In this video Alan Wright explains about how arranged marriages operated in Bible times.
Month: September 2023
UNDERSTANDING THE DAY OF ATONEMENT OR YOM KIPPUR
The Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, is the most holy and solemn day of the Biblical calendar. It is the only day when the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies, the most sacred place within the Tabernacle and ancient temples. It was the only day when the high priest reconciled Israel with Elohim and symbolically brought them back into the presence of YaHUaH. No other day, and no other ancient ritual comes closer to the full meaning and purpose of the atonement of YaHUsha Messiah.
Understanding the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur – Messages of Christ, 9 October 2019
DIE GROOT VERSOENDAG Opsomming
Daar is ‘n lang speling van sowat 4 maande tussen die eerste feeste van die jaar en die laaste 3 feeste van die jaar, waartydens die oes ingesamel moet word.
JaHUsha het gesê dat die lande al “wit is vir die oes” (Joh. 4:35). Dit is nou nog die tyd wat die nasies het om in te kom (Rom. 11:25) in die “Gemeente van Nasies” as Verheerlikte Israel, die Bruid.
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DAY OF ATONEMENT Summary
There is a long gap of about 4 months between the first festivals of the year and the last 3 festivals of the year, during which the harvest must be collected.
YaHUsha said that the fields are already “white to harvest” (John 4:35). Now is still the time that the nations (Rom. 11:25) can come into the “Congregation/”Kahal” of Nations” as the Glorified Israel, the Bride.
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DIE VERHEERLIKTE BRUID
“… die Bruid, die Vrou van die Lam” – Open. 21:9
Volgens 1 Kor. 10:1 – 11 is Ou Testamentiese Israel ‘n voorbeeld van die Nuwe Testamentiese Kerk. In die O.T. was Israel eerstens ‘n Bruid en toe ‘n Vrou. Dit is ‘n tipe en voorbeeld van die Kerk as die Nuwe Testamentiese Verheerlikte Israel (Gal. 6:16), en wel onderskeidelik as die Bruid en die Vrou.
In die O.T. was Israel JaHUaH se Uitverkorene uit al die volke (Ex. 19:4 – 6) en het Hy Hom aan Israel verbind soos met ‘n verlowing tussen ‘n man en sy uitverkore meisie. Die volk het toe vir Hom “ja” gesê (Ex. 19:8). Daanà het hulle die Tien Woorde/Gebooie as verbondsteken ontvang en dis in die verbondsark geplaas.
Diè verlowing het gebeur by Sinai, in die woestyn. Die Bruidstydperk is dus die woestyntydperk.
Sedert Dawid egter Jerusalem as die aanbiddingsplek en hoofstad gevestig het toe hy die verbondsark na Sion in Jerusalem toe gebring het (wat gepaard gegaan het met feestelike aanbidding, vgl. 1 Kron. 15 – 16 met Jer. 33:11 en Open. 19:9), is daar dikwels deur die profete na Jerusalem as “die Vrou” van JaHUaH verwys, meestal as die ontroue Vrou. Dit behels die inwoners van Jerusalem, nl. die volk.
In die N.T. vind daar ooreenkomstig ook ‘n “verlowing” plaas in Hand. 2 (soos by Sinai) met die verheerlikte Israel as “Uitverkorene” (Heb. 12:18 – 24, Joh. 15:16 – 17, Ef. 1:4). Die Bruid is diè wat “ja” gesê het toe hulle JaHUsha as die Messias aanvaar het soos wat Sy dissipels gedoen het en daarna het hulle die Gees ontvang terwyl hulle in Jerusalem gewag het. Die uitstorting van die Gees is die teken van die verlowing, want die Gees is die Pand of bewys daarvan soos wat ‘n ring dit vandag is (Ef. 1:13 – 14).
As Bruid is elke gelowige in JaHUsha nou nog“in die Woestyn”, want ons Bruidegom is eers na Sy Vader se huis toe om te gaan plek berei vir Sy Bruid (Joh. 14:2 – 3), maar as Hy weer kom met die blaas van die laaste basuin om haar te kom haal, vind die Bruilof/Bruilofsmaal plaas (Open. 19:9) en die Bruid word nou ‘die Vrou van die Lam’. Die Vrou van die Lam word die “nuwe Jerusalem” genoem(Open. 21), soos wat ou Jerusalem eens die Vrou was. Hierdie vrou is nie ‘n ontroue vrou nie, maar is afgesonder en sy was haar haar klere en maak dit wit in die bloed van die Lam (Open. 7:14). Die Vrou kry dan ook haar man se Naam (Open. 22:4), sowel as bruidskatte en Sy regeer saam met Hom, want Hy is die Koning van die konings.
