Title: Basic Bible Teaching Lesson 8
1Basic
Bible
Teaching
Lesson 8
2Topic Outline
- Recap Last Weeks Lesson
- Further Explanation (rising from Q/A session)
- Return 9 - Judge
- Application to Us
- Quiz
- Question / Answer Session
3Recap - Ascension
intercedes for us
symbolic angel
Drawing by Richard Hook
sympathizes with us
one mediator
priesthood forever
order of Melchizedek
to right hand of God
declared high priest
ascended in cloud of glory
4Further Explanations to last weeks Q/A
- If Jesus (not the Holy Spirit) is the
intercessor in Rom 826-27, why does Jesus say
there will be another Counselor (Jn 1416)? - Explain Matthew 1231-32, and blasphemy against
the Holy Spirit, which cannot be forgiven - If the us in Gen 126 is not God, Jesus and
the Holy Spirit, then what does it mean? - If the power of the Holy Spirit indicates
power that belongs to/ comes from the Holy Spirit
then the Holy Spirit is a being, right? - Explain again the argument how David is
subordinate to the Lord Jesus (Matt 2241-45) and
Jesus, being a high priest like Melchizedek, is
superior to Abraham (Heb 74-17)
5A Jesus-centered Viewpoint
6A Jesus-centered Viewpoint
To Return (as Judge)
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Empowered
79. To Return (as Judge)
Judg -1
- from heaven to Mt. Olivet (Zech 141-4, 8-11,
Acts 19-12) - visibly, in glory (Matt 2429-31)
- authorized by God (John 525-30)
- believers at Christs judgment seat (2Cor 510)
- the world in righteousness (Acts 1730-31)
- the living and dead (Acts 1042, 2Tim 41-2)
- vengeance on enemies (2Thes 18, Rev 1118)
- reward the faithful (Rev 1118, Matt 2534-36)
8Zechariah 141-4
Judg -2
1 Behold, a day of the LORD is coming, when the
spoil taken from you will be divided in the midst
of you. 2 For I will gather all the nations
against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall
be taken and the houses plundered and the women
ravished half of the city shall go into exile,
but the rest of the people shall not be cut off
from the city. 3 Then the LORD will go forth and
fight against those nations as when he fights on
a day of battle. 4 On that day his feet shall
stand on the Mount of Olives which lies before
Jerusalem on the east and the Mount of Olives
shall be split in two from east to west by a very
wide valley so that one half of the Mount shall
withdraw northward, and the other half southward.
Points
- In a context demonstrably being the last days
and the time of the coming of the Christ the
return of Jesus as judge and king the location
is explicitly stated to be the Mt of Olives, near
Jerusalem
9Zechariah 148-11
Judg -3
8 On that day living waters shall flow out from
Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and
half of them to the western sea it shall
continue in summer as in winter. 9 And the LORD
will become king over all the earth on that day
the LORD will be one and his name one. 10 The
whole land shall be turned into a plain from Geba
to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. But Jerusalem shall
remain aloft upon its site from the Gate of
Benjamin to the place of the former gate, to the
Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Han'anel to
the king's wine presses. 11 And it shall be
inhabited, for there shall be no more curse
Jerusalem shall dwell in security.
Points
- This passage confirms that the prophecy is about
the coming king (representing the LORD) to
Jerusalem, whom we know from other references to
be Jesus, the Christ (e.g., Luke 132-33, Jer
317).
10Acts 19-12
Judg -4
9 And when he had said this, as they were looking
on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of
their sight. 10 And while they were gazing into
heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them
in white robes, 11 and said, "Men of Galilee, why
do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who
was taken up from you into heaven, will come in
the same way as you saw him go into heaven." .
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount
called Olivet, which is near to Jerusalem
Points
- a cloud the clouds of heaven upon return
(Matt 2430, 175) - come in same way back to Mt. Olivet,
just outside Jerusalem - as predicted in Zech 144, 9,16 (cf. Jer
317, Ezek 437)
- A parallel passage which describes the scenario
of Jesus return to earth (1Thes 416-17) also
includes clouds, trumpet call etc.
11Matthew 2429-31
Judg -5
29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those
days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will
not give its light, and the stars will fall from
heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be
shaken 30 then will appear the sign of the Son
of man in heaven, and then all the tribes of the
earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of
man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and
great glory 31 and he will send out his angels
with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather
his elect from the four winds, from one end of
heaven to the other.
