SECRET SEVENS
Seven is the Biblical number for completeness and is
found throughout scripture.
It originates with the completeness of the creation of earth
in seven days.
First
Word
- The book of 1st John unravels SEVEN lists of SEVEN – As we proceed you
will see that
- Seven Reasons the Epistle
was written
- Seven Tests
- Seven Contrasts
- Seven Traits of being
born again
- Seven Test of our
profession of faith
- Seven Test of the
Christian’s genuineness
- Seven Test of honesty
and reality.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for
teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness - 2 Tim 3:16
1) Epistle written
- There
are SEVEN reasons the Epistles of 1st John were written.
- We write to make our joy complete
- Written so you will not sin
- Writing the new command – Love your
brother
- Written to Fathers, Children and Young
Men - To know that your sins have been forgiven.
- That we will have confidence in
walking in His will and that He hears our prayers.
- So we can have truth and understanding
of the True God and His Son Jesus Christ.
- Writing about those who would lead you
astray.
1 John 2:1 – Written so
you will not sin
1 My dear children, I write this to you so that
you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the
Father in our defense-Jesus Christ, the Righteous One NIV
1 John 2:8 – A new command
– Love your brother
8 Yet I am writing you a new command;
its truth is seen in him and you, because the darkness is passing and the true
light is already shining. NIV
1 John 2:12-14 – Written
to Fathers, Children and Young men
12 I write to you, dear children, because
your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
13 I write to you, fathers, because you
have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men,
because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, dear children,
because you have known the Father.
14 I write to you, fathers, because you
have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men,
because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome
the evil one. NIV
1 John 2:12 – Your sins have been forgiven
12 I write to you, dear children, because your
sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
NIV
1 John 5:13-14 –
Confidence – He hears us
13 I write these things to you who believe
in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
14 This is the confidence we have in
approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears
us. NIV
1 John 2:21 – Write because you know the truth
21 I do not write to you because you do not
know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie
comes from the truth.
NIV
1 John 2:26 - There are those who would lead you astray.
26 I am writing these things to you about
those who are trying to lead you astray. NIV
2) Tests
- There
are SEVEN tests
- Are you righteous - Anyone
that is righteous has been born of Him
- Do you continue in
Sin?
- Do you do right?
- Do you love your
brother?
- Do you confess Jesus
is Lord – Is your Spirit from God? – Test the spirits.
- Do you listen to the
teachings?
- Does the world hate
you?
1 John 2:29 – Is he righteous
29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that
everyone who does what is right has been born of him. NIV
1 John 3:6 – Does he
continue to sin
6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No
one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. NIV
1 John 3:10 – Does what is right
10 This is how we know who the children of God are
and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right
is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother. NIV
1 John 3:14-15 – Does he
love his brother
14 We know that we have passed from death to life,
because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
15 Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and
you know that no murderer has eternal life in him. NIV
1 John 4:2-3 – Test the
spirits.
2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God:
Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is
from God,
3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus
is not from God. NIV
1 John 4:6 – Do you listen
to Gods teachers.
6 We are from God, and whoever knows God
listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is
how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. NIV
1 John 3:13 – Does the world hate you
13 Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the
world hates you. NIV
3) Contrasts
- There
are SEVEN contrasts.
- God is light, in Him
there is no darkness
- The world and its
desires will pass away but the will of God lives forever.
- What we will be is
unknown, but when He appears we shall be like Him
- We have passed from
death to life
- Sin is Lawlessness
- Blood purifies us
from sin
- One who continues in
sin does not know God
1 John 1:5-6 – God is
light, in Him there is no darkness
5 This is the message we have heard from him and
declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk
in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. NIV
1 John 2:17 – The world will pass away – God’s will lives forever
17 The world and its desires pass away, but
the man who does the will of God lives forever.