Toepassing
Ou Jerusalem het gehoereer. Die profete het dikwels oor Jerusalem as die ontroue vrou wat gehoereer het geskryf en Hosea moes ‘n hoervrou trou as illustrasie. JaHUaH het toe van Sy volk geskei (Jer. 3:8 – 10) en toegelaat dat sy weggevoer word, weg uit Jerusalem, weg uit Israel, weg van Hom af. Maar Hy sal weer genadig wees vir die wat Sy Seun se versoening vir hulle sou aanvaar. Hulle sal weer Israel kan wees, nie Ou Testamentiese Israel nie, maar wel die Verheerlikte Israel, die Israel van Elohiem (Gal. 6:16) … nie in ou Jerusalem nie, maar as die nuwe Jerusalem van daar bo, Gal. 4:22 – 31 (vgl. ook Ef. 2:19 – 22 met Open. 21:9 – 14).
Daarom het die Vader Sy Gees gestuur om ‘n bruid vir Sy Seun te soek (soos wat Abraham vir Eliëser gestuur het om vir Isak ‘n bruid te gaan soek het, Gen. 24). Die Gees wat ons aanpor wanneer ons die evangelie hoor, is soos ‘n huweliksaansoek waarop gereageer moet word. As mens die “huweliksaansoek” aanvaar word mens deel van die Bruid, die Geliefde van JaHUsha. Gelowiges in JaHUsha word “Geliefdes” genoem (Rom. 1:7, 16:5, 8). Johannes was die Geliefde dissipel (Joh. 13:23), en sy naam beteken: “JaHUaH is genadig”. Hy is ‘n tipe van die Bruid wat genade ontvang het vanaf JaHUaH en Hom daarvoor bemin.
Die Bruid as ‘n Verheerlikte Israel is wel vanuit ‘n Oorblyfsel (of wortel) van Ou Testamentiese Israel naamlik vanuit JaHUsha, want Hy was ‘n fisiese afstammeling van Dawid. Hy is uit die wortel en geslag van Dawid, Open. 22:16. In en deur Hom is die “bestendige genadebewyse van Dawid” (Jes. 55:3 – 9). Vanuit Hom spruit dus die Verheerlikte Israel (Kol. 1:18), soos toe Dawid eens al die stamme van Israel bymekaar gebring het as ‘n volk toe hy vanaf Jerusalem regeer het, want as Messias is JaHUsha die Gesalfde, soos wat Dawid as tipe ook JaHUaH se gesalfde was.
Ons as die Geliefde, die Bruid van JaHUsha ons Bruidegom, sal uiteindelik in die Huis van die Vader wees. Hy het gegaan om vir ons plek te berei en dan kom Hy ons haal vir die Bruilof (Joh. 14:2 – 3). Daarna gaan ons vir ewig saam met Hom wees, maar nou as “die Vrou van die Lam” in die Huis van die Vader, as die ‘nuwe’ Jerusalem (Open. 21:9).
Intussen is ons ook Uitgestuurders om onder die leiding van die Gees aan ander Sy huweliksaansoek mee te deel, soos wat ‘n Eliëser in Gen. 24 dit gedoen het.
Volg nou verder ‘n baie ou preek van Horatius Bonar (1808 – 1889) wat na Afrikaans vertaal is, waarin hy alles mooi saamgevat het.
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THE GLORIOUS BRIDE
“… the Bride, the Lamb’s wife” – Rev. 21:9
According to 1 Cor. 10:1 – 11 Old Testament Israel is an EXAMPLE of the New Testament Spiritual Israel. In the O.T. Israel was first a Bride and then became the Wife. This is a type and example of the Church as the New Testament Spiritual Israel (Gal. 6:16), as Bride and Wife.
