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The Law of Marriage for the High Priest  (Page.1 of 2) 
The Law (of the high priest) has not been destroyed.

Jesus said
, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, (the marriage for the high priest) or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, (the marriage for the high priest) but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot ("iota", the name of the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet)1 or one tittle (the apex of a Hebrew letter (figuratively, the least particle): shall in no wise pass from the law, (of the marriage for the high priest) till all be fulfilled. (Matt 5:17-19)

            The Law of marriage for the high priest is fulfilled in Christ our High Priest
    
                                                    There are many more examples

This marriage Law was a schoolmaster to brings us to Christ. 
(Gal.3:24)
This Law 
(Lev.21:10-15) bears witnesses (Rom.3:21-31) to how the Holy Spirit is preparing a Bride for the Lord Jesus Christ "our High Priest." (Heb.3:1) The Law is one witness, Grace is another witness, 
"that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. (Deut.19:15, 
Eccl.4:12, Matt.18:16, 2Cor.13:1)
     
1.  Grace does not fight against this Law of the marriage for the high priest 
     They are both in harmony because Christ fulfilled (completed) it. (Matt.5:17-19, Rom.3:31) 
     He did not destroy it! As a "new creature (creation) in Christ Jesus" (2Cor.5:17-21) neither 
     should we!
This "righteous" (Rom.3:21; 8:1-4) pattern of marriage for the high priest is 
     "ordained to life...holy...just...good...(and)..spiritual..." (Rom.7:7-14)

2.  The pattern of the Law of marriage, brings reproof, correction, righteousness
     For "by the Law (of the marriage of the high priest) is the knowledge of sin," (Rom.3:20, 
     2Tim.3:16-17) i.e. the corrections that I need to make in my preparation as a Bride. 
Paul said, 
     "I had known sin," (Rom.7:7) or these corrections as a Bride (Eph.5:27-33) without the 
     "righteous" (Rom.8:4) pattern of marriage for the high priest. (1Cor.10:11, Rom.15:4, Heb.10:1)

3.  Many think the Church will become the Bride in "the twinkling of an eye." 
     The "twinkling of an eye" only takes care of our mortal bodies, it has nothing to do with our 
     preparation as a Bride. (Review: "What about the Rapture?" Page 1 of 2)

4.  Today the Church is not a "Glorious" Bride!
     Common sense tells us that! There must be another visitation of God before she is "presented"
     as Eve was to Adam. (One thing is for sure, we are closer than any other generation has 
     ever been.)

"He shall take a wife in her virginity" (Lev.21:13)

"And he shall take a wife in her virginity. A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife. Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him. (Lev 21:13-16)

1.  The apostle and "wise masterbuilder" interprets the Church to be a "virgin."
     For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may
     present you as a chaste virgin to Christ 
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled 
     Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
     (2 Cor 11:2-4, 1Cor.3:1,10)
    
a.  Jealously (2Cor.11:2)
          The word "jealous" in (2Cor.11:3) is properly, heat, i.e. (figuratively) "zeal" (in a favorable 
          sense, ardor; in an unfavorable one, jealousy, as of a husband [figuratively, of God], or an 
          enemy, malice):
The word "jealous" in (1Cor.10:22, Rom.10:19; 11:11) is to stimulate 
          alongside, i.e. excite to rivalry. God does not want us to have "no other gods before" 
          Him.
(Exod.20:3) He wants us to be faithful to Him. He does not want an open marriage!

     b.  Espoused (2Cor.11:3)
          
To be "espoused" is to be engaged. However "engagement" today does not carry the 
          seriousness of when Mary was "espoused" to Joseph. He had the authority of a husband 
          over Mary (Matt.1:19, Deut.24:1) even though they had not "known" her. (Matt.1:25, Note:  
          Gen.4:1) 
The Lord Jesus Christ has this same authority over the "espoused" Church today.