1 John 3:2 – What we will
be is unknown – we shall be like Him
2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and
what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he
appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. NIV
1 John 3:14 – We have passed from death to life
14 We know that we have passed from death to
life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in
death. NIV
1 John 3:4 – Sin is
lawlessness
4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin
is lawlessness. NIV
1 John 1:7 – The blood of
Christ purifies us from sin
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,
we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies
us from all sin. NIV
1 John 3:6 – One who continues
in sin does not know God
6 No one who continues to sin has either
seen him or known him NIV
4) Born again
- There
are SEVEN traits of being born again.
- Profession – Confess our sins;
that we were born in Sin and need a Savior.
- Desire – If we remain in
Christ, we are His.
- Doctrine – The Father sent
His son to be the Savior of the World.
- Test of
Conduct
– Obey His words – His commands
- Discernment – We know He lives
in us by the Spirit He gave us
- Motives – We carry out God’s
commands we love Him.
- New
Birth
– He has given us of His Spirit.
1 John 1:9-10 – Profession
– Confess our sins
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just and will forgive us
10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out
to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives. NIV
1 John 2:19 – Desire – Those that remain belong to Christ
19 They went out from us, but they did not really
belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained
with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. NIV
1 John 4:14 – Doctrine - The Father has sent his Son
14 And we have seen and testify that the
Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. NIV
1 John 2:3-6 – Conduct - Obeys
His Word – Walks as Jesus did
3 We know that we have come to know him if
we obey his commands. 4 The man who says, "I know him," but
does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But if anyone obeys his word, God's love
is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him:
6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as
Jesus did. NIV
1 John 3:24 – Discernment – By the Spirit He lives in us
24 Those who obey his commands live in him, and he
in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the
Spirit he gave us. NIV
1 John 5:2 -
Motives – We do His commands because we love Him
2 This is how we know that we love the
children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. NIV
1 John 4:13 – New Birth - He has given us of His Spirit.
13 We know that we live in him and he in
us, because he has given us of his Spirit. NIV
5) Profession of Faith
- There
are SEVEN tests of our profession of faith
- Do you acknowledge the Son?
- Have you received His Spirit?
- Has the Gospel message you have learned
from the beginning remained in you?
- Are you righteous? – Do you do what is
right?
- Do you have concern for your brothers
needs?
- Do you walk as Jesus walked?
- Would you lay down your life for a
fellow believer? This is a hard one for me.
1 John 2:23 – Do you acknowledge the Son
3 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever
acknowledges the Son has the Father also. NIV
1 John 4:13 – Have you received His Spirit
13 We know that we live in him and he in us,
because he has given us of his Spirit. NIV
1 John 2:24 -25 - Has what you learned remained with you.
24 See that what you have heard from the
beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and
in the Father.
25 And this is what he promised us-even eternal
life. NIV
1 John 3:7-8 - Do you do
what is right
7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you
astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, NIV
1 John 3:17 – Concern for your brothers needs.
17 If anyone has material possessions and sees his
brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in
him? NIV
1 John 2:5-6 – Do you walk
as Jesus walked
5 But if anyone obeys his word, God's love
is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him:
6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as
Jesus did. NIV
1 John 3:16 - Would you lay down your life for a fellow believer
16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ
laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our
brothers. NIV
6) Christian Genuineness
- There
are SEVEN tests of the Christians genuineness.
- Do you confess
that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh from God?
- Is your relationship
with the world; seeking, craving and boasting of worldly possessions?
- Do you receive the
teachings; the scriptures of Christianity?
- Do you know the
commandments of God and DO them?
- Do you have an outward,
outpouring love toward the brethren?
- Does the Holy
Spirit dwell within you allowing you to hear from God?
- Can you see the
light of the Gospel scriptures that are God breathed?
1 John 4:2-3 – Confesses
Jesus Christ has come from God
2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God:
Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is
from God,
3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus
is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is
coming and even now is already in the world. NIV
1 John 4:5 – Does not
speak from the worlds viewpoint
5 They are from the world and therefore speak
from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. NIV
1 John 2:15-17 – Doesn’t
love the world
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world.
