I learned something from the Proverbs this morning that is significant in the way we are to work for the Messiah. As some know,the Doctrine of the Nicolaitans is the doctrine that men should rule over other men. Such as an example would be the Pope, he rules over his Church and makes the decrees she is to follow. Rejecting the Laws of God, they rule over men, for unjust gain just Ezekiel prophesied(Eze. 22). In the Proverbs, we see that the example we are commanded to observe and follow is the ant, who has no ruler, but still works in unison together to gather their food in summer. Pro 6:4 Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber; 5 save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler. 6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, AND BE WISE. 7 WITHOUT HAVING ANY CHIEF, OFFICER, OR RULER, 8 she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. Paul also speaks of them that have no rulers, no law, yet through the Holy Spirit, they BY NATURE DO WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES(Gathering the Harvest in Summer, the Harvest of Shavuot, also known as Pentecost) Rom 2:11 For God shows no partiality. 12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, BUT THE DOERS OF THE LAW WHO WILL BE JUSTIFIED. 14 For when Gentiles, WHO DO NOT HAVE THE LAW(have no rules, rulers, or instructions), BY NATURE DO WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 THEY SHOW THAT THE WORK OF THE LAW IS WRITTEN ON THEIR HEARTS, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16 on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. Yeshua teaches us to not be called Rabbi, Father, teacher, etc as well, and in Revelation, says that he HATES the doctrine of the Nicolatians. The word “Nicolaitans” comes from the Greek word “Nikolaites” (pronounced as “nik-ol-ah-ee-tace”). Concordance number is 3531, 3532 and 3534. The word means destruction of people or conquer over people. The word “conquer” means to use force and control over someone. Again, such an example would be the Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, who for 1260 years killed anyone who refused to bow to the Pope. “Nicolaitans means a system run by evangelists, elders, bishops, popes, rabbis, priests and modern day prophets that have forced its people (members) to submit to their dominion (rulership)”. Here we see religious leaders ruling over its members. The members have to do what they tell you to do. That is, they have dominion over your faith. They tell you what you need to believe, what instructions to follow and not to follow from the scriptures. When we look for the definition of the term “Nicolaitans” from biblical and secular dictionaries/commentaries, a common theme that stands out is through the words “conquer” and “hierarchy”. For instance, the Catholic Church, Council of Trent stated: If any one said, that in the Catholic Church there is no hierarchy instituted by divine ordination consisting of bishops, priests, and deacons; let him be anathema (Council of Trent, session XXIII, canon VI on the sacrament of Order). The word “anathema” means disfellowshipped, cursed or excommunicated. One could say that if anyone says there is no hierarchy in a church that will exercise authority over others, then let such a person be under a curse. One must ask the question, where did all this originate from or where did it begin? In order to understand this question, we need to go back in time to find out who the first Nicolaitans were. We know that the word “Nicolaitans” means to “conquer”. So the next question that arises is who was the first and great conqueror who led the people to destruction and rebellion in the Bible? From the scriptures, we know that in the beginning: “Cush brought forth Nimrod, he began to be a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter before YHWH; therefore it is said, like Nimrod the mighty hunter before YHWH” (Genesis 10:8-9). While it is easy to read the above verse as reading a newspaper, it is important to know what the Hebrew words actually mean. Let us decode the above verses. •Nimrod: comes from the Hebrew word “Nimrowd”, pronounced as “Nim-rode”, concordance number 5248. The word means rebellion. •Began: comes from Hebrew word “Chalal”, pronounced as “Khaw-lal”, concordance number 2490. The word means to profane or desecrate. •Mighty one: comes from the Hebrew word “gibbowr”, pronounced as “ghib-bore”, concordance number 1368. The word means a powerful tyrant. •Earth: comes from the Hebrew word “erets”, pronounced as “eh-rets”, concordance number 776. The word means the whole earth. •Hunter: comes from the Hebrew word “tsayid”, pronounced as “tsah-yid”, concordance number 6718. The word means hunting for provision. •Before: comes from the Hebrew word “paniym”, pronounced as “paw-neem”, concordance number 6440. The word means in the face of. By decoding Genesis 10:8-9, we can say Nimrod became a powerful tyrant whose dominion spread all over the earth. He was a rebel who taught people to rebel (not to follow God) against the Most High (YHWH) and profaned whatever God created honourable. He was all the time in the face of the Most High and wanted to destroy the Most High. He ruled the world as per his laws that desecrated the laws of the Most High. In a nutshell, we can say that he was the supreme leader of the one-world authoritarian religious government that led mankind away from the true worship of YHWH. He put people into bondage (slavery) and created a financial one-world trade system that fed his own provisions. So, if we are not to have a Church Hierarchy, what model should we follow? I learned something from the Proverbs this