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Dearest Brethren,
We
have need to remember that the "trumps"
are "forewarnings" of events and/or things approaching.
The "sounding"
or "blowing" of a "trumpet"
by a "watchman" is meant to
grab the attention of the people, forewarning the people.
Rev 8:1-13
1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven
about the space of half an hour.
2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were
given seven trumpets.
3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer;
and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with
the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the
throne.
4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the
saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar,
and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and
lightnings, and an earthquake.
6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves
to sound.
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with
blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees
was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning
with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became
blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had
life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven,
burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the
rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of
the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because
they were made bitter.
12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was
smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the
stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not
for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven,
saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth
by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which
are yet to sound!
"trumpet"..."sounded"
NT:4536
salpigx
(sal'-pinx); perhaps from NT:4535 (through the idea of quavering or
reverberation):
KJV
- a trumpet:
KJV
- trump (-et).
NT:4535
salos
(sal'-os); probably from the base of NT:4525; a vibration, i.e.
(specifically) billow:
KJV
- wave.
NT:4525
saino
(sah'-ee-no); akin to NT:4579; to wag (as a dog its tail fawningly),
i.e. (generally) to shake (figuratively, disturb):
KJV
- move.
NT:4579
seio
(si'-o); apparently a primary verb; to rock (vibrate, properly, sideways
or to and fro), i.e. (generally) to agitate (in any direction; cause to
tremble); figuratively, to throw into a tremor (of fear or concern):
KJV
- move, quake, shake.
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"shall
blow"..."blow"
OT:8628
taqa` (taw-kah'); a primitive root; to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands
together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or
tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by
handclasping):
KJV - blow ([a trumpet]), cast, clap, fasten, pitch [tent], smite,
sound, strike, suretiship, thrust.
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Ezek 33:1-33
1 Again
the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of
man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I
bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of
their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
3 If when
he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn
the people;
4 Then
whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh
not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood
shall be upon his own head.
5 He
heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be
upon him.
But he
that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
6 But
if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet,
and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any
person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his
blood will I require at the watchman's hand.
7 So
thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house
of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth,
and warn them from me.
8 When I
say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou
dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man
shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine
hand.
9
Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it;
if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but
thou hast delivered thy soul.
10
Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye
speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we
pine away in them, how should we then live?
11 Say
unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the
death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live:
turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of
Israel?
12
Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The
righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his
transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall
thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall
the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he
sinneth.
13 When I
shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to
his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses
shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he
shall die for it.
14 Again,
when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his
sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
15 If the
wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the
statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he
shall not die.
16 None
of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath
done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
17 Yet
the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as
for them, their way is not equal.
18 When
the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity,
he shall even die thereby.
19 But if
the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and
right, he shall live thereby.
20 Yet ye
say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will
judge you every one after his ways.
21 And it
came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month,
in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of
Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
22 Now
the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was
escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the
morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
23 Then
the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
24 Son of
man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying,
Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is
given us for inheritance.
25
Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood,
and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye
possess the land?
26 Ye
stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his
neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land?
27 Say
thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they
that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the
open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in
the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
28 For I
will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall
cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall
pass through.
29 Then
shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most
desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
30 Also,
thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against
thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to
another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear
what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.
31 And
they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my
people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with
their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their
covetousness.
32 And,
lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant
voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but
they do them not.
33 And
when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that
a prophet hath been among them. KJV
Rev 9:
1
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the
earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
The
word "fall", as utilized in this verse, speaks of
"alighting upon" and is in reference to a "flight"
in regards to "travel".
What
is the "bottomless pit"?
This was originally written "the pit of the bottomless".
Rev
9:1
9:1 Kaí ho pémptos ángelos esálpisen kaí eídon astéra ek toú
ouranoú peptookóta eis teén geén kaí edóthee autoó hee kleís toú
fréatos teés abússou
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"pit"
NT:5421
phrear (freh'-ar); of uncertain derivation; a hole in the ground (dug
for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a cistern or
well; figuratively, an abyss (as a prison):
KJV - well, pit.