If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For everything in the world-the cravings of
sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he
has is not from the Father
17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man
who does the will of God lives forever. NIV
James 4:4 – Is not a
friend of the World
4 You adulterous people, don't you know that
friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a
friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. NIV
1 John 4:6 – Accepts
Christian teachings.
6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens
to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we
recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. NIV
1 John 3:23 -24 – Does His commands.
23 And this is his command: to believe in the
name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded
us.
24 Those who obey his commands live in him,
and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it
by the Spirit he gave us. NIV
John 14:15 – Obedient to the commands
15 "If you love me, you will obey what I
command. NIV
1 John 4:7-21 – Loves his
brother
7 Dear friends, let us love one another,
for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
8 Whoever does not love does not know God,
because God is love.
19 We love because he first loved us.
20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet
hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother,
whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
21 And he has given us this command: Whoever
loves God must also love his brother. NIV
1 John 3:11 -16 – Commandment – We should love one another
11 This is the message you heard from the
beginning: We should love one another.
15 Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer,
and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.
16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ
laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our
brothers. NIV
John 13:34-35 – By loving,
men will know that you are a disciple
34 "A new command I give you: Love one
another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
35 By this all men will know that you are
my disciples, if you love one another." NIV
John 15:12-15 – A friend
of God obeys His commands
12 My command is this: Love each other as I
have loved you.
13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay
down his life for his friends.
14 You are my friends if you do what I command.
15 I no longer call you servants, because a
servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you
friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to
you. NIV
1 John 4:4-6 – The Spirit dwells
within them.
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome
them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in
the world.
5 They speak from the viewpoint of the world, and
the world listens
6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens
to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we
recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. NIV
2 Tim 3:16 – Acknowledges that All scripture is God-breathed
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is
useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, NIV
1 John 5:10– Believes the
word of God
10 Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this
testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to
be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about
his Son. NIV
2 Cor 4:4 – Sees the light
of the Gospel
4 The god of this age has blinded the minds
of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the
glory of Christ, who is the image of God. NIV
7) Honesty and Reality
- There
are SEVEN tests of Honesty and Reality
- Do you know the True
God and His Son?
- Is the truth of your
love with just words or with actions?
- Does your heart
commend you or condemn you?
- Do you believe in
Jesus and love one another?
- Do you testify of the
Spirit, Water and the Blood?
- Do you fellowship
with other believers?
- Are you unashamed and
confident of His coming?
1 John 5:20 – Know the true God and His Son
20 We know that the Son of God has come and given
us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is
true-even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal
life. NIV
1 John 3:18 – Do you love with words or actions?
18 Dear children, let us not love with words
or tongue but with actions and in truth. NIV
1 John 3:19-20 – Does
your heart commend you or condemn you?
19 This then is how we know that we belong to the
truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence
20 whenever our hearts condemn us. For God
is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. NIV
1 John 3:23 – Believe in Jesus and Love one another
23 And this is his command: to believe in the
name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he
commanded us NIV
1 John 5:7-9 – To testify
the Spirit, Water and Blood agree
7 For there are three that testify:
8 the Spirit, the water and the blood; and
the three are in agreement.
9 We accept man's testimony, but God's testimony
is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his
Son.
1 John 1:3-4 – To
fellowship with other believers.
3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so
that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the
Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
4 We write this to make our joy complete.
NIV
1 John 2:28 - Continue in Him unashamed and in confidence
28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so
that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him
at his coming. NIV
THERE ARE MORE SEVENS
SEVEN Mysteries
- These SEVEN mysteries were declared by God to
His prophets.
- The mystery of God’s
Promise
2.
The
mystery of God’s Will
3.
The
mystery of Lawlessness
4.
The
mystery of Godliness
5.
The
mystery of Israel
6.
The
mystery of the Seven Stars
7.