          Note: As of today's date the Church is "espoused"
(i.e. engaged) and has not been
          presented (Eph.5:21-33) yet. She is not married yet. We are only "espoused."


     c.  A chaste virgin (2Cor.11:2)
          The word "chaste" means to be clean, modest, perfect. The Ephesians were told that the 
          Church was to "
come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto 
          a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: (Eph.4:11-16) 
The 
          Church is to be without spot, blemish, wrinkle or any such thing.
(Eph.5:27) This is      
          the "perfect" (becoming a man) that is to come.
(1Cor.13:9-12) 
         
2.  Think on this! There will be a marriage of 
     Christ our High Priest
(Heb.3:1)
     Jesus (the Bridegroom) said, "verily I say unto 
     you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot ("iota"-     the name of the eighth letter of the Greek  
     alphabetor one tittle (the apex of a Hebrew  
     letter (figuratively, the least particle): shall in  
     no wise pass from the law, (of the marriage  
     for the high priest) till all be fulfilled. 
     (Matt 5:17-19)

     a.  To the last detail. (i.e. jot and title)
     b.  There will be a marriage 
          There will be a marriage of Christ our High  
          Priest (Heb.3:1) and His "chaste" 
          Church, because God is a finisher. 
          (Luke.14:25-33,
 He will complete His 
          purpose.
(Note: Gal.6:7 and the word, 
          "mocked"
Rev.19:7) 
There will be a
          "chaste" (clean, modest, perfect) 
          Church 
before the marriage! Today the  
          Church is more like Laodicea (Rev.3:14- 
          22)
 than
a "chaste" virgin! (2Cor.11:2)  
          Therefore there will be a "shaking"  
          (Heb.12:27, Haggai.2:6)
 and a cleansing of God's Church (Sanctuary Dan.8:14) because 
          Christ cannot marry the Church in it's present state. He would have to deny Himself. (His  
          Word.
2Tim.2:13, Matt.5:17-19, Heb.3:1, Lev.21:10-13)

         
Note: Some are looking forward to become a chaste virgin, in the "twinkling of an eye."  
          However, this is only our mortal bodies becoming immortal at Christ's return. It has not nothing  
          to do with being presented as a "chaste virgin." (Review: Conclusion, Page.5)

A Widow, divorced, profane, or an harlot he shall NOT take!

He (the High Priest) shall take a wife in her virginity. A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife. Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him. (Lev 21:13-16)

1.  Shall not take a Widow
    
Jesus, "our High Priest" (Heb.3:1) will fulfill  
     this Law in His Marriage to the Church. 
     (Matt.5:17-19) A Widow is no longer a
     "virgin," even though she free to   
     marry again.
(Rom.7:1-4) Jesus, our High 
     Priest" (Heb.3:1) gave Himself to prepare us  
     (Eph.5:25-33)
 to be a "chaste virgin"   
     (2Cor.11:1-3)
 in order to qualify us to be 
     married to Him.

2.  Shall not take a Divorced Woman
     
Jesus, "our High Priest" (Heb.3:1) will fulfill  
     this Law in His marriage to the Church. 
     (Matt.5:17-19) 
    
a.  The Jews cannot be in the Bride. 
          These are the "children of the flesh of  
          Abraham" (Rom.9:6-8) God wrote them   
          a "bill of divorce,"(Jer.3:8, Matt.5:31-32)  
          disqualifying them from being in the Bride  
          of Christ. (Lev.21:10-15) They will have to  
          accept Christ5 and be presented as a  
          chaste virgin to be in the Bride.
  
          (Acts.28:20)

     b.  We cannot be in the Bride if we have  
          been spiritually divorced.

          Jesus has to power to divorce those that  
          are friends with this World because we  
          are "espoused" to Him. In the eyes of the  
          Lord, the Bridegroom has the power to 
          divorce the ("espoused") Bride to be if  
          there has been unfaithfulness. As in the  
          example of Mary and Joseph. (Matt.1:18-25) Joseph had the authority to divorce Mary  
          (Deut.24:1-4) before the wedding. He "
was minded to put her away privily."
(Matt.1:19-20)  
          for her (supposed) adultery because he was "a just man, and not willing to make her a publick  
          example."