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"bottomless"
NT:12
abussos (ab'-us-sos); from NT:1 (as a negative particle) and a variation
of NT:1037; depthless, i.e. (specially) (infernal) "abyss":
KJV - deep, (bottomless) pit.
NT:1
a (al'-fah); of Hebrew origin; the first letter of the alphabet;
figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:
KJV - Alpha. Often used (usually an, before a vowel) also in composition
(as a contraction from NT:427) in the sense of privation; so, in many
words, beginning with this letter; occasionally in the sense of union
(as a contraction of NT:260).
NT:1037
buthos (boo-thos'); a variation of NT:899; depth, i.e. (by implication)
the sea:
KJV - deep.
NT:899
bathos (bath'-os); from the same as NT:901; profundity, i.e. (by
implication) extent; (figuratively) mystery:
KJV - deep (-ness, things), depth.
NT:901
bathus (bath-oos'); from the base of NT:939; profound (as going down),
literally or figuratively:
KJV - deep, very early.
NT:939
basis (bas'-ece); from baino (to walk); a pace ("base"), i.e.
(by implication) the foot:
KJV - foot.
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Note
the "sounding" of the "trumpet". This is the fifth
"forewarning" YHVH/YAHSHUA had 'John the Revelator' write down,
concerning this sequence of end time events.
Rev 9:
2
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the
pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were
darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Who
or what is within "the pit of the bottomless"?
Rev 12:7-9
7 And
there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the
dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And
prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the
great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and
Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth,
and his angels were cast out with him. KJV
Where is "the pit of the bottomless"
located?
It is located in a dimension, which is lower in status than even the
earth.
Within this earthly dimension, all dwelling in their earthly flesh are
still yet able either to "die" (perish forever) or
"live" (Eternal Life).
All who reside within "the pit of the bottomless"
has already been sentenced to "die", "perish".
These have no opportunity for a reprieve, because they have already
committed the "unforgivable sin".
Those held in "the pit of the bottomless"
are Satan and the fallen Elohiym who followed and aided Satan in his
attempt to usurp, overtake, YHVH'S Kingdom.
These fallen Elohiym (fallen angels) and Satan reside in that
sub-dimension in their fullness: body, mind (spirit), and soul.
FATHER shows us the earthly location of the river Euphrates, which is
where "the pit of the bottomless"
resides within a lower dimension than that of this earthly plane.
Gen
2:10-15
10 And a
river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was
parted, and became into four heads.
11 The
name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land
of Havilah, where there is gold;
12 And
the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 And
the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth
the whole land of Ethiopia.
14 And
the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward
the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15 And
the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress
it and to keep it. KJV
Why did FATHER describe the first three "rivers",
yet not describe the fourth "river"?
"The
name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land
of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good:
there is bdellium and the onyx stone."
"And
the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth
the whole land of Ethiopia."
"And
the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward
the east of Assyria."
"And
the fourth river is Euphrates."
In order
to understand these "rivers", we must understand that which is
referenced in the "spiritual" rather than simply the
"physical".
"The
name of the first is Pison"
The name
"Pison"
means "dispersive",
"to
scatter".
OT:6376
Piyshown
(pee-shone'); from OT:6335; dispersive; Pishon, a river of Eden:
KJV -
Pison.
OT:6335
puwsh
(poosh); a primitive root; to spread; figuratively, act proudly:
KJV -
grow up, be grown fat, spread selves, be scattered.
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"that
is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah"
The name
"Havilah"
means "circular",
and speaks of "all encompassing", "including all",
or "inclusive".
We can
also see this in FATHER'S use of the word "the
whole".
{Remember to
consider the spiritual, as well as the physical aspect of "the whole land of".}
OT:2341
Chaviylah
(khav-ee-law'); probably from OT:2342; circular; Chavilah, the name of
two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men:
KJV -
Havilah.
