+ The Holy Trinity Youth Meeting 2018 Jul 27 The First 3 Verses of the Word ~ TRINITY ======================================== In the beginning + GOD [THE FATHER] created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the + SPIRIT OF GOD [THE HOLY SPIRIT] was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God + SAID [THE WORD] {The Lord gave the word (Psalms 68:11)} {In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)}, “Let there be light {You {You be perfect for your Father in Heaven is Perfect} are the light of the world}”; and there was light. (Genesis 1:1-3) Question: Where did God come from? https://www.facebook.com/Imsoblesseddaily/videos/944936719003786/ God the Father ============== “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, + THAT YOU MAY BE SONS OF YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? + THEREFORE YOU SHALL BE PERFECT, JUST AS YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN IS PERFECT. (Matthew 5:43-48) God the Son ~ One with the Father ================================= Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. + THE WORKS THAT I DO IN MY FATHER'S NAME BEAR WITNESS OF ME. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. + MY FATHER, WHO HAS GIVEN THEM TO ME, IS GREATER THAN ALL; AND NO ONE IS ABLE TO SNATCH THEM OUT OF MY FATHER'S HAND. I AND MY FATHER ARE ONE.” (John 10:22-30) God the Spirit ~ One w the Father and Son ========================================= P R O P H E T I C S E Q U E N C E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. The axe is at the root. 2. The tree Israel will be cut. 3. A New Shoot will grow from its root. 4. The Spirit of God rests on Him. +----------+ | Prophecy | +----------+ Behold, the Lord, The LORD of hosts, Will lop off the bough with terror; Those of high stature will be hewn down, And the haughty will be humbled. He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One. There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. (Isaiah 10:33-11:2) +-------------+ | Fulfillment | +-------------+ Introduction ---------------------------------------- In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. {Isaiah 40:3} Now John himself was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, AND DO NOT THINK TO SAY TO YOURSELVES, ‘WE HAVE ABRAHAM AS OUR FATHER.’ {Those of high stature will be hewn down, And the haughty will be humbled.} For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones! “The Axe is at the root” ---------------------------------------- And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. {BEHOLD, THE LORD, THE LORD OF HOSTS, WILL LOP OFF THE BOUGH WITH TERROR} I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. Israel is cut ---------------------------------------- His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” {He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.} A New Shoot will grow from Jesse ---------------------------------------- Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. {THERE SHALL COME FORTH A ROD FROM THE STEM OF JESSE.} And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him. {AND A BRANCH SHALL GROW OUT OF HIS ROOTS.} The Spirit of God rests on Him ---------------------------------------- When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the + SPIRIT OF GOD + descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:1-17) God is One ========== +-----+ | Law | +-----+ Tablet 1 ---------------------------------------- “HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE! “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) [This verse is known as the “SHMA,” (Hebrew, like ESMA in Arabic) or “SHMA O YISRAEL,” meaning “HEAR O ISRAEL”. The followers of God wore it on their heads and affixed it to their door posts and taught it to their children.] Tablet 2 ---------------------------------------- ‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD. (Leviticus 19:18) +--------+ | Gospel | +--------+ But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” JESUS SAID TO HIM, Tablet 1 ---------------------------------------- “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’” “This is the first and great commandment.” Tablet 2 ---------------------------------------- “And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ “On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” [These statements are known by the children of God as the “HEAR O ISRAEL, THE LORD YOUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE.”] (Matthew 22:34-40)