The
mystery Woman on the Beast
Eph 3:6 – The Mystery of God’s Promise
6 This mystery is
that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel
Eph 1:9 – The Mystery of God’s Will
9 And he made known to us the
mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in
Christ, NIV
2 Thess 2:7 – The Mystery of Lawlessness
7 For the mystery of
lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until
He is taken out of the way. NKJV
1 Tim 3:16 – The
Mystery of Godliness
16 Great is the mystery
of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the
Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed
on in the world, Received up in glory. NKJV
Rom 11:25 – The
Mystery of Israel
25 For I do not desire,
brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, that blindness in
part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come
in. NKJV
20 The mystery of the
seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden
lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; the seven
lampstands are the seven churches.
Rev 17:7 – The Mystery of the Woman and the Beast
7 But the angel said to
me, "Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and
of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
NKJV
SEVEN
Players
- There
are SEVEN players in Revelation Chapter 12.
1)
The Woman - Representing the
Nation of Israel – Symbolic also of Eve
2)
The Seed – The remnant of Israel
3)
The Man Child – Jesus the
Messiah
4)
The Archangel - Michael
5)
The Beast out of the Earth – *
The Religious Leader – False Prophet – False
Spirit.
6)
The Beast out of the sea – * The
world Dictator – The Antichrist – False
Son
7) The Dragon – Satan – * The Anti-God – False God. ( * Notice the Counterfeit Trinity)
SEVEN DAY SYMBOLIC
NUMBERS – RABBIT TRAIL
The Bible says that, to the Lord a day is
like a thousand years …. So …
A) The earth was created in
six days and then God rested on the seventh
day. Well, if a day is a thousand
years, then the six days would be 6000 years of church history and His Sabbath “rest” of one day would be
during the 1,000 year reign. That time is
now.
B)
From
the Garden of Eden to Abraham was 2000 years. That would be two days.
From Abraham to Jesus Christ was 2000
years… That’s two more days.
From Jesus Christ until now has been 2000 years - That’s two more
days – a total of six
days. The future millennial reign that comes on the heels of the
rapture and tribulation
period is 1000 years long…. That’s
one more day … That’s a total of Seven
days. It’s Time !
C)
There
were 2000 years before the Law (two
days); 2000 years under the law (two more
days); then 2000 years under the Messiah (two more days). We are now
living in the age just prior to His return and the 1,000 year reign (The seventh and last day.)
D) Christ died 2000 years ago
- That’s just two days ago - On
the third day, He arose. The millennial
reign is the third day.
E)
So,
it seems like it’s time for the rapture.
We are sitting right on the fence. - Christ can return and rapture His Church NOW . Nothing else has to happen before His
return in the air. Not making a
decision to accept Christ in your life is a decision to reject Him.
Ps 90:4 – A thousand years are like a day to the Lord
4 For a thousand years in
your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.
2 Peter 3:8 – A day is like a thousand years to the Lord
8 But do not forget this
one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a
thousand years are like a day. NIV
1 Thess 5:1-2 – The day is coming and it will be a surprise
1 Brothers, about times
and dates we do not need to write to you,
2 for you know very well
that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. (Unexpected.) NIV
Barren
Women
- SEVEN
Women in scripture were mentioned
as barren.
1.
Sarah – barren, but later bore
Isaac
2.
Rebekah – barren, but later bore
twins; Esau and Jacob.
3.
Rachel – barren, but later bore
Reuben, Simeon and Levi
4.
Manoah’s wife – remained barren
5.
Hannah – barren, but later bore
seven children
6.
Michael – remained barren
7.
Elizabeth
Gen 11:30 - Sarah
30 Now Sarai was barren;
she had no children. NIV
Gen 25:21 - Rebekah
21 Isaac prayed on behalf
of his wife, because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and Rebekah
became pregnant. NIV
Gen 29:31 - Rachel
31 When the LORD saw that
Leah was not loved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren NIV
Judg 13:2 - Manoah
2 A certain man of Zorah,
named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was
sterile and remained childless.