OT:2342
chuwl
(khool); or chiyl (kheel); a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl
(in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to
writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to
wait, to pervert:
KJV -
bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall
grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope,
look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be)
sorrow (-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait
carefully (patiently), be wounded.
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"where
there is gold"...
"And
the gold of that land is good."
"gold"
OT:2091
zahab
(zaw-hawb'); from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively,
something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky:
KJV -
gold (-en), fair weather.
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What has
FATHER'S allowed to understand concerning "gold"?
"And
the gold of that land is good" is to say, that which is of YHVH.
Spiritually
speaking, "gold" is in reference to that which is "goodly",
"of GOD", "acceptable", pure, and/or
"heavenly/worthy". The riches purchased by the "gold of
this earth" is nothing in comparison to The True Riches, which one
make take with them,... YHVH'S HOLY WORD of TRUTH.
Ex 25
1 And the
LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak
unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every
man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.
3 And
this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and
silver, and brass,
4 And
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
5 And
rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
6 Oil for
the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
7 Onyx
stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
8 And let
them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
9
According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle,
and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make
it.
10 And
they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be
the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a
cubit and a half the height thereof.
11 And
thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt
thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round
about.
12 And
thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the
four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and
two rings in the other side of it.
13 And
thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
14 And
thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that
the ark may be borne with them.
15 The
staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from
it.
16 And
thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
17 And
thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half
shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
18 And
thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou
make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
19 And
make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end:
even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends
thereof.
20 And
the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the
mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another;
toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
21 And
thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou
shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
22 And
there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the
mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the
testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the
children of Israel.
23 Thou
shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length
thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the
height thereof.
24 And
thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown
of gold round about.
25 And
thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and
thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
26 And
thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in
the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
27 Over
against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear
the table.
28 And
thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with
gold, that the table may be borne with them.
29 And
thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers
thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt
thou make them.
30 And
thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
31 And
thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall
the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his
knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
32 And
six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the
candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick
out of the other side:
33 Three
bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch;
and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a
flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.
34 And in
the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their
knops and their flowers.
35 And
there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under
two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same,
according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.
36 Their
knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one
beaten work of pure gold.
37 And
thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps
thereof, that they may give light over against it.
38 And
the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
39 Of a
talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.
40 And
look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in
the mount. KJV
Rev 3:18
18 I
counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou
mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that
the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with
eyesalve, that thou mayest see. KJV
Rev 4:4
4 And
round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I
saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they
had on their heads crowns of gold. KJV
"The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth
the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that
land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone."
"there is bdellium and the onyx stone"
"bdellium"
is in reference to that and those "selected" (chosen)
OT:916
bedolach (bed-o'-lakh); probably from OT:914; something in pieces, i.e.
bdellium, a (fragrant) gum (perhaps amber); others a pearl:
KJV - bdellium.
OT:914
badal (baw-dal'); a primitive root; to divide (in variation senses
literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.):
KJV - (make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self,
-ation), sever (out), utterly.
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"onyx"
OT:7718
shoham
(sho'-ham); from an unused root probably mean to blanch; a gem, probably
the beryl (from its pale green color):
KJV
- onyx.
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"stone"
is in reference to The Builder, YHVH, and HIS Chief Cornerstone, CHRIST.
OT:68
'eben (eh'-ben); from the root of OT:1129 through the meaning to build;
a stone:
KJV - carbuncle, mason, plummet, [chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-]
stone (-ny), (divers) weight (-s).
OT:1129
banah (baw-naw'); a primitive root; to build (literally and
figuratively):
KJV - (begin to) build (-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up),
surely.
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"And
the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth
the whole land of Ethiopia."
The name "Gihon" means "stream",
which is from the prime root of the Hebrew word # "1518"
(giyach
or
goach),
which speaks of "to
break forth", "to bring forth",
or "to
draw out".
