and his brother Forrest at the car.

Forrest began early on "driving" 

others to town, to places they 

wanted to go and 

it was a privilege.

He ordered his very own CAR 

himself, and it came packaged in

a box and he had to ASSEMBLE IT HIMSELF.

SO HE WAS LEARNING.

NOW HE HAD EXTRA INCENTIVE

FOR LILLIAS WAS 

HIS DELIGHT.

      Forrest Raymond Carpenter (b.July 29. 1890 -June 27,1970)

Cheshire MA

married  on  July 16,1914 

Lillias May Brewer (b. Feb. 5, 1891 - May 16,1979)

b. Salmon Falls, N. H.  

THEY SPENT MANY HOURS TOGETHER

IN THE NEXT YEAR

AND EVEN INCLUDED A TRIP TO

LAKE GEORGE  

LAKE GEORGE NEW YORK 

Years later when I was about 15 years old

my Grandmother  Lillias May Carpenter 

shared with me her photos from 

that time of courting.

She was strong in faith, believing

this was the one man with 

whom she would spend the rest 

of her life with.

When I think of my family,

and how the strong tie

and bond 

of love and affection

drew two people together

to live in the midst 

of 

difficulties

obstacles

frustrations

and changes,

I am amazed again and again

at the way God 

led me to find Himself

through the strong conviction

my family had that 

I WAS LOVED, AND PART OF THE FABRIC

OF A FAMILY CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER.

SO HERE I AM TODAY.

I hope to put my stories on this blog, and to share 

something of the heritage my family and my faith 

are to me.    In my husband's papers I have all of 

his sermons and some of his notes, our budgets,

our pictures, and so much to share.

I will look forward to this.

Climb along with me, in walking higher.

I am convinced that there is no other

name but Jesus Christ the Lord

and Savior, the Son of the Living God,

who came and lived and died among

us, that we might live.

He arose from the grave, and 

is risen and ascended to the Father,

and He is preparing a home for us 

who believe on Him.

As I wait for His Coming,

or for my Call Home to be with Him,

I will blog and keep blogging

telling my stories 

and sharing.

JOHN 10  10  

ABUNDANT LIFE IS PROMISED

TO THOSE WHO KNOW HIM.