NIV
1 Sam 2:5 - Hannah
5 Those who were full hire
themselves out for food, but those who were hungry hunger no more. She who was
barren has borne seven children, but she who has had many sons pines away.
NIV
2 Sam 6:23 - Michal
23 And Michal
daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death. NIV
Luke 1:7 - Elizabeth
7 But they had no
children, because Elizabeth
Hills, Mountains, Cities
- The
SEVEN hills of Revelation are the seven cities on seven
mountains in
- Quirnal
- The “
Thunders
- The
SEVEN thunders are the complete Voice of God. Think of the magnitude of a hurricane. -
This voice is not an invitation of grace, but an announcement of Judgment.
- Powerful
- Majestic
- Breaks
- Strikes
- Shakes
- Twists
- Strips
Ps 29:3-9 – Seven Thunders
3 The voice of the LORD is
over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty
waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD
is majestic.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks
the cedars;
7 The voice of the LORD strikes
with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes
the desert;
9 The voice of the LORD
twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, "Glory!
NIV
Prayer
- There
are SEVEN scriptural times to pray
- In the morning
- Day and night
- Morning,
- All night
- Without ceasing
- Always
- In the time of need.
Ps 5:3 – In the Morning
3 In the morning, O
LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation NIV
Ps 88:1-2 – Day and Night
1 O LORD, the God who
saves me, day and night I cry out before you.
2 May my prayer come
before you;
turn your ear to my cry.
NIV
Ps 55:17 - Noon
17 Evening, morning and
noon I cry out in distress and he hears my
voice. NIV
Luke 6:12 – All night
12 One of those days Jesus
went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.
NIV
1 Thess 5:16-17 – Pray Continually
16 Be joyful always;
17 pray continually;
NIV
Eph 6:18 – On all occasions - Always
18 And pray in the Spirit
on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in
mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. NIV
Heb 4:16 – In the
time of need
16 Let us then approach
the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find
grace to help us in our time of need.
Churches
- There
were SEVEN Churches around
1.
Ephesus
2.
Smyrna
3.
Pergamum
4.
Thyatira
5.
Sardis
6.
Philadelphia
7.
Laodicea
·
These
seven churches were selected out of many for two reasons;
A.
Because of the typical congregational problems that apply
throughout the ages and
B.
It also identifies “in order” the period of time of the church
ages – We seem to be
presently in the seventh or last period
of the church age, the Laodicean Church
·
Five
out of the seven churches were told to repent.
Consequently we are led to see that five
out of seven believers today probably need to repent
11 which said: "Write
on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus Smyrna Pergamum Sardis Philadelphia Laodicea
Tribulation
Armies
- The
SEVEN Tribulation armies.
- Meshech –
- Tubal – Tobolsk; – Gog (
- Put -
- Gomer –
- Beth
Togarmah –
Ezek 38:3-6 – Seven Tribulation Armies
3 and say: `This is what
the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech
and Tubal.
4 I will turn you around,
put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army-your horses, your
horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of
them brandishing their swords.
5 Persia Cush
6 also Gomer with
all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its
troops-the many nations with you. NIV
Tribulation Sins
- There are SEVEN big sins during the
tribulation
- Drugs
- Witchcraft
- Demon worship
- Murder
- Crime
- Theft
- Sexual activity
outside of the one partner marriage (male/female).
Major SATANIC Teachings
- There
are SEVEN Major Teachings propagated by SATAN: The underlying
message spun from the web of the pit of HELL is; “All the spokes in a
wheel lead to the same hub”.
1) Sin and evil do not exist; peace and love are
the ultimate realities
2) All religions lead to the same goal. – All
have equal merit.
3) The Ancient Wisdom of Babylon is the basis
for all truth – not the Bible.
4) Jesus is not the only Christ or Messiah and
is definitely not God.
5) God is cosmic, an energy force – He is not
personal.
