Lesson 90 Amplified -- EPIKALEOMAI

 EPIKALEOMAI

American: to call out to, to appeal to, to invoke

Hebrew Aramaic: qara

            When the planet earth begins to crumble, if we call out to Theos or appeal to Him or invoke His authority, we shall be saved from the destruction. 

Almost Greek: (Words in italics are translator’s additions) 

Acts 2.14 But Rock (standing with the eleven) raised up his phonen [sound, tone, noise, voice] and plainly enunciated [declared] to them,

“Men! Jews! and all those inhabiting Jerusalem, let this be known to you and take into your ear [listen to] my rhemata [utterances]. For these men aren’t intoxicated as you assume for it is merely the third hour of the day [9 AM]. But this is that even being spoken via the prophetou Joel: ‘And it shall be in the final days,’ says Theos, ‘I will pour forth (from My Pneuma) upon all flesh and your sons and daughters propheteusousin [will before tell, will speak under inspiration, will prophesy] and your youths will stare wide-eyed at visions and your elders will dream dreams. And in those days (upon My male slaves and upon My female slaves), I will pour forth from My Pneuma and they also propheteusousi. And I will give terata [wonders, miracles] in the ourano [elevation, the heavens, the sky, aloft] above and semeia [signs, indications] upon the earth below; blood and fire and mist of smoke. The sunshine will be changed to shadowiness [an eclipse] and the moon into blood [an eclipse] prior to the coming of the megalen [big, large, huge, great] and notable Day of the Kuriou. And it shall be that all (whoever epikalesetai the name [authority] of the Kuriou) sothesetai [will be rescued, will be saved].’”

 

JOEL 2.28 “…It will be, afterward, I will pour forth My Qodesh Ruwach [Hagios Pneuma] upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will naba [prophetueo]. Your old will dream dreams. Your youths will see visions. And in those days (on both My male slaves and My female slaves), I will pour forth My Qodesh Ruwach. I will give mopheth [terata] in the sky and on the earth; blood and fire and timarah [pillars, columns] of smoke. The sun will be turned over to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and awesome Day of YHWH. For it will be that all who qara [call out to, appeal to, invoke] the name [authority] of YHWH malat [will be smooth, will be slippery, will escape], for in Mount Tsijon [Zion] and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance,” as YHWH has said, “and deliverance among the survivors to whom YHWH qara [shall call out to].”

 

Acts 7.54 Now, hearing these words, they were cut in half [“to the quick”] in their hearts and ground their teeth over him. Now, being caused to be completely covered by the Hagios Pneuma (intently staring into the ouranon), he [Stephen] saw the glory of Theos and saw Jesus standing emergent from the right of Theos and he said,

"LO! I see the ouranous having been opened and the Son of Man standing emergent from the right of Theos.”

Now, shrieking a megale phone, they held their ears and unanimously surged upon him. And expelling him from the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses threw off their outer garments near the feet of a youth called Saul. And as they stoned Stephen, he epikaloumenon [called out to, appealed to, invoked], also saying,

“Kurie Jesus! receive my pneuma.”

Now, falling to his knees, he shrieked a megale phone,

“Kurie! not cause this hamartian [miss of the mark or goal; error, offense, sin] to stand to [against] them.”

And having said this, he fell asleep. 

End of Ninetieth Lesson

Lesson 89 Amplified -- EIKON

 EIKON

American: an image, a likeness, a statue, an icon

Hebrew Aramaic: tselem 

            When capitalized (in the Eastern Orthodox Church) this word denotes a sacred image or representation of Jesus, His mother Mary, or a saint. The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches’ dogma deems sainthood as an elevation conferred by the Church. If one reads the word “hagios” in the Koine Greek New Blood Covenant, the reader discovers that all who claim salvation through the bloody sacrifice, suffering, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus the Christ (on their behalf), are called the “hagioi” [holy ones, saints]. 

Almost Greek: (Words in italics are translator’s additions) 

1st Corinthians 15.45: So also, it has been written,

“The first man, Adam, was caused to be into a living psuche.”

 

GENESIS 2.7: YHWH Elohiym [Triune God] formed Adam of dust from the ground and blew into his nostrils neshamah [breath] of life and Adam was caused to be a living nephesh [psuche].

