Yom Ri-shon, Shevat 10, 6002 – January 28, 2018
Fully Preached
Paul was a great apostle in his day. It is comforting to think about how he went around preaching the scriptures to those that would believe. He knew that the Gentiles were to be a part of our Father’s kingdom, and He was quick to point out that scriptures were very clear on that point.
Romans 15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
Paul is plain here that our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) was sent first to the Jews, but then also to the Gentiles. Our Father is out to redeem the whole earth. Paul’s approach here shows that he saw the power of the Holy Spirit at work in the Gentiles as a testimony to the redeeming power of the blood of the Messiah. He goes on to speak about this further.
Romans 15:15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,
16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.
18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
Paul talks here about the importance of the signs and wonders he did in the power of the Spirit of God. He spoke about things he actually said and did in the lives of unbelievers which resulted in them being believers. This is the “fully Preached” he mentioned, which in the Greek is the word pleroo. It also means to fill in the gap, as in this case, when the kingdom of God was fully preached the blessings appeared as signs and wonders. It should also be noted that all he had to use as text would have been the scrolls we now call the Old Testament. And yet, he was able to reveal the grace and mercy of God always contained there in. Our Father has never changed. He was the same in the days of the Old Testament (i.e., the Torah or the Law) as He was in the days of Paul, and I suggest He is the same today. He will by signs and wonders confirm through the power of the Holy Spirit the gospel of God. The good news of God is that He has ALWAYS been on our side. Miracles and signs and wonders begin in Genesis 1. We can take comfort in this idea that Paul would not speak of those things that he himself had not done and experienced. The comfort comes in knowing that these scrolls of the Torah and the Prophets and the Psalms contained a message that pointed to eternal life in the Messiah, and a full life here.
Our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus) was also one that did signs and wonders by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Clearly our Messiah carried the same message, the gospel of the kingdom of God.
Mark 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Clearly, Yeshuah (Jesus) saw the Kingdom of God as good news (gospel). And He performed signs and wonders as a part of His message.
Matthew 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
The power of the good news of God was spoken of by Moses in Deuteronomy 28 and 30. Being baptised by the Holy Spirit, Yeshuah (Jesus) brought this good news to pass, just as Paul did. We see that Paul did the works of the kingdom, and then spoke about those works as his efforts to fully preach. A good question to ask, which should bring comfort to us as children of God, is this – did our Messiah ever say that He fully preached? The answer is yes, He did. I will copy that scripture here, replacing the Greek pleroo with “fully preached” and I think it will be interesting.
Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to FULLY PREACH it.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
We see here that after the Messiah had gone about teaching and preaching the good news of the kingdom of God with signs and miracles following, He referred to it as fully preaching the Law. While this may seem to speak against what we have been taught in the past, perhaps the most comforting solution would be to embrace the scriptures instead of what men say about them. Perhaps then we will see the doing good and healing all that are oppressed of the devil spoken of in scripture.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King. Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done here, and let Your kingdom come here, as it is in heaven. Send us today Your overwhelming provision that we might extend it to others. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Wipe away all thoughts or memories of evil done to us or by us. Deliver us from the evil here. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that we might use it to promote Your kingdom in mankind. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way, and the more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things in Your name, Father, the name of YAH. We aks all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.