Waking Up In the Light; There Must Be A Reason? - War

My goodness I love the bible this is like the coolest! Ezekiel 37:14 verse selection many years ago was tied to the whole section of the Valley of Dry Bones. Started with memorizing Psalms 46:10 in English for this is truth I know; for I am at peace in the knowledge of his exaltation! There is power in the words when committed to thought:

"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!" [Psalm 46:10 ESV]

Then I learned it in Hebrew - not quite sure why. I suppose I just want to soak it in. Full sensory experience. For my mind has trouble staying still so committing it deeply seemed fitting. I usually have a hum and tune in my head anyway so I took try at putting the words to the popular 'Why Can't We Be Friends'.  (Skinny Marinky Dinky Dink tune wasn't cutting it nor were the usual hymns) Eventually found a real good hum and sung along. Pretty fun! Maybe the Greek of Eph. 5:14 will do the same for me? It is other passage I have held dear during my hard times. Supposedly an old hymn of the early church. Probably just a distraction from the real relational mission field. I have some healing left for my heart is not convinced though the last bits of stone begin to crumble. At the very least I learn a bit along the way. I have to listen so carefully when I hear the words but what is written and read comes easy. So does the singing! 

Thanks to ChatGPT html script I created a slower loop of Ephesians 5:14 being read in Greek. The phonetics appears to match up with blueletterbible.org pronunciations of the Greek words so now I have something to come back to. Perhaps committing a few to heart in this language would help if I get around to doing a class or something more form

Here is the original verse, King James seems most valuable here, though the preceding first about walking in the light is also critical for understanding for those sleepers; they who quench and grieve the Spirit of the Lord with faith of baby bath water temperatures:

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. [Ephesians 5:14 KJV]

Will this me my anthem to herald? I need some words for the hymn humming's. Here the words are the doing. The words were also the doing in the beginning and the words will also be the undoing in the end; so it will be when it is finished with a great trumpet sound:

Eph 5:14 (NASB20) — For this reason it (or He) says,

“Awake, sleeper,

And arise from the dead,

And Christ will shine on you.

Greek letters, not that I know any (yet) but copy-paste from https://www.blueletterbible.org/ and they match the video: 

διὸ λέγει Ἔγειραι, ὁ καθεύδων καὶ ἀνάστα ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν καὶ ἐπιφαύσει σοι ὁ Χριστός 

[Ephesians 5:14 TR]

I should have maybe just gone and been been a bible nerd not a science nerd. Honestly I am not sure I gave it much thought, sort of just followed the footsteps of my earthly father. 
Since the tower of Babel language has been cause for barriers but now with AI tools speaking in another language is like way easier! Does it open the door to something more? Perhaps, I mean there words of Jesus caused a fig to melt! And in a single word He can utter a word of destruction across the whole earth... so that all will know Him. We can bring the good news to every corner! An interesting translation I have just discovered that gives food for thought: (though Christ is the bread of life) 

The editors of the TSK or 'Treasury of Scripture Knowledge' are not concerned with tying words to their exact matches in other portions of Scripture (as others have accomplished such tasks admirably—a la Strong's concordance work) but instead, the editors offer a concordance of ideas, an index of thoughts.

So here are verses the TSK feels are related ideas. Maybe of some value since this verse was core to my journey. The most concise story of salvation:

• he - or, it
• Awake thou that sleepest:- Isa 51:17; Isa 52:1; Isa 60:1; Rom 13:11,12; 1Co 15:34; 1Th 5:6; 2Ti 2:26; 
• [Isa 51:17 NASB20] "Pull yourself up! Pull yourself up! Arise, Jerusalem! You who have drunk from the LORD'S hand the cup of His anger; The chalice of staggering you have drunk to the dregs."
• [Isa 52:1 NASB20] "Awake, awake, Clothe yourself in your strength, Zion; Clothe yourself with your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean Will no longer come into you."
• [Isa 60:1 NASB20] ""Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the LORD has risen upon you."
• [Rom 13:11-12 NASB20] "[Do] this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we [first] believed. The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let's rid ourselves of the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light."
• [1Co 15:34 NASB20] "Sober up morally and stop sinning, for some have no knowledge of God. I say [this] to your shame."
• [1Th 5:6 NASB20] "so then, let's not sleep as others do, but let's be alert and sober."
• [2Ti 2:26 NASB20] "and they may come to their senses [and escape] from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will."
• arise from the dead - Eph 2:5; Isa 26:19; Eze 37:4-10; Jhn 5:25-29; Jhn 11:43,44; Rom 6:4,5,13; Col 3:1
• [Eph 2:5 NASB20] "even when we were dead in our wrongdoings, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),"
• [Isa 26:19 NASB20] "Your dead will live; Their corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, For your dew [is as] the dew of the dawn, And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits."
• [Eze 37:4-10 NASB20] "Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'You dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.' "This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: 'Behold, I am going to make breath enter you so that you may come to life. 'And I will attach tendons to you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and put breath in you so that you may come to life; and you will know that I am the LORD.'" So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a [loud] noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. And I looked, and behold, tendons were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'The Lord GOD says this: "Come from the four winds, breath, and breathe on these slain, so that they come to life."'" So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army."
• [Jhn 5:25-29 NASB20] ""Truly, truly, I say to you, a time is coming and even now has arrived, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. "For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is [the] Son of Man. "Do not be amazed at this; for a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come out: those who did the good [deeds] to a resurrection of life, those who committed the bad [deeds] to a resurrection of judgment."
• [Jhn 11:43-44 NASB20] "And when He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" Out came the man who had died, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go.""
• [Rom 6:4-5, 13 NASB20] "Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life. For if we have become united with [Him] in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be [in the likeness] of His resurrection, ... and do not go on presenting the parts of your body to sin [as] instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your body's parts [as] instruments of righteousness for God."
• [Col 3:1 NASB20] "Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things [that are] above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God."
• Christ shall give thee light - Jhn 8:12; Jhn 9:5; Act 13:47; 2Co 4:6; 2Ti 1:10
• [Jhn 8:12 NASB20] "Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.""
• [Jhn 9:5 NASB20] ""While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.""
• [Act 13:47 NASB20] ""For so the Lord has commanded us, 'I HAVE APPOINTED YOU AS A LIGHT TO THE GENTILES, THAT YOU MAY BRING SALVATION TO THE END OF THE EARTH.'""
• [2Co 4:6 NASB20] "For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ."
• [2Ti 1:10 NASB20] "but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,"

So far I have only asked feedback from one with years walking with the Lord for their thoughts: how to best go about equipping myself? A 4 year degree was the reply for proper understanding of eschatology and (whatever fancy word for bible understanding is). Seems as though that door is closed if I want to keep the frog lights on; that which is vanity comes first to mind. At this point I wonder if I could win the lottery so I can go to bible school, get the church an elevator and toss money at mission work? HA! Tried that oh well. Maybe needs more prayer - an area I could improve on though these days every hour is a prayer. So I may take a break from reading for more prayer and committing verses to heart. So I may always be ready to speak.

So as Jesus did in the desert I too will defend with verses committed to my body, to my mind and to my heart so that even if there be a day I cannot speak or hear or see I will know the Word of the Lord at the core of my being. So I do not forget.

Ephesians 6:12 English Standard Version

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

 

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