Points
- Reaffirms that the return of Jesus as the Christ
will be seen in conjunction with unmistakable
celestial signs coupled with the actual
appearance of Jesus with his angels etc.
- tribes of the earth Jews in the land of
Israel loud trumpet call sounding of last
trumpet resurrection time! (1Cor 1552)
12John 525-29
Judg -6
25 "Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is
coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the
voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will
live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself,
so he has granted the Son also to have life in
himself, 27 and has given him authority to
execute judgment, because he is the Son of man.
28 Do not marvel at this for the hour is coming
when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
29 and come forth, those who have done good, to
the resurrection of life, and those who have done
evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
Points
- God granted Jesus the authority and the power to
be the judge of the world, which included the
living and the dead. - The outcome for those raised from the dead (along
with the living called to the judgment seat) is
one of two verdicts eternal life, or eternal
death.
132 Corinthians 510
Judg -7
For we must all appear before the judgment seat
of Christ, so that each one may receive good or
evil, according to what he has done in the body.
Points
- Context v. 1-9. Paul is talking of the prospect
of a believer being - further clothed, so that what is mortal
may be swallowed up by - life, i.e., receiving eternal life from
Jesus. When does this happen? When Jesus makes
the pronouncement from his judgment seat, that is
spoken from his glorious throne in Jerusalem
(Matt 2531)
- The context of Matt 2531 is the parable of the
separation of the sheep from the goats, i.e.,
Jesus the judge-king is pronouncing the blessing
(right hand) or the curse (left hand) on those
judged.
14Acts 1730-31
Judg -8
30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now
he commands all men everywhere to repent,
31 because he has fixed a day on which he will
judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he
has appointed, and of this he has given assurance
to all men by raising him from the dead."
Points
- Context v. 1-29 Paul is preaching in Athens to
very religious people who worship an unknown
god, arguing that it is really the God of heaven
who alert! plans to judge the world by Christ!
- by a man the resurrected Jesus is still
considered a man the same point is made of him
in his mediator role (1Tim 25) - by raising him the fact of Jesus being raised
to eternal life is essential to Gods assurance
of righteous judgment
15Acts 1039-43
Judg -9
39 And we are witnesses to all that he did both
in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They
put him to death by hanging him on a tree 40 but
God raised him on the third day and made him
manifest 41 not to all the people but to us who
were chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and
drank with him after he rose from the dead.
42 And he commanded us to preach to the people,
and to testify that he is the one ordained by God
to be judge of the living and the dead. 43 To him
all the prophets bear witness that every one who
believes in him receives forgiveness of sins
through his name."
Points
- Context Peter preaching to Cornelius (a devout
Roman centurion) who had gathered his friends to
hear a message of salvation (1114) - Explicit basic teaching Jesus is to judge the
living and the dead
162 Timothy 41-2
Judg -10
1 I charge you in the presence of God and of
Christ Jesus who is to judge the living and the
dead, and by his appearing and his king- dom
2 preach the word, be urgent in season and out of
season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be
unfailing in patience and in teaching.
Points
- Clear reinforcement of the basic Bible teaching
of Christ to judge the living and the dead
provides the timeframe by his appearing and his
kingdom does not happen when we die - be urgent, convince, rebuke, exhort
forceful language to emphasize the importance and
manner in preaching the word
172 Thessalonians 15-8
Judg -11
5 This is evidence of the righteous judgment of
God, that you may be made worthy of the kingdom
of God, for which you are suffering-- 6 since
indeed God deems it just to repay with affliction
those who afflict you, 7 and to grant rest with
us to you who are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus
is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in
flaming fire, 8 inflicting vengeance upon those
who do not know God and upon those who do not
obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Points
- Context Paul writing to believers of what is to
befall those who have persecuted them the time
frame is specificwhen he Jesus comes on that
day to be glorified in the saints (v.10) - Vengeance is on the disbelievers not know
disobedient not obey
18Revelation 1118
Judg -12
The nations raged, but thy wrath came, and the
time for the dead to be judged, for rewarding thy
servants, the prophets and saints, and those who
fear thy name, both small and great, and for
destroying the destroyers of the earth." .
Points
19Matthew 2534-36
Judg -13
34 Then the King will say to those at his right
hand, 'Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
the world 35 for I was hungry and you gave me
food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was
a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked
and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited
me, I was in prison and you came to me.' 37 Then
the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we
see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and
give thee drink? 38 And when did we see thee a
stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe
thee? 39 And when did we see thee sick or in
prison and visit thee?' 40 And the King will
answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it
to one of the least of these my brethren, you did
it to me.' ..46 And they the righteous go into
eternal life."
