And the Violent take it by Force

 

The Cornerstone, The Tent peg, The Battlebow

And the Violent take it by force.

Please note:  the following are notes I assembled for a teaching many years ago.  I do not have footnotes for any resource I used, due to the fact that I was never attending for the notes to be viewed.  However, I do want to share these notes now for the focus on prayer for - THE RETURN on Sept. 25-26th, 2020.

 

Shall we pray

Lord I pray:

Eph1:18  the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

19  and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

20  which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

21  far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

22  And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,

23  which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

 

Eph. 6: 12  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

 

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People should be prisoners of hope, not of sickness & disease!

 

Please turn to Zech. 9:11

 

(Zec 9:11 NKJV)  "As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

(Zec 9:12 NKJV)  Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you

(Zec 9:13 NKJV)  For I have bent Judah, My bow,……… And made you like the sword of a mighty man."

(Zec 9:14 NKJV)  Then the LORD will be seen over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And go with whirlwinds from the south.

 

(Zec 10:2 NKJV)  For the idols speak delusion; The diviners envision lies, And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the people wend their way like sheep; They are in trouble because there is no shepherd.

(Zec 10:3 NKJV)  "My anger is kindled against the shepherds, And I will punish the goatherds. For the LORD of hosts will visit His flock, The house of Judah, And will make them as His royal horse in the battle.

(Zec 10:4 NKJV)  From him comes the cornerstone, From him the tent peg, From him the battle bow, From him every ruler together.

(Zec 10:5 NKJV)  They shall be like mighty men, Who tread down their enemies In the mire of the streets in the battle. They shall fight because the LORD is with them, And the riders on horses shall be put to shame.

 

MT. 11:12  "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

(NIV) MT. 11:12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.

 

 

Now let’s go back to Zech. And put this all together.

 

 

(Zec 9:11 NKJV)  "As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

(Zec 9:12 NKJV)  Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you

 

As for you:  believers,HR team members

What is are Blood covenant: 

 (Isa 53:4 NKJV)  Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.

(Isa 53:5 NKJV)  But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.

 

(Heb 12:24 NKJV)  to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.

 

Because Jesus fulfilled what the law was not able to do,  becoming the once and for all sacrifice.

 

Heb.10:14  because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.

 

(Heb 13:12 NKJV)  Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.

 

(Gal 3:13 NKJV)  Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"),

(Gal 3:14 NKJV)  that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

 

 

 

Set your prisoners free, from what:  sickness, disease, bondages, poverty.

 

Stronghold    think of as cornerstone, the sure foundation.

 

Hope:  to want or wish for something with a feeling of Confident expectation.

 

 

How do we become; Prisoners of hope:  Let us start with the foundation, the cornerstone.

 

Ask yourself this question:

 

(Job 38:6 NKJV)  To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

 

I believe if the church’s foundation was build in the solid truth of scripture, healing would be thought of as the same; that of salvation.

 

The very word salvation comes from the word sozo; which means nothing lacking, nothing missing, complete wholeness.

 

How do foundations become weak or built on sand?

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(Zec 10:2 NKJV)  For the idols speak delusion; The diviners envision lies, And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the people wend their way like sheep; They are in trouble because there is no shepherd.

NIV says:

(NIV) The idols speak deceit, diviners see visions that lie; they tell dreams that are false, they give comfort in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

 

Who have we been following and what “theologies” have we taken hold of?  What does the Bible the Word of God say?

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HEB. 6:1  Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,

2  of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

 

 

“Foundations are not to be laid again but to be built upon”.

 

Unfortunately we the church have not even grassed hold of the elementary truths!

 

(Mat 21:42 NKJV)  Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes'?

 

 

This verse is repeated in:

Ps. 118:22

MK. 12:10

LK. 20:17

Acts 4:11

1PT. 2:7

 

 

Rejected:  to refuse or discard as useless

 

Who were the builders:  God’s people, you and I.

 

Will we accept & all the truth all the fullness or will we pick and choose which parts “fit” for us, will we reject?

 

(Eph 2:11 NKJV)  Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh; who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands;

(Eph 2:12 NKJV)  that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

(Eph 2:13 NKJV)  But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

(Eph 2:14 NKJV)  For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, (the curtain in front of the Holy of holies was torn into at the crucifixion)

(Eph 2:15 NKJV)  having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,

(Eph 2:16 NKJV)  and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.

(Eph 2:17 NKJV)  And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near.