 

Paul continues: The final Adam [Jesus] was caused to be into a life-giving Pneuma. Conversely, the spiritual body not firstly came but the sensual; thereafter came the spiritual. The first man was emergent from the soil, earthly; the second Man (the Kurios) was emergent from Ouranou [Heaven]. As is the dirty man, so also are the dirty ones. And as is the above-the-sky [Heavenly] Man, so also are the above-the-sky ones. And as we bore the eikon of the dirty man, we shall also bear the eikona of the above-the-sky Man.

 

2nd Corinthians 3.17: Now, the Kurios is pneuma and where the Hagios Pneuma of the Kuriou is, there is freedom. But we all, having been totally unveiled, our faces mirror the glory of the Kuriou and we ourselves are being metamorphosed into the same eikona from glory into glory, exactly as from the Kuriou’ Hagios Pneuma.

 

2nd Corinthians 4: Therefore, holding this service, as I received compassion, I not weaken. Conversely, I have renounced the shameful krupta [concealed, hidden, secret], not walking in craftiness nor ensnaring the logos of Theos; conversely, myself presenting the exhibition [manifestation] of the truth to the consciences of all men before the face of Theos. But if my euaggelion is indeed being covered up, it is covered up in those perishing whose perception the theos of this age has blinded; those apiston [without faith] to whom not beams forth on them the illumination of the euaggeliou of the glory of the Christou, Who is the human eikon of Theos.

 

Romans 1:18: For the orge [violent passion, fury, rage, wrath] of Theos (from Ouranou) is uncovered upon all impiety and injustice of men suppressing the truth in injustice because the well-known truth concerning Theos is shining [apparent] in them for Theos revealed it to them. From the original forming of the kosmou [universe, world, cosmos], the invisible attributes of Him (both His eternal dunamis [force, power] and divinity) have been fully beheld [clearly seen], being noieo [considered, understood] through observation of the things being created in order that they be without excuse. Even though having known Theos, they not glorified Him as Theos nor were they eucharistesan [expressing gratitude, giving thanks] to Theos; conversely, they were rendered foolish in their reasoning and the unintelligence of their hearts was obscured. Professing to be wise, they became foolish and changed the glory of the imperishable, eternal Theos into a resemblance of an eikonos of perishable man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles. 

Romans 8.28: Now, we know that everything works together toward good to those agaponton [unconditionally loving] Theos (to those being invited down to His intention [purpose]) because whom He beforehand knew, He also predetermined, jointly formed to the eikonos of His Son toward Him to be the first-born among many brothers. But whom He predetermined, these He also called, these He also edikaiosen [rendered just] and whom He edikaiose, these He also rendered glorious. 

Colossians 1.9: Via this [From the day we heard of your unconditional love in the Holy Spirit], we also don’t pause [stop] proseuchomenoi [humbly begging of God, praying] to Theos over you and asking that you be made replete [complete] in recognition of His thelematos [determination, choice, decision, decree] in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. And that you be made to walk appropriately of the Kuriou, compliant to all in every good work; that you are being fertile and growing into the recognition of Theos in all dunamei, being empowered [enabled] down [according] to the great vigor of His glory to all a hupomonen [cheerful endurance] and makrothumian [forbearing, patiently restraining]; that you amidst joy eucharistountes [are gratefully giving thanks] to the Father to qualify us to the portion of the lot of the hagion in the Light. He Who rescued us emergent from the authority of shadiness and transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of His agapes. He in Whom we have redemption via His blood; the freedom of [from] hamartion [misses of the mark or goal; errors, offenses, sins]. He Who is the eikon of the invisible Theos, the firstborn of all creation because in Him all was created: the things in the ouranois [skys, heavens] and the things upon the earth; the seen [visible] and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rank or authorities. All has been created via Him and to Him and He IS before the birth of the whole of creation and all is presented in Him. Also, He is the Head of the somatos [body], the ekklesias [assembly, church]. 