          Note: This is why the doctrine of the Pre-Tribulation Rapture is a false hope, because it  
          assumes the "twinkling of an eye" (1Cor.15:51-52) prepares us as a Bride. This doctrine is  
          either ignorant of this law, or willfully rejects it. The fact remains that God will not deny  
          (2Tim.2:13)
 His patterns. Jesus WILL fulfill (Matt.5:17-19) this law of marriage! Those  
          that place their hope is in the "twinkling of an eye," will miss the marriage as the five foolish  
          virgins did.
(Matt.25:1-13)
            .
                                                Review: Day of Atonement, Sanctuary cleansedRapture?

     c.  Spiritual adultery that is grounds for Jesus to divorce us
          There is a "spiritual adultery." James wrote,
"
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that  
          the friendship (fondness) of the world ( i.e. the lust of the flesh, eyes and pride of life -  
         
1John 2:16-17) is enmity (i.e hostile) with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend (or fond) 
          of the world is the enemy of God. (
James 4:4) God divorced (Jer.3:8) Israel (the children of  
          the flesh of Abraham - Rom.9:8) for their "adultery." He has not changed His principles.
  
          (Mal.3:6, Jam.1:17)  
Note: The Church today is like Samson.

          (1)  T
he lust of the flesh defined
                 Lust is a longing for what is forbidden and is not just not restricted to sexual behaviour.  
                 The "lust" applies to everything concerning the flesh. (Note: Gal.5:16-17)
                 (a)  The flesh is adultery
                        
If we are a "friend" (or fond of) this World (the lust of the flesh, eyes and pride of life) 
                        we commit spiritual adultery we exclude ourselves from marriage to Jesus our High  
                        Priest. (Gal.5:19, James.4:1-4, 2Cor.6:14-18, Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)
                 (b)  The flesh is Fornication             
                        If we are a "friend" (fond of) fornication naturally   
                        or spiritually, we exclude ourselves from marriage 
                        to Jesus our High priest. (Gal.5:19, Matt.5:17-19,  
                        Lev.21:13-16)

                 
(c)  The flesh is uncleanness  
          
                        If we are a "friend" (fond of uncleanness we 
                        exclude ourselves from marriage to Jesus our 
                        High priest.
(Gal.5:19, 2Cor.6:17, Eph.5:5,  
                        Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)

                 (e)  The flesh is lasciviousness
                       
If we are a "friend" (fond of) lasciviousness  
                        (licentiousness - lacking legal or moral  
                        restraints; especially : disregarding sexual  
                        restraints. Marked by disregard for strict  
                        rules of correctness) we exclude ourselves from  
                        marriage to Jesus our High priest. 
(Gal.5:19,  
                        Jude.1:4, 2Peter.2:1-2,
Matt.5:17-19, 
                        Lev.21:13-16
                  (f)  The flesh is idolatry
                        
If we are a "friend" (fond of) Idolatry we exclude  
                        ourselves from marriage to Jesus  
                        our High priest. (Gal.5:20, 1John.5:21, Rev.2:14-20, Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)
                 (g)  The flesh is witchcraft
                       
If we are a "friend" (fond of) witchcraft we exclude ourselves from marriage to Jesus  
                        our High priest. (Gal.5:20, Acts.8:5-11, 18-22, Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)
                 (h)  The flesh is hatred
                       
If we are a "friend" (fond of) hatred we exclude ourselves from marriage to Jesus  
                        our High priest. (Gal.5:20, 1John.3:11-16, Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)
                  (i)  The flesh is variance
                        
If we are a "friend" (fond of) variance (i.e. being contentious, debating, striving,   
                        quarreling) we exclude ourselves from marriage to Jesus our High priest. (Gal.5:20,  
                        1Cor.1:10; 2:1-14,
Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16

                  (j)  The flesh is emulations
                       
If we are a "friend" (fond of) emulation (rivalry, jealousy) you exclude yourself from  
                        being marriage to Jesus our High priest. (Matt.20:21-25, John.21:21-22,
Matt.5:17- 
                        19, Lev.21:13-16)