(Eph 2:18 NKJV)  For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

(Eph 2:19 NKJV)  Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

(Eph 2:20 NKJV)  having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone,

(Eph 2:21 NKJV)  in whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

 

 

 

CORNERSTONE The stone laid at the corner to bind two walls together and to strengthen them. Used symbolically as a symbol of strength and prominence in the Bible. The figure is often applied to rulers or leaders (Ps. 118:22; 144:12; Isa. 19:13 NIV, REB, NASB; Zech. 10:4). God promised through Isaiah that Zion would be restored, resting on the cornerstone of the renewed faith of Israel (Isa. 28:16). Jeremiah declared that Babylon would be so utterly devastated that nothing useful would remain, not even a stone for use in a foundation (Jer. 51:26).

    In the New Testament Psalm 118:22 and Isaiah 28:16 are quoted (or alluded to) and applied to Christ. The symbolism is clear: Jesus Christ is the only sure foundation of faith. The Synoptic gospels quote Psalm 118:22 after the parable of the wicked tenants to show the rejection and ultimate triumph of Christ (Matt. 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; compare Acts 4:11; Eph. 2:20-22).

    In 1 Peter 2:4-8, the two cornerstone passages are quoted in addition to Isaiah 8:14. Here the appeal to the reader is to come to the** living stone (Jesus) the people rejected but precious in God's sight. This is substantiated by a quote from Isaiah 28:16. There then comes a warning: those who believe consider the stone to be something precious; but those who do not believe are warned that the stone which they have rejected has become the head of the corner (Ps. 118:22) and, further, this stone will make them stumble and fall (Isa. 8:14; compare Rom. 9:33). Believers are encouraged to become themselves living stones like the Living Stone and be built into a spiritual house (1 Pet. 2:5). See Rocks and Stones.

 

 

ROCK The use of rocky sites as places of refuge (Num. 24:21; Judg. 15:8; 20:47) led to the frequent image of God as a rock, that is, a source of protection. Titles of God include: the "Stone of Israel" (Gen. 49:24 NASB); the Rock (Deut. 32:4); the Rock of salvation (32:15); the Rock which begat Israel (32:18); "the e rock that is higher than I" (Ps. 61:2). Isaiah 8:13-14 pictures the Lord of hosts as a "stone of stumbling" to the unholy people of Israel and Judah. Paul identified Christ as the which nourished Israel in the wilderness (1 Cor. 10:4). Other texts apply to Christ the Isaiah image of a rock which causes persons to fall (Rom. 9:33; 1 Pet. 2:8). Jesus' teaching is the rock-solid foundation for life (Matt. 7:24-25). The identity of the rock upon which Christ promised to build the church (Matt. 16:18) is disputed. Possible identifications include: Peter, whose name means "rock", the larger group of disciples, Christ Himself, and Peter's confession of faith. The different Greek terms employed (Petros and petra) argue against a quick identification of Peter as the foundation. Both Christ (1 Cor. 3:11) and the larger circle of apostles (Eph. 2:20; Rev. 21:14) are pictured as the foundation of the church elsewhere. It seems unlikely that Matthew presents Christ as both Builder and foundation of the church. Application of the foundation image to evangelistic work (Rom. 15:20; 1 Cor. 3:10) suggests that Peter's God-revealed confession of faith in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God (Matt. 16:16), is the foundation of the church which lays seige to the gates of Hades. See Keys of the Kingdom; Peter.

 

Symbolically, a stone denotes hardness or insensibility (1 Sam. 25:37; Ezek. 36:26). It could also mean firmness and strength. The followers of Christ were called living stones who were built up into the spiritual temple of Christ. Christ himself became the chief cornerstone (Eph. 2:20-22; 1 Pet. 2:4-8).

 

 

 

 

Foundation:  a base or supporting structure upon which a building , wall is erected.

 

 

(Isa 28:16 NKJV)  Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily.

 

(1 Pet 2:6 NKJV)  Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame."

 

(Eph 1:19 NKJV)  and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

(Eph 1:20 NKJV)  which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

(Eph 1:21 NKJV)  far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

(Eph 1:22 NKJV)  And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,

(Eph 1:23 NKJV)  which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

 

(Eph 2:5 NKJV)  even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

(Eph 2:6 NKJV)  and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

(Eph 2:7 NKJV)  that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

(Eph 2:8 NKJV)  For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

(Eph 2:9 NKJV)  not of works, lest anyone should boast.

 

The same power that raised Christ from the dead and sit Him in Heaven is in us and available to us.

