PSALM 24

Psa 24:1-10 A psalm. Said to: address being self-confident; provide integrity. Texted in grape is the passage (v. 1a) that is quoted in the N.T. (see PSALM 15 A.29 N.T. quotesfrom 18 psalms, Psa 1-50):

  The earth is the LORD'S (YAHWEH'S), & everything in it, the world, & all who live in it; for HE found it upon the seas & established it upon the waters.

  Who may ascend the Hill of the LORD (YAHWEH)? Who may stand in HIS Holy Place? He who has clean hands & a pure heart, who does not lift up His soul to an idol or swear by what is false (falsely). He will receive blessings from the LORD (YAHWEH) & vindication from GOD His savior (the Majestic ONE of His timely  salvation). Such is the generation of Those who seek HIM, who seek YOUR Face, O GOD of (X) Jacob. SELAH

  Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the KING of Glory may come in. Who is this KING of Glory? The LORD (YAHWEH) Strong & Mighty, the LORD (YAHWEH) Mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the KING of Glory (Glorious MELEK) may come in. Who is HE, this KING of Glory (Kabod MELEK)? The LORD Almighty (Commander YAHWEH)-- HE is the KING of Glory (Kabod MELEK). SELAH

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1stCor 2:6-10 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, We speak of GOD'S Secret Wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden & that GOD has destined for Our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age have understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. However, as it is written [a Far Distant prophecy of Isa 64:4]: 'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what GOD has prepared for Those who love HIM'-- but GOD has revealed it to Us by HIS Spirit. Point is, this prophecy speaks of a time when wisdom would not only be spoken, but also be recorded (in the N.T.) for all to see-- & experienced 1st hand. This is the common belief: 'creationism, etc., not being allowed for consideration in schools is not evil. After all, don't most children eventually deduce that Santa does not exist? Sure some adults still cling to the notion, but most children, by seeing all the inconsistencies, are being set up to reject the impossible & grasp the truth. Many kids will respond to Isa 1:18 (Come, let us reason together) & embrace God. It'll just happen that they will transition from embracing the myth of Santa, in particular that they must be good to receive Christmas presents, to accepting & clinging to the reality of God, in particular that they should be good because, well, that's what he wants-- which transition will proceed from belief in the "intelligent designer (God, who set things in motion as the creator, now sits upon his rocking chair-- not involving himself in the daily affairs of creation)" to abidingly trusting him as the prayer-answerer.' NOT-- just as by emphasizing & extending the portrayal of Santa's existence through the generations elicits the concept's permanence, so by repeatedly focusing on the scheme of evolution through the formative years it is less likely that many young'uns will later even consider to reason together. For one, they only might see the glaring inconsistency of a once-&-done intelligent designer vs. how the Bible abundantly portrays a loving, intimate creator who answers prayer-- because they have been indoctrinated otherwise when their intellects were sponges. Later, those that just winked at, or actually contributed to, illusions & delusions, outlawing truth, might come to realize they shot the generations in the foot (heel). Pupils remained ignorant of Satan's devices (2ndCor 3:18), continuing un-redeemed. Satan was not checked in his bruising the heel (Gen 3:15) & the Dark Ages recycled. God, who still sits enthroned upon the circle of the earth (Isa 40:22) & watches as the sun rises at one end of the heavens & makes its circuit to the other (Psa 19:6), once more wept. He watched as now the church in Babylon (1stPet 5:13) turned rancid, his beloved ones scheming far beyond their once-upon-a-time construction of the city & tower of Babel (Gen 10:10; 11:4), when they accepted praise from one another, making no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only GOD (John 5:44). Once again the vast majority believed all heaven revolved about them. You see, God is & remains supreme whether any given nation declares & establishes it so in itself-- or in the case of America, whether or not it remains established. That's a given! You might say that 'time (eternity) is on his side' as God waits to see exactly which nation it will be that declares & establishes it, in which nation it will remain established to the point of establishing it in all nations. Speaking of Satan's devices-- he full well knows that even the full establishment of God's supremacy in any other nation (if & when that finally happens) will implode if it implodes in America (simply because of the testimony of it's having been land-mined there).