OT:1521
Giychown (ghee-khone'); or (shortened) Gichown (ghee-khone'); from
OT:1518; stream; Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool)
near Jerusalem:
KJV - Gihon.
OT:1518
giyach (ghee'-akh); or (shortened) goach (go'-akh); a primitive root; to
gush forth (as water), generally to issue:
KJV - break forth, labor to bring forth, come forth, draw up, take out.
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"it
that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia"
"it
that compasseth the whole land of " is to say, "including all",
"all inclusive"
Therefore, it would speak of not only the race of people who were
indigenous to this land, but also some of Israel.
The name "Ethiopia" literally translates to "burnt face".
OT:3568
Kuwsh (koosh); probably of foreign origin; Cush (or Ethiopia), the name
of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite:
KJV - Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.
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{We were shown the connection between Israel and Ethiopia in our study
of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch.}
"And
the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward
the east of Assyria."
"Hiddekel"
OT:2313
Chiddeqel (khid-deh'-kel); probably of foreign origin; the Chiddekel (or
Tigris) river:
KJV - Hiddekel.
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Tigris
[TIE gris] -- a major river of southwest Asia (see Map 1, C-1). Flowing
about 1,850 kilometers (1,150 miles) from the Taurus Mountains of
eastern Turkey, the Tigris joins the Euphrates River north of Basra. The
Tigris and Euphrates flow roughly parallel to each other for hundreds of
miles in the "Land of the Two Rivers," or Mesopotamia. The
Tigris is considered by most scholars to be identical with Hiddekel (Gen
2:14, KJV, NKJV), one of the four branches of the river that flowed from
the Garden of Eden.
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Publishers)
"that
is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria"
"toward
the east of "
OT:6926
qidmah (kid-maw'); feminine of OT:6924; the forward part (or relatively)
East (often adverbially, on the east or in front):
KJV - east (-ward).
OT:6924
qedem (keh'-dem); or qedmah (kayd'-maw); from OT:6923; the front, of
place (absolutely, therefore part, relatively the East) or time
(antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward):
KJV - aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward),
eternal, ever (-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare OT:6926.
OT:6923
qadam (kaw-dam'); a primitive root; to project (oneself), i.e. precede;
hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help):
KJV - come (go, [flee]) before, disappoint, meet, prevent.
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"Assyria"
OT:804
'Ashshuwr (ash-shoor'); or 'Ashshur (ash-shoor'); apparently from OT:833
(in the sense of successful); Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his
descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region
and its empire:
KJV - Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See OT:838.
OT:833
'ashar (aw-shar'); or 'asher (aw-share'); a primitive root; to be
straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right,
happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper:
KJV - (call, be) bless (-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
OT:838
'ashur (aw-shoor'); or 'ashshur (ash-shoor'); from OT:833 in the sense
of going; a step:
KJV - going, step.
OT:833
'ashar (aw-shar'); or 'asher (aw-share'); a primitive root; to be
straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right,
happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper:
KJV - (call, be) bless (-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
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FATHER lets us understand that, although the third "river"
"Hiddekel"
(Tigris) runs parallel to the "the fourth river", "Euphrates",
that which flows forth from the "Hiddekel" is "goodly" and
"blessed" by YHVH.
"And
the fourth river is Euphrates."
"Euphrates"
OT:6578
Perath (per-awth'); from an unused root meaning to break forth; rushing;
Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East:
KJV - Euphrates.
porath. See OT:6509.
OT:6509
parah (paw-raw'); a primitive root; to bear fruit (literally or
figuratively):
KJV - bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow,
increase.
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The "fourth river is Euphrates" was not as the first three
goodly flowing (bringing forth of that which is "good" because
they are of YHVH).
The "fourth river is Euphrates" is representative of that which
concerns the "bad", "evil",
"unrighteousness", and "all that is contrary to YHVH
", which is of Satan.
These, therefore, are some of the reasons that the Euphrates would be
the location (and be connected with) the "bottomless
pit",
which is in a lower (as yet unseen by earthly flesh man's eyes)
dimension.
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