In the O.T. Israel was YaHUaH’s Chosen from all the nations (Ex. 19:4 – 6) and He committed Himself to Israel like with an engagement between a man and his chosen girl. The people said “yes” to Him (Ex. 19:8). They then received the Ten Words/Commandments as a sign of the covenant that was made and it was placed in the ark of the covenant.
This betrothal happened at Sinai, in the desert. The Bridal age is therefore the wilderness age in which we are now spiritually.
Since David established Jerusalem as his capital when he brought the ark of the covenant to Zion (which was accompanied by festive worship, compare 1 Chron. 15 – 16 with Jer. 33:11 and Rev. 19 :9), Jerusalem was often referred to by the prophets as ‘the Wife’ of YaHUaH. It involves the inhabitants of Jerusalem as the people of Israel.
In the N.T. an engagement accordingly takes place in Acts 2 (as at Sinai) and it is also the origin of spiritual Israel as the “Chosen” (Heb. 12:18 – 29, John 15:16 – 17, Eph. 1:4)). The Bride is those who said “yes” by accepting YaHUsha as the Messiah like the disciples did, and then received the Spirit while they were waiting in Jerusalem. The outpouring of the Spirit is the sign of the betrothal, because the Spirit is the Seal or proof of it like what a ring is today (Eph. 1:13 – 14).
As the Bride, every believer in YaHUsha is still in the Wilderness, but when He will come again with the blow of the last trumpet, the Bride will become ‘the Wife of the Lamb’ during the marriage supper (Rev. 19:9). The Wife of the Lamb is then called the ‘new Jerusalem’ (Rev. 21), like old Jerusalem was once the Wife in the O.T. This Wife is not an unfaithful wife, but is set apart and she washes her clothes and makes them white in the blood of the Lamb (Rev. 7:14). The Wife then also gets her husband’s Name (Rev. 22:4), as well as dowry and she rules with Him, because He is the King of kings.
Application
Old Jerusalem committed harlotry. The prophets often wrote about Jerusalem as an unfaithful wife who committed harlotry and Hosea had to marry a harlot as an illustration of it. YaHUaH then divorced His people (Jer. 3:8 – 10) and allowed her to be taken away, away from Jerusalem, away from Israel, away from Him. But He will be merciful to those who would accept His Son’s atonement for them. They will be able to be Israel again, not the Old Testament Israel, but a Glorified Israel … not in old Jerusalem, but as the new Jerusalem from above, Gal. 4:22 – 31 (also compare Eph. 19 – 22 with Rev. 21:9 – 14).
That is why the Father sent His Spirit to look for a bride for His Son (just as Abraham sent Eliezer to look for a bride for Isaac, Gen. 24). The Spirit that prompts us when we hear the gospel is like a marriage proposal that must be responded to. If one accepts the ‘poposal’ one becomes part of the Bride, the Beloved of YaHUsha. Believers in YaHUsha are called the ‘Beloved’ (Rom. 1:7, 16:5, 8). John was the Beloved disciple (John 13:23), and his name means: “YaHUaH is merciful”. He is a type of the Bride who received grace from YaHUaH and loves Him because of it.
The Bride as a Glorified Israel originated from a Remnant (or root) of Old Testament Israel namely YaHUsha, as He is a physical descendant of David. He is of the Root and offspring of David, Rev. 22:16. In and through Him are the “sure mercies of David” (Is. 55:3 – 9). From Him sprouts forth the Glorified Israel as a people, like when David once brought all the tribes of Israel together as a people when he ruled from Jerusalem. Messiah, YaHUsha is the Anointed One, as David as a type was also YaHUaH’s anointed.
We as the Beloved, the Bride of YaHUsha our Bridegroom, will eventually be in the House of the Father. He went to prepare a place for us and then He will come back to fetch His Bride (John 14:2 – 3). There will be a wedding, a marriage supper. After that we will be forever with Him, but this time as ‘the Wife of the Lamb’. We will be with Him in the House of the Father, as the ‘new’ Jerusalem (Rev. 21:9).
In the meantime, we are also sent to communicate His marriage proposal to others under the guidance of the Spirit, as Eliezer did in Gen. 24.
Follow now for further reading a very old sermon by Horatius Bonar (1808 – 1889) in which he summarized all the above smoothly.
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