You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source, of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth.
Isa. 66:23
23 And it shall come to pass, that from [day] one new moon [chodesh] to another [chodesh], and from [day] one sabbath
[shabbath] to another [shabbath], shall all flesh [basar]
come [bow'] to worship [shachah] before [paniym] me, saith ['amar] the LORD [Yahovah]. KJV-Interlinear
23 And it shall be from new moon to new moon And from
sabbath to sabbath, All mankind will come to bow down before Me, says the
LORD. NASB
The
key to this verse is the, bowing down before the Lord.
John
4:21
21
Jesus said to her, Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this
mountain, nor in Jerusalem,
shall you worship the Father. NASB
When
the people are re-gathered into Gods
Kingdom, they will
eventually become so numerous through re-population, that they will live
throughout the world.
In
the Old Testament times, people were only required to come to Jerusalem three times per year. The rest of their worship time was done at
local synagogues on their Sabbath Saturday s.
In
the Millennium, as well as thereafter, people will worship the Lord in spirit,
on a moment-by-moment basis. It would be
impossible to assemble the entire world s population in the Temple, all at the same time.
Whereas
now, Christ is our temple, in whom we assemble ourselves in spirit, in
fellowship, and in faith, which is doctrine.
So it matters not where you are, because when you are in fellowship,
there, Christ is also.
Your
assembly, whether by yourself, with family, with friends, or with a group of
any size, is complete because the purpose of the assembly is the worship of God
the Father, through Christ, by means of the Holy Spirit, which means being in
fellowship, and through Bible doctrine.
All
activity of your life, when performed while in fellowship, is a pleasing aroma
of incense to the Lord. Why? Because it is done, from a position of
perfection, which we call fellowship, and that means it is done under the
control of the Holy Spirit, who controls the soul when you are in fellowship.
The
sin nature controls the soul, when you are out of fellowship.
This
worship, is to be followed in a consistent manner. Instead of attending the Synagogue once on
Saturday, or attending a feast celebration on several occasions per year, our worship
is now to be done on a moment-by-moment basis, which we accomplish through our
being in fellowship.
Your
spiritual life does not depend on a Temple,
or some other building because of its rich architecture. Your spiritual life does not depend on what
direction you face, in order to be pleasing to the Lord. Your spiritual life does not depend on your
posture, whether sitting, kneeling, standing, or laying down.
Your
spiritual life depends solely on your attitude toward God, Christ, and
doctrine. Your spiritual life depends on
your fellowship status. Your entire
spiritual life functions while you are in fellowship, and does not function
when you are out of fellowship.
New
moon to new moon, and Sabbath to Sabbath, indicates a consistency, a regularity,
a dedication, and a commitment of the general population, in their attitude and
worship of the Lord.
People
will pursue their spiritual lives as never before. No longer will people ignore or be
indifferent toward Christ or doctrine.
No longer will people try to invent other means of access to God. No more religions. No more cults. No more ridiculous theories or philosophies of
life.
God
will be worshipped in solemn assemblies, whether by a single person alone, or
collectively in groups.
Your
solemn assembly is your fellowship status.
All
worship will belong to every person, both male and female. There will be no longer any restrictions on
female participation. Restrictions
imposed by human rules. And God will be
worshipped consistently and regularly, by everyone equally, without
intimidation, without bias, without prejudice, without interruption or excuse.
Now is the time to post a prayer.
End Of Lesson
Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth.
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