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Thursday, October 29 2009
The Greek word pronounced tam-ee-on is used four times in the Holy Scriptures, all spoken by Jesus Christ. The Greek word literally means a private room, but is variously translated in the King James Version as "the secret chambers," "closet," "closets" and "storehouse," in keeping with how Christ used the word in His teaching.
God's judgment will be made by means of the record, the witness, that is being made wherever we go, public or private, with our own eyes and ears.
"12:2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. 12:3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.12:4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 12:5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him." (Luke 12:2-5 KJV)
"There is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known"
According to the Scriptures, prayer in public (e.g. at worship services) or private (as described below) was acceptable, but either way, it was not to be done for "show."
"6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." (Matthew 6:5-6 KJV)
The original Greek word is here appropriately translated as "storehouse." Although some have used these verses as a "Christian" excuse not to work, that is not what Christ was saying. The Fourth Commandment, along with resting on the Seventh Day, is "Six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work" (Exodus 20:9 KJV). The apostle Paul, who was taught by Christ Himself, said "this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat" (2 Thessalonians 3:10 KJV). Christ was plainly referring to obeying God as the first priority in life; everything else will then be taken care of accordingly.
"12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 12:23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?" (Luke 12:22-24 KJV)
In the time just prior to Christ's return, there are going to be many false prophets and false Christs, some of whom will claim that Christ's spectacular return (see the Fact Finder question below) will somehow be secret, that "he is in the secret chambers." But what does Christ warn? "Believe it not."
"24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24:24 For there shall arise False Christs, and False Prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 24:25 Behold, I have told you before.24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 24:28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together." (Matthew 24:23-28 KJV)
Fact Finder: Christ's return will not be in secret. How does the Bible plainly describe how the Messiah will return with power and glory for all the world to see?
See The Return Of Jesus Christ and The Messiah's Triumphal Entry Into The Temple; also The Coming World Dictator
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This Day In History, October 29
539 BC: Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon (2 Chronicles 36:22-23) (see Ancient Empires - Babylon and Ancient Empires - Persia)
1618: Sir Walter Raleigh was executed at age 66 for alleged (but never proven) treason against King James I (of the King James Bible fame). Raleigh was a writer, statesman, explorer. He is noted for introducing potatoes and tobacco to England.
1682: William Penn arrived from England in what is today Pennsylvania, which was named after him.
1727: A (rare) severe earthquake struck the New England region of North America.
1814: The first steam-powered warship, the USS Fulton, was launched at New York. It was designed by Robert Fulton.
1889: The British South Africa Company, headed by Cecil Rhodes, was granted a charter by the British government. The charter gave extensive powers over the area which later became Rhodesia.
1911: Hungarian-born American newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer died at age 64. The Pulitzer Prizes are named after him.
1922: Italian King Victor Emmanuel II called on Benito Mussolini to form a government.
1923: Turkey became a republic under its first president Kemal Ataturk.
1927: Russian archaeologist Peter Koz1off discovered the tomb of Genghis Khan in the Gobi Desert.
1929: Wall Street "Black Tuesday" marked the final collapse of the stock market and the beginning of the Great Depression.
1945: The first ballpoint pen went on sale.
1956: Israel invaded the Sinai in response to belligerent actions by Egyptian president Gamal Nasser, including refusing access of Israeli ships to the Suez Canal and Gulf of Aqaba, and forming a unified military command with Jordan and Syria. In the brief war that followed, Israeli, British and French troops landed in the Canal Zone. By the end of the conflict, Israel had conquered the whole of the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza. It was the second major Israeli-Arab war since the founding of the modern state of Israel. Known as the Sinai War, it was code-named Operation Kadesh by the Israelis - Kadesh is the place in the Sinai wilderness where the Israelites stayed for most of the 40 years after leaving Egypt during the Exodus while awaiting entry into the Promised Land (see Wilderness Journey)
1972: A "Black September" terrorist group hijacked a Lufthansa airliner as it flew over Turkey. They demanded the release of 3 of their members who were being held for the murders of Israeli athletes at the Olympics.
1998: John Glenn returned to space at age 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery. His only other flight was on February 20 1962, over 36 years before.