Colossians 3.5: Accordingly, make your limbs [members] upon the earth dead to porneian [depravity], impurity, pathos {passion}, lust], kakia [worthlessness] and avarice which is idolatry for which activities the orge of Theos is coming upon the sons of apeitheias [willful disbelief] in [among] whom you (then) also walked when you were living in these worthless practices. But now, also you must put them all aside: orgen, thumon [passion, anger, indignation], kakian, blasthemian [speaking irreverently, profanely; blaspheming]; vile conversation emergent from your mouths. Don’t lie to one another, having totally divested yourselves of the antique man with his practices and having dressed yourself with the new man, being renovated into full discernment down to the eikona of Him [Jesus]. He is the owner of him [you] where there isn’t Greek and Jew, circumcised and fore skinned, barbaros [foreigner, non-Greek, barbarian],Scythene [savage], slave and freeman; but all and in all is the Christos. 

End of Eighty-ninth Lesson

Lesson 88 Amplified -- DOGMA

 DOGMA

American, lower case: a law, a statute, a decree

Hebrew Aramaic: torah

American, capitalized: Decalogue or Pentateuch

Hebrew Aramaic: Torah 

            The words The Law in the New Blood Covenant mean either the Decalogue (Ten Commands; [sic] Commandments) or the Pentateuch (first five books of the Old Blood Covenant or the Books of Moses). 

Almost Greek: (Words in italics are translator’s additions) 

Colossians 2.8: Watch out lest you shall be seducing anyone via philosophy [sophistry] and empty delusion down to the traditions of men, down to the principles of the kosmou [universe, world, cosmos] and not down to the Christon for in Him resides all the repletion of somatikos Theotetos [bodily Deity]. You are in Him (having been made replete) Who is the Head of all rank and authority. In Him you were also circumcised with a not-made-by-hands circumcision in the divestment of the somatos [body] of hamartion [missing the mark or goal; erring, offending, sinning] of the flesh. In the circumcision of the Christou, you were co-buried with Him in baptismati [immersion, submersion, baptism], in Whom you also were roused from death via pisteos [reliance, faith] of the energeias [activities, efficiencies] of Theos awakening Him emergent from dead. You, being dead in offenses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He [Father] reanimated you with Him [Jesus], chapisamenos [having granted as a favor, having forgiven] you all the offenses, blotting out the transcribed-down-to-us in dogma which were covertly contrary to us. Father has lifted it emergent from the midst of us, nailing it to the stake [cross]. Having totally stripped the ranks and the authorities, He [Father] made a public display of them, having triumphed over them in Him [Jesus].

 

Luke 2: Now in those days, it was caused to be that a dogma was issued from beside Caesar Augustus that all of the people of the land [Roman Empire] were to be enrolled [registered]. 

End of Eighty-eighth Lesson

Lesson 60 Amplified & Revised – DEESIS

 DEESIS

American: a petition, a request, a prayer

DEOMAI

American: to beg, to petition, to beseech, to pray 

There is great power in the prayer of a person who is right with Theos, according to the New Blood Covenant. This is not easily understood because we know that Theos exercises thelema, that is He decides and decrees and yet, He wants us to ask. 

Almost Greek [Words in italics are translator’s additions.] 

Philippians 1.3: I always eucharisto [express gratitude, give thanks] to my Theos over all my remembrance of you in all my deesei over you, amidst all joy making the deesin over your koinonia [sharing, partnership] into the euaggelion [good news, gospel, evangel] from the first day that you heard it until now; being convinced of this very thing, that He having begun a good work in you will fulfill [finish] it until the day of Jesus, the Christou [Anointed One, Mashiyach, Messiah, Christ]. 

Philippians 4.4: Always chairete [be cheerful, rejoice] in the Kurio! Again, I will say, chairete! Let your propriety [decorum] be known to all men. The Kurios is near. Not be anxious about even one thing! Conversely, in everything (by proseuche [humbly begging God, praying] and deesei amid eucharistias [gratefully giving thanks] to Him, let your requests be made known to Theos. Also, the peace of Theos which surpasses all noun [intellect, mind, understanding] will be the vanguard [scout, guide] of your hearts and your minds in Jesus, the Christo. 

Luke 21.34: [Jesus speaking] “Now, watch yourselves! so you don’t burden your hearts in headaches and intoxication and the distractions of this life and suddenly that day confront you. For it will come as a pagis [trap, snare] upon all those residing upon the face of all the earth. Accordingly, you be wide awake in all the time, deomenoi [begging, petitioning, beseeching, praying] in order that you may be deemed entirely deserving to escape all these events about to be caused to be and to stand in front of the Son of Man.”