6) Man is God himself – His creative powers need
to be awakened.
7) Man can and should receive spiritual
instruction from the spirit world.
Pride of Life
- There
are SEVEN characteristics of pride
- Self
Righteousness
– they are righteous in their own eyes. – Flatter themselves – Conceded
- Position – The need to be
elevated as high as their boss.
- Power – The need to control
everything within reach
- Richs – Desiring money,
precious stones, jewelry and THINGS.
- Beauty
– Loving
the glitzy – carrying themselves haughtily
- Strength
to make war
– leading astray with false testimony
- Lifting
up of one self – Heart becomes proud
Job 32:1 – They are
righteous in their own eyes.
1 So these three men stopped answering Job,
because he was righteous in his own eyes. NIV
Ps 36:2-3 – Flatters himself
2 In his own eyes he flatters himself too
much to detect his sin.
3 The words of his mouth are wicked and
deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and to do good. NIV
1 Tim 3:6 – Conceited
6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may
become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. NIV
Gen 3:5 – They want to be
elevated in their position
5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your
eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and
evil." NIV
3 John 9 – Loves to be
first
9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves
to be first, will have nothing to do with us. NIV
Lev 26:19-20 – Desires power
and strength – Stubborn pride
19 I will break down your stubborn pride
and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.
20 Your strength will be spent in vain,
because your soil will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of the land
yield their fruit. NIV
Ezek 28:12-17 – The desire
for riches and splendor.
12 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`You were the model of perfection, full
of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 You were in Eden garden of God
sapphire, turquoise and beryl.
17 Your heart became proud on account of
your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor.
NIV
Isa 3:16 – Beauty – haughty - flirting - looking for attention.
16 The LORD says, "The women of Zion
Ps 24:4 – Swears falsely
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who
does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. NIV
Ps 39:6 – Uses personal
riches to lift himself up
6 Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro: He
bustles about, but only in vain; he heaps up wealth, not knowing who
will get it. NIV
Ezek 28:5 – Lifts himself
up in business – Heart grows proud.
5 By your great skill in trading you have
increased your wealth,
and because of your wealth your heart has grown
proud. NIV
Crowns
- There
are SEVEN crowns for the Believer
- After we receive our
crowns, we will sit at the wedding feast as the bride of Christ. The more crowns we have earned, the
more we have to throw at the feet of Jesus.
- Imperishable
Crown
– Those who have victory over their old spirit man.
- Crown
of Righteousness
– Those longing for His appearance
- Crown
of Life
– Those that are tested even unto death – The Martyr’s Crown
- Crown
of Glory
– Overseers or Elders Crown
- Crown
of Honor
– Those who serve the flock
- Crown
of Rejoicing - Our hope and joy
- Crown
of the Soul Winner – The beloved standing fast -
1 Cor 9:25 – The
Imperishable Crown
25 And everyone who
competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a
perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. NKJV
2 Tim 4:8 – Crown of Righteousness
8 Finally, there is laid
up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
Judge, will give to me on that Day.
NKJV
10 Do not fear those
things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some
of you into prison, that you may be tested.
Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
1 Peter 5:4 – Crown of Glory
4 and when the Chief
Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade
away. NKJV
Ps 8:5 – Crown of Honor
5 For You have made him a
little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
NKJV
1 Thess 2:19 - Crown of
Rejoicing
19 For what is our hope,
or joy, or crown of rejoicing? NKJV
Phil 4:1 – Crown of the Soul Winner
1 Therefore, my beloved
and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the
Lord, beloved. NKJV
Spirits
- The
SEVEN Spirits are seven characteristics of the Holy Spirit.
All together they represent the complete Spirit of the Lord.
- Wisdom
- Understanding
- Counsel
- Power
- Knowledge
- Righteousness
- Faithfulness.