                 (k)  The flesh is wrath                                   

                        If we are a "friend" (fond of) wrath (fierceness, indignation, wrath, rage) we exclude      
                        ourselves from marriage to Jesus our High priest.
(Gal.5:20, Eph.5:26-31, Col.3:8,  
                        Jam.1:19, 1Tim.2:8,
Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)
                  (l) 
The flesh is strife
                       
If we are a "friend" (fond of) strife (contention, intrigue, conspiracy, plot, deception,  
                        scheme, maneuver, trickery, faction) you will exclude yourself from marriage to    
                        Jesus our High priest. (Gal.5:20, James.3:14-18, Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)
                (m)  
The flesh is seditions
                        
If we are a "friend" (fond of) seditions (dissension, discord, conflict, insurrection,  
                        controversy) you will exclude ourselves from marriage to Jesus our High  
                        priest. (Gal.5:20, 3John.9-11, 1Tim.1:20, 2Tim.2:17-18, Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)
                 (n)  
The flesh is heresies
                        
If we are a "friend" (fond of) heresies (we exclude ourselves from marriage to Jesus  
                        our High priest. (Gal.5:20, 1Cor.11:19, 2Peter.2:1, Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)
                 (o) 
The flesh is envyings
                       
If we are a "friend" (fond of) envy (jealousy, strife) we exclude ourselves from marriage 
                        to Jesus our High priest. (1Tim.4:1-6, Titus.3:3, Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)
                 (p) 
The flesh is murders
                        
If we are a "friend" (fond of) murder (to kill, slaughter) we exclude ourselves from 
                        marriage to Jesus our High priest. (Gal.5:21, 1John.3:11-15,
Matt.5:17-19,  
                        Lev.21:13-16)

                 (q) 
The flesh is drunkenness
                       
If we are a "friend" (fond of) drunkenness (intoxication - to excite or stupefy by alcohol  
                        or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly  
                        diminished b : to excite torelate to the point of enthusiasm or frenzy) we exclude  
                        ourselves from marriage to Jesus our High priest.
(Gal.5:21, Rev.17:2; 18:3, 
                       
Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)
                  (r)  
The flesh is revellings 
                       
If we are a "friend" (fond of) revelling (rioting - engage in dissolute behavior - to take   
                        intense pleasure or satisfaction in a drunken revel) we exclude ourselves from 
                        marriage to Jesus our High priest. (Gal.5:21, 1Peter.4:3, Matt.5:17-19, Lev.21:13-16)
                  
                  Friendship (or having a fondest) with " any such like..." (Gal.5:21) of these works 
                  of the flesh will divorce you from being 'espoused" (engaged) from being married  
                  to Christ! Note: The harlots of this world go into to kingdom before Pharisees 
                  (Matt.21:31-32)
because of grace. Many have the form but still are fond of the world! 
                  You are not accepted in the "beloved" (the Bride
Eph.1:6, Heb.12:22, / Heb.11:10,  
                  Gal.4:21-31, 
Rev.20:9; 21:9-10) because of your "good works"
(Eph.2:10,  
                  Matt.5:13-16)
  You are accepted because of God's "
grace!" Note: Noah.

   .
                  
God foreshadowed this conflict of the flesh against the Spirit. (Gal.5:16-17)
       
                      (Review: Phase.2 for why Israel's journey foreshadows the 1st.Century Church, the         
                                       Restoration  of the Church and our personal walk before the Lord)

 

      To be continued on Page.2 coming soon     


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1.  Strong's Greek Concordance
2.  (Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft,  
     Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.
3.  Strong's OT:2490
4.  Strong's NT:952
5.  The Jews today, (the children of the flesh of Abraham Rom.9:8 / Rom.9-11) have the same opportunity as the Gentile to be saved now and be part of the    
     Bride of Christ. If they still reject Christ, there is a second chance for the Nation of Israel to be "graffed in" again during the Tribulation. However they will have  
     missed the Wedding. (Review: Daniel's Visions"- Page.5)
6,  Stronhg's NT:2054 of uncertain affinity; a quarrel, i.e. (by implication) wrangling: KJV - contention, debate, strife, variance. (Biblesoft's New Exhaustive 
     Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators,    
     Inc.)
   
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