The Sacred Scrolls

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"Then He said to me, 

"It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, 

the beginning and the end 

I will give to the one who thirsts 

from the spring of the water of life without cost. 

He who overcomes will inherit these things, 

and I will be his God and he will be My son.” 

- Revelation 21:6-7

The Sacred Scrolls today are commonly called THE HOLY BIBLE.  

The Bible is a library unto itself, and the collections begins with:

 The Sacred Scrolls of YHWH

           On Mt. Sinai, before Moses received the Ten Commandments engraved by the finger of GOD on two stone tablets, he took some dictation.  The Scroll he produced was originally one continuous stream of approximately 304,805 Paleo (ancient) Hebrew characters directly dictated by YHWH, (generally pronounced YAHWEH in English, commonly called GOD the FATHER). For safekeeping, the original copy was kept in the Ark of the Testimony, pictured above. 

(With the building of the Tabernacle and Temple, the 7 branched lamp stand (called the Menorah in Hebrew) was commanded to be built to light the interior. It's symbol, the number 7, and the Ark, became became synonymous with our CREATOR, Exo.25:31-40, Rev.2:5. Click for more Temple info.) 

           Today this Scroll is called the Five Books of Moses, or the Torah in Hebrew, and the Pentateuch in Greek.  

           In any Bible these books are always listed first as: Genesis (Gen.);  Exodus (Exo.);  Leviticus (Lev); Numbers (Num.);  Deuteronomy (Deu.).

           To simplify research and study, each book of the Bible has a series of numbered chapters, and each chapter is divided into numbered verses. These chapter and verse citations are uniform throughout all of the Bible translations and are written as: Book name, chapter #, verse #. For example: The second verse, of the first chapter, of the first book of the Bible is written as Genesis 1:2, or abbreviated as Gen.1:2.

           It is a collection of ancient history, poetry, and the writings of the Prophets called by YHWH to correct the people and pass along additional Divine information. The Hebrews called these Sacred library of writings "the TaNaKh."  Which is an acronym for the Torah (Law), Nebi'im (Prophets), Kethubim (Writings). Those who taught the TaNaKh were called rabbi, meaning in Hebrew "my teacher."   

           Not without its controversies, it is a collection of books (save one) that were written by Hebrews for Hebrews, and then for the Gentiles (Mat.10:5-7).

           The first four four books are called "the Gospels," which means "the Good News."  The books center on the direct teachings of the Hebrew Messianic Prophet called Yahshua, commonly known as Jesus of Nazareth.  They are: Matthew (Mat.), Mark (Mar.), Luke (Luk.), John (Jno.).

           The next book Acts (Act.) is next, and it is the history of the early Messianic movement after the death of Yahshua.

           The other books consist of general letters of correction and inspiration by the Apostles of Yahshua, to the newly formed Messianic churches established in the Greek and Roman cultures to west of Jerusalem.  The collections begins with:

           The last book Revelation (Rev.), is a book of prophecy (companion book to the Book of Daniel), and relates to the events of transition at the end of this age, leading to the beginning of the next Messianic age.

Note: The Dark Side hates this book, and their minions have been hard at work...

 "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, 

and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, 

for instruction in righteousness, 

that the man of God may be complete, 

thoroughly equipped for every good work." 

-2 Timothy  3:16,17

 

The Bible is the most unique book in the possession of humankind.  Many archaeological discoveries, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, do more to prove the integrity of the Bible, then disprove it.  (For more info see the links page )

The Bible is many things to many people.  It is a book of tradition, a book of freedom, a book of moral lessons, a book of healthcare, a book of prophecy, a book of spiritual warfare, etc.. (And, we will touch on a little of all of them.)

Think for a minute what the Bible claims to be, it is the message from the CREATOR to the creation. The question is: How does the CREATOR authenticate the message? How does HE prove to the creation that HE is the one sending the message? The primary way HE has chosen to do that is by telling the creation the future before it happens.

Prophecy validates the Bible, and proves the existence of the CREATOR.  There are approximately 10,835 prophecies in the Bible, some are of curses and punishments, some are of blessings and redemption, and they are of two types, fulfilled, and unfulfilled. The fulfilled ones we learn from, and the unfulfilled ones are the ones we are watching for, (sometime in the future they will show up on the radar screen). They are organized into three categories:

• [1] The Land: For example, in the Book of Daniel, there are 135 prophecies, all previously fulfilled as written.
• [2] The Messiah: There are over 200 prophecies regarding the Messiah, all fulfilled in the life and death of Yahshua).
• [3] The End Times (Eschatology): Are prophecies that deal with death, resurrection, the end of the age, Divine judgment, and the future world.

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In my opinion, the Bible is one of those books where it's best to read the ending first.  Begin by reading Revelation ch.19-22, it will give you a vision of eternity and then you can decide which side you want to be on.  From there read the Book of Proverbs, it will help you form your framework for your "method of getting into Heaven."  Next, read "the Gospels."

The Bible should be read with sophistication.  The only problem with the Bible is man's narrow view of it.  Most scholars agree when studying ancient texts one must use the literal meaning of sentences as the normal approach in all languages.  The meaning must be interpreted in the relation to the historical and grammatical context of the time in which it originated.  All secondary meanings of parables, allegories, and symbols depend on the definition by the previous literal meaning of the term.  (Study Bibles are a big help in this area.)

When discussing the Bible, many times, people will tell me that you cannot trust the Bible translations, because some translators made changes to it, either from ignorance, honest mistake, or for the purposes of deception.  Fifty years ago it was a good argument, but today, many archaeological discoveries, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, do more to prove the integrity of the Bible, then to disprove it.   

To compile the research for this story, I used many Bible translations.  I do not wish to debate the merits of any of the Bible versions.  In my opinion, there is still no one perfect English translation - but they are getting better.  One can use any respected translation that they are comfortable with to follow the general concepts of my presentation.

My purpose is the illumination of some spiritual truths that are rarely taught.  Although I quote certain verses, space does not allow me to use the complete context in which the verse is used.  I encourage all readers to refer to their own Bibles, read with sophistication and consider the complete historical context in which the verse was quoted from.   

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