Points
- Real belief entails faithful behavior goods
deeds are natural - inherit the kingdom go into eternal life
(here on earth)
20Summary Return as Judge
Judg -14
faithful rewarded
judge living dead
wicked punished
righteous judgment
all to judgment seat
visible return w/angels
made judge by God
Drawing by Richard Hook
coming back to Mt Olivet
21So What?
Judg -15
What will he say to you?
22Quiz
- Jesus is to return to earth in the same way he
left, with clouds of glory, angels, the sound of
a _______, to the Mount of Olives, which is just
outside of _________. - The elect , both the living and the resurrected
_____, will be gathered (by the angels) to the
Lord who, sitting at his _______ seat and on his
throne of glory, will pronounce the verdict of
reward or punishment. - The faithful will receive ________ and go into
the _______ of God. The wicked will be _______
and go into ________. - How far off, in terms of time, is the return of
Christ and the judgment of the world? - What should we be doing in the meantime?
23Homework Reading
9. To Return King
- over all the world (Rev 1115-17, Zech 148-9)
- in Jerusalem (Ps 22-6, Zech 1416)
- on Davids throne (Luke 131-33, Is 21-3)
- shares throne (Matt 1927-28, Rev 226-27,321)
- rules with rod of iron (Rev 1915)
- brings peace rightness (Is 96-7, 113-5)
- is King of Kings (Rev 1915, 1714)
- Kingdom to last forever (Dan 244-45,715-18)
24Questions Answers
25Basic
Bible
Teaching
to be continued
26Supplemental Reference Material 1
Another Counselor John 1416, 26
16 And I will pray the Father, and he will give
you another Counselor, to be with you for ever,
17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world
cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor
knows him you know him, for he dwells with you,
and will be in you26 But the Counselor, the Holy
Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he
will teach you all things, and bring to your
remembrance all that I have said to you.
Points
- The text is explicit there is another
Counselor (i.e., Comforter or Advocate Gk.
parakletos) Holy Spirit the Spirit of
truth, to be sent by God. Clearly, it is not
Jesus, but a power which would enable the
apostles to remember and teach truth, a
capability that is not the same as that discussed
in Rom 826.
- Jn 1613 says,When the Spirit of truth comes, he
will guide you into all the truth for he will
not speak on his own authority, but whatever he
hears he will speak, and he will declare to you
the things that are to come inspired like
prophets (2Pet 121)
27Supplemental Reference Material 2
Apostles to speak as prompted by God
19 When they deliver you up, do not be anxious
how you are to speak or what you are to say for
what you are to say will be given to you in that
hour 20 for it is not you who speak, but the
Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
(Matthew 10) 11 And when they bring you before
the synagogues and the rulers and the
authorities, do not be anxious how or what you
are to answer or what you are to say 12 for the
Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what
you ought to say." (Luke 12) 14 Settle it
therefore in your minds, not to meditate
beforehand how to answer 15 for I will give you
a mouth and wisdom, which none of your
adversaries will be able to withstand or
contradict. (Luke 21) 8 Then Peter, filled with
the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the
people and elders 13 Now when they saw the
boldness of Peter and John, and perceived
that they were uneducated, common men, they
wondered and they recognized that they had been
with Jesus. 14 But seeing the man that had been
healed standing beside them, they had nothing to
say in opposition. (Acts 4)
28Spirit Strongs Concordance
Original Word
Word Origin
pneu'ma
from (4154)
Transliterated Word
Phonetic Spelling
Pneuma
pnyoo'-mah
Parts of Speech
Noun Neuter
Definition
- the third person of the triune God, the Holy
Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and
the Son NGF disagrees - sometimes referred to in a way which emphasizes
his personality and character (the \\Holy\\
Spirit) - sometimes referred to in a way which emphasizes
his work and power (the Spirit of \\Truth\\) - never referred to as a depersonalized force
since comes from God or Jesus - the spirit, i.e. the vital principal by which the
body is animated - the rational spirit, the power by which the human
being feels, thinks, decides - the soul wrong NGF
1
3
King James Word Usage - Total 385
Spirit 111, Holy Ghost 89, Spirit (of God) 13,
Spirit (of the Lord) 5, (My) Spirit 3, Spirit (of
truth) 3, Spirit (of Christ) 2, human
(spirit) 49, (evil) spirit 47, spirit
(general) 26, spirit 8, (Jesus' own) spirit 6,
(Jesus' own) ghost 2, miscellaneous 21
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29Supplemental Reference Material 4
Blasphemy against Holy Spirit
31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy
will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against
the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 And whoever
says a word against the Son of man will be
forgiven but whoever speaks against the Holy
Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age
or in the age to come. (Matthew 12) 28 "Truly, I
say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of
men, and whatever blasphemies they utter 29 but
whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never
has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"
-- 30 for they had said, "He has an unclean
spirit." (Mark 3)
Points
- If the Holy Spirit was the 3rd person of the
Trinity (non-Bible term), it makes no sense in
allowing Jesus and God to be blasphemed and
forgiveness allowed, but not so with the Holy
Spirit.