morning that is significant in the way we are to work for the Messiah. As some know,the Doctrine of the Nicolaitans is the doctrine that men should rule over other men. Such as an example would be the Pope, he rules over his Church and makes the decrees she is to follow. Rejecting the Laws of God, they rule over men, for unjust gain just Ezekiel prophesied(Eze. 22). In the Proverbs, we see that the example we are commanded to observe and follow is the ant, who has no ruler, but still works in unison together to gather their food in summer. Pro 6:4 Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber; 5 save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler. 6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, AND BE WISE. 7 WITHOUT HAVING ANY CHIEF, OFFICER, OR RULER, 8 she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. Paul also speaks of them that have no rulers, no law, yet through the Holy Spirit, they BY NATURE DO WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES(Gathering the Harvest in Summer, the Harvest of Shavuot, also known as Pentecost) Rom 2:11 For God shows no partiality. 12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, BUT THE DOERS OF THE LAW WHO WILL BE JUSTIFIED. 14 For when Gentiles, WHO DO NOT HAVE THE LAW(have no rules, rulers, or instructions), BY NATURE DO WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 THEY SHOW THAT THE WORK OF THE LAW IS WRITTEN ON THEIR HEARTS, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16 on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. Yeshua teaches us to not be called Rabbi, Father, teacher, etc as well, and in Revelation, says that he HATES the doctrine of the Nicolatians. The word “Nicolaitans” comes from the Greek word “Nikolaites” (pronounced as “nik-ol-ah-ee-tace”). Concordance number is 3531, 3532 and 3534. The word means destruction of people or conquer over people. The word “conquer” means to use force and control over someone. Again, such an example would be the Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, who for 1260 years killed anyone who refused to bow to the Pope. “Nicolaitans means a system run by evangelists, elders, bishops, popes, rabbis, priests and modern day prophets that have forced its people (members) to submit to their dominion (rulership)”. Here we see religious leaders ruling over its members. The members have to do what they tell you to do. That is, they have dominion over your faith. They tell you what you need to believe, what instructions to follow and not to follow from the scriptures. When we look for the definition of the term “Nicolaitans” from biblical and secular dictionaries/commentaries, a common theme that stands out is through the words “conquer” and “hierarchy”. For instance, the Catholic Church, Council of Trent stated: If any one said, that in the Catholic Church there is no hierarchy instituted by divine ordination consisting of bishops, priests, and deacons; let him be anathema (Council of Trent, session XXIII, canon VI on the sacrament of Order). The word “anathema” means disfellowshipped, cursed or excommunicated. One could say that if anyone says there is no hierarchy in a church that will exercise authority over others, then let such a person be under a curse. One must ask the question, where did all this originate from or where did it begin? In order to understand this question, we need to go back in time to find out who the first Nicolaitans were. We know that the word “Nicolaitans” means to “conquer”. So the next question that arises is who was the first and great conqueror who led the people to destruction and rebellion in the Bible? From the scriptures, we know that in the beginning: “Cush brought forth Nimrod, he began to be a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter before YHWH; therefore it is said, like Nimrod the mighty hunter before YHWH” (Genesis 10:8-9). While it is easy to read the above verse as reading a newspaper, it is important to know what the Hebrew words actually mean. Let us decode the above verses. •Nimrod: comes from the Hebrew word “Nimrowd”, pronounced as “Nim-rode”, concordance number 5248. The word means rebellion. •Began: comes from Hebrew word “Chalal”, pronounced as “Khaw-lal”, concordance number 2490. The word means to profane or desecrate. •Mighty one: comes from the Hebrew word “gibbowr”, pronounced as “ghib-bore”, concordance number 1368. The word means a powerful tyrant. •Earth: comes from the Hebrew word “erets”, pronounced as “eh-rets”, concordance number 776. The word means the whole earth. •Hunter: comes from the Hebrew word “tsayid”, pronounced as “tsah-yid”, concordance number 6718. The word means hunting for provision. •Before: comes from the Hebrew word “paniym”, pronounced as “paw-neem”, concordance number 6440. The word means in the face of. By decoding Genesis 10:8-9, we can say Nimrod became a powerful tyrant whose dominion spread all over the earth. He was a rebel who taught people to rebel (not to follow God) against the Most High (YHWH) and profaned whatever God created honourable. He was all the time in the face of the Most High and wanted to destroy the Most High. He ruled the world as per his laws that desecrated the laws of the Most High. In a nutshell, we can say that he was the supreme leader of the one-world authoritarian religious government that led mankind away from the true worship of YHWH. He put people into bondage (slavery) and created a financial one-world trade system that fed his own provisions. So, if we are not to have a Church Hierarchy, what model should we follow? https://youtube/watch?v=jpFGOjRDirM
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