 

 

 

Let’s take a look again at Zech. 10:4-5

 

Remember these three words:

The  cornerstone

The tent peg

The battle bow

 

 

(Zec 10:4 NKJV)  From him comes the cornerstone, From him the tent peg, From him the battle bow, From him every ruler together.

(Zec 10:5 NKJV)  They shall be like mighty men, Who tread down their enemies In the mire of the streets in the battle. They shall fight because the LORD is with them, And the riders on horses shall be put to shame

 

 

 

Now we have covered the importance of the cornerstone. What Jesus did for us at calvery.

 

 Let us father look at tent peg & battle bow

 

 

Tent peg – driven into the ground to hold secure a tent (we can be considered a tent, our body); to work or strive hard and preservingly

 

So I am going to drive the tent peg of truth, crucifying myself into the solid foundation, the cornerstone, Jesus Christ.  Recognizing the fullness of my salvation.

(Gal 2:20 NKJV)  "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

 

I will crucify my theology, my doubts, my disbelief, I will take on the fullness of my salvation, nothing lacking, nothing missing.  Jesus reversed the curse by becoming the curse for us.  So I am going to drive the tent peg of truth, crucifying myself into the solid foundation, the cornerstone, Jesus Christ.  Recognizing the fullness of my salvation.

 

 

Battle bow – a weapon for shooting arrows.  We are LIKE that a WEAPON (a battle bow) TO SHOOT THE ARROWS.

 

(Zec 9:13 NKJV)  For I have bent Judah, My bow…

 

So how are we bent into that bow?  Shall we take a look at a few ways.

 

Praise & worship  (Judah means praise)

Interceding (threshing)

Power of Word, on the tongue

 

Praise & Worship:

(2 Chr 5:13 NKJV)  indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying: "For He is good, For His mercy endures forever," that the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud,

(2 Chr 5:14 NKJV)  so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

 

(2 Chr 20:14 NKJV)  Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly.

(2 Chr 20:15 NKJV)  And he said, "Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the LORD to you: 'Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.

(2 Chr 20:16 NKJV)  'Tomorrow go down against them. They will surely come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the brook before the Wilderness of Jeruel.

(2 Chr 20:17 NKJV)  'You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you."

(2 Chr 20:18 NKJV)  And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem bowed before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.

(2 Chr 20:19 NKJV)  Then the Levites of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with voices loud and high.

(2 Chr 20:20 NKJV)  So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper."

(2 Chr 20:21 NKJV)  And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: "Praise the LORD, For His mercy endures forever."

(2 Chr 20:22 NKJV)  Now when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.

 

 

 

 

 

Interceding:

MT. 11:12  "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

(NIV) MT. 11:12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.

 

971. biazo, bee-ad'-zo; from G970; to force, i.e. (reflex.) to crowd oneself (into), or (pass.) to be seized:--press, suffer violence.

 

Violent:  physical force or activity used to cause harm, damage, or abuse, exhibiting intense emotional or mental excitement: passionate intensity “heat”

 

Force:  to compel to do something or to act, to obtain  by coercion; to bring forth, as with effort; to move or drive against resistance; to break down by force; to press or impose; as one’s will.  Strong-effective-powerful-vigorous

 

*******The kingdom of heaven which Jesus set up as a powerful movement or reign among men (suffers violence) requires of them an equally strong & radical reaction.  The violent then who take it by force are people of keen enthusing & commitment who are willing to respond to & propagate with radical abandonment the message & dynamic of God’s reign.

 

The passion of Jesus.

 

JN. 11:33  Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.

34  And He said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to Him, "Lord, come and see."

35  Jesus wept.

36  Then the Jews said, "See how He loved him!"

 

wept:  burst into sudden tears, then silently wept, wailing, heaving of the bosom-and the cry of a soul in agony.

 

Groaned: to utter a deep prolonged sound of disapproval or pain.

 

(Heb 5:7 NKJV)  who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear,

(Heb 5:8 NKJV)  though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.

(Heb 5:9 NKJV)  And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

 

(NIV) 7  During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.

 

2478. ischuros, is-khoo-ros'; from G2479; forcible (lit. or fig.):--boisterous, mighty (-ier), powerful, strong (-er, man), valiant.

 

In His plan of salvation for humankind God has ordained that believers be co-workers with Him. In some respects God has limited himself to the holy, believing, preserving prayers of his people.

 

Think of Prayer: violence that can explode the impossible

 

Where has are passion gone?

 

You can also think of pray as:  Threshing (tread down):

 

(Isa 41:15 NKJV)  "Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth; You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small, And make the hills like chaff.