- Rather, this is a case of the hearers refusing to
embrace the very means that would bring
repentance they called Gods Spirit unclean!
(cf. Is 520) to refuse to repent could not be
forgiven
30Supplemental Reference Material 5
The us in Gen 126-27
26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image,
after our likeness and let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of
the air, and over the cattle, and over all the
earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps
upon the earth." 27 So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God he created him male
and female he created them.
Points
- v.26 translation indicates plurality (us, our
) and the Hebrew elohyim (translated God) can
indicate plurality as well however, it could be
2,3,12, or 2000 the text does not say whom/how
many - image and likeness are the same as used in
Gen 53 (refers to Seth in image/likeness of
Adam), indicate form and appearance, certainly
entail gender (v.27), and thus suggest angels
the us - The idea of dominion over the is cited in Ps
8 Heb 2 with a connection of man, and notably
Jesus, relative to angels - v. 27 is explicit, however, that God, singular,
is the Creator, i.e., the primary source, thus,
the angels were His helpers (Ps 10320)
31God Strongs Concordance
Original Word
Word Origin
yhla
plural of (0433)
Transliterated Word
Phonetic Spelling
'elohiym
el-o-heem'
Parts of Speech
Noun Masculine
Definition
- (plural)
- rulers, judges
- divine ones
- angels
- gods
- (plural intensive - singular meaning)
- god, goddess
- godlike one
- works or special possessions of God
- the (true) God
- God
King James Word Usage - Total 2606
God 2346, god 244, judge 5, GOD 1, goddess 2,
great 2, mighty 2, angels 1, exceeding 1,
God-ward (04136) 1, godly 1
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32Supplemental Reference Material 7
Warning about False Prophets
4 And Jesus answered them, "Take heed that no one
leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my
name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will
lead many astray 9 "Then they will deliver you
up to tribulation, and put you to death and you
will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
10 And then many will fall away, and betray one
another, and hate one another. 11 And many false
prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And
because wickedness is multiplied, most men's love
will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end
will be saved. 23 Then if any one says to you,
'Lo, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do
not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false
prophets will arise and show great signs and
wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even
the elect. 25 Lo, I have told you beforehand.
(Matthew 24)
Points
- In his explanation about what would be signs
concerning his coming and the end of the age ,
Jesus warned about false prophets and false
teachers 3 times a very important issue! - Though there will be tribulation (v.9), there is
assurance for those who endure to the end (v.13)
by their faith in Christ and his word.
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1Thessalonians 416-17
14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring
with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For
this we declare to you by the word of the Lord,
that we who are alive, who are left until the
coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who
have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will
descend from heaven with a cry of command, with
the archangel's call, and with the sound of the
trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise
first 17 then we who are alive, who are left,
shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds to meet the Lord in the air and so we
shall always be with the Lord.
Points
- Context belief in the resurrected Jesus is the
basis for confidence in his return to raise from
the dead those who died in faith. They will join
the living disciples at the judgment seat of
Christ and those who are rewarded with be with
the Lord forever. - v.16-17 detail parallel those in Matt 24 descent
from heaven, trumpet sound (signal for dead to be
raised), archangel, clouds
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Supplemental Reference Material 9a
Tribulation and the rapture whats the true
Bible teaching?
- Illustration it is taught that believers are
'raptured' up to heaven to - avoid the great tribulation on earth the
primary text to prove this is - 1Thessalonians 417. Is this sound exposition?
Let's see
a) neither v.17 nor its context says anything
about "tribulation" or "heaven" these
terms/ideas are being read into the text
b) the Greek word presumed to mean 'rapture'
simply means 'caught away' (e.g., Acts 839), not
'caught up'
c) v.16 says the the Lord will "descend from
heaven" he is coming down to the earth v. 17
says that the risen dead alive believers are
caught away together "to meet the Lord in the air
not heaven, and so we shall always be with the
Lord".