Acts 4.29: And now, Kurios, contemplate upon their threats and give to your slaves (amidst all-outspokenness [boldness]) to speak all Your Logon [Word] in You stretching out Your hand to heal and to cause semeia [signs, indications] and to cause terata [wonders, miracles] to come into being via the name [authority] of Your hagiou Son, Jesus.” And they deethenton [having begged, having petitioned, having beseeched, having prayed], the place in which they were convened was rocked [shaken] and they were all filled with the Hagios Pneuma and spoke the logon of Theos amidst all-outspokenness. 

Acts 8.20: But Rock said to him, “May your silver (together with you) be into destruction because you proposed to get the gratuity [free gift] of Theos via money. There isn’t a portion (nor a lot) for you in this Logos for your heart isn’t true before the face of Theos. Therefore, metanoeo [think differently, turnabout 180⁰, repent] from this badness of yours and deomai Theos if perhaps the purpose of your heart will be aphethesetai [sent forth, forsaken, forgiven] you for I see you being into the bile of bitterness and a bond of injustice.” Now answering, Simon said, “You deomai over me to the Kurios so that not even one word (of what you have spoken) will happen to me.” 

Acts 10: Now, a certain man was in Caesarea Maritima (Cornelius by name), a centurion emergent from [over] a cohort [Roman military unit of 300 to 600 men] being called “The Italian” cohort. He was well-reverent and fearing Theos with all his household, both doing many beneficences to the people and deomenos to Theos via all. He clearly saw in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day [3 PM], an aggelon [messenger, angel] of Theos entering toward him and saying to him, “Cornelius!” 

James 5.13: Endures hardship any in [among] you? Let him proseuchestho [humbly beg of God, pray]. Is any joyful? Let him psalleto [play a stringed instrument while singing praise music]. Is any infirm in you? Let him summon the elders of the ekklesias [assembly, church] and let them proseuxasthosan [pray] over him (having first anointed him with olive oil) in the name [authority] of the Kuriou. The euche [wish; implies prayer] of pisteos [faith] sosei [will make safe, will save] those kamnonta [toiling; as if fatigued by toil; i.e., suffering] and the Kurios will waken him and if he might have done hamartias [misses of the mark or goal, errors, offenses, sins], it aphethesetai [will be sent forth, will be forsaken, will be forgiven] him. Acknowledge your paraptomata [sideslips, lapses, deviations] to one another and euchesthe [wish, implies praying] over one another, whatever how [somehow] you may be healed. A deesis of one who is dikaiou [equitable, just, right] ischuei [has much force, has much power], being made effective by God. 

Ephesians 6.16: In [Above] all, having taken up the shield of pisteos [reliance, faith] in which you will be able to quench all the having-been-made-fiery darts [arrows] of the ponerou [hurtful] one, take up the helmet of soteriou [rescue, safety, salvation], and the sword of the Hagios Pneuma (which is the rhema [utterance] of Theos), via all proseuches [prayers] and deeseos [making petitions, making requests, making prayers], at all times proseuchomenoi [praying] in the Hagios Pneuma and keeping awake to this same in all persistence and deesei concerning the hagion [holy ones, sacred ones, consecrated ones, saints]. 

1^st Timothy 2: Accordingly (first of all), I parakalo [call near, invite, urge, exhort, encourage] that deeseis, proseuchas, supplications and eucharistias to Theos be made on behalf of all men (on behalf of kings and all those in prominence) in order that we may all lead a tranquil and sedate life in all piety and venerableness. 

1^st Peter 10: For one wanting to agapan [unconditionally love] life and to know good days, let him stop his tongue from kakia [worthless] speaking; also, his lips not to utter deceit. Let him shun the kakou and let him do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it because the eyes of the Kuriou are upon the dikaious and His ears are open to their deesin. But the face of the Kuriou is above [against] those doing kakia. 

PSALM 34.12: Who is the man who desires life, loving length of days, to see good, guard your tongue from bad and your lips from speaking deceit. Turn off from bad and do good. Search for shalom [safety, peace, health, happiness, prosperity, friendship] and run after it for the eyes of YHWH are upon the tsaddiyq [dikaios] and His ears are open to their yoohooing, but the face of YHWH is against doers of bad …

 End of Sixtieth Lesson