World-Wide Sons of Abraham by Bill Hunt

Hebrews, Arabs, Egyptians, and All Men & Women of Faith World-Wide are Sons & Daughters of Abraham, Called by the Creator.

Today, Jesus is Appearing to Many Who Know Him Not.

(Artist unknown)

The red hot frying pan he held burnt my hand bad. I yelled at my brother and my wife standing there and stormed out of the house. Down by the edge of town I sat down alone on a knoll to watch the desert sky. My hand hurt. At least I thought I was alone.

“Peace to you,” a young man startled me. He sat down on the knoll beside me. “You don't look well.”

“No,” I said. “I've burnt my hand,” as I lifted it toward him. “I'm definitely not happy.” 

“You must forgive them, completely, you know.... What would make you happy?” he asked philosophically.

“Only the Heavens,” I said. “The whole world is a mess. My life is a mess.” He accepted my words in silence without question. We both looked toward the blue cloudless sky.

“The whole world?” 
he echoed my comment.

“Do you remember Abraham? The Creator appeared to him and made a covenant with him. I will make you the father of many sons, he told Abraham. In fact, I will make you the father of many nations and the father of many kings.”

“What's that got to do with me?” I challenged.

“Well, you are a son of the Creator who looks down on you, and you are one of the sons of Abraham. There are millions of the sons of Abraham, many nations, and many kings.”

“How so?”

“The world is in confusion and evil because men have forgotten they are creatures of the Creator, and sons of Abraham, and even brothers to each other,” he said.

“Abraham had several wives,” 
he talked on.

“Sarah bore Isaac who fathered Israel. Hagar bore Ishmael who in turn fathered Nebaioth, Kedar, Abdeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, and Massa. Ishmael's descendants settled from Havilah to Shur near the border of Egypt. They were hostile to others.

“Abraham's next wife, Keturah, bore Zimram, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shurah. Jokshan bore Sheba and Dedan. Dedan bore the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites. Midian bore Ephah, Epher, Hannoch, Abida, and Eldaah. And so it goes. 

"Abraham sent these sons and the sons of his concubines to the lands of the East. So you see, the offspring of Abraham settled through regions of the World. You know Abraham's faith with Isaac. 'Abraham believed the Lord, and He accounted it to him as righteousness.' By his faith in the Creator, even those who are not his natural sons are millions of his sons by his faith.” 

“But now,” I said, “even Abraham's different sons, and nations, and kings make great war on each other everywhere.”

“This is not the Will of the Creator,” 
said the stranger.

"Nor is it ever the intention of Abraham, the father of faith. It is the Devil, the father of evil, who comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy, and so deceive his followers to steal, kill, and destroy.”

“There is no hope,” I said. “The World is full of evil every where there is man.”

“No,” said the stranger. “The Creator has sent a perfect martyr, a perfect sacrifice, who shed his blood to overcome the evils of this World. Like Abraham, he sent his own son of himself, the Messiah, who came to mankind to speak the truth. He humbled himself, was tortured and crucified, sacrificed himself. He fulfilled the scriptures, overcame sin, death, and the grave to show the way to eternal life. The darkness always hates the Light. He waits for you as well to submit yourself to him.”

“Where do I find this Messiah?” 
I asked.

“I am he, who speaks to you,” said the stranger.

At that moment, I looked down. My hand was healed. I looked up again.  He was gone, except in my heart. I know him. I have locked this Messiah in my heart. I know who he is. I saw him! 

All around the World, reported today again and again, men and women who know him not, are seeing visions of this Messiah Y'shua, Jesus. I cannot promise you a vision. But I know he will answer. Ask him to reveal himself to you.

– Bill Hunt

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Jesus is Awesome God

The True Jesus of the Bible reveals Himself to those who seek Him.

The Transfiguration shone with the

Radiance of God's Glory.

(By Carl Heinrich Block, Danish, 1834-1890)

I found myself in a vision, just a nine year old boy, swallowed toward a down churning black hole in the cosmos. Adult men and women pulled into the bottomless force disappeared out of sight. As I reached the brink, a hand from above grabbed me into the safety of his lap. I could not see his face, but I knew it was this Jesus.

“Do I have to go down there?” I asked.

“No,” said this most gentle and beautiful male voice. “I have things I want you to do.” He spoke incredibly lovingly. I knew I was very, very safe in his lap.

Some miss this, but Jesus reveals himself

to those who seek him.

v20 “On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them” (John 14:20-21 NIV).

Jesus is the radiance of God's Glory,

the exact representation of his Being.

v2 But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven (Heb 1:2-3 NIV).

God is One, the Trinity of persons,

so revealed by the Scriptures.

v4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength (Deut 6:4-5 NIV).

Jesus is the Messiah, the King of Kings and Lord

of Lords, the Son of God, the Most High Himself.

v8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
v9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority (Col 2:8-10 NIV). 
 

“However, it is important to note that it is the true Christ that makes someone a Christian, not the Mormon one (brother of the devil, see Mormon Beliefs for more information), or the Jehovah's Witnesses one (Michael the Archangel), the New Age Jesus (a man in tune with the divine Christ Consciousness), etc.

“The true Christ is God in flesh (John 1:1,14; 20:28; Col. 2:9; Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 1:8): Jesus,” as CARM instructs <http://carm.org/dictionary-christian>.

v9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work” (John 14: 9-10 NIV).

The True Jesus of the Bible is Awesome God. He reveals Himself to those who seek Him.

--Bill Hunt

“But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the Universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s Glory and the exact representation of his Being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in Heaven” (Heb 1:2-3 NIV).

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Power of the Spoken Word

Your Words have Power to Demolish Strongholds or to 

Uphold the Kingdom of God.

“The Accursed Fig Tree”

(Art by James Tissot, French, 1886-1994)

The spirit of prophecy is the very testimony of our Lord and Savior, Jesus (Rev 19:10). The Holy Spirit is continually instructing us. We live by his Words.

Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing
without revealing his plan
to his servants the prophets.

The lion has roared—
who will not fear?
The Sovereign LORD has spoken—
who can but prophesy?

(Amos 3:7-8 NIV).

God wants us to be sure of what 

we know and of what we speak.

Jesus gives his Word to the body to remove doubt and double-mindedness. He energizes and propels the believers to move. He confirms our faith and knowledge of the kingdom on earth and how we are to advance that kingdom. Jesus warns us of the importance of every word.

“But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matthew 12:36-37 NIV).

The words we pray have divine power 

to demolish or uphold.

“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Cor 10:3-5 NIV).

When the Bride of Christ understands the authority of the confirmed, spoken word of faith, she will advance the Kingdom of God mightily on the earth. Jesus modeled this authority that he knew we should move in.

One afternoon, Jesus cursed a fig tree because it bore no fruit. The next morning, Peter noticed the tree had withered and pointed this out to Jesus.

And Jesus said to them, 

“You must have faith in God.

23 Truly I say to you that whoever would say to this mountain, 'You must immediately be removed and you must immediately be cast into the sea,’ and would not doubt in his heart but would believe that what he is saying is happening, it shall be to him.

24 Because of this I say to you, you must continually pray for everything, then for whatever you are asking, believe that you have taken it, and it will be there for you” (Mark 11:22-24, The Power New Testament).

--Mary Alice Hunt

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“The Accursed Fig Tree” may confuse some. Jesus is showing us, “You must have faith in God.” When we speak in faith or prayer, “Believe that you have taken it, and it will be there for you.” We are responsible to speak in faith. God is responsible for what happens. So, God just replaced my toe's cut joint, cut tendon, and skin over night! Yes, Bill.