But the location is
not specified. To claim it is heaven is an
assumption. A more likely location is the earth
since (1) that's where the Lord was coming in the
first place (2) countless other passages put the
Kingdom there.
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Supplemental Reference Material 9b
Tribulation and the rapture
When you align the details of 1Thes 4 with those
of Matthew 24, it is apparent that the 'caught
away' occurs after the tribulation, not before
it! Here's the analysis
- but v.29 in Matthew says "Immediately after the
tribulation of those days" v.30-31 take place
after the tribulation also, being "caught away"
is upon Jesus' Return
- since v.16-17 same event as v.30-31, they also
take place after the tribulation.
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Supplemental Reference Material 9c
Tribulation and the rapture
- Does it matter how we interpret this passage?
Yes! There is far more - at stake than getting a sequence wrong.
- The rapture is an attractive teaching because it
gives the (false) hope - to believers of not going through the
tribulation. What will these - believers think when they are not 'taken away'
but 'left behind'? Panic? - Believe that Christ has abandoned them?
They may overlook the
verses that indicate persecution (on account of
God and Christ) has been the experience of the
faithful throughout the ages.
- They may forget that God uses the time of
tribulation to bring - people back to Him, and that's the best time to
have His people - there witnessing to the unbelievers and
demonstrating God's love - in very tough times. see The Great
Tribulation handout sheet
- So, while the church in Philadelphia was told
they would be "kept - from the hour of trial that is coming on the
whole world" (Rev 310) - they were the exception, not the rule (e.g. Rev
210,13,69-11,117).
37Supplemental Reference Material 10
The Holy Spirit a being or a power?
Evidence for HS a power
- The text of Luke 135 equates (by parallel
phrases) the two terms - The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and
the power of the Most High will overshadow you - Similarly, comparing Luke 2449, until you
are clothed with power from on high with Acts
24, they were filled with the Holy Spirit
equates the two terms. This conclusion is
confirmed in Acts 18 but you shall receive
power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.
- The phrases Spirit of God and Spirit of
Jesus, indicate (on the basis of English
grammar) that this Spirit is possessed or owned
by God and Jesus. The Trinitarian viewpoint does
not have God the Holy Spirit being owned by
either God the Father or God the Son, for
that would be non-sensible. However, it does make
sense if the Holy Spirit is a power.
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King David is subordinate to (his son) Jesus
Argument from Matthew 2241-45
Jesus was the descendant (son of David) and in
Jewish genealogy, the descendant is regarded as
subordinate to the ancestor
However, the Scripture written by David says
The LORD YHWH says to my (Davids) Lord
Adonai indicating that David is
subordinate to that Lord
Since Jesus that Lord in the quoted text,
then king David is subordinate to the
Lord Jesus, the Christ
YHWH says to my Adonai (superior, who Jesus)
39Supplemental Reference Material 12
Melchizedek (Jesus) is superior to Abraham
Argument from Hebrews 74-7
Abraham was the patriarch of the nation of Israel
a most important person, and forefather of
Levi, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac
However, Abraham gave tithes to Melchizedek, who
in turn blessed Abraham and Scripture says It
is beyond dispute that the
inferior is blessed by the superior
i.e., Melchizedek is superior to Abraham
Since Melchizedek is a prototype (non-dying
king-priest) of Jesus, then
Jesus is superior to Abraham
Also, the Melchizedek priesthood is superior the
Levitical since Levi was in the loins of Abraham
40Supplemental Reference Material 13
Spirit in John 36-8
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and
that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do
not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born
anew.' 8 The wind blows where it wills, and you
hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence
it comes or whither it goes so it is with every
one who is born of the Spirit."
In all 4 cases, Spirit, spirit ,wind is the
same Greek word Pneuma
Also, in all 4 cases, none of the words start
with a Capital letter it has been applied by
the translators (and their interpretation)
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Eternal (unquenchable) fire and punishment
if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomor'rah
to ashes he condemned them to extinction and made
them an example to those who were to be ungodly .
(2Pet 26, the parallel passage)
the whole land brimstone and salt, and a
burnt-out waste, unsown, and growing nothing,
where no grass can sprout, an overthrow like that
of Sodom and Gomor'rah, Admah and Zeboi'im, which
the LORD overthrew in his anger and wrath--
(Deut 2923, Moses commentary)
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