Tuesday, November 19th, 2024. 7:51 AM.
Today is the 324th day of this year.
Introducing . . .
The White Stone Valley People
Where the people greet each other with the word, Lowly.
This writing is imaginary on the writer’s part; however, the quotations of holy Scripture are spiritual and truthful.
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” -Jesus. [Matthew 11: 28-30. ESV Study Bible].
For these folks love each other
So God made their valley full of lilies of the valley.
They live in The Land of Adelphia
The name Adelphia comes from the name Philadelphia – which means brotherly love.
However, Philadelphia – like all the world these days – is going through very hard times.
My Hometown – Lyrics – Bruce Springsteen
My Hometown – Lyrics – Bruce Springsteen – YouTube
And on their walks in the Country, they see many lilies of the valley along their paths.
And the stones along the river have been transformed from black to white –
Just as God has transformed their souls from sinner to saint.
These people don’t vote.
They pray.
They don’t go to church.
They go to their room and close the door.
And pray in secret – Just as Jesus said. [see Matthew 6:6].
Matthew 5-7
Matthew 5-7 ESV – The Sermon on the Mount – Seeing the – Bible Gateway
The White Stone River’s water is clear as crystal
And it is very good to drink.
And all the living creatures in its waters are healthy and happy.
No one in the White Stone Valley is wealthy
And no one is poor.
They all have just enough food and clothing.
Nothing more and nothing less.
Every outdoor scene is picturesque in The White Stone Valley
And no one takes a picture of anything
For they live in the God-blessed fear of the Lord
And observe all He says.
And everyone is adorably beautiful to behold
And all their hearts are filled with adoring love —
And glory too unto joy overflowing.
In the Land of the Living God . . .
Exodus 20: 1-6. ESV Study Bible
“And God spoke all these words, saying,
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.
You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.” -Exodus 20: 1-6. ESV Study Bible.
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets, I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” -Jesus. [Matthew 5:17-20 ESV Study Bible].
“If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment – what to say and what to speak. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.” -Jesus. [John 12: 47-50 ESV Study Bible].
Revelation 21-22
Revelation 21-22 ESV – The New Heaven and the New Earth – Then – Bible Gateway
[At the 2-minute and 40 second mark in the following song you can even see the white stones along the river’s edge].
Say Something (I’m Giving Up On You)
Say Something (I’m Giving Up On You) – YouTube
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.” -Revelation 2: 17. ESV Study Bible.
Revelation 1-5
Revelation 1-5 ESV – Prologue – The revelation of Jesus – Bible Gateway
“I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women.
As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men.
With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.” -Song of Solomon 2: 1-4. ESV Study Bible.
Song of Solomon 1-8 ESV
Song of Solomon 1-8 ESV – The Song of Songs, which is – Bible Gateway
The impossible dream – Man of La Mancha – Brian Stokes Mitchell – 2003
The impossible dream – Man of La Mancha – Brian Stokes Mitchell – 2003
Man of La Mancha (1972) – The Impossible Dream Scene (6/9) | Movieclips
Man of La Mancha (1972) – The Impossible Dream Scene (6/9) | Movieclips
Dulcinea
“And I will give him the morning star. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” -Revelation 2: 28-29. ESV Study Bible.
Revelation 1-5 ESV – Prologue – The revelation of Jesus – Bible Gateway
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.
“The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come.’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come.’ And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.” -Revelation 22: 16, 17. ESV Study Bible.
Cat Stevens – “Morning Has Broken” Lyrics on screen
Cat Stevens – “Morning Has Broken” Lyrics on screen – YouTube
Auld Lang Syne
The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond – Ella Roberts
The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond – Ella Roberts
Wild Mountain Thyme – Ella Roberts
Wild Mountain Thyme – Ella Roberts
Danny Boy – Ella Roberts
The best scene of Forrest Gump
The best scene of Forrest Gump – YouTube
Time For A Change?
Gospel Tract – Time For a Change? – Moments With The Book
The Rapture
Gospel Tract – The Rapture – Moments With The Book
What is Meant by the Rapture?
Tract For Believers – What is Meant by the Rapture? – Moments With The Book
God’s Way Of Salvation (John 3:16)
Gospel Tract – God’s Way of Salvation (John 3:16) – Moments With The Book
Sunday, November 17, 2024. Adelphia Dawn and August Deepening Dawn. They lived in the town of Arithmetic, in the State of Multiplicity. The administrators of the town were all lovers of Numbers; but, lately, things just weren’t adding up. It was like “after the election.” They tried using an accounting system to put things in order; but even a trial balance ended with a hung jury. Next, they tried the double entry system, but no one was willing to enter – and it all began to look like doubletalk and doublespeak and double trouble and double indemnity. So, finally, they turned away from the world that lies in wickedness and began believing in the gospel – just as Jesus said at the beginning of his earthly ministry.
“Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” -Mark 1: 14, 15. ESV Study Bible.
“Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
The way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles –
The people dwelling in darkness
Have seen a great light,
And for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death,
On them a light has dawned.”
“From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” -Matthew 4: 12-17. ESV Study Bible.
Matthew 4
Matthew 4 ESV – The Temptation of Jesus – Then Jesus – Bible Gateway
Isaiah 9-15
Isaiah 9-15 ESV – For to Us a Child Is Born – But there – Bible Gateway
“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.’
“I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word, and have not denied my name. Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie – behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet and they will learn that I have loved you. Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’” -Revelation 3: 7-13. ESV Study Bible.
Mark's Imaginings 