Isa 11:2-5 – Seven Spirits of the Holy Spirit
2 The Spirit of the LORD
will rest on him--the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the
Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge
and of the fear of the LORD—
3 and he will delight in
the fear of the LORD. He will not judge
by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;
4 With righteousness he
will judge the needy; with justice he will give decisions for the poor. He will
strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will
slay the wicked.
5 Righteousness
will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist. NIV
Attributes
of Christ
- There
are SEVEN attributes of Christ –
Seven is Complete.
- Power
- Wealth
- Wisdom
- Strength
- Honor
- Glory
- Praise
- I can just hear 50
million Angels in the throne room, in half of the circle, singing and
chant, “Power” then 50 million
in the other half say, “Wealth”
then passing it back, “Wisdom”,
then back “Strength”, etc. What an awesome sound; a choir of 100
Million praising God.
12 In a loud voice they (the angels) sang: "Worthy is the
Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom
and strength and honor and glory and praise!"
Opposed
by God
- There
are SEVEN things God opposes.
- He takes no pleasure
in wickedness
- He cannot dwell with evil
- He cannot tolerate
the arrogant to stand in His presence
- He hates workers of
iniquity
- He hates a lying
tongue
- He hates bloody men
- He hates deceitful
men
Ps 5:4 – No pleasure in evil – Will not dwell with the wicked
4 You are not a God who
takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell. NIV
Ps 5:5 – Arrogant not stand in His presence – Hate wrong doers
5 The arrogant cannot
stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong. NIV
Ps 5:6 – Hates a lying tongue – bloodthirsty – deceitful men
6 You destroy those who
tell lies; bloodthirsty and deceitful men
the LORD abhors. NIV
I
Wills of God
- There
were SEVEN “I will” statements
given by God to Isaac.
- I will be with you
- I will bless you
- I will give you all
these countries
- I will perform the
oath given to Abraham.
- I will multiply your
seed as the stars
- I will give all these
countries to your seed
- I will bless you and
multiply you because of Abraham.
Gen 26:3 – I will be with
you – I will bless you
3 Stay in this land for a while, and I will be
with you and will bless you. NIV
Gen 26:3 – I will give
these countries – I will perform the oath
For to you and your descendants I will give all
these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
NIV
Gen 26:4 – I will multiply
your seed – Give them these countries
4 I will make your descendants as numerous
as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through
your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, NIV
Things about God
- There
are SEVEN things we should know about God
- The Lord your God, He
is God
- He is the faithful
God
- He keeps covenants
with His people
- He shows mercy with
those that love Him and keep His commandments
- He keeps His
covenants and shows mercy to thousands of generations.
- He repays those that
Hate Him
- His payment for
rebellion is death
Deut 7:9 – God is God –
Faithful – Keep Covenants - Generations
9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God;
he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a
thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
NIV
Deut 7:10 - Hate will be repaid – The payment is destruction
10 But those who hate him he will repay
to their face by destruction;
he will not be slow to repay to their face those
who hate him. NIV
More, More, More
- There’s
a bunch more SEVENS to be found in scripture to study, here’s a
few;
- Seven Lampstands, Seven
Seals, Seven Bowls or Vials, Seven Trumpets, Seven Horns, Seven Eyes,
Seven years tribulation, Seven Angels, Seven last plagues, Seven Stars, and
then there is Seventy times Seven –
- I counted 278 “SEVENS” of things in the
scriptures, and that does not include the words “Sevenfold” or “Seventy” -
I’m exhausted … This is more than my brain can hold.
In the multitude of counselors,
there is wisdom.
Prov 11:14
I am grateful for those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical information, and scripture verses. Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further than I otherwise ever could have.
Annotated
Reference Bible – Dake
Antiquity of the Jews – Josephus
Bible Dictionary – Harper’s
Gambling and the Lottery – Tony Evans
King James Version Bible - KJV
Koinonia House
– Chuck Missler
New International Version Bible – NIV
New King James Version Bible – NKJV
Who’s Who in the Bible – Gardner
Wikipedia
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