 

(Micah 4:12 NKJV)  But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, Nor do they understand His counsel; For He will gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

(Micah 4:13 NKJV)  "Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; For I will make your horn iron, And I will make your hooves bronze; You shall beat in pieces many peoples; I will consecrate their gain to the LORD, And their substance to the Lord of the whole earth."

 

Arise means:  abide, remain, perform, stir-up, strengthen, succeed, accomplish, avail, endure, establish, carry-out

Thresh means:  break, tear

For I will make means:  appoint, bring, charge, commit, ordain, order, purpose,

 

But does this season of being bent into a battle bow last forever?  Certainly not; there comes a time to release the bow and shoot the arrow, release is the easy part.

 

(Lev 26:5 NKJV)  Your threshing shall last till the time of vintage, and the vintage shall last till the time of sowing; you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.

(Lev 26:6 NKJV)  I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid; I will rid the land of evil beasts, and the sword will not go through your land.

(Lev 26:7 NKJV)  You will chase your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you.

(Lev 26:8 NKJV)  Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies shall fall by the sword before you.

(Lev 26:9 NKJV)  'For I will look on you favorably and make you fruitful, multiply you and confirm My covenant with you.

(Lev 26:10 NKJV)  You shall eat the old harvest, and clear out the old because of the new.

(Lev 26:11 NKJV)  I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.

(Lev 26:12 NKJV)  I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.

(Lev 26:13 NKJV)  I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves; I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you walk upright.

 

 

 

 

Is. 28:23  Does the plowman keep plowing all day to sow? Does he keep turning his soil and breaking the clods?

25  When he has leveled its surface, Does he not sow the black cummin And scatter the cummin, Plant the wheat in rows, The barley in the appointed place, And the spelt in its place?

26  For He instructs him in right judgment, His God teaches him.

27  For the black cummin is not threshed with a threshing sledge, Nor is a cartwheel rolled over the cummin; But the black cummin is beaten out with a stick, And the cummin with a rod.

28  Bread flour must be ground; Therefore he does not thresh it forever, Break it with his cartwheel, Or crush it with his horsemen.

29  This also comes from the LORD of hosts, Who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance.

 

The Release:

(Zec 9:14 NKJV)  Then the LORD will be seen over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And go with whirlwinds from the south.

 

 

So let’s recap:

 

After I have built my cornerstone foundation, on Jesus the rock.

I will drive the tent peg of my faith into the solid rock, the cornerstone.

I will then become the battlebow; through praise & worship, interceding (threshing)

 

Now I am ready for the easy part, the release.  My feet are planted, the battlebow bent, I let the arrow go, which is the Word of God off my tongue.

 

God’s Word does the work!!

 

(Prov 18:21 NKJV)  Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.

 

Deu. 30:11  "For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off.

12  "It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?'

13  "Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, 'Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?'

14  "But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

15  "See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil,

16  "in that I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the LORD your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess.

17  "But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them,

18  "I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess.

19  "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;

20  "that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your

 

MT. 12:34"Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

35  "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

36  "But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

37  "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

 

(2 Tim 2:9 NKJV)  for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.

 

(Isa 43:13 NKJV)  Indeed before the day was, I am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?" (or When I act, who can reverse it)

 

(Psa 89:34 NKJV)  My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.

 

(Num 23:19 NKJV)  "God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

 

(Isa 55:8 NKJV)  "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD.

(Isa 55:9 NKJV)  "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

(Isa 55:10 NKJV)  "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater,

(Isa 55:11 NKJV)  So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

(Isa 55:12 NKJV)  "For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

 

God’s word is above His very name.

 

I encourage you and challenge you to :

 

Let’s set the prisoners free!!  And release them to be prisoners of hope!!

 

(Zec 9:11 NKJV)  "As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

(Zec 9:12 NKJV)  Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you

 

 

(Zec 10:4 NKJV)  From him comes the cornerstone, From him the tent peg, From him the battle bow, From him every ruler together.

(Zec 10:5 NKJV)  They shall be like mighty men, Who tread down their enemies In the mire of the streets in the battle. They shall fight because the LORD is with them, And the riders on horses shall be put to shame.

 

 

 

Who are the riders on the horses?

And the riders on horses (sickness, disease, bondage, demon possessed, poverty stricken) shall be put to shame.

 

The cornerstone

The tent peg

The battlebow

 

Salvation (sozo)  nothing lacking, nothing missing, complete   as though the curse had not happened.

It is possible some quotes may have come from one of Jack Hayford's books