This isn’t really a favourite passage of mine, since there’s an actual public execution because someone had gathered firewood one Sabbath (Saturday) during the wilderness. The Sabbath being a Saturday will serve as a main plot element in Jesus being in a tomb for three days, much later in Luke 23:56. Indeed, this system God never wanted anyway, since it’s impossible for the blood of goats 🐐 and sheep 🐑 to take away our sins. But this passage is found in page 88 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, pages 112-113 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 178-179 of my VOICE copy, and pages 181-182 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
I already don’t like when I sin by accident and/or do anything that may offend someone unawares, for I know I can put someone in danger if I’m not careful enough. And if I have sinned against someone under 18, woe unto me! I never mean for that to happen, though… but you know what I don’t understand? Why do those people who lord it over all mankind claim you’ve put their little ones in danger when they’ve probably had sex with them? But I gained knowledge two weeks ago from a friend of mine from Australia 🇦🇺 that sadly, the U.S. was founded by violence, and Jesus said those who live by the sword die by it (Matthew 26:52). I was texting several large messages to a friend of mine this morning around sunrise concerning this; I don’t think he’s read it yet… but it was pretty early; I’m not sure when the sun rises in his area, but we are in the same time zone most of the time (Arizona doesn’t do daylight savings). But anyways, someone would use this and the following chapters as a weapon to deceive their victims into believing God is so ungracious He has no interest in forgiveness, no matter what it is. Sadly, though, it’s difficult to find ANYONE who even believes God’s love still never fails (see 1 Corinthians 13:8 (NKJV)) — yet I met someone from India 🇮🇳 and wants to do life with us here, and I’m thrilled for it 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 he’s receptive to the words of Jesus, and me and several others celebrated his birthday last night at Pita Island, where the Mediterranean food is a blast! I highly recommend you try that if you’re in Gilbert. I’m really happy he made it here, and I want to see India have more and more godly moments. And thank God just about every nation is more receptive to godliness and kindness than the U.S. is. Even the U.K. can’t be THAT selfish… but many people from different countries do come here to the U.S. for work, and I’m here for it 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 there’s also the World Cup occurring here in North America, with 11 stadiums 🏟 in the U.S. alone. I don’t think there’s any games in Arizona, but it’s still pretty awesome 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 too bad Trump’s willing to transform the hearts of all the people visiting into something like his, though. Even if someone’s heart 🫀 has been restored in Jesus our God, these antagonists who work in the governments here are willing to erase every last trace of what is holy, good, righteous, true, and lovely… and freedom is supposed to be honoured here? *scoffs* I guess that’s why they call it America 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
But enough of my rambling, I pray the lovely men, women, and their families can read this passage in their native tongue when watching the games here, or in Canada, or in Mexico, and then find out about Jesus’ sacrifice for them so they’d recognise His love for them 💖💖💖💖💖💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💗💗💗💗💗 it says in Revelation 7:9 there will be a multitude from every nation, tribe, and tongue whose population is so high no one can count them. The Bible is clear on this. There’s no room for debate. And India is the world’s most populated nation, now, so we need to pray for deliverance from the Hindu gods there (but thankfully, freedom of religion and speech is legal there, mostly). And I understand the local Christians’ approach to Jesus in some ways, since I know what it’s like to be trapped in a hostile environment, and I know what it’s like to be stuck in the streets more than once, not to mention for nuclear suffering to happen (though not in a high or extensive amount). But I did give a Bible and 60 bucks to someone outside a Wal-Mart once, and he said his roommate had stolen his rent money 💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸 so I hope he’s doing OK, now 🗣👤👥️🫂👣 I pray the guy can receive Jesus, and likewise for another dude I gave another Bible to one day by Fry’s, as well as ten bucks, although I don’t find it fair that someone was spying on me, and I didn’t know they were there. I don’t want to reveal the details here, though. Regardless, if we follow the media too much, we violate Romans 12:2. And that’s un-Christian.
The story of someone violating the Sabbath in verses 32-36 is particularly easy to manipulate, forcing dozens of episodes containing legalism and unforgiveness on me and my friends. Jesus never wanted that to happen anyway (see Ezekiel 33:11 and 2 Peter 3:9). I respect the fact that people are willing to preach on overlooked passages like this, but man, these people do not respect me back. And when someone sees this and decides to… try the Lord Jesus, as if Paul mentioning that the only way to put Jesus to the test (as per his referencing of Numbers 21:4-9 in 1 Corinthians 10:9), was to do anything like what’s in the Numbers passage referenced above, God will be offended with them because He knows everything the “peace” makers are up to. For a time is coming when sudden destruction and punishment (I remember I looked into the Greek for that several years ago) will overtake them (1 Thessalonians 5:3), and for them, there will be no escape! I don’t want to say worship of true or false peace is common, but I swear, every time a macho dude comes forward to announce his agenda for power, a huge crowd follows them. I haven’t done so hot in dealing with the Trump supporters here, and I actually feel defiled in watching those I know follow the pedophile 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 so if I had lived in the 70s watching Dobson and his satanic content getting so popular that all the lovers of joy and peace whimper and shiver and tremble in fear, I don’t know what I’d do. And I was born in 1990, but thankfully, I hadn’t heard almost anything about the heretic when he was alive (he died in his sins last August). I’m glad the pastor never mentioned anything favourable concerning him around that time, but it’s unfair he and all the others in the Valley worshipped Charlie Kirk for supposedly dying as a martyr (he didn’t talk about Jesus when he died, but about his politics 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 he’s in Hell with Dobson and all the other children of the devil, where all their supporters are going). It’s been nearly nine months since then, and nothing has changed. Indeed, my spirit and soul don’t feel right most days because of the extreme atheism of all the people, especially the “Christians” here. I feel like there may be something like the scenario in Ezekiel 9 where God told his angels to mark those who grieved over all the sins of Jerusalem and take out everyone else with advanced technology, but a lot of people probably have this worthless and unforgivable idea to shoot everyone in a marketplace or a school who disagrees with the “sound” and “divine” words of the president 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 I can never say this dude speaks anything besides what’s worth literally less than nothing. What do Trump and his supporters do in their spare time, anyway? Cut themselves to showcase their bloodlust for endless and unrestrained power like Baal’s worshipers did in 1 Kings 18 when they tried to call for him?! I’m not ready for this 😭😭😭😭😭😓😓😓😓😓 heck, just the fact there’s a Trump statue which multiple pastors claim isn’t an idol shows this is the USA’s darkest era yet.
There’s no footnote in the first Amplified Bible translation, so I don’t think I need to say anything else. But I’ll see you in the next one! Later, guys!
In Christ,
Ron Outland
Ron And His Stories 